Netflix's One Piece Must Make Big Anime Changes (To Avoid A Fatal Problem)
There are many difficulties when adapting an anime into live-action; however, Netflix's One Piece series must address the anime's pacing problem or risk early cancellation. One Piece is a long-standing anime based on the manga by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his misfit crew of pirates as he attempts to find the mysterious One Piece and become the Pirate King. As with any anime adaptation, the fantastical world of One Piece will be difficult to capture in live-action, but its largest problem is really the story's pacing.
The One Piece anime currently has over 1,000 episodes, and the manga stands at over 100 volumes. Despite the anime and manga beginning in 1999 and 1997, respectively, they both remain unfinished over 20 years later. Oda, the author of the manga, predicts that the story will be complete in three or four years, although this will likely be subject to change. One Piece is not the first anime to be brought into live-action by Netflix, which has previous experience with Cowboy Bebop and Death Note — but both of those had their fair share of issues, and Cowboy Bebop was unceremoniously cancelled just weeks after its release. Anticipation is high for Netflix's One Piece, which has already cast most of its main characters and begun production season 1, but wariness is high as well.
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The greatest criticism of the One Piece anime is that the show's pacing is too slow and Netflix will have to address this criticism for the show to succeed. This criticism is especially targeted at the anime's first acts and is a key reason why some viewers do not continue to watch the show. For One Piece to entice new
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