Somewhat related, but Taz Skylar also released a pretty f'n awesome video last month on his own YouTube channel about how much work it took for him to take on the role that is really worth...
Somewhat related, but Taz Skylar also released a pretty f'n awesome video last month on his own YouTube channel about how much work it took for him to take on the role that is really worth watching too, IMO: Becoming Sanji was GRUELLING.
I'm continuously impressed by their ability to walk a very, very, very fine line between "this is just campy and not in a good way" and "it's unadulterated fun". The heart the people seem to put...
I'm continuously impressed by their ability to walk a very, very, very fine line between "this is just campy and not in a good way" and "it's unadulterated fun".
The heart the people seem to put into this while staying true to the original helps so much in selling the story. I don't know why the goofy costumes work in this show but they do. I don't know why the almost egregious levels of CGI doesn't feel out of place but it doesn't.
On a note about One Piece itself, I think the really strong feel of "adventure" peaked at entering the Grand Line. All the unknowns and just plunging into it was a very powerful story. That was lost a bit with the later arcs. I hope this season does well, for various reasons, and while I'm usually cynical about adaptations I feel this one has proven itself to be capable enough.
To me, One Piece is the modern Odyssey. I think the world has a lot to offer well passed the Grand Line. There are lots of questions that get answered along the way but Oda is really good at...
To me, One Piece is the modern Odyssey. I think the world has a lot to offer well passed the Grand Line. There are lots of questions that get answered along the way but Oda is really good at laying the foundation for bigger and better mysteries.
A lot of the time, it feels like side characters could easily be the main characters in their own stories. There are unknowns in the exploration but there is also a lot hidden in the timeline. So many things are related to the history of the world and its political system.
You can also watch the cast reaction to the trailer. The actor that does Sanji also did a reaction. It's looking truly amazing. Their best trailer so far. So cool to see my favorite character...
You can also watch the cast reaction to the trailer. The actor that does Sanji also did a reaction.
It's looking truly amazing. Their best trailer so far. So cool to see my favorite character (Wapol). Can't wait to see more of him.
Huh, I have to watch trailer like 3 times to catch Wapol, yeah, he is cool! Upd: most probably because I read manga like 5 years ago, and didn't recognize him.
Huh, I have to watch trailer like 3 times to catch Wapol, yeah, he is cool!
Upd: most probably because I read manga like 5 years ago, and didn't recognize him.
Wow, I wasn’t quite aware of how bad the gaps were in terms of Netflix series go until I saw this. The first season came out in 2023. I don’t particularly care for One Piece in any form. I enjoyed...
Wow, I wasn’t quite aware of how bad the gaps were in terms of Netflix series go until I saw this. The first season came out in 2023.
I don’t particularly care for One Piece in any form. I enjoyed reading the manga briefly in my childhood, but even though the live action series was interesting it wasn’t enough to make me watch the whole thing.
I totally get the idea of holding back to make the best version of a show possible, but I honestly have come to think that Netflix does this as a means of revenue maximization at this point. By waiting years in between seasons it just means that the handful of high effort/budget shows they still have are “bargaining chips” used to make sure that people stay subscribed even if they aren’t watching much at all. Worse, I think that there are subtle things that make the shows worse by waiting. Stranger Things, for instance, started off selling people on having actual child actors selling the horror elements, but they waited so long to finish it that they all grew up into young adults and it became painfully clear that they couldn’t act. Heck, a lot of the last season’s editing relied on nostalgia for events that were supposed to have happened, what, maybe two years ago at most? But for us in real life those things happened in 2026 - a decade ago!
I think for now I’ll take the slightly more charitable view that the reason why these shows take so long to produce is that Netflix is so prone to cancelling their series that the actors get jobs after the season finishes so production has to wait until everyone is free again. I’m out of the loop on these things but it’s been a long time since I have heard about Netflix greenlighting more than a single season of a show at a time.
I think that the time that it took is justified for One Piece. If you remember, there was the writer's strike which happened after the first season. It delayed the production. Seasons 3 will come...
I think that the time that it took is justified for One Piece. If you remember, there was the writer's strike which happened after the first season. It delayed the production.
Seasons 3 will come out faster, they are filming it right now. It looks like Netflix is investing heavily in the live action. It's quite possible that it'll become their big flagship now that Stranger Things is over if they play their cards right.
I just assume that no sequel will ever be made after the end of any given run on anime. The cancellation of the Yuri On Ice movie basically made me think that announcements are useless promises...
I just assume that no sequel will ever be made after the end of any given run on anime. The cancellation of the Yuri On Ice movie basically made me think that announcements are useless promises too.
I think that it’s harder to restart production on a live action show than it is to do with animation. Many people can be substituted in animation much easier, including entire animation studios. Netflix not signing up for more seasons at a time is likely a big reason why it takes so long to produce so many of their shows.
Somewhat related, but Taz Skylar also released a pretty f'n awesome video last month on his own YouTube channel about how much work it took for him to take on the role that is really worth watching too, IMO:
Becoming Sanji was GRUELLING.
I'm continuously impressed by their ability to walk a very, very, very fine line between "this is just campy and not in a good way" and "it's unadulterated fun".
The heart the people seem to put into this while staying true to the original helps so much in selling the story. I don't know why the goofy costumes work in this show but they do. I don't know why the almost egregious levels of CGI doesn't feel out of place but it doesn't.
On a note about One Piece itself, I think the really strong feel of "adventure" peaked at entering the Grand Line. All the unknowns and just plunging into it was a very powerful story. That was lost a bit with the later arcs. I hope this season does well, for various reasons, and while I'm usually cynical about adaptations I feel this one has proven itself to be capable enough.
To me, One Piece is the modern Odyssey. I think the world has a lot to offer well passed the Grand Line. There are lots of questions that get answered along the way but Oda is really good at laying the foundation for bigger and better mysteries.
A lot of the time, it feels like side characters could easily be the main characters in their own stories. There are unknowns in the exploration but there is also a lot hidden in the timeline. So many things are related to the history of the world and its political system.
You can also watch the cast reaction to the trailer. The actor that does Sanji also did a reaction.
It's looking truly amazing. Their best trailer so far. So cool to see my favorite character (Wapol). Can't wait to see more of him.
Huh, I have to watch trailer like 3 times to catch Wapol, yeah, he is cool!
Upd: most probably because I read manga like 5 years ago, and didn't recognize him.
There's another trailer that just came out:
https://youtu.be/-sKjdYceH04
The show comes out in 1 week, on Tuesday.
Wow, I wasn’t quite aware of how bad the gaps were in terms of Netflix series go until I saw this. The first season came out in 2023.
I don’t particularly care for One Piece in any form. I enjoyed reading the manga briefly in my childhood, but even though the live action series was interesting it wasn’t enough to make me watch the whole thing.
I totally get the idea of holding back to make the best version of a show possible, but I honestly have come to think that Netflix does this as a means of revenue maximization at this point. By waiting years in between seasons it just means that the handful of high effort/budget shows they still have are “bargaining chips” used to make sure that people stay subscribed even if they aren’t watching much at all. Worse, I think that there are subtle things that make the shows worse by waiting. Stranger Things, for instance, started off selling people on having actual child actors selling the horror elements, but they waited so long to finish it that they all grew up into young adults and it became painfully clear that they couldn’t act. Heck, a lot of the last season’s editing relied on nostalgia for events that were supposed to have happened, what, maybe two years ago at most? But for us in real life those things happened in 2026 - a decade ago!
I think for now I’ll take the slightly more charitable view that the reason why these shows take so long to produce is that Netflix is so prone to cancelling their series that the actors get jobs after the season finishes so production has to wait until everyone is free again. I’m out of the loop on these things but it’s been a long time since I have heard about Netflix greenlighting more than a single season of a show at a time.
I think that the time that it took is justified for One Piece. If you remember, there was the writer's strike which happened after the first season. It delayed the production.
Seasons 3 will come out faster, they are filming it right now. It looks like Netflix is investing heavily in the live action. It's quite possible that it'll become their big flagship now that Stranger Things is over if they play their cards right.
Watch enough anime and multi-year season gaps for shows will become your new, frustrating expectation.
I just assume that no sequel will ever be made after the end of any given run on anime. The cancellation of the Yuri On Ice movie basically made me think that announcements are useless promises too.
I think that it’s harder to restart production on a live action show than it is to do with animation. Many people can be substituted in animation much easier, including entire animation studios. Netflix not signing up for more seasons at a time is likely a big reason why it takes so long to produce so many of their shows.