The second season of the One Piece anime television series aired on Fuji Television in Japan from March 21, 2001 to August 19, 2001, totaling 16 episodes. Directed by Kōnosuke Uda and produced by Toei Animation, it adapts Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga from shortly after the beginning of the 12th through the beginning of the 15th volumes over 15 episodes. It is nicknamed , as the first season in the Arabasta Saga. It documents the first adventures of Monkey D. Luffy's Straw Hat Pirates in the Grand Line. Stuck in the bowels of the giant whale Laboon, they encounter the whale's caretaker, an old man named Crocus, and Nefeltari Vivi. Taking her with them, they make enemies of the Warlord Sir Crocodile's secret organization, Baroque Works, while befriending the giants Dorry and Broggy on the prehistoric island Little Garden.One Piece: Rainbow (in Japanese). Shueisha. May 1, 2007. p. 19. .
In Video Research's audience measurements in the Kantō region, these initial airings received household ratings ranging from 12.5 to 17.2, which earned every episode a place in Video Research's weekly Top 10 ranking of anime shows. Avex Entertainment released the season's episodes on VHS in five compilations, and on DVD in six compilations, each containing three episodes, between April 3 and September 4, 2002. In the English language adaptation of the series by former licensee 4Kids Entertainment, the season's 16 episodes were cut down to a mere four. They were first aired from July 30 though August 20, 2005 by the Fox Broadcasting Company as part of its FoxBox programing block. The series' new licensee, Funimation, released the season's episodes as part of their fifth and sixth uncut DVD compilations on June 30 and August 25, 2009.
Toei Animation's version makes use of four pieces of theme music (same amount from the previous season): one opening theme and three ending themes. The opening theme is "Believe" by Folder5 in Japanese and Meredith McCoy in English. The ending themes are "Run! Run! Run!" by Maki Otsuki in Japanese and Caitlin Glass in English for the first two episodes of the season, by Tomato Cube in Japanese and Leah Clark in English was used from the third episode to episode 12 and by Shōjo Suitei in Japanese and Stephanie Young in English for the last four episodes of the season. 4Kids Entertainment used original theme music in their adaptation, while Funimation Entertainment opted for English language versions of the theme music pieces used by Toei Animation. __TOC__
Episodes
Critical reception D.F. Smith writing for IGN gave the season a 6/10 ("Okay") rating saying that "One Piece took an awfully long time to get rolling, but now that the cast is all together and the plot's got a good head of steam behind it, this is a first-rate kids' adventure show." and that "Now that the story's given them somewhere interesting to go -- and plenty of interesting foes to get in their way -- it's among the best-animated popcorn around." Carl Kimlinger writing for Anime News Network gave the season's dub a B+ and the sub an A−.
Home media release Japanese VHS + Avex Entertainment/Toei Video (Japan, VHS) Volume Episodes Release date Ref. グランドライン突入篇 piece1 62–64 April 3, 2002 "ONE PIECE セカンドシーズン・グランドライン突入篇 piece.1" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved on June 11, 2009. piece2 65–67 May 2, 2002 "ONE PIECE セカンドシーズン・グランドライン突入篇 piece.2" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved on June 11, 2009. piece3 68–70 June 5, 2002 "ONE PIECE セカンドシーズン・グランドライン突入篇 piece.3" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved on June 11, 2009. piece4 71–73 July 3, 2002 "ONE PIECE セカンドシーズン・グランドライン突入篇 piece.4" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved on June 11, 2009. piece5 74–77 August 7, 2002 "ONE PIECE セカンドシーズン・グランドライン突入篇 piece.5" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved on June 11, 2009.
DVD + Avex Entertainment (Japan, Region 2 DVD) Volume Episodes Release date Ref. 2ndシーズン グランドライン突入篇 piece.01 62–64 April 3, 2002 "2ndシーズン グランドライン突入篇 piece.01" (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Retrieved on June 11, 2009. piece.02 65–67 May 2, 2002 "2ndシーズン グランドライン突入篇 piece.02" (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Retrieved on June 11, 2009. piece.03 68–70 June 5, 2002 "2ndシーズン グランドライン突入篇 piece.03" (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Retrieved on June 11, 2009. piece.04 71–73 July 3, 2002 "2ndシーズン グランドライン突入篇 piece.04" (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Retrieved on June 11, 2009. piece.05 74–77 August 7, 2002 "2ndシーズン グランドライン突入篇 piece.05" (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Retrieved on June 11, 2009. ONE PIECE Log Collection "GRAND LINE" 62–77 December 22, 2010 "ONE PIECE Log Collection "GRAND LINE"" (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Retrieved on March 20, 2010. ONE PIECE Log Collection SET EAST BLUE to CHOPPER 1–92 March 27, 2015
Blu-ray The Eternal Log contains 16:9 versions of the episodes in standard definition Blu-ray format. + Avex Pictures (Japan, Region A BD) Volume Episodes Release date Ref. ONE PIECE Eternal Log ARABASTA 62–130 July 23, 2021
English 4Kids +4Kids Entertainment Edited TV Version: Viz Media (USA, Region 1 DVD), Madman Entertainment (Australia, Region 4) Volume Episodes Release date ISBN Ref.USAAustralia 10Baroque Works 42–46 August 28, 2007November 7, 2007"One Piece (Edited), Vol. 10 (DVD)". Viz Media. Retrieved on June 13, 2009. 11Tony Tony Chopper 47–52 October 30, 2007January 23, 2008"One Piece (Edited), Vol. 11 (DVD)". Viz Media. Retrieved on June 13, 2009.
Uncut In North America, this season was recategorized as part of a larger "Season Two", which contained episodes from the first five Japanese seasons, for its DVD release by Funimation Entertainment. The Australian Season Two sets were renamed Collection 5 and 6. +Uncut English & Japanese versions: Funimation Entertainment (USA, Region 1), Manga Entertainment (UK, Region 2), Madman Entertainment (Australia, Region 4) Volume Episodes Release date ISBN Ref. Season Two First Voyage 54–66 June 30, 2009N/AJanuary 12, 2011"One Piece Season 2 DVD Part 1 (Hyb) Uncut" . Right Stuf. Second Voyage 67–78 August 25, 2009February 16, 2011"One Piece Season 2 DVD Part 2 (Hyb) Uncut". Right Stuf. Collections Collection 3 54–78 November 29, 2011September 23, 2013N/A. Right Stuf.Treasure Chest CollectionOne1–103N/AOctober 24, 2012ISBN N/AVoyage CollectionTwo53–103September 6, 2017ISBN N/A
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