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
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: There are some creative choices I question, but it doesn’t try to tell its own interpretation like some live action adaptations. It’s probably about as true to source as you’re going to get in a live action series. After your initial recoiling of live-action anime, you’ll most likely start to enjoy it.
It’s fantastic
Haven’t read the manga or watched the anime, im having a lot of fun. Gives cheesy 90s movies vibe with lots of color and practical effects mixed with cg.
it was pretty good but I was hoping to see jango and luffy did the arm holding thing a bit much, but maybe I don’t remember the early episodes that well and he did that a lot back then too, some of the colourful hair dyes come off more as cheap wigs and as less of a complaint and more of a “huh” type thing luffy’s accent really comes through when he talks about becoming the king of the pirates
No one two jango was maybe the biggest miss, otherwise pretty good… especially given the absurdity of making one piece live action.
I really liked luffys accent… fit the character for me. Sanjis too.
Ya no the accent was fine just it was interesting how it was so strong and consistent when luffy said he’d be the king of the pirates
It’s ok. Not bad, but not great either; and that’s pretty good for a manga/anime adaptation. The adult characters were all good, as well as the villains. The guy who played Usopp was the weakest actor IMO. They also have an interesting choice of camera angles. Not sure if the super zoomed in shots of everyone’s faces was intentional, or if it was a budget issue, as I believe they had a pretty large budget for this show.