One Piece: What did fans who saw the preview of the Netflix series think?

A few weeks ago, there was a rumor about the disastrous return of the One Piece series. It was also necessary for manga author Eiichiro Oda to appease fans and announce that a live-action adaptation of his work would only come out if the end result suited him.

Finally, the reveal of the first trailer for the series during Tudum offered the first glimpse of the characters in costume, but also the date of the show much closer than we thought: next August 31 on Netflix!

The trailer’s images certainly didn’t escape criticism from the manga’s most die-hard fans, but the feedback wasn’t exclusively negative. As such, many have acknowledged that the series seems to have stayed true to the heart of the One Piece story, but also to the personalities of its characters.

While Netflix’s fan site will allow some Internet users to preview episodes of the series, American fans have already been offered a chance to see the show before it airs.

An imperfect series, but completely faithful to the manga!

This is especially true of Arthur, who runs the YouTube channel The Library of Ohara (155,000 subscribers). This One Piece expert clarifies that he worked with the series’ production to ensure that the timeline was respected and that many easter eggs were designed.

“Obviously, my opinion is biased about this project, but I promised the team that I would give an honest opinion on this series, because to do otherwise would be disrespectful to their work. This is not a sponsored review, just my honest one. opinion” He elaborated in this way in an open thread on his Twitter account, covering a total of fifteen tweets.

“despite some flaws”The One Piece series is based on this huge fan of the manga “Everything you can dream of”. Apart from the dialogues, sometimes a little “clichés”special effects “conductor” And with a few clumsily described moments, the live-action adaptation stayed faithful enough to the original work to make the audience truly enjoy it.

Crazy action scenes

For this internet user, the changes made to the story are essential and lend authenticity and credibility to the actors. The series is influenced by mangaka Eiichiro Oda, and the aspect of the series that impressed this American fan the most was the action scenes.

Well-acted and, above all, superbly choreographed, the battles of this first season – in his own words – “completely insane” ! Makes it possible to use smart camera movements “Feeling of immense joy” Watching this sequence like the fight between Luffy and Alvida.

The communicative enthusiasm of this American Internet user will surely increase the impatience of Netflix subscribers to the idea of ​​discovering the One Piece series. Admittedly, the end result won’t be to everyone’s taste, but this now gives us hope that the adaptation of the best-selling manga of all time will be a success!

The One Piece series is available starting August 31, exclusively on Netflix.

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