ONE PIECE live-action drama!?

One Piece, which is very popular around the world, has finally been made into a NETFLIX live-action drama!
It will be released on August 31.

As a fan of the Japanese manga "One Piece," you are probably wondering if the live-action version of "One Piece" will not destroy the world of the manga.
The history of Hollywood's live-action adaptations of Japanese manga, in particular, must be the reason behind such critical comments, as they have repeatedly failed to meet the expectations of Japanese manga fans.

The most symbolic example is "DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION," a live-action movie of the manga "Dragon Ball," which has a large number of fans worldwide.
This is a Hollywood version of the "Dragon Ball" live-action movie that was released in 2009, but it was a huge failure at the box office as well as being heavily criticized by fans because the main character, Son Goku, is a high school student and the world setting was completely different from the original story.

In the case of the live-action version of "ONE PIECE," many media outlets have written negative articles based on the "Dragon Ball nightmare.

With the live-action version of "ONE PIECE" being distributed worldwide through Netflix, there is a good chance that people who have no interest in manga and anime will be exposed to the world of "ONE PIECE" and become fans.

If the live-action version of "ONE PIECE" is successful, it could become a catalyst for Japanese manga content to become a visual content group with fans around the world like "Marvel".

In a sense, we fans of manga and anime should probably accept the live-action version of "ONE PIECE" as a separate work for live-action fans around the world.

Regardless, let's wait with excitement for the start of distribution on August 31.