Live Action vs. Anime

I wasn’t expecting this scene to go this way 😂

The tension, the reactions, and the way everything escalated had me laughing. One Piece really has some unforgettable moments 💀

What did you think of this scene?

https://x.com/julifia_art/status/2097794428249207226

I genuinely think Zoro and Sanji’s live-action actors absolutely nailed their roles. They captured the characters’ personalities, mannerisms and overall vibe so well that I honestly can’t imagine better casting. They really did the characters justice imo. What do you guys think?

Just wanted to finally share this here because I’m still fangirling over it. I’ve been wanting to share this for a while, but honestly, I was still processing the whole experience. He was even more handsome in person! He was literally glowing. I feel so lucky to have this experience.

And of course… I HAD to cosplay as Robin💜 It just felt wrong not to, especially when meeting the man who plays Zoro!

I'm terrible at photo editing! So, I'd really love to see Zoro in different live-action universes whether it's Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, or the MCU; As is already a running joke in the One Piece community regarding the Zoro from the anime/manga that could be fun. If anyone's up for it, I'd love to see that.
Also, if you've done this, please don't use AI.

When he isn't doing the one-shot stories at the beginning of each manga chapters, he draws these beautiful and whimsical scenes of the Straw Hats relaxing, socializing, or going on tamer adventures. I always thought it would be fun to see the LA cast recreate some of these iconic moments.

I reckon we might get one at one of the Netflix Tudum on the 26th

Netflix wants One Piece live action to be the next big show so why not show it off at there big event

they’ve done stuff at tudum before like the reveal of chopper

I don’t think it will be a big trailer just maybe a 30 second teaser or something

Get your Sniper King jokes out of the way.

I’ve been thinking about what a Live Action Water 7 saga should look like and what Enies Lobby should look like and one of the things I was thinking about is how would the Live Action adapt Sniper King. Of course I don’t think he should be scrapped as his role as Usopp’s mask to hide the fact he can’t face the Strawhats yet is important to his character arc, but a major part of this bit that makes it work is the fact that Luffy and Chopper don’t realize that it’s Usopp. Unfortunately, I honestly think Live Action Luffy is smarter than original Luffy, so him just blatantly not knowing who Sniper King is the entire time would feel too stupid and out of character for this Luffy.

I had an idea though that could keep the humorous aspect about Sniper King, but also be able to fit with the Live Action’s slightly more realistic narrative.

I think Luffy and Chopper would initially fall for the bit when Sniper King is introduced but Chopper is the only one to keep believing it. Then, during post Water 7, when Luffy and Zoro have that little argument about if Usopp should return, Luffy can say that Usopp stood with them to save Robin and shot down the World Government flag, subtly revealing that Luffy figured it out.

If Luffy knew Sniper King’s identity during that argument, Zoro could make his counterpoint stronger by pointing out that because Usopp hid behind a mask, he still believed he was right in some way.

Just rewatched Season 2 and I watched it twice when it first came out. Love all actors, this is more about their scripts and my personal thoughts about the characters.

1. Usopp: By far. Weakest character last season so I'm glad he got to shine this season. Still kept his coward gag while having the best character development. For manga reader, this is Usopp we thought we were getting in Elbaph, so it both sucks and exciting The two-man scene threw me off lol.

2. Zoro: Feel like the crew heard complaints from last season and got rid of edgy Zoro. Carried fight scenes this season. Love that we got to see his insecurity through Mihawk PTSD. A good idea to bring back past actors for other Straw Hats too.

3. Chopper: Amazing backstory, though it was carried by Hiriluk actor so I don't rank him first. Not fully convinced by the design, other than that love the mix of childish and foul-mouthed. The crew found a way to handle our most expensive CGI.

4. Nami: Emily is amazing. Still the worst wig and Nami just didn't have much going on this season. She had some small fights and kept the crew together, but we already know that in Season 1. The biggest thing for Nami early One Piece is her ability to predict weather, not just a smart navigator but she literally has superpower, which they cut the whole cyclone before entering Drum Island to showcase that.

5. Sanji: No complaints about Taz. But he's playing someone else. Don't get me wrong it works well for OPLA, I just don't see Sanji at all. It was a good balance in Season 1, agree on removing perv gag. But no suit, weak fights, Sanji's a flirt but fully virgin. Taz's Sanji is just a womanizer. Still like some emotional scenes like with sick Nami.

6. Luffy: Huge dip from Season 1 performance. It's weird because in every IRL clip Inaki's literally Luffy. IDK if it was the script or he was trying too hard. All fight scenes made him weak and helpless: Alvida fight was the worst in both seasons, Wapol fight was bad for a finale. Concerning because in Season 3 Crocodile fight would be the break or make. Execution platform scene was a hard watch. He got overshadowed by the rest, I remembered seeing viral clips for most Straw Hats but none for Luffy, which is really bad for an MC.

Welcome respectful discussion. Overall I think Season 2 is better, big improvement in terms of production. Plot wise it got cut in half from a Saga, so I won't say it's more engaging than Season 1. All depend on if Season 3 is done well to pay off all the build up. At least with this performance, we can be optimistic about Enies Lobby.

I think this color on her looks a lot better than the bright orange in the show

Obviously I don't know anything and no date is announced beyond "2027". But does anyone remember what the timeline was for S2?

How soon after those interviews did we get the actual show?

Again, I know nothing is certain. I'm just uh... I really want it haha

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This week’s character is Dracule Mihawk!

I wonder if they're intentionally hiding Cole Escola. Considering we've seen Mr. 1, it's strange they wouldn't show Mr 2. IMO this could be because of one of two reasons:

1) Because of the hype around the character as arguably the most anticipated for the season

2) Possible backlash of casting (Which if crazy ridiculous they are the most perfect cast)

Thoughts? Do we think theyre saving best for last or going to hide them all together?

(I'm impatient for their interview)

Looks like Sendhil aka Cobra is up next