One Piece Live Action Cast RANKED BEST TO WORST!

SPOILERS AHEAD! The One Piece LIVE ACTION is finally out and it is SPECTACULAR! Today, I tier listed all of the cast included in season 1...
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[@Johnzobeams]

Mihawk with the best line in the series so far “I don’t hunt rabbits with a cannon”

[@meladaptiveTragedies]

I like the anime dubbed version more, which I think was "You don't swat a fly with a cannon"

[@RealCutieMutie]

@@meladaptiveTragedies I don't know, have you ever tried to kill a fly with a cannon? is not that easy :3

[@meladaptiveTragedies]

@@RealCutieMutie I know, lol

[@Caleblomond771]

@@meladaptiveTragediesLOL

[@Caleblomond771]

that’s so funny

[@franklinnartz1381]

Helmeppo is definitely the one that surprised me the most. Never liked the character in the manga but he's fantastic in the live action.

[@lockekappa500]

I swear his mouth is CGI, that man was born to play an anime character.

[@Max25670]

Helmeppo's cheeks definitely surprised me the most.

[@ellusiv5121]

And what's amazing is that it's basically the same character- spoiled brat comic relief but they actually made him memorable instead of a one note character that exist with Koby.

[@zxcvb3772]

@@Max25670 🤨

[@Plx..]

@@Max25670I wanted to smack them so bad.

[@screeb.3578]

Also fun fact: Mihawk’s actor changed his pfp on twitter to a drawing of Mihawk painting his sword black during the build up to the release date of the Live Action

[@potatogaming7044]

Fraudhawk fr.

[@cshimp10]

I feel ALL the kid actors did their parts extraordinarily well! Especially Sanji's, he didn't miss what made Sanji Sanji, and his portrayal of a starving, dehydrated, borderline insane kid was outstanding. Kudos to all the kid actors for doing a superb job.

[@quanganhvu6791]

I don't think any of them were actually "kids"

[@swxrn]

?!@@quanganhvu6791

[@heliotikis]

@@quanganhvu6791They were aged like 11-13 whilst filming…so yes children

[@GuysCupank]

I love kid Nami best. She is phenomenal !

[@michaelh9649]

@cshimp10 Kid Luffy was the only one I wasn’t a fan of, but that was more the fault of the direction than the acting. He was just portrayed as far more sullen and angry than he should have been, in my opinion. So much so that a person I watched with who is totally unfamiliar with the story got hung up on what could have happened to him that changed him into such a positive guy in the present.

[@tiunslive2152]

I am really happy that Jeff ward (Buggy) gets the praise and recognition he deserves, he was amazing in Agents of shield.

[@st1ng._.ra3]

And “Law & Order”

[@t.n.7771]

I think you mean Binky.

[@aleksandarradovanovic8496]

Burpy

[@amansinghrollno-7167]

@@t.n.7771 😂 its BUGGY

[@t.n.7771]

@@amansinghrollno-7167 I'm pretty sure it's blimpy haha

[@FunkatronicGeek]

Zeff is basically buff one legged Gordon Ramsey and I'm here for it

[@elihugonzalez2945]

Oh good. I'm not the only one who got those vibes 😅

[@tranatkikomi6873]

Especially when he says to Sanji his “food is for s**t”. (Censored because KZbin gets iffy about that stuff.)

[@bensenzo]

Except he's a better chef

[@Max25670]

Wild that every actor in the straw hats are in their late 20s (Emily Rudd is already 30), meanwhile Iñaki just turned 20. The one zoomer kid in a group of millenials, that explains everything when you see how they interact in their interviews lol. People think Iñaki is putting on the Luffy act, but no, it's really because he's just a kid lol.

[@nickabel8279]

Right so if this gets 12 seasons she'll likely be in her 40s...

[@michaelh9649]

@sam4744 Oh, wow, that’s wild. I didn’t know that. I really like all the actors for the main cast, but that seems a little shortsighted lol

[@richhornie7000]

​@@nickabel8279they can just make it so that acquiring the one piece actually takes years and years of sailing. So basically Luffy will be PK by his late 20s or 30s rather than what we have in the manga where he's likely to be PK before turning 20.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

​@@nickabel8279yeah well... it won't take 12 live seasons. Maybe 8

[@IAmThatBit--]

If they continue to do one season per arc but skip filler whilst also doing what they did in the 1st season of the live action by covering past, present and future plot points im single episodes, they should be able to do it over a 10 year span. May need some seasons to be longer slightly 😊

[@jonathanfrancesco3305]

I think they nailed 90%+ of the cast. And the ones that they didn't aren't really that big deals in the grand scheme. I mean, when they first announced that they were doing a live action, who would've thought that the cast would be some overwhelmingly good that we'd be complaining that they didn't quite nail Nojiko or Beckman.

[@SAM-xs3iv]

Nojiko was great. Beckman yes was an interesting choice.

[@cartoonishidealism582]

Honestly Beckman isn't too big of a deal for me. We haven't seen the character really get the spotlight yet, so a lot of the criticisms are based entirely on his appearance. Which is fair to a degree, but I also thought that Shanks and Arlong were miscast based on their appearance in the trailer but then the actors COMPLETELY sold me on the characters once they had a chance to shine. Hopefully it's the same way with Beckman, though I don't think we'll be seeing him for a while.

[@michaelh9649]

@SAM-xs3iv Eh, I feel like they missed the mark a bit with Nojiko. But that whole arc kinda fell flat for me, to be honest.

[@Vekcrazah]

​@@cartoonishidealism582I think that's the point. The adaptation was that good, that even the criticisms were more nitpicks than anything.

[@topazzsky]

I still think Sanji needs to be a little more sappy like his anime counterpart. It wouldn't quite be Sanji if he didn't fawn over the girls a little more in a falsetto and saying "Nami Swan" at least a few times. Other than that Sanji is my favorite character in both

[@josephchambers2000]

You hit the nail on the head about Shanks and Nami in the trailer. So much better once you see the whole thing.

[@michaelh9649]

@josephchambers2000 They did Shanks so dirty in the trailer. I hardly could believe it was the same actor when I saw him in the show. They just somehow managed to find the single unappealing shot of him to showcase in the trailer lol.

[@xenfast130]

Going in, I knew I was going to like live action Buggy, but what I didn't expect was for Helmeppo to actually be one of my favorite portrayals of the lot. A live action adaption doesn't necessarily need to translate all of the super exaggerated faces and reactions to real life, but seeing it actually done well like with Helmeppo is just very nice.

[@ZYaKnoe249]

Jack really loves these rankings

[@JackTheBus]

TIER LISTSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@ZYaKnoe249]

Tomato/Tamato, also, let chat out of the dungeon! #FreeChat

[@TeamBaluPlus]

19:52 Fun fact: Jacob, the actor of Ussop, confirmed that part was a mistake and he shouldn’t have been under the table, but he was because, you can’t see it, but he dropped something and had to get it back.

[@uri25kmister36]

I’m really glad Jeff ward (buggy the clown ) is getting the love he deserves, I’ve been a fan of him since season 5 agents of shield and glad he’s coming up

[@madison4860]

YES, I literally felt the exact same way about Kaya, I felt like maybe she even looked different than she did in the anime and that maybe she was acting different too. But then I re-watched the anime and realized that Kaya was done very well. I think it’s definitely because we haven’t watched the beginning of the anime in a long time.

[@Sebster11]

I like how the chat was just playing smash or pass the whole time 😂

[@ben4194]

Ritchie was referenced by Buggy when he asked Moji why there isnt a dancing lion.

[@brettwilliams657]

Kudos to the South African actors killing it in one Piece from Morgan, Kaya, Helmeppo, Kuro, Dawn Krieg, The Black Cats, Dracule Mihawk, and RIP Merry!

[@majdasvabova7025]

Him changing dragon ball evolution to “ben beckman” actually got me wheezing 😂

[@MisterTwit]

My problem with Morgan isn't the casting so much as the fact he didn't do anything wrong. Like he doesn't abuse his men, or force them to massage his ego with absurd decorations, or promote violence against little girls with rice balls, all he does is abuse Helmeppo a bit, and at the time Helmeppo deserves it. So why is he literally tied to a cross by Garp? It didn't make a lot of sense.

[@jellediet6941]

For straight up lying to a vice admiral and trying to cover up everything so he looks better

[@GuysCupank]

For falsifying his Report. But i Agree in Morgan didn't actually deserve that

[@tranatkikomi6873]

His office is full of gaudy posters and paintings and statues of him. And none of the marines escorting Helmeppo stepped in to stop him from mistreating Rika, which definitely meant something was wrong with their leadership. Coby was a witness to it, after all, he would have told Garp everything.

[@michaelh9649]

@tranatkikomi6873 This is one of those things that doesn’t matter a whole lot since we know he’s a jerk and probably deserves it, but definitely none of those things merited the punishment he received. Gaudy paintings of himself could have come from his personal finances-narcissistic but not criminal. And the marines not stepping in when Helmeppo yelled at a little girl? C’mon. Good character, great episode, but they definitely should have shown Morgan actually being a little more corrupt.

[@dragonfruitreal]

i think it would have been fine if they had included the statue scene

[@YosenjuBestDeck]

Its stupid they didnt have jango because then it explains to live action viewers that axe hand morgan was actually hypnotized and not just a liar

[@the_Nameless_One99]

I heard somewhere that many of the scenes in the live action that we think are original are present in the manga as some sort of extras, but are not there in the anime. Also, I am surprised by the fact that both Zeff and Mihawk preached to Garp that a new era was coming and that Luffy was something special and they wanted to see what he could do in the future.

[@arkadiuszlucia9568]

It is so nice so many characters easly got into Good, Very Strong and Perfect Casting. It shows how much they work / care on One Piece. If we do it for Wither most of characters would be in bottom part of table.

[@JacobKarr]

Christian Convery plays young Sanji, but he also stars as Gus in Sweet Tooth and is a phenomenal actor, so was very confident he would kill it when I found out he was cast and he did not disappoint! Also, side note: Zeff was played by Craig Fairbrass who was in the British Soap Opera, Eastenders in the late 90's early 2000's, so I wasn't sure what to expect seeing as I've only every seen him as a London Hardman, but he was absolutely perfect. His on screen chemistry between both Christian and Taz (Skylar who played present day Sanji) felt so real. The Baratie arc is a favourite of mine and Sanji is my favourite Strawhat (I used to do Tae Kwon Do which is a leg heavy M.A. and I was a chef sooooo...) and they all did such a good job of telling that story. Extra Credit to Taz for learning Kickboxing and how to cook Gourmet food for the role. He became an instant new obsession of mine 😂

[@BenjaminHodges]

Kuina got the shaft the same way she got the stairs.

[@XCGJ_1703]

Yo what?

[@whodat4lyfekris]

The Chat Saying Smash or Pass is hilarious 😂

[@jacobcoates7987]

bellemere went out like a champ in the anime. I wish they could have recreated the scene of her lighting her cigarette before she shoves a gun in arlongs mouth.

[@diesesphil]

I didn't like what they did to Nojiko. In the Manga, she was such a chill supportive sister willing to take action against Arlong. The only reason she got her tattoos was out of solidarity with nami, yet in the LA they took all her character traits and made her super unsympathatic. On the other Hand, Bo D. gard was nailed the most.

[@Jerry_Retro]

That’s because the Arlong arc in this was the most rushed, so her character was a bit glossed over.

[@leftstanding]

100%!! This was my biggest complaint too. Her sister and the villagers LOVED Nami and were willing to fight (and die) for her after her treasure got stolen. Nojiko was done dirty in this live adaptation.

[@Itoyokofan]

Nojiko is just ugly and unlikable. Dunno what people find in her. In the manga she was hotter than Nami, more courageous when it came to the fight, and more chill overall. So she was a perfect older sister. Here she's just a furniture. That does nothing, represents nothing and achieves nothing.

[@michaelh9649]

Arlong Park was definitely the biggest miss for me, in my opinion. It honestly brought the show down a whole point for me (and almost another half point when I saw that Genzo had no pinwheel lol). Their decision to have the villagers and Nojiko not know of Nami’s true intentions watered down the emotional payoff by quite a bit and was really just baffling, considering how on point the creators had been for the most part with their changes. The other big thing that I didn’t care for I can at least understand the reasoning behind it. I always thought Luffy’s indifference to learning of Nami’s past really indicative of his character: he had already decided that Nami was a good person and his friend so the backstory was irrelevant to him. Just total, unwavering confidence in his friends and himself. They’re clearly trying to give Luffy more emotional depth and have him be more self-reflective, which does make sense, but I think he loses an essential piece of Luffiness in the process.

[@jdco8831]

@@michaelh9649 i think i saw the pinwheel during the Nami flashback sequence

[@hydro8535]

Love how the chat was still playing smash or pass😂

[@Zeradias]

Jack: gives in-depth analysis of the characters. Chat: SMASH! Absolute mongrels

[@snakebite6347]

Roger nailed it in that little fraction of time and I am upset that you didn't post your reaction to the show

[@Jasperge99]

A pet peeve of Ussop's fight is the ketchup. I'm unreasonably pissed off by it. It feels like it was just thrown in for it being there. He plays dead and one second later he screams at Chew, making it meaningless. There's no moment of hesitation or using it for a sneak attack. It feels like it could be cut out and nothing would change. But the rest of the series is prety good, this just something that I find supremely annoying.

[@madolorito]

I love the fact that you fanboy mode so hard on Sanji's Abs 😅😍

[@binayabasangitlog2023]

I just love how Ben Beckman got his own category. 😂

[@The-reaper88]

Fun fact: When oda seen inaki he laughed and said thats definitely Luffy in real life

[@freddymunoz2531]

He got me with the thumbnail cause I think that the buggy casting was great

[@tricjoseph9879]

Same here. I rage watched the video because of the thumbnail lol

[@samfisher6606]

Ben Beckmann was _not_ the actor's fault. It was that his hair and make-up sort of made him feel like an afterthought. Like they said, "We got Lucky Roux and Yassop in there but we need to have Ben Beckmann." "Uh... Let's put him here." Garp was perfect. Garp's immaturity would not translate to live action. They were able to keep the essence of Garp without and still have you buy into him being a Marine Vice-Admiral and someone who deserves that rank. I would say the only difference is that this Garp kind of uses that "Hero of the Marines" moniker whereas the manga/anime one couldn't care less about it. Genzo was a miss for me because they cut out his two big scenes, telling Nami the village knew what she was doing the whole time and making Luffy promise that Nami would come home safely. Captain Morgan was not that bad of a captain in the Live-Action, IMO. Yes, he was tough and not the brightest but the one in the manga was way worse. Manga Morgan was actively killing his own men. Usopp was also a miss but that's not Jacob's fault. Syrup Village cut out a lot of Usopp's characterization. Shame on you for not putting Bogards in this video! lol

[@Jump3RPictur3s]

I've watched the entire live action with Japanese dub, because why not, right? And since they kept the original voice actors for the characters from the anime - the delivery of the lines was perfect. Which means the only thing I could complain about would be actual acting. And there is nothing there to complain about, really... For a lot of these characters they were accepted quickly by the community when the anime was in its infancy because of the voice actors pouring their souls into molding these characters to perfection. It shows they can deliver any line as their characters effortlessly. And the live action cast obviously put a lot of hours into mannerisms and little quirky actions that can easily go over the heads of the new viewers but are top level details for the hardcore fans of 25 years. As for the ranking itself - I'm pretty much on the exact same page as Jack with the cast, few could've been done better with more screen time or meaningful interactions with other characters, but some of them will probably get that chance later if the show hits it off with more amazing seasons.

[@jsj9907]

I agree. Among the strawhats Zoro is on the very least for me which is odd because everyone talks about him (definitely being a handsome asian man there's just no way twitter won't be on their knees) and I feel like you watered down your comments about him HAHA. But yeah, he did good but I feel like there could've been another perfect Zoro out there somewhere. And the writing... where is his goofy side?? I miss that. His comeback remarks feel more like on the edgy side and not Zoro being zoro

[@goodaimshield1115]

I think he was well cast, probably the weakest of all the straw hats, but still pretty good. I think the problem with him was the script, rather than the actor, so I would have placed him in perfect casting, since I believe it was the script's fault that he was kinda odd.

[@AnimeEdits9592]

2:54 That’s so true, I felt the same way when I watched that scene. In the anime, her death was so much darker. In the live action she just died, that’s all.

[@xdragon2k]

Dude, I love the way Zeff's braided mustache move as he speaks.

[@soulstice94]

I never was a big fan of One Piece, it just never caught my curiosity and didn't hook me when I initially tried it, BUT BOY OH BOY was the live adaptation really good! I knew a bunch of the story bits/spoilers from friends who like to talk about the contents of episodes, so I knew most of the story up to Arlong Park, and Koby/Garp stuff, and I think the way they handled the marines, Koby, Helmeppo and Garp was drastically better, and my friends that love the show pretty much all loved it too. Buggy and Mihawk (edit- oh, and Garp and Zeff) are tied for #1 for favorite portrayals, followed closely by all of the Strawhat crew and Shanks. I think they all did very well where there wasn't really anyone that I heavily disliked. ALSO I love that they shot so much of the show practically and on site at Cape Town South Africa for that crystal clear water, built the sets including the boats, and used makeup to make the characters look the way they do instead of relying on CGI too much. Like obviously they used CG, but it was sparingly enough where the world felt lived in and real! All in all, I'm excited for season 2, hope they keep going strong, and while I wait, I've been watching One Piece from the beginning in a new light :)

[@ChiliCrisp88]

I’m so happy you decided to put Helmeppo and Koby where they belong bc I was gonna riot. Also, I think Zoro should’ve ranked higher and Mihawk is literally the best anime to live action character adaptation I’ve ever seen, right with Iñaki as Luffy.

[@anonyorb4197]

Zepher, yes he did not have many lines. But it washow he presented himself. He cared about Sanji but knew Sanji would waste his talents there. He understood Garp, two old rivals now friends to a degree. He nailed the cranky forward appearance and softness when Sanji left. You can make a whole character study how to make a character work as well as that actor did Zepher. He just 100% that role and the costume department nailed his look

[@CosmoLav]

Mackenyu Zoro is my favorite ,he has a strong presence. Inaki Luffy is 2nd, he is so charming. Nami/ Emily third.

[@yoprankster4842]

helmeppo was the best by far, portrayed perfectly

[@Cell_BestMan]

NGL this is the best anime live action and they did Buggy PERFECT 🤩 IT COMPLETELY CAPTURES BUGGYS PERSONALITY SO GOOD 🔥🔥🔥

[@nick2s]

The best surprises was the smart way they kept Garp/Koby/Helmeppo in the story in a natural feeling way and of course Buggy.

[@yuurishimura7049]

I love the fact that Luffy's casting didn't even get any explanation. his was just naturally perfect 😂❤

[@ninjabrickz1501]

The fact the actor for Garp is actually Welsh

[@phloriaernas2149]

Benn Beckman is on a whole another level ...

[@TemariNaraannaschatz]

I don't have Netflix, so I didn't watch the show, but wanted to know what it ended up looking like for all those characters and ended on this video. I could not tell that was Benn Beckman. Everyone else I remembered I knew who they were and those I had to look up I got, but Benn is nothing like his counterpart, which is such a shame because of the rest of Shanks crew are great.

[@SoleilGW]

I actually met the actor of ussop at convention center in Indianapolis and I got a sneak peak and I might be in the next season 😁 I can’t say which character I’m being because it will give away the whole next season 😅

[@ham_1]

good on ya mate

[@mikefromboblox3987]

The only mistake they missed in the live action is when luffy encounters koby (in the anime) He hits him Punches him Slaps him Any type of hitting works But in the liveaction(as far as i remember) he doesent hit him a single time.

[@bee9547]

luffy slaps koby across the face in the live action

[@blokvader8283]

Nah he does slap Koby when their on their little dinghy going to Shells town What I hate is that Koby never got his moment yelling at Alvida, Luffy just talks for him, which is pretty annoying imo

[@M_ed1ts]

Bro your description just made me love this show 1,000 times more than I already did before anime and live action

[@mlt0403]

Your thumbnail is evil, I really thought you were gonna put Buggy in F/beckman tier. Honestly the list his perfect

[@vivi.marlen]

I laughed so hard abkut your comment on Jango moonwalking in the mansion randomly. 😂

[@717UT]

I think they did an absolutely great job with the amount of episodes they had. Nothing was drawn out and every episode really slaps. So, even though some of the characters may have been a slight miss, I think with the time constraints everything was awesome. I wouldn't change anything. I will say, Sanji was one of my favorite characters. That actor is fantastic

[@BAFELEFTYOUTUBE]

They violated Ben Beckman 💀

[@bendover7841]

Ben Beckmann was just in his Bulking phase bruh

[@_Gullible_]

​@@bendover7841yall ain't ready for his glowup in season 2 or 3 when we see him again. My man is taking all these comments to heart, he'll come back a beast!

[@bendover7841]

@@_Gullible_ oh you better believe he's coming back with a Baki physique.

[@BAFELEFTYOUTUBE]

@@bendover7841 fr

[@kakonoteouji4876]

Did you see Crocodile? Do you think Jango could hypnotize a devil fruit user into being able to swim?

[@topazzsky]

Remember, Alvita eats a devil fruit that makes her a thin beautiful woman, before she goes to Loguetown, that even Luffy didn't recognize! So the actress that played Alvita in the beginning will either have to transform herself or another actress will have to come in to fit Alvita's Devil fruit change after becoming slippery and thin from the fruit effects.

[@RoddyRodbb]

Your ranking of the strawhat casting is literally the reverse of mines 😂

[@raven1436]

I would prefer if they stuck to the way he died in the anime. Where ussop threw the alcohol He caught it and then he shot the fire star. It shows ussops quick thinking and strategic mind.

[@mccmavpower9340]

It’s going to be interesting what kind of actress they get for Robin

[@caro12347]

Helmeppo was perfect for me because of the way the actor was nailing the laughing

[@izenkixiron5173]

No Makino? (Perhaps she can share the place with Benn Beckman.) Higuma the Bandit? Koushirou-sensei (Zoro's master and Kuina's father)?

[@redsomething6514]

This is such an epic video wohoo!!

[@Lil_McNugget.]

Out of all the removed characters, I despise them for excluding onion, pepper, and carrot

[@erinbaer5118]

I'm absolutely in love with Luffy and Sanji, and Nami and Zoro grew on me, but.... I dunno... Usopp's energy is off. He's not very quick-witted and I found most of his jokes(?) grating :/ Also Usopp was the least developed--like, his entire arc was used for Kaya and Helmepo. Not disappointed with the improvements in those two, but it's a strange choice to ignore an actual crew member in favor of them small-time fellows. That said, I've got my fingers crossed for Usopp next season, cuz hopefully he'll get a few more moments to shine. Or at very least the writers could give us an actual reason to like him beyond the actor just being cute.

[@moonie6368]

you are so real about Sanji, I started SHIVERING the second I saw him on screen

[@jeremiguedez]

Hey Jack i wanted to know if u are going to do a pre time-skip arcs tierlist, i think it would be so cool. Btw, i love ur reactions and keep doing what you do because you are simple the best doing it, xoxo❤

[@mixofmatt]

I love that idea bro. I hope Jack sees this

[@JackTheBus]

It is on the agenda 👀

[@jeremiguedez]

@@JackTheBus now we wait!

[@lalaland599]

I'd say Makino is the only other one that deserves a Ben Beckman tier.

[@zoroskatanas]

glad we all agree on beckmanns casting LMAOOOO

[@IDK-vn5ye]

During that scene where shanks was staring at the monster and said get lost he was actually using conquerors hockey

[@ImFeelinXtra]

If we get to season 3 and we don’t see Chopper D. Plug I might just cry myself to sleep after binging it, but I might also cry myself to sleep when I do see him. Only difference is one is happy, one is sad.

[@demigod4171]

ben beckman chilling alone in ben beckman tier

[@ankansharma4897]

I think Inaki is Luffy and Luffy is Inaki. Its like if Luffy jumps out of anime and come into real world. Its perfect to the last bit.

[@hyrulehistorian2317]

#CastJackasGekoMoria

[@brettwilliams657]

Great ranking!!!

[@zoeeeblue]

They hinted at Richie. When Mohji was holding the sign up Buggy scolded him saying something like somebody forgot to bring their lion.

[@thatterrariaguidenpc8054]

they removed Down D. Stairs cus they know that death was too humiliatin

[@Novice9241]

On Nami: Wait….. That’s a wig? I just thought she got a temporary dye or something.

[@mikio6444]

Zorro actor is a stud and was perfectly cast on the surface. But I don’t like “his too cool for school” portrayal of Zorro. Maybe that’s more of his writing than the actor. But I’m only 3 episodes in.

[@Birthday888]

I like it. I think it's dorky in the same way that we see Zoro laughing at Luffy's antics in the earlier arcs. Like him chopping off Helmeppo's hair, or him the dress up scene in Syrup Village.

[@tranatkikomi6873]

Zoro was always more of a stoic character. If he was too emotive, it’d feel “too anime”. He’s not exactly brooding, just a stoic lone wolf always in the zone.

[@HollowKonpaku]

The rise of Helmeppo and Bogard stocks…!!! CAN WE GET MUCH HIGHER???

[@ColtonMyers1]

I agree with you about everything except for one thing: Taz (Sanji) has the *best* smile, period!

[@z00pac]

Smoker will take the place of Garp as the through-line marine threat in S2 thats why they teased him lol

[@NotePortal]

That was a FIRE list.

[@LVIISHIM]

Whoever said “I didn’t know nojiko could use haki” in the chat, I LOVE YOU

[@Lei_0016]

LETSGOOOO!

[@NDP1492]

Older viewer. Have been watching anime on and off for at least 30 years, but never got into one piece (side note I have lived in Japan for short periods). Have been massively depressed by hollywood offerings of late, but One Piece blew my mind. I do think Sanji's back story was the most well done and compelling (Nami's probably second). It was good to see strong male characters with flaws and female characters with flaws who overcome those flaws (Nami's arc was amazing). As a person new to the One Piece series my biggest main cast issue was Usopp. It could be that i'm just not used to his character, but the acting seemed very weak for his first few episodes (like he hadn't figured out the character yet), and then got stronger near 7 & 8 (but that may be because I liked the character more?)

[@diesesphil]

Can you give us a link to that Tier List?

[@HeartlandHunny]

I think the live action nerfed Zoro a bit and buffed Sanji, but I think it works. Sanji is my least favorite Straw Hat, and I liked him a lot more in the live action (though I also found him less annoying during this arc of the anime than I do later, so we’ll see). And Zoro is so OP in the original, power-wise and character-wise, that he can be nerfed in the live action and still be a lot of people’s favorite. One thing I don’t think worked as well is the relationship between Zoro and Sanji. Their bickering comes across as a lot more one-sided in the live action where Zoro just doesn’t like Sanji for no apparent reason. In the original it kind of starts when Sanji tells Zoro he’s an idiot for being willing to die for his dream of beating Mihawk. Then little things just start to build up from them both being really competitive to having very different worldviews when it comes to women, shown when Sanji fusses at Zoro for roughly shoving Nami out of the way of an attack. It’s a lot more obvious that the beef between them is mutual and comes from how differently they view the world. In the live action, Zoro just seems like an insecure jerk. Though, I’ve seen a lot of One Piece newbies seeing their relationship as brothers who can’t get along but always have each other’s backs, so maybe the live action portrays them better than I think it does.

[@CosmicLeche]

As a live action only fan, I think there's plenty to the Zoro-Sanji dynamic in there, it's just easy to miss on the first viewing because of the pace of the show by the time they actually get screen time together. Again, this is all very much just my interpretation of it, so it could be I'm reading a lot more into it than what is actually there, but I think that it can be argued that it's not that Zoro's insecure, rather he's a lot less trusting than Luffy is, which is why he takes Nami's betrayal so badly and why, right after that betrayal, he doesn't welcome the idea of someone who is essentially a stranger to him joining the crew. Also, I don't think it's all that one-sided, I think if it were, Sanji would have tried a more diplomatic response to Zoro, rather than snapping right back at him. I think that Sanji's been characterised as someone who's easily riled up when it comes to things he's passionate about, like cooking and women, so it would make sense that the subject of Nami would spark their animosity towards each other. That's where the differing worldviews come in: Zoro is hurt by Nami's betrayal, so of course to him, Sanji comes across as a fool for siding with her when he just met her, seemingly only because she's a pretty woman. Sanji (correctly) intuits that there's more to Nami's betrayal than what meets the eye, so to him, Zoro is being harsh and unfair towards her. Then again, it's weird that either nobody told him that Sanji saved both him and Luffy, or he just doesn't care. I think ultimately, the show wanted to establish this dynamic as soon as possible, but didn't have the time to fully flesh it out. I think that they laid a promising groundwork, and they'll absolutely have plenty of opportunity to really flesh it out in the next season.

[@vailingbow1068]

Honestly my only problem with Nojiko (not that she's black. Honestly, she gives black energy anyway) is her tattoos. It may be simple but the meaning behind them to me is very important. The whole reason she had tattoos was to make Nami feel better about Arlong marking her. Without that in the LA there's no point to them other than for it to be cool and what Nojiko in the anime had.

[@MaiElizabeth]

Many people won’t like this: The first time I watch this live action One Piece and the Luffy character came up .. I was like “Ohhh please… Not Dragon Ball Evolution again …” He’s good but he lacks the goofiness I was expecting. Luffy is a goofy character.

[@topazzsky]

Mihawk is PERFECT!!! He might even be better than the anime! I am literally glued and want to rewind and watch him over and over again because Steven John Ward is SOOOO Good!!!

[@ayounimationstudio]

18:46 ....... *A-FUCKING-YO ?!!!?!!??* BRO IS J A C K E D !

[@Gru8023]

It’s because the live action is trying to like summarize the original one to not be like too long than the OG

[@robertlee9602]

I need to rewatch it honestly. But season 2 yes.

[@GuysCupank]

Kid Nami actor is phenomenal, why don't you rate them ?!

[@nickcornell1577]

I will say, garp, helmeppo and Koby and their story seems to be from the chapter cover panels of the manga

[@BenjaminMurley]

Buggy and garp were both perfect in the live action

[@koopakape]

Honestly, as much as I love your list I'd go even HIGHER for several of them, like Krieg as short as his time was was aboslutely 1000% completely perfect imo, Nami I'd put RIGHT under Luffy and Sanji as top tier SH casting, Coby I'd absolutely put near the very top of perfect for me personally, Bogard was honestly shockingly good for what a minor character he is and I'd have put him in high Good, Roger for me I'd put in low Perfect, Cabaji I'd put in high Good and ALVIDA would DEFINITELY be in Very Strong, she was awesome and straight up BETTER than she was in the manga imo. Overall what an awesome first season, they really nailed so much, can't wait for S2.