Sep 15, 2023 10:39:00

A special video released by original author Eiichiro Oda about the production of a sequel to the live-action drama version of 'ONE PIECE', the production team hopes to develop it for about 12 seasons

It has been decided that a sequel will be produced for the live-action drama version of

ONE PIECE , which began streaming on Netflix from August 30, 2023 and has been well-received, reaching number one in the world rankings.

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The original author, Eiichiro Oda, has a message: ``To everyone in the Straw Hat Great Fleet .''

He used

Denden Mushi to convey his message.

The live-action version of ONE PIECE was so well received that it has been decided that a sequel will be produced.

``I feel like the Straw Hat Pirates will need an excellent ship doctor in the future,'' Oda said as he began drawing.

Season 2 is likely to be centered around the episode in which Chopper joins. However, it seems that the production of the script is still in progress, so please wait patiently.

The Netflix series 'ONE PIECE' achieved 37.8 million views in the first two weeks of distribution, reaching the top 10 in 93 countries and debuting at number 1 in 46 countries.

On the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an audience score of 96% with over 10,000 ratings. It is said to be one of the highest scores in Netflix history.

In addition, when the news site Deadline interviewed Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studio, which handled the production, they said that they already have a plan for 6 seasons, but even then they can only write about half of the story, so they decided to make 12 seasons. We have received responses that they would like to create one.

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By the way, in the same interview, he also touched on the difference between the failure of `` Cowboy Bebop, '' which was based on a Japanese anime, and the success of ``ONE PIECE.'' In the case of 'ONE PIECE,' the original author, Mr. Oda, had no intention of doing it at first, but when he heard that the production was the same team that worked on 'Prison Break,' he became motivated, and Mr. Adelstein visited Japan many times. It seems that he visited and talked with Mr. Oda. On the other hand, in the case of ``Cowboy Bebop'', Shinichiro Watanabe, who was the director of the anime version, did not dislike live-action adaptations, but he did not particularly want to adapt the work, so the Netflix series was ``a drama adaptation of the anime original''. It is said that it has become a ``drama adaptation of the anime'' instead of ``.

From this experience, Adelstein believes that the first thing to do is to gain the approval of the creators and receive their blessings. He also said that he believes it is important to stay close to the original character so that it can fulfill the fans' wishes for the character to embody all the characteristics of the character created by the author.