'One Piece' review: Netflix does the impossible

Netflix does the impossible

You mean it hasn't been cancelled yet?

I'm someone that's up to date on the One Piece anime, so episode 1073. I've watched 3 episodes of the live action so far and I've actually been really enjoying it. It's been hitting the major plot points of the anime/manga but taken decent liberties with a lot of the the smaller details and how things happen along the way. Also the characters don't feel like an exact one to one match to their anime/manga counterparts but keep the general spirit of the characters while being entertaining in their own right. It hasn't been moment for moment recreation of One Piece into live action but rather a proper adaptation of the spirit of One Piece to a live action format told in a way that people who are more fans of love action rather than anime will enjoy. If youre someone that watches and enjoys the anime, it's a fun retelling of the first 60ish episodes and a great way to re-experience them as long as you don't mind that the details will be different. If you're someone that hasn't seen One Piece or isn't even a fan of anime it's just a fun show in its own right and a great way to dip your feet into the world of One Piece.

I’ve always been interested in One Piece but just can’t commit to that long of a show. I wonder if they plan to tell the story more succinctly (which might be difficult since my understanding is the story isn’t finished yet). If they do, I might check this out

All the trailers looked really good, reminds me of the Bollywood stuff I watched as a kid. American action movies definitely can't work with anime, but I'd expect the Bollywood style to work extreme well with anime.

American movies take themselves too seriously and not seriously enough at the same time, always trying to avoid being "corny". Indian movies seem to revel in this corniness, the stories are far more genuine and the special effects being bad is part of the charm

I'm not a massive fan of the original but still somewhat enjoyed what I saw. I think I got a few seasons in before my interest faded.

I just watched the first episode of the live action and initially it felt very weird and wasn't really a big fan. I stuck to it and honestly it really grew on me and like how they handled it. Definitely gonna watch the rest when I get the chance.

Cool. It's on my watch list.

If they've managed to make a decent live action adaptation of any Japanese media I'm impressed for them. Cowboy Bebop, the Resident Evil tv series come to mind as their mos trecent failings. I think One Pieces kind of cartooniness is something that can be adapted in live action so its good to see them actually do it.

Just snuck in a few minutes of Netflix and I don’t hate it. It watches very similarly to the manga. Minor spoiler, Luffy punches Alvida and she ragdolls very nicely so the effects budget is adequate.

Kakegurui one was pretty good, it's not impossible to have good live action

It does a great job of condensing the important parts of the arcs it covers into 8 episodes, but it's still lacking a lot of the humor that I feel like is the heart of the show.

I still enjoyed it and would love for them to cover the whole series but that feels like a longshot considering how much more CGI heavy it's gonna need to get with things like new bad guys with crazy powers, new allies with crazy powers, and at least two more crew members that will have to be fully-CGI in order to work.

Does nami look less like a crackwhore outside of trailers? Cause that hair aint worked there