One Piece Trivia | 60 facts about the live action adaptation

“One Piece” is a live action adaptation of the anime series with the same name that is streaming on Netflix.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the series.

1. One Piece is a fantasy adventure streaming television series
2. The title is stylized in all caps
3. The series is developed by Matt Owens and Steven Maeda for Netflix
4. The series is a live action adaptation of the ongoing 1997 Japanese manga series of the same name
5. The manga series was created by Eiichiro Oda
6. Oda served as a major creative consultant for the series
7. It is produced by Kaji Productions, Tomorrow Studios and Shueisha
8. They also publish the manga
9. The series stars an ensemble cast including Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Jacob Romero Gibson, and Taz Skylar as the initial five members of the Straw Hat Pirates
10. The series premiered on August 31, 2023
11. It received positive reviews from both critics and fans alike
12. Critics praised the performances, story, visual effects, and general faithfulness towards characters and events featured from the source material
13. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a 83% rating
14. Based on 40 critics
15. With an average rating of 7.6/10
16. Its critics’ consensus states: “One Piece captures the essence of its beloved source material with a charmingly big-hearted adaptation that should entertain longtime fans as well as patient newcomers”
17. On Metacritic, the series holds a weighted average score of 67 out of 100
18. Based on 20 critics
19. Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
20. 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”
21. A fabled treasure that will make their captain, Monkey D. Luffy, “King of the Pirates”
22. But the Marines are on their ship’s tail and they are not the only crew searching for the One Piece
23. Armed with skills and unbreakable friendship, the Straw Hats are ready for the journey and even more ready to fight for their dreams together
24. In July 2017, Weekly Shōnen Jump editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano announced that Tomorrow Studios (a partnership between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios) and Shueisha would commence production of an American live-action television adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga series as part of the series’ 20th anniversary celebrations
25. Oda would serve as executive producer for the series alongside Tomorrow Studios CEO Adelstein and Becky Clements
26. The series would reportedly begin with the East Blue saga
27. Adelstein also said the production cost could set new records
28. In January 2020, Oda revealed that Netflix ordered a first season consisting of ten episodes
29. In May 2020, producer Marty Adelstein revealed during an interview with Syfy Wire that the series was originally set to begin filming in Cape Town at Cape Town Film Studios sometime around August but had been delayed to around September due to the COVID-19 pandemic
30. He also revealed that, during the same interview, all ten scripts had been written for the series and they were set to begin casting sometime in June
31. However, executive producer and writer Matt Owens stated in September 2020 that casting had not yet commenced
32. In March 2021, production started up again with showrunner Steven Maeda revealing that the series codename is Project Roger
33. In September 2021, the series revealed its first look at the logo for the series
34. That same month, it was reported that Marc Jobst will direct the pilot episode of the series
35. He was approached to direct the pilot by Netflix executives due to their positive relationship after Jobst helmed episodes for Netflix series such as Daredevil, Luke Cage, and The Witcher. Jobst agreed to work on One Piece due to the script’s optimistic tone
36. In February 2022, it was announced that Arisu Kashiwagi will be the creative director and designer for the show’s brand identity, where she will be creating and designing logo and title sequence etc
37. In March 2022, alongside the release of additional casting announcements, it was said that head writer and executive producer Matt Owens would serve as co-showrunner alongside Maeda
38. In June 2022, Emma Sullivan was revealed to have directed episodes of the series
39. In November 2021, the main cast portraying the Straw Hat Pirates was revealed via a series of wanted posters
40. They are Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji
41. In March 2022, Netflix added Morgan Davies as Koby, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Alvida, Aidan Scott as Helmeppo, Jeff Ward as Buggy, McKinley Belcher III as Arlong, Vincent Regan as Garp and Peter Gadiot as Shanks to the cast in recurring roles
42. June 2022 saw the addition of Langley Kirkwood as Captain Morgan, Celeste Loots as Kaya, Alexander Maniatis as Klahadore, Craig Fairbrass as Zeff, Steven Ward as Dracule Mihawk, and Chioma Umeala as Nojiko
43. In August 2022, Bianca Oosthuizen, Chanté Grainger, and Grant Ross joined the cast of the series, playing Sham, Banchina, and Genzo respectively
44. In February 2023, it was revealed that Stevel Marc had been cast as Yasopp
45. In March 2023, it was revealed that Jandre le Roux had been cast as Kuroobi
46. In July 2023, it was revealed that the original Japanese voice actors from the One Piece anime will voice the characters for the Japanese dub
47. All the characters are dubbed by the original Japanese voice cast
48. With the exception of Arlong being voiced by Hiroki Tōchi, replacing Jūrōta Kosugi from the anime for unspecified reasons
49. Richard Bridgland serves as the production designer
50. While Diana Cilliers serves as the costume designer
51. Maeda officially announced that principal photography had begun on January 31, 2022
52. And finished filming on August 22, 2022
53. In May 2022, director Marc Jobst updated that he had finished filming the first two episodes of the show
54. Part of the filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa, at Cape Town Film Studios
55. Nicole Hirsch Whitaker, the show’s cinematographer, said that she had her crew six weeks before production began
56. Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli were hired to compose the score for the series
57. The first song from the series’ soundtrack, “Wealth Fame Power”
58. It was made available on music streaming platforms on August 18, 2023
59. The second song, “My Sails Are Set”, featuring Norwegian singer Aurora, was released on August 25
60. Eric Litman, Tessa Verfus, Kevin D. Ross and Tirsa Hackshaw serve as editors on the series