Properly, we did not get a brand new trailer, and we did not get an precise launch date for One Piece Season 2 at Tudum 2025. However that is to not say there weren’t some thrilling bulletins.
After taking the stage in L.A., the Straw Hats — Iñaki Godoy (who performs Luffy), Mackenyu (Zoro), Emily Rudd (Nami), Jacob Romero (Usopp), and Taz Skylar (Sanji) — launched followers to their latest pirate member, Tony Tony Chopper! The fan-favorite reindeer will be part of the crew in Season 2, and tonight we obtained our first take a look at him in “live-action” kind.
One Piece followers who’ve learn the manga or watched the anime are fairly accustomed to Tony Tony Chopper. However for these whose first expertise with the franchise was by means of Netflix’s live-action collection, here is how Tudum described the reindeer.
A blue-nosed reindeer-boy hybrid, Chopper is as sensible as he’s cute. With the power to deal with varied sicknesses, he goals to journey the world and attain his dream of curing any illness — which will surely turn out to be useful for our Straw Hat pirates. He’s additionally fiercely loyal, loves compliments (however doesn’t need you to understand it), and wears his coronary heart on his sleeve. However don’t let his candy face idiot you. This fan-favorite character is lots more durable than he appears. And no matter you do, don’t name him a raccoon! He’s a reindeer!
Chopper is voiced by Mikaela Hoover (Beef, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Superman), who additionally carried out facial seize for the character.
“What excited me about taking part in Chopper is the tug of conflict between his standoffishness and his large coronary heart,” Hoover informed Tudum. “He tries so laborious to cover his feelings and placed on a tricky exterior, however beneath, he’s a giant softy, and his love can’t assist however come out.”
“I consider there’s a little Chopper in all of us,” she added. “All of us need to be beloved and accepted. We go to nice lengths to maintain the folks that we love secure. There’s a purity to his nature that reminds us of what’s good on this planet.”
Chopper is animated by visual-effects firm Framestore with a design based mostly on One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda’s manga drawing. Visible-effects supervisor Victor Scalise had this to say about adapting the character for the collection: “It’s been loads of enjoyable. We’ve obtained a terrific staff main that course of with Chopper … I believe the viewers, once they see him, they’re going to be very completely satisfied.”
And now for the disappointing information. One Piece Season 2 is not going to launch till 2026. This actually stunned me, given all the hints that instructed a 2025 launch for Season 2.
ATTENTION ALL PIRATES! 🏴☠️ The physician is in!
Tony Tony Chopper, voiced by the unimaginable Mikaela Hoover, made a show-stopping look at #TUDUM together with the Straw Hat Crew!
⛵ 🌊 One Piece Season 2 units sail in 2026. pic.twitter.com/WMHseb8GGj
— ONE PIECE(ワンピース) Netflix (@onepiecenetflix) (*2*)
Disappointing launch window apart, Chopper appears completely unbelievable and is even cuter than I imagined.
It is simply unlucky we did not get a correct trailer, and much more unlucky that we’ve to attend till subsequent 12 months to proceed our journey to the Grand Line.
