ONE PIECE Creator Reacts To Live-Action Series Trailer & Creates a New Poster
Netflix recently shared a new trailer for its adaptation of the hit anime One Piece and the creator of the manga, Eiichiro Oda, has responded to that. There are a lot of mixed reactions from fans, but if you’re wondering what Oda is thinking about it, he’s excited! He shared a lengthy note on social media, saying:
"So, the live action One Piece! The teaser and trailer are now out, and the launch date for the show itself is set for August 31st. I'll say this. There were no compromises on this show! And the festivities have already begun! It's already fun seeing the flurry of reactions after each release of information. And the very fact that adapting One Piece into live action was conceived 7 years ago is wild! How will this world be brought to life?!
"There was so much that went into it -- All the efforts by actors, the building of the world and the costumes, presenting things in a way that can only be done in live action, the dialogue -- and the entire process of so many people putting their heads together was a festivity in and of itself. After the launch, I'm sure I'll hear about some people pointing out how this character is missing or some scene is omitted, or this bit is different from the manga. But I'm sure they'll come from a place of love, so I intend to enjoy even those comments! LOL the story will span 8 episodes and take us up through you-know-where!!
"Even after the shoot was over, there were numerous scenes the production agreed to re-shoot because I felt they weren't good enough to put out into the world. On the other hand, there were also some lines that I thought didn't feel like Luffy on paper...but when I saw the filmed scenes, I went, 'It works when it's Inaki performing it as Luffy! As a matter of fact, it works great!!' There were so many things that had to be done to keep things from looking too unnatural in live action.
"The producers and the crew are pros at live action, and frankly, they're One Piece superfans, too. The more knowledgeable you are about One Piece, the more you're likely to notice the love they poured into this. It was June when we made the final decisions to go ahead and launch this show. My editor who'd worked so hard on this actually cried as he said, 'It was such a long journey...' LOL. Not that working hard on something guarantees success, of course.
"By now I just love this production team and the cast so much that I can't wait for them to get the acclaim they deserve from everyone around the world. And if by chance people have some gripes, I'll be there to receive them together! Now, whatever feelings you choose to harbor in the meantime, it's still going to be one month, so please have some tea as you wait!"
Hearing stuff like that from the creator gets me excited about the series. I just love that he’s so passionate about it and in celebration of the release of the trailer Oda also whipped up a cool piece of poster art for the series!
One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and his pirate crew as they explore a fantastical world of endless oceans and exotic islands in search of the world’s ultimate treasure known as “One Piece” to become the next Pirate King.
The other main characters include Zoro (Mackenyu), Nami (Emily Rudd), Usopp (Jacob Romero Gibson), and Sanji (Taz Skylar).
Steven Maeda is a co-writer, showrunner, and executive producer on the series along with Matt Owens, who is also co-writing and executive producing. The series also stars Morgan Davies (The Evil Dead) as Koby, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino (The Sex Lives of College Girls) as Alvida, Aidan Scott (Action Point) as Helmeppo, Jeff Ward (Hacks) as Buggy, McKinley Belcher III (Ozark) as Arlong, and Vincent Regan (Troy) as Garp.
The 10-episode series comes from Tomorrow Studios and One Piece publisher Shueisha. Open Piece will be released on August 31st!