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Fantasy adventure television series

One Piece (stylized in all caps) is a fantasy adventure television series developed by Matt Owens and Steven Maeda for Netflix. The series is a live-action adaptation of the manga series of the same name by Eiichiro Oda, who served as a major creative consultant on the show. It is produced by Kaji Productions and Shueisha, who also publishes the manga. The series stars an ensemble cast including Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Jacob Romero Gibson, and Taz Skylar as the members of the Straw Hat Pirates, centered around Godoy’s Captain Monkey D. Luffy.

The series premiered on August 31, 2023,^[1] and it received positive reviews from both critics and fans who praised the performances, writing, visual effects, and general fidelity to the source material.^[2][3] Several outlets have called it one of the best live-action adaptations of a manga or anime series, considering it a major improvement over Netflix’s previous attempts such as the negatively received Death Note and Cowboy Bebop.^[4][5] Two weeks after its premiere, Netflix renewed the series for a second season, which is in active development.^[6][7]

Premise[edit]

The series follows the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates as they explore the dangerous oceans, lands, and beyond in search of the “One Piece”, a fabled treasure that will make their captain, Monkey D. Luffy, “King of the Pirates”. But the Marines are on their ship’s tail, and they are not the only crew searching for the One Piece. Armed with skills and an unbreakable friendship, the Straw Hats are ready for the journey and even more ready to fight for their dreams together.^[8][9]

Cast and characters[edit]

Main[edit]

• Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, an enthusiastic prospective pirate both cursed and gifted with powerful rubber-like abilities from accidentally eating a mysterious Devil Fruit, the Gum-Gum Fruit.^[10] His goal is to travel out of the East Blue with a crew of his own, find the One Piece, and become the King of the Pirates.
  • Colton Osorio as young Monkey D. Luffy^[11]
• Emily Rudd as Nami, an enigmatic thief who hides her past behind an aggressive indifference in search of a map to the Grand Line, where the One Piece is strongly rumored to be.^[10] She has taken it upon herself to navigate and map out the entire world.
  • Lily Fisher as young Nami
• Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, an accomplished master swordsman and bounty hunter, who uses the art of “Three Swords Style”.^[10] He aims to become the world’s greatest swordsman.
  • Maximilian Lee Piazza as young Roronoa Zoro
• Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, who is boisterous, yet loyal to a fault, to his friends and allies; Usopp specializes in marksmanship, cunning and invention.^[10] He intends to be a brave, famous warrior of the sea, recognized by his infamous pirate father, Yasopp.
  • Kevin Saula as young Usopp
• Taz Skylar as Sanji, an abrasive, woman-loving, yet charming master chef who is a practitioner of martial arts primarily using his legs taught to him by his mentor and head chef Zeff.^[10] His purpose is to find the All Blue, a mythical sea that connects the four seas together and provides quality meals to all.
• Vincent Regan as Monkey D. Garp, a prolific Vice Admiral in the Marines and Luffy’s estranged grandfather, who becomes Koby’s mentor^[14]
• Jeff Ward as Buggy the Clown,^[14] the clown-themed captain of the Buggy Pirates whose Devil Fruit he ate, the Chop-Chop Fruit, gives him the ability to split his own body into pieces and control them as he sees fit
• Morgan Davies as Koby, a cabin boy of the Alvida Pirates who dreams of and eventually joins the Marines^[14]

Recurring[edit]

• Aidan Scott as Helmeppo, the son of Captain Morgan who uses his father’s status as a Marine Captain to bully others into doing his bidding. He later becomes a marine cadet after the defeat of his father.^[14]
• Peter Gadiot as Shanks, the captain of the Red-Haired Pirates who was Luffy’s childhood hero and inspiration to start his own crew^[14][10]
• Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Alvida, the ruthless leader of the Alvida Pirates who fights with a large spiked iron club^[14]
• Langley Kirkwood as Axe Hand Morgan, a corrupt self-obsessed Marine Captain who imprisoned Zoro, and the abusive father of Helmeppo^[15]
• Tamer Burjaq as Higuma, a sinister bandit who tried to kill Luffy in his youth
• Kathleen Stephens as Makino, a bartender from Windmill Village, Luffy’s home town
• Armand Aucamp as Bogard, a Marine officer and Garp’s right-hand man
• Sven Ruygrok as Cabaji, an acrobat who is an officer of the Buggy Pirates
• Stevel Marc as Yasopp, an officer of the Red Hair Pirates and Usopp’s father
• Ntlanhla Morgan Kutu as Lucky Roux, an officer of the Red Hair Pirates
• Laudo Liebenberg as Benn Beckmann, an officer of the Red Hair Pirates
• McKinley Belcher III as Arlong, a strong, ruthless fish-man who is the leader of the Arlong Pirates and ruler of Arlong Park^[14]
• Celeste Loots as Kaya,^[15] an orphaned heiress and…