@FatDogForMidTerms said in One Piece Live-Adaptation Drama Announced:

Because, and this is my main point actually, in all of this: why does One Piece need a live action series? To get more people to read it? Isn't it already fucking massive? Like almost-the-biggest comic book-in-the-world massive?

I think it's quite obvious that the OPLA is being made for the general audience, who would never touch a comic (even less a manga) or watch a cartoon (most of all an anime). I have already seen numerous reports of people, who would never watch the anime or read the manga, go "oh the LA teaser/trailer looks interesting, I'll check it out once it has dropped". And that's exactly what this is for - bringing the amazing story of One Piece to people, who would have never experienced it otherwise and who will never dive into the manga/anime even after becoming fans of the LA.

By your logic, Harry Potter wouldn't have needed an adaptation too, because it already was the biggest children book in the world massive by the time the first movie was being made. Or Lord of the Rings, already the biggest fantasy book in the world massive long before the movies were made and also deemed unadaptable. Fans were ripping the first LotR trailer apart (and also the first movie when it came out) for being so unfaithful and hated on the movie. But in the end, it turned out to be the most beloved movie trilogy of all time, winning the hearts of (most) fans and non-fans of the books, letting millions of people experience the epic story who otherwise wouldn't have experienced it.

I'm not sure if Neflix will make any profit off this LA tbh. The production costs were high and as a LA adaptation of a manga, it has to fight with very justified scepsis from all fans, who deem it unnecessary, unsuited for LA. We are all scarred from all those bad LAAs that came before. And with their stupid business modell of dropping the whole season at once, I doubt anyone will buy a subscription when they can just get the free trial month.

So let's wait and see how this all turns out. I'm excited, I like most of what I've seen (except for the costumes and wigs), but I'm still keeping expectations in check simply because I know my LA history and it's never turned out well. Here's to hoping that the OPLA will break the curse.

@Greg There are already dozens of dubs out for the trailer, you just have to look up the trailer on the Netflix page :D That's why I'm surprised that the japanese dub isn't out yet, considering it's the country of origin.

I've watched it in every language available just bc I was curious and I think most of the voice actors nailed it.

@Crossword said in 1089: "A New Chapter! Luffy and Sabo's Paths!":

Tonight should also feature the debuts of opening 26, "AHHH!"

I've seen this misinformation spread around everywhere, but the Song's name is "US", isn't it? He's singing "us" several times and there is a "す/su" at the end of the title.

@Robby Ishitani only did the storyboard for like a short cut or two in this episode. She didn't direct this episode in any way.

Looks like a pirated chinese artbook (since everything is written in Chinese), so it's not official.

@FatDogForMidTerms said in One Piece Live-Adaptation Drama Announced:

Because, and this is my main point actually, in all of this: why does One Piece need a live action series? To get more people to read it? Isn't it already fucking massive? Like almost-the-biggest comic book-in-the-world massive?

I think it's quite obvious that the OPLA is being made for the general audience, who would never touch a comic (even less a manga) or watch a cartoon (most of all an anime). I have already seen numerous reports of people, who would never watch the anime or read the manga, go "oh the LA teaser/trailer looks interesting, I'll check it out once it has dropped". And that's exactly what this is for - bringing the amazing story of One Piece to people, who would have never experienced it otherwise and who will never dive into the manga/anime even after becoming fans of the LA.

By your logic, Harry Potter wouldn't have needed an adaptation too, because it already was the biggest children book in the world massive by the time the first movie was being made. Or Lord of the Rings, already the biggest fantasy book in the world massive long before the movies were made and also deemed unadaptable. Fans were ripping the first LotR trailer apart (and also the first movie when it came out) for being so unfaithful and hated on the movie. But in the end, it turned out to be the most beloved movie trilogy of all time, winning the hearts of (most) fans and non-fans of the books, letting millions of people experience the epic story who otherwise wouldn't have experienced it.

I'm not sure if Neflix will make any profit off this LA tbh. The production costs were high and as a LA adaptation of a manga, it has to fight with very justified scepsis from all fans, who deem it unnecessary, unsuited for LA. We are all scarred from all those bad LAAs that came before. And with their stupid business modell of dropping the whole season at once, I doubt anyone will buy a subscription when they can just get the free trial month.

So let's wait and see how this all turns out. I'm excited, I like most of what I've seen (except for the costumes and wigs), but I'm still keeping expectations in check simply because I know my LA history and it's never turned out well. Here's to hoping that the OPLA will break the curse.

@Greg There are already dozens of dubs out for the trailer, you just have to look up the trailer on the Netflix page :D That's why I'm surprised that the japanese dub isn't out yet, considering it's the country of origin.

I've watched it in every language available just bc I was curious and I think most of the voice actors nailed it.

Does a video of the panoramic experience (the 3D Manga experience) of the One Piece exhibition exist? I've searched everywhere but couldn't find enything :/

That would be great. Am eagerly waiting for the day One Pace is complete for the Pre TS part, then I can finally start watching the OP anime and also get my friends into watching it

@Pomguo:

Baratie only has 5 left, Drum 6 left, Arabasta 4, and Water Seven 8… so 23 eps for those four arcs. Are Jaya+Skypiea 36 Paced episodes between them? Seems roughly that, likely a few more eps, maybe closer to 40. But possibly not "a lot more".

There is no way that Alabasta has only 4 episodes left though, they are at chapter 178 and Alabasta ends with chapter 217. Let's say they adapt 3 chapters per episode, then that's still 13 episodes just for Alabasta.

@xcan:

59 old episodes left(assuming normal 2:1), so close, then I assume it will be circling back to PH, TB and fishman since it was mentioned you guys had issues with some of them(mainly since they are like 7-8 years old).

There are a lot more episodes left, no? Baratie, Drum island, Alabasta, Jaya, Skypiea, Water 7… I can't imagine those fit into only 59 episodes.

Does anyone maybe have the translated Shokugeki no Sanji chapters (the One Shot and chapter 3+4) on their drive and could PN me them? Would love to have them. Also the four Boichi Ace chapters?