I WAS WRONG | ONE PIECE 2023 IS THE BEST LIVE ACTION ANIME!? | Review 

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The show was incredibly fun and endearing. I was literally about to cancel my Netflix subscription, because I don’t really use it anymore, and decided to give One Piece a try to see whether it was a train wreck or not. Ended up binging the show over two days. Literally became my favorite thing this week. Now, perhaps Netflix has earned a bit of a reprieve .. perhaps 😂

“This adaptation could very well be shown on a saturday morning kids block” not Zoro slicing a guy into two pieces 💀

rare for the west production to respect their source material 😂

The Baroque Works agent recruiting Zoro is actually sort of canon. In the manga, Zoro is clear about having been approached by Baroque Works to join them, while there was also proof that the Mr. 7 was a replacement because the previous one died in the course of his duties. And if you look at SBS (the Q&A section where Oda responds to questions from his fans), he even offered a very small sketch of this old Mr. 7 which is a pretty perfect match to the poor disemboweled sod that made an enemy out of Zoro. Including this is actually a great way to set up the future story in a way that respects the source material immensely.

The entire time watching (mind you not done binging it either) I was asking myself out loud, “WHO SAID THIS WAS BAD?”. I loved it!!! Better than some of the other live action anime I’ve watched. Plus, I didn’t know that was Golgo 13s kid!! 👀

They knocked it out the park … easily the best live action adaptation…I’m truly enjoying this series!

They really made a successful live action of arguably the most difficult anime to translate in real life because the anime/manga is super GOOFY. I really enjoyed watching the first season, hoping for a second season and more improvements on production. The one piece is real!

Zoro mentions that he fought and killed Mr. 7 before he met Luffy, as Boroque Works was introduced. Not only is this a better introduction, its more canonically rounded

You're actually wrong about the Nami thing Nami does have interactions with Luffy that changed her perspective on him like when he freed the people in Orange County and people ask him aren't you going to enslave us your pirate and Luffy responded well I'm not that kind of part there's a shot of Nami looking at him and she is surprised that he's not acting like the typical pirate and it amazes her

Pros - its pretty awesome Cons - luffy is smart,bro what☠️

I disagree with your critique of the tonal balance. I’ve always found the manga & anime to bob & weave through goofy & dark narrative tones. & I see no reason that wouldn’t make sense to do for the live action series, which I believe it did. I hear a lot of the same criticisms you pose here from other anime fan RU-vidrs as well. The issue I have is you pose a lot of your interpretations of the source material as points of fact rather than what they are… your interpretations of the source material. You can’t take for granted that other fans of the series see Luffy, Nami & the rest of the crew as you do. If we truly want these series we love like One Piece to endure we can’t be THIS guarded against changes when it comes to its adaptations. All our takes are subjective of course, but despite my disagreements I appreciate your honest review.

This season did a lot of things right and a lot of things that bring question marks. The good thing is, this first season did everything it needed to do in order for there to be clear improvement and a clear hype starting point to next season. This live action was a success and nothing less

It's nice to get an adaptation where criticism are around pedantic detials and how it could be enhanced, and not how much the production team and writers hate the source material.

Live action is not meant to be additive to anime, but to introduce the story to people who would not naturally pick up a manga or watch an anime. I never watched the anime, only live action and I actually loved the live action and didn't feel the lack of motivation you're talking about. I was very clear on why each member joined the crew. It sounds like the anime hammered in on these points more, but as a complete noob to the series they definitely gave me enough motivation. With that all said I think they can make improvements for season 2. Keep the pacing they have, but increase the set and CGI budget. Also, please dirty up the outfits. They're way too clean to be pirates lol. Disclaimer: I will never watch the anime or read the manga. Please don't waste your time recommending it.

I always felt kinda annoyed since you were being too negative about the live action before it even released (throwing snarky comments here and there, I mean). So I respect a lot that you made a video being very direct on this regard and just saying "I was wrong, and here is why I liked this live action instead, and what works".

I said this from the beginning, first time I saw the trailer. I knew this one was going to be good, even got memed on by all the haters. Now who's laughing.

I thought the story was a bit blended up. But honestly for a live action show that is aiming to appeal to a wider audience. It is doing a really good job. I got hooked instantly. Was a bit skeptical at first but. Honestly this is the best anime adaptation I have watched.

I actually loved it . Sad we didn't get veggie pirates or hachi but at least we got a poster for Jango and Bellamy as well as smoker in the flashback and the post credits scenes! So thats something :D

I'm really glad you made this video and can admit when they're wrong when very few on this website do. I can't judge the whole 8 episodes, but I've watched the first 3 episodes so far it's been really enjoyable and made me laugh plus the characters seem well done I can't wait for S2 and this finally broke the curse I feel.

Big disagree with this video, I think you're missing the point about the motivation of people joining luffy, it's because luffy has a charm that attracts people to follow him, and they potray it here perfectly to show he is a real pirate captain. Even the baddest Zoro the pirate hunter fell to his charm, knowing he will put his members first before him.

I still think Rurouni Kenshin is a better live action, imo at least, but One Piece being my second favorite animanga of all time (and my fifth favorite piece of media ever), I think overall, they did a really solid job adapting it. I liked the actors in their roles, and the set design was really cool too! 7.5-8/10 imo

I disagree about Garp suffering from “in name only” syndrome. Because he’s basically acting like he did during Marineford, where he’s conflicted about wanting his grandson to live and his duties as a marine.

Ever consider that what is seen as foreshadowing or planting seeds may actually be the live action adaptation version of building the characters and depth of the story in such a way that they can weave what already is to date of writing into a cohesive story that can fit into 8-12 episode seasons, rather than recapturing 1for1 all 1000+ episodes in 15 seasons of basically 15-min episodes (minus intro/outro and transitions between beats, basically about 15-17min of actual story)?

What a character development my guy. I was beginning to think you would go full extremist on your dedication of the source material for this video. At least, you gave your honest input about it.

Most of the review was technical nitpicks due to budget constraints and some writing issues with some forced dialogue. But the way I see it, they did an awesome job capturing the fun, comedic, serious and dark parts of the manga in East Blue saga. A lot of the action was great, especially Zoro’s fight scenes as well as the dynamic camera movements within the fights. Luffy’s stretchiness was better than I expected. Stretch powers are always gonna look weird but it’s a matter of getting over it because it fits the crazy energetic essence of the world, especially since there are other characters with even more outlandish powers. As far as everyone’s inspiration for joining the crew, they pretty much nailed that aspect in that they all have their own goals, so they stick with each other and the energetic momentum of Luffy to set out and accomplish them no matter what. That’s the main idea present both in the manga and live-action that was executed pretty well and I loved it. We saw enough of everyone’s backstories to resonate with their desires to follow their dreams, except Usopp. I hope in season 2 Usopp gets deeper introspection which will give more weight to his purpose for joining the crew.

My brother is a huge fan of one piece anime and manga. I only had watched around first 200 episodes long ago and then dropped it because of busy schedules and never picked it up again. This live action adaptation is inspiring me to pick up the anime again. And I'd definitely watch if there's a season 2 coming. There you go, that's what it adds to the anime and manga.

Obviously compared to other anime adaptations this one excels and is the new bar. The first 5 chapters were going great even with it changes, the cast was amazing and both Helmeppo and Buggy surprised me. But there where two changes that made me feel unmotivated to continue watching (I still did but it was a weird feeling). First, Sanji not being present at Zoro's fight vs Mihawk, as I feel like it was pivotal for Sanji's character. The second one is Nojiko and Genzo not being a support for Nami all this years, especially taking out any meaningful connection between Nami and Genzo (his father figure).

Im a one piece fan since the early 2000s, and I absolutely enjoy the live action. While I agree that there are major differences, coming in with the mindset that it won't be a 1:1 retelling of the story and expecting changes helped make the experience better. They captured some of the most memorable bits in the East Blur saga (Garp throwing cannon balls or Zoro losing his way for example) while adding its own spin on things One thing you may have missed is how Koby is getting more exposure and character development in the live action, which is great IMO. I can accept that they could do things better, like the yellow/orange filter you mentioned, but those are trivial to me. Then again, I have a low bar in enjoyment, so that's that. Great review BTW

They've made it so well. Binge watched it last night and it was 🔥 Strictly followed the manga+anime with adding human element to it which is subtle yet very much acceptable.

I really enjoyed it, I didn't care for the anime. And this made me want to give the anime another try again.

I lvoed that they played binks sake in the background of the flashbacks. Something as a viewer you only know is important after we meet brook sooo long after the series is right now xD

Funny experience that happen to me, when you said the fandom is pushing too much positivity and attack any resemblance of critics, I got the very opposite to that. I was just praising how crazy the producer and the management in this show are that they manage to do something like this in a budget and then I got pushed back so hard because it's a praise and not criticism.

Thank you for being so genuine about your opinions on this adaptation. I've seen the same you mentioned with everyone singing praises and talking about how fantastic it is. Plus seeing the review scores makes me feel like people are being blinded by this cult like mentality of singing it's praises as opposed to viewing it from a critical lense. Again, it's certainly among the best live action adaptations of anime, but that doesn't mean it's actually good considering what live action anime has given us thus far.

I love the anime and manga but this live action is also dope. I thought while I still prefer the anime that this was still great. And to me is the best live action adaptation I have ever seen. I don’t think it needs to be just like the manga. It a different adaptation and and to me it works incredibly well with a lot of new additions

Hey if you have enough time could you do a analysis of the bleach live action movie, explaining what did and didn't work

The ONLY thing I’m mad about, Luffy isn’t wearing flip flops 😂😂😂 I get the live action will never be like the manga and anime 100% but this is just sacrilege 😂😂😂

Honestly, I feel like you were unfairly critical. It definitely had its flaws, but it seems like you're just picking it apart for not being 1 to 1 with the anime or manga. Yet you also question its purpose, stating it doesn't bring anything new to the table. We can't really have both, can we? Let's be real, One Piece, and Oda's humor, isn't for everyone. They had to make changes so the series would appeal to a much wider audience. Hell, when I first tried watching One Piece when I was a teenager in the 2000's, I hated it. It wasn't until I gave it another chance in my 20's that I started to enjoy it, and eventually love it. The live action serves as an excellent entry point for potential new fans into the series by making things more grounded and relatable to a wider audience. That's the adaptations main purpose. Someone who hasn't watched much, or any anime, will watch this and most likely enjoy it, which can lead to more people joining the community. I think we can all agree that's a positive thing. For One Piece fans, the purpose is to give us an enjoyable adaptation of a series we love. That's it. Do we even need anything more than that? I didn't go into this hoping for groundbreaking material. I went into this hoping for an enjoyable 8 hours and I can happily saw I got that. Too many times have we been disappointed by terrible adaptations to where that's all we expect from them. This series proved its possible to make an anime adaptation that's enjoyable without butchering the source material. Of course I'm upset about some things, but for the most part they're minor complaints. At the end of things, I only had two major complaints being the lack of Hachi and how the Strawhats were nerfed, the rest were just nitpicks. Even with my complaints, its understandable why they changed those things. An underdog story is more widely enjoyable than an overpowered hero story, hence the nerf. I don't like the change, but it appeals to a wider audience, so it's understandable. As for Hachi, the amount of work, practical or cgi, that would be involved in making him would have been way too high. As much as I love his character, it's just not practical for live action. They would have butchered him. So I think cutting him was the better play. As for the added Garp stuff. While kind of unnecessary, it makes sense if we assume they plan to continue the adaptation. Reading the manga, it was a little jarring seeing the change with Koby and Helmeppo come out of nowhere. This way, when they get to that point, viewers won't be caught off guard with the big changes they go through. We've seen a hint of Garp's strength, we know Koby and Helmeppo are gonna be trained by him directly, so their changes will be more acceptable when we get to that time. Overall, I think it was a solid adaptation, the best I've seen, and I really hope we see more of this.

It was adapted to the new medium for people like me, that couldn't get into the anime. I am a big anime fan but One Piece just never did it for me. I've never made it past ep 50. This is honestly a much better take imo, and the few people that I've had watch it that aren't into anime at all really enjoyed it.

What I hate about these reviews is that they don’t really let the story breathe. It was only 8 episodes. Lol. They can’t include everything and they have time to flesh things out in the future if it does well.

Uh... hardly any blood? Zoro bisects a dude on screen in the first episode then brings his torso with him in a bag to claim the bounty...

Thanks for pointing out the glaring _lack_ of blood from Zoro's getting slashed by Mihawk though you were a little generous in how you described how much the loss of blood was mentioned and that it was the reason Zoro was supposed to be near death, most reviews I've seen so far ignore this weird choice.

Your review is quite fair. One Piece Live Action is a good starter for a non-One Piece fan --- in a sense, it makes the story a digestible version for those who have no patience for 44+ episodes of anime (the estimated number of anime episodes equivalent to the live action season). On the other hand, a hardcore One Piece fan would definitely have comments and some nitpicking to do. This, in a sense, is the drawback to having limited number of episodes and resources. Still, if we compare this to other adaptations of other manga and anime, this definitely sets the bar for future film makers who wish to make a live action "acceptable."

I haven't read the manga or watch the One Piece anime, but after the Netflix series I definately will. I've seen and read Naruto and Bleach, but aestethics of One Piece was something that kept me from delving into this world for a very long time. Finally I got the impuls to return to it. I really enjoyed watching this series. After so many bad live-actions, I lost faith that I would ever see a good one. Even if there are changes from the original material, I think Netflix has done a very good job of making the story look good and attractive. Can't wait for the second season!

I think your comment regarding fans not allowing criticism is slightly true, but I think it needs to be seen in the context of live action history. Live action adaptations tend to not do well, and Netflix especially has a horrible track record. Fans are actually very positively surprised by how well this adaptation has gone, and it is common knowledge that Eiichiro Oda considers this his last chance to introduce the story to a new audience during his lifetime. Know this: Oda is as beloved as his creation is! So I think for the majority of the fanbase, it is not about not accepting criticism, but about getting through to the big cheeseballs at Netflix who decide whether or not to get a second season created. Remember that the WGA strikes came at the most unfortunate time, and most of the individuals involved were unable to promote it, so fans are trying to make up for that. (And sure, the fans also want a second season!) The pushes for fans to watch through every second of the show, and to make sure they properly rate the show after watching it are very consistent. The fandom is much like the Strawhats themselves: a found family sharing a common cause. The desire to preserve the momentum that is currently present and finally give One Piece the breakthrough opportunity in the mass public consciousness is very much present, and it is unavoidable that in the eyes of some, this indeed takes the shape of not allowing criticism. But if you dig just a bit deeper, you'll find that there are plenty of people who have their own criticisms on the productions and decisions made... but we still want to ensure that positive comments dominate so that it does not endanger the ordering of a second season.

Seems like the vast majority of criticisms are nitpicks tbh, it feels like you didn't actually watch it properly, you seem to have missed so much of the subtext that you get from actors that you don't get through animation. It wasnt perfect, but it feels like you just didn't pay enough attention and missed a lot of the stuff you criticise it for not having.

A month ago I've started watching One Piece first time ever and im so hyped for this One Piece Live Action, I've started watching this live action serie and it's awesome. By the way today is the Bleach Thousand year blood war DAY! 🔥🔥

50 mins of rant is now 35 mins of praise. Lol😂

I’ve encountered some of the unhealthy discourse around this show, but for me, it was the opposite of what you described. I came across a comment that was posted before the show came out, which said “let’s hope the show manages to appeal to 20% of the One apiece fanbase”, basically saying he hopes it succeeds, and I replied to him saying that the show managed to appeal to *more* than 20% of the fanbase, and suddenly the guy started attacking me, accusing me of being “smarmy” when all I was doing was confirming that his hopes were well placed, as if he was actually p¡ssed off that he was right about the show succeeding. I was honestly blown away by such an odd reaction to what I said.

the Baroque works introduction in the form of Mr. 7 recruiting Zoro is canonically accurate. it's just in the Manga and Anime, it was just a throw away line from when Zoro first met with Mr. 1. it was not shoehorned into the east blue saga, the scene was a more well rounded event that both gave a badass introduction to Zoro and a foreshadowing of Alabasta. this is just one the many scenes that were added to the LA that seemed as afterthought in anime and manga which gives the LA it's own flavor and identity

One Piece is a total success becoming Netflix top 1 show ever beating Stranger things and Wednesday.

I disagree with your take on this not being as bloody. In the first 20 minutes zoro cuts a person in half.

The live action series happens to be my introduction to One Piece. I knew what it was, but never read the manga or watched the anime (until after binge watching the live action). Art of all kinds are open to criticism and I'm sure there are always flaws to be found even if considered a masterpiece. However, I think it's okay to watch something and judge it on its own without comparing it to the other mediums of the material. A live action series will never be able to fully match a manga or anime especially when it's geared towards a western audience. Things will inevitably have to be left out or moved around. I just love the fact that they actually respected the source material and the creator was heavily involved.

I finished watching ep 1 - 6. I have to say I disagree with you on most part, however I'm glad you at least gave it a proper critique instead of just shitting on it for the sake of it. However here's somthings you ignored 1. Zoro didn't just join luffy for no reason. Luffy frees him so he can follow his dream which then leads him to help him out until at least he reaches grand line. So you're completely wrong when you said he joined for no reason. 2. The music and sound effects were amazing you completely ignored this part. 3. Luffy being an underdog works really well in the show and the story. Specially in moments like where he is drowning you feel empathy towards his character. In the anime/manga luffy is more of a badass I agree but at the same time for me his character portrayal at some moments were better, He actually feels like real person instead of a cookie cut shonen protagonist who barely has any lines in the story. I think Luffy having more dialogue and being an underdog adds a lot to the story that's just not there in the manga or anime. For a change he actually feels like a three dimensional character this adds a lot to the story. 4. You're wrong about Nami as well, I love Nami in the anime or manga but she feels more like a real person in this show. She's clearly traumatized by what happened so it makes sense for her to be a bit put off, it takes time for her to open up. Also again you're wrong Luffy helped her escape the marine base, so her joining or helping him makes sense. Not to mention Nami tried to use Luffy against buggy to escape, then when she realized buggy destroyed a whole town and how luffy after beating buggy frees the town, it makes sense for her to gain sympathy for luffy and respect. So that's why she fixes his hat it's not for no reason. 5. When it comes Sanji, his backstory with Zeff was the best imo. It got the most emotional reaction out of me. The acting by both the child actor and the guy playing zeff was just phenomenal. Again real life acting with real actors just hits different as much as I love the anime. This again adds a lot to the story. I wasn't a big fan of how they shortened baratie arc. However I don't blame the writers I'm sure they wanted to do this but Netflix I don't think will allow that. Hopefully if we get a second season they can get 10 - 13 eps to do the story justice. For me him joining Luffy makes sense because he wasn't really happy at baratie, I always so that as the main reason for joining luffy along with his heart to heart with Luffy. The conversation between them was better in the live action because it felt more natural and realistic. Just two co workers chatting. So him joining makes sense I didn't have an issue. 6. I disagree with Usopp I think the actor is great but his story was kind of cut short so that's the only negative for me. I think you're wrong to say it adds nothing, it does. It makes luffy seem more realistic or more like a real person while still having the charm, which was absent in the anime/manga. The acting while not perfect added a sense of realism that I think the story benefits a lot from. The music and choreography, costumes were fantastic. ep 3 - 4 honestly felt like a tim burton movie in a good way. Also Coby is given a lot more emotional depth that was not there in the anime/manga. While not perfect Overall I really liked this live action, I hope we get a season 2.

I enjoyed the live action adaptation, but I do agree that it felt short in some areas in comparison to the manga/anime. Now that more seasons have been confirmed, I hope that they can learn from the mistakes made in season 1 and greatly improve everything. And since season 2 is going to be the Alabasta Saga, one of my all time favorite sagas in One Piece, my expectations are slightly high.

My favorite straw hats portrayal from the live action were probably 1. Luffy 2. Nami 3. God Usopp 4. Zoro 5. Sanji Keep in mind I loved all theyre preformences

23:22 he literally went to check luffy out. Seen that he was different realizes this who shanks was talking about. Goes to Garp tell ‘em to fuck off then goes to shanks and says look at ya yung bul he’s turnt .

I watch a few episodes with my bro since he's a huge fan of the anime and from what I saw it's better than I expected it to be. Kinda gives me hope the YYH live action might be just as good

Nice take.

"Alice in the borderland " and "Rurouni Kenshin " are far better adaptation. And I do like One Piece the tv series.

Imran Don Krieg wasn’t omitted, he dies on screen to Mihawk instead of surviving the attack from Mihawk and starving like he does in the anime It’s not that important but I thought I’d put that out

W TAKE AND BREAKDOWN!❤🤝

I agree with you on most of the points you said but it's not fear … IGN rate this show 6/10 and rate other shows higher .. looks like they watched a deferent show then this one so they deserve to be attacked … I'm huge fan of bleach ... but I grow up with one piece

Well, I think Garp being at his son's execution was to show that executing his own son haunts him a bit and he didn't want to see Luffy end up on that platform/

I blame overabundance of Disney live action remakes, that everyone now demands that live action adaptation need to prove it's right to existence to the unfair extant. This adaptation absolutely have right to exist, giving new experience for familiar story. It's like saying "why we need anime adaptation with it's pacing that ruins some moments, manga right there, it's doesn't need to be adapted" Such a wasteful argument.

I loved it! I can better understand the popularity behind One Piece anime/manga now. I knew there was something there but i could never get past the "art style" and feeling... NOT a fan is putting it mildly. So I'm glad I've finally had the opportunity to experience "some" of the heart/soul of Luffy/One Piece. Really hoping for additional seasons.

Seems to me that die hard fans of the manga/anime give it mixed reviews, while newcomers and maybe casuals are more receptive towards it. As someone who’s watching this for the first time, I really enjoyed this. Not perfect but had fun and can’t wait for more. As much as I would love to check out the manga and maybe anime, it’s just too much so this’ll be more digestible.

I totally agree with your review being 20+ years fan of OP, I try not to criticise the live action but I do agree there are few things i dont like in the live action. Really find it hard to understand some comments say live action is better then manga, like are they really read the manga and said that?I thought maybe just me thinking manga is much better because of me being biased..

Honestly I loved the live action after being a fan for almost 20 years! I was never expecting it to add to or surpass the manga, but overall I really liked the streamlining they did to the story (RIP Jango). I would have to disagree a little with what you said about Nami: sure she was written as more of a downer in the live action, but I really liked the subtleties the actress added during the small moments where she's being won over by Luffy (like trusting her with the grand line map, reinforcing that he's a different kind of pirate, showing his determination in sticking up for his friends with his fight with Kuro to name a few). Also I'd say with Garp I believe they made him out to be more serious to subvert new audience members' idea of him, making the twist at the end more impactful... hopefully they'll show his more goofy side in future seasons. But other than all that, this video analysis was spot on imo, really excellent job with the critique and for the effort you put in!

I would first have to dig through my memory to think of a better, but its by far the best of the recent times. The actors are well cast, no 'highflyers', the cannon/non-cannon can be quite tricky to get it right, but they did morph the goofystuff and 'odd' stuff from the anime/manga pretty damn well. Not ruled by 'political' or other motives, i dont say it often.. but Netflix.. you done well on this one, very very well.

I don't mind deviations as long as I enjoy the final product on it's own which was basically my experience with the live action One piece. Oldboy 2003 is one of my all time favorite films & it deviated alot more from the manga by comparison.

One of the things that I didn't like in this adaptation is how they handled garp . The scene were Mihawk just disrespects garp really felt shitty followed by Garps childish outburst . Garp doesn't feel like a guy who should be disrespected so easily even by Mihawk . Also Luffy and zoro feel overall much weaker than their og counterparts. Luffy didn't struggle as much with buggy fight in anime . Buggy feels a very different character too . He was goofy asshole , LA buggy feels closer to joker sometimes.

Hmmm interesting, the "I feel a lot of tension on the ship" kinda got to me like what? However, I will see how it goes

I don't think you have ignored the general public that haven't watched the cartoon. I struggled watching the cartoon, but I love the live action show. It's usually impossible to put everything from a book or a large multi episode cartoon into a movie or show.

don krieg was obliterated by Mihawk while Mihawk was on call with Garp ..

Live action was a solid 7/10 imo I think nerfing Luffy was a good idea. One shotting opponents from the get-go would’ve been so appealing. Child actors were major problem specially Zoro and Luffy. Kuina’s facial expression was hard to watch without cringing. On contrary, I really enjoyed Arlong and how he was portrayed. Alvida, Buggy, Kuro. Arlong- all the villains were great. I only hoped for captain Morgan to be more fleshed out for Garp to have publicly execute him. He didn’t seem to be a bad guy in the adaption, he was just narcissistic- not enough reason for him to be publicly executed, unlike manga where he killed fellow marines. Acting could’ve been better. The emotional impact was almost non-existent. Shanks losing his arm felt bland and so did Sanji-Zeff farewell. Zoro promising Luffy not to lose a fight ever again was… disappointing (acting wise). Imo live action also butchered Garp’s character. Garp calling Mihawk to go after Luffy was so uncharacteristic, then throwing tantrum after Mihawk refused to capture Luffy was downright hilarious! They turned the most legendary Marine into a clown. While I can note down many more mistakes, I also think it wasn’t so bad overall. A lot of us would still watch season 2 with a hope of seeing many more improvements. I think they did great hyping Baroque works so early on.

I can't watch this show without seeing a younger Fidias in the lead.

Oh no. DBZimran was paid off by Netflix cause he is more positive about the series than he was when going over the trailers. Guess you can't trust his opinion about One Piece now.

respect for admitting it.

That actor who plays zoro can't act. However, I was impressed by the actor who plays Luffy. He did a hell of a job. My problem is that they tried to make the live action characters EXACTLY like the manga characters (e.g. green hair on zoro and orange hair on nami) - I imagined more of a pirates of the Caribbean feel....but this one was a bit 'off'.

GANTZ was my fav live action and the animated version.. both were awesome... all 3 of them..

They didnt cast famous superstars to play the roles. But they cast people who embodies the character. Thats what i like about this story

zeff, mihawk, coby and helmeppo were perfect 👌

I get what your point is but personally. The changes where great and buggy was portrayed well and the show in itself was done well. They chamged the pacing to make the strory more fluid instead of waiting for several seasons to find out a reveal.

I said it the first time Im saying it again, Oda himself was able to kill the project at any point if he didn't like it. It came out, and proved all the doubters wrong.

It's funny because years ago when talking with friends about live action animes. We all agreed one piece would be near to impossible or just couldn't work. Now I see anything is possible.

in twitter I said it to you, winning as always

For the budget, it's justified bc one piece is the most successful anime series.

I find it stupid why would garp specifically target luffy like how smoker was doing it. There are much bigger fish in the sea and I dont see why he would bother doing that. Garp in the anime is very laid back and doesn't bother with tedious tasks like that.. he only had to do that when luffy became a bigger threat. Just so dumb especially for a marine of his stature. They would at most send a marine captain to deal with him

Even hearing your take I'm still curious to see how well/poorly they did, you've at least told me it's watchable so that's already better than I expected. XD

I like it a lot and I want a season 2, as well as the bleach live action. I just hope this isn’t gonna be a one season series like bleach was! So much potential for both series!

So did you try thejapanese dub as well or nah?

Yeah man I'm sorry but i can't disagree more about luffy rubber effects being worse than fantastic 4

Oda was there everyday like don’t you F My World Up

bro wanted them to create 2000 episodes of live action version of one piece. it is not possible to be exactly like Manga or anime. live action is a diff medium

Well that’s good to hear that the live action is pretty good, I’ll actually give it a chance and watch it.😺

Introducing Barooque Works early actually makes sense. It shows us just how vicious Zoro can be. To add, it explains how he ended up in the hands of the Marines. Ultimately, i respect your opinion but also feel a majority of your argument centers on the show not being faithful to the source.. Which condensing all those chapters in 8 episodes would be damn near impossible

Dark blue lighting on faces not good. Throw away scenes like walking around late at night in Kaya's house says nothing. Just have Nami pick up and put back something valuable. Ask for angel investors to invest so that with more money better production. And could somebody just watch 7 hours once through for mistakes like bendable swords and scabbards? Before you give it to Netflix, I'll spend a day watching it and tell you what can easily, cheaply be fixed.

So what’s the rating out of ten 😂 it was a 7.5 for me wasn’t perfect but it wasn’t bad most of the important scenes hit different and I got chills from some of the scenes

I think one of the main points of making this was to get ppl to watch the first season, get impatient then break down and finally start the anime. I never wanted to get into the anime because of how long I heard it was. But after watching the live action I might finally sit down and do it. The anime seems way less daunting after watching this.