My Honest Thoughts on the ONE PIECE Live Action Series 

Don't be afraid to watch a recap or skip some episodes in the earlier seasons - life is to precious to waste it on filler.

now that your done with the live action u should read/watch the anime its the most succesful for manga of all time for a reason

Avoid the filler episodes because it's not in the manga anyway

@@lupolinar Considering how the anime got almost No filler, your statement is as nonsensical as it gets.

​@@kamixakadio2441but there is still filler, not as many as Borutort or Bleach but still ...

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But its not one piece. One piece is a worldwide hit manga made by oda.

Same here

@@RocketLuffy64 again, it's an ADAPTATION of the series, in which Oda himself supervised the whole production from the start till the end. and any executive changes that the production wanted to do had to go through the man himself so that the essence of the one piece that every fan is familiar with is still there, despite some scenes or characters that didn't make the cut because of several factors. It is impossible to expect it to be 100% true to the material, and Oda himself knows that. it's a series that is targeted at non-manga or non-anime consumers, but at the same time a series that could be enjoyed by all various types of people who are interested in it's storyline.

Same here. Just finished Baratie in the anime. So far, I'm gaining a deeper appreciation for the live actions thoughtful adaptation. While each arc had some story beats I wish were included, I think the live action did a great job in capturing the most important aspects of each story it covered so far in the context it aims for. All arguments to the contrary aside, it was enough to finally get me excited about One Piece, which is an accomplishment in itself as far as I'm concerned.

It's literally the same approach as in the manga and anime, he is actually a threat when first introduced. Blowing up a town, capturing Luffy, zoro being unable to hurt him. It's just been so long that people have forgotten

The Manga did it well too

you definitely forgot the manga/anime.. he did the same thing bro.

true, non Onepiece fans will think Buggy is another Joker before watching Onepiece but after watching it Buggy is Buggy he is one of a kind

he also has the villain rizz

I'm one of those that never watched the anime, even though I was always exposed to it. cause I had two cousins that I lived with that was crazy about One Piece, Naruto, DBZ, Bleach and others. they nearly never missed an airing episode. anyway, I fired up Netflix and seen the live action One Piece series cover pop up. Something about it intrigued me even though since the first time I briefly seen the original, I didn't like One Piece, for no reason. I gave into my curiosity and watched it. I loved it and watched the whole series, maybe more than once, I'm excited for season 2, and I actually started watching the anime after I finished the live action series. Now I'm determined to catch up on the One Piece franchise. so I'm binging the One Piece anime on Netflix now. I think this live series is gonna bring in a flood of new One Piece fans. cause I know I can't be the only one to have this wonderful experience.

man you absolutely right, i paused the episode to look for the actor that plays Mihawk, guy nailed it, from looks, to how he acts, to even the voice and tone of the character, and the scenes he did are almost 1 to 1 with the anime

The actor's reaction to the thirst tweets is quite funny.

@@mrabetto857for real, he is THRIVING on tiktok

Yess!! Besides the Makima contact lens I enjoy the performance sooo much!!

I mean, Early Sanji was like that, he just became so crazy with women after the Timeskip.

Sanji's "weirdness" isn't that bad except for one arc because he didn't see any women for 2 years

@@humanoidfrog4645 Its pretty bad bro. Anime trope taken to the worst possible extreme

@@jazzycat8917 not at all lmao

@@humanoidfrog4645 go rewatch one piece and how he talks to Nami and Robin when he meets them and tell me he wouldn't instantly be cancelled for doing that in live action.

Based

Might she get a kick out the manga as well?...Considering reading can usually be done quicker than watching.

​​@@S_S_G24yea, its much faster because there isn't any filler and lesser frames i guess?😂

BASED GRANDMA edit: Sorry I forgot it was your mother, I just saw thee number 52 and auto assumed so... BASED MOM

theres a really messed up joke to be made here....

Inaki was truly born to play Luffy. I totally get why Oda was laughing his ass off watching the audition tape cuz THAT'S HIM. Especially because he knows how to play Luffy right as you've already said. Absolutely insane. I think that goes for the entire cast, straw hat crew, marines and villains. Everyone feels like they were meant to play their roles.

Again, it highlight how perceptive and meticulous Oda is but Inaki did surpassed expectation and made this character his own!

Same! As soon as I saw the Baratie set design, I was just blown away. Sanjis arc was the best shot and didn’t feel as rushed ;))

​@@fiolioco1523yea

Nami's was altered a lot

ah yes my favourite straw hat member, Snaji

I thought Zeff was Gordon Ramsay. Lol

Oh boy, you are in for a wild ride.

One piece has so many amazing backstories

I’m always a little jealous of people starting the series. I’ve never gotten that feeling of “I’ve read 200 chapters, I only have 200 chapters left” anywhere else. Hope you love it. =)

Same I haven't touched anime and manga since high school but this made me interested again

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New generation of haters too 😂

Actually weirdly this adaptation seems to be bringing in fans from older generations from my experience. Since these days, at least in the english speaking world, manga/anime has become very mainstream among younger people and many ultimatley find their way to the crown jewel that is OP. So young fans are a plenty. But among an older audience who never really interacted with manga/anime or only those who managed to go big in the US in the late 90s and early 00s(which OP failed to do big time due to a fumbled dub) have never been introduced to it. Those seem to be driven to it by the live action in big numbers now.

that's what happens when the creator was involved

ty Goda

​@@ahmedmaklad6527not just him the whole team

And the fact that they're thinking of continuing this to go up to season 12 which is up to wano is insane! Like i thought they'll only continue for like maybe 4-6 but no they'll continue on till wano and if they succeeds in all of those seasons then they basically are the best anime adaptation ever! Like cause it's an adaptation that managed to continue to go to what the manga is!!! Like we'll get gear 5 inaki godoy 😂 like I've seen alot of people say "oOh iTs nOt bEtTer tHaN kEnShIn" or "mHa liVe aCtIoN wIlL bE betTer" like nahh with this!? One piece will not only be king of Shonen now, but probably become the king of the good anime adaptations if we reach wano in the live action

@@royalfun1031 but he told them what to do that's

Yeah exactly. What did you think about Arlong Park, I feel like it also suffered pretty considerably from the live action’s inability to have big action sequences.

They made the scene where Usopp decides to stay by Kaya’s side even if she didn’t believe him to be similar. The pay off wasn’t as big with this, but it has the same concept for usopp’s character. Even if he’s a coward, if the things he cares about are in danger, he’ll stand up and fight for it. They just made it about friends instead of the whole village which still works with the theme of one piece.

On the other hand they did such an Excellent job in Sanjis backstory Please take the positive as well not only commenting the negative stuffs

⁠@@Bud_Buddhano, it’s not the same, rather quite different. In live action Ussop told villagers that pirates are coming just because he asked for help. But In manga, he just tried to tell them that because he wanted to warn them and wanted them to run away from the pirates. He had the courage to take action and fight against enemies to protect what he cares even if he’s alone. but in live action he just waits and sits.

@@AM-lx6vl I definitely prefer how it played out in the manga, but everything works within the context of the live action. He sought out help from the village *and* the marines but they all denied him so he decided to protect Kaya himself. And since Kuro, Sham and Bucci were all in the mansion it makes sense that he'd stand guard in her room. That being said, he definitely should have had a more significant role in the fight against the Black Cat pirates instead of giving all the action to Luffy and Zoro.

A 41 years old here brother. Also watching and reading One Piece since the 2000. Currently rereading the manga and enjoying the heck out of it. I’m up to date with the manga but there was no way I would not go back to early One Piece after this great season of the Live action. It’s not perfect, it’s a 7-8, but it is worth watching.

Same here, read all the available tankobon/volumes that were available in 2001, enjoyed it, but just never picked it up again.

45, hard agree! ✊

Don't think Netflix did Death Note

37 here, the Live action is so good I managed to let my mother enjoy it at 60+. And she doesn't really like manga and anime as formats, but she knows how much of a OP fan I am. So we watched it together x3.

I don't really agree, I think they could have done that if they had 9-10 episodes but they didn't, I think all they had to do to make Usopp a better fit for the crew this season was make him actually fire the cannon precisely. The part where he fumbled with all the cannonballs made him feel useless, being the crews sharpshooter his aim is his main purpose in the crew, they screwed his character pretty hard in that scene.

I think the Usopp actor could use a bit more training in acting. He seems to have the weakest performance

IF THEY JUST HAD JANGO IT WOULDA BEEN FINE

@@quantrindic5488honestly I think he’ll be GREAT in season 2. His audition tapes he EMBODIES Usopp perfectly haha. I think now that they’ve got a good feel for being the characters, they can improve on anything weak

Nice profile pic

All credit should go to the showrunners Steven Maeda and Matt Owens for convincing Oda to greenlight the project, having the right vision which direction to take the show, hiring the right people and making the right calls to bring the series to life as a live action. Ofc everyone else working on the show too, but these two are definitely the backbone of everything.

@@aerithenjoyer To quote what someone else said "You can tell this show was made by fans" I know there is a lot you can nitpick but no one ever including myself thought that this was ever gonna work but they made a great live action series and you've to give props to that.

Wholesome as fuck

Its way too expensive, but if they keep doing what they are doing they can sustain it. Unlike the witcher franchise

@@ArtSawceI don’t think oda will let it happen that way

Writters on a strike we wont see season 2 before 2026

@@xale1836 yeah and atm neither side seem ready to give up so I don't expect the strike to end anytime soon

@@xale1836 can some one explain to me what is this one piece strike? I keep seeibg peiple talking this but i dont get it what happen

Ofc fb

Netflix show like this tend to get cancelled after just 1st season so my take is they really want to enrich the story and cut some to fit 8 episodes.

More flashbacks for next season I imagine (Ace and Sabo for Luffy) and we meet Tony Tony Chopper! And we will meet Nico Robin as a villain to start with as part of Baroque Works ! I will be interested how they handle both of these characters especially Chopper.

Just that Oda didn't like that Garp, which is supposed to be a bigger reveal down the line, was that overtly present in S1, which doesn't even make a lot of sense considering his position and who he is. But obviously we always throw a nuke when capturing a burglar.

Same 😁

me too!! gonna start the one piece anime too ^ o ^

R u on alabasta arc on anime? R u watching currently?

Hearing that is like hearing someone say “I don’t like Mexican food but I tried Taco Bell and it wasn’t that bad so I guess I’ll try actual Mexican food again”

this makes me so happy to hear!!!!!

Totally agree and I also like that we actually get to see the slowly developing friendship between Coby and Helmeppo!

Its almost as if the Cover Stories of the Manga covered that aspect.

@@gehtdichnichtsan2418 Yeah but, not as early as in the live action. They are back to back. Coby feels much more relevant and we can see Garp and Hemelpo also develop this early without losing out the main story.

Me too, I Love that the L.A. One Piece expands on them, but they changed Garp a bit too much, but if they justify the changes next season (I have hope), the plot holes that could appear due to their current Garp Path, could be mitigated... But i feel like season 2 would need 12 episodes of 1 hour each, And i feel like they could do "OVA" style 2 extra episodes flashing out why and how Usopp joined, and his active role in mentaining the ship, cementing him as a true Strawhat Crewmember (But also we really need to establish his weakness, and grouts that happened until and during Arlong Park), until, at least, we meet Frankie in season 3 (Frankie is based on young Jim Carrey, so, if we find a lookalike, that can get his facial expressions 30% to what Jim did, and has a close enough voice to Frankie, and Sponsored by Coca-Cola for the Cyborg Practical effects or CGI). Also, we need more justification in the "OVA" style bonus episodes to Sanji joining the crew and being so adamant about being loyal until death. And all that because we didn't have time with only 8 episodes, Should have been at least 10 (meaning at least 2 hours of extra content needed for the "OVA")... But I guess this, at least for who it hooks, could just read the manga, driving more attention to the source...

@@Narinjas I think Season 2 should only cover until they arrive to Alabasta and Season 3 should be the Alabasta saga. There is a ton of stuff for Franky been in season 3, Water 7 arc is way far ahead. We have Smoker, Laboon, Robin’s introduction, the giants in their 100 year duel and Chopper’s arc. That is a lot to cover, especially if they do 8 episodes again. And then after Alabasta, there is Skypea saga, that should be season 4. And Season 5 finally Water 7 arc, with Franky finally been introduced.

Woah! You read quickly! Though I probably went at the same pace when I read the manga for the first time 😅😂

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​@@magacofiyall fast

@@royalfun1031 One Piece is just that enthralling + I was 14 and had a lot of free time to read ✊ also I was new to manga and was enjoying the heck out of a new medium. OP was probably my third or fourth manga.

Goddamn, Water 7 and Enis lobby are the two arcs that made one piece my all time favourite anime ever, I thought after Skypiea is would be hard to make locations hit as hard as that but Water blew me out of the water, no pun intended

Their friendship was so sweet, and their hug at the end of the season had me smiling from ear to ear 🥹 "Be a good Marine" "Be a good Pirate"

kobys story being told alongside luffys was such a great story telling dymanic. the way you see koby and luffy as the protagonists who go seprate paths but are connected with the common goal of following their dreams was and is GOAT

now if only they've made the LA Garp to even remotely behave like the OG Garp too. Aside from having a beard and being in the same frame as Coby it's impossible to tell tho that character even is at first glance. They are completely two different characters.

@@HaohmaruHL yea they definitely should have gave bro shoulder pads or something to look swole and old not just old

@@HaohmaruHL I think he does.

This isn't 4Kids.

Oda is probably there to make sure they don’t screw up his life’s work.

Believe me it only gets better 👍

uhhh read until the time skip and watch a recap of the post ts until wano

​​@@daevldwhat? Post ts arcs are at *worst* slow. There's not a single arc that's not worth the read

@@daevld absolute ass take. some of the greatest moments are in post ts

@@anormalperson7161 Agreed. I've watched anime till ts, but after ts since anime started to catch up to manga - I've decided to read manga because anime episodes started to be very dragged on.

I mean he appeared in episode 5, 6 and 8 but I get what you're saying. Mihawk just doesn't have an expansive of a wardrobe like the straw hats lol. I think the only other outfit we've ever seen him wear is the white shirt and black pants during Zoro's training, which would be pretty underwhelming to see him in lol.

​@@n0nsticknickhe's casual tho

@@royalfun1031 oh i'm not complaining, it definitely is in line with his character.

@@n0nsticknick yea

welp...one piece isnt politically correct :>

​@@niklassjvar1635Tf you mean? OP is a highly political manga/anime series. Do you have trouble comprehending fiction?

someone explain to 'em, too lazy to elaborate what "hollywood's politically correct" is

@@cackle529 not politically correct ≠ non political my dude

@@niklassjvar1635one piece is politically correct by definition. It’s a very liberal manga in every way.

I agree, I was a little horrified that Joey said Usopp's introduction arc was filler!! I also thought the opposite about Kaya - her character was more fleshed out in the manga. Maybe worth it to go back to!

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Also I did not skip Skypiea

4 days and you are in Enies Lobby? Did you give up sleep? 😅

@@zurielsss yes infact, a lot of sleep 😴😂

Just in general, limiting the number of weird side characters and giving their roles to established cast members is the right move for cohesion. People often forget that some of these early arcs were kinda mid in the manga and could use a bit of creative liberty to feel tonally appropriate.

Unnecessary depends

They have to get a little kid to put on a reindeer costume to make it work

if they get Terry Crews to put some antlers on his head I think it'll work

Has to be a muppet, and not CG.

Probably the same way pikachu - sonic - rocket raccoon - etc were done

4'9 man in a fursuit👍

I think I say this for all One Piece fans. Please tell your husband thank you for your hard work!

Nah, Garps beast Hoodie looked like it came from Wish. Plus they kept changing the costumes on crew.

@@delta9571 im talking about those... All outfits are canon And garp's hat is just more realistic,the one from the manga would look worse

Yami Pfp is a W

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Now Garnt remains.

Yea boi

Yea Nami one too

had the same problem with the animation it wasn't good for me so even if the story was, animation was a big turn off. Which maybe is why I enjoyed the live action so much the story is there and the visuals are good even tho it's more realistic. I read that the Anime only gets good animation in episode 600 no way I'll watch 599 episodes of bad animation. Probably will watch the live action and where it ends, after all the seasons I hope it gets, continue the Anime from there, producers want to make six seasons at least and twelve if netflix let's them keep going. With 6 seasons I think it gets closer to when One Piece got good animation so it'll be less painful

​@accel_boost4752 the anime has bad animation all the way, it's only in the latest arc where the animation is better on average, like 900 episodes in, before there are obviously highs and lows but it's mostly bad, one of the worse animations in any big name anime, definitely the worst between naruto and bleach, naruto and bleach can get really impressive, one piece NEVER do that.

​@@symphonixbladesThat's the worst idea imaginable lmao The animation is old but not bad also gets better as it goes on It'll take decades to make And the LA skips most stuff so u would still need to start from the beginning

​@@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065nah it's fine except some arcs like Dressrosa major eps r good

@@royalfun1031 not really. Tower of God Anime also skips stuff from Webtoon for example. And I continued the Webtoon where the anime left of in S1. Some things that were skipped in the anime I stil understood them without reading from the beginning. So for One Piece I believe I can be able to understand it if I continue where the live action leaves when it ends

I hated Buggy, but tbh I never really liked him in the manga either. I don't like how they smudged his clown makeup as if they were trying to replicate the Joker

"Buggy definitely carried the entire show", couldn't disagree any more

Probably not, most of the screens and props can’t be reused other than the Merry and a few costumes. The Baratie restaurant and Arlington park is used once and it’s mostly gone. OP is fun because it’s constantly giving us new scenes and islands on the journey, not because it’s reusing stuff from before. The success also meant that actors will negotiate for higher salaries and increase production costs.