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Eiichiro Oda's record-shattering manga and anime series, One Piece, is getting its very own live-action television series overseas. The announcement was made by Hiroyuki Nakano of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump, at the 20th anniversary event of the popular series held at the "Tokyo One Piece Tower ONE PIECE LIVE ATTRACTION". The live-action series will be produced by Tomorrow Studios, a collaborative project by Marty Adelstein (Prison Break, Teen Wolf) and ITV Studios , which is also handling the Cowboy Bebop live action series.
A scheduled release date has not yet been announced. The announcement of the dramatization of easily one of the most popular animated series in Japan over the last twenty years was made along with other commemorative events, including a special celebratory magazine and video game, Supo Annex reports.
Series creator Eiichiro Oda offered a comment along with the announcement:
Marty Adelstein of Tomorrow Studios also provided comment:
Live-action adaptations of Japanese animation in the past have resulted in some heated takes, particularly the casting choices of the recent Ghost in the Shell live-action feature, as well as the upcoming Death Note series on Netflix. The vast seas of the fantastical world of One Piece would likely present little problem in terms of casting, so we expect most anticipation to focus on the challenges of bringing the powers of Devil Fruits (along with the massive story-line and characters) to the world of live action.