One Piece has achieved success! premiered on December 20 in the “2020s TV” category of the quiz game show.
As seen on the television show itself provided via YouTube, the Straw Hats made their first Jeopardy! appeared on “2020s TV” with the $400 question, which stated: “Arrrrgh! The Netflix show based on the manga ‘One Piece’ follows Monkey D. Luffy on his journey to become one,” with the answer of course being “What is a pirate.” Luckily, the contestants didn’t seem to have any trouble coming up with answers.
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Anime has been featured many times on Jeopardy in the past, where at least six times the answer to the main question was “anime.” Popular series and movies like Sailor Moon, Princess Mononoke, Akira, and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure have been featured before, but this is One Piece’s first appearance. While this mention is specifically related to Netflix’s recent live-action adaptation, the cameo can definitely be considered a win for all fans of the series.
One Piece’s appearance on the game show is a testament to how the series’ visibility has increased over the past year following the success of the live-action show. Such anime adaptations have been notorious for failing in previous years, and with a series as legendary as One Piece, with such a huge amount of content (1,088 anime episodes and counting), a live adaptation -action is an even bigger undertaking among the number of cartoons. content and high fan expectations.
Netflix has made strides to break the ‘live-action adaptation curse’, including making One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda a close advisor during the series’ creation and reportedly granting the project projects a budget on par with Game of Thrones. Against seemingly insurmountable odds, the film became a critical success, loved by both anime and manga fans as well as audiences new to the story for the first time.
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Since the live-action series aired, One Piece has made its debut not only on Jeopardy but also in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and earned a spot on the list of popular phrases. Google’s top search in 2023. Oda recently announced his dream of seeing. a Japanese manga adaptation will receive an Emmy or Oscar, which now seems like a real possibility. The Netflix show has been renewed for a second season two weeks after its August 31 debut on Netflix, announcing an expected release date of late 2024-2025.
The live-action One Piece adaptation is currently streaming on Netflix, while the anime can be watched on Netflix, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. The original manga is available in English from Viz Media.
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