One Piece 1x2 | Full Length Reaction

I think in the same way that the visuals aren't always going for realism, neither is the dialogue. This is a different kind of world. It's not just the physics, injuries, etc, that are running on anime logic - sometimes it's the dialogue too. In this world, 'all great fighters call out their finishing moves' :) Really enjoying that you guys are reacting to this

Luffy in the anime/manga is pretty much the same here. However he does come off as even more reckless and naive in the anime than in the live action. But the whole good hearted, optimistic, fun loving side of Luffy is pretty spot on ! Although anime/manga Luffy is definitely more unintentionally funny lol Dee, 100% some of the lines come off SUPER corny in the live action. Gum gum bazooka in the anime is honestly pretty epic and badass in the anime but it doesn't translate well here. Also in the anime, Zoro has almost no cringe dialogue lol. He actually has a lot more depth and emotion in the anime. For example, there's actually lots of moments where Zoro gets annoyed at things other crew members are doing and he will complain but in the live action they make Zoro as emotionless as possible. With these cheesy "I'm a badass" one liners lol Also the manga originally has some cussing here and there but not much, the anime is a bit more censored compared to the manga. And with gore and violence as well, the anime has some but it's more graphic in the manga. One Piece is definitely targeted towards "teenage boys", but that's the same with most other shonen anime like Demon Slayer, JJK, FMAB etc. I would definitely say that out of all the anime you guys are watching, One Piece definitely leans into its goofy side the most. Even after +1100 episodes the humor is still there lol

I love One Piece. It was the show that got me through COVID isolation. Always thought it seemed goofy and not really something I'd be into when I was younger and it was playing on Cartoon Network. I was just bored, scrolling in 2020, looking for a new show to watch. I remembered some friends saying it was good, and to give it a try ages ago. I ended up binge-watching the show in batches over the course of that year. I'm like 100 episodes behind now, but still I love that show. I wasn't immediately hooked. In fact, I remember thinking the first handful of episodes were just okay, but I kept watching. This live-action adaptation isn't perfect. The first season is also covering arguably one of the weakest spots of the source material. Still, it manages to capture a lot of the charm of the anime and manga in a way that no other live-action adaptation I've watched has come close to doing. The characters aren't one to one, but they're really only different in ways that make them work better as live-action than they would otherwise. I like it a lot, and I really hope they keep the show going for a couple more seasons. 3 and 4 would probably be based on my absolute favorite storylines from the original show, though season 2 should be good as well. I was going to go into some of the specific things in this episode they did really well to illustrate the weaknesses of the Devil Fruits, but it'd be a bit much and I'm sure Admiral or someone beat me to the information that's in context at this point of the show. Anyways, I'm really excited you're watching this, and I can't wait to watch the new season along with you two.

Anime Luffy is a zany, happy-go-lucky character that even other anime characters perceive as a little off. I think the live action doesn’t just condense the story but also the characters, and for Luffy that means making him a little cringe. 😅

Sorry about the novel I just wrote, I just happen to be a huge one piece fan lmao

one of the things they did well in the live action is rather than go 1 for 1 on all the characters, they went for the spirit of the characters as not only is it insanely difficult to translate animated media (especially with such crazy designs and powers) to live action, and also the original story and characters were written in Japanese and while dubs can do a good job, since they have to match the animation the phrasing can sometimes be a bit clumsy, but in this they rather went for the spirit of the characters rather than try to just 1 for 1 it. As a big one piece fan i was super skeptical when they first announced it, but since the original writer of one piece (Eiichiro Oda) was involved in this project, it gave me hope and then when i found out pretty much everyone involved (actors, directors, etc...) are also big one piece fans i was sold on it. One thing I think is kind of cool is that Oda had specific ethnicities in mind for each of the characters, but it never was communicated perfectly in the manga or anime, but in the live action theyve done a good job of try to match all the actors with the ethnicities Oda had in mind so in some ways the live action is almost more accurate to his vision. Also both a Digimon and a Pokemon reference at the sea monster :O As a big fan of both I did a double take lmao

Little touches mean a lot in this live-action version. For example: Right after Buggy says, "Here end the theatrics," all the spotlights make this really theatrical choreographed move to highlight the main characters. LOL. Nice reaction, M & D. Sounds like you're enjoying the show.