One Piece Live-Action Won’t Launch Unless Eiichiro Oda is ‘Satisfied’
As we approach the middle of 2023, the official live-action One Piece Twitter account gave fans hope for the re-imagining with a note from manga creator Eiichiro Oda. The note, which is on the series’ trademark parchment with little doodles from Oda himself, says the entire crew is “burning with passion” for the series which, while scheduled to be released in 2023, “won’t launch until [Oda’s] satisfied.”
We are in this together. Thank you Eiichiro Oda, for your trust. We can’t wait for the world to see what we’ve created. pic.twitter.com/ZhIhBDRwtW
— ONE PIECE(ワンピース) Netflix (@onepiecenetflix) May 4, 2023
Here’s the full statement:
“I’ve been working with Tomorrow Studios and Netflix for quite some time now. Even though they understand each of the characters, we obviously come from very different cultures so, when it comes to entertainment, we have different codes, skill sets, and aims. Sometimes it could be frustrating for both sides. It felt like, “We’re all trying to get to the same place so how come we’re not on the same wavelength?” there was even a time when I thought, “Is a foreign production even possible?!”
Now, this might seem like it’s coming out of nowhere but… We’ve been hard at work this entire time. And now, each and every entity involved is working in sync. We’re finally here!!
Considering my expected life span, I believe this is the last chance to bring One Piece to the entire world. If we’re going to do it, I want to be able to supervise things while I’m still active. That’s why I agreed to the live-action adaptation of One Piece back in 2016.
Since then, Netflix has committed enormous resources to the production. It was announced that the show will launch in 2023, but they’ve promised that we won’t launch it until I’m satisfied.
The entire cast and crew, spanning various countries, are brimming with love for One Piece!! They’re burning with passion, and I’ve reminded everyone involved that this should be fun.
We’re in the final process! Right now! Of finishing all 8 episodes!
We’ll be setting sail very soon!!”
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Ahead of the live-action One Piece series premiering this year on Netflix around the world with eight episodes, the One Piece TV anime continues to go strong, with over 1,000 episodes of the series streaming right here on Crunchyroll and new episodes coming out each week as they air in Japan.
Source: One Piece live-action on Twitter
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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
