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Distraught at the loss of Riverdale, Alex decided to watch a show that would literally never end so he would never have to feel that way ever again.
Lmao 😂
what a conclusion. like Netflix won't cancel this anytime. 😭
@@isabella.7450 With the success this had?
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@@isabella.7450 theres always the 1074 episode anime lmfao
The reason this show exists is because it's the author's dream to make ONE PIECE reach audiences that would never touch manga and anime.
Exactly, I love animation but this adaptation can exist at the same time with the anime and manga so even more people can enjoy One Piece in the way they like most.
exactly. i dont know why people think the same logics and reasoning for live actions apply to opla. they should've done more research
Simple logic yet they don't understand and you have a video here making fun of onepiece like it's a piece of sh*t
You beat me to it, but this.
that's the point, the anger comes from animation not being taken seriously by neither the corporations making it NOR the people who could be watching it.
Fun fact: The idea for a live action adaptation of One Piece actually came from the creator himself because he wants more people to be interested in One Piece.
I was looking for this comment before writing it myself 👍
I loved this series, it made me want to pick up the Anime again even if I don't know where and when I stopped. Like Luffy, I'm embarking on a long journey haha so mission accomplish by the creator
@@AlexisDeParisiiI read the whole thing and it's still going but the wait for the next chapter takes a while. On the anime though I stop somewhere in Punk Hazard. To me reading was just a better experience.
Something for everyone, manga, anime, and live action
Oda really made a smart choice, because the show is solid and acceptable to mainstream media
Never bothered with one piece coze it has too many episodes. So the live action definitely got me into liking it
As an animator, I'm sure you're well aware of people who outright refuse to watch something just because it's animated. With the live action, you can please fans while bringing in a new audience that may have never given it a chance otherwise.
Frankly, being an adult and not appreciating good storytelling in media just cuz it’s animation is such a regressive view
Also, there is people who will refuse to watch something just because it is an adaptation
@@toonboy2041exactly
@@scarletdragon1019exactly
People who look down on animation like it’s inferior to live action, aren’t smart
"Translators note: Japanese people will often laugh when they think something is funny or feeling happy in some way"
😂😂
Just according to keikaku!
(Translator's note: keikaku means plan)
Weeaboo fansubs were something
Wow, you must be Japanese
"One Piece is the weirdest show"
And that's why we love it.
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Hell yea, one piece anime was already weird for anime standards lol
@@deathbraincrz23that's a wild guess.
Exactly in a world where most media is overly serious it nice to see a show that bright, weird, and happy.
Yessir
I think the real success of this show is the fact that they took ~45 episodes of the anime (roughly 1035 minutes), and turned it into ~8 hours (480 minutes) without significantly changing the underlying story, and all the while giving fans what they want to see.
Not hard to do, when you cut out all the stretch they put into the animes. XD
@@miriamweller812 yeah, about half the Anime is filler or recaps.
That just shows how much filler is in the actual anime.
No, a better comparison here is when you cut out a lot from the manga! The anime is definitely not all filler. 15% of one piece is filler not that much
@@DANCERcowa lot of the episodes are mixed though rather than having filler arcs like bleach or naruto. There’s some ofc but the pace in normal eps is a lot slower
Alex "Why is a live action remake even being made where the original is already there"
Also Alex "As someone who hasn't watched the anime series"...
That's why it's being made...
Hearing Alex calling Luffy "Monkey" feels so weird compared to One Piece's wackiness
Gotta be some kind of sin to call Luffy monkey especially since the characters repeatedly call him Luffy.
It's also on purpose, because he calls Roronoa Zoro for Zoro.
Word. :/
Hearing who? Oh, you mean Meyers.
@phyconinja but that makes sense but calling luffy monkey makes no sense
All jokes aside, I appreciate that the people working on the live action adaptation of One Piece managed to make it work.
Thats what im saying
Totally dude I'm a bit of a fan of the anime and when the trailer came out it was so eye catching and also how they made the boats and when I saw it they did such an amazing job and I'm glad they put so much passion to this adaption
It didn't work, the show is awful
@@blodiaaa6990maybe for you. Just leave the live action be. Let other people enjoy it.
It was backed by Oda, if something looked off then he would fix it.
It was impressive how they made the live action still feel animated. I kinda want to see the original after binging the live action. Kudos to the studio for not draining the life out of the series
do it c:I'msure you'll find ways to enjoy both versions, there's plenty of differences
man... when you come back from binging that, aliens will have come by with our galactic uber order.
Very impressive
I give you one recommendation, read it. You can still watch parts of the Anime if you wanna see the Voice Acting, Music, Performance, but reading will save you so much time, you see the actual intended scenes and art used, and you won't go mad from the abyssmal pacing that Toei is known for.
Same I use to watch the anime but after seeing the live action, it renewed my interest in the anime. Which I feel like it’s like that for alot of ppl because the anime is in popular today category of Netflix once again
Nah he really called luffy “monkey” through the whole video 💀
He did say he wasn’t a fan… even though he’s goes by Luffy the whole show 😭
To be fair Luffy does said Monkey D Luffy and Alex probably doesnt know Luffy is actually the first name because of the order switch in the names.
It's clear he didn't watch it😭
And he made Nami out to be like a to "cool for school" Type girl like bro prolly didn't even watch the finally @@roblucci2366
Imagine if he also said Roronoa
Fun fact:
In Germany we pretty much dub everything and for this Show they hired the original (German) voice actors from the Anime.
Best thing they could have done and did. Makes the whole thing somehow just…work
THIS! I don't think I could have enjoyed the series as much as I did if they had not done this
Okay, you made me rewatch the show. I watched it first in english, as I tend to do with OG english content, but now I am interested.
That's so cool!! Now I'm curious if they did the same for Japanese dub...
@@QuarterMidgetKingthey do!
They did in almost every dub
By the way, the reason why they phrase his name as Monkey D Luffy is because in Japanese, its usually your last name first and first name last. his name is Luffy.
This part!!!!
I got so annoyed
I think Alex knows this, he just kept saying monkey on purpose! Which was very annoying. I expected better from him
Even then it just feels wrong calling luffy monkey, I think his name is Monkey D. Luffy, but like the Japanese do, they call him by his last name which in this case would be Luffy
@@Krystal_Does_ShitMonkey is his last name, Luffy is his first name
One Piece is supposed to be weird, that’s why we love it.
So true i always see it one piece is kinda very chill and unserious shonen while naruto is so edgy and try to be political shonen
@@Bobori8989 you're joking right?, Why would something being serious be edgy 💀, also one piece is very political and serious, it literally portrays the top people of the world making anyone they want a slave just because, pirates that control factions of the world. Kaido being a tyrant in Wano and making fruits that cause people to always laugh, Racism, turning people to toys to be forgotten.
@@Bobori8989How does Naruto in any way come off as political? I'm genuinely asking.
@@OblivionKnight76The themes of Naruto is all about war, a corrupted world that turns children into soldiers and all that. Pain is literally a character who wants to achieve world peace by subjugating everyone with force. Or Madara and Obito causing a world war for their "peace".
@@reddfeather8007 Well one piece is also about a corrupted world that turns children into criminals because piracy is the only way out plus nobleman plus fishmen being lesser than humans etc.
You're trying too hard to make Nami look bad here. If you watched the show her personality absolutely makes sense.
I'm over 1000 episodes deep, and nothing about that live-action makes any sense to me
@@CoolerGuy121bro watched 1000 eps of two piece
@@CoolerGuy121 I am up to date with the anime, and almost everything about that live-action makes sense to me
@@CoolerGuy121bro watched 1000 episodes of adult one piece
"uhhh actually, I know better than you" 😂😂😂
Honestly I don’t know what’s more surprising. The fact that a live action anime actually turned out well or the fact that it was made by *_Netflix._*
Give it its chance to shit the bed. Some ppl take running leaps.
Both lol
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Yesssss I just finished it and loved it
@@shrimphotel4096that show was so cringe. Everybody trying to act like an stereotypical anime character. Alice quickly lost the spotlight, everybody is better than him even in the games but they keep treating him like he is a special guy.
Great video but I honestly lost it everytime you called Luffy ‘Monkey’😭
I’m yelling at the screen, “IT’S LUFFY!!!!”
Monkey (family name) d (mysterious middle inital) Luffy (given name)
I love your pfp ❤
I'm pretty sure he did it to specifically annoy you
*Fake One Piece fans when they learn Luffy's full name*
I usually agree with you on the whole using real people with cg effects thing, but with one piece a big part of the show is that it's goofy and wacky and doesn't take itself seriously so the stretchy guy who looks really goofy, or the clown who's just a head half the time really leans into it and it works
Indeed
still looks bad
@@elodieelvira7913then simply don’t watch it :D
@@elodieelvira7913 I'm sorry that your mum told you that you look bad, I'm sure it's not that bad.
@@elodieelvira7913i don't think it actually looks bad, or I guess i'd say it is not bad enough to distract me.
As somebody who has always been intimidated by the amount of episodes in the OG show the fact that one season covered like 90 episodes of source material and was actually enjoyable and I didn’t feel lost was really valuable to me. Seems like it’s a faithful adaptation and it’s gotten me interested in the series
It's more like 50 episodes, round 95 chapters of the manga
its only until the 45th episode in the anime..
Throwing away important events, character development, changing personalities and overall tone and atmosphere of the series is NOT a faithful adaption
Try around 30-40.
Its alot but its worth it, its kept up an insane level of consistently being incredible for over 20 years
The reason why it’s so faithful to the source material is because the mangaka/creator Oda was supervising it from the start. He even had the final say in casting and admitted via a letter he posted online that this show would only be released if he gave the ok to do so. Also he approved all the changes made and flat out said that if fans want to get at someone for that they can go at him cause it was all his doing.
good thing that writers and producers actually listened to him unlike those one that antagonized the creator and fans
@@freeyaw29 - It also helps that the entire staff and a lot of the cast are big fans of the manga/anime which you can tell big time via the behind the scenes and promotional videos or just by looking up on how the outfits are nods to ones the characters wore in the art spreads or on the covers. A lot of love and passion went into this which is what it needed to succeed and is an example on how to do an adaptation right which is why most (keyword most) comic based movies usually do so well.
Why'd he choose such old actors?
@@necromancer6405 - Because they best represent the character. There’s a video from Netflix itself of Iñaki meeting Oda who admits to him that he picked him to be Luffy because he made him laugh and showed that he’s Luffy in real life which was something none of the other actors auditioning could do. Iñaki captured and showcases the spirit of Luffy. That’s why he got the role.
@@necromancer6405 - Also they’re not that old. I mean jfc Iñaki recently turned twenty.
As someone who literally knows nothing about One Piece and only watched the live action on a whim ... It's a pretty cool show and I'm happy for the long term fans that get to experience what is apparently a pretty faithful adaptation.
I've never seen One Piece either but I wish I did! I'm really happy for the One Piece fans that they got what they wanted in a live action remake and for the original creator to be involved... unlike the Disney remakes. I'm a huge Disney fan and all I want is a 1:1 adaptation. Super disappointed with Mulan I can't even explain
My brother's love the anime I was like eh cause I don't care for many animes just not my thing and were watching this when I was over to say I was hooked would be an understatement
@@Ingridfirethe live action isnt 1:1, alot changed in the live action, a big one is garps character. The live action makes him way more serious compared to the anime. In the anime Garp is more goofy, funny and only serious when he really needs to be.
Same. I just started watching the anime, and watched the live action. I'm so happy for the fans, but also jealous lol. I wish dbz and Saint Seiya would have gotten these kind of live action. 😢
One piece fans have their complaints of the show that seem pretty valid. Mainly characters not acting like the said character. But then I see non one piece fans who likes the live action, argue with the OP-fans 😰 telling them to get over it and not everything have to be exact…. Which is weird cause personality is a big deal.
Calling Nami one of those “not like other girls” girls is
Definitely a little strangely insulting
That’s one thing I don’t like that much about the live action. She was kinda iffy at the start of the anime too but it was in a different way, I can’t really explain it
@@blizyon30fps86 she was louder in her hatred of pirates as to oppose her more quiet hatred in the live action, but that makes sense. We all remember how Cowboy Bebop’s Ed showed you can’t do anime acting in live action directly
@@blizyon30fps86 The anime has a comedic tone that makes most characters fun to watch, Nami and Zoro were involved in many funny scenes, which made them likable. The live action sacrificed that in order to maintain some level of realism, so they both felt like they have a stick up their ass.
@@blizyon30fps86well I felt the same especially when she was shown as a fighting expert in the very first arc itself and here hate for pirates was tonned down alot
@@Diabl0Mask yea you worded it better than I ever could
>one piece is a weird show
>reviews the first episode only
fr
Also people like you when someone doesn’t like something.
“Don’t watch it if you don’t like it!!!!”
@@ExpertContrarian Aren't they right though? Why the hell are you watching something you're just gonna complain about
@@MimiEdits666I’m not. Use your brain
Yes, watch 0.01% of a show, and don't give it any further chances! like seriously, give one piece 50 episodes.
It actually HAS a reason to exist, as not only the writer of the manga attached and using it to make changes that he wished he'd done originally now that he's grown as a writer, but it's ALSO a far more compact and consise version of the story, turning around 50 episodes (or nearly 100 manga chapters) episodes into an 8 episode season, making it far easier for audiences to ease into than the original.
So right now if they follow a similar outline for how much content they use per episode, only 160 episodes to catch up to the current source material, by then there will probably be enough new material to make another 40 episodes. Netflix could run this thing for an entire generation ffs, 10 episodes a year for 20 years, or every 2 years for 40 plus years...
I still haven't read anywhere he made changes he wanted made but that he had to reign in the netflix team a lot and eventually they wore him down to do some things they wanted. He's standing behind it as it's his name and baby and it's not good business to downplay your projects. And he seems mostly happy with it, but this was never meant to replace the anime or correct it or anything from what I've seen. I think it's best one and done. Netflix is infamously bad at making good second seasons.
it ABSOLUTELY DID NOT NEED TO HAPPEN. It looks objectively bad, like he said disney channel level cgi, why thefck doesnami have blue eyes but no chest (and I'm a straight woman), why does sanji look like an old man, why is luffy so fckn annyoing????? Sounds like although oda has enough money for multiple lifetimes, hebstill wanted another check and the "glory" of netflix. and thisisnwhere I separate the art from the artist, cause this show should not exist
after reading this i'm not surprised i loved it so much, i remember years ago when i just started watching the anime, and it took a really long time for me to get into it, i went into the live action with low expectations and ended up bingeing the whole thing.
@@elodieelvira7913being a straight woman doesn’t make it not creepy to fixate on an actresses breast size 😭 if all the women were accurate to their anime counterpart they’d have beach balls under their shirt
11:47 "What's the point?"
Remind me again why you never started watching the One Piece anime but you watched this.
That's like saying, why would Marvel make Iron Man (2008) and start MCU when it's comics and animated shows came way back and were doing good. Still are. Lol 😂.
To reach a wider audience!
Ultimate goal is to tell great stories and make money with it.
(I wouldn't have been exposed to Marvel for like 10 more years if it weren't for that Iron Man movie.)
I would argue this show is not just for people who don't watch anime, but it also serves as a condensed retelling for people who don't have time to commit to 1000+ episodes of a show. They also made enough changes to it that it has value beyond just recreating iconic scenes in live action - the entire B plot with the marines is new, and the Syrup Village arc was changed from a big fight on the beach to something almost like a slasher movie just to name a couple examples.
True, I honestly wasn't expecting as much Coby and Helmeppo as we got, which was nice bc I have been a bit curious at how that friendship developed. And it's nice to see the Garp reveal happen early, esp as it also let's the conflict with the World Government be more a forefront issue for the viewers from the get-go.
It's garbage
its a better adaptation than the anime is, the anime adaptation of one piece is awful imo
@@zayer2268your opinion, sure. It's a bad opinion, but you can still have it.
@@zayer2268Its not, u are just too stupid to understand why this is so good. First of all its anime adaptation + they chose to adapt the most goofy anime ever existed and in the same time the longest. Thats why they cant put 1:1 character impression bcs in real life it would be cringe and painfull to watch. Second, actors are not immortal, they become Old, so they need to Rush it, bcs they dont have 10 lives and if they Rush it, they need to change many things bcs in other way it would not make any sense. My National lanugage is not English, im sorry for all mistakes :)
Can't believe I watched that entire thing waiting to find out why you call him "Monkey" when every.single.character. in the show calls him "Luffy". And you spent years in Japan, you KNOW that's not his first name.
Also baffled that you, someone who has never watched or read One Piece, watched the live action adaptation to see what it's like and walked away wondering "What was the point of making this, just watch the anime". My brother in Christ, YOU are the point.
exactly this dude is like 'man this live actions trash people should stick to the anime but no way am i actually gonna watch the anime cuz its way too long '
I was wondering the same thing on why he wasn’t referring to him as luffy he kinda weird for that
@@maniac4594 I actually felt like he didn't watch. That this video was just to throw shade.
its all jokes fanboy
I just discovered him and watched a handful of videos, let's just intellect isn't exactly his strongest stat
I wouldn’t call it a strictly faithful adaptation. It changes a lot actually, and moves stuff around, reveals stuff out of order etc. but it’s faithful to the world and the characters. I really enjoyed it as a long time lover of One Piece
I'd say that's more by virtue of needing to condense the whole story by about 500 minutes
@@pulatelephonicsThe budget for each episode is roughly fifteen million USD. It’s slightly cheaper, and easier to draw along with animation for anime.
This is live action. They condensed what was needed on paper for an adaptation. Usopp’s story was butchers, and ended with “I like girl, she likes me”. Dude had depth. Also cut out the entire Kill Kaya plan, and changed its setting to the mansion instead of the beach.
I enjoyed it as a long time reader, and criticized it as being a fan of the source material.
@@Sean-eo8nsI actually enjoyed Syrup Village quite more in the LA than the Anime.... In the anime, even the Manga; Syrup Village was too dragged on, Kuro was not a good antagonist, certain parts like Kuro and Jango reiterating their plan in the open felt a bit forced, Myanban brothers were a headache, etc. In the LA, they didn't dragged it, they gave Kaya some more characterization, I liked the romance between Usopp and Kaya being explicitly stated, Myanban brothers felt better, and most of all, the horror theme suited better.
Though, I have a major complaint as well; the characterization of Usopp, as while he felt more grounded and likable (less annoying) in LA; his strong character moments that makes worthy to be part of the crew were absent.
@@Sean-eo8nsYup, and that’s far more than what other “fans” are willing to do. Most “fans” I’ve seen talk about this series just want to suck the live action version off as if it has absolutely no flaws whatsoever, as if they’re just desperate for One Piece to be the one that does the “live action adaptation” perfectly.
@@yuvrajganguly Usopp, truly a captain of nothing
It's so weird to see one of the hardest anime to adapt having the best adaptation until now, LOL but I'm happy that this happened.
Yes as a non-fan interacting with this IP for the first time ever, I'm officially a live action fan ❤😂. Go check out my review!
I’m still baffled how they made it work. Like you’d think the one with the weirdest world designs and characters would be the hardest to nail but no, this is amazing.
exactly with how out of this world character designs and powers but they still made it work
its just insane how they screwed up Death Note lmao 😂
That's ONLY because Oda was involved
I appreciate your dedication to calling him 'Monkey' the whole time despite the fact that literally everyone in the show calls him Luffy lol.
Luffy is his legitimate name. Japanese names start with the family name first.
@@TheTVDewey Too bad Luffy is not Japanese...
@@saianimation9522Luffy is Brazilian, but the author, Oda, made the names of the characters in the Japanese style, Last Name and then First Name
@@BrunoSantos-bw2pg I pretty much think that Oda had in mind how other cultures name placing works. It's not Japanese only to have family name first. We do that here in Russia too
@@saianimation9522 Yeah I know, but all of the One Piece characters have "Last Name First Name" style of names
I honestly think they made the cg effects work. It blends really well into the world and the set design. After all, everyone’s already wearing crazy ass costumes, makeup, and wigs. You either suspend your disbelief for the whole thing, or you just don’t experience it the way (I assume) it’s supposed to be experience.
It weirdly conveys the anime feeling and style quite well into live action.
I think it depends on the shots : a few dont really works for me but yeah, as a whole, I think the CGI is at the very least convincing.
It works pretty good, but still not for me at all.
12:50
I love how you basically answered your own questions here. One piece live action exists mainly because people are way more willing to give a live action 8 episodes show a chance than a 1000 episodes anime, even if they're just as likely to like both.
Also very entertaining for fans to see adaptations of stories they're passionate about, even when it's 1:1 (like how fans of a manga still want and enjoy the anime) and this show definitely isn't 1:1.
Also some people REFUSE to watch ANY anime, as it is seen as something weebs do, and you know, weeb=loser
@@anniesmith6165weebs are loser if you put your whole life into isekais and romcoms with lolis you are a loser
Nah nah nah, I think this is a bad take, not just cuz I agree with his notion of like "why does this exist, just go watch/read the anime/manga" but really cuz like with that perspective, you'll never be start or do ANYTHING long term lol. Like One Piece is just inherently a long story with a lot of tiny details. What happens when the "adaptation" is eventually 12 season long and counting just like the OG series. Are people just gonna use that same excuse for not getting into something they might be into? Like, that's ridiculous lol
True, i would see it again even being a 1:1 which it isn't
People have a big misconception about the story too, and having so many episodes makes them not wanting to give a chance to see it it's true. Oda itself saw the live action as a chance to people to know One Piece now worrying about the big numbers of the episodes.
Also consider the fact that Oda wrote the start of One Piece over 20 years ago now - his writing has definitely improved since then, and I suspect that’s the reason behind a lot of changes to the story (along with pacing and set/casting restrictions of course)
The creator of One Piece was around for production and even met the guy who played Luffy and told him that he was what he saw pictured when he drew Luffy. Even gave him the Straw hat, he even got the seal of approval from the japanese VA. Which I found so sweet when I learned it.
I actually cant believe how good this is. I didn't realize Netflix still had it in them to make a good show. Even with all the source material provided. Im not done with the season but it might be one of the best live action adaptations I've ever seen.
It likely onle because Eiichiro Oda whonis the original Creator was involved so much in the show.
I hope Netflix learns from this show.... I don't think I will ever be able to get over the disappointment of the Witcher
Not just Netflix, Oda had a big grip in the show.
Is like every other live action. Its overhyped as hell. It makes changes that are worst than the original version.
@@emperortime2356 womp womp it succeeded
You ask “why make a live action if the anime is right there” well personally I think it’s the same reason we adapt books to film. Sure live action and animation are both visual medium, but they are different media. While the live action does follow the anime story, it does have changes that aid in storytelling and cohesive. it also just cool seeing set design, costumes, lighting, etc of the film.
That is such a stupid question
haha, yea. That's the reason I could never watch the Harry Potter movies. I had this world in my head, and as soon as I started watching the first movie I was like "NOPE!".
Got a similar feeling with plenty live-action/cgi remakes.
It’s not the same. Live action only takes away from animation. Imaginary to visual is an actual change with merit.
The reason for adapting this show into live action is to give people like you, who never watched the Anime or read the Manga, an accessible entry point into this wonderful story and I think they did an awesome job (for the most part). The story is compressed and more steamlined and not a mountain of >1000 Episodes with fillers and streched story telling + intros/outros and flashbacks.
God knows I´m still hoping for a One Piece Kai
try One Pace
@@curtis7998I mean that’s an option but honestly it cuts a lot of character moments and downtime that helps give a break between arcs. Just enjoy the ride instead of skipping enjoyable content
@@WholeWheat_J Some people don't have time for that.
@@sparklepink4ever listen, either way you’re consuming hours upon hours of content no matter how much you cut. I’m not denying it’s faster, but what you’re skipping is still content. It would be faster to just not watch it and read it, you know it would be even faster to just look up a summary of what happens each arc. Or you can just watch the show, why skip stuff that only enhances something you enjoy?
i am a longtime anime fan, and appreciate a shonen, but i refused to read one piece because i found the art "ugly" so my dumb ass watched the live action cuz Mackenyu is hot and O NOOOO after escaping one piece for DECADES it finally caught me and i LOVED IT and now ill have to go read the manga. it did its job EXACTLY
All i know is that our expectations were so low that we were blindsided how good this live action is. As one piece fan, totally 8/10 for me. This season is just laying the groundwork for everything. If there is a season 2 (i rlly hope there is), we get more like drum island and alabasta! 🎉
I gave it a 9/10 only because of that one character's unnecessary death. I'm so excited to see how they handle the Drum Island arc!
I do kinda now want Alex Meyers to cover the entire lore of miraculous like Riverdale because the lore is something else
Same!
YES! Same
I’d watch the shit out of that
I swear some people see "strong women" and turn their brain off. I literally don't know how people get to the end of her arc thinking that. The Netflix show did it perfectly. Me and my mother were in tears together when Nami broke down after Arlong double crossed her, and she tearfully asked Luffy to help her.
You see this young woman be put through hell and torment, destroying herself to protect others, forcing herself to not get hopeful and drown her expectations and standards. And the only thought is "ew girl boss" bro!? She's a hero with a heart of platinum! She was literally a child slave, of course she has trust issues. East Blue is her story.
She has on dresses and skirts and pink, I don't know where you're even getting the "not like other girls" stuff. You gotta actively not pay attention to think that.
I gotta wonder if you left your empathy somewhere else man.
I've seen other people on here point it out too and I feel the need to call it on ya too. Genuinely rotten bad faith take.
I think he just didnt watch past the 1st episode
mad ?
@@uhhidunno7889 "ew emotions"
@@wilforddraper1894
mad 🫵
@@uhhidunno7889 Point still stands.
People that were not one piece fans are becoming one piece fans thanks to this show, so thats why this exist.
It actually drastically changes a lot of the plotlines of the original story, it moreso tries to emulate the same spirit while following the same basic narrative beats. Also they introduce him as Monkey D Luffy because that's how people introduce themselves in Japanese (last name first, first name last) so his actually name is Luffy.
Edit: I forgot he lived in Japan so I didn't get that the whole name thing was just a joke
Its based on the manga, not the anime
@@gingerdog8203 I'm not sure why you've brought this up, I never implied any different. I'm someone who has enjoyed both the anime and manga for many years and honestly, take out the filler episodes and 95% of the anime is directly from the manga so making a differentiation between the two in terms of plotlines is kinda unnecessary. Regardless I said that the live-action differentiates from the plotlines of the original story which implies the manga.
@@totha098How much filler do you think is in One Piece?
Well this UA-camr lived in Japan for about a decade so it's safe to say that he knows about how names work there. He was just taking the ball on us here.
@@KingOfPirateGames Do we count half of the episode being recap of the previous episode as filler? Because if yes, then quite a bit of One Piece is filler, especially post time skip.
They didn't have to go the extra step in making the ships real, but they did so I appreciate them.
like the ussop and kaya ship? heheheheh
@@abobocoI think they mean boats lmao
As someone who grew up watching the anime and reading the manga, I wholeheartedly admit that they have the best ever live adaptation. I'm looking forward to the next seasons to come and hope they do even better.
To me Itazura na kiss or Boys over flowers have the best live action adaptations ever. And I mean all the live action adaptations of those as I have seen them all I think.
I’m so excited for the adaptation of the alabaska arch!
i watched the live action first and i like it better than the anime. ofc, i watch anime and i don't think 2d is inferior but i was intimidated by the length and after reading it, it's clear that some stuff is a bit unnecessary and though their wacky adventures are fun, I think the way they slimmed it down was really smart.
This is how you do a live action adaptation of anime you stay faithful to a source material and you embrace the craziness that comes with it and the spirit of it and don't deviate too much from the source material.
“It’s like we’re only allowed to have two kinds of cartoons nowadays, something about depression or Paw Patrol.”
That’s because executives only want either an animated toy commercial or another edgier Simpsons.
It’s edgelord to Family Guy to Paw Paw Patrol sliding scale.
Iñaki Godoy has an infectious personality that really sells Luff and I'm glad he got the role.
To answer Alex's question, the reason most studios aren't pushing for animation is that doing it well is time consuming and not super profitable.
Studio heads are incredibly greedy (as the current writer/actor strikes are showing) and they don't want to speak money and time on a developing animated media.
True but sometimes he kinda cringe for me, but overall he's good as luffy
@@sedlyholmes3722 any anime adaptation is gonna be a little cringe due to the material it's based on. I do love how he commits to it
Yes, initially I really hated the casting for Luffy but after watching season 1 of the LA he really is a perfect fit hoping that in season 2 he will be more cartoonish just like in the manga and anime.
Overall the only characters that I find odd were Garp, Ben Beckman and Shanks but the cast were really good specially the Main Characters.
@@sedlyholmes3722even in anime luffy is cringe and goofy too
@@wadewilson924 yeah, plus it's also self-aware in that aspect and they use it well to add humor. like how zoro comments on him calling out his attack names- they could've just removed the name shouting altogether, but they didn't. and like you said - they committed to it fully. turned out really great and now we have a really fun show on our hands. i hope this sets a good example for future live actions.
I love how the strangeness of the character designs bordered on uncomfortable for me. I’ve never watched a show like this and enjoyed it before. Everything was so wonderfully weird and fun. I absolutely loved all the characters, the set pieces, the cinematography and the music. This show felt like a breath of fresh air for me and I can’t wait for season 2🙌🏻
You're someone who never bothered with the anime or checking out the series until the live action came out. People like you ARE the point. The very fact that you watched it is the reason it exists.
He said he watched ten episodes when he was younger, and than decided to wait in till the show was all done (which he later regretted, lol).
@@pmpowaliszthat's next to nothing of the actual show and if he regrets it why not pick it up again? He shouldn't criticize fans for watching the live action instead of the anime when he is doing the same thing
@@danielacatist8798 he regretted it because it was over a thousand episodes when it was done. He was also criticizing the need for a live action show that mostly follows the anime anyways (a view I do not share), not the fans or newcomers who watched the live action show. A newcomer myself I applaud the anime source material that only needs to be condensed and a few wardrobe changes to be made into a successful modern live action show, for the mainstream. That’s more than you could say for Cowboy Bebop (I actually liked the live action show), which needed drastic changes to several characters, and frankly a entirely new villain and corresponding main story to be truly successful. Even a fleshed out Vicious was not good main villain material. Unfortunately the show runners were too faithful to CowBoy Bebop’s original story arcs (including the lackluster main story arc), and the live action show suffered for it.
This comment speaks to his larger point (which I agree with) why does making it live action suddenly make it worth checking out. These people won’t watch/read the anime or manga because the perception animation is childish but cast real people in the same story with the same ridiculous costumes, settings, character designs and it’s more palatable even tho it’s harder to suspend disbelief as everything in live action just looks more ridiculous.
@@stillmatic135 live action has advantages most anime simply can’t complete with (such as more expressive faces and larger details overall. People who actually try can get over any uncanny valley feelings.
I had my fiancé watch this with me, he hasn’t seen the anime yet but now he wants to watch both. It makes my younger self so happy. Especially after so many bad Live actions. I hope they continue to work with the anime writer. Because they honestly have knocked it outta the park for me. Down to the casting
Yeah I think that the live action has justified its existence by being a really good entry point for people to get into one piece who otherwise would never experience it.
yeah great casting, Luffy is a black kid and then he's a Latino teenager lmao
@@CuteAnimalVideos2580 Luffy geographically would be Brazilian. He was never white to begin with. And that kid isn’t black he is Colombian American.
@@CuteAnimalVideos2580Does that take away from the show?
The casting director really popped off, straight up ripped some of those characters right out of the anime
The care put into the casting, characters, costume, and animation. Gotta say, its a shockingly good live-action adaptation. The den den mushi with the admirals beard was perfect!
I've never understood the dislike of a live action version of something purely because it's live action. Some people do wonder "What would this be like if it looked real?"
It's just, there's been a long history of adapting things into live action and not turning out the best like ghost in the shell, Percy Jackson, World of Warcraft, Avatar the last Airbender. Nowadays it seems like it's working better, but there have been a lot of fails in the past
@@edschelchang6123 I understand when people dislike how they are treating a genre (Live action of former animated property) but alot od the people seem to argue that no one wants to see it being live action just for the sake of it being live action.
I think whilst a lot of them are kinda pointless bcs they don’t add anything, this one at least has a point for condensing the show into a reasonable watch time
@@JCKane Everyone liked Alita though
@@witchilich Well, alita didn't really even have an anime iirc
It sticks close to the source material more in the sense of the overall feel of the show and how good the actors & actresses managed to bring their characters from the manga/anime to life. In terms of scenes and plot, it changes a whole lot while never omitting or drastically changing the most important events. So it is a new experience, while still clearly captures the same world we fans have loved. Absolutely exceeded expectations.
Thank you so much for the whole cast & crew for bringing this story to life action in the best possible way. The curse is broken!
Yeah, when everyone says "Sticks to the source material" we're talking about a fucking vibe. The live action radically changed the storyline, and it was FINE because the VIBE MADE SENSE ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
Then you look at something like Wheel of Time adaptation from books: 3 boys leave on an adventure 2 start having problems but the third (Perrin) is always the calm collected rock of the group AND VERY SINGLE, not only does he not have a wife, he doesn't have a girlfriend or even A LOVE INTEREST. In the show: Perrin had a wife just get murdered and he's a fucking mess of emotions on the entire journey. EVERY PART OF THE VIBE WAS WRONG.
The only worry is the executives thinking this is some kind of formula that just throw at everything
In my opinion is pretty good putting the fact that if they were to re-create every scene to perfection, it wouldn’t be possible to do in real life
I mean, with everything considered, it's actually pretty good - the characters are casted great, the scenes are well shot, and the costumes and set are good.
my only problem was with the casting choice for nami's sister. that chick cannot act at all
@@abbacuspotter9232 🤣
Bro, you can’t be dissing a show that is undeniably in the top 5 pieces of fiction of all time
But this is the live action version. As a first time watcher it's a really poor introduction. The anime is probably better
@@SBC2317 Oh the anime is definitely better the live action has very poor acting and doesn’t even follow the story and plot in the manga
Which show is that?
@@Audiomaker49 there is 8 episodes..
@@SBC2317eh, i did not have any context as to what one piece is but I actually loved it and understood a lot.
Just wanted to say, the live action was garunteed to be good. Oda said he wouldn't allow the show to be released until he was satisfied. He's known to be a perfectionist.
I just hope each season afterward doesn't allow Netflix hubris off their success of Oda's involvement to settle in and cut him out. I heard without him it would've been quite bad.
I also heard that the director and the writer really pushed for Garp early on the series, which Oda was extremely hesitant to agree on, especially that reveal in the 4th. But I guess Oda has to work on re-writing something in the series to make Garp fit in early. For other characters not included, I think Oda agreed to remove them as those characters are already beyond their CGI budget, or storywise has not as much purpose until later in the series.
@@matchababy8485what I heard is that they reworked garp to a point Oda was satisfied with, which is why he was ultimately included. I imagine the live action is in a way Oda trying to tweak some elements of the story he’s dissatisfied with in the present, which is understandable considering he wrote this when he was in his early twenties
For a live action adaptation for an anime thats 20 years old, it's a good adaptation. They had the main points and everything which I liked. I'm lowkey glad they revealed Luffy and Garp's familial relationship already cause I personally love it lol
It's so bad man how anyone think this cringe Bebop shit is good is delusional
It would have been weird to keep it a secret considering how much Garp shows up in Season 1. He might not even be that present in Season 2 (if the show is renewed) so the reveal had to happen from the get go.
I mean it's an anime, it won't be cringe if it's animated, but in live action it's always gonna be a bit cringe no matter what when you see a grown man yell "GUM GUM PISTOL."
or the fact that it’s one piece that made it work… you’d think that cowboy bebop or death note had a bigger chance to make an adaptation
@@xklotsjI actually found the calling out the attack names not that weird. It’s in no way realistic but it didn’t bother me at all.
Gash, so simplistic, these characters have so much depth.... Nami is so much more than just, "I am not like other girls" type of person. She becomes loyal to the crew and very important.
Edit: I can't even describe how good One Piece story is.
Agreed, it kinda felt like he drew a lot of conclusions early on without even giving the story the chance to follow through with its setups.
I feel like they changed Nami's personality, without changing her character. It works though, just leaves me a little sad
@@paroperha Love action Nami is definitely more sarcastic than her manga counterpart
@@paroperha Nami character in the manga is caring, intelligent, and cunning. Nami character in the live action is caring, kinda intelligent, but cunning? Nope, she is an independent strong women.
@@angelicaadriel3168 she was an independent strong woman in the original too and good for her
Ya know, the OP live action actually adds stuff fans (or at least, I) appreciate.
1) they added scenes were the crew simply talks, about their stuff. Which is something they almost never do in the OG, they mostly play or do stupid stuff when idling and it was nice to see them doing advances into knowing each other.
2) the Koby / Marine subplot. In the OG, we leave Koby at, like chapter 3 and hw is reintroduced (and buffed) around 400 - 500. To me, it ws kinda jarring to see him be compared with a, now much stronger, Luffy. This change was sloppily shown in 3 Manga pages that were cover for the actual chapters. In the LA, pretty much every episode has him involved with the plot and his story is useful to showcase more of the marine intricacies we were introduced to in a much slower fashion in the OG.
3) they optimized fighting sequences. Fighting isn't OPs forte. They're for sure charged with emotional and plot significance BUT most are decent, plenty go for far too long and the urge the author has of showing how his battles are larger than life conflicts, has lead to cutting off the action of one fight to show another, and another, and another and we can have up to 9 different conflicts happening at the same time and the effect is sometimes nausea inducing. This has definitely worsen over the years BUT the LA has condensed all the good for fast yet rewarding fight scenes. For example: Mihawk's introduction.
4) they removed "non deaths". Nowadays Oda actually killed off some minor named characters, but early in the Manga showed he had fear of traumatizing children or something, so characters often gotten grave injuries that they easily shrug off. Not in the LA tho and we even got Zoro actually hunting and killing some pirates!
5) early integrations to the greater narrative. There's stuff that in the OG gets retconed through flashbacks, in the LA it was shown fairly naturally (Fishmen being looked down upon, the hatred the ilk like Arlon has towards humans).
Also, things that are introduced too abruptly (koby) and/or in the immediate arc it will be relevant (Nolan's tale).
I think Oda used the opportunity the LA is to, either make the details more evident, and/or make preemptive retcons of stuff he clearly invented on the fly back in the day with the OG.
I think the reading of: "why bother making the live action when the og exists" doesn't apply for OP. The Manga has it's strengths, just like the Anime and now the Live Action. OP might not be perfect, but it is One Piece, and that's all it needs to be, and the LA IS One Piece!
1) We get this a lot in the original story. I don't know what you're talking about here.
2) Completely unnecessary and adds absolutely nothing. It's not like Koby actually gets stronger in the live action version anyway so this point is bizarre. And the Koby cover story was NOT three pages. Not to mention they managed to cut out a lot of essential parts regarding Helmeppo's character despite focusing more on it than the manga. The Garp stuff makes no sense. Especially Garp sending a Warlord after Luffy.
3) this point is just... What? Luffy Vs Arlong is better in the LA than the anime/manga? Luffy Vs Kuro? Luffy Vs Buggy? I really need to ask, when did you last read/watch East Blue Saga? Almost all of Luffy's fights are considerably worse. Most fights definitely lack the same amount of impact or emotionality compared to the manga/anime. I genuinely have no idea how you can say the LA improved on them. What about Mihawk's introduction is better actually? He killed Don Krieg offscreen? How is that better?
4) Death fakeouts are an annoyance in One Piece, but ultimately they don't really affect the plot much especially during the East Blue saga which the LA is covering.
5) what was retconned about Arlong?
I see this a lot with people praising the live action for fixing problems that weren't problems during the saga that the series is adapting. East Blue didn't have pacing issues. The fights weren't drawn out. The most you can say it adds are the Easter eggs possibly setting up future events, but those are so minor. Like really, does it add much of anything that Nami read Nolan's tale to Zoro? It's just an Easter Egg for fans of the source material, but narratively it didn't mean much. And people hark so much about how it's surprising to see Koby's growth at his reappearance? It's *supposed* to be surprising. That's the whole point of it. Narratively his presence added nothing and was just distracting to the plot.
@@sammykent5752"east blue didn't have pacing issues"
Yeah, that's why so many people consider east blue to be the worst saga. That's why so many people have to tell first time watchers "It's kind of boring at first but it gets good after about 100 episodes."
East Blue definitely had pacing issues, they were just more from the lack of interesting action than from how it was animated. Who cares about all the complaints that came from the majority of fans throughout the decades though, East Blue shouldn't have been changed at all 🎆
@@themorrigan7702 East Blue didn't have pacing issues. Especially not in the anime. This was back when Toei was adapting at least 1.5 chapters per episode. I'd venture to say East Blue saga in the anime has the best pacing of any anime arc.
Also it's less exciting than the arcs and sagas that follow which is LOGICAL because it's still the most "grounded" Saga in terms of characters, locations and storytelling. But Arlong Park arc is one of the most iconic One Piece arcs. I've always hated the whole "you need to watch 100 episodes before it gets good", because it's never been through. If you get to Baratie arc around episode 30 and you're not enjoying anything about it, then maybe just drop the anime. Early One Piece is a lot of fun which is the most important thing honestly. Instead of getting to the "actually good" part. Maybe that's why a lot of y'all are claiming it's bad because you rushed past these parts to get into the "good part".
You definitely skipped the episodes with Koby and Garp 😭
THE ONE PIECE IS REAL
CAN WE GET MUCH HIGHER
@@RSG_TheMonsterSO HIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH
@@chrisbrown9216 OH OH OH OH OH OH OH
@@RSG_TheMonsterCAN WE GET MUCH HIGHER
No. Dead meme. Move on.
The live action show is accurate in many ways, but different enough for even old fans to enjoy, for example Garp wasn't in this part of the story yet, he came up waaaayyyyy later, but it's done very well in showing how Kolby and Helmepo started to training under him. Also making it live action gives the people who hate one piece just because the style is wacky a way to actually try it
So that WAS Garp! I haven’t seen the show, but I saw him in the clips Alex was using and was like “Is that Garp?” And it was! Pretty good casting imo. (Reminder I haven’t seen his actual portrayal, just going on looks here)
@@joypink5599 Oh yea, no this dude was a spot on fucking choice for Garp, he absolutely killed it. The accent was a fun little addition to his character too
@fourdredd_art I never got into one piece. I checked out the live action show tonight. The first to episodes look good and feel fun. I think it's gonna be a homerun for Netflix as far as people watching it. I am concerned about the length... I mean even removing the filler, and streamlining and compressing the story I just don't see how they are gonna get to the end in the typical 3-5 seasons Netflix likes to keep their shows to.
@@invisalats841 Oh I know right? I’ve been thinking about that too, how in the world are they going to do the whole thing when their studio has no patience? No idea how it’ll shake out.
@@invisalats841 For this set of episodes in particular, it only covers about 40 episodes of the anime, which isn't even the first season. If they continue I bet they'll likely extend the episode amount by a lot to fit in the next major arc, which would be Alabasta and the first big adventure of the Grand Line. And if you liked the live action, you'll love the anime or manga because its got a lot of the same feeling of fun and enjoyment throughout most of the series. Also just because it's the biggest anime series in history, they'll definitely give more than the typical 5 seasons, if it continues
Im still suprised that its still an actually good live action adaption
Edit: damn this blew up fast
What drugs have you been smoking?
@@Homelander100The good kind cuz it’s making adaptation even better when sober. This pretty good fr
@@Homelander100bro at least its not as bad as Cowboy Bebop's live action adaptation
It's pretty decent. Way more than I expected. S2 should be a go but I think 8 episodes aren't enough. Netflix needs to start producing atleast 15 episode shows
I would argue it veers a little closer to re-imagining due to how some events are altered due to the shorter runtime.
Still a quality show to introduce to those who are more willing watch live action over anime.
Not a fan of live action, but still can't deny you can feel the heart they put in to make it perfect
Yes, you can 😂
I think the live action exists for the reason youre making this. A lot of people wont watch the anime, but they would watch a live action. So if it makes new fans and encourages people to watch the anime, im happy
Yup! As a newly-minted fan, I'd say it worked!
exactly my thought, and this may well get people dive into the anime (which I won't recommend as at now lol 1k epz - just watch a recap on youtube)
but the anime is more goofy, the weird faces, actions styles, etc...which add a specific charm to that weirdness that Iive action wont be able to replicate unfortunately....
Yeah i think it also helps a lot to encourage people to watch anime. I also liked the live action and trying to watch what really happened in the anime of one piece. The story is just great!
Let me remind you Oda wanted this live action to happen. We know One Piece is the best selling manga but the IP itself isn't that well-know in the west. So, he wants this show as a gateway for people to get to know One Piece and maybe have people get interested in the manga or anime. In any case, having multiple mediums/options to consume the show can be good. People acting like it's a wrong thing lmao. I'm just happy they didn't butcher this live action.
how is it not well known? everyone with the slightest interest in manga/anime would know about it, it's exceedingly popular. and those not interested in manga/anime probably won't be interested in it after this life action adaptation either.
@@benzaiten933yes but everyone who doesn't have any interest in anime knows about Goku, and dragon ball. One piece is highly under-appropriated in the west, it's not mainstream, mainly because of the length.
As a One Piece fan I really enjoyed this. I’m so glad Netflix finally got it right this time.
*I love how almost the entire people here in the comment section are genuinely immersed, loved, liked, respected the live action anime despite AlexMeyersVids' review of it as cringe. It shows that Eiichiro Oda showed much care about the live action happening and totally the true One Piece fans or normal viewers are showing support to it, despite these 'critics' and 'reviewers' let on about the live action being 'bad'.*
But seriously it is poorly made. I mean is quirky and cringe all the way. Hard to believe this show had more budget than GOT😮
@@alstjrqkr689Oh no...😱
Nope, OP fans are just riders who attack any criticism or dislike of the story
@@alstjrqkr689Poorly made by what standards? Cinematography, aesthetics, optimal camera work and direction change over time, so does people's tastes. So again, poorly made by what standards? The majority of people loved it, and you people are the extreme minority. Loudmouthed, but still drowned by the sea of positivity and praise. So again, by which standards? That you simply don't like the way it was made? That doesn't amount to much, when again, you're the extreme minority.
My suggestion is for you to move on. The movie isn't for you, your brain is wired differently and you're intellectually incapable of a perspective that allows a person to not ground a show in reality. And that's totally alright, not everyone's born with the average complexity of a human brain. So move on, face reality, and live a life that doesn't make you feel the need to seek out videos affirming your opinions, all so you don't feel insecure and out of place.
@@ExpertContrarianyup exactly. Which is why they’re fandom is still one of if not, currently the most toxic fanbase in the anime community
I don't get how adults don't see animated shows as good - like Arcane for example is an amazing show
Arcane is GOATED. One of the best (non anime) animated shows i've ever seen
We call such people "morons".
Not a single adult here is against animated shows. What are you on about
@@SBC2317Yes yes there is
Honestly I don't think its "people" as much as its "Studio Execs" who then blame it on "people".
Animation isn't cheap. And if you fuck up your marketing, people won't even know that what you're putting out there is even out there.
Studio Excecs look for how they can make the most bang for their buck. So we get reality tv (so they don't have to pay writers) and otherwise look for other ways out there.
Oda's (the creator of OP) main purpose for allowing Netflix to make this show wasn't just to appease to the fans, he also wanted to bring OP to western audiences who haven't had interest, or have never heard of OP. So sure, this may not have the same amount of soul and creativity of the anime, nor will it ever reach the level of quality of the anime. But the fact that I (a OP fan) am enjoying it and my family (who has not had any interest watching OP, let alone anime in general) found it interesting enough that they are currently watching it with me and actually enjoying it, shows that Oda has already achieved both of his goals.
My dad is now interested
I think the answer to the question "why does this need to happen?" is pretty simple. To bring the story of various anime to a wider audience. Believe it or not, there are TONS of people who just only watch live action shows because animation is too "kiddy/cartoony" or whatever excuse they have.
most of my family will NEVER watch or read One Piece, but they all suddenly became interested because of the Live Action. They're now like "oh you have a shirt from that One Piece show on Netflix? Where did you get it?" And I be like "uhhh, had this for literal years."
This was one of the best 'feel good' shows I've seen in a long time 😊
I think the cool part about this show is that it *is* embracing the wackiness of the anime. Yeah, it can be hard to take seriously, but man, it’s so earnest and wears its heart on its sleeve so well, it’s hard to look down on it. I hope the success of the live action shows other studios that live action can be bright and colorful and still be full of serious action and emotion! (Seriously, I was super impressed with how unnerving they managed to make Buggy in the second episode)
probably the only time buggy will ever be threatening XP
Calling Luffy “Monkey” this entire time feels purposeful…
My favorite part about this adaptation was that they strayed from the source material a bit while still maintaining that OP spirit. The show itself was really good, and me and my brother kind of watched it as a joke bc he loved the anime and I watched it with him and I was quite surprised that we both ended up thoroughly enjoying it. In my opinion this is probably the *best* live action adaptation of any anime I've seen and that's really hard to find. I also think that the way it was made was great, some of the movements of the characters, etc. I really liked as it felt sort of comical/cartoonish y'know? Of course, again, it's all a matter of opinion but I feel that the hype was pretty well-deserved.
I mean, did you finish the season? There's "I'm not like other girls I'm cool" and then there's "I literally cannot make friends or my boss will kill them to keep me in line." One Piece yo-yos in tone back and forth between goofy as hell and bleak as fuck.
For me, the beauty of a live action adaptation is that it’s SO accesible to American audiences, for a lot of people, starting a live action show and then maybe looking into the source material is the only way they would ever discover One Piece, and for me thats kind of a beautiful thing
Monkey is actually his surname lmao, in Japan they say the last name first, then the 1st name, so it's reversed basically. His dad is called Monkey D. Dragon so..., his name is actually Luffy
As a fan of One Piece who has tried to get people to watch it with the same answer of, "It's too long." The fact I hear people now wanna check the anime out after watching the live action warms my heart.
Yeah it got non anime fans I know into it which is a win in my book
I’m a One Piece fan and I loved this adaptation! Yes it lives in the uncanny valley but it’s supposed to. They changed things around but for me it works. It’s definitely One Piece and I hope we get more. The actors and writers seem to really understand the source material 🏴☠️❤
I heard something completely different at 6:41. "I'm not afraid of gay nerds" 😂
To be honest although the movie doesn't have "Oscar winning performance" I think its safe to say that the show is pretty damn detailed and it stuck to the original manga, which is good.
I think its charming. Like Ryan Reynolds, he just being himself in every movie. But we like him for him. Not the acting.
“Why does something like this need to be made” maybe because fans like seeing their favorite characters go along their story from a different perspective. Even if the live action is adapted directly from the source material it’s so different seeing it in live action
How can you objectively talk about a show in with its subject matter you have no knowledge about🤦🏾
The point is to reach a greater audience, there’s people who would never watch One Piece or Naruto or Bleach simply because they’re anime no matter how good you tell them the anime are, but by changing the medium the content is presented in the shows can reach a greater audience, on top of that shows based off of preexisting works of fiction like popular anime, books, comics etc… already have an existing fan base so the studios are guaranteed a certain level of initial viewership upon release which is a way safer financial decision than releasing something completely original and unheard of, if the shows perform well with initial viewers from the fanbase that pushes up viewership from new fans.
It's made to get newer audiences to get into the anime and it's working, my mom for instance has never watched anime and just sees it as the same cartoons she saw ne watching as a kid, she watched the Netflix adaptation and loved the straw hats as characters so much she started the actual anime from the beginning
My mom just watched the east blue recap movie and started at the end
Honestly, I loved this adaptation. There were some things that didn't land for me, but I really liked it nonetheless. I loved the dynamic it created between Nami and Zoro and the fact that they toned down Sanji's simpness. The cast was soooo perfect and part of the reason I think the show was so good. A solid 9/10 for me.
Considering this is live action, it's pretty understandable why Sanji's simpness was toned down which really works for it, after all, they can't exactly make heart eyes😂😂 and I agree, Zoro and Nami's connection in the live action was definitely one of it's good points
@@oyindamolaoluwadiya180 I hope if we ever get a LA Hancock they tone down her obsession for Luffy because I think her being overly obesessive with him might make ppl hate her
@@Neo-Queenserenityt2l they toned down Sanji, so I believe anything is possible. I don't even think we'll even see Brook asking to see panties, but we'll have to wait and see.
If anything needed to be toned down for live action, Sanji was it. That would not have landed well.
@@oyindamolaoluwadiya180brook is the one person they don’t have to tone down as much. He’s actually supposed to be batshit insane from years of isolation with nothing but the corpses of his friends staring back at him. He and he alone should actually have his laugh from the anime and say inappropriate things.
bro stares at the surface of iceburgs.
I don’t believe this is an attack on animation as you would put it. It allowed me to digest a mountain of content that would otherwise feel like a chore. Furthermore, I’ve now gained interest in the anime and began my One Piece journey.
It's easier to watch 8 episodes than 1000 thousand, and the new media introduces the story to people who wouldn’t have interacted with it otherwise (like my mom, who loved the show)
Dude, watch the whole season, it’s REALLY GOOD. And don’t worry, when you watch the next episodes, they change A LOT OF STUFF, in a good way. It’s not exactly the same. And you only start to understand Nami and her behavior when you get to the last two episodes, where they talk about her past and other things.
okay first he'll never understand nami's behaviour fully the guy never watched all of anything he skips through stuff and secondly i highly disagree i like the show but i actually hate whats been changed the buggy episode was just bad the best part of buggys chapters were the town they removed same with usop's episode
@@imalittletoxicjustalittleCan you suggest another way they can adapt the Buggy scene 100% accurately without costing millions of dollars and still looking fake af? I mean you'd need an actual trained lion.
Ngl, the show actually improved the scene.
I think the point it exists is to be sort of an entry point to the anime/manga for viewers who otherwise would be less inclined to watch it in the source formatting. It can also be sort of a more abridged version since there are 1000+ episodes/chapters. I've had some friends avoid One Piece because of how many eps. it currently has
All that to say, to basically reach an even wider audience than it had before is why live actions are being created
Hoping this show doesn’t end up like the Death Note adaptation.💀
Or it could end up like the good death note live action adaption
Well since the original creator was over it, it definitely isn't like the Death Note Live Action
with the positive reaction of people I think you can relax lol
Nah it's actually good.
@@raptorskilltor4554it probably would
I actually think it's pretty good seeing all the trailers, and even though i have never watched a one piece episode in my life the fandom really hypes it up so i hope its equally as good.
Yeah so far it’s good I think even if you’ve never seen the anime it’s still good as a standalone pirate show.
The sheer number of episodes of this anime make me so grateful for this series turning out good
bro clearly didn’t pay attention
Alex calling luffy "monkey" is the cutest thing ever
*When fake One Piece fans learn Luffy's full name* 💀💀💀
@@ParadiseDB7 I dont get it...
@@ParadiseDB7 You?
@@manishpaudel5084 then you should actually watch the damn show
@@ParadiseDB7 I have m8....monkey is his surname....like his dad's name is monkey d dragon....and grandpa's is monkey d garp....tf are you on about
As an One Piece fan, I can say that the thing about this life action, especially. It's cuz it was refreshing! One Piece has +22 years of anime and seeing its story being told in a new and alt way without damaging its meaning it's just refreshing and fantastic. I've watched One Piece (anime) abt 3 times and while watching the life action I felt as it was my first time ever watching it. This feeling was just amazing for me and now I can understand why there's such a desire for good life actions (despite of the money it brings). I've always wanted to have the experience of watching one piece for the first time again and I absolutely LOVED having that experience with this series.
I also like it cuz they did change or rewrite a lot of the plot to keep it suitable for live action, but kept the main story points and points necessary for character development intact. The fact that the actors also know and are invested in the source material shines through and gives it that heart