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EducatedRuffian
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Thanks for giving me a good laugh. Also, as a Brit, I'm really confused as to how ITV will be a part in this. Perhaps it's going to be in the same vain as Primeval |
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Zin5ki
 Posts: 6680 Location: London, UK |
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My, the plot thickens! I half expect Ant and Dec to appear in the cast now... |
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Emma Iveli
Posts: 679 Location: Hobo with internet |
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I'm a huge One Piece Fan... it's my favorite anime and I honestly don't know how to feel about this.
On one hand Hollywood hasn't had a good track record. On the other hand: Who knows maybe it might be good. They might get some people wants to make it true enough to the original. A fun adventure show. As long as the keep the spirit I think it might be okay. If it does get the green light (highly unlikely) we'll just have to see... |
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veemonjosh
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Yeah, but this news is still coming right off the heels of Toonami ending its run of One Piece due to extremely low ratings. I have to wonder if that may be something that American networks will take into consideration before risking their money on this adaptation. |
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ETX
Posts: 344 Location: England |
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Thanks for the laughs 
Though I honestly wouldn't be surprised though.. |
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Spawn29
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I don't know why they can't pick anime and manga that work better in live action instead like Hellsing, Gunsmith Cats, Black Jack or even something recent Space Brothers.
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Exalted Incarnate
Posts: 283 Location: In the memory of time... |
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A JoJo live action series would have worked better. Especially if it is in the hands of Hollywood.
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Animeking1108
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BAA is coming along, but "Naruto" still hasn't gotten past pre-production. |
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Re:SOUL
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ITV? As in ITV UK? Urgh... No thanks. I know that I don't have to watch this but I'm going to have to...
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residentgrigo
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A US adaptation of the 3rd-bestselling comic of all time was a forgone conclusion, as TV one was not.
It´s also SJ and Oda who sold the rights, not the evil Hollywood businessman, so blame them if you are "angry". |
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Apashi
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So many dislikes! I don't blame them, and most of the time I would whole-heartedly agree with them. I can't stand bad Hollywood live action remakes. I'm blissfully pretending the Netflix Death Note does not exist. However, in this instance I am actually for it, and this is why. (Sorry this is more of a comment! I don't mean to sound haughty either.)
Compared to Naruto, DBZ, and Death Note, One Piece never really got the same recognition in the west in comparison to its home country. I mean OP is basically the biggest manga of all time but overseas there isn't much of a following. I think a film like this would boost it's popularity, even if it is bad. It would open the door to new anime and manga fans who would have otherwise not gotten into it. Also, this is more of a personal opinion, but I am very intrigued as to how the heck this would even translate into live action. It's like the Lion King live action. I don't particularly like the idea, but I am interested in how it will look. |
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Tuor_of_Gondolin
 Posts: 3524 Location: Bellevue, WA |
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This has "horrible disaster" written all over it. Whoever thought that this was a good idea is certifiable.
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leafy sea dragon
 Posts: 7163 Location: Another Kingdom |
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I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I think it'd be better animated. On the other, live-action would likely be the only way this can ever draw in enough eyes for it to be profitable, but then again, it's also very hard to get right without a monumental budget.
Hey, they did it with the Popeye and Speed Racer live-action movies.
They've been giving outlandish character designs more grounded appearances in live action for as long as live action adaptations of cartoons have existed. This'd be no different.
Well, there are many things that can go wrong with this, but there being lots of CGI is not one of them.
One Piece has not yet had its own Monopoly board game, pinball machine, or Funko POP! figures. Metallica pulled that off recently.
That'd be really interesting if it outdoes Toei in quality. Would be a real wake up call.
One Piece has trouble catching on in the United States for two reasons: The art style and the lack of appeal to the traditional American anime crowd. Neither of these will be present with a live-action adaptation made by westerners. |
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writerpatrick
 Posts: 671 Location: Canada |
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I think the main reason is because it's a show about pirates. They've also practically exhausted all the well-known superheroes that aren't tied up in rights and need something else to adapt.
If they follow the story from the beginning it could be a while before they even get to Sanji. The first season will likely only deal with Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, Nami, Robin and Sanji, if that. I would also expect the first season would only deal with the East Blue. Chopper would require a lot of animation so they would probably want to avoid him at first. Frankie could have to change his outfit, although they would likely take some time getting to him. I wouldn't expect him to be in the first season. Brook could also be difficult and might be shown in human form. But he also wouldn't show up until later. |
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Emma Iveli
Posts: 679 Location: Hobo with internet |
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Um... https://funko.com/products/pop-animation-one-piece-luffy They also have Ace, Chopper and Law. |
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