Is Netflix's One Piece good?

Just wondering what people who have watched Netflix’s new One Piece series think.

They don’t have the greatest track record with anime adaptions so I’m afraid to watch it. I thought Cowboy Bebop was alright. Although they kind of butchered Vicious and Julia, imo, the people who played Spike and Jet did well enough that it was able to sustain my interest for awhile but not long enough to finish it. Death Note was barely like the original at all. The only good thing I can say was Lakeith Stanfield’s L portrayal and Willem Dafoe’s Ryuk.

But this series seems to be trending, so maybe they’ve finally done it?

Eggyhead,
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I don’t know anything about One Piece other than the fact it’s really long and super popular.

I heard the Netflix show was pleasing fans so I threw it on when my wife was around and we both ended up getting into it. We haven’t finished the whole season yet, but we will.

It reminds me of watching power rangers back in the 90s as a kid. The dialog is really elementary and clearly targets kids, but the character acting is endearing, and it’s fun to look up the original illustrations because the casting and costumes are so spot on.

I’m particularly fond of how each episode goes through some kind of story and character development, but always climaxes on some big fight scene, just like in the old power rangers shows. It’s like soul food for me.

VentraSqwal,

Think it’ll work as another feel-good, pleasant background show we can put on when we don’t feel like serious dramas? Right now we use The Great British Bake Off and The Good Place as that.

Eggyhead,
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I don’t know about those other shows, but I think that’s a perfect approach for One Piece. It’s just silly kid fun from start to finish.

macabrett,
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I really liked it. I haven’t watched a ton of the anime, but I have watched more of it than the first season of live action covers.

ProfessorOwl_PhD,
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It’s possible to get really anal about the things that they’ve cut out to keep things moving, but honestly I was blown away by how well they’ve transitioned the feel to live action. Everything about it is slightly hammed up in a way that really helps sell the fantasy, and the cgi really works.

Mr_D_Umbguy,

I didn’t really know anything about One Piece until I watched the live action show but it was a lot of fun. The biggest thing for me was the scoring. It’s well scored and has the same swashbuckling feel as the original Pirates of the Caribbean movie!

Definitely a lot of fun and worth checking out!

sfcl33t,

I didn’t watch the anime but have always been curious about it. Ended up watching the show with my daughter and really loved it. It’s unapologetically happy.

Corkyskog,

I think the only people who won’t like it are die hard fans of the original Anime. Even most OG fans seem to dig it. It’s crazy how each episode is the equivalent to like 5-8 of the anime shows.

TheControlled,

Yes!

dudemanbro, (edited )
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I don’t feel too strongly one way or the other. It’s alright. You can make up your own mind about it. Anime fans tend to circle jerk a lot of things. If you like it, cool. If you don’t, cool.

TheQuietCroc,

It’s not embarrassed about being an anime adaptation so it actually does a good job embracing most of what makes the anime great. I have some reservations about it but overall I’d definitely recommend it as a “should watch” anime adaptation.

Evilsandwichman,

I saw a clip of it, and watching an actual actor say ‘gum gum’ was…embarrassing

I still want to watch it, but probably more to laugh at it than with it

Dat0,

As a One piece fan I say i it was really good, there were minor things that were weird but overall it was great.

RavindraNemandi,
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Its really good. I was familiar with the anime but had never watched beyond the first few episodes and i loved it. I watched with my brother who loves the anime and he agreed. The casting is really good and the heart and soul of the characters are intact.

Kowowow,

it was pretty good but I was hoping to see jango and luffy did the arm holding thing a bit much, but maybe I don’t remember the early episodes that well and he did that a lot back then too, some of the colourful hair dyes come off more as cheap wigs and as less of a complaint and more of a “huh” type thing luffy’s accent really comes through when he talks about becoming the king of the pirates

mranachi,

No one two jango was maybe the biggest miss, otherwise pretty good… especially given the absurdity of making one piece live action.

I really liked luffys accent… fit the character for me. Sanjis too.

Kowowow,

Ya no the accent was fine just it was interesting how it was so strong and consistent when luffy said he’d be the king of the pirates

habanhero, (edited )

It’s a good show that stands on it’s own. Manga / anime adaptation or not, it succeeded by actually being an entertaining show.

I’m a casual One Piece manga fan and I would say it is probably the most faithful adaption to the source material. Most of the sets and scenes are bang on and the cast is just fantastic and likeable. Luffy, Zoro and Nami in particular are great casts and really grew on me. But most importantly the show has heart, which is something a lot of the modern show lacks and tries to substitute with paint-by-color beats.

100% worth watching and would recommend.

Edit: Buggy the Clown’s actor is da BOMB

Blademax,

Deke from Agents of SHIELD.

FerNZA,

I was bedridden for the weekend when it came out. I tried the anime about 20ish years ago, but I decided to stick with Naruto instead and didn’t give it any further thought.

I watched it in one sitting and really enjoyed it. I think after Rurouni Kenshin movies, this is my favourite live action anime adaption.

ClarkDoom,

Definitely worth watching. I haven’t read the manga or watched the anime but really liked the live action adaptation. The practical sets are glorious, it is able to successfully present a very absurdist world in a convincing manner, and the actors really seem invest and mesh well with their characters. The fights are also top notch if you’re into Japanese fight choreography.

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