From the first day of its release, the live-action adaptation of the popular anime series, One Piece has gained a lot of cheers and appreciation from the fans. The eight-episode series has received well-deserved love and is trending all over the internet. According to multiple sources, the budget for each episode of the One Piece adaptation exceeds $17 million. A lot of effort and hard work has gone into making the series and exploring the adventures of Luffy who dreams of being the King of the Pirates by finding the treasure of Gol D. Roger.
Steve Maeda and Matt Owens are the creators of the live adaptation and they had to go through a lot of things to make the series. Talking about their struggles in an interview, Maeda explains the skepticism and plans for the series
Steve Maeda Explains How Much The Live-Action Series Relates To The Manga
In an interview with Bleeding Cool, creator Maeda explains how their hard work came to fruition and how much they had to struggle to stay close to the One Piece manga. According to him, they had to face some cultural issues to give the characters depth.
He said:
“We tried to stay as close to the source as we could. There were some cultural issues as far as certain characters having arcs that may not have been exactly like the manga to give a character a little more depth for the live-action or to give them a little bit of questioning and a little bit of trying to work through problems. There were some passionate discussions about what the result should be. At the end of the day, I’m happy with how close we managed to stay to the manga, in addition to the new stuff that we were able to incorporate.”
According to Maeda, another big struggle was how to get the fan base to rally around this adaptation when they were so scared and so nervous about it getting messed up.
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Future Plans of the One Piece Live-Action
Creator Maeda has left a slew of Easter eggs, mostly from the manga, ranging from bounty posters or persons in the crowd at Gol D. Roger’s execution to signage for boxes, barrels, and other items. He expressed his love for the show and how he was not a huge fan going into this and didn’t know much about it. But when he studied the show properly, he fell in love. He also talked about the plans for the adaptation series.
He said:
“It’s tricky for sure because there is so much source material, and I can’t talk about it. It’s under the veil of secrecy, the “code of silence,” as far as that’s concerned because we don’t have a second season. We don’t know, but if that happens, then there’ll be lots of discussions.”
Oda’s masterpiece has finally got a brilliant live-action adaptation and all eight episodes are available for streaming on Netflix.
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Source: Bleedingcool
