Yo ho ho, he took a bite of live action Gum Gum! Talking about Netflix's One Piece

[SpoonyBard]

Netflix's live action adaptation of One Piece hit the streaming service today, and I just watched the first episode. Now, there has been a number of live action anime adaptations on Netflix already and pretty much none of them were based on series that were seemingly as adverse to live action as One Piece. Let's be honest, the series is pretty ridiculous and outlandish, not to mention incredibly long and full of events and set pieces that just would not translate to live action well. So this series had everything stacked against it from the get go.

Which is why I'm still scratching my head at how on earth they managed to pull this off.

I'm not sure if non-fans will get into the series, I'd be interested in seeing some feedback from absolute newbies on what they think of this adaptation, especially compared to other live action animes. But just speaking as a long-time fan of One Piece, this had no business being as solid as it is. They went hard on the costuming and the set design, the music is good, the changes they made for the sake of the difference in pacing all seem to work, and the fight choreography is.... well, it's fine. We'll see how they handle the more elaborate fights later on.

So yeah, I don't know if this will have legs or if it'll just be a one and done season before being canceled, but at the very least it comes out swinging.

Some notable changes/differences from the source material for the fans:

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They change Alvida's overall demenour a bit, she now claims to be the most powerful pirate of the sea instead of the most beautiful, which is honestly a welcome change since 'haha fat woman thinks she's beautiful' was cringe in 1997, much less now.

We straight up see Zoro being recruited by Mr. 7 (former) of Baroque works, which is a hell of a thing to drop in the first episode. We do know they tried to recruit Zoro but I don't think we saw it in the anime. If we get a second season this will pay off so I appreciate them setting it up and showing they mean business.

We see a lot of Garp pretty early on, which is interesting. I wonder if the show will reveal him being Luffy's grandfather earlier than expected? It was a stronger reveal at the end of the Enies Lobby arc, but let's be honest it would be a miracle if the show made it that far so I can't be too upset if they drop that nugget of info early.

During one of Luffy's flashbacks we hear Bink's Sake playing at the local bar, neat!

The end credits map reveal the kingdom Windmill Village is a part of is called Goa, which is not a name that gets dropped in the anime until much later, so the show runners really bent over backwards to get all their facts right, which I appreciate.

 

[Vaeran]

I'm not sure if non-fans will get into the series, I'd be interested in seeing some feedback from absolute newbies on what they think of this adaptation, especially compared to other live action animes.

This'll be me. I have a friend who's a One Piece super megafan, and he's been trying to get me into the manga forever. But since the manga is two forevers long and counting, I haven't had the time or the inclination to start. (Part of me pretends I'm waiting to hear if the ending is worth sticking it out for, but in reality I'm just lazy.) The trailer for Netflix's adaptation looks fun, though, and while I don't expect it to last beyond maybe two seasons, it'll at least give me a taste of what OP is like, and I can then decide if I want to continue further.

 

[FelixSH]

I already made a thread for this. Just saying.

Just watched the first episode with a friend, who has only seen single episodes here and there (he has no idea who Robin is, and thought Chopper was a mascot - which is funny, considering how that is how the marine sees him).

I enjoyed it a lot, but it was a bit too much stuffed into this one hour. Especially Luffys actor is just great, he feels absolutely perfect. The gum-gum effects felt a bit weird, but that's fine, it's a weird ability. Luffy seems relatively smart, compared to how incredibly dumb he often is in the manga.

Not quite on board with Zorros and Namis interpretation. I liked the actors (I also liked Shanks, worked really well), but both Nami and Zorro have a sense of humor in the manga, which was completely absent here. Like, they feel too heavy-hearted. That was my main gripe, I'm curious if this will change. I hope so.

The other gripe I have is Morgan. In the manga, he is a tyrant, who terrifies the people in the city. Here, you don't really see that. Sure, there are the silly posters and even a statue in his room (it's a great design), but we don't see him terrorize the villagers, or cut a subordinate down, just because he protects a child, or whatever happened in the manga, I forgot. My friend actually thought that he seemed like a nice guy, and I think I have to agree.

I do find this particularly problematic, because it should show us from the get-go, that the marines aren't necessarily that great, that they can be horribly corrupt jerks, who abuse their power, instead of using it to do their duty - protecting the people. You can solve this differently, of course, so this shouldn't be too much of a problem, it's just unfortunate.

Always possible that I missed something here, of course.

The other changes were fine. Considering how much the episode had to do, I think it did a really good job. Loved the mood of the whole thing, the costume design seems pretty great so far, and they include important bits like Zorro eating the disgusting rice cake from the girl. A change I'm a bit sad about is Zorro and Coby not really having much to do with each other. It's fine.

The battles were fun, especially Zorros. And I love how Nami is actually capable of defending herself here, at least against grunts.

I'm very happy with the result, and am now very curious to continue on, seeing the rest of the season. Oh, I loved that we see Zorro meet Mr. 7. Could have done without him being actually cut in half, and I would expect some dark humor from him in this situation, but it's really nice seeing this encounter here.

 

[SpoonyBard]

I already made a thread for this. Just saying.

Ah yes, that's my bad. I'll see if they can merge em.

 

[Vaeran]

So I liked the first episode a lot! I don't know how many manga chapters they had to condense or how many corners had to be cut, but the pacing felt good and it kept my interest throughout. In general the show looks pretty nice, particularly the hair and costuming, which evokes anime style without looking too tacky or cosplayish. The one visual element that didn't work for me was Captain Morgan's iron jaw, which was distractingly silly, but I don't suppose we'll see much of him going forward.

Later, a giant talking snail phone rang on the admiral's desk, and I was like "alright."

The actor playing Luffy has maximum charisma, without which I don't think the series would work. He's got an energy and a confidence that makes you lean into his schemes and improvisation. I liked everyone else's performances too, and Zoro's fight scenes were indeed a joy to watch. I was a little worried about poor, sweet Koby since he seemed to be positioned as a major character but I'd never heard his name before, and I was afraid they were building him up to be killed off. Glad he's just taking a different path. I also thought Captain Morgan's son was Sanji, but apparently he's... "Helmeppo." Okay.

Some insane part of me hoped they'd get Hiroshi Kitadani in to do the theme song, since I'm a big fan of his work in JAM Project. Obviously that was never going to happen. It's fine.

Blessedly I know almost nothing about OP beyond the very basics, so anything and everything that happens will be new to me. I'm looking forward to watching more.

 

[SpoonyBard]

Later, a giant talking snail phone rang on the admiral's desk, and I was like "alright."

Oh yeah, I was honestly pleasantly surprised to see them actually use Transponder Snails. I would not have batted an eye if they just had the characters using vaguely snail-themed but still regular-ass telephones in the series, but no, they went the extra mile. It's one of those bits of One Piece weird-ness that really should not work, and it may still turn unfamiliar audiences off, but I'm just tickled to see.

 

[FelixSH]

Oh, I love the snails. They look so bizarre, it's amazing. They really feel weird, even to One Piece standards.

BTW, the friend I watched it with enjoyed the episode a lot, and wants to keep watching. So I guess it does work, at least to a degree, on people unfamiliar with the source material. Honestly, I could see this working better for them, because they don't get hung up on things I get hung up on, and are able to easier enjoy the ride.

I assume this show won't get through the whole on OP, but I do hope, that we get at least to Thriller Bark. I just want to see the crew members with the actually weird designs. I guess you could age up Chopper, but the transformations with his rumble balls would need a lot of CGI - or they just let him look however, and enhance his skills, without visuals. Franky shouldn't be a problem, but I would be really curious, how they do Brook. I want to see him so badly. Full CGI, or a dude in a bad skeleton costume? Want to see, I will be satisfied with everything.

 

[SpoonyBard]

I've seen some fan-casting on Twitter wanting Anya Chalotra (Yennifer on The Witcher) to play a certain character introduced in what would be Season 2 if it's greenlit and after seeing a collage of comparison images I am absolutely on board.

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1694679283971874829

She isn't quite as tall as Robin aught to be but that's a quibble. She'd be perfect otherwise.

 

[FelixSH]

Just wanted to mention how much I love how they introsuce people with bounty posters. Nice translation from the mnga introductions, just so, so cool.

Also, the ships look amazing. Love how they kept those absurd designs.

 

[SpoonyBard]

Episode 2 was also pretty good. They glossed over a few things, namely Buggy's history with Shanks, how Koby signed up with the Marines, and why exactly Garp arrested Morgan, but it's still fairly strong. We never got to see Richie the lion, but I WAS relieved that we caught a brief glimpse of Chouchou as the gang was leaving Orange Town. That pup was more important in the original story, haha.

The show did fudge one key detail about Buggy's powers, though, he has to keep his feet on the ground to levitate all his other parts. But it's pretty minor in the grand scheme of things.

 

[SpoonyBard]

Really starting to notice the diverging from the original material with episodes 3 and 4, which cover the Syrup Village story. Things are condensed, characters are left out, and events are outright rewritten.

None of this is a bad thing and I think it mostly works. Though for what should have been Usopp's big introduction he was fairly poorly served by the changes. Hopefully he gets more of an opportunity to shine in the latter half of the season.

Biggest changes from the original material:

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There is no sign of Jango, Kuro's crew is reduced to just him and Buchi and Sham (who has been recast as female, and it's a redesign that works). We know Jango exists in the world, still, since he was one of the blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameos on the wall of wanted posters, but as far as I know he's not in the live action show at all.

Also missing from the Syrup Village story, the three kids who are Usopp's 'crew'. I can see why they were cut, but not having them around means Usopp really only has Kaya to bounce off of.

Of course with no Jango, Usopp doesn't get to be the one to save Kaya in the end. He does get to shoot at Kuro once, but it does nothing.

Merry is straight-up killed by Kuro instead of just being wounded. Looking back, I think Merry was the first real inexplicable recovery in a series that had a lot of them, so I suppose it was an easy decision to outright ice him to raise the stakes in the live action series. If this series goes on it will probably have more of a body count of side-characters compared to the original where virtually no one ever died outside of flashbacks up until the Marineford War.

There's no big battle at the beach, as Kuro doesn't have his entire crew this time, and all the fight takes place in Kaya's locked-down mansion which helps build Kuro up as a menace, but doesn't help sell the fight between him and Luffy.

Zoro's flashback is shoehorned into this arc, in episode 4, guess there was no better place to put it.

Probably the biggest change, though, comes from Koby and Helmeppo landing at Syrup looking for Luffy, and actually briefly apprehend them. This leads to an early reunion between Luffy and Koby, but since they seem to be intent on showing us Koby's development alongside Luffy's in the live action series them crossing paths now and then instead of Koby just disappearing for hundreds of chapters before reappearing makes sense.

But the show DOES drop the knowledge bomb of Garp being Luffy's grandfather early, which I'm still not sure how to feel about.

 

[SpoonyBard]

Two more episodes in and the Baratie arc done. This one also had some significant changes from the source but I think overall things flowed much better compared to Syrup Village.

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The biggest change is cutting Don Kreig. Uh, literally. In the original story he encounters Mihawk in the Grand Line and gets wrecked and limps back to East Blue to regroup. This time we see the fight between his fleet and Mihawk but instead of letting Kreig go Mihawk just cuts him down then and there.

This sort of change I like a lot since it removes probably the most unnecessary big bad in the East Blue saga (I mean if you're cutting any of them, you're cutting Kreig), it's done in a way that still pays reference to the original story in a cheeky way, and it helps to build Mihawk up as this absolute monster of a fighter so when he bodies Zoro later it feels more impactful.

Ghin still shows up to Baratie so Sanji can have his big good Samaritan moment, but there's no betrayal or bringing the Kreig fleet to the restaurant. Ghin just disappears after his meal.

Instead, Arlong shows up with Kuroobi and Choo to cause trouble and this helps build him up more as the big bad of the season. Luffy gets thrown in the ocean by Arlong, like he does by Kreig in the original arc, and is saved by Sanji so all that happens.

I think cutting Don Kreig and bringing in some of the character moments from Arlong Park a bit earlier helps with the pacing of the story quite a bit. I like it.

Oh and if you're only familiar with the anime, no the show didn't make up the part where Zeff eats his own leg to survive. That was how it happened in the manga, the anime softened that a bit by having Zeff lose his leg earlier to help save a drowning Sanji but it makes his inexplicable survival later a bit, well, harder to swallow.

 

[Vaeran]

Gonna tell your kids this was Klahadore

 

[SpoonyBard]

Done with the first season and wow, just to reiterate my impressions from the first episode: I still don't know how Netflix pulled this off. How they flubbed what should have been a much easier adaption in Cowboy Bebop but did so damn well with One Piece is still kind of stunning. For so many reasons this should not have worked and, aside from some odd decisions and rough parts here and there, it totally did. Great casting pretty much all around, really good costume and set design (Netflix shelled out like 18 million per episode I hear? Yow) and the fight choreography gradually got better by the end, though still a bit uncanny in places.

I really hope they get season 2 greenlit, but it might be a while before we get confirmation one way or another with the ongoing strikes. There's a number of things in a prospective season 2 I can see as big red flags from a production standpoint (most significantly how they're going to handle Chopper since I don't know how a constant CGI character will look even with this show's budget, but how else would you do it?)

But anyway, part of me just wants to fancast upcoming roles and speculate how they might handle season 2, but I'll keep that to myself for now, haha.

 

[FelixSH]

Finally watched more then the first episode, more specifically, I and my friend watched the other seven episodes yesterday and today. We both enjoyed it a lot. So it does work for people, who don't know much about One Piece, which is great.

Let's start with my main gripe: Garp. I don't mind his interpretation, I actually kinda liked it. And I loved how we see the scene, where he throws a cannonball with his bare hand, and Luffy reflects it. Great stuff. But I really, really don't like, that he was testing Luffy. And I just don't buy, that he is standing there, easily able to get Luffy, and just going. Dunno, the other scene with the cannonball works for me, because he can act like tried and failed, or something. But doing nothing better than going after Luffy, and than simply letting him go. But then, I guess they do so later too? I actually forgot how it worked, when we meet Coby and Helmeppo in the manga again, so whatever. It's fine, just doesn't work for me here.

Most other changes are fine. Buggy was amazing. He came of as way more horrifying here, simply because capturing the people of the town, and forcing them to not only watch his show, but also laugh, was chilling. That is Wano level horrible. And seeing a "real" town being destroyed, instead of a cartoon one makes it look a good bit more horrible, I think. It made it harder for me, to see him as a goofy scoundrel at the end, but it worked very well, I think.

Weakest arc was the next one. I do like that Kaya gets more screentime, that she interacts with Nami, that Kuro has members of his crew here, and I really enjoyed the creepy vibe. But the second of these two episodes was the only time, where I got a bit bored. Not too bad, but it felt too drawn out. And he could really have tried to keep his marbles a bit longer, guy went cheesy horror villain very fast. I did like, that he actually killed Lamb.

Zorro wasn't overpowered enough. Which is fine. But in that Kuro arc he gets knocked out but a hit over the head. Which he should have seen coming. And he shouldn't have been knocked out. It's Zorro. Oda had to handycap him during the whole of East Blue, because he was so absurdly strong. But the flashback worked. It's fine.

Usopp felt like he got done dirty. Dunno, like he didn't get enough time. He had no big moment, and I didn't even really understand, why he even joined. I think it never gets mentioned, up to the very end of the season, that he wants to become a great warrior of the sea?

Baratie was a lot of fun, and the favorite of my friend. I liked it a lot, especially that short interation between Zorro and Nami, and generally how they clearly become friends here. Sanji was great, and I don't mind at all, that they cut Don Krieg. Guy is pretty forgettable, and having Arlong here already was a fun change. I also enjoyed the flashback a lot, it was well done.

Favourite arc for me was the last one. Which is fitting, considering that I also like that one in the manga the most of East Blue. Not quite happy with Arlong, because he was more aggressive and angry in general, than in the manga. I always enjoyed, how he seemed like someone who you could at least make a deal with, only for him to show Nami that, no, he is a piece of shit and will break his promises, if he wants to. Excellent flashback, and I really liked the visual contrast between the town in the flashbacks, and now. Not sure if I like, that the villagers didn't actually hated Nami here, but also don't really mind it, so shrug. This arc, especially around the flashbacks, was really touching and is still super powerful.

I liked Zorros and Sanjis fights a lot. Luffys seemed short, which I mainly realized in the fight against Arlong. That one feels a bit, like there is some oomph missing, even though the final part was great. Oh, I loved, loved, loved everything Mihawk. That actor looks so perfect, it's like they got Mihawk to play Mihawk.

Loved everything after they got away from the island. Luffy getting his bounty poster, seeing how everyone reacted to it (something I always love in the manga too), Mihawk meeting Shanks, and especially the part, where they finally really become a crew, by everyone saying out loud their dream, including shots of them as kids. That part made me tear up a little, I found this sorta epilogue wonderfully touching.

So, yeah, I enjoyed it quite a bit, and I'm looking forward to season 2. Regarding your spoiler, Spoony: I assumed they would just make Chopper a teen with a costume, and instead of having him transform with the rumble balls, he just gets stronger or smarter, or whatever the rumble ball does. Something like that should make it possible to have him. The member I just can't imagine is Brook.

I assume season 2 will be a thing, considering how popular season 1 seems to be. But, as much as I want to see it, I would prefer it to come after the manga is finished. Those breaks are painfully long. Which is fair, Oda can take breaks as long as he wants, I would just like it if it wasn't for another project.

 

[Vaeran]

Watched episode 6 tonight, and I'm on track to finish the season this weekend. I'm really, really enjoying this, and it had better get renewed. (The chances of that seem high, given how it's taken off.)

Sanji has such a nice smile. Ryan Gosling-lookin ass motherfucker.

Mackenyu (Zoro)'s arms should get separate billing in the credits, possibly above Mackenyu himself.

I like Usopp, but his reasons for joining the crew aren't particularly clear, and neither is exactly what he contributes. He's supposed to be a great marksman but he has yet to be useful in a fight. Since his other thing is lying maybe he'll be the guy who talks the crew out of trouble at some point. I hope he gets more focus before the season's over.

I thought Zoro's declaration of undying loyalty to Luffy came a little too soon and felt kind of unearned. If it happens at the same point in the manga it probably feels more natural there, given how much material they must be compressing.

I'm still a little confused about what exactly the Grand Line is. They gave a very quick explanation of it but I'd appreciate some clarification. Here's what I understand:

• This planet is mostly ocean, like way moreso than Earth.
• There is a strip of land that runs around it like an equator, called the Red Line.
• The Grand Line runs perpendicular to the Red Line, and consists of... a fuckoff long chain of islands that circle the globe?
• If it's that big why do you need a map to it? It's like needing a map to Asia. You'd just point, right?
• It sounds like these islands are inhabited, so isn't that just... civilization?
• So how can the Grand Line's location be such a closely guarded secret?
• Is knowledge of basic geography something that's kept from the common people by the World Government? Why?
• Gold Roger didn't mention the Grand Line when he told everyone about the One Piece. Why do we think it's there?

 

[SpoonyBard]

The live action show didn't explain why you'd need a map to the Grand Line, chances are it'll be covered first thing in season 2 if it happens. If you want to know: running perpendicular to the Grand Line on its north and south borders is something called the Calm Belt, an area of ocean where the wind does not blow, and is also infested with sea beasts. It's basically suicide to try and cross it directly. Each of the four oceans has an entrance to the Grand Line, which is where the crew is headed now.

 

[Vaeran]

Oh, okay. So it's less "a map to the Grand Line" and more "a map to a safe entrance to the Grand Line." That makes more sense. Thanks!

 

[Vaeran]

Finished this over the weekend, and had a great time with it front to back. Can't wait for season 2.

Some miscellaneous thoughts:

Nami's story was engaging both in flashback and the present, but I wish she was more active in its resolution instead of just being a victim who needed rescuing. She's shown to be a capable fighter in episode 1 but after that she's hiding under tables with Kaya and begging Luffy for help. It feels like a milder version of Naruto's Sakura problem, where one of the core main characters doesn't get to do anything because she's a girl. I'm not saying she should have fought Arlong one on one, but maybe she could have helped, or it could have been her idea to destroy the maps instead of Luffy's? I dunno.

Usopp finally got to do something cool! The show seems aware that he's been a little poorly defined, as he's the last one to declare his dream at the end of the last episode and clearly needs a second to think about it. Here's hoping he gets more focus next season, as I really like his actor.

Not sure I entirely bought Garp's heel-face turn of "ah I was just testing you kiddo, go get your pirate dream!" As with Zoro's oath to Luffy it felt unearned and unsupported by what came before.

I think Sanji might be my favorite? We didn't get a ton of time with him so I'll have to see more to know for sure, but his charisma is just radiant. Everyone in the cast is great, though, and there's no one I dislike. Well, maybe Helmeppo.

Love love loved that they slipped in an instrumental version of "We Are!" I may not know much about One Piece, but I know that. And they picked the perfect moment to unfurl the crew's Jolly Roger. Luffy's reaction was delightful.

Well, as I said upthread, the purpose of watching this series was for me to get a little taste of OP so I can decide if I want to continue on with it, and I absolutely do. The characters are instantly endearing, the world is interesting, and I already miss watching it. I know there's no way on earth the Netflix show will ever be able to tell a complete story, so while I eagerly await S2 I think I'm gonna take a crack at the manga. Wish me luck!

 

[SpoonyBard]

Finished this over the weekend, and had a great time with it front to back. Can't wait for season 2.

Some miscellaneous thoughts:

Nami's story was engaging both in flashback and the present, but I wish she was more active in its resolution instead of just being a victim who needed rescuing. She's shown to be a capable fighter in episode 1 but after that she's hiding under tables with Kaya and begging Luffy for help. It feels like a milder version of Naruto's Sakura problem, where one of the core main characters doesn't get to do anything because she's a girl. I'm not saying she should have fought Arlong one on one, but maybe she could have helped, or it could have been her idea to destroy the maps instead of Luffy's? I dunno.

The sad thing is this was a slight improvement over the original version. At least in the live action she goes along with the guys to Arlong Park and even goes inside with Luffy for a bit, in the original she stays behind and out of the fray for the most part. Though I think the manga/anime did a better job demonstrating just how out of her depth she was by the time she asked for Luffy's help, the total collapse of her long-term plan to buy her village back from Arlong hit a bit harder there. She'll definitely get her own bigger fights as the series goes on though.

 

[FelixSH]

Great that you enjoyed it, Vaeran. If you feel like it, tell us how you enjoy the manga, when you get to it. I'm always interested in new opinions about One Piece, and I'm very curious what you think of the manga, compared to the live-action show. No pressure, of course.

I think I'm fine with Nami not fighting with the others? Dunno, it's not like she is incapable (she is smart and a very competent thief), but at this part, she isn't a fighter. Maybe I'm thinking too much of the manga here, where she simply doesn't fight, at least not to this point. She is a pure thief during East Blue. But I did like, how she actually could use her stick as a weapon, so giving her something would have worked better here, anyway.

The Fishmen, to me, in the manga, seem like this unstoppable force, that can only be taken down by the strongest the East Blue hast to offer, monsters like Luffy, Sanji and Zorro. It feels ok, that someone without fighting abilities sits this out.

Which is probably dumb, considering that Usopp got to take out one of Arlongs top men, too.

I do like, how it leads to her (spoiler for stuff after the part that is covered by the live-action show) in Alabasta, where she actually asks Usopp to make her a weapon, something she can fight with, giving her a bit of an arc there. I always liked, how she stopped being someone who needs rescuing, and became someone who took down one of the strongest enemies. Even though it, sadly, didn't really stick that much.

Edit: Thinking more about it, I'm wrong. On my phone now, so I can't write well here, but you could really do more, better here.

 

[Kirin]

Started in on this! Stopped reading the thread about 10 posts in because we're only through episode two. As a long-time anime fan I've of course absorbed a lot of basic One Piece facts by osmosis, but I've never actually read or watched any of it directly, so I have no idea what's changed without reading your posts. Definitely enjoying it so far. My wife, who's open to anime but has only watched a little, totally loves Luffy already, so mission accomplished there. She could do without a few of the gorier bits of violence but thankfully they're very brief.

 

[shivam]

Damn, this was great. It was so good it made me start watching the anime too, a thing i've resisted for decades. Well done, netflix!

 

[Vaeran]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Kirin]

Up through Ep 5 now. Sanji seems like he'll be fun. Mihawk is amazing. The idea of combining a foppish-but-expert swordsman with a dracula is inspired, and whoever they got to play the part is completely selling it. Also, big "Sorry, I'm several dozen volumes ahead of your current Shonen power level, bye" energy.

Vice-Admiral grandpa was pretty out of left field; I understand it happens way later in the original, so we'll see how the dynamic develops here I guess. Meanwhile they sure do keep dodging whatever Nami's hiding from everyone.

Oh yeah, forgot to say earlier... was anyone else getting big Ben Stiller vibes from whoever's playing Buggy?
Edit-to-my-edit: Oh, he's actually Jeff Ward, who I watched a bunch of as Deke on Agents of SHIELD which is why he looked so dang familiar.

 

[FelixSH]

Mihawk is amazing, I love him. Always a delight to see him, Manga and Live-action. And it-s really like they found his real-live version, letting him play himself.

Glad to know you all are enjoying this.

 

[SpoonyBard]

Buggy was one of my favorite characters in this adaption, really great performance from Ward for him.

Also Season 2 is confirmed, sweet! Time to start fancasting all those upcoming characters. I am still hoping for Anya Chalotra as Nico Robin.

 

[Daikaiju]

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