One Piece

Battle at Arlong Park

Five perfect little pirates guarding a build that never quite catches fire.

Brick Rated Score

3.6/5

Set 75638 · 2025

Pieces923

Minifigs5

Year2025

Set number75638

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The verdict

The minifigures are the whole reason to buy this one, and honestly, they nearly carry it.

Luffy with his stretchy rubber arms, Arlong under that brilliant new hat, and Nami with an actual bandage and a crying face printed on her, those five figures are the most character-rich part of the entire One Piece wave. The pagoda they sit in front of, though, is a slog to build and a little plain once it is done. Get it for the figures and the collapsing tower party trick, not for the journey there.

Best for: Fans of the Netflix live-action One Piece who mainly want the exclusive minifigures

The full review

What it is

Battle at Arlong Park recreates the moment Luffy and the crew storm the fishman stronghold to free Nami's village, and it leans on the Netflix live-action version of the story rather than the anime. What got me straight away was the minifigure lineup. You get Luffy with arm-lengthening pieces so you can pose that famous rubber stretch, Nami with a bandage and a tearful printed face, Usopp in an exclusive outfit, the villain Arlong, and his crewmate Chu. Five figures, all unique to this set, and every one of them nails the character. If you love One Piece, that box of figures alone will make you smile.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the tower, though, because it is where this set loses some shine. The pagoda is the centerpiece and it is a bit of a chore to put together. Reviewers across the board flagged the same thing, that each section uses the same small handful of basic techniques over and over, so you settle into a rhythm that never really surprises you. The finished structure looks fine, but it is not the kind of model that rewards you with clever engineering along the way. Add in that two of the little side builds are essentially chairs for the minifigures, and the play value outside the tower gets thin fast. At 79.99 for 923 pieces, the value feels a touch stretched too, and secondary market prices have already softened, so patience pays here.

Who it's for

So who is this actually for? If you are collecting the One Piece line, or you fell for the Netflix show and want Luffy, Nami, Arlong and the gang on your shelf, the exclusive figures make it an easy yes and the collapsing pagoda is a genuinely fun party trick for younger builders. If you build for the joy of the process, or you want a display piece that earns its footprint, I would gently steer you toward one of the other sets in the wave instead. This one is a figure pack with a decent playset wrapped around it, and knowing that going in makes all the difference.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this is a calm, low-effort affair, which is either a relaxing evening or a slightly dull one depending on your mood. The pagoda goes up in repeated sections that all lean on the same simple techniques, so there is not much problem-solving to sink your teeth into. The payoff is the collapse mechanism, which is cleverly hidden inside all that repetition. Press the top and the tower cracks, splits and topples in a way that feels great every single time, and that one feature does redeem a lot of the monotony that comes before it.

On parts, there is more here than the plain looks suggest. New Elementary counted six new molds plus a fresh print, headlined by a new snail piece that pairs with a printed Technic ball joint to become a Den Den Mushi, the series' snail telephone. Arlong's hat and back fin use a brand-new element that is exclusive to him right now, and Usopp's bandana arrives in a new dark green. There are also five recolored elements and eight parts that appear in three or fewer sets, so despite the humble build there is real bag-emptying reward for a parts collector, and Chu's hairpiece is a fun reuse of Nova's mold from the Friends line.

Fun facts

01The set is tied to the Netflix live-action One Piece rather than the anime, so the figures match the show's costumes, right down to Nami's bandage and crying face.
02Luffy is the only figure in the entire LEGO One Piece range to come with the arm-lengthening pieces that mimic his rubber stretch power.
03The Den Den Mushi snail telephone is built from a genuinely new mold, one of six new molds the set introduced.
04Arlong's distinctive hat and back fin are made from a new element created just for him and found nowhere else.