Korean One Piece fans have mixed opinions about the upcoming live-action version of the franchise.
On June 17, Netflix finally revealed the first trailer for One Piece, giving viewers an action-packed introduction to Luffy, Nami, and Zoro. However, the trailer sparked mixed reactions from One Piece fans in Korea, who took to social media with their first impressions. Pannchoa, which translates trending Korean posts on news and pop culture, has translated a series of reactions that illustrate Korean fans’ feelings of uncertainty about the upcoming series.
Korean netizens were divided in their reactions
About half of the commenters spoke positively about the trailer, with some pointing out that it “looks better” than they initially anticipated. However, the other feedback was more negative; One viewer said the trailer “cringe” because the actors reminded them of cosplayers. Another commented that the outfit looked like “high quality cosplay”. Some viewers were not impressed with the action scenes in the trailer, some commented that Zoro’s fight scene was just “that’s it”. Other viewers have absolutely no idea how to feel, as one post simply reads “I want to see it..?”
Netflix has announced an upcoming live-action adaptation of the beloved manga in 2020. Ahead of the debut of the first trailer, the company has periodically revealed new tidbits from the series to stir up excitement. for the first release. In May 2023, Netflix released images of Luffy’s iconic Straw Hat and the crew’s flag. About a week later, One Piece fans got to see Luffy’s ship for the first time, the Going Merry, an almost exact replica of the ship in the manga. On June 15, Netflix revealed the live-action version of Luffy’s pirate costume.
Netflix’s One Piece live-action series stars Inaki Godoy (The Imperfects) as Monkey D. Luffy, Emily Rudd (Hunters, Fear Street: Part Two -1978) as Nami, Mackenyu (Pacific Rim: Uprising) as Roronoa Zoro and Jacob Gibson (Blairsden) as Usopp. Steven Maeda (The X-Files) and Matt Owens (Luke Cage) are directing the production with assistance from One Piece author Eiichiro Oda. Although Oda has stated that he and the crew weren’t “on the same wavelength” at first, he also explains that they got over this and started “working in sync”.
Netflix’s live-action One Piece series is scheduled to premiere on August 31. The One Piece manga is available in English from VIZ. The popular anime adaptation is available on Hulu, Netflix, and Crunchyroll.
Source: Pannchoa
