I just cannot believe we got live action bounty reactions. I love the bounty reactions but i thought they'd get cut for time constraints but we actually still got them. That was amazing
Something I've ALWAYS wanted to see is Garp and Zeff interact. I was beyond excited to see them both just sitting and talking about the old days and the new generation. It was such a nice scene.
It tickled all those right spots. Showrunners decided, "we will always have to have a moment where characters just talk about shit.... so we will save those moments for either brand new story driven moments that could have easily happened off-page in the manga ORRR, to explore a character a little deeper than the anime with the larger range of subtle expressions that a real human face can make." Me: "TAKE MY MONEY" Oda: "TAKE HIS MONEY!"
I missed the Gin and Don Krieg plot line, but if I'm watching the show blind I think It felt very natural for him to join the crew. The scene where Zeff tells him Sanji not to waste his life follow his dreams was very emotional and served a strong send off. He also had a great chemistry with Luffy and how good of a person cared for his friends when he rushed in to save Zoro.
Agreed. Although, for only 8 episodes, adding Krieg might have given the show "Power-Rangers" vibes, with a villain of the week at the expense of deeper character building. Plus....Krieg was a great foil for Luffy and Arlong in the Anime, yet in the wider scope, he was nauseatingly entitled and arrogant; -"Strongest man in the World" the guy evidently never heard of Whitebeard. PLus, he never reappears after the East Blue: Buggy and Alvida did appear again in the Marineford Saga, plus Arlong had repercussions all the way to Fishman Island.
@@CouchRadishPersonally I think garp calling on Mihawk to take down Luffy was dumb. I prefer how it was handled in the manga/anime. Or if they were going to change it at the very least they could have had Luffy completely wash kreig and than Mihawk shows up instantly after to fight Zoro. As long as the scenario ends with Luffy KOing kreig.
I agree about Usopp's arc. I loved how they changed his introduction, connecting it with the crew seeing Merry for the first time, but the lack of an actual big moment for him in his own arc was disappointing.
@@koatamwell they did the same with roger and luffy like it was SUPPOSED to be obvious that he was like an heir and it did really well oda usually loves throwing in little hints until the big reveal its great for it to be obvious
Absolutely. Was curious what other people thought, and I found myself star struck at his performance. They went for a darker version of him, but still did the funny moments well (like the bazooka with him missing his limbs). He was a 10/10.
@@HectorlphAgreed, it still fits OP but the differences make it worth watching. Appreciate some will prefer more different or faithful adaptations but I was shocked. Scary sure, but I could also imagine him in later arcs, which is a good sign the character was done right.
To be honest, luffy was the weakest one in terms of acting but on point, buggy especially the circus scene wa amazing, mihawk, oh mihawk, i know its recent, but he is so close to astarion from BG its hilarious. sidenote, i was not sure on sanji first but he is on point.
I think Garp is misunderstood by many in this series. Garp is actually scared of Luffy becoming the new Gol D Roger and he doesn't want him to be executed. At the same time he's as confident as Luffy in the opinion, that everyone should be free to pursue their dreams. I can kind of understand that agony in him and him failing over and over again because of that.
I think people in general just don't like him not being so "Garp" like. But as you said it they focused more in the storyline you had explained and they played with playing the myterybaroind himnof "who is this vice admiral guy" like in the story. And I loke how they represented that visually as Garp is slightly showing signs "of acting out similarities with Luffy" as Koby is getting to know more of Garp until the reveal he is Luffy's Grandpa. People also miss that even in the manga and anime Garp do act very unlike Garp when it comes to serious things concerning Luffy. Like there is a switch up of persona when he fights Luffy after water 7 and when he stops luffy at Marine Ford.
As a military man, and a SAILOR, I felt the marines portrayal of having a linear path of action and nothing of SIGNIFICANCE too do till you reached your destination is spot on. It’s all about doing the best with your time when there is nothing to do with your time. The core of any navy. But still ALWAYS ready
I understand why they would cut them for time, but I am sad that we didn't get to see Jango and Hachi, especially with how these are both characters that help to expand the world in their own ways later in the story.
Jango was definitely cut for time, but I feel like Hachi was more of a budget issue, as all the extra arms would be hard to do...kinda wish they just had him in but with only one set of arms. It would have been weird and he wouldn't have done more then a single sword fight but it would have been more then enough, plus then he could be used later if we ever get to his return.
One more thing that I noticed was missing was the reason why Sanji fights only with his legs. For a fan is obvious, he doesn’t want to hurt si hands because he needs them in perfect condition for cooking. But for someone who is first watching the show could be just weird. They should’ve added 5 seconds just to capture this element which I think is essential for the character
A lot of people seem to be confused about the amount of focus that garp has and think that he’s gonna keep showing up in future seasons. But I think it’s clear that Garp and CO’s story is finished for now and his role will be filled by Smoker in the next season
I think that decision to incorporate Garp's and Coby , Helmepo marine activities is a westerner writer's ignorance of anime style story telling. They insist in applying western Tropes on adapting things from asia, thats why they keep failing. Garp's and Luffy's relationship was not really exagerrated like this , readers just know there is something bigger between the lines. But westerners always want to dumb down things thats why they need to write an elaborate expositional family drama within the storyline.
@@Griemmy but we have to remember that it was needed for Oda to approve all the new storylines, which he did, if he thought that plot was alright then I trust him, he knows his story better than anyone
it really shouldn't, after logue town there is no point to have smoker be again the one chasing after luffy, it already got boring with garp, the trip through logue town-reverse mountain, whisky peak and little garden should just be one whole season and then another whole season dedicated to drum island, and then arabasta
Having Garp act like a serious military officer throughout the beginning of the series, then having him go into "Grandpa Mode" and throw a Cannonball at Luffy was one of my favorite parts, especially with him laughing right after Luffy throws the ball back since then you see that inside he is still the same old Garp.
Yes lol i was worried they wouldnt go full cartoon and let garp throw the cannonballs and when he finally went and grabbed one i wanted to stamd up and cheer 😂
I like that part too, I felt he was also proud of luffy for showing him up when he sent that cannon back at him. Proud grandad moment when he started laughing.
@@briandorough498lmao I was watching with my gf , and she asked if Garp was being serious , and I said naah he could literally throw a cannonball if he wanted then 2 seconds later exactly that happened , twas epic 😂
My face hurts from smiling so much throughout the whole show. I found myself rewinding scenes repeatedly simply because of how happy it made me. Admittedly, there were some slow moments and scenes that were handled better in the anime, but i can see how much potential this show has. Everyone who made this show really cares about the story and characters, and you can tell they're fans. I hope it gets more seasons.
If it was 1:1 with the anime it wouldn’t have been a fun to watch. Don’t get me wrong. Going off with the source material would be bad for the show but a little bit of changes here and there makes it an interesting watch
I binged all 8 episodes & really enjoyed it. I was worried from the hype that it wouldn't deliver and was initially concerned by some of the plot deviation, but it works. Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami were excellent,Usopp needed more scenes I think. Jinbe getting name dropped gave me excitement chills. I don't see the whole thing ever getting adapted but I hope for more! Side note, I'm really glad they didn't shy away from inevitible violence and deaths, made it more realistic
I was surprised Merry ACTUALLY died and wasn't just terribly injured! But it was justified because it also gave us an entirely new scene, the naming of the Going Merry!
The thing that I didn't like was actually Corby and Luffys meeting. In the manga Luffy was making fun of Corby and didn't really take him seriously until he stood up to Alvida and thougt he would die for it. That's when Luffy starts helping him and beats up Alvida and takes Corby with him. In the Live Action Corby never actually stands up to Alvida and Luffy just kind of takes him along anyway
That REALLY irked me. It was such a powerful moment in the Anime (Manga I'm guessing to) when Koby straight up yelled “Not you you ugly (whatever it was).” At her in response to her asking who's the most beautiful pirate. Why on earth did they not have him do that in live? It really speaks to who he'd become.
I dont remember if it was a change since I haven't watched/read arlong park in over a decade but I didn't like Bellemere hiding the girls, then only claiming them once Arlong figured out she didn't live alone. Seems like she was very much willing to hide them every tribute day for a discount.
Same, I all in all loved it, and had no problems with any of the changes up until Koko Village, I felt the heavy parts didn't hit as hard because of the changes made to the LA
@@tycoon-ninja she immediately made the sacrifice after she got caught in hiding them and had no way out, vs immediately confessing she had kids without trying to hide them. Same result, different path to get there. Of course that is just how I remember it, it could have played out exactly the same In the anime/manga. I'm too lazy to check
I think the part that actually kind of irritated me is that they changed arlong park in the sense that the village didn’t know about Nami and her sacrifice which was a major point of manga. Where they pretended to not know in case she wanted to back out eventually and just run away. That was a major point to me because it showed how much they cared about each other
If it was 1:1 with the anime it wouldn’t have been a fun to watch. Don’t get me wrong. Going off with the source material would be bad for the show but a little bit of changes here and there makes it an interesting watch
To add to that, one of my gripes was how Nami joined Arlong's crew. In the manga/anime, after Bellemere is killed, Nami's mapmaking skills are discovered, and Arlong pretty much forces her to join his crew with the add-on of giving her hope with his 100 million berry deal. In the live action, Nami went to HIM! Like wtf?
@@ongthaiphom197 if they went really with 1:1 from the manga or anime it would have been the greatest live action ever...it's trash, you and a lot of people should stop trying to sound smart...it was not possible to make it 1:1 but this isn't even close, and whoever is saying otherwise either is dumb or hasn't watched One Piece...I know a lot of people like me that are following One Piece for more than 23 years now and this is shit literally...they changed so much that it isn't One Piece anymore, it's just some show about pirates with some weird powers that aren't even explained properly to begin with...so yeah nice try..it will be trash today and forever and ever...thank God I only watched it, so I can say shit to dumb people like you and prove again my point that a lot of people started watching the show during the pandemic or a few years prior and that those are the only people that are hyped or praise this shit...you aren't real or old fans, you are just on the hype train for the last few years...there is really a handful of people that are a long time fan and said this even looks ok...not good...ok...because it doesn't...
To me the Garp in this season was a drawn out version of Marineford Garp, conflicted between letting his grandchildren live freely and doing his duty, his solution, half-assing his job
Personally the way Garp acted in the LA had me thinking back to Marineford and what happed to Ace. That’s exactly why he was doing all of that. He didn’t want his grandson executed or even killed by a bigger, badder pirate. First his son becomes the most dangerous and wanted man in the whole world, then he “loses” two adoptive grandsons and now his own grandson. Personally I enjoyed how they portrayed his character conflict and we got to see more of how conflicted he feels as a vice admiral but I get why some may not like it. My only problem (shock) was it was revealed so early on. Also I felt that whole “test” thing was very Garp-like
ngl the scenes you criticized, particularly the Garp eating dinner scene with heavy dialogue, was genuinely amazing. like it eases you into the fact that the world govt has a loose sense on morality, hiring pirates to enforce justice (warlords). And to add onto it, Garp explained why he remains as the vice admiral, his characterization is done pretty well tbh.
I think the cast has done a fantastic job recreating these characters in real life. So many moments that just felt like I was watching the anime all over again in a good way
Nami who acts like she's about to lose her face to Koh the Face Stealer is she shows any emotion? Arlong, who can't stop growling like he's an angsty teenager? Garp, who acts like an opposite of Garp 90% of the time?
Garp and Zeff talking over dinner was my favorite part of the whole season. And then Grap's arc end in the last episode where he finally admits Zeff was right.
Are you serious? Not only did they make Garp weak, they made him British. He’s an old man who complained a lot. And he doesn’t look related to luffy at all.
@@Icydedppl1 its not British. Its SCOTTISH. And i like it, it adds more character to him. Im sure Oda loved it as well, as every pirate story always have scottish tongued character in it.
It was never flat out said but I feel Zoro actually was the first to join the crew. He goes on in the 2nd episode talking to Nami about how Luffy changed the way he saw things, and he was basically saying he wanted to be with Luffy
I kinda like Garp, he does feel a bit more… as if he’s kinda perpetually trapped as in the scene where he has to stop Luffy from getting to the scaffold to save Ace. He always seems trapped in the war against the pirates, but subconsciously proud of his grandkids for following their dreams. My major gripes are that they kinda made Luffy less of a beast. Admittedly, they couldn’t do all the stretchy stuff cuz CG, but against Kuro, OG Luffy rips off one of his claws by grabbing a boulder and blocking his claw and subsequently breaking it apart. I’m not disappointed really by the changes they made, just that he’s only kinda strong and not OH DEAR HOLY F… WHAT ARE YOU?!
Luffy wasn't a beast though, he just consistently fought fodder, he actually lost the first fight to Buggy and only beat Arlong because of plot, realistically given Arlong has fought against jinbei, Luffy shouldn't have been able to hurt him but oda needed to show the lengths our hero will go for his crew and how Arlong's ideals were his literal downfall, bringing everything he built come down crashing.
@@that_deadeyegamer7920Nah Arlong was just weak that's why Oda had to play around with Luffy at first Arlong may have been on equal footing with Jimbei long ago but we know he's fodder now
@@that_deadeyegamer7920I think you missed the point. They said "Luffy was a beast" in comparison to normal humans. I had the same feeling in Water 7 whenever Luffy casually tears down 2 buildings because he got stuck. My brain completely went from "Haha funny boi strech" to "Holy sht did I really just read that?!" The adaptation doesn't feel quite like that.
No kreig fight to show off his endurance and durability. He literally breaks his armor. Luffy was strong but this LA luffy is only winnin fights cuz of plot.
I actually really like the way they were able to condense the story. It didn't feel too rushed and I love the side plot with Garp and Koby. Definitely needed a second plot to give us that little break here and there.
You're spot on. The Don Krieg changes make Sanji very different. Now that you mention it, that is a large change that I feel was not as good as original, but again I can understand why the change was made.. 8:40 I thought the exact same thing when Sanji said, "Luffy needs us in there," to Zoro, when they were at Arlong Park. I felt like, wow, Sanji has really taken to Luffy quickly. It felt a bit too quick or not completely explained. I see what you're saying for sure
I get how it can seem too quickly but think about it more from Sanji's perspective, tough love ever since he was a kid, he's greatful for Zeff but he doesn't feel appreciated. The moment Luffy is introduced things got a little bit more fun is Sanji's life, they know so little about eachother but he already appreciates Sanji's cooking more than anyone around him, he was willing to help defend the Barietie just because Sanji cooked for them, and Luffy was right by Zoros side the moment he was injured. It's safe to say with all Sanji's seen in his life he can tell Luffy is just a little different. It makes sense when ee keep that in mind
@@juman9523the people fail to understand this is actually REALISTIC because all relationships are different. Some can take time and some can happen fast and still last. Think about it, you can hang around the chillest guys for hours and not know their names which is a realistic thing in the world. Not all relationships take time to build some just happen.
I actually really liked the Garp moment when Luffy Gomu Gomu Ballooned the canonball. It felt like he was surprised that Luffy could do that (Luffy himself said he didn't know he could), but then he was torn between being mad and proud of Luffy's growth and ability to stall a Navy ship so easily, much less HIS ship. That was my read on that scene at least. I do think some of his later freak outs made less sense, but I did like that it always ended in laughter, because Garp doesn't usually display anger for long.
After seeing what happened to merry, pell is the last person who wants this live action to get a season 2 cuz he aint surviving that bomb this time🤣🤣🤣🤣
The issue i have with the writing is a lot of japanese-asian culture nuance emotional moments were cut. Hopefully a more asian-japanese culture intuned plus a massive fan can write it down. The important emotional moments were cut or not executed well like Sanji watching Zoro, Zoro not eating the rice ball while tied up, Usop's not being able to save Kaya or stand up against Kuro, even the mayor and the dog during the Buggy arc were not even adpated. American writers just dont get it. I noticed that the effort to WESTERNIZED the story made is hollywood's undoing. Somehow they dumb it down so that american audience get to understand it..
@@GriemmyAgreed. They miss the point purpose of the flashbacks timings of why is it important. Instead of showing back and front during present time. Its like they think they can write better.
@@chinhoewong brother oda was there the whole way what do u mean they can write better they literally respect oda it cant go 1 to 1 because thats just too boring for the fans
@@stoplyingmrinternet7837 well fact is Even Grandline Liam says so. Its not better then the original how they wrote the episodes for the flashback scenes. Having Oda in or not, doesnt change the fact the Anime flashbacks episodes were way better then how its written in the live action.
Overall, I thought it was really good. It really shows that it was made by fans, who put a lot of love and passion into it, and they nailed the most intense and dramatic moments. Like Liam said though, there were a few of omissions that really hurt. Aside from the ones he mentioned, one of my favorite moments in Arlong Park was Usopp actually considering faking his death against Chu so the others would defeat him instead...only to realize how pathetic he's being, and how if he does that, while the others put their lives on the line, he doesn't deserve to sail with them. That was a really powerful moment for Usopp, which to me, is when he truly gives his first big step to becoming a brave warrior of the sea. Another one is Nojiko and the rest of the villagers not knowing Nami's true intentions all along, and I really don't understand why they did it that way. The whole reason Nojiko gave herself her tattoos was to comfort Nami who was mortified about getting hers from Arlong, which she did because she knew what Nami was enduring. Also, Genzo telling Nami that they always knew what she was doing, but didn't tell her so she wouldn't feel tied by their hopes in case she decided she couldn't take it anymore and just fled, was also a really strong moment that really showed how much they cared about her. Like I said, they nailed almost everything, and yet small but strong omissions like these, left it just short of being absolutely amazing.
After being let down so much with live action adaptations lately (halo im looking at you) im so beyond happy that this is a decent show. I had so much fun watching it. I can see why they changed some story beats and it kind of sucks they cut out some cool side characters, but I'm really happy with what they did and hoping for many many more seasons
That whole thing you said about usopp faking his death is completely wrong. He did not have any “realization” or anything at all, he simply played dead to trick him into lowering his guard. There was zero indication of him thinking he was pathetic or thinking about the rest of the crew or whether he was worthy to sail with them or not. You can’t just add in your own context to a scene to make it seem better than it is lmao
I honestly really liked Garp. Cause we as fans know that Garp is not trying to kill Luffy. He is always testing him or rather trying to raise him in his weird violent way. In the last real conversation we really get Garp; the man who could just wipe the floor with Luffy and basically everyone in the East Blue without breaking a sweat and then his reasoning why he did not do it. The cannonball scene perfectly captures that for me we get his violent outburst when Luffy disrespects him but when Luffy shows that he can actually retaliate without just being strong but creative Garp becomes really proud about it. And that is what makes One Piece for me we get one side but later we get new information and reread/rewatch things and we can actually see that the new information fits with the situation. Sure his switching between his outburst and laughter might seem a little weird at first but this is the guy who broke a wall, blitzed a sleeping Luffy and then falls asleep while beating Luffy...and then becoming angry that Luffy also fell asleep. He always was the guy with the crazy mood swings or rather a really loud personality. What really made me feel "Yes this Garp is Luffys Grandpa" is the scene where he breaks luffys "ship", shouts at him that the training begins, tosses him over his should but wont start before having lunch.
This take! I agree, and I personally really enjoyed his screen time. His conversation with Zeff was one of my favorite changes, really talking about the importance of it being the next generation's turn. I also thought the B-story with him, Coby, and Helmeppo this early on set up a nice low key parallel story with the concept of "Good Pirate/Good Marine" before they introduce Smoker and likely put Garp's team on the back burner all of next season.
@@xXbronco24Xx I also like that OPLA plants the seed for Garps hardcore "only the young should strive let the old die" stance in his conversation with Zeff. Zeff was like "yo bro slow down a bit let the young people slowly take over and guide them" and Garp being Luffys Granddad takes the most literal and over the top conclusion to that. In the manga it felt a little sudden(tbf maybe I missed/forgot something about it in the last 1091 chapters)
I feel like I'm going to just appreciate seeing my beloved characters portrayed by a lovely cast in a very cinematic format and make peace with the amazing things that the show left out. My hope is that this will be a solid gateway for outsiders, because the source material has so much more to offer in regards to thoughtful character work and action. Still, they were respectful of the characters and world, and I am grateful for that
I’m pretty sure Zoro “joined” the crew in episode 2 when he was on that torture wheel when Cabaji asked if he has somewhere else to be, and Zoro replied “Didn’t used to think so, but Luffy changed that”
It's still kind of borders on more "tell" in the tell not show aspect imo. I don't think there's enough time between then and when we meet zoro to fully establish zoro's loyalty and honor toward luffy, which again the feeds bigger problem of the rearrangement of certain scenes straight up removing the emotional build up and weakening the character righting, as well as a lot of those emotional moments being literally explained instead of nuanced and intuitive.
I also pointed out that Sanji not being present for Zoro's duel was a detriment to his experience towards joining the Straw Hats. Without that to build on among other things, Sanji had the worst farewell scene of the Straw Hats. His departure just felt empty. They really should've had Sanji say goodbye to Zeff while he was still on the pier, so he could hug him, and that probably would've triggered some genuine emotions between the both of them. Like Uncle Phil and Will Smith (iykyk)
It was really rushed yeah. I think they tried to capture that "tough love" dynamic they have going on, but a few more scenes of them hashing out their emotions would have really sold it
Man I could not disagree more about Garp, I loved him and I think they *really* nailed his dual natured of wanting Luffy to reach his dream and also wanting to force Luffy to be a Marine. He's *defined* by these opposing desires. So him wanting to stop Luffy if he wasn't serious enough, but being willing to step back and let him reach for his dream when he realizes he can't break it feels very fitting to me
After rewatching, I can confirm this is how Garp was. He was seriously testing Luffy and was just using the cadets in his test too. He was basically testing everyone like a lunatic. He goes crazy when things don't go his way like when Luffy returned his cannonball and Mihawk disobeyed him, but then laughs lol😅
He's a bit different but I liked him a lot! I feel they still captured the strong badass old-timer aura that he has. Also the cannon ball throw scene was cool. I like both versions of Garp.
I agree that that seemed to be their intent, but the fact that Garp felt almost desperate to catch Luffy at all costs instead of being calm and collected as someone of his stature normally would be after Luffy temporarily gave him the slip undermined his character quite a bit for me. In fact, because he got angry and was so fixated on catching Luffy above everything else, he felt a LOT less mysterious, threatening, and generally powerful than he did in the other forms of One Piece media. In fact, even after the Straw Hats actually met Garp at Water 7 after Enies Lobby, which was when we found out that Garp was kind of a messy goofball who picked his nose and randomly fell asleep and whatnot, the fact that he never really worried about anything built him up higher in my mind as someone about whom we still had a LOT to learn, especially now that we knew that he fought basically to a stalemate against Roger many times. Overall, even though the live action did show in the final episode that Garp is the way you described, they changed his personality in a way I didn't vibe with.
For the record, I don't think Garp was testing Luffy intentionally, it was Luffy who thought it was a test, Garp did not confirm however. I believe Garp's original plan was genuinely wanting Luffy to be a Marine because he knew his grandson well that Luffy will go on Roger's path sooner or later, he does not want Luffy to end up like Roger so he sends resources to capture Luffy. However, seeing Luffy is so determined and most importantly is capable of fighting villains and having reliable crews, Garp knew that this is nothing he could do at this point other than letting him go. Sure, Garp could capture Luffy easily, but Garp said himself that he does not want to get promoted because he wants more free, he would want his grandson to have the same, go on the dangerous path but at least there is freedom.
My biggest problem with the LA adaptaion was that Luffy seamed to be the only one who could smile or be happy for more than a few seconds. Even Gold Roger only briefly smiled at his execution. Garp was the most obvious example, whenever he did smile it felt really off because he either wasn't that powerful or had the same sense of justice. Add to that some imo really obvious plot points: - why did Jeff suddenly let him go? He didn't proof himself at all i feel like if you asked Jeff if he liked Luffy he should say sth like "nah he makes nothing but trouble". He didn't pay, dropped a bunch of his plates, fought arlong inside instead of going outside, needed him as a doctor... And in contrast to the anime didn't save the Baratie from Don Krieg. Yet he doesn't tell Garp where he is and says Luffy reminds him of Roger. When? Where? How? By caring about a dying Zoro? Maybe to protect Sanji or sth but it wasn't addressed at all - iirc Arlong never needed a card to the grand line in the original. And why would he? He is a fishman... He doesn't exactly need a ship to swim in the calm belt, and as a fishmen and former sun pirate he also should know about fishmen island and how to get there... So why would a map to the grand line help him like at all? Yeah maybe Nami could draw it but i highly doubt Arlong would put this much efford in a map of "how to get to the grandline". Wasn't explained... - Why would Luffy wilingly sabotage Shanks by eating his most valuable treasure? I feel like the real Luffy wouldn't have eaten the devil fruit if he knew how valuable it was to shanks... I don't get why they changed it because having him eat it because he was hungry was a much better story beat imo Yeah ik i am very critical of the writing but this is exactly the reason i can't watch shows like the flash or recent Marvel movies. It always feels like if you apply common sense you notice huge plot holes. I really liked the visuals, but the writing really broke the immersion for me.
arlong didn't look good center on his face. Side view or quarter view looks a lot better. The trailer did him dirty. Though I still wish he was taller since he was supposed to be the tallest fishman there as the leader. Also I'm sad hachi wasn't there. The best comic relief and the only kind soul we saw in arlong's crew.
@@madscientist14 I haven't seen further than episode 4 yet but I think it's not the worst that Hachi is missing. If they do eventually get far enough that Hachi becomes relevant again then they could just make it so that Hachi left one day because he couldn't tolerate what Arlong was doing anymore - that way Nami forgiving him relatively quickly (in a few days) also seems more realistic. And by that point the CGI might be good enough to do the arms correctly.
@madscientist14 they even had a line were arlong says he thought luffy would be bigger, and luffy replies he thought arlong would be too. As like a little nod 4th wall break.
I didn't see a problem with not having a definitive "Zoro Joining the Crew" moment as over the course of the first 4 episodes you see this gradual transition of him starting to respect Luffy and bond with him and Nami.
It does feel weird that so much character development happens so quickly now. That being said, i think the main cast is great in their roles. Overall i think it was good
True. Although the character development doesn't happen inside one episode; they establish the characters they have them commit actions that are natural, or part of the them just hidden away under the surface: -Zoro's focus on strength and honour (he doesn't commit to Luffy's crew until after Buggy's circus, and is completely dedicated after waking-up from the Mihawk duel). -Luffy's dedication to dreams (asking Nami and Zoro about their's, standing aside for Zoro to pursue his or die). -Usopp's lack of confidence (downplayed cowardice for basic survival instinct, and his lack of major fights until Arlong Park make the win over Chew carry greater weight) -Nami's suffering and sarcasm hiding her real self (instead of leaving the crew at the sign of danger, she sticks with Luffy and Zoro against Buggy and Mihawk, puts on an act of apathy and denial, then when utterly broken puts her faith in her friends) Character development was pretty fast, though in the broad scope happened a lot more well-paced than the Magna; from Shells Village=>Marineforward, apparently only 4-5 months went by in-universe. Magna chapters really give a lot of detail and make long-term timeframes feel extended instead of ridiculously short. All the character growth in the Netflix series, happening over the span of days or weeks, it actually gives the Straw Hats more time instead of less.
I really don't have anything negative to say about it personally, I even liked the pacing. I think they put the right amount of time into the right things. Hoping for season 2
I do have something negative to say And that is Garp Sure some people like you won't mind, but I do They literally butchered Garp completely They could've portrayed him a bit goofier like his anime counterpart
@@Aquayoru if we're following the nationalities Oda said about the characters then the only correct cast would be Zoro, but Oda chose the rest of them and even said Iñaki was born to be Luffy, which proves he doesn't care he's mexican even when he said Luffy is brazilian, so same goes for Taz (Sanji's actor), and I mean, at least he's from the right continent, different to Emily and Jacob's cases and they're great in their roles anyway
Apart from him following some of Garp's orders, I think they got Mihawk down great! His look, his demeanor, everything was spot on. Really glad they kept the "I don't hunt rabbits with a cannon" line in, it's such a great line.
I got the feeling that Garp was just trying to protect his grandson the only way he has left: by making him strong enough to survive the Grand Line. Felt pretty in-character to me!
I actually really enjoyed the entire show and how they did the story. All of it, in my opinion, felt true to the characters. When Nami called Zoro the first mate in the episode before the Baratie, i felt that it was more like a jab than Zoro actually being part of the crew. Kinda like before the Mihawk fight where Nami says, "Talk to your firstmate." And Zoro says, "Talk to your Navigator." They arent part of the crew but those are the roles they are supposed to fill.
The big problem for me was the crew didn't really have a great amount of time to bond with how fast everything is moving. And also zoro not being able to give luffy his "if you get in the way of my dream" speech made him putting luffy's dream ahead of his own have less impact. And also zoro didn't agree to join his crew here, and he sort of just happened to continue going along with luffy's antics, and yet everybody still says he's luffy's first mate and such.
Zoro could had left just like the fight scene of Luffy & Nami fall off the tower. He stayed & he will say when he want to say other than that he keep it to himself no need to explain.
I disagree. I thought they bonded really well and really naturally over the course of the series. I absolutely loved the moment at the end of the 7th ep where they all said “right!” together - that felt like a culmination of everything that happened before
if anything, they added even more time to bond. so many scenes of them being added where they’re just talking about what happened and how it relates to their arcs. it’s so good
It's best to see as it's own thing, because they are not One Piece characters, they are Live Action One Piece characters, it's more enjoyable if you just forget a lot of the East Blue 131 eps long narrative, I mean One Piece is very wacky to be truly be adapted in real life.
Zoro joined in Shells Town. He said they weren't a crew because he was talking about with Nami since he still didn't trust her yet. That's how I saw it at least
Dividing the Flashbacks over the course of the episodes to better fit the themes of the events in the episodes is an approach that is often used on TV, and in my opinion it worked especially with Luffy since you can really see the positive influence that Shanks was on him , as well as having Zoro climb the well in a symbolic way of him never giving up at the same time as his backstory is told.
I'm 6 episodes in and I'm honestly kinda shocked how good it is. Some changes don't work for me, others were pretty good. The main cast is amazing tho and so are Buggy and Helmeppo.
Ehhhhhh he did a fantastic job but idk doesn’t feel like a complete Luffy I miss his dumb ass moments like in the anime and magma there was a lot of the dumb Luffy comedy but I did still love it
@@johngonzalez8146 Yea, it wasn't perfect, but it turned out way better than I was expecting. Most of his lines and jokes actually had me laughing haha
@@johngonzalez8146I think that works in manga/anime, but with a live action and in English it won't come off as natural. I already envision it as annoying and off putting so the goofy, childlike and hopeful mentality and character that Iñaki gives is perfect as Luffy. Oda made the right choice
Agree to the garp opinions, only garp story made it feels weird... They should make garp and coby a different story than to chase luffy, like the bonding, they make as a tutor and their apprentice, why garp like coby who never gave up no matter how hard he trained him, even after the training with garp, coby still training by himself and helmeppo saw that, and begin the rivalry as a marine after that..but overall it's still a good LA
I actually liked how they portrayed Garp here, later we’ll probably see his other side. You can see it when we saw that small flashback with him and luffy when he was young
I only saw episode 1 and it bothered me that Roger didn't say he left his treasure in "one piece", because without that line, how did people start calling it that?
I'd give it a solid 7 which seems more then fair. Some if the acting is just insanly bad and for the budget it should be unacceptable 😮💨 but overall very enjoyable
As someone who swore he was never going to go down the One Piece rabbit hole, I really enjoyed the live action and look forward to more. I also enjoyed and appreciated your notes on everything.
I think this Garp was very reminiscent of luffys childhood flashback Garp. He is still hellbent on convincing luffy to be a marine before he first obtains a bounty. Of course it's very 'grandad growth' of Garp to realize he can't convince luffy and just say he was testing him the whole time. It's a bit suspension of disbelief (I think is the term) but this can kinda explain his reluctance to pursue luffy seriously as he would other pirates and yet still be insistent on that pursuit.
i really liked how some of usopps funny lines were delivered. like in the baratie when nami asks how many battles they have had with the marines and Instantly usopp replies "atleast a couple dozen myself" and its just in the background and noone pays attention to it. that is really good usopp adaptation. also zoros cold comebacks. one thing to that i noticed while watching is that now that we know that luffy is joy boy, his confidence in stuff just going his way seems so much more clear. one minus i noticed about the quality tho: in the fight with zoro, nami and luffy vs axe hand. zoro does a roll and his swords bend :I
Fights and things are done with fake weapons so the actors and stunt actors don't get seriously hurt. If they were using real life weapons there would be many more injuries. I didn't even catch that tbh. So I didn't know about it until now.
I agree with the Sanji part. I also agree with breaking up the flashback part. However, I like the Garp stuff overall. It is interesting to see more of a bond being built between him and Coby. I think Garp testing Luffy is in-line with his character. I always got the vibe that Garp became a Marine to help people but enjoyed his freedoms (not wanting to answer directly to Celestial Dragons). He never seems to have an issue with Luffy's desire for freedom or how he goes about being a pirate. He almost seems proud of what Luffy does. He was opposed to Luffy being a pirate because he feared it would lead to his death or that's how it seems. So... having Warlord of the Sea test out his grandson before he enters a way bigger adventure tracks. But Liam has been a fan longer than I have and maybe I misread things.
I completely agree with u, i felt the reasoning for grap was valid and overall i liked his character. This was all inline with graps character because its just an expanded version of what he did when he chased them post enies lobby.
And I think this was the most important thing: it feels like OP, the humour and action are on point. The story changes don't matter to me that much, we already have the manga and the anime for that and this isn't gonna get 1000 episodes anyway so they can just squish some story beats together.
How did it NOT succeed? It introduced One Piece to a whole new audience that otherwise wouldn't have even thought about checking it out, maybe even opening some people up to wanting to find out more. It's already been renewed for a second season, has stayed as the no.1 show on IMDB for 2 weeks now, and has received overall very good reviews. It also seems to have satisfied both new and old fans, which is almost unheard of for any adaption, let alone for anime adaptations. Big W in my book.
What I love about the live action is that it allows individuals that weren't previously interested in one piece to consume some of one pieces story. My family all watched the one-piece live action with my parents, both despising anime and they came out of it. Enjoying the story. So in my book this live action was a great success
Finished the series tonight- biggest gripe going in was how the Fishmen looked, but watching practical FX over CGI won me over! Eps 6-7 had me weeping 😭
So far I've only seen two episodes, and while I have a few issues with the show I have so much fun watching the series that I don't really mind the few things I don't like. It's way better than expected, and given the difficulty that comes with adapting One Piece, I think they've done a very good job with it.
As an anime live action adaptation this was an amazing experience Yes, there are so many things that i would change about it and so many things that could have been done better But seeing these characters that we have loved for over 20 years being brought to life just hits different
I feel like that they put so much money in on this shows how much faith they had in this, and now that they see that the fans and new comers alike are supporting it as well I think we can expect more episodes and maybe even( even that’s even possible) more money put into each episode.
I understand that it's a lot shorter version of it so the beats it's stepping to are going to be shorter, but man did the show make nojiko and the village unlikable by missing very important beats. Making them oblivious to namis doing and hating nami devalued it for me so much when those beats are specifically in the character designs like nojikos tattoos in support of nami, like the oranges and windmill representing a mother and a father figure or the village trusting nami all along, putting up with it for nami and deciding to not put any more weight onto nami being the last drop that caused the breakdown. That part needed to be weighted heavier than some of the previous arcs that got the same ~2 episodes per arc treatment.
yes yes, this, the villagers not knowing what nami was doing left a very bad taste in my mouth, so much of the emotion of the arc was in that and its removal made the live action version feel so hollow
then just watch the anime instead, stop fucking complaining over trivial shit and just appreciate the live action as it is. God, you one piece fans are so fucking annoying. Its an ADAPTATION, not a 1:1 replica of the anime or manga. It will have changes in its story arcs to fit the live action medium but still being faithful to the source material.@@Void-pkm
You are absolutely right in most of your criticisms, it sucks that we couldn't have 10 episodes. This show deserved 10. That was the main contributor to most of the issues. Hopefully the next season will be allowed to have a proper number of episodes.
I woke up at 3 am to make sure I got to watch the premier. I felt very similar to you! The moments I enjoyed, I LOVED. There were multiple moments where I cried. But what followed those moments were me confused about some choices made. However, I have had no less than 10 friends of mine who have never watched or read One Piece say that they’re loving it. So, in reality, it’s doing what Oda wanted; Bringing his story to a new audience. 7/10 adaption in my opinion. Well done to all parties involved.
Yes people who have never watched One Piece are liking it! That was the whole purpose of making the live action after all. To make the story more popular among people that don't watch anime.
I'm glad you had those deep emotional responses. Hopefully others will too since One Piece stirs such deep emotions. Unlike watching the anime where I bawled so many times in the East Blue I only teared up some for Kaya in the LA. I really hope new comers will have the same emotional reaction as you experienced and it leaves everyone wanting more!
@@gwendolyn4753I cried so much in the anime. Every flashbacks. I did not cry in the live action in any of their flashbacks unfortunately. But I had tears of joy the first time watching it or seeing Zoro, Luffy and all interacted.
I really liked the sets, music, casting for all the grown up crew, the villains and their casting, and the way they thread the needle of what to keep and what to change. Ussop being an afterthought in his own character arc was not great, but the biggest "Huh?" moment for me was Nojiko still having the tattoos she got in solidarity with Nami while also not knowing about Nami's deal with Arlong. I feel the missing layer of everyone in Nami's village knowing what she's doing, but hiding that fact to try and make Nami give up helping Arlong weakens the impact of that scene. When revealed, it breaks her heart all the more and conveys how powerless Nami and her people have felt for so long, but not enough time is spent on showing that inner turmoil. That, and no Jango or Hatchi. I get Hatchi though; doing 6 arms on a person is probably hard on the budget after building a bunch of really cool ships. Overall a very good adaptation.
Very good adaptation. All the changes were made well in good taste, great pacing for 8 hour long episodes, the cast is fantastic, and the set design is out of this world! Of course nothing is ever perfect but this really was something special and I can’t wait for more. My only real complaint is that I hope in future seasons we get a higher episode count!
My partner, who had never read or heard of one piece, cried at Sanji’s backstory and loved Nami as a character. She was keen for more! I thought they did the characters justice and while there were a lot of changes from the original, I could live with all the changes to see those backstories brought to life!
I’m very confused why they gave Garp so much focus in terms of the future seasons (if there would be any). Why focus so hard on Garp if Alabasta has no room for Garp (with the Smoker teaser at the end showing he will probably use his same manga role in the arc) and then after that is Skypea where there is absolutely no way to write Garp in.
If anything they made the cover story with garp and coby to give them more screen time. I am glad there waiting for smoker at season 2 with alabasta.. I like the scene chase.
maybe garp will drop in on luffy from time to time. so they'll meet again after enies lobby and then probably again on marineford if they get enough seasons
@samiulalamsakafi9384 that's why they stopped at that end of the season now he is going to train koby now with helmeolppo. We see some of that in season 2 while smoker takes over.
It does seem like they wanted to make Koby a core character of the show, so Garp is gonna come with it. I anticipate that they will include a lot of Koby B Plot that will still keep Garp relevant throughout. They kind of have to, since his climactic moments just won't hit at all if he's absent for most of the series + locking down an Actor for a super important character who is a glorified cameo (from a showrunning standpoint) would be a logistical annoyance at best.
I think it's very difficult to argue with the suits upstairs at Netflix on how a series like this should be done. To pull off this series as well as they have is honestly very surprising to me. I'm sure the narrative they thought they needed was 'authority needs to be constantly overarching!' Here's hoping season two Loguetown-Alabasta gets ten (or eleven?) episodes and the office fools back off a bit more.
I feel like Zoros and Mihawks adaptation are absolute spot on. Perfectly executed their essence, their physique (Something that Garp lacks alongside his demeanor), their dialogues, just absolutely 10 out of 10. If they had done that to all of them, this show would have popped off!
I dunno we see Garp being proud of his grandson which is VERY Garp! But yeah, I think this adaptation is fantastic, of course it's not perfect (nothing is) and there is room for improvement but what it does right matters most: this IS One Piece! And honestly I've seen some newcomers really enjoy this so I'm not too worried about that! I really hope we get a Season 2, especially after THAT ending... whoa!
The full final line from buggy is "I'd love to make this right, but it looks like its time to exit stage left" which in it's whole was such a good line, was one of my favorite lines from buggy.
I loved Garp! He wasn't just pushing Laffy, he was pushing all of the young cadets under his employ. He didn't take things too seriously and was letting coby make decisions. I thought it did a lit for the Garp / Coby dynamic. It didn't make a lot of sense in the series
I love how it feels faithful to the original material, but is tweaked just enough to feel refreshing and new! Also love the compare/contrast of the Straw Hats relating to one another. Example: When Sanji said "Do you know what its like for someone to sacrifice a limb for you?" And Luffy was like YES
@4infiniteokay, but it seems your gripes also blinded you with what the series also did good. I won't put it as the best live action but its is still good in general. And also I welcome that Luffy did met Merry first before actually it being given to them. Like the made the plotline of Merry being an actual crew pretty early on. Since in the manga that more so happens silently. Like in the anime Merry was not a ship they probably would choose if they the Strawhats are given a choice.
@4infiniteobjectively untrue. anime is just different and though there were moments and structure i liked better in anime especially with regards to garp, mihawk and buggy the rest of it i enjoyed more inive action.
It's a tricky situation. If they added two more episodes worth of content, while keeping the same end point, then by necessity things have to be spread out more, slowing the pace of the overall story. For OP fans that's good, but would first timers enjoy that pace? I'm not sure. I think for the end point they had in mind, and for the episode cap they had, the changes were all pretty good. I just hope they get longer seasons in the future, since there's no way we're getting to the end of the Alabasta Arc next season in 8 episodes without substantially changing the entire thing.
Yeah ultimately my feeling was that it could have really used an episode or two more to flesh out things a little more, especially with Syrup village backstory and Baratie. Skipping the don krieg fight was fair enough due to time constraints but I felt they didn't the viewer much idea about the baratie being the restaunt of "fighting cooks" or at least a nod to sanji being trained by zeff or something. Afaik according to the interview with one of the showrunners that got leaked early (and probably will be up again soon) they originally planned to have 10 episodes for this season which would have also included Loguetown but that ended up having to be cut in the end. Maybe that would have left some space for moving some flashback scenes a bit later (e.g Zoro flashback) but idk.
Ideally, I think I would probably not want them to get to Alabasta in the next season. Like, there's Loguetown, Reverse Mountain/Laboon, Whiskey Peak, Little Garden, and Drum Island to get through before we even arrive at Alabasta. That's more than enough to get 8 episodes out of.
@@Shine3rectionim hoping its something like: 2 ep for loguetown and reverse mountain 3 ep for whiskey peak and little garden 2 for drum island 1 for alabasta first half (before they go to the city and try to stop revolution)
@@Shine3rection Agreed, feel like that would be a bit much unless it's way more than 8 episodes otherwise they will have to change the story or rush it too much. I'm sure they could cut down on little garden and whiskey peak a bit without issue but more than that would be hard to do without drastically impacting the story - unless they end up departing from the manga storyline entirely that is.
I definitely feel like this is a good first season of the show. They have shown their passion for the source material and so they have my trust. I am really hopeful that we get more seasons so this show can truly hit its stride. I do wish Garp was a bit more goofy though. I am only on episode 4, so maybe he gets more goofy later on. Right now he is so serious though.
Passion for the source material? For real? They literally removed *ALL* important and/or generally cool scenes from Arlong Park: Nami saving Zoro from drowning himself Zoro slaughtering fishmen when Arlong was away Nami fake-stabbing Usopp Luffy "having a nap" An unfathomably epic shot of the whole crew after "help me" moment, instead of just Sanji having an awkward smoke Luffy thrashing Nami's room after realising what happened there. List could go on for a while. Bonus: for some bogus reason they decided to make Nojiko hate Nami all along... Despite having all those tattoos she got to make Nami feel better about being brainded by Arlong.
@endlessnoodle3056 There was stuff I missed as well, but it is impossible to make it 1 for 1. They got the important parts right for me. Some of the things you mentioned were in the live action as well like Zoro fighting the fishmen and Luffy destroying the map room. I agree that the walk to Arlong park wasn't as epic as I was hoping. They definitely included it still, but it was cut short when they saw coco village burning. This is a very condensed version of the story. They can't include all the little moments that make one piece anime and manga so amazing, but they do a good job of hitting the important beats and emotional moments.
@@onel0uder114 nope, those things weren't there. Zoro cutting a few fishmen in the final fight isn't the same as Zoro being caught by fishmen, baiting Nami into showing her true feelings, slaughtering half of Arlong Park by himself while wounded and sitting in Arlong's chair like a boss. Sure, it doesn't change the end result either way, but we watch things for epic moments, not for a speedrun of a plot. Also, no, map room scene doesn't count. Original: Arlong corners Luffy into the map room. Being a sadist that he is (which he isn't in LA, by the way), Arlong taunts Luffy by telling him what happened there. Luffy finds a pen, covered in Nami's blood. Arlong asks Luffy "See, could you use her better than that?" and points Kiribachi at him. Luffy, who prior to that was demolished by Arlong, gets fucking enraged at hearing "use her", grabs Kiribachi and shatters it with his fingers. Arlong shits himself. Luffy breaks the room, kicks a table through a wall. Nami observes from the outside, realises what's happening, it's tastefully mixed with flashbacks of Nami spending her childhood in that room. And then it's finished with a fantastic frame of Nami crying in relief and thinking "Thank you...". Ends with pure epic of Luffy saying "I don't know how great you fishmen are or what happens to your maps. I don't know the whole story, but now I know how to help her. This room... I will not allow it to exist. GOMU GOMU NO... ONO" Live action: Luffy instantly breaks Kiribachi just because. He can't beat fake-Arlong (who just stands there and tanks hits. Loses teeth once but never uses them to actually bite Luffy... You know, they only way he could ever damage Luffy). Luffy realises he can't beat fake-Arlong like that and decided to drop a building on him by breaking the pillars. Arlong gets mad about losing his maps, charges Luffy and gets axed. Nami isn't involved in any meaningful way.
@endlessnoodle3056 Look, you have valid points, I just feel like it is impossible to get everything in the show. There were a lot of things cut that I missed as well. The scene you described was awesome in the anime for sure and I missed it as well, but the incorporated some of the elements into their telling of the story.
@@onel0uder114 I just don't think it's acceptable to have low expectations for One Piece. "At least it's not as bad as it could've been" isn't good enough. We already have gold standard in its anime and especially manga. If they fail to adapt it at least just as good - they shouldn't even try. And we shouldn't tolerate such half-assed attempts.
I watched it with my husband who doesn’t like anime/manga yesterday and while I wanted to pace myself and watch 2-3 episodes a day, he MADE me binge watch the whole season until early morning because he was just that into it. So for those of us hardcore fans wondering if normies would enjoy the live action, it’s a yes 👍 At least we know some will really enjoy it!
8:06 I completely agree. When I saw that sanji didn't witness the fight, it left me scratching my head. The other head scratcher, to me, was the choice to not let Cocoyashi village know what Nami was doing. Nojiko's tattoo makes no sense in the live action (yes, small detail, but big impact) 9:17 the way I see it, they become a crew in that one moment they start laughing together
I am hoping that things get slowed down now that they have introduced the first 4 characters but if they keep the pacing its going they're going to find the one piece before Oba does
My first impression from the trailers and announcements was “they’re gonna try to give it a Disney’s Pirates thing that the acting/animation may not compensate for” And while I think a lot of the actors are still a bit green it actually turns out they took more of an “Indiana Jones” vibe with the style/camera work. So I feel the acting fits perfectly.
I think they want the actors to grow as more as they get invested in the story and character. Feels like they prioritized casting over actual great actors even tho they didn’t do a bad job
I hate that they didn’t bring key moments in boss fights like for example Kuros fight in the end was near a beach / mihawk arriving in his ship / arlong checking zoros chest . BUT the one thing I really got upset about was sanji not saying his goodbye properly (being grateful like in the anime/manga)
I actually love the focus on Garp's/Coby's perspective, it felt like they laid a very foundation for future seasons. Just imagine the impact of the Marineford Arc(if they get to that point)
@@chinhoewong yes you are right but for me, you cant take away Garp/Coby's screentime because i think thats all we'll ever see them until the Marineford Arc. Personally, I felt like it could've been around 10 episodes but for non One Piece Fans like my wife who watched it with me, she enjoyed the phasing where scenes didnt drag for too long.
@@d.lagmongaming9628 Dont get me wrong. I Dont dislike Garp and Koby Scenes. Infact I like both Actors for Garp and Koby very well. Its also still too early to say that we wont see Garp/Koby till marineford, seeing how much has change in the lIve Action. Its just I dont get the purpose or direction Garp chasing Luffy. And after finally caught him, just to let him go in the end. Doesnt make sense to me.
I agree. Look at the manga now. Koby is set up to ne the next gen marine. Garp sacrifices for Kobe. Its an important sub theme of this series. They did live action with the blessing of know how the story will turn out in the future so it makes sense.
It is 6.5/10. It has surpassed expectation and is good and watchable. It was always going to be difficult to capture the anime and manga magic but generally it is good. But characters like garp, mihawak and shanks should be presented with a sense of unease with background scores that signifies they are strong characters. And the emotional aspect has been taken out which lets this show down like zoro's declaration to luffy after losing to mihawk, sanji bowing down to zeff, mihawks entrance and his fight with zoro...so all in all watchabale
Garp's character sucked and Koby was just annoying. The real Garp would never be so soft on Koby and the real Koby definitely wouldn't be so damn nosy and eavesdrop in every conversation. Koby is a rule follower, ESPECIALLY when under Garp, and they showed him as way too rebellious.
Been waiting for this one The sheer amount of little nods to little things from the other mediums is overwhelming i love it. Feels like i have to actively resist the urge to pause and geek out over something every 30 seconds. My personal favorites are Mr. 7s design being based off an sbs doodle, and when kuro strokes the harp mimicking that dramatic reveal sound thats in the anime It was such a treat imo already watched it twice lol
Usopps flashback was short simple and punchy. It hit me like a truck. I actually didnt cry in the anime but did in the live action for usopp. Just how it was filmed was great to me.
Some characters and scenes worked better for me in the LA, some didnt. I think I might be in the minority of the fanbase, but I really didnt care for koby in the anime, but his development in this show was great
Characters who are criminally cut out: Shushu, Octa, Johnny and Yosaku. Also I really would have liked if we saw more of the Baratie and it's cooks. They decided to focus heavily on Sanji and Zeff's relationship but the whole crew is a family and it was sad that this got left out. Other than that I literally liked Orange Town and Syrup Village better than in the source material and didn't had so much fun with something since binging the Raid on Onigashima. While some things might get a new interpretation it still feels like the characters we know and love played by people who know and love One Piece. I honestly think two more episodes would have been great to give the Arlong and Baratie Plots more breathing room yet I'd give it a 8.5/10 - it's so much better than what I expected.
I just cannot believe we got live action bounty reactions. I love the bounty reactions but i thought they'd get cut for time constraints but we actually still got them. That was amazing
Loved it. Like a mini “from the decks of the new world”
those last 20 minutes or so from episode 8 are everything, hyped me up like crazy and even shed a tear to We Are
The hype behind bounty reactions is one of the highest, to cut that would be blasphemy xD
@@jorollo1337i came when i saw a man holding a cigar watching luffys bounty poster
Indeed, they're pure gold
Something I've ALWAYS wanted to see is Garp and Zeff interact. I was beyond excited to see them both just sitting and talking about the old days and the new generation. It was such a nice scene.
Was Garp a pirate before becoming a Marine Admirale?
It tickled all those right spots.
Showrunners decided, "we will always have to have a moment where characters just talk about shit.... so we will save those moments for either brand new story driven moments that could have easily happened off-page in the manga ORRR, to explore a character a little deeper than the anime with the larger range of subtle expressions that a real human face can make."
Me: "TAKE MY MONEY"
Oda: "TAKE HIS MONEY!"
@@rogerzein7592 No, of course not.
I missed the Gin and Don Krieg plot line, but if I'm watching the show blind I think It felt very natural for him to join the crew. The scene where Zeff tells him Sanji not to waste his life follow his dreams was very emotional and served a strong send off. He also had a great chemistry with Luffy and how good of a person cared for his friends when he rushed in to save Zoro.
It was totally worth cutting the Krieg line and using Gin as a foreboding message about Mihawk works
Personally, if you had to cut a villain in East Blue, it's either Kuro or Don Krieg. I think they made the right call
Agreed. Although, for only 8 episodes, adding Krieg might have given the show "Power-Rangers" vibes, with a villain of the week at the expense of deeper character building. Plus....Krieg was a great foil for Luffy and Arlong in the Anime, yet in the wider scope, he was nauseatingly entitled and arrogant;
-"Strongest man in the World" the guy evidently never heard of Whitebeard.
PLus, he never reappears after the East Blue: Buggy and Alvida did appear again in the Marineford Saga, plus Arlong had repercussions all the way to Fishman Island.
@@CouchRadishPersonally I think garp calling on Mihawk to take down Luffy was dumb.
I prefer how it was handled in the manga/anime.
Or if they were going to change it at the very least they could have had Luffy completely wash kreig and than Mihawk shows up instantly after to fight Zoro. As long as the scenario ends with Luffy KOing kreig.
@@geoffreyedgson7875also, dong krieg would be a really hard fight to turn into live action
I agree about Usopp's arc. I loved how they changed his introduction, connecting it with the crew seeing Merry for the first time, but the lack of an actual big moment for him in his own arc was disappointing.
Agreed. I thought the moment he met Luffy on the Merry was nice too.
6 eps in, and I genuinely enjoy it. My only gripe is how serious garp's portrayal is.
Garp being related to Luffy is supposed to be a surprise. I think if they had him act goofy too soon it might tip people off.
yea there isn't enough sarcasm or fun loving punches
@@koatamwell they did the same with roger and luffy like it was SUPPOSED to be obvious that he was like an heir and it did really well
oda usually loves throwing in little hints until the big reveal its great for it to be obvious
Zoro is a bit too dramatic aswell
It makes sense in the end
Buggy was perfect, he was absolutely the star of the show for the first few episodes he was in. Just an incredible performance.
Absolutely. Was curious what other people thought, and I found myself star struck at his performance. They went for a darker version of him, but still did the funny moments well (like the bazooka with him missing his limbs). He was a 10/10.
@@HectorlphAgreed, it still fits OP but the differences make it worth watching. Appreciate some will prefer more different or faithful adaptations but I was shocked. Scary sure, but I could also imagine him in later arcs, which is a good sign the character was done right.
Luffy, Buggy, and Mihawk are in my opinion the top 3 casting choices. Emily Rudd a Close 4th.
To be honest, luffy was the weakest one in terms of acting but on point, buggy especially the circus scene wa amazing, mihawk, oh mihawk, i know its recent, but he is so close to astarion from BG its hilarious. sidenote, i was not sure on sanji first but he is on point.
Couldn't agree more. When he said "chop chop" it was genuinely scary to me
I think Garp is misunderstood by many in this series. Garp is actually scared of Luffy becoming the new Gol D Roger and he doesn't want him to be executed. At the same time he's as confident as Luffy in the opinion, that everyone should be free to pursue their dreams. I can kind of understand that agony in him and him failing over and over again because of that.
He's conflicted that's why he's "screwing up" or it's all part of his test
I think people in general just don't like him not being so "Garp" like.
But as you said it they focused more in the storyline you had explained and they played with playing the myterybaroind himnof "who is this vice admiral guy" like in the story.
And I loke how they represented that visually as Garp is slightly showing signs "of acting out similarities with Luffy" as Koby is getting to know more of Garp until the reveal he is Luffy's Grandpa.
People also miss that even in the manga and anime Garp do act very unlike Garp when it comes to serious things concerning Luffy.
Like there is a switch up of persona when he fights Luffy after water 7 and when he stops luffy at Marine Ford.
the whole thing with Garp in the live action was bad writing and a bad performance too.
He actually said that in ep 6 or 7 when he was talking to Zeff
@@chrollolucilfer4068 bad performance ???
As a military man, and a SAILOR, I felt the marines portrayal of having a linear path of action and nothing of SIGNIFICANCE too do till you reached your destination is spot on. It’s all about doing the best with your time when there is nothing to do with your time. The core of any navy. But still ALWAYS ready
I understand why they would cut them for time, but I am sad that we didn't get to see Jango and Hachi, especially with how these are both characters that help to expand the world in their own ways later in the story.
yip, we got robbed of some of the best side chars of the first arcs but it was ok
Maybe they’ll include them later if they do reach to that point
jango had a easter egg wanted poster in one scene, im sure he will appear with fullbody later@@Rqblt
Maybe next season Jango and Hachi will appear
Jango was definitely cut for time, but I feel like Hachi was more of a budget issue, as all the extra arms would be hard to do...kinda wish they just had him in but with only one set of arms. It would have been weird and he wouldn't have done more then a single sword fight but it would have been more then enough, plus then he could be used later if we ever get to his return.
One more thing that I noticed was missing was the reason why Sanji fights only with his legs. For a fan is obvious, he doesn’t want to hurt si hands because he needs them in perfect condition for cooking. But for someone who is first watching the show could be just weird. They should’ve added 5 seconds just to capture this element which I think is essential for the character
Good point
I honestly thought he would talk about that when Zoro insulted his clean hands.
@@Rin-le7cx They might still address it if they get another season.
I didn’t even notice he only used his legs to fight
@@Rin-le7cxace Ukiyo cam kill sanji by shooting off his legs
A lot of people seem to be confused about the amount of focus that garp has and think that he’s gonna keep showing up in future seasons. But I think it’s clear that Garp and CO’s story is finished for now and his role will be filled by Smoker in the next season
I think that decision to incorporate Garp's and Coby , Helmepo marine activities is a westerner writer's ignorance of anime style story telling. They insist in applying western Tropes on adapting things from asia, thats why they keep failing. Garp's and Luffy's relationship was not really exagerrated like this , readers just know there is something bigger between the lines. But westerners always want to dumb down things thats why they need to write an elaborate expositional family drama within the storyline.
@@Griemmy but we have to remember that it was needed for Oda to approve all the new storylines, which he did, if he thought that plot was alright then I trust him, he knows his story better than anyone
@@Griemmy the moment i read "westerner" i tuned out bruh
it really shouldn't, after logue town there is no point to have smoker be again the one chasing after luffy, it already got boring with garp, the trip through logue town-reverse mountain, whisky peak and little garden should just be one whole season and then another whole season dedicated to drum island, and then arabasta
Yay now directly on enies lobby if we get one
I always gonna say that the choreography in the whole show was soo siick. You can tell that they put a lot of effort and love in it
Ultraman blazer can destroy luffy gear 5 with ultraman blazars spiral burrade
@@ゼロシン Bro what
I liked Zoro vs Mihawk a lot….I wasn’t blown away by the other fights, the wire work was very uneven - but definitely wasn’t terrible by any means
Having Garp act like a serious military officer throughout the beginning of the series, then having him go into "Grandpa Mode" and throw a Cannonball at Luffy was one of my favorite parts, especially with him laughing right after Luffy throws the ball back since then you see that inside he is still the same old Garp.
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Yes lol i was worried they wouldnt go full cartoon and let garp throw the cannonballs and when he finally went and grabbed one i wanted to stamd up and cheer 😂
I like that part too, I felt he was also proud of luffy for showing him up when he sent that cannon back at him. Proud grandad moment when he started laughing.
@@Rykiz_Vidzand? It’s still true
@@briandorough498lmao I was watching with my gf , and she asked if Garp was being serious , and I said naah he could literally throw a cannonball if he wanted then 2 seconds later exactly that happened , twas epic 😂
My face hurts from smiling so much throughout the whole show. I found myself rewinding scenes repeatedly simply because of how happy it made me. Admittedly, there were some slow moments and scenes that were handled better in the anime, but i can see how much potential this show has. Everyone who made this show really cares about the story and characters, and you can tell they're fans. I hope it gets more seasons.
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My face hurt from laughing at the show.
Or smoker well report to him, in some way
If it was 1:1 with the anime it wouldn’t have been a fun to watch. Don’t get me wrong. Going off with the source material would be bad for the show but a little bit of changes here and there makes it an interesting watch
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I binged all 8 episodes & really enjoyed it. I was worried from the hype that it wouldn't deliver and was initially concerned by some of the plot deviation, but it works. Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami were excellent,Usopp needed more scenes I think. Jinbe getting name dropped gave me excitement chills. I don't see the whole thing ever getting adapted but I hope for more! Side note, I'm really glad they didn't shy away from inevitible violence and deaths, made it more realistic
I was surprised Merry ACTUALLY died and wasn't just terribly injured! But it was justified because it also gave us an entirely new scene, the naming of the Going Merry!
That's 8 hours in one sitting 👀
the show was so bad
@@Michaeljohndavx well you're entitled to your opinion, but I feel you are in the minority. Can't please everyone
I liked it and so far it's gotten good audience and critic reviews so I think that it will get renewed
The thing that I didn't like was actually Corby and Luffys meeting. In the manga Luffy was making fun of Corby and didn't really take him seriously until he stood up to Alvida and thougt he would die for it. That's when Luffy starts helping him and beats up Alvida and takes Corby with him. In the Live Action Corby never actually stands up to Alvida and Luffy just kind of takes him along anyway
I screamed at my screen when Koby didnt call her ugly
That REALLY irked me. It was such a powerful moment in the Anime (Manga I'm guessing to) when Koby straight up yelled “Not you you ugly (whatever it was).” At her in response to her asking who's the most beautiful pirate. Why on earth did they not have him do that in live? It really speaks to who he'd become.
I loved it. The biggest problem I had was the change that Koko Village didn’t know all along about Nami’s sacrifices.
Agreed, the big thing that made her emotion hit is when she found out they knew
I dont remember if it was a change since I haven't watched/read arlong park in over a decade but I didn't like Bellemere hiding the girls, then only claiming them once Arlong figured out she didn't live alone. Seems like she was very much willing to hide them every tribute day for a discount.
Same, I all in all loved it, and had no problems with any of the changes up until Koko Village, I felt the heavy parts didn't hit as hard because of the changes made to the LA
@@phlpcockrellI don't really see how that changes her sacrifice, especially considering she immediately exchanged her life for her daughters
@@tycoon-ninja she immediately made the sacrifice after she got caught in hiding them and had no way out, vs immediately confessing she had kids without trying to hide them. Same result, different path to get there.
Of course that is just how I remember it, it could have played out exactly the same In the anime/manga. I'm too lazy to check
I think the part that actually kind of irritated me is that they changed arlong park in the sense that the village didn’t know about Nami and her sacrifice which was a major point of manga. Where they pretended to not know in case she wanted to back out eventually and just run away. That was a major point to me because it showed how much they cared about each other
I hate it too. And Nami didnt even say goodbye to the villagers. She has more chemistry with Orange Villagers than her own.
If it was 1:1 with the anime it wouldn’t have been a fun to watch. Don’t get me wrong. Going off with the source material would be bad for the show but a little bit of changes here and there makes it an interesting watch
To add to that, one of my gripes was how Nami joined Arlong's crew. In the manga/anime, after Bellemere is killed, Nami's mapmaking skills are discovered, and Arlong pretty much forces her to join his crew with the add-on of giving her hope with his 100 million berry deal. In the live action, Nami went to HIM! Like wtf?
@@meteoric91yea that part they should've expanded on cuz her just going up to her mom killer is wild
@@ongthaiphom197 if they went really with 1:1 from the manga or anime it would have been the greatest live action ever...it's trash, you and a lot of people should stop trying to sound smart...it was not possible to make it 1:1 but this isn't even close, and whoever is saying otherwise either is dumb or hasn't watched One Piece...I know a lot of people like me that are following One Piece for more than 23 years now and this is shit literally...they changed so much that it isn't One Piece anymore, it's just some show about pirates with some weird powers that aren't even explained properly to begin with...so yeah nice try..it will be trash today and forever and ever...thank God I only watched it, so I can say shit to dumb people like you and prove again my point that a lot of people started watching the show during the pandemic or a few years prior and that those are the only people that are hyped or praise this shit...you aren't real or old fans, you are just on the hype train for the last few years...there is really a handful of people that are a long time fan and said this even looks ok...not good...ok...because it doesn't...
To me the Garp in this season was a drawn out version of Marineford Garp, conflicted between letting his grandchildren live freely and doing his duty, his solution, half-assing his job
Personally the way Garp acted in the LA had me thinking back to Marineford and what happed to Ace. That’s exactly why he was doing all of that. He didn’t want his grandson executed or even killed by a bigger, badder pirate. First his son becomes the most dangerous and wanted man in the whole world, then he “loses” two adoptive grandsons and now his own grandson. Personally I enjoyed how they portrayed his character conflict and we got to see more of how conflicted he feels as a vice admiral but I get why some may not like it. My only problem (shock) was it was revealed so early on. Also I felt that whole “test” thing was very Garp-like
ngl the scenes you criticized, particularly the Garp eating dinner scene with heavy dialogue, was genuinely amazing. like it eases you into the fact that the world govt has a loose sense on morality, hiring pirates to enforce justice (warlords). And to add onto it, Garp explained why he remains as the vice admiral, his characterization is done pretty well tbh.
I think the cast has done a fantastic job recreating these characters in real life. So many moments that just felt like I was watching the anime all over again in a good way
Nami who acts like she's about to lose her face to Koh the Face Stealer is she shows any emotion? Arlong, who can't stop growling like he's an angsty teenager? Garp, who acts like an opposite of Garp 90% of the time?
Garp’s actually oddly my favorite part of the show. Call me crazy but GIVE ME MORE IRISH GRANDDAD!!!
Irish, but based ass opinion, I liked how the implemented him into the beginning of the story.
They forgot one of my favorite character smoker😢 still love it tho
Garp and Zeff talking over dinner was my favorite part of the whole season. And then Grap's arc end in the last episode where he finally admits Zeff was right.
@@amanigames5248 Smoker doesn't actually show up till Logue town tho
@@amanigames5248he appears at the end in a teaser, I mean grey haired man with grey clothes that has 2 ciggies out at once it's obviously smokey
Garp, Coby and Helmeppo sections are really well done and acted. I wouldnt mind a spinoff of these 3 just roaming the sea and training
AGREEE
Are you serious? Not only did they make Garp weak, they made him British. He’s an old man who complained a lot. And he doesn’t look related to luffy at all.
@@Icydedppl1 weak? he kicked luffy ass easy in the last episode
@andrewlovaas8936 "and he doesn't look related to Luffy at all."
Oh, my sweet summer child...
@@Icydedppl1 its not British. Its SCOTTISH. And i like it, it adds more character to him. Im sure Oda loved it as well, as every pirate story always have scottish tongued character in it.
It was never flat out said but I feel Zoro actually was the first to join the crew. He goes on in the 2nd episode talking to Nami about how Luffy changed the way he saw things, and he was basically saying he wanted to be with Luffy
I kinda like Garp, he does feel a bit more… as if he’s kinda perpetually trapped as in the scene where he has to stop Luffy from getting to the scaffold to save Ace. He always seems trapped in the war against the pirates, but subconsciously proud of his grandkids for following their dreams.
My major gripes are that they kinda made Luffy less of a beast. Admittedly, they couldn’t do all the stretchy stuff cuz CG, but against Kuro, OG Luffy rips off one of his claws by grabbing a boulder and blocking his claw and subsequently breaking it apart. I’m not disappointed really by the changes they made, just that he’s only kinda strong and not OH DEAR HOLY F… WHAT ARE YOU?!
Also, Buggy’s ear being tucked in luffy’s hat is a bit of a plothole because Luffy spent time looking at it, and Nami even fixed it after that point.
Luffy wasn't a beast though, he just consistently fought fodder, he actually lost the first fight to Buggy and only beat Arlong because of plot, realistically given Arlong has fought against jinbei, Luffy shouldn't have been able to hurt him but oda needed to show the lengths our hero will go for his crew and how Arlong's ideals were his literal downfall, bringing everything he built come down crashing.
@@that_deadeyegamer7920Nah Arlong was just weak that's why Oda had to play around with Luffy at first
Arlong may have been on equal footing with Jimbei long ago but we know he's fodder now
@@that_deadeyegamer7920I think you missed the point. They said "Luffy was a beast" in comparison to normal humans. I had the same feeling in Water 7 whenever Luffy casually tears down 2 buildings because he got stuck.
My brain completely went from "Haha funny boi strech" to "Holy sht did I really just read that?!"
The adaptation doesn't feel quite like that.
No kreig fight to show off his endurance and durability. He literally breaks his armor. Luffy was strong but this LA luffy is only winnin fights cuz of plot.
I actually really like the way they were able to condense the story. It didn't feel too rushed and I love the side plot with Garp and Koby. Definitely needed a second plot to give us that little break here and there.
You're spot on. The Don Krieg changes make Sanji very different. Now that you mention it, that is a large change that I feel was not as good as original, but again I can understand why the change was made.. 8:40 I thought the exact same thing when Sanji said, "Luffy needs us in there," to Zoro, when they were at Arlong Park. I felt like, wow, Sanji has really taken to Luffy quickly. It felt a bit too quick or not completely explained. I see what you're saying for sure
I get how it can seem too quickly but think about it more from Sanji's perspective, tough love ever since he was a kid, he's greatful for Zeff but he doesn't feel appreciated. The moment Luffy is introduced things got a little bit more fun is Sanji's life, they know so little about eachother but he already appreciates Sanji's cooking more than anyone around him, he was willing to help defend the Barietie just because Sanji cooked for them, and Luffy was right by Zoros side the moment he was injured. It's safe to say with all Sanji's seen in his life he can tell Luffy is just a little different. It makes sense when ee keep that in mind
@@juman9523the people fail to understand this is actually REALISTIC because all relationships are different. Some can take time and some can happen fast and still last. Think about it, you can hang around the chillest guys for hours and not know their names which is a realistic thing in the world. Not all relationships take time to build some just happen.
But to be fair, Zoro did say “how do you know what Luffy needs” so it’s acknowledging it, but not in a crappy marvel jokey way
I actually really liked the Garp moment when Luffy Gomu Gomu Ballooned the canonball. It felt like he was surprised that Luffy could do that (Luffy himself said he didn't know he could), but then he was torn between being mad and proud of Luffy's growth and ability to stall a Navy ship so easily, much less HIS ship. That was my read on that scene at least. I do think some of his later freak outs made less sense, but I did like that it always ended in laughter, because Garp doesn't usually display anger for long.
After seeing what happened to merry, pell is the last person who wants this live action to get a season 2 cuz he aint surviving that bomb this time🤣🤣🤣🤣
Not just Pell hehe...Ingram...Mr.3...Karoo😅
The issue i have with the writing is a lot of japanese-asian culture nuance emotional moments were cut. Hopefully a more asian-japanese culture intuned plus a massive fan can write it down. The important emotional moments were cut or not executed well like Sanji watching Zoro, Zoro not eating the rice ball while tied up, Usop's not being able to save Kaya or stand up against Kuro, even the mayor and the dog during the Buggy arc were not even adpated. American writers just dont get it. I noticed that the effort to WESTERNIZED the story made is hollywood's undoing. Somehow they dumb it down so that american audience get to understand it..
@@GriemmyAgreed. They miss the point purpose of the flashbacks timings of why is it important. Instead of showing back and front during present time. Its like they think they can write better.
@@chinhoewong brother oda was there the whole way what do u mean they can write better they literally respect oda it cant go 1 to 1 because thats just too boring for the fans
@@stoplyingmrinternet7837 well fact is Even Grandline Liam says so. Its not better then the original how they wrote the episodes for the flashback scenes. Having Oda in or not, doesnt change the fact the Anime flashbacks episodes were way better then how its written in the live action.
Overall, I thought it was really good. It really shows that it was made by fans, who put a lot of love and passion into it, and they nailed the most intense and dramatic moments. Like Liam said though, there were a few of omissions that really hurt.
Aside from the ones he mentioned, one of my favorite moments in Arlong Park was Usopp actually considering faking his death against Chu so the others would defeat him instead...only to realize how pathetic he's being, and how if he does that, while the others put their lives on the line, he doesn't deserve to sail with them. That was a really powerful moment for Usopp, which to me, is when he truly gives his first big step to becoming a brave warrior of the sea.
Another one is Nojiko and the rest of the villagers not knowing Nami's true intentions all along, and I really don't understand why they did it that way. The whole reason Nojiko gave herself her tattoos was to comfort Nami who was mortified about getting hers from Arlong, which she did because she knew what Nami was enduring. Also, Genzo telling Nami that they always knew what she was doing, but didn't tell her so she wouldn't feel tied by their hopes in case she decided she couldn't take it anymore and just fled, was also a really strong moment that really showed how much they cared about her.
Like I said, they nailed almost everything, and yet small but strong omissions like these, left it just short of being absolutely amazing.
They probably changed the villagers not knowing to make everything more tragic than it was in the anime
After being let down so much with live action adaptations lately (halo im looking at you) im so beyond happy that this is a decent show. I had so much fun watching it. I can see why they changed some story beats and it kind of sucks they cut out some cool side characters, but I'm really happy with what they did and hoping for many many more seasons
Yes. Those small details are the backbone of what makes those scenes more impactful and emotionally damaging.
Not reading allat but I agree
That whole thing you said about usopp faking his death is completely wrong. He did not have any “realization” or anything at all, he simply played dead to trick him into lowering his guard. There was zero indication of him thinking he was pathetic or thinking about the rest of the crew or whether he was worthy to sail with them or not. You can’t just add in your own context to a scene to make it seem better than it is lmao
I honestly really liked Garp. Cause we as fans know that Garp is not trying to kill Luffy. He is always testing him or rather trying to raise him in his weird violent way. In the last real conversation we really get Garp; the man who could just wipe the floor with Luffy and basically everyone in the East Blue without breaking a sweat and then his reasoning why he did not do it. The cannonball scene perfectly captures that for me we get his violent outburst when Luffy disrespects him but when Luffy shows that he can actually retaliate without just being strong but creative Garp becomes really proud about it. And that is what makes One Piece for me we get one side but later we get new information and reread/rewatch things and we can actually see that the new information fits with the situation. Sure his switching between his outburst and laughter might seem a little weird at first but this is the guy who broke a wall, blitzed a sleeping Luffy and then falls asleep while beating Luffy...and then becoming angry that Luffy also fell asleep. He always was the guy with the crazy mood swings or rather a really loud personality. What really made me feel "Yes this Garp is Luffys Grandpa" is the scene where he breaks luffys "ship", shouts at him that the training begins, tosses him over his should but wont start before having lunch.
This take! I agree, and I personally really enjoyed his screen time. His conversation with Zeff was one of my favorite changes, really talking about the importance of it being the next generation's turn. I also thought the B-story with him, Coby, and Helmeppo this early on set up a nice low key parallel story with the concept of "Good Pirate/Good Marine" before they introduce Smoker and likely put Garp's team on the back burner all of next season.
@@xXbronco24Xx I also like that OPLA plants the seed for Garps hardcore "only the young should strive let the old die" stance in his conversation with Zeff. Zeff was like "yo bro slow down a bit let the young people slowly take over and guide them" and Garp being Luffys Granddad takes the most literal and over the top conclusion to that. In the manga it felt a little sudden(tbf maybe I missed/forgot something about it in the last 1091 chapters)
I feel like I'm going to just appreciate seeing my beloved characters portrayed by a lovely cast in a very cinematic format and make peace with the amazing things that the show left out. My hope is that this will be a solid gateway for outsiders, because the source material has so much more to offer in regards to thoughtful character work and action. Still, they were respectful of the characters and world, and I am grateful for that
I’m pretty sure Zoro “joined” the crew in episode 2 when he was on that torture wheel when Cabaji asked if he has somewhere else to be, and Zoro replied “Didn’t used to think so, but Luffy changed that”
iirc he still says we are not a crew somepoint later that same episode but i could be wrong
@@thereverseeffect7269 he just said that more than once in ep 1, not later
It's still kind of borders on more "tell" in the tell not show aspect imo. I don't think there's enough time between then and when we meet zoro to fully establish zoro's loyalty and honor toward luffy, which again the feeds bigger problem of the rearrangement of certain scenes straight up removing the emotional build up and weakening the character righting, as well as a lot of those emotional moments being literally explained instead of nuanced and intuitive.
He swore by a belief in him based on very little at that point
I also pointed out that Sanji not being present for Zoro's duel was a detriment to his experience towards joining the Straw Hats. Without that to build on among other things, Sanji had the worst farewell scene of the Straw Hats. His departure just felt empty. They really should've had Sanji say goodbye to Zeff while he was still on the pier, so he could hug him, and that probably would've triggered some genuine emotions between the both of them. Like Uncle Phil and Will Smith (iykyk)
It was really rushed yeah. I think they tried to capture that "tough love" dynamic they have going on, but a few more scenes of them hashing out their emotions would have really sold it
Agreed
This ain’t IYKYK This is just bitching and moaning. Like we didn’t get to see why Sanji and Zeff have the relationship they have smh.
Man I could not disagree more about Garp, I loved him and I think they *really* nailed his dual natured of wanting Luffy to reach his dream and also wanting to force Luffy to be a Marine. He's *defined* by these opposing desires. So him wanting to stop Luffy if he wasn't serious enough, but being willing to step back and let him reach for his dream when he realizes he can't break it feels very fitting to me
It felt like that was what they were going for, but they didnt completely land it imo
After rewatching, I can confirm this is how Garp was. He was seriously testing Luffy and was just using the cadets in his test too. He was basically testing everyone like a lunatic. He goes crazy when things don't go his way like when Luffy returned his cannonball and Mihawk disobeyed him, but then laughs lol😅
he’s just damn serious and monotone. didn’t feel like the garp ik at all. i wasn’t a big fan at all
He's a bit different but I liked him a lot! I feel they still captured the strong badass old-timer aura that he has. Also the cannon ball throw scene was cool. I like both versions of Garp.
I agree that that seemed to be their intent, but the fact that Garp felt almost desperate to catch Luffy at all costs instead of being calm and collected as someone of his stature normally would be after Luffy temporarily gave him the slip undermined his character quite a bit for me. In fact, because he got angry and was so fixated on catching Luffy above everything else, he felt a LOT less mysterious, threatening, and generally powerful than he did in the other forms of One Piece media. In fact, even after the Straw Hats actually met Garp at Water 7 after Enies Lobby, which was when we found out that Garp was kind of a messy goofball who picked his nose and randomly fell asleep and whatnot, the fact that he never really worried about anything built him up higher in my mind as someone about whom we still had a LOT to learn, especially now that we knew that he fought basically to a stalemate against Roger many times.
Overall, even though the live action did show in the final episode that Garp is the way you described, they changed his personality in a way I didn't vibe with.
For the record, I don't think Garp was testing Luffy intentionally, it was Luffy who thought it was a test, Garp did not confirm however. I believe Garp's original plan was genuinely wanting Luffy to be a Marine because he knew his grandson well that Luffy will go on Roger's path sooner or later, he does not want Luffy to end up like Roger so he sends resources to capture Luffy. However, seeing Luffy is so determined and most importantly is capable of fighting villains and having reliable crews, Garp knew that this is nothing he could do at this point other than letting him go. Sure, Garp could capture Luffy easily, but Garp said himself that he does not want to get promoted because he wants more free, he would want his grandson to have the same, go on the dangerous path but at least there is freedom.
My biggest problem with the LA adaptaion was that Luffy seamed to be the only one who could smile or be happy for more than a few seconds. Even Gold Roger only briefly smiled at his execution. Garp was the most obvious example, whenever he did smile it felt really off because he either wasn't that powerful or had the same sense of justice. Add to that some imo really obvious plot points:
- why did Jeff suddenly let him go? He didn't proof himself at all i feel like if you asked Jeff if he liked Luffy he should say sth like "nah he makes nothing but trouble". He didn't pay, dropped a bunch of his plates, fought arlong inside instead of going outside, needed him as a doctor... And in contrast to the anime didn't save the Baratie from Don Krieg. Yet he doesn't tell Garp where he is and says Luffy reminds him of Roger. When? Where? How? By caring about a dying Zoro? Maybe to protect Sanji or sth but it wasn't addressed at all
- iirc Arlong never needed a card to the grand line in the original. And why would he? He is a fishman... He doesn't exactly need a ship to swim in the calm belt, and as a fishmen and former sun pirate he also should know about fishmen island and how to get there... So why would a map to the grand line help him like at all? Yeah maybe Nami could draw it but i highly doubt Arlong would put this much efford in a map of "how to get to the grandline". Wasn't explained...
- Why would Luffy wilingly sabotage Shanks by eating his most valuable treasure? I feel like the real Luffy wouldn't have eaten the devil fruit if he knew how valuable it was to shanks... I don't get why they changed it because having him eat it because he was hungry was a much better story beat imo
Yeah ik i am very critical of the writing but this is exactly the reason i can't watch shows like the flash or recent Marvel movies. It always feels like if you apply common sense you notice huge plot holes. I really liked the visuals, but the writing really broke the immersion for me.
Arlong wanted the map to show the marine outposts and villages.
Seeing Arlong in this is so great ! He's menacing .unlike in the trailer where he looks weird 😂.
Yeah I was worried he wouldn't feel like a threat, but they did him pretty good.
arlong didn't look good center on his face. Side view or quarter view looks a lot better. The trailer did him dirty. Though I still wish he was taller since he was supposed to be the tallest fishman there as the leader. Also I'm sad hachi wasn't there. The best comic relief and the only kind soul we saw in arlong's crew.
Arlong acting made up for the height issue
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I haven't seen further than episode 4 yet but I think it's not the worst that Hachi is missing. If they do eventually get far enough that Hachi becomes relevant again then they could just make it so that Hachi left one day because he couldn't tolerate what Arlong was doing anymore - that way Nami forgiving him relatively quickly (in a few days) also seems more realistic. And by that point the CGI might be good enough to do the arms correctly.
@madscientist14 they even had a line were arlong says he thought luffy would be bigger, and luffy replies he thought arlong would be too. As like a little nod 4th wall break.
I didn't see a problem with not having a definitive "Zoro Joining the Crew" moment as over the course of the first 4 episodes you see this gradual transition of him starting to respect Luffy and bond with him and Nami.
It does feel weird that so much character development happens so quickly now. That being said, i think the main cast is great in their roles. Overall i think it was good
True. Although the character development doesn't happen inside one episode; they establish the characters they have them commit actions that are natural, or part of the them just hidden away under the surface:
-Zoro's focus on strength and honour (he doesn't commit to Luffy's crew until after Buggy's circus, and is completely dedicated after waking-up from the Mihawk duel).
-Luffy's dedication to dreams (asking Nami and Zoro about their's, standing aside for Zoro to pursue his or die).
-Usopp's lack of confidence (downplayed cowardice for basic survival instinct, and his lack of major fights until Arlong Park make the win over Chew carry greater weight)
-Nami's suffering and sarcasm hiding her real self (instead of leaving the crew at the sign of danger, she sticks with Luffy and Zoro against Buggy and Mihawk, puts on an act of apathy and denial, then when utterly broken puts her faith in her friends)
Character development was pretty fast, though in the broad scope happened a lot more well-paced than the Magna; from Shells Village=>Marineforward, apparently only 4-5 months went by in-universe. Magna chapters really give a lot of detail and make long-term timeframes feel extended instead of ridiculously short.
All the character growth in the Netflix series, happening over the span of days or weeks, it actually gives the Straw Hats more time instead of less.
Shanks performance is SOOO underrated. He captures that big brother spirit WAYY better than the original IMO
True ,live action shanks > anime. NOT 🧢
I agree
I'd agree it was a good performance, but I don't think anything will ever capture the true shanks from the manga / anime
Yeah markiplier did so good
@@efun77 fr these ppl buggin
I really don't have anything negative to say about it personally, I even liked the pacing. I think they put the right amount of time into the right things. Hoping for season 2
Only bad thing I can think of is that Sanji is british. Listen,I dont hate british people ,but I dont think he sounds great as british.
@@Sinsmoke_lol What accent should Sanji sound like then? Base on your own expectations
@@Sinsmoke_100% agreed
Sanji was supposed to be French as stated by Oda
I do have something negative to say
And that is Garp
Sure some people like you won't mind, but I do
They literally butchered Garp completely
They could've portrayed him a bit goofier like his anime counterpart
@@Aquayoru if we're following the nationalities Oda said about the characters then the only correct cast would be Zoro, but Oda chose the rest of them and even said Iñaki was born to be Luffy, which proves he doesn't care he's mexican even when he said Luffy is brazilian, so same goes for Taz (Sanji's actor), and I mean, at least he's from the right continent, different to Emily and Jacob's cases and they're great in their roles anyway
Apart from him following some of Garp's orders, I think they got Mihawk down great! His look, his demeanor, everything was spot on. Really glad they kept the "I don't hunt rabbits with a cannon" line in, it's such a great line.
I got the feeling that Garp was just trying to protect his grandson the only way he has left: by making him strong enough to survive the Grand Line. Felt pretty in-character to me!
Buggy saying exit stage left, flipping them the bird and walking off. Absolutely brilliant.
Followed by one of my top Zoro moments. Those two were awesome and probably the highlight for me!
I actually really enjoyed the entire show and how they did the story. All of it, in my opinion, felt true to the characters. When Nami called Zoro the first mate in the episode before the Baratie, i felt that it was more like a jab than Zoro actually being part of the crew. Kinda like before the Mihawk fight where Nami says, "Talk to your firstmate." And Zoro says, "Talk to your Navigator." They arent part of the crew but those are the roles they are supposed to fill.
this is the only bit I did not agree with Liam on in this review
Yea it was definitely sarcastic jabs
The big problem for me was the crew didn't really have a great amount of time to bond with how fast everything is moving. And also zoro not being able to give luffy his "if you get in the way of my dream" speech made him putting luffy's dream ahead of his own have less impact. And also zoro didn't agree to join his crew here, and he sort of just happened to continue going along with luffy's antics, and yet everybody still says he's luffy's first mate and such.
Zoro could had left just like the fight scene of Luffy & Nami fall off the tower. He stayed & he will say when he want to say other than that he keep it to himself no need to explain.
I disagree. I thought they bonded really well and really naturally over the course of the series. I absolutely loved the moment at the end of the 7th ep where they all said “right!” together - that felt like a culmination of everything that happened before
I’m pretty sure they had enough time to hangout. The Baratie wine and dine scenes come to mind
if anything, they added even more time to bond. so many scenes of them being added where they’re just talking about what happened and how it relates to their arcs. it’s so good
It's best to see as it's own thing, because they are not One Piece characters, they are Live Action One Piece characters, it's more enjoyable if you just forget a lot of the East Blue 131 eps long narrative,
I mean One Piece is very wacky to be truly be adapted in real life.
Zoro joined in Shells Town. He said they weren't a crew because he was talking about with Nami since he still didn't trust her yet. That's how I saw it at least
Dividing the Flashbacks over the course of the episodes to better fit the themes of the events in the episodes is an approach that is often used on TV, and in my opinion it worked especially with Luffy since you can really see the positive influence that Shanks was on him , as well as having Zoro climb the well in a symbolic way of him never giving up at the same time as his backstory is told.
I honestly appreciate a bigger focus on Garp and Koby I always wished I got to see more of Koby and his transformation to badass marine
I'm 6 episodes in and I'm honestly kinda shocked how good it is. Some changes don't work for me, others were pretty good. The main cast is amazing tho and so are Buggy and Helmeppo.
Yea Helmeppo really stood out tho he was like most useless unimportant character to me in anime
What I miss are those epic moments like the walk to Arlong Park, and Arlong saying Zoro should be dead with his injury.
Inaki completely surprised me. He killed it as Luffy!
Ehhhhhh he did a fantastic job but idk doesn’t feel like a complete Luffy I miss his dumb ass moments like in the anime and magma there was a lot of the dumb Luffy comedy but I did still love it
He felt too clever
@@johngonzalez8146 Yea, it wasn't perfect, but it turned out way better than I was expecting. Most of his lines and jokes actually had me laughing haha
@@johngonzalez8146I think that works in manga/anime, but with a live action and in English it won't come off as natural. I already envision it as annoying and off putting so the goofy, childlike and hopeful mentality and character that Iñaki gives is perfect as Luffy. Oda made the right choice
Agree to the garp opinions, only garp story made it feels weird... They should make garp and coby a different story than to chase luffy, like the bonding, they make as a tutor and their apprentice, why garp like coby who never gave up no matter how hard he trained him, even after the training with garp, coby still training by himself and helmeppo saw that, and begin the rivalry as a marine after that..but overall it's still a good LA
As a first season, it's honestly really good. I hope they continue to get better if/when more seasons come out.
Hoping for more seasons to be released
They need a good stylish...i can't stand those wigs and beard so much
I actually liked how they portrayed Garp here, later we’ll probably see his other side. You can see it when we saw that small flashback with him and luffy when he was young
I only saw episode 1 and it bothered me that Roger didn't say he left his treasure in "one piece", because without that line, how did people start calling it that?
I think it’s a solid 8 out of 10 it had me smiling throughout. I can’t wait to see how much better it gets next season
I'd give it a solid 7 which seems more then fair. Some if the acting is just insanly bad and for the budget it should be unacceptable 😮💨 but overall very enjoyable
No mention of Mihawk :( He was my favorite in the LA, his whole vibe was just perfect.
His Accent omg..❤
As someone who swore he was never going to go down the One Piece rabbit hole, I really enjoyed the live action and look forward to more. I also enjoyed and appreciated your notes on everything.
In the anime, Helmeppo has a hammer gun
I think this Garp was very reminiscent of luffys childhood flashback Garp. He is still hellbent on convincing luffy to be a marine before he first obtains a bounty. Of course it's very 'grandad growth' of Garp to realize he can't convince luffy and just say he was testing him the whole time. It's a bit suspension of disbelief (I think is the term) but this can kinda explain his reluctance to pursue luffy seriously as he would other pirates and yet still be insistent on that pursuit.
i really liked how some of usopps funny lines were delivered. like in the baratie when nami asks how many battles they have had with the marines and Instantly usopp replies "atleast a couple dozen myself" and its just in the background and noone pays attention to it. that is really good usopp adaptation. also zoros cold comebacks. one thing to that i noticed while watching is that now that we know that luffy is joy boy, his confidence in stuff just going his way seems so much more clear. one minus i noticed about the quality tho: in the fight with zoro, nami and luffy vs axe hand. zoro does a roll and his swords bend :I
Ussops actor seems to be one of the better actors in the show. I like Ussop more in the live action actually lol
Fights and things are done with fake weapons so the actors and stunt actors don't get seriously hurt. If they were using real life weapons there would be many more injuries. I didn't even catch that tbh. So I didn't know about it until now.
I agree with the Sanji part. I also agree with breaking up the flashback part. However, I like the Garp stuff overall. It is interesting to see more of a bond being built between him and Coby. I think Garp testing Luffy is in-line with his character. I always got the vibe that Garp became a Marine to help people but enjoyed his freedoms (not wanting to answer directly to Celestial Dragons). He never seems to have an issue with Luffy's desire for freedom or how he goes about being a pirate. He almost seems proud of what Luffy does. He was opposed to Luffy being a pirate because he feared it would lead to his death or that's how it seems. So... having Warlord of the Sea test out his grandson before he enters a way bigger adventure tracks.
But Liam has been a fan longer than I have and maybe I misread things.
I completely agree with u, i felt the reasoning for grap was valid and overall i liked his character. This was all inline with graps character because its just an expanded version of what he did when he chased them post enies lobby.
It changed a lot but it still felt like one piece. Truly lived up to its name!
And I think this was the most important thing: it feels like OP, the humour and action are on point. The story changes don't matter to me that much, we already have the manga and the anime for that and this isn't gonna get 1000 episodes anyway so they can just squish some story beats together.
Lol, nah. Lying to yourself
@@sparxskywriter2589😂😂😂😂 agreed
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How did it NOT succeed? It introduced One Piece to a whole new audience that otherwise wouldn't have even thought about checking it out, maybe even opening some people up to wanting to find out more. It's already been renewed for a second season, has stayed as the no.1 show on IMDB for 2 weeks now, and has received overall very good reviews. It also seems to have satisfied both new and old fans, which is almost unheard of for any adaption, let alone for anime adaptations. Big W in my book.
What I love about the live action is that it allows individuals that weren't previously interested in one piece to consume some of one pieces story. My family all watched the one-piece live action with my parents, both despising anime and they came out of it. Enjoying the story. So in my book this live action was a great success
Same. My mom and I regularly watch anime together, but my dad just isn't interested. He actually watched this with us and said he liked it.
Finished the series tonight- biggest gripe going in was how the Fishmen looked, but watching practical FX over CGI won me over! Eps 6-7 had me weeping 😭
They accidentally nailed Chew that way. He's the only fishman who looks right.
So far I've only seen two episodes, and while I have a few issues with the show I have so much fun watching the series that I don't really mind the few things I don't like. It's way better than expected, and given the difficulty that comes with adapting One Piece, I think they've done a very good job with it.
As an anime live action adaptation this was an amazing experience
Yes, there are so many things that i would change about it and so many things that could have been done better
But seeing these characters that we have loved for over 20 years being brought to life just hits different
0/10 luffy didn’t kick buggy in his buggy balls
Right and he didn’t call him big nose either
I feel like that they put so much money in on this shows how much faith they had in this, and now that they see that the fans and new comers alike are supporting it as well I think we can expect more episodes and maybe even( even that’s even possible) more money put into each episode.
I understand that it's a lot shorter version of it so the beats it's stepping to are going to be shorter, but man did the show make nojiko and the village unlikable by missing very important beats.
Making them oblivious to namis doing and hating nami devalued it for me so much when those beats are specifically in the character designs like nojikos tattoos in support of nami, like the oranges and windmill representing a mother and a father figure or the village trusting nami all along, putting up with it for nami and deciding to not put any more weight onto nami being the last drop that caused the breakdown.
That part needed to be weighted heavier than some of the previous arcs that got the same ~2 episodes per arc treatment.
yes yes, this, the villagers not knowing what nami was doing left a very bad taste in my mouth, so much of the emotion of the arc was in that and its removal made the live action version feel so hollow
then just watch the anime instead, stop fucking complaining over trivial shit and just appreciate the live action as it is. God, you one piece fans are so fucking annoying. Its an ADAPTATION, not a 1:1 replica of the anime or manga. It will have changes in its story arcs to fit the live action medium but still being faithful to the source material.@@Void-pkm
You are absolutely right in most of your criticisms, it sucks that we couldn't have 10 episodes. This show deserved 10. That was the main contributor to most of the issues. Hopefully the next season will be allowed to have a proper number of episodes.
I woke up at 3 am to make sure I got to watch the premier. I felt very similar to you! The moments I enjoyed, I LOVED. There were multiple moments where I cried. But what followed those moments were me confused about some choices made. However, I have had no less than 10 friends of mine who have never watched or read One Piece say that they’re loving it. So, in reality, it’s doing what Oda wanted; Bringing his story to a new audience. 7/10 adaption in my opinion. Well done to all parties involved.
Yes people who have never watched One Piece are liking it! That was the whole purpose of making the live action after all. To make the story more popular among people that don't watch anime.
I'm glad you had those deep emotional responses. Hopefully others will too since One Piece stirs such deep emotions.
Unlike watching the anime where I bawled so many times in the East Blue I only teared up some for Kaya in the LA.
I really hope new comers will have the same emotional reaction as you experienced and it leaves everyone wanting more!
@@gwendolyn4753I cried so much in the anime. Every flashbacks. I did not cry in the live action in any of their flashbacks unfortunately. But I had tears of joy the first time watching it or seeing Zoro, Luffy and all interacted.
@@CosmoLav I can totally understand that. Us fans have waited years for this live-action. I'm with ya on the flashbacks in the anime 🤧.
I really liked the sets, music, casting for all the grown up crew, the villains and their casting, and the way they thread the needle of what to keep and what to change.
Ussop being an afterthought in his own character arc was not great, but the biggest "Huh?" moment for me was Nojiko still having the tattoos she got in solidarity with Nami while also not knowing about Nami's deal with Arlong. I feel the missing layer of everyone in Nami's village knowing what she's doing, but hiding that fact to try and make Nami give up helping Arlong weakens the impact of that scene. When revealed, it breaks her heart all the more and conveys how powerless Nami and her people have felt for so long, but not enough time is spent on showing that inner turmoil.
That, and no Jango or Hatchi. I get Hatchi though; doing 6 arms on a person is probably hard on the budget after building a bunch of really cool ships. Overall a very good adaptation.
I REALLY enjoyed it! There were some parts that felt a bit wonky, but I think it'll get better if they do season 2. I GOTTA see Chopper 😂
Very good adaptation. All the changes were made well in good taste, great pacing for 8 hour long episodes, the cast is fantastic, and the set design is out of this world! Of course nothing is ever perfect but this really was something special and I can’t wait for more. My only real complaint is that I hope in future seasons we get a higher episode count!
I wonder if they'll go full cute chopper or go realistic reindeer chop
Maybe there will be a guy in makeup to play Heavy Point Chopper, most of the time.
Wonder what franky would look like
Please let franky look good 🙏🏻
@@emanuelrodriguez9044eh, disagree. Some changes were good, and some were downright unnecessary.
My partner, who had never read or heard of one piece, cried at Sanji’s backstory and loved Nami as a character. She was keen for more!
I thought they did the characters justice and while there were a lot of changes from the original, I could live with all the changes to see those backstories brought to life!
Zorro's emotional scenes didn't land 100% but he was my favorite thing in the crew, so funny, so cool!!!
I actually really enjoyed it , and I’m glad to hear Liam’s opinion on it
I’m very confused why they gave Garp so much focus in terms of the future seasons (if there would be any). Why focus so hard on Garp if Alabasta has no room for Garp (with the Smoker teaser at the end showing he will probably use his same manga role in the arc) and then after that is Skypea where there is absolutely no way to write Garp in.
If anything they made the cover story with garp and coby to give them more screen time. I am glad there waiting for smoker at season 2 with alabasta.. I like the scene chase.
maybe garp will drop in on luffy from time to time. so they'll meet again after enies lobby and then probably again on marineford if they get enough seasons
@samiulalamsakafi9384 that's why they stopped at that end of the season now he is going to train koby now with helmeolppo. We see some of that in season 2 while smoker takes over.
It does seem like they wanted to make Koby a core character of the show, so Garp is gonna come with it. I anticipate that they will include a lot of Koby B Plot that will still keep Garp relevant throughout.
They kind of have to, since his climactic moments just won't hit at all if he's absent for most of the series + locking down an Actor for a super important character who is a glorified cameo (from a showrunning standpoint) would be a logistical annoyance at best.
I think it's very difficult to argue with the suits upstairs at Netflix on how a series like this should be done. To pull off this series as well as they have is honestly very surprising to me.
I'm sure the narrative they thought they needed was 'authority needs to be constantly overarching!'
Here's hoping season two Loguetown-Alabasta gets ten (or eleven?) episodes and the office fools back off a bit more.
finally someone talk about the missing moments of Sanji that are super important for his character. it pisses me off so much they remove it
I feel like Zoros and Mihawks adaptation are absolute spot on. Perfectly executed their essence, their physique (Something that Garp lacks alongside his demeanor), their dialogues, just absolutely 10 out of 10. If they had done that to all of them, this show would have popped off!
I dunno we see Garp being proud of his grandson which is VERY Garp! But yeah, I think this adaptation is fantastic, of course it's not perfect (nothing is) and there is room for improvement but what it does right matters most: this IS One Piece! And honestly I've seen some newcomers really enjoy this so I'm not too worried about that! I really hope we get a Season 2, especially after THAT ending... whoa!
The full final line from buggy is "I'd love to make this right, but it looks like its time to exit stage left" which in it's whole was such a good line, was one of my favorite lines from buggy.
I loved Garp! He wasn't just pushing Laffy, he was pushing all of the young cadets under his employ. He didn't take things too seriously and was letting coby make decisions. I thought it did a lit for the Garp / Coby dynamic. It didn't make a lot of sense in the series
I feel like if they had 2 more episodes this would have been way better but i still love it
I love how it feels faithful to the original material, but is tweaked just enough to feel refreshing and new!
Also love the compare/contrast of the Straw Hats relating to one another. Example: When Sanji said "Do you know what its like for someone to sacrifice a limb for you?" And Luffy was like YES
@4infiniteokay, but it seems your gripes also blinded you with what the series also did good.
I won't put it as the best live action but its is still good in general.
And also I welcome that Luffy did met Merry first before actually it being given to them. Like the made the plotline of Merry being an actual crew pretty early on. Since in the manga that more so happens silently.
Like in the anime Merry was not a ship they probably would choose if they the Strawhats are given a choice.
@4infiniteobjectively untrue. anime is just different and though there were moments and structure i liked better in anime especially with regards to garp, mihawk and buggy the rest of it i enjoyed more inive action.
It's a tricky situation. If they added two more episodes worth of content, while keeping the same end point, then by necessity things have to be spread out more, slowing the pace of the overall story. For OP fans that's good, but would first timers enjoy that pace? I'm not sure.
I think for the end point they had in mind, and for the episode cap they had, the changes were all pretty good. I just hope they get longer seasons in the future, since there's no way we're getting to the end of the Alabasta Arc next season in 8 episodes without substantially changing the entire thing.
I have watched the movie Version of Albasta arc and basically yes Albasta arc can be pulled off in an hour and halfish runtime.
Yeah ultimately my feeling was that it could have really used an episode or two more to flesh out things a little more, especially with Syrup village backstory and Baratie. Skipping the don krieg fight was fair enough due to time constraints but I felt they didn't the viewer much idea about the baratie being the restaunt of "fighting cooks" or at least a nod to sanji being trained by zeff or something.
Afaik according to the interview with one of the showrunners that got leaked early (and probably will be up again soon) they originally planned to have 10 episodes for this season which would have also included Loguetown but that ended up having to be cut in the end. Maybe that would have left some space for moving some flashback scenes a bit later (e.g Zoro flashback) but idk.
Ideally, I think I would probably not want them to get to Alabasta in the next season. Like, there's Loguetown, Reverse Mountain/Laboon, Whiskey Peak, Little Garden, and Drum Island to get through before we even arrive at Alabasta. That's more than enough to get 8 episodes out of.
@@Shine3rectionim hoping its something like:
2 ep for loguetown and reverse mountain
3 ep for whiskey peak and little garden
2 for drum island
1 for alabasta first half (before they go to the city and try to stop revolution)
@@Shine3rection Agreed, feel like that would be a bit much unless it's way more than 8 episodes otherwise they will have to change the story or rush it too much. I'm sure they could cut down on little garden and whiskey peak a bit without issue but more than that would be hard to do without drastically impacting the story - unless they end up departing from the manga storyline entirely that is.
Helmeppo's character development was surprisingly good.
I definitely feel like this is a good first season of the show. They have shown their passion for the source material and so they have my trust. I am really hopeful that we get more seasons so this show can truly hit its stride. I do wish Garp was a bit more goofy though. I am only on episode 4, so maybe he gets more goofy later on. Right now he is so serious though.
Passion for the source material? For real? They literally removed *ALL* important and/or generally cool scenes from Arlong Park:
Nami saving Zoro from drowning himself
Zoro slaughtering fishmen when Arlong was away
Nami fake-stabbing Usopp
Luffy "having a nap"
An unfathomably epic shot of the whole crew after "help me" moment, instead of just Sanji having an awkward smoke
Luffy thrashing Nami's room after realising what happened there.
List could go on for a while.
Bonus: for some bogus reason they decided to make Nojiko hate Nami all along... Despite having all those tattoos she got to make Nami feel better about being brainded by Arlong.
@endlessnoodle3056 There was stuff I missed as well, but it is impossible to make it 1 for 1. They got the important parts right for me. Some of the things you mentioned were in the live action as well like Zoro fighting the fishmen and Luffy destroying the map room.
I agree that the walk to Arlong park wasn't as epic as I was hoping. They definitely included it still, but it was cut short when they saw coco village burning.
This is a very condensed version of the story. They can't include all the little moments that make one piece anime and manga so amazing, but they do a good job of hitting the important beats and emotional moments.
@@onel0uder114 nope, those things weren't there. Zoro cutting a few fishmen in the final fight isn't the same as Zoro being caught by fishmen, baiting Nami into showing her true feelings, slaughtering half of Arlong Park by himself while wounded and sitting in Arlong's chair like a boss. Sure, it doesn't change the end result either way, but we watch things for epic moments, not for a speedrun of a plot.
Also, no, map room scene doesn't count.
Original:
Arlong corners Luffy into the map room. Being a sadist that he is (which he isn't in LA, by the way), Arlong taunts Luffy by telling him what happened there. Luffy finds a pen, covered in Nami's blood. Arlong asks Luffy "See, could you use her better than that?" and points Kiribachi at him. Luffy, who prior to that was demolished by Arlong, gets fucking enraged at hearing "use her", grabs Kiribachi and shatters it with his fingers. Arlong shits himself. Luffy breaks the room, kicks a table through a wall. Nami observes from the outside, realises what's happening, it's tastefully mixed with flashbacks of Nami spending her childhood in that room. And then it's finished with a fantastic frame of Nami crying in relief and thinking "Thank you...". Ends with pure epic of Luffy saying "I don't know how great you fishmen are or what happens to your maps. I don't know the whole story, but now I know how to help her. This room... I will not allow it to exist. GOMU GOMU NO... ONO"
Live action:
Luffy instantly breaks Kiribachi just because. He can't beat fake-Arlong (who just stands there and tanks hits. Loses teeth once but never uses them to actually bite Luffy... You know, they only way he could ever damage Luffy). Luffy realises he can't beat fake-Arlong like that and decided to drop a building on him by breaking the pillars. Arlong gets mad about losing his maps, charges Luffy and gets axed. Nami isn't involved in any meaningful way.
@endlessnoodle3056 Look, you have valid points, I just feel like it is impossible to get everything in the show. There were a lot of things cut that I missed as well. The scene you described was awesome in the anime for sure and I missed it as well, but the incorporated some of the elements into their telling of the story.
@@onel0uder114 I just don't think it's acceptable to have low expectations for One Piece. "At least it's not as bad as it could've been" isn't good enough. We already have gold standard in its anime and especially manga. If they fail to adapt it at least just as good - they shouldn't even try. And we shouldn't tolerate such half-assed attempts.
I watched it with my husband who doesn’t like anime/manga yesterday and while I wanted to pace myself and watch 2-3 episodes a day, he MADE me binge watch the whole season until early morning because he was just that into it. So for those of us hardcore fans wondering if normies would enjoy the live action, it’s a yes 👍 At least we know some will really enjoy it!
8:06 I completely agree. When I saw that sanji didn't witness the fight, it left me scratching my head. The other head scratcher, to me, was the choice to not let Cocoyashi village know what Nami was doing. Nojiko's tattoo makes no sense in the live action (yes, small detail, but big impact)
9:17 the way I see it, they become a crew in that one moment they start laughing together
I am hoping that things get slowed down now that they have introduced the first 4 characters but if they keep the pacing its going they're going to find the one piece before Oba does
My first impression from the trailers and announcements was “they’re gonna try to give it a Disney’s Pirates thing that the acting/animation may not compensate for”
And while I think a lot of the actors are still a bit green it actually turns out they took more of an “Indiana Jones” vibe with the style/camera work. So I feel the acting fits perfectly.
I think they want the actors to grow as more as they get invested in the story and character. Feels like they prioritized casting over actual great actors even tho they didn’t do a bad job
I hate that they didn’t bring key moments in boss fights like for example Kuros fight in the end was near a beach / mihawk arriving in his ship / arlong checking zoros chest . BUT the one thing I really got upset about was sanji not saying his goodbye properly (being grateful like in the anime/manga)
I actually love the focus on Garp's/Coby's perspective, it felt like they laid a very foundation for future seasons. Just imagine the impact of the Marineford Arc(if they get to that point)
I rather have less Garp/Koby for more character dev for side characters and animals like Gin Gen Hachi Johnnu Yosaku.
@@chinhoewong yes you are right but for me, you cant take away Garp/Coby's screentime because i think thats all we'll ever see them until the Marineford Arc. Personally, I felt like it could've been around 10 episodes but for non One Piece Fans like my wife who watched it with me, she enjoyed the phasing where scenes didnt drag for too long.
@@d.lagmongaming9628 Dont get me wrong. I Dont dislike Garp and Koby Scenes. Infact I like both Actors for Garp and Koby very well. Its also still too early to say that we wont see Garp/Koby till marineford, seeing how much has change in the lIve Action. Its just I dont get the purpose or direction Garp chasing Luffy. And after finally caught him, just to let him go in the end. Doesnt make sense to me.
I agree. Look at the manga now. Koby is set up to ne the next gen marine. Garp sacrifices for Kobe. Its an important sub theme of this series. They did live action with the blessing of know how the story will turn out in the future so it makes sense.
@@chinhoewong yay but those characters are not Relevant to the future story
It is 6.5/10. It has surpassed expectation and is good and watchable. It was always going to be difficult to capture the anime and manga magic but generally it is good. But characters like garp, mihawak and shanks should be presented with a sense of unease with background scores that signifies they are strong characters. And the emotional aspect has been taken out which lets this show down like zoro's declaration to luffy after losing to mihawk, sanji bowing down to zeff, mihawks entrance and his fight with zoro...so all in all watchabale
Garp's character sucked and Koby was just annoying. The real Garp would never be so soft on Koby and the real Koby definitely wouldn't be so damn nosy and eavesdrop in every conversation. Koby is a rule follower, ESPECIALLY when under Garp, and they showed him as way too rebellious.
Been waiting for this one
The sheer amount of little nods to little things from the other mediums is overwhelming i love it. Feels like i have to actively resist the urge to pause and geek out over something every 30 seconds.
My personal favorites are Mr. 7s design being based off an sbs doodle, and when kuro strokes the harp mimicking that dramatic reveal sound thats in the anime
It was such a treat imo already watched it twice lol
Lol kuros actor and his hand blade actions were so on point
How did you watch it 2 times already, i just finished watching it the first time barely 😭
@@vaibhav668 went to bed early wednesday, woke up thursday at 2:30 est, then took thursday off work :P
it was a good day
Usopps flashback was short simple and punchy. It hit me like a truck. I actually didnt cry in the anime but did in the live action for usopp. Just how it was filmed was great to me.
Stop the cap all the emotional scenes were lackluster. 😂😂😂 I laughed at how cringe it was
Some characters and scenes worked better for me in the LA, some didnt. I think I might be in the minority of the fanbase, but I really didnt care for koby in the anime, but his development in this show was great
@@shliuuhbiuuhh5458 people are different broski, you might not have but others obviously will different emotions
Oh yesss me too bro, usopp's flashback was nice
Lol that flashback (like most in the live action) did nothing for me. Luffy and Sanji’s hit for me tho
Characters who are criminally cut out: Shushu, Octa, Johnny and Yosaku. Also I really would have liked if we saw more of the Baratie and it's cooks. They decided to focus heavily on Sanji and Zeff's relationship but the whole crew is a family and it was sad that this got left out. Other than that I literally liked Orange Town and Syrup Village better than in the source material and didn't had so much fun with something since binging the Raid on Onigashima. While some things might get a new interpretation it still feels like the characters we know and love played by people who know and love One Piece.
I honestly think two more episodes would have been great to give the Arlong and Baratie Plots more breathing room yet I'd give it a 8.5/10 - it's so much better than what I expected.
I like how they implement the bounty posters. As the villians tare them away from their intro. That added a lot of flare