Netflix Has Announced A Live-Action Series For Anime Show One-Piece

The massively successful One Piece is making the leap from manga and anime to live action - and it'll be available on Netflix.

Joining forces with Tomorrow Studios, the streaming giant has given the green light to 10 episodes of the new adaptation.

In a press release from Netflix, it says it has partnered with Tomorrow Studios and Shueisha to bring this pirate adventure story from Japan to audiences around the world.

Adding: "The original manga, written by Eiichiro Oda, has captivated fans for many years and sold over 460 million copies."

It also released a note from Oda, the manga series' author, which you can see below:

Twitter/Eiichiro Oda

The note says: "I know I announced the production of this back in 2017, but these things take time.

"Preparations have been slowly progressing behind the scenes, and it seems that I can finally make the big announcement: Netflix, the world's leading streaming entertainment service, will be lending us their tremendous production support!

"This is so encouraging! How far will the story progress over the 10 episodes of Season 1? Who will be cast?! Please be patient a little longer and stay tuned!"

The story has already seen a massive 14 animated films released, all based on the series. There has also been a long-running anime series which is currently in its 20th season.

The actual story of One Piece is based around the Straw Hat Pirates and their captain, Monkey D.

Main character Luffy's life is changed when he eats the cursed Gum-Gum Devil Fruit. He gets turned in to a rubber man, which fives him the ability to stretch his body in any way he pleases.

Toei Animation

The crew's main aim is to find the mythical treasure, known as One Piece. The legends say that the person who does will then become the King of the Pirates.

Although no official casting or release date has been announced, we do know that Steven Maeda (Lost, The X-Files) will be producing the live action remake. Original writer Eiichiro Oda will act as executive producer, as well as Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios (Cowboy Bebop, Snowpiercer, Hanna).

Netflix have paid attention to manga and anime fans lately, having last week announce that it was uploading 21 Studio Ghibli films to its streaming service, adding them in three batches over the course of the next few months.

Topics: TV and Film, Netflix

Amelia Ward

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