One Piece Live Action season 2: Joe Manganiello's latest Twitter changes convince fans of his love for Crocodile

Modified Sep 25, 2024 11:19 GMT

One Piece Live Action season 2: Joe Manganiello — Joe Manganiello set to play Crocodile in One Piece Live Action season 2 (Image via Instagram/@joemanganiello, Toei Animation)

With One Piece Live Action season 2 recently unveiling the cast members for Crocodile and Nico Robin, fans have been left hyped for the Netflix series' sequel season. As fans must know, both characters are set to play vital roles in the show, and hence their cast members have been revealed at the very end.

Fans have already come to like Joe Manganiello (Crocodile/Mr. 0) and Lera Abova (Nico Robin/Miss All Sunday) as both actors seem to admire their characters and show potential for playing their roles perfectly.

Between the two, Joe Manganiello has taken a step beyond, as he has been pictured with a Crocodile figure and reposting Crocodile artwork on his socials. Amidst all this something that stood out the most was Joe Manganiello's One Piece X banner.

Joe Manganiello's Crocodile X banner leaves fans hyped up for One Piece Live Action Season 2

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Following the announcement of Joe Manganiello and Lera Abova joining the cast of One Piece Live Action season 2, the former Slade Wilson (Deathstroke) actor changed his banner image on X (formerly Twitter) to one of Crocodile's most iconic moment with Monkey D. Luffy.

As fans must remember, in the Arabasta Arc, right after Crocodile revealed his plan to send a sandstorm to Yuba, Luffy tried to stop him. However, his attempt was in vain as Crocodile stabbed him with his hook.

Crocodile as seen in One Piece anime (Image via Toei Animation)

That's not all as his profile description also read "Hisashiburi Dana………. Mugiwara." This directly translates to "Long time no see!……….Strawhat!," a dialogue picked from the Impel Down Arc. Crocodile said this to Luffy right after he spotted the Strawhat Pirates captain inside the Impel Down.

As fans must have noticed, both of the above events are not set to take place in One Piece Live Action season 2. This is because the show will only adapt the story until the Drum Island Arc for the second season. Hence, while one can't confirm if Joe Manganiello did it on purpose, he convinced fans of his love for the character. This is because he made references to events that take place beyond the scope of his upcoming project with Netflix.

How fans reacted to Joe Manganiello's X banner change

Luffy and Crocodile as seen in One Piece (Image via Toei Animation)

Just as fans found out about Joe Manganiello's new X banner amidst his casting for One Piece Live Action season 2, fans were left elated. This is because such a move made it clear that the actor liked his character. Moreover, he was taking extra effort in trying to learn more about the character.

"he’s gonna do so good with this role," one fan said.

"I like this Guy for this," other fan said.

"He already start cooking, he is gonna be my Fvrt villain in ONE PIECE," another added.

"He understands his assignment very well," another said.

Other fans were left certain that once One Piece Live Action season 2 would drop, Joe Manganiello's Crocodile would end up becoming their favorite villain of the series. Therefore, fans can no longer wait for the second season and have begun anticipating when Netflix would unveil the release date for the same.