As many of you have heard by now, the legendary anime One Piece is getting a live-action series. The much awaited One Piece live-action series is produced by the mangaka himself, Eiichiro Oda, along with the showrunner Steven Maeda. The series is all set to be released next month. Read on to learn more about the cast, trailer, and release date, along with what fans have to say.
One Piece live-action series cast and trailer
The main cast of the One Piece live-action series by Netflix are as follows:
- Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy
- Mackenyu Arata as Roronoa Zoro
- Taz Skylar as Sanji
- Emily Rudd as Nami
- Jacob Romero Gibbs as Usopp
- Vincent Regan as Garp
- Jeff Ward as Buggy
- Morgan Davies as Koby
- Maximilian Lee Piazza as young Zoro
Unfortunately for many fans, Nico Robin and Tony Tony Chopper are not going to be a part of the series this season. They are expected to join the cast in the next season. The trailer for the One Piece live-action series was up on the official Netflix YouTube channel.
What do fans think of the One Piece live-action series?
Fans have mixed reactions about the casting and in general, the One Piece live-action adaptation. While some of them expect the series to be average and are going in with low expectations, others have high expectations. A Reddit thread asking for the honest opinions of fans was posted a few months ago on the r/OnePiece subreddit.
u/mantisman on Reddit stated, “I will never expect an anime live-action to be good, so I’m going in with low expectations. However, every piece of information released so far (casting, sets, budget, staff) looks extremely promising, so my low expectations aren’t the fault of the show, just past disappointments.”
Is live action one piece good? Is it bad? You're asking the wrong questions- live action one piece is going to have me and two friends screaming and laughing our asses off one way or the other and that's all i care about
— Laura @ THE ONE PIECE IS REAL (@MyopicBloom) June 18, 2023
On the anime forum called Fandom, fans discussed that the involvement of the One Piece mangaka, Oda in the making of the series means it might not be as bad. A user stated “Personally, I’m not excited but I’m interested in how it will go down. And hearing that Oda will be one of the top supervisors of the live-action and the director is a big fanboy of One Piece is a bit reassuring. But knowing that it’s made from Netflix is not reassuring.”
Some fans said they are dreading the series in fear that the One Piece live-action series might ruin the anime once in for all.
One Piece live-action series release date, Japanese dub, and where to watch
The series is expected to premiere on Netflixon August 31, 2023, and is expected to have 8 episodes for the first season. It is good news for anime fans as the Japanese dub of the One Piece live-action series is expected to be voiced by the original Japanese anime voice actors. The actual voice actor of Luffy, Mayumi Tanaka will make a comeback. The other actors are Kazuya Nakai for Zoro, Akemi Okamura for Nami, Kappei Yamaguchi for Usopp, and Hiroaki Hirata for Sanji.
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