Subsequent week, the live-action adaptation of One Piece lastly units sail, and it wouldn’t be improper to say it has rather a lot to stay as much as. Eiichiro Oda’s shonen series has grown in recognition (and length) through the years, and this present is coming off the again of a current theatrical film and a few substantial occasions which have occurred over in its anime sequence. To not point out that the monitor file of live-action remakes has been…not terribly nice, even ignoring Netflix’s own contribution to this pattern.
However forward of the present’s launch subsequent week, social media impressions for One Piece have hit, and it sounds prefer it’s fairly good. Those that’ve seen it have been pleasantly shocked to seek out it pleasant, notably these whose expertise with the sequence is minimal or solely nonexistent. Its forged and dedication to the supply materials have been touted as explicit excessive factors, which is simply as nicely given how onerous Netflix has labored to promote them as the real deal that viewers will need to see inhabit the position for a number of seasons. As you possibly can see in tweets under, it sounds just like the present longtime followers might hope for, and can even do its job in bringing alongside newcomers.
This roundup, which incorporates reactions for main studio tasks, was revealed in the course of the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. With out the labor of writers and actors at present on strike, the movies and TV celebrated right here by followers wouldn’t exist.
One Piece’s first season hits Netflix this Thursday, August 31.
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