CREATOR OF GLOBAL PHENOMENON EIICHIRO ODA RELEASES FOURTH LETTER REGARDING THE SERIES ADAPTATION
The Live Action Series from Shueisha and Tomorrow Studios Sets Sail August 31 on Netflix
Today, to celebrate ONE PIECE Day, Netflix released the official trailer (HERE) for the highly-anticipated live-action series ONE PIECE, accompanied by new images and a personally penned letter from Eiichiro Oda, the creator of the global phenomenon.
ONE PIECE, a legendary high-seas adventure starring Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji, sets sail August 31, only on Netflix.
Oda-Sensei shared his thoughts on the live-action adaptation, production, changes from the manga, and the cast and crew (the full PDF version of the letter is below and HERE for download). Highlights include:
- “I’ll say this. There were no compromises on this show!”
- “There was so much that went into it–all of the efforts by the actors, the building of the world and the costumes, presenting things in a way that can only be done in live action, the dialogue–and the entire process of so many people putting their heads together was a festivity in and of itself”
- “The producers and the crew are pros at live action, and frankly, they’re ONE PIECE superfans too.”
- “By now I just love the production team and cast so much that I can’t wait for them to get the acclaim they deserve from everyone around the world”
