Romance Dawn

This episode is by far better that the anime beginnings. I had a hard time watching the anime at first because the first 80 episodes are childish and slow paced. This episode had it's funny moments but also is very well paced, serious and has good actions sequences. I think it can attract a lot of people that have never been able to get through the first episodes of the anime. Special effects are very decent. Soundtrack is great. Loving this show so far and I hope it doesn't get the cowboy bebop treatment. Netflix tends to cut their shows really quickly, hopefully they can figure out a way to bring this show on par with the lengthy anime/manga series. I wanted to keep the review shorter but "requirements". Enjoy the show peeps!

I am a big One Piece fan for like 15 years now. I read the manga and watch the anime. This Live-action is so good not just because I am a fan of One Piece but because the story was changed in a realistic way and you can see the dedications of the actors in portraying their characters. Oda-sensei had a lot of breaks because he got too busy for the premier of this Live-action and I feel so happy that I could see how he really supported this. I have seen a lot of vlogs today from nonfans of One Piece and they got hooked on the story which made them curious of the anime and manga. I am just happy to see them starting to appreciate the story. You know, good things should be shared and appreciated.

Live actions don't have a great track record especially when it comes to anime but man they really nailed this one. Inaki Godoy captures Luffy so well without feeling overly cartoonish. The other actors are great too but the Luffy casting was essential to the success of the show IMO. It's interesting to see Nami with high-level fighting skills but I think it makes sense given her success as a thief. Overall the adaption is incredibly loyal to the source material in a way that, against all odds, really works (so far). Hopefully this quality is sustained over the course of the season and if we're lucky, enough to warrant a season 2 in the grand line. Time will tell but for now take my 10/10!

I don't really know what to say about this other than I really enjoyed it. I will admit you do have to give it 10min as the first few min so feel a bit rushed and it goes by a little too fast in my opinion however after that it gets right into the meat of the story. The characters are great and there is a lot of heart and emotion to them which I really liked. I really hope the rest of the series is as good as this first episode. This show won't be for everyone I mean some of the characters are very cartoonish which isn't surprising considering the source material however it can take some getting used to. I think it is well worth pushing through though. I really hope this is successful as I want to see more and experience the one piece story in its entirety for myself as I am not caught up on the anime.

One Piece was once thought impossible to adapt. Maeda and Owens have proved everyone wrong. Might be too early in to claim that, but I'm risking it. They have managed to create a very vivid and surreal world pretty faithful to the original manga. Of course it has its differences, but they are worthy of Eichiiro Oda's masterpiece. Godoy, Mackenyu and Rudd shine as Luffy, Zoro and Nami, exceptionally charming in their own rights. All the other actors are very good too. I'd only complain a bit about some fight choreographies, but not even the majority of them. Thanks Enel for this! Pretty excited to watch the remaining 7 episodes.