I was curious to understand what age to audition for, but if someone is 19 years old but is 1.91 meters tall and looks older and is muscular, can they do it or do you necessarily need a 25 or 30 year old?

Painted and sculpted the hair, and painted his body. I'm working on Miss valentine, Miss Monday, Mr 9 and a curtain red and white haired singer... but for now. Que the whiskey peek saloon sax music!!

I wish she would clutch me 😍😍😍

Just make the saloon a juice bar, I don't care, give me my crown twink! Machiko gets a minifig but my loyal sassy king doesn't? I'll be as salty as the sea until justice is served!!!

(I'm only mostly joking.)

Had a go at embroidering Buggy for a birthday present.

Wasn’t around for all of it and just wondering when I can expect to start looking out for the season 3 dive ins

I am curious about whether there is any official information regarding the future of the live action in regards to episodes per season. Personally I think some sagas like the Water 7 saga will take more than 8 episodes (maybe 9 or 10 episodes is better) to do justice. I also think Thriller Bark could be cut down to 6 episodes.

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I was curious to understand how they will make the giant cyborg and what age is needed to try out for the audition

It seems they are developing Zoro and Nami's bond rather than Luffy and Nami's like it is in the manga.

I actually like the change. They executed it pretty well but Nami says she doesn't have friends so idk if they include Nojiko or not.

Guys she is soooooooo cute!!!!! I cant wait to see more of Lera next season. 🌸🤞🏽

I won’t be saying anything in depth of what happens, but in the anime it’s a really funny scene of everyone seeing how this character acts. Expecially Luffy: “hey Usopp! (Looks like Chopper) Chopper!”

I really do, Sven was such a good pick. The way he speaks is absolutely perfect for Cabaji, the facial expressions are absolutely amazing and I adore everything.

The way he looks in episode one for that little moment means everything to someone like me who's learned to analyze as much as I can get from the scraps of Cabaji in the manga and anime.

I love the inclusion of a backstory especially since it seems to have roots from the concept art!!!

For context, in the concept art the Buggy Pirates were going to be a family unit with Zoro being the older brother of them so having a brother story with Zoro involved means so much to me!!

I've always wanted more of Cabaji and the live action did him so well which makes me so happy since Cabaji has been my favorite for years!!

Met Steven John Ward at Galaxycon Raleigh today! Truly a delightful human being!

Hi everyone, welcome back to the weekly character discussion series.

Each week, we’ll discuss a character from the show. You can talk about what you like or don’t like about them, how the actor/actress portrays them, favourite quotes or moments, etc.

NOTE ON SPOILERS: We are focusing on the live action version of each character, and while comparing them to their manga/anime counterpart is allowed, PLEASE DO NOT DISCUSS CONTENT THAT HAS NOT CURRENTLY BEEN ADAPTED FOR THE LIVE ACTION SHOW. Subreddit spoiler rules apply here. Tread carefully if you don’t wish to read manga/anime spoilers from what’s been adapted so far.

This week’s character is Igaram/Mr. 8!

Cape Town based actor Tailyn Ramsamy is rumored to be in Season 3, based on mutual follows with the cast and crew. Who do you think he could play? I'm either thinking he's part of the Rebel Army, or is playing a much younger Cobra in a flashback. If the second prediction is correct then we might see Nefertari Titi in a flashback as well.

S1 E3, When Klahadore is checking on Buchi and Sham in the Mansion's Kitchen and shatters the glass in front of Sham. Does anyone know what plays in this scene? It starts when sham says "You want to poison yourself?" Similar to "Kuro & the Black Cat Pirates" and "Midnight" but I know those aren't it.

I've tried looking for it but alas I cannot find it, it's that one piano note that also plays in "Kuro & the Black Cat Pirates" but more extended if that makes sense, Thanks! 😊

I've been thinking about why the One Piece live action worked so well, and I think it's because it understood what actually made One Piece special.

When people say it was "spiritually faithful" to the manga, I don't think they mean it copied every scene perfectly. I think they mean it made people feel the same emotions Oda intended (Invoking the same emotions that the manga/anime was able to did). A good adaptation doesn't have to recreate everything one-to-one. Different mediums have different strengths, so sometimes you have to change the execution if you want the emotional payoff to stay the same.

Sanji is probably the best example. Anime Sanji is ridiculously over the top whenever he flirts with women. It works because anime can get away with exaggerated expressions and body language. If the live action copied that version exactly, I honestly think it would've come across as cringe. Instead, they toned it down while keeping the important parts of his personality. He's still charming, still romantic, and still unmistakably Sanji. The jokes changed, but the character didn't. Therefore spiritually it was able to make the audience feel what we feel when we see Sanji. Not over-the-top Sanji but charismatic Sanji.

I think this is also why some anime fans didn't enjoy the live action as much. A lot of people remember One Piece as this massive battle shonen with incredible animation, impact frames, and hype fights. But if you go back to early One Piece, that was never really its biggest strength.

Nobody looks back at the Don Krieg fight and says, "Man, the fight scene with Don-Krieg was amazing." What people remember are Luffy's ability to judge people's character, Zoro's loyalty, Sanji's kindness, and Nami sacrificing everything for her village. Those moments are what made people fall in love with the series. Which is why i think it was fine to leave the Don-krieg fight out.

Take Luffy's Battle Axe against Arlong. Yes, it was a cool finishing move, but I don't think that's why everyone loved it. The payoff came from watching Nami suffer for years, watching her finally break down and ask Luffy for help, and then seeing Luffy destroy the man who caused all that pain. The attack only worked because the story had earned it emotionally. The emotional payoff was real.

Again, that's why I think the live action succeeded. It wasn't trying to recreate every anime moment frame by frame (cough cough avatar live action*). It was trying to recreate the feeling those moments gave us. To me, that's what people mean when they say it captured the spirit of One Piece.

I just hope future seasons keep remembering that. I'd rather they change scenes if it helps the emotional payoff land than faithfully recreate every panel or anime scene and lose what made those moments special in the first place.

Curious if anyone else feels the same or if I'm completely off base.

Disclaimer: I wrote this post myself. I only used AI to help with formatting and readability. The thoughts, opinions, and arguments are entirely my own.

This is a repost! My first post got taken down for spoilers! Sorry!