After quite a long wait, One Piece Season 2 has finally arrived on Netflix to pretty glowing acclaim. Balancing the brazen weirdness of the manga and anime with excellent underlying construction, the transition to live-action set a new gold standard for adaptations of this sort, and that level of quality and imagination only persists in Season 2.

But there are a lot of elements to One Piece, and after a three-year gap, jumping right into Season 2 is easier said than done. Luckily, we’ve got you covered. We’ve covered both seasons extensively, providing spoiler-free reviews and in-depth recaps of every single episode. We’ve also done the necessary research to help explain who’s who and what’s what when it comes to the Going Merry’s adventures in the Grand Line.

So, here’s your complete streaming guide for One Piece Season 2, which is subtitled “Into the Grand Line”.

Key Things to Remember From ‘One Piece’ Season 1

A lot went down in the eight-episode first season. Some of it didn’t matter too much long term, but a lot more of it is extremely important in Season 2, so here are the things you need to remember before you set sail.

Luffy and the Straw Hats Are Searching for the One Piece

Monkey D. Luffy’s pirate crew, the Straw Hats, consisting of himself, Nami, Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji, are heading to the Grand Line to search for the One Piece, the fabled missing treasure of Gol D. Roger.

The One Piece exists at the end of the Grand Line, a perilous sea route circling the globe perpendicular to the Red Line. Nobody quite knows what the One Piece is, but finding it is rumoured to reveal the truth of the world, and naturally make whoever finds it the new Pirate King. This remains Luffy’s underlying goal throughout Season 2.

The Baroque Works Are After the Straw Hats

In Season 1, Roronoa Zoro killed Mr. 7, a shadowy agent who was trying to recruit him to the Baroque Works, a secret bounty-hunting syndicate led by the enigmatic Mr. 0. Several agents of the Baroque Works are pursuing Zoro – and thus the rest of the Straw Hats – to avenge this action, so they form the principal antagonists of Season 2.

Luffy’s Grandfather Is A Marine

Luffy’s grandfather, Monkey D. Garp, is a Marine Vice Admiral. The Marines don’t like the pirates, to put it mildly, and Garp was a pretty major antagonistic figure throughout much of Season 1. However, while he’s briefly in Season 2, the show’s Marine contingent is mostly represented by new character Captain Smoker and his protege, Tashigi. But it’s important to remember that the Marines are opposed to both pirates and the Baroque Works, who are an independent organisation.

Some Season 1 Villains Are Still A Threat

The Straw Hats took on many adversaries in the first season, but a few survived their first brushes with Luffy and may or may not return for Season 2. Buggy the Clown survived in partnership with rival pirate and fellow Devil Fruit user Alvida, and Zoro lost a duel to former Warlord of the Sea Dracule Mihawk. It’s worth remembering both of these things.

Our Complete ‘One Piece’ Season 2 Coverage

Since we don’t do things by halves at Ready Steady Cut, we have a bevy of in-depth content covering both seasons of One Piece. Since we’re primarily focused on Season 2 at the moment, though, here are some handy articles you should definitely take a look at to get the most out of your binge-watch.

Key Takeaways From ‘One Piece’ Season 2

Note: This next section is full of spoilers. You have been warned.

With production on Season 3 having already begun, hopefully ensuring a shorter gap between seasons, here are the major takeaways from the ending of One Piece Season 2 that it’s going to be worth keeping in mind.

Mr. 0’s Real Identity Is Sir Crocodile

In the finale, it was revealed that Mr. 0, the head of Baroque Works, is really Sir Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Miss All Sunday’s Real Name Is Nico Robin

In the same scene that Crocodile’s identity is revealed, so is Miss All Sunday’s. Her real name is Nico Robin, and there’s a bounty out on her head. She also isn’t totally in league with Crocodile and Baroque Works – she has her own agenda.

Baroque Works Are Trying to Destabilise the Alabasta Kingdom

The long-term goal of Baroque Works is something Crocodile calls “Project Utopia”, which involves the deliberate destabilization of the Kingdom of Alabasta. That happens to be where the Straw Hats are heading next.

There Are Two New Straw Hats

While the primary recruitment drive occurred in Season 1, the Straw Hats picked up two new crew members in Season 2 – the ship’s doctor, Tony Tony Chopper, and the Princess of Alabasta, Nerfertari Vivi.

Note: The latter is likely to only be a temporary member, since once the problem in Alabasta is resolved, she will likely remain behind to rule the kingdom.

‘One Piece’ Season 2 Story Arcs

The second season is built on five key story arcs from the anime/manga. These are:

Loguetown

The starting point of the narrative takes us back to the beginning, in a sense, with the Straw Hats exploring the town where Gol D. Roger was executed and the Great Pirate Era began.

Jump In: Live-Action Episode 201 | Manga Chapters 96–100 | Anime Episodes 48–53

Reverse Mountain

The symbolic starting point of the Grand Line, and the farewell to the East Blue, where the Straw Hats encounter a whale named Laboon.

Jump In: Live-Action Episode 202 | Manga Chapters 101–105 | Anime Episodes 62–63

Whiskey Peak

A proper introduction to Baroque Works and a bit of an outline of the political situation underpinning Project Utopia and the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Jump In: Live-Action Episode 203 | Manga Chapters 106–114 | Anime Episodes 64–67

Little Garden

Dinosaurs and giants collide on a prehistoric island where Baroque Works finally gets the upper hand over the Straw Hats.

Jump In: Live-Action Episodes 204 & 205 | Manga Chapters 115–129 | Anime Episodes 70–77

Drum Island

The climactic arc finds the Straw Hats visiting Drum Kingdom in search of a doctor for Nami, getting embroiled in the local politics.

Jump In: Live-Action Episodes 206, 207 & 208 | Manga Chapters 130–154 | Anime Episodes 78–91

One Piece Season 2 ends at around the start of the Alabasta Arc, which takes place in Chapter 155- Chapter 217 in the manga, and Episode 92-130 in the anime.

Your Complete Streaming Guide to ‘One Piece’ Season 2