Just wondering what people who have watched Netflix’s new One Piece series think.
They don’t have the greatest track record with anime adaptions so I’m afraid to watch it. I thought Cowboy Bebop was alright. Although they kind of butchered Vicious and Julia, imo, the people who played Spike and Jet did well enough that it was able to sustain my interest for awhile but not long enough to finish it. Death Note was barely like the original at all. The only good thing I can say was Lakeith Stanfield’s L portrayal and Willem Dafoe’s Ryuk.
But this series seems to be trending, so maybe they’ve finally done it?
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Yes as a fan of the manga and anime it is very good. Seems like even people who aren’t already fans are liking it too
I couldn’t get into the anime until the live action. Now I like both!
I never saw nor knew anything about the anime and I loved it. I don’t really like anime so I hope we can have all the 5k episodes in live action. Iñaki Godoy is so fun I loved the character
Maybe not ALL 5k. We can skip the filler episodes.
The live-action One Piece is being praised for being one of the best adaptions of an anime/manga series of all time. I think part of that credit goes to the fact that Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, was directly involved in the live action show’s development. So it wasn’t just licenced to a studio who felt they could “appeal to a wider audience” with their own version; they actually wanted it to be faithful to its source material, which is already loved by global audiences.
The show made a few minor changes from the original source material that helped it flow better in a short 8-episode live action format, but overall, the show itself was very faithful and well done.
They’ve already gotten approval for a 2nd season (they claim the script is already done and they’re just waiting on the writer’s strike to end before filming) and they have at least a 12-season plan in the works.
Also, as someone who watches the anime in its original Japanese, I’m stoked to learn that the original anime cast was hired to do the Japanese dub of the live action show.
12-season plan, wow. I was thinking it would take them about 8 seasons to get to current if they merge some of the smaller arcs (e.g. Skypiea and Thriller Bark) into adjacent sagas. Makes me wonder if the 12-season plan includes the final (as of yet unseen) saga. If not, they must really be planning on giving each saga a full retelling with its own season. Hope they get to complete the series!
It’s Netflix they are gonna fuck season 2 totally up and the cancel it.
Why do people blame Netflix for the quality of a show? It’s usually the showrunners that tank the shows, not some monolithic faceless “Netflix”.
(Context: I haven’t read the manga, and have only seen a couple of the anime episodes.)
The live action is goofy, unpolished, sometimes awkward, and in some ways looks like a low-budget college production. But it also has a kind of genuine charm that I don’t see every day. Luffy in particular was very well cast, IMHO.
I kind of love it.
It’s a good show that stands on it’s own. Manga / anime adaptation or not, it succeeded by actually being an entertaining show.
I’m a casual One Piece manga fan and I would say it is probably the most faithful adaption to the source material. Most of the sets and scenes are bang on and the cast is just fantastic and likeable. Luffy, Zoro and Nami in particular are great casts and really grew on me. But most importantly the show has heart, which is something a lot of the modern show lacks and tries to substitute with paint-by-color beats.
100% worth watching and would recommend.
Edit: Buggy the Clown’s actor is da BOMB
Deke from Agents of SHIELD.
As a One piece fan I say i it was really good, there were minor things that were weird but overall it was great.
It’s good and well cast
The cast has really been the selling point for me. Only 3 episodes in, but everyone has been exactly the right choice
I didn’t watch the anime but have always been curious about it. Ended up watching the show with my daughter and really loved it. It’s unapologetically happy.
I think the only people who won’t like it are die hard fans of the original Anime. Even most OG fans seem to dig it. It’s crazy how each episode is the equivalent to like 5-8 of the anime shows.
I don’t know anything about One Piece other than the fact it’s really long and super popular.
I heard the Netflix show was pleasing fans so I threw it on when my wife was around and we both ended up getting into it. We haven’t finished the whole season yet, but we will.
It reminds me of watching power rangers back in the 90s as a kid. The dialog is really elementary and clearly targets kids, but the character acting is endearing, and it’s fun to look up the original illustrations because the casting and costumes are so spot on.
I’m particularly fond of how each episode goes through some kind of story and character development, but always climaxes on some big fight scene, just like in the old power rangers shows. It’s like soul food for me.
Think it’ll work as another feel-good, pleasant background show we can put on when we don’t feel like serious dramas? Right now we use The Great British Bake Off and The Good Place as that.
I don’t know about those other shows, but I think that’s a perfect approach for One Piece. It’s just silly kid fun from start to finish.
Yes. I’m a fan of the series and I liked it. I watched it with someone who doesn’t like anime and they liked it. I’m legitimately excited for season 2
I don’t feel too strongly one way or the other. It’s alright. You can make up your own mind about it. Anime fans tend to circle jerk a lot of things. If you like, it cool. if you don’t, cool.
I didn’t really know anything about One Piece until I watched the live action show but it was a lot of fun. The biggest thing for me was the scoring. It’s well scored and has the same swashbuckling feel as the original Pirates of the Caribbean movie!
Definitely a lot of fun and worth checking out!
Its really good. I was familiar with the anime but had never watched beyond the first few episodes and i loved it. I watched with my brother who loves the anime and he agreed. The casting is really good and the heart and soul of the characters are intact.
I think its good for what it is. Im not the biggest fan of the casting of young luffy, but it doesn’t detract from the story much. It does Villain casting very well, Easily a fan of how Buggy, Mihawk and Kuro to some extent.
The actors playing the main heros do a pretty good job, but not great. Some do better than others. I expect roles like these are not easy to do especially for inexperienced actors, so I won’t dole out any actual criticism. From what I understand of the manga, they definitely picked the right actors. They all have great potential and I’m looking forward to see them grow into the characters.
The actors playing the villians (and the peg leg chef) are absolutely fantastic! The series is worth watching just for them. But as much as they could easily dominate the scenes they’re in, they deftly let the younger actors shine. That takes skill and professionalism.
The costumes, sets, makeup, and visuals are perfection. Especially the shark guys.
Definitley worth watching.
peg leg chef
It’s red leg zeff btw
I have exactly the same take.
It’s fantastic
