One Piece, Eiichiro Oda’s masterwork, live-action version has created huge records on Netflix. Fans are happy to see how the series relates to the manga and how well it has been adapted despite the limitations and changes. The series, developed by Matt Owens and Steven Maeda, follows the exploits of Monkey D. Luffy, who aspires to become King of the Pirates by discovering Gol D. Rodger’s treasure. The cast of the series includes Inaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Emily Rudd as Nami, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji in the series.
Godoy plays the main character in the series and fans are happy to see that he fits right for the role of Luffy. Inaki Godoy shared his experience with the world of portraying Luffy and talked about the most difficult scene that he had to film.
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Hardest Scene for Inaki Godoy to film as Luffy in One Piece
In a video for Teen Vogue, One Piece star Godoy explained all that went into his part as Monkey D. Luffy. Godoy as Luffy had a terrific experience filming the series, but not everything went smoothly; in fact, Godoy is very clear about his most challenging part. He said:
“I think for me, the hardest thing to film… I had this one scene with Koby in a dinghy, where we’re talking about dreams and that he wants to be a Marine. That scene particularly, was one of the first scenes that I filmed.”
“It was a very important scene because Luffy’s all about dreams. So I knew I had to get this scene right. This is what the character is all about. And there are a lot of things that I did in that scene at the beginning that I changed. I did rehearsals for that scene with my director, and I think it worked out pretty well. But it was a process, getting to that point of, oh, like, there’s this side of Luffy that.. he is very kind and nice. He’s not just a ball of energy. He’s a ball of energy who listens.”
This sequence was one of the first to be shot for the series. He stated that he was able to delve deeply into Luffy’s principles during that time, which helped set the tone for his character development.
Eiichiro Oda Loved Inaki as Luffy
One Piece has soared to the top of Netflix’s streaming figures, attracting both newbies to the brand and die-hard fans of the manga and anime. Godoy’s portrayal of Luffy’s sensitivity and love of adventure underlines the actor’s suitability for the part.
Many fans feel that Godoy’s portrayal of Luffy accurately captures a portion of the character’s spirit. Even Eiichiro Oda admitted that when he saw the actor at his audition, he couldn’t help but laugh proving that what Godoy delivered to him was exactly what he sought to convey when drawing Luffy.
Source: The Direct, Teen Vogue
