Did One Piece Break the Live Action Anime Curse?

[@NasuPrime]

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[@tpsam]

For real in Asia like here in Thailand we have a bunch of free legal anime on KZbin I just finished the whole HxH anime and there is complete one punch and code Geass With VPN it's limitless the amount of free legally licensed anime you can access

[@randominteger5046]

Hello bro theres one flute type music in zoros introduction in your video. Where can i find it? it was very good

[@NasuPrime]

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@@NasuPrime 6:48

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[@BossAwesomeSauce]

Honestly, I like the devil fruit abilities looking really uncanny. After seeing it in live action, it makes sense why in the manga/anime that devil fruit users are shunned as monsters. If I saw a guy detach his arms or stretch I'd flip out.

[@diamondrhino64]

Yeah everyone is freaked out by luffy so i appreciate it

[@flamingvictory]

I guess that’s also what I’m hopping to see choppers more humanoid form in the live action, it was uncanny to humans, so it should be at LEAST uncanny looking on the live action

[@perryekwueme996]

I have always found it so crazy how Netflix managed to mess up Death Note. There were no outlandish personalities (by anime standards) nor goofy character designs. You mainly need immersive cinematography (which is something Death Note encapsulates with camera movements & angles) and cgi shinigami. I think they should give it another shot if tbh

[@RandomBlue86]

The Duffer brothers of Stranger Things series is actually redoing it! Hopefully they do a great job

[@Ark_knight0]

Honestly, they did ryuk so good in the death note la. Sadly the rest of the adaptation was legit crap

[@improvwithlions4173]

I gave it a chance because I had high hopes for Willem DaFoe. They totally wasted their shot.

[@StrikeTrooper]

One Piece didn't break the live action Anime curse, but it shows how to have a live action Anime not be cursed.

[@chuckynocheese3271]

Nah... The fact that both fans and casuals enjoyed it for the most part, it definitely broke the curse.

[@brogoyle]

⁠@@chuckynocheese3271i think what they’re saying is this won’t prevent future live action animes from being terribad. Even if one piece live action is awesome (which i am in the camp of too!)

[@annegiii3446]

​@@chuckynocheese3271Gintama live action broke the curse first tbh

[@atheos.1383]

Broke it easily.

[@divinehero7331]

@@annegiii3446Gintama Its the worst example lmao, that series already has a hard time reaching a wide audience because of the japanese-style gag and comedy. The One Piece Live action actually reached both fans of the show and those that didnt watch the anime, as well as non anime viewers, thats something that the Gintama live action didnt achieve

[@k4ny3w3st]

mom wake up nasu uploaded

[@soccerandtrack10]

Son.what diid we saay,about yelling at people aaaas an alarmmmm?...

[@romarioputra3775]

I think everyone still asleep lol, 1 day 10k views. I think youtube algorithm is broken

[@rjai5003]

I will say Zoro’s portrayal is closer to how he is later in the series, since he does get more and more stoic over time

[@Kev.NTheLich]

"If rainbow hair didn't give it away, the skintone will" had me dying

[@jybrokenhearted]

The content creator is a low-key racist.

[@thecod2345]

As someone who enjoyed the show and had no exposure to one piece outside of Zoro gets lost and hates minorities memes, I think the reason the live action works so well is because it’s essentially competent spy kids. Silly no fucks given fun without being afraid of being corny with a spine of fairly good storytelling behind it.

[@wimaazikiwe1308]

And you've never thought that you would try the anime once 😂😂?

[@thecod2345]

⁠@@wimaazikiwe1308The manga is on my list to get to when I have the motivation and time. The anime I won’t touch outside of maybe watching a particularly good fight because I’ve heard of the pacing issues and clips I’ve been shown by my friends only reinforce it all, even from newer material.

[@apolloisnotashirt]

Amen

[@apolloisnotashirt]

@@wimaazikiwe1308 after hearing how much fillers there are, HELL NO

[@wimaazikiwe1308]

@@apolloisnotashirt if it's filler that scares you, try one pace, its the condensed version

[@antiawarenessawarenessclub]

2:30 "cultural osmosis" is one of my favourite phrases and this moment got me more hype than it should have

[@PikaCheeks]

Rurouni Kenshin Live Action movies were the first actually good Live Action Anime movies, like you can't say they're bad by any means. However that is mostly due to the original source literally being Japan's home turf to begin with, Samurai Stories, so makes sense.

[@nont18411]

It’s good but still quite underwhelming compared to the source material, which is understandable because they movie format of 2 hours made them have to cut so many unnecessary plot lines and character moments.

[@orlando16bit52]

finally somebody's talking about them

[@thomasffrench3639]

It’s actually pretty common. A lot of films that adapt manga are excellent

[@fathirizzanzahrano.r6161]

​​@@thomasffrench3639 By that standard one piece also film adapted from manga,.If concerning preexisting anime, Rurouni Kenshin already have anime

[@livanbard]

You guys just don't have enough culture. Them actual good adaptations are stuff from delinquent manga.

[@ugib8377]

Live action Frieza as Oprah got me good. Literally died laughing. Great video. Classy as hell tagging the advert on the end. Especially with how egregious KZbin ads have been lately. To show thanks I watched that shit front to back. Look forward to your next video!

[@hrstar24]

One Piece did strike the perfect balance between the ridiculousness of the anime and still grounding it a little bit in the real world. I think its because Oda was heavily involved, and it seems everyone working on the show is a huge One Piece fan, or at least bought into the vision that "Yes, these pirates look ridiculous, but let me show you how all of these characters are so dynamic and full of heart." As the show went on, I feel like the characters and sets looked even more ridiculous in live action, straight out of a cosplay convention, but that was just even more endearing and made the show more fun. I watched the show with my wife who has never watched any anime, and she loved all the character designs more than I did. The Baratie episodes are the perfect example: Zeph looks like a total clown in a vacuum w/ his mustache and hat, but when you learn his and Sanji's backstory, watch their goodbye, its full of so much emotion and heart and care that the audience ends up loving the outlandish character designs even more.

[@MilkHound]

The fact that Netflix made Mr. 7 black is just an awesome nod to a certain fan theory.

[@AlkisGD]

Can you elaborate? I don't think I've heard said theory.

[@MilkHound]

@@AlkisGD Some fans have noticed that the villains that Zoro fights often have darker skin. Not always, but still.

[@AlkisGD]

@@MilkHound 😮

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

@@AlkisGDThe minority hunter is here to make the grand line great again

[@lolroflundxd]

The secret sauce was a gradual ramp up of the weirdness. When we saw Arlong without context in the trailer he looked sus as hell. But after seeing 5 episodes where things get crazier and crazier, when we got to Arlong it felt (almost) natural. Right from the beginning it's established "this is a world like no other", and the more we see of it, the more we get used to the over the top stuff. In addition to that they found the balance to be faithful to the stuff readers cared about, and changing the stuff readers didn't know they could do without in live action. Especially keeping the characters mostly the same. I feel that's the biggest problem in Hollywood: They always change the characters on a basic level. They change the themes of the story. Hollywood is bored of traditional themes and characters. This adaptation showed that classical storytelling with likeable characters is still in demand. They didn't change Nami's story from being a strong women that needs to ask for help. Even the song that plays for her says: "I have always been taught to be brave and strong... to not be afraid... and look the price, the price I paid. I am barely afloat". "I sail my ship alone into the eye of the storm" They 100% understood that Nami is a strong women and that she paid the price for it. She needed to accept help. It's kinda ridiculous that I even have to say it but... Nami didn't emasculate the rest of the Crew. How novel. And for her you really can ask "Who has suffered more?" because she is not a Mary Sue. We have to be happy that they didn't change who the main character is. (Looking at you Wheel of time). It's the same thing that made GoT great: Following the Books for the important stuff. They didn't change the main character to Cersei and made her always right.

[@bunnerkins]

I am curious how they are gonna handle Alvida's massive weight loss after her devil fruit. That is going to be a charged topic.

[@luisyupari]

Imagine if the actress decided to go through with it. Technically she could try.

[@bunnerkins]

@@luisyupari the only actor I've known that went through that kind of weight loss is Jared Leto. He was fit before he put on the weight, and the transformation gave him jaundice and permanently impacted his liver and stomach. Getting the actress to lose that weight is not only a socially sensitive topic, but it would be physiologically irresponsible to attempt.

[@luisyupari]

@@bunnerkins Bale is also known for similarly drastic changes. Some people are just incredible

[@foxthroat3410]

People seems to forget Rurouni Kenshin LA, shit was dope af. The fact it came out in 2012

[@Kev.NTheLich]

I'm sure Eirichiro Oda went to the country of Africa personally to find the best Ussop actor

[@seg162]

"the country of Africa" 💀

[@alejandrosolis5637]

I think he wrote South Africa so maybe a translation error

[@dennistorres9231]

My favorite country is europe

[@seg162]

@@alejandrosolis5637 It was a joke, in fact.

[@kaywillz7720]

😂😂😂

[@artsyomni]

It didn't break the curse, but it did defy it. I have no doubt more bad anime adaptations will happen, so the curse isn't "broken." That doesn't mean there won't be exceptions.

[@leviathannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

I think what the "curse" meant is that anime live action adaptations will never work, and One Piece worked, it was successful so it broke the curse......... but yeah I agree with you

[@shammybarn]

Alice in borderlands already did well , same with erased live action

[@thomasffrench3639]

Just like that most book adaptations aren’t good.

[@desmondcoppin591]

@@thomasffrench3639that’s because most movies aren’t good though. Most movies are book adaptations.

[@oMuStiiA]

The hair colour comment is pretty funny since at a glance it seems like it's just main character coloured hair syndrome but later we find out Zoro's Island was originally settled by people from Wano and in Wano almost everyone has brightly coloured rainbow hair, pinks, purples, yellows, blues, greens, reds, you name it. Zoro just has stronger Wano genes lol.

[@kylaluv8453]

Chopper will be easy. Just hire those who brought Rocket to life. All three Gardians of the Galaxy movies brought not just a walking talking racoon to life but also a tree. And they are done well and convincing. I never understood how anime fails in live action. Sci-fi and fantasy has been a well done genre since Star wars and Star Trek. Before those the special affects were definitely wanting.

[@cosmicdib4823]

10:54 Honestly me too, when the trap music kicked in, I thought ":O They made him black" like bruuuhh that was so on the nose.

[@AlkisGD]

3:39 - No one can say that Ntlanhla Morgan Kutu wasn't _perfect_ as Lucky Roux. I was watching the show with my father and I had to pause and go show him what Roux looks like in the manga. The man looks _identical_ to Roux. Also, Roux's race is irrelevant to the character (you could argue that everyone's is, because the story takes place in a different universe, but that's a whole other can of worms).

[@amvibes9633]

2:16 well thats a fucking lie. You can't get 300 episodes in and THEN get to Alabasta since it runs from 62-135. I know you think it's okay to be hyperbolic when it comes to One Piece because it's long, but you should still check your facts Good video otherwise

[@brogoyle]

I’d definitely recommend it too, watched it with my sister who didn’t consume anything one piece and she seemed to be as super invested into the live action as i was watchin’ the anime. And while i could say it was just cuz it was takimg the bones of somethin’ great, they made so many interesting changes that i was invested to see what’d happen next too. And they did a great choice of knowing when to tone down the “anime-ness” where it count too.

[@blaykay-4797]

Rurouni Kenshin Trilogy broke the curse before Netflix One Piece was even thought of, so you're good

[@Hello-bg8hv]

You know what’s crazy. We still haven’t gotten a banger video on Mob

[@LuisSierra42]

And that's his profile picture

[@roseTKz]

I knew the live action was goin be good as soon as I saw buggy for the first time

[@alexanderhenriquez9354]

That Darker Than Black ost in the background is such a nice vibe.

[@Meatslap]

3:10 keep ‘em coming sisyphus prime reference

[@batmankaler]

bro coping hard over his last video love it 🤣

[@sho9585]

im not in the majority of OP fans who praise the live action to heaven i always love OP so if the live action stay to the source material or at least still have the same vision(which the live action did) as the manga I'll still enjoy it but as someone who enjoy the manga more than anime or live action i still have some personal criticism with the live action but ngl seeing and hearing pthe people who never heard One Piece or even anime/manga in general saying the show is 9/10, 10/10 or even say it's a masterpiece is really warmth my hearth

[@firebirdstark]

They made Nojiko ugly though, and got mostly everyone else very close

[@Yamisaru]

everyone forgot bout the raroni kenshin l.a.

[@Killjeser]

Rurouni Kenshin was the first one.

[@00Clank]

I'm really hoping season 2 they show off more of what a dumb-as-bricks moron Zoro can be and let him crack a few more jokes and smiles like when he cut Helmeppo's hair and bragged about it. My hope is that this is remembered as the worst season of the show, that going forward they get better at finding that middle-ground of adaptation. Biggest danger they're going to run into is the temptation to rush, condense too much too fast because One Piece is not a series that can handle too much abridging without later events losing important context and impact.

[@vinne6312]

Nahh they really gave Nojiko full armament haki

[@menelikjegna]

Dude that Arlong theme GOOOOOEEEESSSS!!!!! 💨💨💨 🔥 🔥🔥🔥

[@realsupergonks]

i couldn't vibe with the show after the first episode, but i might pick it up again

[@shammybarn]

Aye also speaking of adaptations the erased adaptation on Netflix 0retty fiya, and alice in borderlands go hard

[@lmycinius5783]

You know, I didnt know when exactly, but I had a feeling you were going to make a video on this. It was only a matter of time, and boy am I glad I was right about thinking that.

[@scotthenderson3519]

If they can adapt one piece they can adapt anything with a crew that actually has the money and talent to do it right. Most anime adaptions are poorly made cash grabs with almost no budget.

[@gotenks5633]

No, because its not any good. Anime is anime BECAUSE its larger than life, OP is a prime example of this as the live action has none of the scope or gravitas of the anime.

[@lookatdemijipers]

I ain't reading 300 comments to see if somebody already pointed it out but there's a minor character in One Piece named Nasu that lowkey kinda looks like your avatar lol

[@pogethedoge]

As a person who has never watched one piece and don't have any plans to, I can confirm that Netflix kept recommending me the live action one piece above any other live action animes. Jood gob Netflix

[@megugonga]

nasu the youtuber i can relate to the most 💀

[@heathmcrigsby]

The crazies are gonna flip out when Alvida eats the devil fruit and turns into an absolute smoke show. Especially cause she will have to be recasted.

[@lutherholayeahme7449]

You know dang well that they will leave the actress as she is

[@heathmcrigsby]

@@lutherholayeahme7449 That actress better start working out and starving herself lmao

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

It IS unnatural when they try to make a 1:1 adaption. One Piece didnt. They FINALLY reqlized what Ive been saying for 20 years. Anime/cartoons/animation are *charicatures.* Theyre exaggerated to the max. If you just dial it back to "reality" levels, you will be fine. What did One Piece do? They dialed it back within the frame of the suspension of disbelief. And voila, it fakking worked.

[@bunnerkins]

I thought the bad fight scripting was intentional. And honestly, I really like that they leaned into it. Makes it more "authentic" somehow? I know that sounds strange, but that's how it felt. Great vid!

[@yayciencia]

As someone who practiced martial arts, I actually really liked the fight choreography in One Piece. They zoomed out enough that I could see their full motions AND also I could tell who knew how to fight in real life due to how they held their weight while moving, how the swung, how the ducked, etc. So much better than all the zoomed in and shaky camera quick movement Marvel and DC fights.

[@bullrun2772]

Okay so back up your point show evidence

[@vqsxtooth5479]

4:59 I would like to nominate this moment for one of the funniest editing moments of the year idk why this made me laugh so much.

[@KevinLopez-cz9xs]

Bruh, I can’t with all these comments hating for the sake of hating 😂 They can’t accept that it succeeded in being a good live action anime compared to other ones

[@OmegaDenz96]

dunno. people might want to check out Netflix adaptation of the anime "Erased".

[@thomasffrench3639]

What about Oldboy? That was based off a manga.

[@christopherhosein9288]

It worked because it wore its source material on its sleeve. And what I mean is that it's not apologetic of it's world and story and even it's corny moments but it's also using the medium in a way that everything (almost at least) aligns. That is why I said it wears it's material on a sleeve shirt instead of a cosplay 😂 I also think that's why a lot fans and non fans accept the many things that would have killed other anime adaptations (hair colors, most special effects ect). Hell some non fans are even more accepting (some fans complained about Luffy's "over exhausted" line while some non fans called it a unique characteristic 😂)

[@juam7575]

alice in borderland was pretty well made imo

[@RasenRendanX]

Respect the Rurouni kenshin live action movies

[@shortfin397]

I’m thinking that by the time they get to Gecko Moria or Big Mom, they’ll have enough good will to get Marvel sized budgets and then use the same tech as Thanos and Hulk.

[@jaceyking47]

$18 million an episode, huh? And Rings of Power was $89 million an episode. Makes me curious as to where all that money went...

[@6man_AdriaN]

Didn't know i needed to hear Garp with an Irish accent 😅

[@bullrun2772]

Irish accent lol okay ba k up your point

[@mrkaji8913]

12:53 it’s sad this didn’t happen with live action Ben 10

[@JamesonDeyo-d8m]

The gum gum moves made me laugh harder then the anime and i loved it.

[@V4Now]

Wasn't Kenshin's adaptation pretty good? I heard the Jigen Movie of Lupin III was solid.👌🏾

[@dragoonprime9829]

Yes. The kenshin live action movies are in some ways better than the anime. This just tells me he didnt see the kenshin live actions.

[@LuisSierra42]

@@dragoonprime9829 Yeah, honestly, seeing the fight sequences in the last Kenshin movie left me completely breathless, like I can't begin to imagine how much the actors had to train to be able to swing swords so fast and with such precision

[@dragoonprime9829]

@@LuisSierra42 100%

[@rumblefish9]

@@LuisSierra42 Takeru Satoh had 3 months to prepare for Kenshin and he did almost all of his fight choreography and stunts. I remember reading his blogs during the time they were filming the first movie and at one point he said that there wasn't a day that he wasn't in pain.

[@Mark_GL]

Now compare the fighting scenes of the witcher with these ones 😂

[@leolightfellow]

It's not hard to be better than the Netflix Death Note movie lol. If only every curse could be broken that easily. :) Anyway, solid video and everything. Let's hope live action One Piece sets a trend. Fingers crossed.

[@Nothisndhdudjdjdj]

Ehh it probably wouldn’t have been very good if oda didn’t have direct input

[@dominiquepowell3158]

Hopefully

[@prinzdenax]

@@Nothisndhdudjdjdj I mean, duh? When you’re adapting something media related into a different form, having the original creator is always a game changer. Look at marvel movies with Stan Lee

[@dovidsafir7085]

idk what's wrong with me, I loved the beebop live action (not as an adaptation), and hated one piece because of all the jarring immersion breaking stuff.

[@bullrun2772]

Jarring immersion what f are you talking about huh?

[@DaKing540]

So stupid

[@madengineerkyouma]

One piece is the third good live action anime. The Steins;Gate stage play and the Alita Battle Angel movie already did a great job.

[@Ytinasniiable]

Speed racer is great, but largely difficult to argue is actually live action, feels kinda more like inverse Roger rabbit: real people existing in a cartoon world

[@LuisSierra42]

@@Ytinasniiable Yeah, that's the only downside and the humor not always landing but the opening and the last sequence of the movie are still unmatched for me. That's what peak live action anime looks like

[@mysteryinkii6160]

Would the musicals for BSD, Death Note, and MHA count as a live action? I'd argue they're good, but who knows.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@Ytinasniiableit’s also a lot more over the top than the original series

[@kingjabon]

No, the rurouni kenshin movies did

[@TheGodlyGamerMugen]

It’s sad to hear you say once piece isn’t for you but the things you liked from the live action stem from the roots in the anime the friendship the way they bounce off eachother and even the adventures but yeah good video

[@diamondogsamurai2226]

Ngl I don’t like one piece anime. I’ve tired dozens of times. But this live action was good made me watch the anime again. But still couldn’t get into the anime. It’s so boring I really want to love this anime.

[@bullrun2772]

Then, why are you here? You don’t like the enemy of course you’re not gonna like the live action stop trying to create outrage because it’s really pat

[@diamondogsamurai2226]

@@bullrun2772 sir I can assure you not trying to cause “outrage” by giving my personal opinion. That’s a ridiculous assumption to make. I just don’t like the anime which is ok. I’m sure they are plenty of things you simply don’t like.

[@bullrun2772]

@@diamondogsamurai2226 yeah so why here lol like if dint like it don’t watch this video

[@diamondogsamurai2226]

@@bullrun2772 sir it’s a video intended to be informative and entertaining. I found the video to be both. It’s not the deep honestly I glad you enjoy the show.

[@bullrun2772]

@@diamondogsamurai2226 oh I see lol

[@aromaro7749]

They already said that they will do a 2nd maybe 3rd season. Cause deep down the know the can’t portray all the weird models in One Piece without CGI and to get to Thanos CGI Level you would need waaaaaay more money. Thanos is one of the greatest CGI Models out there but it had over 5 different studios working on it.

[@pizzaalex1235]

Just a small FYI: It is canon that Arlong is a victim of racism himself and that this fuels his hatred towards humans. Still good video

[@E.h.a.n]

New upload, but imma watch this later as it's my bedtime

[@seriyooow310]

Wait, what is Arlong now?? Lmao that caught me off guard

[@ResponsibleToTheRealm]

How dare you besmirch the name of the great Krieg. You'll regret this when he becomes the Pirate King like he's going to.

[@762x69]

S-Tier sponsor transition big bro

[@Iso_SSB]

THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Mrstobastoba]

Gonna fast track finishing the season to watch this

[@shoelaceknot]

Jesus Christ I didn’t know it was $18M per episode

[@livanbard]

How they gonna go to later stuff? Hah the usual. Show gets cancelled while they sre ahead.

[@ofentsemasike]

I love ur videos man ❤From south africa

[@ftvproduction7342]

Arlong made the show

[@kyleeliniguez6345]

8:05 song ?

[@soccerandtrack10]

You cant understand something so complex like whats beyond the event horisen or if you can break the anime curse,the quotom physics is too complex and intrisic,you might as well do the miles of yodel con..

[@SinderSoyl]

Just a sidenote regarding Arlong's adaptation, and the reason why I personally had issues with it : it's only much, much later in the manga that the parallels with the fishmen and black people are confirmed. What that does is, it allows for some setup, and then recontextualizes some encounters in the past and gives them so much more sense. Doing it this way does change Arlong as a character and makes his drive different. Because in the manga/anime, even though he's got this past as somone who basically fought slavers his whole life, contrary to the multiple characters who were doing the same you can see that Arlong was never really ideologically driven. His motivation was always his bloodlust and his sadism, his hatred was only the excuse he gave himself to be brutal. I personally like this idea of presenting him as a "fishman supremacist" and basically a huge racist piece of shit, only to later show you that he had more layers to him. All without excusing his actions or giving him any form of redemption at that. And in general, I also think it's better that way. Because in the live action, it sort of gives the feeling that it's coming out of nowhere, isn't really adressed by anyone, and doesn't put Arlong as a character in any more meaningful place than he would have been without it at that given point. One Piece is a huge amount of things that are setup, only to see a payoff about 600 episodes later, which participates in its worldbuilding feeling huge. I personally hope that they won't follow up on that trend of blowing their load too quickly out of fear that the show will not be on air long enough for the payoff. Also props for the Nojiko explanation. I admit I was in that crowd, rolling my eyes when I saw her thinking "there we go, netflix done did it again". But I'd forgotten this was originally the whole point of Nami's backstory, and that it wasn't adressed verbally as much in the LA as in the manga. Also I hope Zoro's actor tones it down a bit, he's the only one that felt off from the original character IMO.

[@Kriss_ch.]

It's definitely a weird spot to put it. When the slavery stuff gets reintroduced in the manga, it recontextualizes the fishmen(in time for a lot of not asshole Fishmen in general and Hatchan's redemption specifically), it introduces a new super bad villain faction(who still practice slavery) and it shows the two meeting(_that_ moment with Hatchan). This is the leadup to the big finale of Sabaody Archipelago and everything resulting from it, and is an important part of Fishman island later on(but not _that_ much later on). But it has absolutely no place when we're building up Arlong as the bad guy of this arc. They just needed Arlong to have something to blabber on about 'cause dialogue is more affordable than action, and this was what they settled on. They even cut Hatchan, lol

[@SinderSoyl]

@@Kriss_ch. Exactly. The way I like to see it is, it's almost like a kid discovering racism in real life. At first you don't think of fishmen as any different, and you see Arlong as just a bastard who thinks they're the strongest and deserve better just because of that. But then you get attached to a lot of fishmen, and BOOM, historical context, sociological repercussions, in a way that makes you very involved because now you see how it's been affecting characters you've cared about for a long time. The issue as it's presented in the manga feels visceral and profoundly repulsive thanks to how slow it's been cooking. It just makes it all so impactful and sudden. The manga/anime makes it feel like it breaks your innocence in a way that Live Action really failed to do with Arlong here.

[@montenegroafro4454]

I disagree with the Arlong part for revealing his backstory too soon. I can see from your perspective that in the anime they revealed it 300 episodes into the story which made it feel like a big payoff. But since we’re dealing with live action and the onslaught of terrible adaptations recently, it was clearly NOT a guarantee this show was even getting a second season. Also, the narrative change to include the fishmen-slavery storyline in Arlong’s speeches and interactions was a way to make the “big bad” of the season actually feel compelling and not some annoying bastard who abuses his power and kills innocents. I just felt Arlong was better in the live action as the major antagonist of the season’s finale because of his troubled past. Besides, at the time Oda was writing the weekly jump for East Blue, he hadn’t developed the story fully enough to realize their major potential in the later arcs; the East Blue arc at the time was just a series of semi-connected anthology stories. At least with the live-action, they already have exposure to the majority of the One Piece story, therefore they have some creative liberties to include some story arcs earlier in the present to make the narrative more cohesive to the end.

[@SinderSoyl]

@@montenegroafro4454 You're most likely correct, it does seem like they included this bit about Arlong because they weren't sure the show would see another season. But I'd argue it's a hasty way to treat that part of the character that came out of fear and uncertainty. And yeah, Oda likely hadn't fleshed out all of the worldbuilding around slavery and fishmen at the time, but similarily you've got stuff like Sanji casually dropping he's from the North Blue some 600 episodes or so before you actually get a payoff for that. It's proof that there is a base concept, and that time only makes it feel more rewarding once it pays off. The base concept of Arlong was "he's a racist PoS", was expanded with Hachi later showing you that "actually, a lot of fishmen are cool even if they used to be in Arlong's crew." and culminates by showing you his hatred had an origin. This interpretation of Arlong IMO was also less compelling than what was originally in the manga. He was much less intimidating, felt a lot less dangerous too. All of Arlong Park felt like it didn't go for long enough to actually explore that theme as a whole. IMO it made Arlong more forgettable as a villain, almost like a generic "I'm a villain but I have a tragic backstory". when he was in fact the crown jewel of East Blue villains. One Piece shows that there are many ways different fishmen have handled their condition. When confronted with the hipocrisy of doing to humans what they've endured as fishmen, we were shown three different types of reactions. Some went "Oh damn, you're right." Others went "That's the point!" and Arlong just went "lmao who gives a shit they're humans" I feel like it's a mistake to make a very simple villain more complex, especially when your format demands that you wrap it up in short notice. But I respect your viewpoint, and if you liked it better that way I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. I simply hope the show learns to take its time with other things, and that they won't all be rushed out ASAP like this one was.

[@Meatslap]

2:01 bro even the arabic dub didn’t do that 💀

[@bendegorro754]

Anime live adaptation made by western motion picture, maybe. But I've watch many anime/manga live adaptation made by Japanese motion pictures, from drama, thriller to action genre, both series or movies, they are alright. Unfortunately, many of it are inaccessible via legal platform unless it's a big budget or popular, but available in Asian movies & series piracy sites. Because all start from Asian movies fans making sub and sharing it.

[@Freshkid619Z]

One piece is good but I forgot about it after a week

[@nekko6852]

whats the background theme at 8:01 called its kinda heat ngl

[@mrkaji8913]

7:16 some are good. FMA has its moments

[@hhowdy]

NASU UPLOAD ‼️‼️‼️‼️😱😱😱

[@chefbruhardee3590]

When translated says nose upload

[@salehal4291]

THE VIDEO WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR(late ik)

[@apolloisnotashirt]

Cultural Osmosis is such a cool phrase.

[@TrueHeroAriel]

What’s the name of the first ost in the beginning of the video? I think it’s from Pokémon it sounds so familiar

[@SkarjOS]

Why was this video murdered in the algorithm wtf

[@bullrun2772]

Why would people want outrage?

[@moritz6241]

They could cast Melissa McCarthy for Moria and big mom

[@jybrokenhearted]

Alita Battle Angel was an awesome adaptation 😂😂😂❤❤❤!!!

[@ahmedrazamohamedbasheer3630]

the only reason this was good was because oda retained control and held netflix by the balls

[@BlueLightningSky]

People do know the French made a City Hunter movie right? And was good and fit the spirit of the anime. Yes it's the norm because it's made by people trying to cash in on the franchise. You give Latin America the rights to DBZ and you'll get the best adaptation of any anime ever.

[@srksii]

I didnt even noticed that characters are from different countries. You dont have time to notice petty things when you have actual fun on screen. Thats how you really do diversification

[@my_other_side473]

Deym you Quit watching the Anime. When it's gets, getting really Good. After the Alabasta Arc. It becomes ONE PEAK

[@poutineausyropderable7108]

Nah. The One Piece livr action was like 7.5-8.5/10 It had some issues. What It shows is that even in the absolute best case scenario, it's pretty much impossible for any to be 9+/10 show. Garp being here is a red flag for later on.