An Honest Review of Netflix One Piece
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2024
- Against all odds, Netflix has made a Live Action rendition worthy of the anime's name. The One Piece IS Real! But how'd they pull it off? And CAN we get much higher? Let's find out in this (for once not painfully) honest review.
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00:00 A Cure For What Snails You
05:48 1 An Impossible Adaptation
17:08 2 Are We On The Cruise Yet?
24:37 3 A True (East) Blue Crew
33:58 4 Marvels of Screenwriting
39:14 5 World-Shaking Plots
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The best thing the live action did is affirm us Buggy fans. He’s finally the sexyman he was always meant to be.
Imagine him with the ponytail...
I'm sooooo proud to be a clown fucker these days
YASSS
I feel called out, LMAOOO. I remember reading the manga thinking he's so... slimy. And I'm not the biggest fan of clown either. But he _is_ sexy. He has always been. Oh gods. Haha.
Live action Buggy could start the second Harem Wars.
Adaptations don't have to be accurate, but they do have to be TRUE. True to the spirit and soul of the source material, without flinching, without apology.
I think the word you're looking for is faithful. And this live action is definitely that
Absolutely. It's the same thing that makes a good comic impression--it's not about being perfectly accurate in voice, but capturing the spirit.
That’s what made shadow of mordor duology good while rings of power was absolute commercial disaster
I don’t even think you have to like the source material! Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers is an incredible film and that’s him basically playing a long elaborate practical joke on anyone who thought the novel’s brand of fascism was a good time.
@@Hudramshinzoffy ...eh, there are some who would disagree with you on the Mordor games.
Hell, there are plenty who would disagree about Peter Jackson's trilogy being good - Christopher Tolkien amongst them.
Buggy saying "Exit stage left" and then actually exiting stage left absolutely sent me. People like to clown on the line but I loved it.
Me too. I don't know why people hate. Yes, it was super cheesy. But it's Buggy.
i wonder if it was adlib, as in the script shows that he exits stage left, and then he says it as a line to be goofy
I felt it was a well written line and did a better job to make him feel like an entertainer, like his singing in an earlier episode.
My only gripe is that his hands should have held the double birds there for a second as his body ran away. Would have been such a good gag
@@RyanFribble I love that idea ♥
Buggy failing upward into fancam fame with a new army of fan girls by not fault of his own is the most on brand thing to come out of the live action show.
It’s similar to how buggy does nothing to deserve all the successes he gets lol
Garp feeding the disgusting little snail guy lettuce is what sold me on it.
Truly a perfect scene
@@mothersbasementFun fact: I hear Netflix plans to sell transponder snails as merchandise
@@HarrisBoe no way??
💸💸💸
"Aye, good lad"
Have you a little lettuce 🥰
I cant lie
Buggy going 'surprise fucko' at Zoro was hilarious
my new favourite word of his is Shidiots
He was more intimidating and more funny at the same time 😱😂
"he's talkin' shit about findin' the one piece" is simultaneously my favorite line of the season AND a perfect summation Luffy's early conversations.
When did that happen😭
@@8bitbit529 there are 3 quotes in this thread, which one are you asking? lmao
OP's line was when Buggy is taken out in the diner to show that he led the group to Luffy's gang
If they do indeed make Chopper a Muppet, they should also make a running gag where someone says he looks like a puppet/toy to which he tearfully responds with “I’m not a puppet! I’m a reindeer”. It would be a funny ironic joke that would also do a bit of lamp shading
The tanuki joke may not work for a well made reindeer muppet, but if they say he's a puppet or a taxidermy or a costume, that'd be hilarious.
@@glitchedgirI How about 'Impressively well made animatronic'?
Somehow make a running gag where he hides in a pile of stuffed animals
I guess it's gonna be a convination of a Muppet with cgi for the most know form and they could give us a real actor with cgi for the big human form
@@BeepSmileyess!!!
Zoro being against calling out finishing moves makes the fact that he'll eventually call his moves after Sushi Dishes even better
There are two good reason to cut out his attack names.
1: Many of them are puns. "Oni Giri" means "Demon Oath," but "Onigiri" is "rice ball." The joke is that Zoro is trying to come up with cool edgy names but they keep accidentally sounding silly. Doesn't translate well.
2: He's gotta hold a sword in his mouth bro, how's he supposed to talk?
Luffy knows that Zoro loves Onigiri.
just really damn muffled@@jonathannoble7845
@@jonathannoble7845 well, obviously his heart does the talking. He'll learn it, when he learns to cut steel against daz bones.
@@jonathannoble7845 You didnt know... Oda confirmed Zoro knows ventriloquism XD.
I am not joking, in a SBS someone made this question and he responded that, I don't remember which one but IIRC I think it was around Alabasta.
I think they probably did Zoro about as well as they could have in live action. His brain cell deficiency is present but so hilariously subtle that new fans might not spot it beneath his aura of supreme confidence.
In a blink and miss it moment, he was totally lost in Kayas mansion. Him looking for booze and going the opposite direction from the kitchen/wine cellar😅
Sanji hitting on every woman he meets was surprisingly tasteful and smooth imo 😄
@@HK23783and when he went the opposite way to the mansion after climbing up the well. My man doesn't have the slightest idea of how directions work
Plus when nami tells him to turn the ship port side and he asks what direction that and after she tells him left he still… just stands there lmao
You did not say zoro has Brain cell deficiency… I cant deny bro that is so accurate.😂
Honestly i really like this take on Zorro, simply because it feels like hes the straight guy in the gag, except the world itself is antithetic to straight-guyism so he keeps accidentally doing a goof while being absolutely convinced that nothing of the sort is happening
Yeah, his self-serious attempts at being edgy become entirely hilarious because he's a dumbass trying to be a cool guy in a world filled with nothing but goofballs. He's somehow funny in... reverse?
I love how on the surface Zoro seems like a straight-man, being all serious and stuff, but when it comes down it he’s just as on board as Luffy with all the stupid stuff he does. It’s especially great when contrasted to Usopp because he seems like a goofy character, but when Luffy and Zoro actually go off to do something stupid and he’s the one begging them to stop- Excellent reversed expectations!
I enjoyed how they did this with both Nami and Zoro, both of them are much less "anime" (for lack of a better term) than their source material counterparts, but in a way that creates a fun contrast between the "stoic Western action movie badass" personas they put on and Luffy's relentless optimistic anime protagonist energy. It also enhances the character growth as we see them lighten up and begin to embrace the fun cartoon world Luffy operates in, while Luffy slowly comes to see the harsh reality that they (Nami in particular) have lived under and, while not succumbing to it, work to fight against it.
@@chuckbatmangaming completely agree! Both Zoro and Nami read as the kind of characters that take themselves and their surroundings very seriously (At least in the beginning) simply because a) that was the mindset they grew up in and b) they are the kind of characters that have loads of insecurities that they bury under that specific "stoic" persona that theyve adapted for themselves. Slowly growing out of that and being able to be dumb and goofy and recognise that yes, what i just did / what just happened was 15 different shades of ridiculous feels earned, because it stops being " At any point in time this can and will turn exceedingly dangerous" and more "I can laugh about this because i sincerely believe that i will be fine regardless", if that makes sense
The problem I had is that it seemed like they were incorporating Trafalgar Law into Zoro's character. But there's practically no chance of seeing Law in the said dynamic with Luffy and straw hats in Live action so i guess it works.
Actually, what I like about the 'calling out your attack names' in the live action is the fact that whether the character does so or not is very in character. Like obviously it's in character for Luffy to do so, Zoro would be 'too cool' to do it, but guys like Usopp and Sanji would definitely be up for it too.
That, and OPLA Zoro has a wholeass sword handle in his mouth. Nobody's going to hear 'ONIGIRI' over that death grip those chompers have on that hilt
"All great fighters call out their finishing moves." Zoro canonically responds with a scoff and says that's lame. Subtle attention paid to the source material is so good. Even if Zoro starts doing it later on. I'd be okay if the live action didn't.
Actually he says its lame and that nobody does that. Meanwhile literally everyone who is anyone that fights the Straw Hats does.
The real reason Zoro doesn't do it is because he can't with his sword in his mouth
Zoro's gonna give in and do it eventually I bet
I was genuinely surprised how much I cared about helmheppo by the end of this season. Friggin spectacular character development and acting.
Yeah he really maximized his screen time. It was actually impressive, because I hate Helmheppo and Koby as characters. Just plain groan when they show up in a chapter.
I couldn’t stop thinking about Helmeppo’s laugh at the bar after watching episode one. I had to wear a mask on the streets again, cause I couldn’t stop laughing. Spectacular acting
"If Luffy is the heart of the Straw Hats, Nami is the crew's lone, overworked brain cell." ... Nailed it.
Edit: Jeebus wasn't expecting to ever get a top comment, let alone for such an inane one x'D Thanks though! Hope Jeff sees this, M'sB makes my day every upload ❤
You've the heart via Luffy, the brain cell via Nami, the teeth via Zorro, the nose from Usopp, the feets via Sanji, and the body via Tony-Tony.
(That's the only characters I know of, I've dropped the manga years and years ago.)
@@gweltazlemartret6760 the skeleton from Brook, the hands via Robin, the muscles from Jimbei.
DOCKING@@MartinHindenes
@@Snoop_Dugg Robin: 🙅🏻♀️
@@MartinHindenesand the shiny bits by Franky
Honestly the moment that had me keeling over with laughter was when they were on their way to Syrup Village and Zoro tells Nami that “the toilet is leaking” before being told there was no toilet. Like that was exactly the kind of boneheaded idiocy I expected out of Zoro-both in the statement itself and the implications of it.
Zoro's straight man idiocy is perfect in this.
It was perfect, and I want at least double the toilet jokes in season 2.
The stone faced delivery, and total lack of surprise and willingness to just accept that he probably peed somewhere he wasn't supposed to was so beautiful, and speaking of good God does his actor make me question my sexuality
In Japan they dubbed it with sake/alcohol instead toilet
I was genuinely scared that he tried doing his business in something he wasn’t supposed to 😅😅
One of my favorite little moments is after Zoro's fight with Mihawk, Sanji's talking about his backstory with Zeff and Luffy's reaction is a surprisingly quiet "I'd eat both arms and legs to save Zoro's life."
I was really not on board when the show was announced but by the end of the season, I'd take a bullet for Iñaki Godoy.
@Empress-Angel that moment was devastating (/pos) to me. Audibly “awed” and put my hand over my heart.
You're absolutely right about spacing out the viewing experience. My husband, who didn't have much interest in watching the anime, loved the characters and the story and was super engaged. We watched one to two episodes a night, and he was always so stoked to watch the next episode. It was so fun seeing him try to predict what was going to happen :)
Inaki Godoy's Luffy has the perfectly mixed energy of Sun Wukong and Popeye. Excellent casting.
He has so much Mexican energy and I love it!
You’re so right
"Sun Wukong Popeye" is a fucking GENIOUS character description. Short and sweet; AND simple, yet effective!
He can be cast as Sun Wukong too!
@@scorpioninpinkno take sun wukong name outta your mouth he can never ever be sun wukong
For future seasons I really really hope they do two things-
1. Keep Sanji sweet and Charming flirt instead of perv and simp. (whole mermade storyline was painful to read/watch)
2. MAKE CHOPPER A MUPPET.
No, not a muppet… I’d want it closer to a Henson animatronic ala ninja turtles or labyrinth, than a muppet style design.
Though either way get Henson company on board
Make chopper a blend of cgi & physical like Detective Pikachu
@@supersucks id like to see how far they can go practical for majority… before they have to enhance w cg
Everyone in the fandom always keeps telling me that Sanji's unfortunate nature is cultural thing and since the show is clearly targeted more towards the western audience I'm sure they'll tone it down even more in the future since they probably don't want the media's focus on Sanji representing everything that was wrong with how 90s' shonen tended to treat its female cast. We're also talking about the same company that showed green light for plenty of projects that sacrificed their source material to push an agenda like the new direction Witcher is taking and that Cleopatra "documentary" so I'm sure they're more than happy ignore all the unfunny pervert gags from the series, even for just sake of appearing to be more progressive than they actually are.
Honestly bigger worries are in the opposite side of the spectrum and I hope they don't try to make women in the show too girlbossy. It would be so redundant since Oda has already purposely avoided making them love interests for the men so it would feel so out of place if one of them went full Jasmin from Aladdin live action and started singing about what a strong and independent woman they are. But I know that there's gonna be some people who regardless eventually feel urge to do that and I hope that the crew has enough patience to sit them down and explain why that's not gonna work.
one good thing about real props that people tend to forget is that it makes the acting better. The actors aren't looking at some weird green slurry of things and told to pretend it's something scary/cool/emotional. They are actually looking at the "real" thing
I like that while they cut out the Don Krieg fight they still incorporated him to sell how strong Mihawk is to the audience and let Krieg use that cool concealed shoulder cannon he has.
This is especially cool as Krieg gets just as excellent a costume as everyone else despite getting about 1 minute of screentime.
I actually love Garp's reaction to getting hit by the cannonball. That feral mix of rage and pride are wonderful and feel like the best way to adapt the character for live action.
I don't watch or read one piece but garp came off as some final boss level guy. Like he could level cities on his own and he's not even in his prime. If this portrayal is seen as negative I wonder how much better the source material will be
@@satore oh don't be mistaken. Garp could and has leveled cities in the manga like it's nothing. There is a reason, why he is called "the fist". He is BADASS.
@@satorejokes on you he is supposed to have that feel
@@satore I think people's gripes with Garp in the live action are basically:
1. Too much screen time (his entire arc in Season 1 is basically invented for the live action). Personally I think this was needed to up the stakes for the straw hats.
2. He's too serious / not lighthearted enough. I don't mind this change personally, especially because it can easily be changed later on.
3. He comes off as less competent than he really is in the manga/anime - arguably he's holding back "because family". I can see this point, it's valid. Garp is laughing a lot in the manga/anime, but he's never comic relief in the making stupid decisions kind of way. He can afford to be lighthearted because he could beat up pretty much anyone who tries to have beef with him.
4. The reveal about him being Luffy's grandfather happens way too early. This was kind of necessary to flesh out Garp's live action story arc, I don't mind it.
@@satorehe is final boss level. He’s had the option to become the fleet admiral of the marines ( the highest rank) multiple times but turned it down due to… well, I’m not going to spoil it for you.
My biggest issue with him is that his personality it’s very different. In the manga/anime Garp is basically a Marine version of Luffy. Very light hearted, focused on preserving freedom, goofy, etc.
The show might be a 8/10 or a 9/10 but the casting is like a 17/10
Bruh ikr. My fave's gotta be Luffy, the actor just captures the energy SO WELL.
Set design/costuming as well.
Nah its more like 15/10 but i get why you are giving it 17/10
Straw hats: perfect
Nojiko: what the hell happened?
@@firebirdstark Nojiko is absolutely PERFECT bro you're trippin. She was actually darker than Nami in the anime too, so you can't even be like "it's not accurate".
26:49 "enhances the truth". Thank you. Finally the respect God Usopp deserves.
The fact that this live action adaptation made me hyped throughout the entire series despite already reading and watching the OG material is proof that they know what they were doing. Everyone's perfectly cast: I can't unhear Garp being Scottish, Usopp is perfect, and Inaki fit Luffy to a T! Honestly, I kind of like Arlong being the big bad of the arc, and the fact his theme is gangsta-like fits perfectly b/c that boy is straight up gangsta.
inaki fit luffy to a t... lol nahhh
Hasn't Arlong always been the "big bad" of the East Blue saga, though? That's not really a change.
@@Anthongolong69Zoda says otherwise
Oda is involved in the entire process. So I am not surprised they know what to do
Hate Koby. Worst acting ever. Just fucking terrible, and it doesn't help I've always hated Koby in the anime too. Too bad the Commodore didn't just execute Koby. *Behead Koby. Roundhouse kick Koby into the island.*
One of my favorite moments was Zeff putting up Luffy's poster on the employee of the month board. His face was so proud that made me really excited.
oh shit I didn't see that it's "employee of the month" board
The board also had a recipe for Oregano-Marinated Wild Boar... an herb which, as we all know, is for savages.
I hope the production really makes it and we get to see the live action version of Sanji's first wanted poster as the Straw Hats' collective bounties are distributed between the Blues.
The casting for this show is amazing
When Sanji screams Nami in a high pitched voice and she only hugs Usopp and Zoro me and my gf bursted out laughing
I will wait to see what or Who they use for Niko Robin
Ironically Garp had some of the most anime moments in the whole show, whether it was rage-laughing at Luffy blowing up his ship’s mast or that MAGNIFICENT over the shoulder cape toss, the character may have been a bit bland but he was the character that got to jeep the show in its anime roots.
Wait, WHICH over the shoulder cape toss?
He does it like, three times!
The SH casting is so good but the first one that really clicked for me was Ussop! His expressions and the way he talked is just perfect! He really captured it~
I really think Usopp captured his character the best of all the actors, although I love them all!
"If Luffy is the heart of the Strawhats, then Nami is the crew's lone, overworked braincell." I'm dying
Iñaki Godoy seems to be a man who wanted to play Luffy he's whole life and is so excited about it
He has so much Mexican energy and I love it!
That's one lucky lad to nail the role of a lifetime!
Well he didn't read/watch any One Piece prior to landing the role.
@@ssheeesshHe has the decency and respect towards fans to act excited about the role in PR footage. Whether he's a genuine lifelong fan, happy about a new found passion and a role of his lifetime, or if this is just another gig for him, I can't tell. I don't care even if it's all for show, because at least it means he has the professionalism, acting chops, and motivation to act like he's genuinely excited, and that's enough for me.
@@AnnaMorimoto that's valid!
It would be foolish to expect all the actors to be lifelong fans.
I wish his English was a little stronger, but I don't think he is a bad actor.
And if English isn't someone's first language, I bet they'd have zero problems with his performance.
Calling Nami the Strawhat's "lone, overworked brain cell" is so perfect
When We Are finally played, I got so teary. The adaption earned that song, it earned my tears. It made me feel exactly the same as the original anime did as a child, thrilled, excited, powerful and unstoppable
I’m glad to know I’m not the only one. I’m 37 and have been on this one piece ride for 20 plus years and I literally cried man tears when it hit.
There’s something in how earnestly this show adapts everything.
And just to get it out there, all this talk about speed racer, where is the rurouni kenshin love, that’s my personal gold standard for adaptations. All 5 movies are incredible.
How good it will feel when live action Luffy punches you know who so hard that We Are starts playing.
@@Moe_Posting_Chad which one. Every time he punches someone for that final hit it’s transcendent lol
Season 2 should be really good if they do the saga justice. There’s a lot to be hype for
@@kennethhernandez9243 *BLACK BEARD*
My favorite visual gag was when Nami says there's only one kind of pirate and the crate around them falls away to show a literal circus of pirates twirling around, kills me every time XD
Thank you! Honestly Nami working as the straight serious character (overall, and pretty amazingly) followed by that gag was hilarious.
My biggest hope with Zoro is that he starts saying his finishing moves when he learns to cut steel against Mr. 1.
With all the attention they're calling to it I have no doubt that's going to be a character development moment and Luffy, Usopp, and Sanji are all going to react in fun ways. I anticipate a lot of "I told you so" energy from Sanji and a very enthusiastic "COOL!!!!!!" from Luffy lol.
If I don't get a bloody throated growl of ShiShi SonSon, in bold italics, then I am rioting.
Considering that he is using One-Sword style as his finisher during the fight, bro has no excuse not to call out a finishing move.
@davi1415 True. The reason I see him for is not saying it because he literally has a sword in his mouth, so he can't speak. Unlike Anime. But when he doesn't, there is no excuse.
Maybe they can add in inner monologue for zoro since live action can't really speak with a sword on his mouth 😂
"Like a ballet where mother-fuckers get cut in half sometimes" gotta be MB's hardest line of the year
3:57 My mom squealing with delight when Geoff mentioned loving live-action Speed Racer was both cute and ear-piercing. Geoff has long been someone she's wanted to make a lasagna for but he's definitely in 'lasagna and breadsticks' territory now, perhaps even 'lasagna, breadsticks, and some freshly baked babka for the road' territory.
Based Mom.
"You may be lonely at first, but one day you'll find true friends. The sea's a vast place, so I guarantee someday you'll find true friends who won't ever leave you. No matter who you are, ain't nobody born into this world to be alone!"
I recommended this to my parents on a whim. I thought they might like it, but expected them to just drop it after the first episode since it was still pretty goofy even by their standards. I was shocked when a week later they told me they finished it, and immediately asked when the second season was coming. They were even recommending it to their friends. I never thought I'd see the day, and if that is any indication, I think this adaptation has a very bright and successful future ahead.
THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!
This, I felt that in regards to my mother and uncle
But they really enjoyed it, wanted to continue watching it and even cried
Same here😅
I'm so happy for you unfortunately mine couldn't get past episode 4. I didn't have high hopes they see anything that is too goofy as childish and not worth their time. Well my dad at least. My mum will watch anything if it means spending time with her kids
@@ultraman6644 damn... well it's truly not for everyone, but you tried dude!!
Never in the world did I think that there would actually be a human that embodies Luffy. But that is Inaki.
I think his acting is sublime...it feels like an honest and earnest portrayal of a larger than life persona... but not so ridiculous as to undermine the character or feel unrealistic.
He doesnt fade into the background despite there being plenty of big personality characters, but he doesn't come across as cringey or inauthentic.
I never was a big fan of the original show... but I LOVE this Luffy.
And his acting and portrayal of the character will only get better as he gets more used to the role. He's acting in a language that isn't even his first and he's THAT good. It's seriously impressive
@@vu1ture668had no idea. Next guy!
Zoro's one-liner game is on par with Leon Scott Kennedy. I love it.
It's ridiculously difficult to sell anime personalities in a live action thing and the actors did an incredible job! It never feels "real" but it's really set in the world and their performances are sincere enough to sell it
Taz learned how to cook, regularly cooked for the entire cast and crew, and became a fucking black belt for his role as Sanji.
Mackenyu trained and strengthened his jaw muscles to hold a sword in his mouth to prepare for the audition. The fucking AUDITION.
Rudd is a massive weeb, and regularly pretended to be a navigator when she was a kid.
Jacob and Iñaki are just straight-up their characters.
Every member of the main cast were either born for, or put in an admirable amount of effort for these roles.
Yeah putting in that much work tells me that they plan to play those characters for a very long time
Also, Sanji double dubbed himself for the 2 Spanish subs (Latam and European)
More dedication than 99.9% of MOVIE actors imo, let alone a Netflix series. The actors are having fun too, and that really shows and makes such a difference.
Wait...
HOW MUCH DOES A KATANA WEIGHT????
"Fate conspired..."
I think one of the best relationships in this is the one between Garp and Coby. Garp genuinely wants to help Coby get better, and understands that his naivete will cause him to make mistakes. So, he sends him to do things that he knows he'll mess up, knowing that he'll mess up for the right reasons, and incorporating that into his plans. So, it's like he's using him, but he's not doing so maliciously, but to give Coby experience, both as a Marine and to show how the world works.
Garp was absolutely amazing in this.
Its a different Garp, but not so different that he's unrecognizable from his manga counterpart. All the major qualities are there, but they're handling the nuance of his character differently for the live action and it works; and flows well with the manga accurate storylines being portrayed.
They put a lot of care and attention into including Garp into East Blue.
This was the one part of Garp that truly felt like him for the series
One of the best parts about the Dungeons and Dragons movie is that they used muppets for a lot of the fantasy characters like the aarakocra as well as the graveyard scene. I’m glad studios are realizing that cgi isn’t the “end all be all solution” it was once seen as
I still find it darkly hilarious how Cabaji says Zoro hounded him and his brother through the wilderness. Dude, he didn't track anything. Your luck just sucks enough that you ran into the same lost murder-doofus until he decided to get his murder on.
At this point, I’m convinced that Buggy is going to be the one to find One Piece given his ability to continually fail upwards, so I’m glad they nailed his live action character.
Considering it's so likely now that the One Piece is a pile of exposition and records next to a treasure pile Roger's crew left there, I wouldn't be surprised if Buggy gets this gigachad moment where he sees the information somehow but lets Luffy and Robin really dig in first because only one man truly DESERVES to be the Pirate King.
Luffy will find the One Piece but Buggy gets the credit and will become King of the Pirates for about five minutes
No luffy is gonna get there and be like "I did it! I finally found the... buggy!? What are you doing here!?"
"I DONT KNOW!!!!!"
Oda really would troll us by making Buggy become the King of the Pirates😂
@@undergnomes6248 "'The friends you made along the way'? WHAT KIND OF TREASURE IS THAT?!?!"
The composers definitely deserve a lot of credit too. From the saxophonist going wild when the Merry pulls up to the Baratie to the Arlong's menacing trap beat theme they knocked it out of the ball park.
Mihawk's flamenco-inspired leitmotif was also *chef's kiss*.
I think you mean they knocked it out of Arlong Park
Including bink's brew with the Red-Haired Pirates and We Are! once they got the Merry were fantastic little drops.
I totally read Garp as chasing Luffy genuinely most of the series, out of both a sense of marine duty but also concern for his grandson. Then changing his mind after conversations with Zeff and Mihawk and Coby, and only then deciding to test Luffy with the fight to see if Luffy had any chance of making it. It's been so long since I read and watched the animanga so I don't really remember Garp's original character but I liked him how he was in the show.
The show Garp is easier to understand initially, but long term destroys his character. Its gonna be tricky, they are messing with parts of the story that have implications hundereds of chapters down the line. I just hope whatever changes they make remain consistent when adapting later storylines.
But for a complete outsider? Sure, Garp seems like a legitimate badass. An actual persistent antagonist, but not evil.
Since you brought it up, there was actually one thing I liked in the Netflix version better than the manga too: Merry actually dying.
Naming the ship in the honor of Kaya's faithful servant, who died in an attempt on her life narrowly thwarted by the crew receiving the ship, kinda works better than him surviving (which also made Kuro look kind of incompetent) and giving them a ship that he named after himself, something that always struck me as a little tacky.
Yeah, the series could get a bit absurd with the "He's not actually dead!" revelations at times, after milking that "death" for as much drama as possible. Including a certain infamous case in the Alabasta arc. 😀
This could also make a certain dispute between 2 crewmembers in Water 7, if we ever get that far, hit harder as well imo
@@paulgibbon5991The Will of P lives on!
@@paulgibbon5991I’m still bitter about that lmao….it was so beautiful; the most dramatic moment in the whole arc, and one of the few such moments that didn’t belong to a SH, and it was ripped away from us after the fact 🥲
@@SirChoccyMilk I don't know. They didn't hit me in the feelings with Nami's arc in the live action. How are they going to make me feel when you know what happens, or when you they are all together for you know who, or when they are saved by our nakama.
*HOW ARE THEY GONNA MAKE ME CRY GOD DAMNIT? IF YOU CAN'T DO IT ITS FUCKING OVER!* Even Tom made me cry. How are they gonna do it?
I find it funny that the accident that killed Kuina is left vague in the live action, which to me shows that even the series' producers know how ridiculous it is that Kuina died from falling down a staircase.
that's how she died??? I thought she'd been killed by a villain that's be revealed later. I am glad they changed that. the more I read the more i see the manga is awful to its female characters.
Ridiculous, yes, but it does happen in real life
@@StackACatIn a realistic scenario yes, but this is One Piece, where people are blown up and cut in half and survive and Luffy as a child is literally thrown off a cliff by Garp as training (Before eating the Gomu Gomu no Mi)
That ultimately cheapens Zoro's backstory. Kuina being such a swordswomen prodigy was expected to at least become a great warrior, and thus meet her end like a warrior. For her to die so suddenly and anticlimactically makes her life unfulfilled, thus leading to Zoro shouldering the weight of her expectations. Kuina and Zoro promised to become great warriors with Zoro vowing to one day beat Kuina, but her sudden and drab death pulls the rug out from under Zoro. This is why I am so turned off by the changes to the story in Live Action, it cheapens everything and takes out the emotional weight.
@@StackACatin alabasta a man survives a giant bomb blast point blank
It really is telling when you compare the adaptations of One Piece and Cowboy Bebop.
Both were made by the same studios. They both LOOK amazing, but it's the writing that makes or breaks. Oda was heavily involved in the creative process for the Netflix adaptation of his series, whereas Watanabe was pretty much ignored by the writing team. And it shows.
There's a growing trend you see in a lot of writing teams for TV working with fantasy/comic/anime/game IP. The attitude is "oh, this is below us. We can do better" but then they fail to understand the characters, plot, lore, themes, etc of the work they're adapting.
The writers for the Witcher show actively mocked Sapkowski's work. Look how that turned out.
But the One Piece team fully embraced Oda's world to make something distinct but faithful. I commend them for that.
Not too dissimilar to how video game adaptations are treated, going from the Paramount+ Halo show's contempt of the game canon (which unsurprisingly came back to bite them) to the Super Mario Bros movie being lovingly crafted by people who grew up with the games, even having Miyamoto and Koji Kondo involved to great success.
That is by no means a "growing trend". Look at the first Mario movie, or Fantastic Four. Some high up exec goes to buy the rights for an IP, throws it at someone they know to direct it, and no one involved really gives a shit about the IP, so it tanks, hard.
Oda is also "involved" in a lot of the movies. I wont exactly call them good.
they might not be great but they do feel like one peice tho
Who the hell do they think they are that they mocked Sapkpwski's works? They're a bunch of nobodies.
my only complaint was they didn't build miniatures to split krieg's ship and arlong park, they did such a good job of using camera tricks and practical effects wherever else possible (such a delightful surprise that my only complaint was a nitpick)
For Krieg, given his very reduced role, it makes sense they wouldn’t want to make a full physical ship only to destroy it, as there were no scenes of people acting on it.
As for the Tower, I’m guessing they wanted to replicate how it was destroyed from the inside out. Particularly the massive amount of debris coming out of each floor. Not to mention seeing Arlong get slammed through each floor.
The LA did Helmeppo more justice than the Anime did. Actually enjoyed his scenes with Kobi as much as the Strawhats.
Iñaki’s desire for everyone and their grandma to know about One Piece has come true. An amazing number of people of all ages who have no experience with the manga/anime, and even people who don’t know this even IS an adaptation of a manga, are getting into this.
After coming out, it was the top Netflix show in 84 countries!
*flashback to when half the comments on Geoff’s trailer reaction videos were just people calling him a ‘meatrider’”*
I'm in the middle of convincing my grandma to watch the first episode with me (not seen it either), just because it is about Pirates. xD
Update - She enjoyed it. Not as much as I did (I was surprised by how well I enjoyed it, but I was expecting Death Note or ... That Forgotten DragonBall Movie)
@@lyrainealei7848my grandma watched the whole thing with me over the course of four days.
Didn't love it but she genuinely enjoyed it
It was also the most popular on... other platforms.
He has so much Mexican energy and I love it!
My biggest fear for this show is that they aren't going to be willing to put as much money into it.
The first season had a higher budget than any of the seasons of Game of Thrones. And that's going in purely untested with the potential that it could have flopped.
@@SuzakuXyeah but you also see it happen a lot where they pump a first season full of money to get people hooked and then the execs cut the budget for consecutive seasons, cause they already have the watcher base now.
@@kymaeraa8631There are exceptions, though, like Stranger Things. Season 4 was the most expensive season
@@kymaeraa8631one piece will hopefully differentiate that theoretically the money is there
@@SuzakuXthat’s extremely hard to believe than game of thrones? Doubt it highly
This is how much "We Are" means to me. I have NOT seen that adaptation, but as soon as I saw the Merry sailing, hearing the theme, and you saying this is the first time they played it, I genuinely got teary. I have been watching the epic of One Piece unfold since middle school and now I'm looking to buy a house. The Strawhats. have been with me for most of my life.
the live action was awesome. we never get to see south africans in prominent roles in a project as big as this, it was mindblowing to see them play famous characters i know and love. paired with the fact that it was filmed here and close friends of mine were hired to help put together the ships, ive never been happier to see the release of a show. i know its a much smaller reason to appreciate the live action, but it really opened a big path for us.
I really do hope they didn't cross the province border though. Western Cape is pretty much the only part of SA worth seeing 😆
That's really beautiful, actually; thank you for sharing it.
Our of curiosity, who are some of the South African actors? I know Nojiko was but I'm not sure about the others.
@@anonymouspotato3453 Langley Kirkwood who played Axe Hand Morgan, Celeste Loots who played Kaya, her "cook and maid"/Black cat henchmen are both also saffas, Nami's sister, some of the fishmen, several other minor roles and extras... Might have missed one or two.
@@anonymouspotato3453mihawk actor is also south african
Zoro and Sanji’s relationship regarding Luffy being compared to Betty and Veronica’s with Archie is something I never knew I needed to hear, and in hindsight is SO painfully accurate. 😂
There isn't a better comparison than this, tbh 😂
I saw one of the best fan art of the Live Action, Zeff and Garp having a romantic candle lit dinner while Helmeppo and Coby observing them awkwardly at Baratie.
-edit-- I uploaded this to my tumblr page, kefrayba. I can't post link because youtube forbid it.
Have a link? That sounds awesome
i need to see this now
I am sorry... I tried to put in non working link to point to where I uploaded it but my comment kept disappearing. I tried at least four times now... If you have any idea, please let me know.
Where do you see it? I wanna see it too!
@@MarianelaAyelenlourdesSajama Check out my original comment. I edited it to add where you can find it.
As a non source material watcher, I have to say this show was such a great watch (specially with an anime watcher to fill me on the worldbuilding here and there) and still I got the feeling these characters were so well constructed and portrayed they had to be based on something VERY solid. I gotta say I didn't see enough love for Nami here, and for me the actress did such a good job at being the emotional core plot of the season. Yes, all the other characters had their vibes perfectly set, but Nami's arc is what made the season work as an arc for me, so many props to her!
Absolutely! I bought the first 12 volumes 😊
It's crazy that you point out how weird it is that Arlong came to see Buggy personally and it would have made more sense to just send his lieutenants because that's exactly what I was thinking when I first watched the scene. I saw Korobe show up and I was like "Oh, cool. Arlong sent him to deal with Buggy. That makes sense, it's a neat way to tie everything together" and then Arlong walked in and I was like "oh."
I'm impressed that Geoff managed to slip in a reference to a current chapter within the first few minutes. That's talent and passion right there.
I caught that too!
When ??
@@idk-dz 100 times stronger than they were 2 years ago
What?! Where?!
Edit: my dumbass thought you meant in the actual show 🫣
I basically agree with your whole assessment. And the biggest thing about this show that makes it work? It's Iñaki Godoy. I just want to hug him. He just BLEEDS Luffy. The hardest thing about this show to get right was always going to be faithfully translating its VERY Shonen Jump lead into something people who are hesitant on the humor and over-the-top emotion of anime are gonna vibe with. Luffy needs to be dumb as a rock, but not so much that it becomes annoying, and also be emotionally intelligent and confident and innocently charming. And Godoy absolutely nailed adapting that characterization into a live-action, western style of performance.
I like the serious tone of Zoro, because I think it will fade over time.
I'm pretty sure what they are going for is that the bond of Zoro and Luffy results in some of that care-free attitude rubbing off on him.
That makes sense, as Zoro outright admits in episode 2 that Luffy's determination and care-free attitude is rubbing off on him: _"[I] don't have to [believe in Luffy]; he believes in himself. It rubs off."_
Sonya also composed for Netflix Witcher. If there’s one thing that show knocked out of the park, it was the music. I hope she keeps getting work, she’s great.
I will die on the hill that Live Action Garp is a positive for the show. They took Garp's canon attempts to make Luffy into a Marine and added so much to it while sticking true to the spirit of the character. Even if he's a bit more gruff and less easygoing, he embodies the contradiction of a Marine who believes in freedom while being more emotionally grounded. It's a way better intro than the cover story or W7, and if the show gets to Marineford, it will pay off mad dividends.
yes! totally agree!
I definitely agree. Garp was seen as very serious in his cover series and it wasn't until after we meet him in Water 7 that we knew he was Luffy's grandpa. Him being rivals/friends with Roger and his entire inner conflict during Marineford with Ace will be so damn heart wrenching and emotionally impactful. Seeing that he totally would have tried to smash Luffy's dream because it was to be the Pirate King, the man he was there for at his execution so to say to save his life from that makes so much sense.
And why when Luffy showed the tenacity he did in their end test Garp was able to have less reservations as he knew he wasn't gonna immediately be killed.
It makes even more sense when you realize Luffy left the exact day he turned 17 to be a pirate and left before Garp got there. Since he would have been on his way to Windmill Village to enlist Luffy in the marines so he wouldn’t have become a pirate.
@@emanuelrodriguez9044Wait, really? I haven't read the entire manga yet and this is so heartbreaking on Garp's side
"The Justification for everyone ending up on the Going Merry seems to be just... Vibes?"
I mean, Luffy kinda invited a tree, a unicorn and a skeleton in Thriller Bark and one of them ended up sticking around. It's fine if it starts with vibes.
I'm glad you gave Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black the credit he deserves. He was one of the best parts of the Cowboy Bebop adaptation. I truly believed I was seeing Jet Black on screen, and not some shoddy imitation.
So, about Hot Zoro...
They've done a really good job at incorporating beats and jokes from waaaaaay in the future, in the early parts of the show. I think the Hot Zoro criticism is a good opportunity to take the Law gag (the moments where he totally cracks and acts goofy like the straw hats), and give it to zoro in season 2.
This is kinda how zoro works anyways - he's usually cool but sometimes he cracks. He just doesn't have the gag where he catches himself breaking character. I think it could really work for live action zoro.
You know what proved to me this is a great adaption? My wife actually seemed interested in the episode she watched with me and the kids. Normally she things most anime related stuff is dumb outside of Totoro and Ghibli. They definitely succeeded in getting the show right as well as bringing in people unfamiliar with the property.
Also so glad to hear I'm not the only one that wants Chopper as a puppet.
One of the best things as a german viewer is, they freaking used the dub voices from the anime and I LOVE THAT SOOOO MUCH it is honestly super awesome
in the Japanese dub it's just the anime voice cast!
I wish Zoro's iconic German VA was still alive to witness the LA :'( RIP Phillip Brammer, I'm sure you would've had fun voicing German live action Zoro!
@@zevbitesits such a sad tale how he died. Nobody knew where he was for a month
Doesn't Germany only have like 3 voice actors
@@liveadhdtv bruh germany is one of the best sub countries. Most of the subs are S-Tier
"They made zoro too hot" this is sooo real and sooo funny at the same time. I love this review. Very thorough and entertaining. I love each and every strawhats and am sooo excited for the next season.
My mom started watching it on her phone at dinner one evening. I looked at it from the side and saw a dramatic scene of the sea, and somehow knew it was Netflix's One Piece. When Roger's exaction scene started, my heart started racing... My mom was technically watching anime!
Garp trying to stomp out his childrens dreams and not doing is literally why he hates Shanks, we he decides to train Koby specifically and why we get Marineford.
Actually showing Garp trying and failing in real time instead of just giving up when Luffy became a Pirate is honestly something we should have seen in the manga considering Garp’s issue at Marineford.
Yeah I don't understand how it's out of character for Garp to try to crush luffys dream of being a pirate when he literally did the same thing in the manga when luffy was young.
It comes down to personal interpretation. Personally, it seemed like Garp never tried as hard to stop Luffy and Ace from being pirates as he could have. Yes, he yelled at them as kids, but he never brought them in for marine training or restrained them when he was absolutely capable of doing so. Even when he finds Luffy in Water 7, he initially says he just wanted to see him and will let the Strawhats go, and then, even when forced by Sengoku to pursue them, goes incredibly easy on them. He's very much all bark and no bite, showing actually a similarity to Luffy and Dragon, where all three are shown to ultimately respect other people's pursuits of their dreams, whatever they are.
I’m so excited for season 2 and seeing Robin, Vivi, and Chopper.
I'm pretty sure I'll be low-key terrified of whatever cgi homunculus Chopper will be.
@johnnobody3078 You're aware cg technology is massively improved right? We have detective Pikachu, rocket, sonic.
I'm scared to how Chopper is going to look lol
@@Sammysapphira The issue with that comparison is those are all movies, that could devote more of their overall budget to those characters.
The quality of this first season has given me enough faith in the show’s creators to figure out a solution, but it’s definitely going to be a challenge.
@@johnnobody3078 I’m really hoping they have something like Detective Pikachu or Rocket Raccoon. Like little black beady fishbowl eyes that are more about facial expression and big body motions.
I can’t help but love this show for the fact it got my parents into one piece which is a thing I never thought would happen
Sanji’s farewell scene was better in this, it was so damn good. I also like how they changed him, we can still have a lot of the comedy around his character but to make a 1:1 conversion wouldn’t have hit as well, his simping is super cringe and at times downright hard to digest, kinda like usop can be at times, both of these characters are slightly different in live action and I think it makes them better, not better than their manga counterparts, just better for the medium they were adapted for.
Sanji is 100% a simp in this adaptation though. The cringe lines he'd give Nami and Nojiko make that obvious. Just because his eyes don't turn into hearts doesn't mean it's any different.
I gotta say as a manga/anime viewer what surprised me most about about the live actions was how much it made me like Helmeppo
As a "netflix only" I really bought Usopp's back story. I feel like everyone really kind of grew to see the heart inside of him and like him. The whole crew has just really bought into Luffy's almost childlike glee and willingness to just get along and laugh with anyone who will give them the same, and Usopp fits into that dynamic like a hand into a glove.
I’ve never really liked usopp as a character in the anime until he became Sniper King and after the time skip, but this live action version made me actually love him
that's good because of all of the crew, Usopp's backstory* got altered the most
*not really his entire backstory but there are some missing children who look like vegetables
Helmeppo's look after Coby says he should have known Garp and Luffy were related because they "both love meat" just freaking *sends* me. I mean the whole scene, every scene where they interact really, is absolutely hilarious, but that look makes me cackle every time
Especially after the *cough* tension between Garp and Jeff earlier.
Agree, they deserve an Oscar for their set designs, costumes, and special effects
"If Luffy is the heart of the Strawhats then Nami is the crews lone and overworked braincell" my favorite quote from this video! 27:52
The pre-Robin Strawhats only had two braincells and Nami hold it 24/7
@@ariqsyafwan4987 No, Robin was the second brain cell. They sometimes have a third with Frankie, but it is frankie xD
@@kyoww read my comment again... slowly...
Mihawk accepted the job because he already knew about Luffy from Shanks. He wanted to meet the kid Shanks kept talking about to see what the big deal was. It also explains his conversation with Garp about Luffy.
Arlong didn't want anyone thinking they were better than him. Buggy played to that ego flaw and got him to go after Luffy by making him want to put Luffy in his place. He is very Kilmonger like.
It also adds to the entire purpose of the Warlords. I mean, they're SUPPOSED to have an agreement with the government but when have we ever seen the government call on them other than the absolutely insanely huge event like Marineford? It makes total sense that the super high ranking marines would be able to dial up a warlord and send them on a mission, that's supposed to be the agreement the marines have with them!
@@Kanriel Yeah I love that it, in the first season, shows how the Warlord agreement works
"If Luffy is the heart of the strawhats then Nami is the crew's lone, overworked braincell." Perfectly put 😂
YES. Muppet treasure Island is what this reminded me off. I had a feeling of familiarity when watching this but I didn't know why.
I watched that movie religiously when I was a kid so a mention of that just made my day. It seems to have been forgotten by most.
Nami asking Luffy for help was the moment I knew they'd nailed it.
This was the moment where I tearfully fell in love with the anime, so hearing the LA got it right is so great. I guess I’m gonna have to watch the whole thing now lol
@@josiahbrown5582If you were tearing up in LA in the manga or anime you are going to be full on crying at that moment. One of the changes that i disagree with the LA is in that last part of Nami's story.
@@edgarbriseno6210 no, I haven’t seen the LA yet, I’m saying the anime got me crying at that part lol
@@edgarbriseno6210 well, I’ve seen the first episode of the LA, which is why I said "guess now I gotta watch the whole thing"
I’m all the way to Punk Hazard in the anime 😂
"Netflix and Tomorrow Studios are 100 times stronger than they were 2 years ago"
I see what you did there 😎 Chapter 1091
I guess I'm too much of a filthy casual to get this reference
@@elonwhateverit’s what Luffy said to Kizaru on Egghead
Damn, embarrassing that I didn't get that haha
It's also pretty literal, since the Bebop live action came out about 2 years ago now
I caught that one too haha, was just about to comment the same thing!
thank you so much for shouting out the OST. not enough people are talking about it and i have NO idea why. that guitar playing for Mihawk is absolutely phenomenally insane
wont lie, love how buggy turned from legiut terrifying to perfect comedy. so much about this live action is such a great breath of fresh air. i couldnt help form binging it and the first season was always the weakest imo so i look forward to whats next (you know after the strike is HOPEFULLY settled in writers favor)
I had the EXACT same thought about Luffy feeling like Luffy himself is acting as himself. Like we just asked Luffy to reenact his adventures for a camera.
Copium
Idk, I found him to be more like someone pretending to be luffy. He often did things that luffy would just never do to the point where it's a meme in the anime that luffy would never do those things
@@Bendylife the first episode i just haven't been able to get through he just sounds kind of lifeless compared to the the dub or sub. he just says his lines in a normal human way instead of a cartoony way.
@10tailedbijuu Idk about the way he delivers lines, I think in English it would be bad if he tried, but they did do the Japanese dub with the original VAs so you might like him better that way?
@@10tailedbijuu You can just switch to the Japanese dub. That ain’t hard 😂. Even the director recommended those used to the anime Japanese VAs to watch it with the Japanese dub. They know that the iconic voices would be hard to imitate realistically in English.
I was surprised how taken i was by Sanji, the heart eyes he gives Luffy. His smile and the dimples.
Taz did such a great job and i will now forever swoon over him
Joke in my friend group is “Tax Skylar said “I can fix him” and fixed the nose bleed bullshit and now he’s perfect”
Like he fixed my biggest Sanji gripe which is taking him from little smarmy, very flirty, romanticism driven, to over the top pervy, sometimes genuinely creepy behavior to women, and instead he’s just a man slut and I love that for him
He makes so many people gay that republicans want to ban him in libraries.
I decided not to binge it. Spread it over a week and a bit with a single episode a night. I was never a big One Piece fan (haven't actually watched or read anything in over a decade beyond playing Pirate Warriors 3), but I was hooked from episode one. Everything about the series was just so, so good. The casting, the set design, everything. Maybe I should start watching the anime...
i looked into Crocodile fan theory after you mentioned it and Wow Okay. Wild!
My dad has been watching the Netflix series, and he said episode 1 alone had him interested in checking out the original. I think that speaks volume of how much this adaptation does right.
“If this Luffy asked him to, this Zoro would not hesitate to suck-“
I CANT. ITS SO TRUE BUT I CANT.
My favorite part of this live action is that while Usopp may be a coward he was able to pull Kaya, solidifying what’s only been implied in the manga with a kiss
The comparisons to Stephen Chou's work was apt. He truly proved that "live action cartoons" can work if you go all in on the stylized hyper-reality feel of the movie or show. Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin soccer were entertaining as hell. And also quite artistic in its execution. I haven't seen One Piece yet, but I will this weekend. As someone who has neither read the manga or watched the anime, I'll be going into this with a newbie's eyes.
My wife, who doesn't watch Anime, really enjoyed it and is looking forward to season 2.
That is a win.
This adaptation succeeded in making people who literally will never watch anime (like my dad and others) invested in the show. Oda said in a note that this is probably the last chance he will get to bring One Piece into more of a mainstream audience. I say he and the entire cast and crew succeeded in that. Wonderful show love the pacing and set designs!
What do you mean, last chance?? OP is THE most popular anime of all time, AND its movies are ran in international cinema, AND its promotional material is everywher. And its not enough, its fetting more popular every year. Its, by every comparison, the MCU of anime
@@ziglausanime isn't as mainstream as you think
My only gripe with this is that yeah people who watch the live action as their first exposure to one piece will likely have fun with it, but they won't really see why people like the manga as much as they do.
Like they won't know how much depth there is to the manga simply cuz the show doesn't rlly manage to capture that depth
@@eiriksundby This. It's absolutely the most popular, but the episode/chapter count is so massive that even a LOT of anime/manga fans don't want to deal with it. Then add on the "I hate mainstream things" group too. But OP currently is hitting top spot in manga/anime with a worldwide success live action so even some of the haters have got to be thinking it's time to check it out.
@@eiriksundby anime is mainstream. Anime has already established a reputation since 1960s's with Astro Boy, Speed Racer that made international released and were able to break into the western market. Then, in 1980's, anime exploded as the world imported more anime from Japan because anime was cheaper than western animation for TV programming during that time.
Akira, Voltron, Robotech aka Macross, Vampire Hunter D, Golgo 13, Bubblegum Crisis, City Hunter, Cat's Eye, Gundam, Patlabor, Saint Seiya, Urusei Yatsura, Dragon Ball, World Masterpiece Theatre anime, Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics anime, Studio Ghibli 80's anime fims, and etc. were already the thing in 1980's.
In 1990's, anime got more strong reputation for Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, Jin-Roh, Sailor Moon, Pokemon, Samurai X, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Neon Evangelion, Ghost Fighter, Slam Dunk, Flame of Recca, Cardcaptor Sakura, Hunter x Hunter (1999), Serial Experiments Lain
If anything, anime is much more popular than western cartoons or animations in general. The main representative of western animations that are famous woldwide are from Disney, Pixar which mainly in a movie format.
Disney, Pixar are major studios in hollywood. Hence, they have a huge advantage to promote their animations worldwide with all the red carpet.
As for western animated TV series, the only famous you have worldwide are Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo, Sponge Bob, Mr. Bean, Justice League, Ben 10, Totally Spies, Winx Club, Avatar (made by South Korea).
In Asia, Africa, South America and some parts of Europe particularly France, Italy, Portugal, Spain are dominated by anime rather than western cartoons or animations on analog TV back in the day. Heck, in my country, our TV was full of anime even airing at the night time block when I was a kid. I could name tons of anime while just several western cartoons or animations that aired on our TV.
As for westerners, they have already watched anime but they had no idea that it was called anime. I'm certain that they have watched *HEIDI, GIRL OF THE ALPS,* anime series since this one was famous back in the day. It was like a blockbuster film because it was global famous.
Heidi, Girl of the Alps was one of Hayao Miyazaki's oldest project. You could ask any older westerners such as British, French, Italians, Swiss, Germans, Polish, Spaniards.
If you're a westerner, you could even ask your parents if they have watched Heidi when they were young. Show them the pictures of Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974). I'm certain they had no idea it was called anime. Also, there were these anime called Maya the Bee, Moomin, Ulysses 31 that westerners thought they were absolutely western cartoons made by europeans 😂
Overall, Japan's anime has been mainstream ever since in the age of analog TV, and more popular than western cartoons or animations in general
As someone who has never read the Manga or watches the Anime, because let’s be honest that’s a *commitment*, this live action series is great. They’ve definitely ironed out the issues they had with previous adaptations.
I was already gonna check this show out but when he described its vibe as a combo of Hook, Muppet Treasure Island, Pirates of the Carribean and Baron Munchausen I was sold. Those are some of my favorite movie so I'm definitely hyped for this now