One Piece: 5 reasons the anime is better than live-action Netflix\/ShueishaOne Piece live-action becomes a global sensation as soon as it premieres on Netflix as fans compare it with the anime series. Although it is an exceptional adaptation, there are just a few things that the anime does better. One Piece live-action rewrites the history of bad adaptations as it easily becomes a global sensation as soon as it premieres. The series is based on Eiichiro Oda\u2019s manga of the same name. With an amazing cast, VFX, storytelling, and direction, One Piece surpasses all live-action in history. It stays faithful to the original plot while also having a unique approach to the narrative. The first season covers the East Blue Saga, except for the Loguetown Arc, and compresses the narrative while retaining the spirit of what makes the story unique. The plot is much more streamlined and condensed than the original. Therefore, Netflix\u2019s version of One Piece features a lot of changes. While the adaptation itself is superb, everything has pros and cons. Here are six major reasons that make the One Piece anime much better than Netflix\u2019s live-action. 1. Luffy\u2019s powers seem inconsistent in the live-action One Piece\u2019s unique world and powers are extremely difficult to adapt to in a real-life scenario. Netflix\u2019s version features everything close to perfection, even Luffy\u2019s insane stretchable powers. His powers were probably the biggest challenge in the live-action. And they do turn out to be way better than expected, thanks to the modern technology. However, in the original version, he is more in tune with his devil fruit powers and depends on them with every little thing. But the Netflix\u2019s Luffy doesn\u2019t even know that his body can inflate like a balloon. He had this power for over a decade and honed it to perfection before setting out to sea in the anime. Unlike most Shonen protagonists, Luffy has been powerful from the very beginning. So it is kind of a head-scratcher why the Netflix version showed that. Luffy\u2019s rubber scenes are sure to be expensive as he seems to use his powers sparingly. Whenever he uses his devil fruit powers, most of them are awkward, with tight angles and brief glimpses. It almost seems deliberate that they\u2019re trying not to emphasize his stretchable parts too much since they look kind of weird in a real-life version. 2. The anime properly features character developments That\u2019s to be expected since the One Piece anime has way too many episodes compared to the live-action. However, it still doesn\u2019t make sense why they removed the end of Luffy\u2019s backstory, where he sets out to the sea. In the anime, we see a 17-year-old aspiring Pirate who is all set to make a name for himself in the world. He encounters the same Sea King who took Shanks\u2019 arm and easily punches the giant monster. This shows how he has grown over the years, and it was the perfect way to end his backstory. It\u2019s not just Luffy; the live-action simply removes character developments in Usopp and Kaya as well. The anime introduces Usopp, a good-for-nothing liar who only creates trouble for his village by falsely scaring them about pirates\u2019 arrival. It happened so often that when pirates arrived, no one seemed to believe him. The plot has the same outline as the famous children\u2019s story, \u201cThe Boy Who Cried Wolf.\u201d However, now that the village refuses to believe him, Usopp fights against the Black Cat Pirates to protect his peaceful village. Even Kaya, who is a sickly girl sheltered inside her home, has that one moment where she stands against Captain Kuro for the sake of her village. The scene was too important to show her growth as a person and an heiress of her family\u2019s shipyards. 3. Nami\u2019s relationship with her village is badly executed One of the most heart-wrenching backstories in One Piece is about Nami sacrificing her entire childhood for her village. As an eight-year-old kid, she has to work under the same person who killed her foster mother in front of her. Arlong recognized Nami\u2019s talents and blackmailed her to join his crew. The villagers were aware of all this but were helpless in front of the Arlong Pirates. This made their situation look even worse as they were forced to watch one of their own work relentlessly for their sake. However, in the live-action, the villagers all believed Nami to be greedy. Nami even had to spell out her real motives in front of her sister, Nojiko. The entire scene where she forces the villagers to take out all their money is just too awkward. Another unnecessary change was how Bell-m\u00e8re made Nami\u2019s pinwheel while it was Genzo who did it in the anime. After Arlong\u2019s defeat, Nami changes her tattoo to resemble the shape of a tangerine and pinwheel. Nami\u2019s tattoo represents her love for Bell-m\u00e8re and Genzo; one was her mother, and the other was like a father to her. Genzo made a pinwheel and wore it over his hat so Nami (an infant at the time) would stop crying because of his scary face. However, One Piece live-action completely removes the father-daughter relationship from the anime. 4. Luffy\u2019s first meeting with his crew changes for the worse As the prelude of the series, East Blue Saga builds the foundation for the main characters, their goals, bonds, and the incredible journey that\u2019s ahead of them. It all begins with the way they meet one another. In Netflix\u2019s version, Luffy first sees Zoro fighting in the bar, unlike in the anime. The first meeting between Luffy and Nami is also memorable as it\u2019s chaotic and incredibly funny. In the anime, Nami forces Luffy to partner with her, only to lead him to a trap. This is how the entire fiasco with Buggy began, and Nami ended up traveling with Luffy and Zoro. Then there\u2019s Usopp, who threatened Luffy, Nami, and Zoro once they arrived at the Syrup Village. Luffy instantly recognizes Usopp as Yasopp\u2019s son. This is how they easily bond with one another. Usopp was proud of his father, who chose a difficult life on the sea despite how people badmouthed him. It was only Luffy who told him about Yasopp\u2019s life as a pirate and how he admired the pirate. Luffy sees Sanji feeding Gin out of kindness and decides he wants him as a cook in his crew. As soon as he saw him, Luffy was moved by the kindness Sanji showed to a stranger. The live-action changes these moments, and while it doesn\u2019t diminish their bonds, the scenes are less emotional compared to the anime. 5. Too many unnecessary changes deviate the live-action from the original plot The live-action streamlines the vast plot of One Piece, and while it surely has its pros, these changes do more harm than good. A lot of plot changes weren\u2019t necessary in the live-action, and they serve no real purpose in the overarching plot. Unlike the live-action, One Piece anime features the young girl giving riceballs to Zoro after seeing he had been forced to starve for many days. However, this scene happens inside the bar, where she just comes up to him and offers him food for no apparent reason. This triggered the entire fiasco of Zoro being tied up by the Marines. Unlike the anime featured, the fight with Buggy takes place in the circus. The battle with Captain Kuro also happens inside Kaya\u2019s mansion. Merry was originally Kaya\u2019s butler, who was more like a family to her. However, in Netflix\u2019s version, he becomes her financial advisor, who dies after Kuro\u2019s attack. In the original plot, Merry survives those injuries. Captain Kuro\u2019s entire crew has been removed from Netflix\u2019s series, only leaving Buchi and Sham. Even the fan-favorite character, Jango, didn\u2019t make an appearance. Mihawk appears in Baratie following Garp\u2019s orders to capture Luffy. In the anime, Luffy was a no-name pirate at the time, so sending a Warlord after him is a bit over the top, even if the one doing that is his grandfather. One Piece live-action is currently streaming on Netflix. You can also check out our other One Piece coverage below: One Piece anime and live-action differences | One Piece Luffy vs Kizaru | One Piece treasure | One Piece Episode 1074 | Oda\u2019s message on live-action | One Piece strongest characters | Oda\u2019s plans after ending One Piece | Gear 5 problem | One Piece live-action young Straw Hats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One Piece: 5 reasons the anime is better than live-action Netflix\/ShueishaOne Piece live-action becomes a global sensation as soon as it premieres on Netflix as fans compare it with the anime series. Although it is an exceptional adaptation, there are just a few things that the anime does better. One Piece live-action rewrites the history […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}