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http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2094481/full/

Some official details from the announcement:

- This is a US TV series
- Produced by Tomorrow Studios
- Tomorrow Studios is headed by Marty Adelstein, the producer of Prison Break

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Just announced today by the editor-in-chief of Shonen Jump for the comic's 20th anniversary. No more details at the moment.

http://natalie.mu/comic/news/241656

Reaaaaaally curious to see how this will turn out. We got movie adaptations of Japanese comics but a TV show?
Wonder if this will be a big budget project.

 

[Rhaknar]

...lol

 

[Lulubop]

WHOA WHAT?

 

[LotusHD]

NOOOOOOOO

 

[Kusagari]

...

How the hell could you possibly pull off a live action One Piece?

 

[Not]

CAST 👏 ASIAN- 👏 AMERICAN 👏 PEOPLE 👏

EDIT:

OK OK OK OK

At least don't whitewash any of the implied Asian roles, like, say, Zoro. Maybe have two Asian people! Wow! You're already 100% ahead of most Western adaptations (All You Need Is Kill, Dragon Ball Evolution, etc.)

Cast an Asian actor as Luffy and you're not just progressive for a Western show, you're in the unknown fucking territory of Minor Progressivia.

Spoiler

There are people of Japanese ancestry in Brazil

 

[Good Job Bob]

What?

 

[Eylos]

I'm expecting something like dragon Ball evolution.

 

[BaconHat]

...I really don't see how they will make this work.
But i can't wait to see them try.

 

[B.K.]

And no one will care or watch it, just like when the anime was on Adult Swim.

 

[Lulubop]

NEXT GOT CONFIRMED?

 

[Malo]

Na I'm good.

 

[Ocarina_117]

Okay but why though?

 

[Madao]

oh shit

 

[Sibersk Esto]

WHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHAT

 

[Malajax]

Little late for April Fools, but that's a good one!

We're gonna have another Dragon Ball Evolution aren't we?

 

[Lightning_Roller]

..............................................................................................



THIS ISNT HAPPENING, THIS ISNT HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bryanee]

CAST 👏 ASIAN- 👏 AMERICAN 👏 PEOPLE 👏

Are the characters even Asian in the anime?

 

[Gnome]

Umm...wtf is that going to even look like? Lol.

 

[Tuck]

why

 

[Ray Down]

Wonder if there a network or will it be on Netflix or something like HBO

 

[Galactic Specter]

CAST 👏 ASIAN- 👏 AMERICAN 👏 PEOPLE 👏

 

[Fix-It Felix. Jr.]

Like, The Jungle Book live-action? or all real people live-action? If the latter, they'll surely have to change a ton of stuff.

 

[Genryu]

No, please.

 

[Blablurn]

I asked for this

 

[dancingphlower]

This...can't possibly be good. One Piece doesn't work as live-action...

 

[neoanarch]

Need names attached
Need details
Country
This makes no sense

 

[B.K.]

Are the characters even Asian in the anime?

Doubt it. The series doesn't even take place on Earth, does it?

 

[BatDan]

Uhhh is it even possible to do One Piece on a TV budget?
I mean early on sure but once you get to Chopper...

CAST 👏 ASIAN- 👏 AMERICAN 👏 PEOPLE 👏

Except One Piece doesn't take place in "our" world. If anyone is going to be Asian it's Zoro.
Plus, Oda already confirmed where each character would be from if it was the real world.
Luffy is from Brazil.

 

[Kusagari]

Literally the only way One Piece could work as live-action is if someone like Cameron was doing it and got an infinite budget.

 

[Malajax]

CAST 👏 ASIAN- 👏 AMERICAN 👏 PEOPLE 👏

This would be a property where they actually shouldn't for most of the cast. There are pirates based on real people that were definitely not of Asian descent.

 

[Angelus Errare]

No thanks.

 

[Hellsing321]

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

Alright sure, at least I won't have to deal with looking at those hideous faces in the anime.

 

[MugiwaraCole]

Why? Why? Why? Why?

 

[SuperStiltzkin]

They got a lot of catching up to do.

 

[massoluk]

CAST 👏 ASIAN- 👏 AMERICAN 👏 PEOPLE 👏

I... Don't think you need Asian American for this one

Cool if they can, but outside of may be Jinbe and Tashigi I think I can live with non-Asian casting

 

[killertofu]

CAST 👏 ASIAN- 👏 AMERICAN 👏 PEOPLE 👏

Lol u know there'll only be one side character

 

[Frozenprince]

...

This is fucking dumb.

 

[ZeroX03]

CAST 👏 ASIAN- 👏 AMERICAN 👏 PEOPLE 👏

Why Asian American specifically? Not a diversity of Asian, or globally diverse as the creator intended them to be perceived?

 

[Squishy3]

WHAT THE FUCK

this is literally out of nowhere

 

[neoanarch]

Doubt it. The series doesn't even take place on Earth, does it?

Its a Japanese comic. Yes they are asian. As much as GoT characters are white. Jfc

 

[LotusHD]

There are soooooooo many reasons why this could never possibly work. Like, sooooooooo many.

Can we just... I dunno, start the anime all over again instead?

 

[Lightning_Roller]

LIKE WHY, WHO EVEN WANTS THIS!?

 

[Kyou]

NOOOOOOOO

 

[Rmagnus]

Why....

 

[Matt Attack]

This is a thing that needs to exist, just for the hell of it

 

[Ray Down]

Yeah Straw Hats are various nationalities.
Wonder if Oda is involved?

 

[HStallion]

... uhh I will be amazed if they can pull off shit like the Gum Gum moves. They'd have better luck adapting Hunter X Hunter

 

[Mesoian]

CAST 👏 ASIAN- 👏 AMERICAN 👏 PEOPLE 👏

You know they won't