Netflix has officially announced a ten-episode order for a One Piece live-action series.This live-action adaptation of the best selling manga series has reportedly been in development for some time, but this is the first official announcement from the streaming giant.Every Live-Action Anime Remake Currently In DevelopmentAccording to a press release from Netflix, the streamer "has partnered with Tomorrow Studios and Shueisha to bring this pirate adventure story from Japan to audiences around the world. The original manga, written by Eiichiro Oda, has captivated fans for many years and sold over 460 million copies." Netflix also released a note from Eiichiro Oda, the author of the manga series, which you can check out below:
The story of One Piece centers around the Straw Hat Pirates and their captain, Monkey D. Luffy, whose life is changed when he eats the cursed Gum-Gum Devil Fruit, turning him into a rubber man and giving him the power to stretch his body in all sorts of wild ways. The crew's goal is to find the legendary treasure One Piece, as the legends say that the person who does will become the King of the Pirates.
While no official casting or release date has been confirmed, we did learn that Steven Maeda (Lost, The X-Files) will serve as showrunner, with Eiichiro Oda executive producing alongside Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios (Cowboy Bebop, Snowpiercer, Hanna).
For more live-action anime news, find out what actor John Cho had to say about his upcoming role in Netflix's Cowboy Bebop in the video below:
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