Though Netflix has had mixed success with live-action anime adaptations, the streaming giant is going all in for their take on One Piece. For the first time in live-action, Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and his crew of good-hearted pirates will be voyaging into the Grand Line to recover the elusive One Piece treasure. It’s […]
Continue readingNetflix’s One Piece has approached the anime and manga from a perspective that translates its source material in an authentic, yet adjusted manner. When developing the manga and anime for the small screen, Netflix took some creative overhaul in deciding how characters, story arcs, and certain plot points were woven into the first season to […]
Continue readingNetflix continues to enjoy the success of One Piece, as the live-action adaptation of the popular manga has managed to score 50 million views since its debut on the platform. The first season of the show scored another 10 million views from the week of September 11 – 17, allowing it to reach the impressive […]
Continue readingDon your straw hats and pack your seabags, because One Piece Season 2 is on the way! Netflix announced today that their smash-hit adventure series, based on the long-running Manga by Eiichiro Oda, has been renewed for a second season, continuing the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), Zoro (Mackenyu), Nami (Emily Rudd), Usopp […]
Continue readingEiichiro Oda’s hit manga has finally made the jump to live-action, with resounding success. Netflix’s One Piece has become a worldwide sensation, topping streaming charts and receiving praise from fans new and old. The series follows Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), a new pirate with dreams of becoming the next King of the Pirates. In […]
Continue readingIt looks like One Piece is performing like the hit Netflix expected to have, as the live-action adaptation of the manga by Eiichiro Oda ruled the viewership charts for TV shows available on the streaming platform’s catalog. For the second week in a row, the show starring Iñaki Godoy as Luffy dominates the chart as […]
Continue readingEditor’s Note: The following contains full spoilers for Netflix’s One Piece Season 1.The lovable Straw Hat crew may be done with the East Blue in the Season 1 finale of Netflix’s live-action One Piece series, but it looks like a classic shadowy villain from the acclaimed anime and manga will be appearing in the inevitable […]
Continue readingOne of the things that manga and anime fans of One Piece will quickly notice as soon as they press play on the Netflix series is that the Straw Hats’ meeting each other happens a lot earlier than it does on the source material, with. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), Nami (Emily Rudd) and Zoro (Mackenyu) meeting […]
Continue readingWith Netflix’s One Piece live-action series finally out in the world, audiences old and new are discovering the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and his crew as they set out for adventure, and to find the titular One Piece treasure. Based on the long-running, and still ongoing, Manga of the same name by […]
Continue readingNetflix’s live-action series One Piece, as an adaptation of the long-running manga and anime of the same name, has its fair share of pressures attached to it. Fortunately for director Emma Sullivan, her experience with a similarly beloved fantasy-adventure, Doctor Who, meant she was up for tackling the adventures of Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), Zoro (Mackenyu), […]
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