The Arabasta arc was covered in 90 minutes of One Piece’s animated movie Episode of Arabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates, but the Netflix series will adapt Luffy’s next journey in a completely different way. Many people thought that One Piece season 2 would cover Arabasta, the story’s second saga, in the same way as season 1 did for the anime’s first saga, which was covered in eight episodes. The fact that One Piece season 2 will only feature Loguetown, Reverse Mountain, Whisky Peak, Little Garden, and Drum Island has since been verified.

In other words, the actual battle for Arabasta will not happen in season 2 and is being saved for a potential season 3. While One Piece season 3 has not been confirmed yet, the Netflix live-action show has so far been very successful and even became the streamer’s most-viewed TV show in the second half of 2023. Assuming One Piece gets to continue after season 2, the live-action show has made the right decision by saving the Arabasta arc for season 3 – and the Arabasta abridged anime film proves it.