One Piece: one of the longest anime in history launches a live action

one piece is a manga written and illustrated by Eiichirō Oda. His first publication in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shonen Jump was on July 22, 1997 and to date 103 volumes have been published.

With more than 516 million copies sold worldwide, it is the best-selling manga in the Shueisha publisher’s magazine, and in the entire history of Japan. In its country of origin, it was the best-selling manga consecutively from 2007 to 2018, reaching a historical record.

Its anime adaptation was made by Toei Animation and is broadcast in Japan from October 20, 1999 to the present.

Today it is the 12th longest anime in history: more than 1000 episodes have been broadcast. It currently has 1,026 episodes and 20 seasons.

Plot

Gol D. Roger, known as the “King of the Pirates”, was the “strongest and most infamous pirate” who sailed the entire Grand Line. When the government decides to capture and execute him, a strong repercussion is generated worldwide.

His last words revealed the location of the world’s greatest treasure: the One Piece, sparking the start of the Great Pirate Age.

Thus, men fight to find the legendary treasure of a quantity
unlimited wealth and fame, and thus obtain the most coveted title of “King of the Pirates”.

Years later, a 7-year-old boy named Monkey D. Luffy has a dream of being a pirate, so he decides to ask Shanks, the head of the “Red Hair Pirates”, to join his crew, which he refuses.

Later our main character eats a devil fruit by mistake that allows him to become a rubber man, but takes away his ability to swim forever.

his last words revealed the location of the world’s greatest treasure: the One Piece, sparking the start of the Great Pirate Age.

After an incident with some bandits, Shanks and his crew must go. Before his departure, Luffy promises that he will one day be the “Pirate King”. As a way to seal this promise, the redhead gives him his straw hat, telling him that when he is a great pirate, he will give it back.

Ten years later, at the age of 17, the protagonist will venture in search of his dream of being the “King of the Pirates”, recruiting different companions for his crew to help him achieve his goal.

Later, the crew will enter the Grand Line, also known as “the pirate graveyard”, where they will go on adventures, meet other characters who will join them, and face various enemies.

Films

Since the series’ inception, the Toei Animation company has released 15 films. The first three films were featured in a double bill alongside other Toei productions.

In addition, the second, third, and fifth films included comedic animated shorts. Most of the films are original stories produced by Toei, while the eighth and ninth films are alternate versions of parts of the manga, while the tenth film has a story devised by Oda.

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live-action?

A television series based on the manga of the same name, produced by Tomorrow Studios and Shūeisha for the Netflix platform, will soon premiere.

The series will be directed by Marc Jobst, written by Tom Hyndman and starring Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Gibson and Taz Skylar. Recently the series of. Netflix has officially finished filming.

At the moment an exact date for the premiere of the live action is not known, but many fans are eagerly awaiting more news about the project.