So far so good. Loved the fight scenes, effects, photography.. it’s all really good! Can’t wait to finish it! Please, give it a try if u like action and fantasy!
I can safely say, this is One Piece! There are some things that aren't accurate, like the mood Zoro's actor is stuck in, but overall they recreated the manga in live action. It's a beautiful attempt at bringing all the fun, epicness, and ridiculousness of the series to life.
Unfortunately, they seem to have cut too much for that 8 episode "pacing" and it resulted in some scenes missing context, and Nami's arc being rushed. While not having enough screen time for Usopp, or Genzo, and doing nothing with Gin.
They nailed some moments, totally skipped others, and restructured the East Blue saga and future events in some pretty good and bad ways. Overall, the series is what we love about One Piece, done in a way that leaves you wanting more and better at the same time.
I’ve never watched One Piece or read the manga ‘cause, honestly, I don’t have the courage or time to start a 1000+ episode anime or read even more than that. I didn’t even know what the story was about other than them being pirates, so this live action is a good opportunity to enjoy the story without it being too overwhelming.
So far I really enjoyed it, it is funny and entertaining. It doesn’t seem to be cringe and weird like other live actions Netflix put out throughout the years, but I am curious to read other people’s opinions (especially the ones who have watched/read One Piece before) once I finish watching. Looking forward to watch more episodes :)
As someone that has only seen a few anime episodes here and there I'm absolutely loving this. It's just incredibly fun and impossible to watch without a smile on your face.
I hate that it has that weird 'Netflix look' to it but other than that really good.
Ok I'm gonna be honest here. One Piece live action is really really good and underappreciated. There are some problems but not everyone's gonna notice and it's not gonna bother most. But the thing that's actually gonna bother is its slow pacing which is not bad as it was needed for the World Building but pacing could have been better. It's a slow burn but worth a watch. I'm not gonna say it's the best live action adaptation of any anime but safety is one of the best live action adaptation. The cast is amazing, stets are really cool, VFX and CGI shots aren't bad or anything.
P.S. All the actors did an amazing job especially the one paying Luffy.
A pirate adventure that takes place mainly indoors, a children's series that conveys the sensation of a cheap product, not only because of the recycling of settings from the series "Black sails" (Starz, 2014-2017) but because of a mediocre staging and poor visual effects. That a battle between pirate ships is resolved visually with medium shots and close ups demonstrates the scant talent and minimal resources. Instead of translating the animated universe into more or less believable real action, the result is actors in costumes imitating cartoon actions.
Yeah...... so I went from "wtf is this crap?" 10 minutes into episode 1, to absolutely loving the show by the end of the final episode. 8/10 from me. Never seen the anime original but will definitely check it out while I wait for season 2 of the live action.
Watch the real thing. Don't let this Netflix spinoff ruin one of the best and longest running animated shows.
10/10
As a person who doesn't really know anything about one piece manga series, if you watch this you'll definitely feel like you need to watch the anime one.
Well, this doesn’t work for me at all. The animated series is good and right, but this adaption stinks.
I mean, the actors try to be cartoon characters, which they are not and can’t be. That all makes it weird and cheap.
Most people don’t seem to care about this. But ask yourself, is that really what you thought it would be when you watched the animated series? Surely not, right?
And are you happy with this?
They finally nailed a live action anime adaptation! We better get a season two, don’t just forever tease us with Smoker at the end there. 10/10 all the way!
I didnt give this series enough Credit. After looking into the Avatar netflix series I see how good this adaptation actually was.
This is so fun!! I'm always skeptical when it comes to live action anime adaptions but One Piece has changed that! Each second was extremely fun and entertaining, I haven't watched the anime yet so this was my first taste of the One Piece universe and trust me when I say, I want more!! So far for season one its a solid 10/10
Show and season 1 rated a 9
Surprisedly good entertainment! Fair history and CGI. Isn't a marvelous show, but works!
Please, Netflix, don't cancel this show! THIS IS PEAK!!
Feels like your average january release. It’s heavy on b-movie cartoon vibes, but there’s not one hint of irony or cleverness to make those kitschy aspects more palatable. A lot of anime tropes simply don’t translate very well to live action, with the constant heightened emotional state of every character feeling completely ridiculous here. Add to that the so-so craft/directing, dogshit performances and lack of original story ideas, and you have what I can only assume is the latest obsession of fans from last years RRR. Sometimes I genuinely wonder how we’ve regressed back to some of the worst tropes of 80s blockbuster filmmaking, this is nothing more than poorly done camp for a mass audience.
Really enjoyed this season. Knew nothing about it, but found it to be very entertaining. Looking forward to the next season. :thumbsup_tone1: Well worth a watch. :thumbsup_tone1:
I would say it is a success as a live-action and that new viewers will like it. As an One Piece fan and anime and manga watcher, it is not for me that much. What I love about One Piece is the characters' depth and the world-building. I felt it was rushed in this and they skipped and changed too many things. This is far from the plot of One Piece. Why the hell would they remove Loguetown arc or even present Garp and Koby and their storylines from Water7 already? This makes it impossible to follow the One Piece plot forward. It will be a different version of it. For me, it is a big deal. Nonetheless, I give it a 7/10 because for new viewers I would see it being a good experience.
Loved it. It's goofy, cringey, funny, heartfelt and just plain old odd in parts! The actor playing Buggy absolutely nailed it. Good stuff:grin::thumbsup:
:heart:x8
I do not watch Anime in general and have never seen the anime version of this show. Regardless, this is a really good and fun show.
The neverending optimism of Monkey is infectious and Godoy has this great smile. There's plenty of fun action and just fun in general — also a lot of pretty cool weirdness.
How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!
Wow, amazing. Only 133 seasons to go...
Terrible RENDITION. Custom design, CGI, acting, all awful.
It's series like these that makes me wonder, DID THEY AIM TO MAKE IT HORRIBLE OR WAS IT AN ACCIDENT? Where to start? Aweful casting appearance wise. Those are the faces of unpaid extras not protagonists. Not to mention acting irself is a foreign concept. It seems like they are in a school play for extra credit. It's goofy, awkward and uncomfortable. Too many characters, non of them remotely interesting. I couldn't care less if they found the treasure or be eaten bu sharks. Especially that chuby pirate lady seems like she's in a hurry to go eat. I wonder, who's her father that got her that role. ZERO TALENT! The obligatory woke bullshit is there obviously, but that's not even the worst thing.
I had zero expectations cuz let's face it Netflix is long dead but this was exceptionally abysmal. I just hope ppl didn't pay to see it. RATE 2/10
So, no real japanese actors on this? That's kinda lame, especially from Netflix.
As a OP fan for years, I was pleasantly surprised by how the LA turned out. I recommend it to everyone! I was anticipating this for a while and watched it when it released but didn't expect it's immense popularity. OP is already popular but it definitely garnered more western attention after this.
I'm probably not going to finish this. I'm not much of an anime fan, but I decided to give this live action version a go. It felt just like how I thought a manga would feel. The acting and the plots and the dialogue and cgi and locations and designs were all spot on. I just couldn't handle any more repetitiveness, bright colours, loud noises, barbie type acting, and overdone characters. So, after 2 episodes, I had more than enough and didn't feel like watching anymore. I blame Netflix. The production is almost always like a stage play. Although, if I was an anime fan, I'm sure I'd love this.
Not gonna lie, this show feels like a high-budget children's production. This isn't meant to be a put-down and I genuinely enjoyed the show. I haven't seen the anime or manga, maybe the child-friendly tone was an intentional nod to the original. The characters were well-cast, even though some lacked strong acting skills. All in all, if you can move past the initial cringe, it's entertaining and at times, wholesome, like a lot of the shonen manga.
With such stupid, retarded, uneducated people, it's no wonder that our youth is getting dumber and dumber. Rarely seen such a stupid person
I've never seen a single episode of the anime version of One Piece but this live-action has inspired me to go look up the original. Well done.
Normally, not a fan of anime life action remakes. But this one was pretty good.
I think this is the first remake of anime i've watched and I feel bad that I liked it. Production quality is not that good as I'd wished for but still. Great show.
Now I have to watch the original anime. 22 Seasons.. Oh...
This is, surprisingly, very good.
It is very close to the spirit of the manga both on story and characters. Yet it manages to condense it in a very efficient way, while not cutting too much in the story, nor the action, nor the important moments.
Characters
The crew is pretty much on spot.
Nami's just perfect.
Zorro's very close too. Maybe more jaded than the original, but it works. A bit too much "I just want to drink" though.
They managed to find a guy with such a weird face for Usopp.
The mexican accent for Luffy feels a bit weird, but he mostly nails it.
A bit less convinced by Sanji, but not bad either, and we saw him a bit less.
Story
Stuff is changed, compressed, mixed. But honestly the initial setup in the manga is way too long. I remember reading it (What ? 25 years ago ? Damn !) and it was too slow and boring, and I stopped. Picking it up again a few years after, it took some efforts to get pas this start to when it starts to be actually interesting.
Here it's faster and works better, it's a good thing. Still keeps most of what I remember.
Action
The fights are not bad, specially Zorro's. Sanji's good too. First episodes are pretty action packed, a bit less afterwards.
Sadly Luffy doesn't work as well, since he requires special effects. It's a bit toned down, and each attack is half an image of the actual attack followed by a 5 second shot of recoiling his arm like it's getting back in place. Disappointing for what should be the main attraction.
Also the other characters' fight really feel secondary (Kuro's crewmate are at least named, but Arlong's are just cannon fodder).
Marines
Despite having to compress everything, they still added unnecessary stuff, focusing on Koby and Helmeppo in every episode. I can get behind the need to add more of Garp, that brings a little something, also insisting on the fact that they are pirates and will be chased by the Marines. And I get that focusing on him alone wouldn't work. But after the first arc, they're barely cameo characters.
Future seasons ?
I'm not too hopeful on how they could pull it off. (But I'm pretty surprised at how well this one turned out, so who knows ?)
Luffy's fights do not leave me convinced for future fights that always involve devil fruit users.
There should start to be more effects needed at sea too.
Arcs become exponentially longer, with more story, more characters, more fights. Pretty hard to condense.
It involves fights for every crewmate, with opponents that have each their particular story and power. Hard to cut on that, without destroying the core, and it gets harder to compress.
This aspect is brushed over in this season, where it's less important. But you can't do that in what comes next.
Hope they drop Koby entirely, there's just no storyline for him. It will already be pretty hard without adding non existent stuff.
(490-word review) I only read up to 185 chapters in the manga a few years ago, and that was done casually, while I've been reading the recent ones as they're being released for months now or maybe closer to a year: still done casually. Either way, even if the opposite was true and I have read all of it, in addition to reading it week-by-week, I'm not in the position to have an appropriately concrete opinion on whether or not this show is a faithful and well-done adaptation because of the casual, skimming-through nature of reading it.
I can, however, from viewing it as itself, say it's great on every front. As long as you're not hastily judgemental about the initial appearance of the opposite, at least on a surface level, you can tell they put money into this show, minus the spectacle and spectacularity with its presentation you could potentially be accustomed to and likely expected from this show – the world they've built/the worldbuilding that's been done already is noticeable and remarkable, most notably through the sets and set design, and the practicality of constructing/building the ships; more importantly, you can see the effort that went into this, and you can feel the palpable genuity of care and passion that those involved with its creation (and bringing-to-life of everything) possess.
The script/pacing was straight to the point but plentiful with a good amount of stuff happening at all times, nicely compacted and efficient; most of the characters and their characterizations, especially all of the Straw Hat crew, were great, further complimented by the performances of those particular characters, though some of the other performances were weaker; the cinematography was consistently excellent, while the various instances of VFX and CGI looked flawless enough at first glance (the bounty posters – which were a fantastic addition and I hope that continues – the stretchiness of Luffy's powers, and the sea beast, stood out the most) was the same way. And, of course, the score was outstanding.
If this level of quality is maintained with the next season and, hopefully, seasons more concerning these angles and aspects, topped with the return, and hopefully lasting involvement, of Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli, as their score was phenomenal and contributed significantly to every scene (their departure from The Witcher was crazy; there's no way they made that decision themselves – whatever happened behind the scenes, especially if they were replaced with intention/fired – only someone like Lauren Schmidt Hissrich would do that with composers of their skill – better not happen here), that's about the best sign possible of the continued up-and-coming success story of this show. Netflix could have something special on its hands for the ages, a flagship series, provided they take a leap of faith with it – the ball is in their court. It's now a matter of playing their cards right: making beneficial and correct decisions.
Here's to the second season and beyond!
loved the characters, the acting and the overall appearance and design. best adaptation I've seen this year. can't wait for season 2
Great anime adaption. Everything and everyone looked "natural". You don't get the feeling like someone filmed a series with cosplayer (ok there was a frontlace wig in one scene but that's it). Great scenery, battles, character portraits. Can't wait for season 2 ♡
For over more then 20+ years of watching One Piece. i was blown away when i see this. offcourse not all the details are there. but then again it brings back memories of how it started. As Netflix goes a bit weird in there shows this was worth to watch. And those One piece fans know it. Keep it up. :thumbsup::v:
Am I dreaming? It’s 2023 and they produce an adaptation that respects the source material? And not only understands and respects, but truly embodies the spirit of it. Great cast, great adaptation, very enjoyable show.
Yes, there were changes to the story. They are sometimes necessary, and many more will come. But they didn’t change the meaning of the story, or the soul of the characters. That’s what matters!
If you think you have something worth saying, create your own story. Don’t try to bend others’ works to your ideas, in the vain hope that acceptance of the original will validate your point of view.
Excellent live action. Can't wait for series 2
Idk the original anime but I felt like this one had bad acting overall enjoyable tho
100/10 masterpiece
I have no knowledge of the anime/manga history of this storyline and from what I have read by those that do, this has done a good job and kept the true core of the story alive in this show….
The first 10 minutes it was what the hell is this crazy, off the wall, madness that I’m watching????
Then at minute 11 it clicked in to place….
It’s something that is totally different, never seen before, it doesn’t make 100% sense and it doesn’t have too….
The young lead cast do exceptional well in their performances and our very well supported by the mature supporting cast members, keeping it well balanced and bringing the much needed balance and depth that would have been missing otherwise…..
With the lite touch of comic inspired scenery and actions, followed up with the one good fight scene per episode, you just smile and learn to enjoy this well crafted gem of a show….
Also, everyone is treated equally, no forced woke pc bullshit here, just good honest fun and attitude on display.
With everyone playing a part in what is the best show of its type I’ve seen…..
Bring on season 2 please and here’s to what’s going to be a great career for the lead actor, full of charm, charisma, talent and a face you just want to pinch and go “cocci goo”
best anime adaptation series ever agreat star to the series
It got me and my sister to start the anime :grin:
Oh boy, do I have a treat for you! Imagine a TV show that's like a roller coaster ride through a candy factory, but instead of candy, it's pure entertainment! That's exactly what the One Piece TV show is all about. It's like a wild adventure where you never know what's coming next, just like trying to navigate a maze blindfolded. But don't worry, because this show is so good, it's like finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!
Picture this: a crew of misfit pirates, each with their own unique quirks and abilities, sailing the high seas in search of the ultimate treasure. It's like watching a group of clowns trying to fit into a tiny car, except instead of a car, it's a pirate ship. And let me tell you, the laughs never stop! From hilarious misunderstandings to ridiculous battles, this show will have you rolling on the floor with laughter.
But it's not all fun and games, oh no. This show has heart too. It's like a warm hug from your grandma, or a puppy snuggling up to you on a rainy day. You'll find yourself rooting for the characters, getting emotionally invested in their journeys, and maybe even shedding a tear or two. It's like a roller coaster of emotions, but in the best way possible.
So grab your popcorn, gather your friends, and get ready for the ride of a lifetime with the One Piece TV show. It's like winning the lottery and finding out you've also won a lifetime supply of pizza.
Like the anime/manga it´s based on it´s very weird and has some serious flaws... But Luffy will get to you. It´s all heart and it´s awesome!
Is this the best live action adaptation of a manga/anime that I ever seen? Yes, probably (I still have to watch the Kenshin ones, however).
Is this wonderful and flawless? No.
Is this acceptable? Yes, maybe. For sure I've seen worse and I actually want to see next seasons, despite all the defects. I actually liked it enough.
But the manga/anime is absolutely on another level. But I understand that not everybody appreciate that kind of media and "language".
Too much Kobi (he becomes very annoying). Too much Garp, that it shouldn't even be there according to the original source (if I remember well), it's ok to show him and showing him like Kobi and Hermeppo and train them. But not for so long, just show them in the first 2 episodes and then leave them there. Instead the marines follows the pirates on every island they visit. This leads to very poor writing choices (follow them, throw cannonball to them but without wanting to kill them - what? and what if you wanted to kill them? - and not really wanting to capture them - you fight Luffy but if he wants to be a pirate you just sadly accept it, only to show him the flyer of his bounty a few hours later - ???). Ok, some things actually represents the One Piece style, but in real life it looks stupid.
The main problem I had with this, in fact, was me noticing all the story changes. They cut off interesting and future recurring characters (the one who pretends to be Michael Jackson and the fishman swordsman), they showed a villain only for a few seconds (Don Krieg) and cut off his storyline; and other things that I don't recall now. All replaced with brand new situations that leads to non logical character behaviours, etc.
The acting isn't that good. Epic moments like Zoro losing against Mihawk and yelling that he will never lose again or Nami asking Luffy for help were very low paced and bad acted. I understand that it's not easy to represent moments from a manga/anime in real life, but that's where adaptaion needs to enter the scene. Adaptation means "in the source material this character is feeling this emotion, wants to communicate this and he do it by doing this and saying that, we need to represent the same in real life but in another way because it would be weird to do exactly the same". Doesn't mean "ok we do exactly the same even if it looks strange and then let's change the story where it doesn't need to be changed".
The Syrup village arc was ugly and boring, but I remember it was the same in the anime (I never liked Usopp and that storyline).
I liked the dialogues between Zoro and Sanji enough.
I can't understand all this 10/10 comments and things like that. I think people doesn't have eyes. Or did we watch different things? Or maybe when they read One Piece they become blind and can only talk good?
No, I think they become blind when they read Netflix. And this is the worst thing.
Perfection in every single way. Can’t wait for season 2
A solid attempt!
I feel like people gas this series up way too much because it's not another Dragonball Evolution. The opener and closer episodes were strong, but things got messy in the middle with some very amateurish writing and editing choices and awkward acting. Most of the time I had the feeling that I was watching a fan film with a freakishly lavish budget.
Granted, it was an extremely tall order adapting One Piece of all things, but I'd be lying if I said Netflix's efforts make me wish for more live action anime adaptations in the future. There's a place for animation in the mainstream media, and I think we as a society have got to ease off the idea that remaking something in live action is functional or even desirable.
I find the main cast very charming, and I'm glad that they seem to have had great fun making the show.
Buggy was definitely the highlight for me, his actor was having a fucking field day and I was right there with him.
I watched the anime up to the "timeskip", which is around 500 episodes. I had very low expectations for this adaptation, especially considering the bad live action versions of anime we've gotten in the past. Still, I was trying to be open about it and try it out, and... I was extremely positively surprised. I feel like they actually understood the source material, and due to that, where able to make a great live action series out of it. I hope that it will get a second season.
The cast seems to have been selected very carefully, as they greatly resemble the characters they portray. I believe it is a very hard balance act for an actor between the energy a character in an anime gives compared to normal movies. If they give too much, it will be unnatural and if they give too little, the anime fans will not like it since it wouldn't resemble the character. The energy the actors give off is very fitting, although I feel like Zoro missed the mark a bit in the calmer scenes, but it's still ok.
The progression of the story is quicker and things will get cut out from the source material. Just like when a manga gets an anime adaptation, but I think it shows the important story parts.
The CGI was pretty good and the fighting scenes were great. Scenes in which they get punched and fly through the air looked natural, which i find not many movies are able to do.
As a German who watched the anime, it was also great to hear the original voice actors in the synchronization.
I chuckled quite a lot through the episodes and for me it was also nostalgic. It has been quite some time since I watched the beginning of One Piece and recognizing all the characters and seeing it in a different representation has been quite a fun experience. If you watched the anime and think badly of this adaption without having seen it, I understand. Our anime community has been scarred when it comes to live action adaptations. But maybe reconsider if you can be open for this experience and just enjoy it for what it is. The original anime still exists and will be continued no matter what happens to this adaptation. So it doesn't hurt to just try it out and if you don't like it after the first episode, just stop.
Good surprise! it is well done and follows the anime while excluding all the boring episodes.
I never watched the Anime because Animes are just not my thing but I really like this life action show after the first two episodes! It's fun to watch and the set design, the camera, the "animations" and facial expressions are all very nice. Also I appreciate that there is a lot of dialog and the focus is not just on the action. It looks like it will be a adventure fun to watch.
Sadly I guess the show costs more money than most of the other trash on Netflix these days so I would say the show is likely to be cancelled after one or two seasons because it will not be 100 quadrillion hours watched after the first 24 hours... #bringbackdisentchantment
One of THE best productions of 2023.
Watching this… I think I get it now…
I watched every episode of the 2023 version on Netflix one after the other.
This is THE most heartwarming, heartbreaking, kickass, corny, beautifully crafted piece of cinematic storytellingI have watched in a very very long time. Through much of this, I had tears of laughter, joy, sadness, surprise and heartbreak.
Do not start this series until you have a full block of time to sit uninterrupted and enjoy every single minute of this. It’s much much more than a live version of what I thought was a corny anime about bashing and fighting. This story does that in a way that makes you fall in love with the heroes and the villains.
All with a straw hat…
it is funny: all of bad comments are from people that didn't even bothered to watch it.
But those who watched the whole season have nothing but praise for the show. I am one of them.
Had my prejudices, thought it will suck, but in the end I am loving this show and can't wait for more.
Excellent cast and good storytelling. As an OG fan, I liked that the storyline wasn't one to one with the manga or anime. It's a fresh take on a beloved classic that takes advantage of the medium it's been adapted into.
I personally loved that this show stayed true to the spirit of the story rather than the letter. So many other adaptations have failed precisely because they tried to replicate what was there before and couldn't live up to it because it was like swimming on a bike. It's just not meant to work like that. This adaptation did an excellent job of loving the story while actually adapting it for the reality of a live action. Kudos to the team, and I look forward to seeing more.
I knew about One Piece but ever only saw one random anime movie that I thought was cool. This show was Amazing and I need more so I have now ventured into the anime series that will probably keep me occupied for the next couple of years trying to catch up
I am so incredibly IN !! I can't wait to watch 40 more seasons of this ! (at least)
As a manga reader, this show was such a good refresher on the origins of the crew members so far, it just hits differently haha.
There are so so so many more cooler characters to introduce to the show omg ! with time and consistency this will 100% become the best dare I say series ever made.
btw, as a side note, the casting is 11/10. Luffy is literally Luffy ! and many of the other characters are so well done I actually can't believe it. Same thing with the world building.
Keep in mind that this is a Netflix live-action adaptation (and it doesn't feel like it), I think they did an Incredible job all around.
Oh wow this was actually fun for me. Some of the dialogue and even the scenes were verbatim from the anime. And I FINALLY got my husband to watch one piece and all I could say was “I told you one piece was good!!” Lol if you haven’t watched the anime… welcome and enjoy the ride :laughing:
This was a live action that does justice to the original. I like the fact that the live action doesn't tries to do "what would the characters do if it was real life" trick and stuck to the original. Characters were cast beautifully. Luffy was perfect so was ussop. The energy the cast brought was enchanting. I liked it.
Part 80 of watching every new series or season release of 2023 (an impossible task but I try my best)
One Piece has finally released its live action show for one of the best anime ever. 2 huge things I noticed with the community on this one, 1) The cast put an unbelievable amount of effort into trying to do the story justice with respect towards all of the creators and storylines which was noticeable. 2) people who haven't seen the anime enjoyed this show a lot and watchers of the anime or readers of the manga were very very split on opinions. I feel somewhere in between, on one hand I can understand the problems, it felt gimmicky at times and some of the castings were fairly tough, but I did think they did a great job omitting characters that would have been too hard or over the top to do in live action, which was a positive. The other hand, I got to watch the east blue saga with a new look and a few tweaks and obsess over some of my favorite characters in fiction all over again. After really giving the show a chance to succeed I can confirm for me at least this was a success and they should continue to tell the story in this format. My advice, is to give it a shot and if you can get past some of the omissions and are open to the craziness that is the idea of one piece live action you will have a fun time with this. I did think the first episode is the worst but slowly the episodes get better peaking in episode 7 with one of the greatest scenes in all of one piece with Luffy and Nami. Overall, while the show didn't reinvent the series, Netflix did not need to reinvent and I had a ton of fun with the hour long one piece format.
81.6/100
Best episode: episode 7 85/100
worst episode": episode 1 78/100
So much heart and soul! I'm not an anime fan so I went into this blind and I was thoroughly impressed. Looking forward to season 2!
Translating an anime/manga to live-action isn't an easy thing to do; anime schticks just don't hit the same on a real person the way they do in anime series. Clearly the makers of this show were trying to find a good balance between staying loyal to the original, to a certain extent, while also adapting it enough that it was accessible as a live-action, I can see that. But, all in all, getting through the first episode is difficult. It is cringey seeing real people act like they're animated figures - the finishing move almost took ME out as well. Occasionally some of the supporting cast's acting drags you straight out of the story because it's not all great, but Iñaki/Mackenyu/Emily generally do a good job.
If you do manage to get past the initial cringe, it's entertaining, and at times actually incredibly wholesome. Luffy's can-do attitude and endless optimism (if at times slightly over the top) carries you through. It's worth watching if you realize what you're in for, keep an open mind, and most of all, don't take it too seriously.
After watching two episodes, I find it difficult to tolerate the characters in this show. The casting and acting choices were way off, as none of the characters resemble their counterparts from the anime, except for Koby. I must say that he did a good job portraying his character.
However, I do appreciate the art direction in this show. The world looks really well-designed and visually appealing. It's just unfortunate that the poor casting and performance overshadowed this aspect. I will give the Japanese dub a try, hoping that the anime voice actors can save the show for me.
As a forever fan of the manga, this truly felt like the spirit of One Piece, not some terrible 3rd rate story about the characters from it as most do now. Bravo Netflix, thank you for treating such a legendary work of art with respect.
Overall One Piece's Live Action has the energy of the Anime. The scenarios are really good, The characters are overall visually well designed, but the expections are a huge stain in my opinion. The acting suffers from the same problem. Overall it is pretty good but the ones that are not good are really weird to watch.
If you like One Piece you are probably going to enjoy this Live Action (be aware that, like any adaptation, it has some differences from the original).
Shout by Hawk DanialBlockedParent2023-09-02T18:04:56Z
Because my expectations were so low and I was on the bad wagon that's it's definitely gonna' fail.
it actually surprised me because how good it's made and without being woke like all the other netflix shows. And as an OP anime fan, I definitely sense the essence of Oda in this show.
I would definitely watch a S02 of this.