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.
'One Piece' review: Netflix does the impossible
Submitted 1 year ago by Bloodyashes@lemm.ee to moviesandtv@lemmy.film
https://mashable.com/article/one-piece-live-action-netflix-review
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Lezcubus@ani.social 1 year ago
Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
As someone who just got to Water 7, I want to be like you.
Uli@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
As someone who watches episodes week to week, no you don’t.
TheAndrewBrown@lemm.ee 1 year ago
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
girl@discuss.online 1 year ago
I was really enjoying watching the anime with my brother, it was one of the only ways we could stand to be around each other lol, so I was actually glad it had 1000+ episodes. Then there was a drastic shift in the over-sexualisation. In the beginning there are crazy proportions and little clothing, sure, but it didn’t bother me much. Then suddenly every episode started featuring a woman’s shirt bursting open, or a guy would sexually harass/assault women in “funny” ways. Apparently the creator re-married a very busty woman and claimed all the extra focus on tits was a loving tribute to his new wife 🙄 I just couldn’t stand it anymore, which was a shame because I was still pretty invested in the story.
secondaccountlemmy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Is there any source to this info? Yes there are busty characters but the manga doesnt feel like it focuses on that at all. Try reading it from Thriller Bark as it may be the ridiculous pacing issues that the anime has that extends these scenes you are mentioning.
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 1 year ago
you can’t condense 1000 20 minute episodes into a few hours
TheAndrewBrown@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Definitely, but I’d be willing to bet a good chunk of those 1000 episodes could be cut without losing much of the plot.
LeylaLove@hexbear.net 1 year ago
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.
NukedRat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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.
Dukeofdummies@kbin.social 1 year ago
huh, interesting. Gotta say I had less hope for this than I did for Cowboy Beebop. (which also wasn't much, but I digress)
Maybe I give it a shot... and take a shot before it starts...
Death_Equity@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The original took like 300 episodes to get interesting for me. I am into the 500s and enjoy it now. Skipping the filler episodes really helps.
gianni@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
You watched 300 episodes of something you didn’t find interesting?
AlternativeEmphasis@kbin.social 1 year ago
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.
Zoldyck@discuss.online 1 year ago
Cool. It’s on my watch list.
HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org 1 year ago
I’m curious, too. A positive review certainly helps. This doesn’t appear to be cherry picking, either. Rotten Tomatoes has season one at 83 percent!
Uli@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Seen about the first half of it so far and I really like it. I feel like it’s something I can recommend to friends who want to understand the appeal One Piece without having to slog through hundreds of episodes. I really hope it gets a season 2 so they can give the Arabasta arc a similar treatment.
gullible@kbin.social 1 year ago
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.
Mandy@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Does nami look less like a crackwhore outside of trailers? Cause that hair aint worked there
RIPandTERROR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
…TIL I might be into crackwhores
TheQuietCroc@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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.
metaStatic@kbin.social 1 year ago
You mean it hasn't been canceled yet?
kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 year ago
If I watch it through Stremio, am I evil yet for watching Netflix?