After several days of anticipation, the Netflix-produced One Piece Live Action project has officially released its first trailer. This is one of the most highly anticipated film adaptations of the year 2023. The trailer quickly captured the public's attention.
The first trailer of One Piece opens with scenes in the hometown of the main character, Monkey D. Luffy - Windmill Village. Familiarly, the young boy with a straw hat continuously mentions his dream of becoming the Pirate King. Additionally, the settings of Baratie restaurant, Loguetown, and the Going Merry ship are realistically depicted.
In the official trailer of One Piece, besides Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), the audience also gets to see the live-action versions of the pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro (Mackenyu), the alluring Nami (Emily Rudd), the "god" Usopp (Jacob Romero Gibson), and the curly-browed Sanji (Taz Skylar).
Despite some differing opinions, the One Piece live-action continues to receive support from a large audience.
One of the fans' concerns about Netflix's live-action One Piece is how they will portray Luffy's rubber-like strength. In the manga and anime, Luffy perfectly utilizes his stretchy rubber body, making One Piece's fight scenes unique.
The trailer reveals various scenes from the movie, and fans are excited about the production's investment.
The series consists of 8 episodes, produced by Tomorrow Studios, with Matt Owens as the screenwriter, and Steven Maeda and Becky Clements as executive producers. The filmmaking team closely collaborates with Oda to ensure the series lives up to his popular manga. With the official release date approaching, it seems that all parties, including fans, are signaling positive reactions.
Oda sent a message to the fans through the movie: "Considering my expected lifespan, I believe this is the last opportunity to bring One Piece to the world. Because if I intended to make a live-action version, I wanted to be able to oversee everything. That's why I agreed to have One Piece adapted into a live-action in 2016 with real actors. Since then, Netflix has committed enormous resources to this project."
As of the current time, One Piece remains one of Japan's most enduring manga series, spanning over two decades with over 1000 published chapters. Holding records as one of the best-selling manga of all time, the One Piece live-action is expected to break numerous records upon its official release.