One Piece is getting a full-blown anime remake on Netflix. The announcement was made through the Soar Festa 2024 occasion on Sunday, with a teaser claiming that the sequence will begin from the very starting — the East Blue Saga — leveraging ‘innovative’ visuals to reimagine Luffy’s adventures within the sea. Wit Studio, finest identified for producing the primary three seasons of Assault on Titan, can be creating the fantasy pirate anime, which has been rebranded as ‘The One Piece.’ I am guessing the addition of ‘The’ is to distinguish from the unique 1999 anime and Netflix’s personal live-action sequence, which discovered nice success upon launch.
At the moment, there isn’t a launch window or voice-casting info for The One Piece, however the producers purpose to offer followers with a ‘contemporary but acquainted expertise’ which guarantees to be distinct from the 25-year-long operating authentic anime. Whereas a remake may appear futile to many, it was solely a matter of time earlier than Netflix doubled down on the success of the live-action sequence and tried to develop the franchise to extra markets. You see, the continued anime clocks in at practically 1,100 episodes, which is a big dedication for any new audiences; so a refresh with fashionable animation could be simpler for them to maintain up with and have interaction in social media conversations on an episode-by-episode foundation. Not solely is that this extra traction for Netflix, however helps seasoned followers get an entire new expertise.
It isn’t unusual for an anime to obtain a remake years down the road — Hunter x Hunter is a big instance of that, with the unique 1999 model bearing a darker theme and fleshing out its characters higher. The 2014 model, nevertheless, caught near the manga, was faster-paced and skipped filler, and appealed to a contemporary shounen viewers.
For now, it is unclear whether or not The One Piece is a long-term venture and whether or not it would attempt to meet up with the continued anime run, or if it would condense the general occasions. For what it is value, it does not look like the studio has any plans to alter any canon occasions, which must be ultimate for followers. Wit Studio was based in 2011 and has additionally labored on Spy x Household and the upcoming Suicide Squad Isekai anime from Warner Bros., set to launch in 2024.
Primarily based on the acclaimed manga from Eiichiro Oda, One Piece follows the aspiring pirate king with a rubber-like physique, Monkey D. Luffy, on a quest to discover a fabled treasure from throughout the perilous Grand Line. Nevertheless, earlier than setting sail, he should discover a worthy ship and recruit a crew of ragtag misfits whom he can belief blindfolded — they embody the green-haired grasp swordsman Roronoa Zoro, the pickpocket Nami, the crafty Usopp, and the romantic chef Sanji. Its Netflix live-action adaptation acquired renewed for a second season, whereas one other pretty unknown manga by Oda ‘Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation’ is slated to premiere in January 2024.
At the moment, there isn’t a launch window for Netflix’s The One Piece.
