Just wondering what people who have watched Netflix’s new One Piece series think.
They don’t have the greatest track record with anime adaptions so I’m afraid to watch it. I thought Cowboy Bebop was alright. Although they kind of butchered Vicious and Julia, imo, the people who played Spike and Jet did well enough that it was able to sustain my interest for awhile but not long enough to finish it. Death Note was barely like the original at all. The only good thing I can say was Lakeith Stanfield’s L portrayal and Willem Dafoe’s Ryuk.
But this series seems to be trending, so maybe they’ve finally done it?
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It’s good and well cast
The cast has really been the selling point for me. Only 3 episodes in, but everyone has been exactly the right choice
I’ve never been able to read the manga or watch the anime for various reasons not depending on the content.
I was captivated by the trailers and watched it very quickly. I found it very enjoyable and can’t wait for a possible second series.
Not knowing the source material, I’m not sure if what I’m about to say is trivial, anyhow, I really loved how simplistic (in a good way) it is. The characters are finding out more about themselves and the protagonist wants everyone to achieve their dreams.
Everyone appears somehow one-sided and only bent on realizing their goal, but the actors give life to believable fantastic characters and you follow the fairy tale happily.
I’m not sure if I conveyed how I saw it, but I really liked it!
Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop and Death Note are hard to watch, in comparison
Very good. I’d say its the best anime adaptation I’ve seen. It managed to translate all sorts of goofy ridiculousness without trying to make it look serious and without it being distracting or grown worthy. I haven’t watched the anime but I know Luffy is supposed to be kind of annoying in it, in this he was just a great happy character and relentless optimist that without being delusional… It was a really fun show.
I’d say it’s the best anime adaption I’ve seen
Clearly you’ve never seen Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
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Yes. I’m a fan of the series and I liked it. I watched it with someone who doesn’t like anime and they liked it. I’m legitimately excited for season 2
It’s the best of those so far: quite faithful to the original, but also constrained by live-action limits.
On one hand the over-the-top expressions and physicality (body types, wacky combat, etc) are missing. On the other the main actors are doing a pretty good job with their characters. It’s well above painful to watch, which is a low bar, but also where most live-action manga adaptations fit, IMO. Let’s say it’s almost good, but not quite.
(Context: I haven’t read the manga, and have only seen a couple of the anime episodes.)
The live action is goofy, unpolished, sometimes awkward, and in some ways looks like a low-budget college production. But it also has a kind of genuine charm that I don’t see every day. Luffy in particular was very well cast, IMHO.
I kind of love it.
Haven’t read the manga or watched the anime, im having a lot of fun. Gives cheesy 90s movies vibe with lots of color and practical effects mixed with cg.
Definitely worth watching. I haven’t read the manga or watched the anime but really liked the live action adaptation. The practical sets are glorious, it is able to successfully present a very absurdist world in a convincing manner, and the actors really seem invest and mesh well with their characters. The fights are also top notch if you’re into Japanese fight choreography.
It’s a good show that stands on it’s own. Manga / anime adaptation or not, it succeeded by actually being an entertaining show.
I’m a casual One Piece manga fan and I would say it is probably the most faithful adaption to the source material. Most of the sets and scenes are bang on and the cast is just fantastic and likeable. Luffy, Zoro and Nami in particular are great casts and really grew on me. But most importantly the show has heart, which is something a lot of the modern show lacks and tries to substitute with paint-by-color beats.
100% worth watching and would recommend.
Edit: Buggy the Clown’s actor is da BOMB
Deke from Agents of SHIELD.
It’s ok. Not bad, but not great either; and that’s pretty good for a manga/anime adaptation. The adult characters were all good, as well as the villains. The guy who played Usopp was the weakest actor IMO. They also have an interesting choice of camera angles. Not sure if the super zoomed in shots of everyone’s faces was intentional, or if it was a budget issue, as I believe they had a pretty large budget for this show.
That’s just how anime is shot I think
I did notice the anime has shots like that, but it doesn’t translate well to live action IMO.
it was pretty good but I was hoping to see jango and luffy did the arm holding thing a bit much, but maybe I don’t remember the early episodes that well and he did that a lot back then too, some of the colourful hair dyes come off more as cheap wigs and as less of a complaint and more of a “huh” type thing luffy’s accent really comes through when he talks about becoming the king of the pirates
No one two jango was maybe the biggest miss, otherwise pretty good… especially given the absurdity of making one piece live action.
I really liked luffys accent… fit the character for me. Sanjis too.
Ya no the accent was fine just it was interesting how it was so strong and consistent when luffy said he’d be the king of the pirates
Its really good. I was familiar with the anime but had never watched beyond the first few episodes and i loved it. I watched with my brother who loves the anime and he agreed. The casting is really good and the heart and soul of the characters are intact.
As a One piece fan I say i it was really good, there were minor things that were weird but overall it was great.
I saw a clip of it, and watching an actual actor say ‘gum gum’ was…embarrassing
I still want to watch it, but probably more to laugh at it than with it
