One Piece‘s Creator Tells Netflix’s Luffy Why the Hero Is So Special

It’s not each time that an histrion successful a palmy unrecorded enactment anime task gets to beryllium down and interrogation its creator successful their autochthonal tongue, but Netflix’s One Piece prima Iñaki Godoy did conscionable that up of the show’s second season.

In a caller video from Netflix’s Still Watching YouTube Channel, Monkey D. Luffy histrion Godoy sat down with Eiichiro Oda connected the acceptable of One Piece’s Cape Town determination successful South Africa to sermon what lies ahead connected the Grand Line successful play two, and however Luffy became a beloved character.

“I got to spot immoderate existent filming, and particularly the props, monolithic sets, peculiar effects, the making of the wigs and costumes, the stunts,” Oda said. ” I saw truthful galore things and was genuinely touched by everyone’s dedication.”

When Godoy giddily asked Oda if helium thought the acting was good, Oda responded successful benignant saying, “It was.” Naturally, Godoy exploded successful infectious giggles, making Oda chuckle successful return. Godoy’s consequent question, posed successful remarkably fluent Japanese contempt lone opening to larn the connection successful January, inquired of Oda wherefore helium made the events successful play 2 truthful challenging to adapt, fixed that the Straw Hat’s archetypal play was already an immense undertaking. Another question, caput you, that made Oda chuckle erstwhile Godoy remarked connected however “huge and crazy” their escapade was earlier making it to the Grand Line.

“It’s tough. I’m precise tired,” Godoy said.

“In that universe, the Grand Line is the harshest of the seas. We request to daze audiences. That’s wherefore determination are giants, and, of course, tons of bounty hunters,” Oda replied, teasing the adventures that prevarication successful hold successful the upcoming season. “This needs to beryllium a play afloat of new, astonishing elements. That’s wherefore it’s much challenging.”

Godoy’s last question asked Oda however helium came up with Luffy and made him specified a depth-filled and endearing character, contempt seeming similar a elemental chap upon archetypal blush.

“Luffy is an perfect kid for me. When you go an big and articulation a company, you can’t ever bash what you want. Entering nine often means losing freedom. Luffy has a child’s heart, truthful helium does immoderate helium wants,” Oda said. “That facet is probably, for adults already toiling successful society, and to children astir to participate society, what makes Luffy truthful appealing.”

Oda wasn’t remiss successful throwing a compliment Godoy’s mode congratulating him connected bringing Luffy to beingness and energizing audiences worldwide. The 2 past stock a loving embrace. It’s precise sweet.

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Alongside Godoy, returning formed members connected the voyage of Netflix’s One Piece live-action bid see Mackenyu arsenic Zoro, Emily Rudd arsenic Nami, Jacob Romero arsenic Usopp, Taz Skylar arsenic Sanji, Ilia Isorelys Paulino arsenic Alvida, Jeff Ward arsenic Buggy, and Michael Dorman arsenic Gold Roger.

One Piece‘s 2nd play volition besides spot a harvest of caller faces from the anime marque the leap to unrecorded action. Key among the caller faces on the travel (and the actors who volition beryllium bringing them to life) are:

• Charithra Chandran arsenic Miss Wednesday (Nefertari Vivi)
• Joe Manganiello arsenic Mr. 0 (Crocodile)
• Katey Sagal arsenic Dr. Kureha
• Lera Abova arsenic Miss All Sunday (Nico Robin)
• Mark Harelik arsenic Dr. Hiriluk
• Sendhil Ramamurthy arsenic Nefertari Cobra
• Brendan Sean Murray arsenic Brogy
• Callum Kerr arsenic Smoker
• Camrus Johnson arsenic Mr. 5
• Clive Russell arsenic Crocus
• Daniel Lasker arsenic Mr. 9
• David Dastmalchian arsenic Mr. 3
• Jazzara Jaslyn arsenic Miss Valentine
• Julia Rehwald arsenic Tashigi
• Rob Colletti arsenic Wapol
• Ty Keogh arsenic Dalton
• Werner Coetser arsenic Dorry

Maintaining their accustomed secrecy, Netflix and Tomorrow Studios person not yet disclosed the histrion who volition bring the Straw Hat pirates’ doctor, Tony Tony Chopper, to live. All we’ve seen of the hard moving reindeer is simply a changeable of him from behind, confirming—to immoderate fans’ dismay—that helium won’t beryllium a muppet but a small CGI dude. Hopefully the adjacent One Piece sit-down (or teaser trailer) volition amusement disconnected Chopper successful each of his cute glory.

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In io9’s review of play one, we lauded the Netflix amusement for not requiring viewers to person invested successful the anime to admit it, writing, “The amusement was clean. It was slick. Everything acceptable together, and astatine the extremity of the season, contempt Luffy yelling again, I wanted a 2nd season.”

In tandem with a 2nd live-action season, Netflix besides has plans successful question for a remake of the anime, titled The One Piece, animated by WIT Studio. In short, now’s arsenic bully a clip arsenic immoderate to get into One Piece—be it done the manga, unrecorded enactment show, the ongoing anime, oregon its upcoming remake.

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