‘One Piece’ freshens up for season two with some new cast members

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One Piece is returning for a second season, and now some significant new names have been added to the cast.The first season of the adaptation of the beloved anime and manga series premiered on Netflix in August last year and was met with positive reactions from audiences and critics.The series, based on Eiichiro Oda’s best-selling manga of the same name (it later became a hit anime series), follows Monkey D.

Luffy and his pirate crew as they explore a fantastical world of endless oceans and exotic islands in search of the ultimate treasure: to become the next Pirate King.Shortly afterwards, Oda confirmed that the show would be returning for a second season, and now the news of some significant extra casting has been shared.David Dastmalchian, who has appeared in huge titles such as Oppenheimer, Dune, Suicide Squad and Late Night With The Devil, will take on the role of ‘Loan Shark’ Galdino, alias Mr.

3, who works for the criminal organisation Baroque Works.Also newly cast are Daniel Lasker (Raised By Wolves), who will play Mr.

9, and Camrus Johnson (Batwoman) as Mr. 5, while Jazzara Jaslyn (Warrior) will portray Miss Valentine.Officially announcing its renewal, Oda wrote: “I spent a long time working on it with Netflix and Tomorrow Studios.