My Honest Thoughts on the ONE PIECE Live Action Series

as a non-One Piece fan, i can confirm that watching the live action has made me interested in the world of One Piece.

The best part of Buggy in this adaption is that he is scary, a villain, and then finally a clown. The transition from being a villain to comedic relief is believable and accepted. Haven't heard anybody complain that they build him up as a cruel, scary captain that destroyed a town and trapped the citizens to someone that ran from a fight from a bigger baddie.

I heard Oda's intention was to get fans who wouldn't be into One Piece originally as an anime/manga, interested in the series. I can say with confidence it worked with myself and multiple people I know. I didn't realise how much I'd love the story I didn't think I'd ever start watching the anime and yet now I'm so invested in the characters and the story, I've started.

I think the best character in the One Piece live action was Mihawk. They somehow managed to perfectly capture his energy and perfectly capture his look with zero compromises. And his intro scene was one of the most badass scenes I've seen in a live action.

My 52 year old mother watched the Live action and enjoyed it so much that she's now started the anime. She's on episode 31 now and still going

Well said about Inaki(Luffy). Playing as Luffy is INCREDIBLY dangerous. Tweaking it a little to the realism side and he becomes too serious and uncharacteristic, but tweaking it a little to the goodfy side and he becomes total cringe. There was a very thin line to walk at and Inaki treaded it well.

Emily shouting Arlong's name while stabbing her tattoo was my favorite scene. She perfectly depicted the anguish,anger,hurt,etc the scene demanded. The emotion in her voice was palpable. I love it.

Although they changed it up a lot, I loved the Baratie arc. It was the best for me because Sanji's back story was the best one done. Of course, the Zoro vs Mihawk duel was really good. But I really loved the portrayals of Sanji and Zeff and their relationship dynamic. I legit cried when Sanji left the Baratie and the moment between him and Zeff was so good.

as someone who has been putting off one piece since forever (like I just didn’t have the commitment for a manga that’s the same age as me 😭), the live action changed my mind because of not only the actors, but the way they sliced their back stories & mixed it with the present allowed me to quickly get a full picture. I started the first volume yesterday 🙏

Making Sanji 10000% less creepy was an important move. Not freaking out over every female was good.

It's amazing to know that after 20+ years, One Piece gets another new generation of fans because of this live action😁

Inaki has big Luffy energy. No one on earth could be Luffy but Inaki really put on a good show. Love how the whole crew know and understand One Piece, the world, and are fans of One Piece. The production team was so focused on making the manga the main source material. Just goes to show that if you make a live action, make it with true fans of the show!. :)

The Usopp arc became underwhelming because they removed a key moment of Usopp, deciding to protect the town because no one believes him. He has that courage to make the fact that pirates are coming to be really a lie by making sure no pirates are coming. That decision is what made Luffy go with his plan.

I walked into my kitchen to see my mid 60’s parents watching the live action One Piece show. When they realized I knew One Piece they started asking me about the characters. My mom especially wanted to know why Shanks left Luffy. A few days later I saw my dad watching the first episode of the anime. I’m so happy to share this with them.

At almost 40 I'm one of your older viewers, and it's been 20 years since I've regularly watched One Piece on TV. I also cannot say that I had much time over the last 10-15 years to continue to watch and get up to speed with more recent arches of it, but it always used to be one of my favorite anime, and this adaptation... just felt right. It was great entertainment and gave me a lot of nostalgia. It's like a little miracle. After what netflix had done to Deathnote and Cowboy Bebop (two more of my favorite anime) I really was very apprehensive about this, but they really hit the spot with this one. I'm really excited for the next season.

I think Garp being there sooo much in S1 was also an attempt to flesh out Luffy's backstory a bit earlier too, cuz even in the manga, up to that point, he's just kind of there, a boy with a silly dream. S1 really tried to build the foundation for character development, we literally got flashbacks for all 5 of the crew.

I'm so happy our expectations were exceeded with this adaptation. We are in the best timeline.

I agree about Usopp. He needs to get more combat screentime next season. He had his fight in Arlong Park, but during the Syrup village episodes it just wasn’t obvious at all why they should even bring Usopp on the crew. He should have had his own fight during that arc. They could have shaved off some time during those episodes and include Jango so that Usopp can fight him.

I ADORE the heavy inclusion of Garp, Koby and the Marines. It provides a perfect duality between the journeys of Luffy and Koby and allows them to bookend the season with their friendship.

I can confirm that this made my dad interested in One Piece. He binged the whole season in one day and he really enjoyed it. Along with him, most of my friends who never watched One Piece now are interested in the manga and anime because of the Live Action.