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7 biggest differences between season one of Netflix's 'One Piece' and the original manga and anime
7 biggest differences between season one of Netflix's 'One Piece' and the original manga and anime
Ayomikun Adekaiyero,Palmer HaaschSep 9, 2023, 19:51 IST
Iñaki Godoy as Luffy in Netflix's "One Piece."Netflix
Netflix's "One Piece" live action essentially adapts the East Blue Saga from the manga and anime.
While it shares many of the same story beats and villains, there are some differences.
While Netflix's "One Piece" is an adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's seminal manga series of the same name, it had to take some liberties and make changes along the way.
The live-action series stars Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, a young man with rubber powers who aspires to become the King of the Pirates. In the first season, he gathers the initial members of his crew as they set off for a treacherous stretch of ocean called the Grand Line in pursuit of the former pirate king's treasure, known as the One Piece.
The first season adapts the East Blue Saga from the manga, just as the "One Piece" anime (which, with the exception of the occasional filler arc or episode, sticks much closer to Oda's manga) did beginning with its premiere in 1999. Many of the characters and major story beats are the same, but the live-action adaptation moves up some characters from later in the story while also condensing moments from the source material.
Here are the biggest differences between Netflix's "One Piece" live-action series and Oda's manga and the anime adaptation of it.
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Garp is introduced much later in the anime and manga.
Vincent Regan as Vice-Admiral Garp in "One Piece."Casey Crafford/Netflix
Koby and Helmeppo are also given a larger story arc in season one.
Morgan Davies and Aidan Scott as Koby and Helmeppo in "One Piece."Raquel Fernandes/Netflix
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We do not see the weapon Buggy used to destroy Orange Town.
Jeff Ward as Buggy the Clown in "One Piece."Netflix
Captain Kuro doesn't have his entire pirate crew in the show.
Alexander Maniatis as Kuro in "One Piece."Casey Crafford/Netflix
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There's a smaller focus on the fighting chefs of Baratie — and the show cuts down on the antagonist Don Krieg.
Steven Ward as Mihawk in "One Piece."Casey Crafford/Netflix
Luffy doesn't fight Arlong before Arlong Park in the anime.
McKinley Belcher III as Arlong in "One Piece."Casey Crafford/Netflix
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The live action also cut one of Arlong's officers, an octopus fish-man named Hatchan, who's an important character later in the manga.
Hatchan in the "One Piece" anime series.Toei Animation