3 Reasons Even Hardcore One Piece Fans Are Excited about the Live-Action
Netflix has lately been getting into mainstream manga and anime live-action adaptations. Their latest victim is One Piece.
Created by the great Eiichiro Oda, One Piece is a global phenomenon. It has been serialized since 1997 (and is still going strong), while the animated adaptation launched in 1999.
One Piece has gained an immense following over the decades, and it's no surprise that fans are worried that Netflix might mess up their favorite story.
The company has recently released the trailer for One Piece, which is scheduled to come out on August 31, and people have gotten their hopes up that the show will actually turn out satisfying.
Here are three reasons why fans believe in the success of the new series.
1. The Timeline Seems Legit
Judging from the trailer, season 1 of One Piece will mainly follow the East Blue saga. What does that mean?
The season will adapt the first 100 chapters of the manga and the first 61 episodes of the anime, focusing on how Luffy recruits his Straw Hat Pirates (the main crew).
Fans think that it is a good sign that Netflix is starting off rather small and not cramming the whole story into one season. One Piece is a big universe, and Netflix seems to understand that.
If all goes well, season 1 will both make hardcore fans happy by sticking to the canon (more or less) and gain some newcomers in the fandom.
2. The Atmosphere Checks Out
One Piece fans were pretty concerned about whether Netflix would Americanize their favorite manga as they usually do.
However, the trailer has exceeded people's expectations since it looks like the unique, otherworldly atmosphere will be preserved in the live-action series.
The trailer has even done justice to one of the more peculiar villains of the saga, Buggy D. Clown.
Fans have appreciated how he appears for a mere second in the trailer – only the keenest of eyes have caught this tiny but important-for-suspense detail.
3. The Production Looks Perfect
Live-action shows are never as good as manga or anime in terms of how everything should look. Yet, One Piece's trailer is giving us everything we wanted and more.
The casting is spot on (they got it right for the most part, ethnically speaking), and the sets resemble what we have already seen and loved.
Plus, Eiichiro Oda himself has joined the production as an executive producer. Rest assured, the show is going to do right by the original creation!
August 31 can't come soon enough. So far, One Piece has a good chance of becoming one of Netflix's biggest series.
Let's just hope the company doesn't run out of money before they adapt all those volumes…