A week ahead of its premiere, Eiichiro Oda shares 5th letter to update ONE PIECE fans on the live-action adaptation.
Netflix also unveils an official dubbed trailer featuring original anime straw hat Japanese voice actors.
Netflix and Shuiesha shared a letter from Eiichiro Oda, the creator of the world’s most legendary and popular manga series in history, ONE PIECE, giving fans another update on the upcoming highly-anticipated live-action version. In his letter, Oda-Sensei encourages fans to “watch it on as big a screen as possible, with the volume cranked up, and enjoy it as many times as you’d like!!”
Netflix also released the official trailer featuring the original anime Straw Hat voice actors, (Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi and Hiroaki Hirata, who will all be reprising their roles in the ONE PIECE live-action series.
Netflix previously announced a series of 10 fan celebrations taking place around the globe, including the US, France, Indonesia, Japan, Italy, Philippines, Thailand, Germany, Brazil, and Mexico.
Be part of the One Piece Philippines fan celebration at the SM Mall of Asia Atrium. Check out Netflix PH’s official social channels on how you can join the global fan festivities.
Become part of our Nakama for exclusive updates and surprises by joining the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.
Check out the Official ONE PIECE podcast ‘The MANA Podcast’ hosted by Matt Owens, screenwriter and co-showrunner, where he invites some of his closest entertainment industry friends to chat all about their favorite anime series and tropes.
Based on Japan’s highest-selling manga series in history by Eiichiro Oda, ONE PIECE is a legendary high-seas adventure unlike any other. Monkey D. Luffy is a young adventurer who has longed for a life of freedom since he can remember. Luffy sets off from his small village on a perilous journey to find the legendary fabled treasure, ONE PIECE, to become King of the Pirates! But in order to find the ultimate prize, Luffy will need to assemble the crew he’s always wanted before finding a ship to sail, searching every inch of the vast blue seas, outpacing the Marines, and outwitting dangerous rivals at every turn.
Starring Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji, ONE PIECE is a live action pirate adventure created in partnership with Shueisha and produced by Tomorrow Studios and Netflix. Matt Owens and Steven Maeda are writers, executive producers, and showrunners. Eiichiro Oda, Marty Adelstein, and Becky Clements also executive produce. Additional cast includes Vincent Regan, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Morgan Davies, Aidan Scott, Langley Kirkwood, Jeff Ward, Celeste Loots, Alexander Maniatis, McKinley Belcher III, Craig Fairbrass, Steven Ward, Chioma Umeala, and Michael Dorman. Additional cast to be announced.
The Live Action Series, ONE PIECE, from Shueisha and Tomorrow Studios Sets Sail on August 31 on Netflix.
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