One Piece’s main cast, Taz Skylar, shares his opinion that he wants Netflix’s adaptation of the popular anime series to continue as long as the entire cast is happy. The live-action adaptation of One Piece has eight episodes in the first season and closely traces through the first 100 chapters of the manga. The series delves into Monkey D. Luffy’s journey to become King of the Pirates. One Piece is known to have over 1000 episodes, specifically 1080, so it’s a rather interesting question: how long will the Netflix series run?
What was Taz Skylar’s opinion regarding One Piece’s length?
In an interview with Collider before the release of the live-action adaptation, Taz Skylar, who portrays the Straw Hats’ chef Sanji, shared his opinions about the length of the series
“I’d like it to go for exactly as long as it takes to feel like it’s come to an ending that all of us are happy—and by us, I mean the greater “us” of us five and every single person involved. I want everybody to be proud of where we end up ending. I don’t want it to end short, and I don’t want it to run long. That’s my ideal.”
Skylar articulated his opinion wonderfully. He didn’t just talk about the main cast but also included the entire crew who made this masterpiece possible for us. Luffy’s actor, Iñaki Godoy, and Zoro’s actor, Mackenyu, agreed with their co-actor. A lot goes into adapting an anime or manga into a live-action so considering all those factors, Skylar’s statement was very reasonable.
How much of One Piece is the live-action adaptation aiming to cover?
The live-action adaptation of One Piece started from the beginning, the Romance Dawn Arc. Just from the trailer itself, fans could tell that the scenes featuring Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji were taken from the East Blue Saga, the first stretch of arcs introducing the Straw Hat Pirates. The first season of the Netflix series adapted the first 100 chapters of the manga or the anime’s East Blue Saga, which spans 61 episodes.
Now, for fans wondering how long the Netflix series plans to continue this show, a conclusive point to end the show could be the Summit War Saga. This was the final saga in the series before a time jump happened. The Summit War Saga ends with episode 516, which could be improvised and developed into a firm ending for the live-action series.
