I mean...
...wouldn't be entirely inaccurate. You can find tons of girls that look just like this with one click of IG's discover button. lol
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Hit Manga "One Piece" Getting Live-Action TV Show from Prison Break producer
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I mean...
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Mermen, Fishmen, that small edit was harmless compared to other huge fuckery 4Kids did.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
Eric Andre as Usopp.
I'd watch it for that alone.
Special Attack: Pizza Ball Star?
The one thing that could maybe justify the massive budget this series would need to work would be if they're intending to make this appeal to a worldwide demograph.
Assuming the primary language is English, if they can get a diverse cast of characters for both the Strawhats as well as establishing different cultures for the different factions, then a fun script and well-done action sequences could be the thing to make this the next big Netflix hit (because I sure as shit can't see this showing anywhere else).
One Piece may not be super poular in the US, but it absolutely kills in every other part of the world if I recall. They could be thinking globally with this thing, much in the way Overwatch managed to get all the money and fame on Earth despite being a Western-made series.
Assuming the primary language is English, if they can get a diverse cast of characters for both the Strawhats as well as establishing different cultures for the different factions, then a fun script and well-done action sequences could be the thing to make this the next big Netflix hit (because I sure as shit can't see this showing anywhere else).
One Piece may not be super poular in the US, but it absolutely kills in every other part of the world if I recall. They could be thinking globally with this thing, much in the way Overwatch managed to get all the money and fame on Earth despite being a Western-made series.
BossDarkseid
Member
Eric Andre as Usopp.
I'd watch it for that alone.
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fuck it. i'll watch
Even big budget blockbusters would have trouble getting the thrill of One Piece at its most chaotic across (i'm talking big stuff like Marineford or the Dressrosa battle.)
And you'd need an ace special effects department to not make Luffy goofy as shit (in a bad way, since Luffy's meant to be goofy, but not F4ntastic Reed Richards goofy).
And you'd need an ace special effects department to not make Luffy goofy as shit (in a bad way, since Luffy's meant to be goofy, but not F4ntastic Reed Richards goofy).
Impotaku
Member
Who the fuck asked for this shit? Things i never want going together murica & onepiece, bet they will fucking clap after every fight.
No need to worry about how they will deal with turning the later arcs into live action as this thing will die long before they get there. Hell it'll probably die before they even get the going merry LOL.
No need to worry about how they will deal with turning the later arcs into live action as this thing will die long before they get there. Hell it'll probably die before they even get the going merry LOL.
Lolwat. If it wasn't for Usopp both Luffy and Law would've been turned into toys and forgotten about by everyone.
The country of Africa.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Nah.
Think about Sugar's powers and how the absence of Robin from his memories would reset any of the character progression he had in Water 7/Enies Lobby.
I'm astonished how many people forgot about that aspect of her powers. I saw a lot of "Usopp is so lame" posts when that happened. Good thing the God Usopp stuff happened shortly after that.
Glass Rebel
Member
Sounds like a trainwreck. I'll watch it.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Pretty much the mindset of every one piece fan around the world. I mean we gotta watch it outta curiosity lol
Thatonemoor
Member
I don't think he has gotten that far yet. If he is talking about Ussop running away he is talking about the
Trebol fight
Finish the arc lmao
Wait. This is an American production?
Wait
What?
oh no
"with exceptions"
Literally three entire arcs are set in Japan starring Japanese people...
Wait
What?
oh no
"with exceptions"
Literally three entire arcs are set in Japan starring Japanese people...
StrangeRoboMemory
Member
I am 99% positive that this will never actually happen.
If that's the case he isn't even close to finishing it yet, lol.
aThis will probably be bad, but honestly if they got rid of a lot of the goofy and quirky aspects there's a slim chance it could work. Obviously not as a 1:1 adaption, but majority of the individual arcs have strong enough stories that could be good with the right people behind it. This is one of the few cases where I'd prefer the live action attempt not to be faithful. Taking certain defining aspects of it would be nice, but definitely not all
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Fansubs back in the day also called them "mermen". It took years for fandom to actually get on board with calling them "fishmen" because of KF's bullshit. (This, of course, being the exact same point in time that they were saddling us with "nakama")
TheGreatDirector
Banned
There's actually a difference between mermen and fishmen in One Piece though. So 4Kids fucked up, just in a different way.
ConfusedGamer
Member
How will a TV series even work? It will be hard to do it even on a movie budget.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Yes, I know.
I'm just saying that the fuck up wasn't just on 4Kids. KF in their idiocy had already convinced most fans that Arlong and co were "mermen" well before 4Kids entered the picture, and it took literally years to convince most people otherwise.
I would bet money they loosely adapt it, remove the super powers and make a Black Sails type show (pg13 though?) with a young pirate looking for blah blah blahs treasure.
Permanently A
Junior Member
her torso is smaller than her head lol
Frozenprince
Banned
I just can't get over them thinking a show that is 70% on or near copious amounts of water with main characters who have absurd powers (INCLUDIMG STRETCHING) and face gigantic enemies that would require a ton of costume or CG work being a good idea.
So naturally this will be nothing like that and be a fucking police procedural or something.
Maybe they adapt Chopperman
So naturally this will be nothing like that and be a fucking police procedural or something.
Maybe they adapt Chopperman
Zap Rowsdower
Banned
It's going to be like the ending of Monkey Island 2 and its just a bunch of kids playing in a pirate themed amusement park.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
They made a big announcement about it at One Piece Tokyo Tower. The producer and Oda both made statements on it. Multiple news sites that never talk about One Piece made articles about this.
Something is going to come out of it, whether it's a pilot or a single season.
Frozenprince
Banned
I'm honestly morbidly curious as to how this tire fire will go.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
I'm not sure which network would even pick it up.
If the producer wants it to be "the most expensive television series in history", it would have to be on HBO, Showtime or Starz.
If the producer wants it to be "the most expensive television series in history", it would have to be on HBO, Showtime or Starz.
Interesting, I'm not sure whether to be hopeful or fearful of this concept. Hopefully they pull it off.
Why does everyone have a specific nationality besides Ussop? Tad insulting. Oda needs to up his geography game.
Why does everyone have a specific nationality besides Ussop? Tad insulting. Oda needs to up his geography game.
Frozenprince
Banned
Yeah good fucking luck with that one.
And HBO One Piece would be...
Something.
I'm still in the "why?" stage.
They would show the nature of Viola and Dofla relationship.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Those are his words, not mine.
And I'll eat a year's worth of crow if this has a higher budget than GoT or Sense8.
Yeah, but will it reach the levels of 'The Get Down'? lol.
That show cost 16 million per fucking episode.
"From today on, every arc shall be Marineford!"
Aaron Strife
Banned
Do you remember that one episode where they had like a three-minute segment of translation notes where they like, wrote an essay defending the non-translation of "nakama"? Good times.
KF sucked. Hey, let's edit blood into the show. Hey, let's cut the next episode previews because they're "not in the manga" (but sub all the filler anyway?)
SigmasonicX
Member
I remember during Water 7 when other sub groups got ahead of them, and when I switched to them, I was shocked by the episode previews. It wasn't until Funimation started dubbing Jaya/Skypiea that I realized they were always there.
When did they edit in blood?
I hope we're all wrong and it ends up being amazing.
Just not possible...this will be worse than the Avatar TLA movie adaptation.
KidA Seven
Member
The thing is, I doubt Oda put much thought into it. He's already said in the past that the SH are no-nationality people and that you can't say which country they're from. When he gave that answer for Brazil and what not, it was the 2nd time he had to answer that question and he sounded like he didn't care.
It's the same sort of answer he gave for the birthdays. If he can't be bothered with the detail, and if it doesn't matter, he'll just let the fans pick or make it up at random.
It is, but it'd need a budget the likes of which we've never seen a TV show have before.