As one of the most successful and fan-driven manga franchises in history, One Piece is venturing into a new medium reserved only for top anime: live-action film adaptations. .
Announced on July 21, 2017, the One Piece live-action project has been set for release in 2023. At the time of this information, many people expressed great concern about the success of the project. Because history has witnessed many failed projects when famous anime series were turned into movies live-action.
However, Eiichiro Oda has assured fans that he is involved in the One Piece movie adaptation project from start to finish. Netflix has also assured the One Piece author that the film will not be released until he is satisfied.
The new poster of the live-action One Piece movie has been leaked before, but now it has been officially released in the digital version of Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 26.
An official One Piece live-action website will open on May 31, 2023 for fans.
Interestingly, the ship isn’t the only thing different from the anime version. In the previously revealed poster, Luffy can be seen wearing shoes instead of sandals like in the anime and manga.
Netflix itself has been behind many live-action anime adaptations, both successful and unsuccessful, such as Cowboy Bebop, Death Note, Fullmetal Alchemist, Bleach, Rurouni Kenshin, etc. So, it can be said that Netflix has a lot of experience in making live-action movies from anime and with Eiichiro’s supervision, we can set expectations with the live-action One Piece project.
