Here to give the cast & crew of the One Piece live action their flowers because WOW. I don't even know where to begin. First of all, many congrats to One Piece for finally breaking the anime live action curse. Many doubted the opla's ability to bring One Piece to life (reasonably so) but I am sure watching a few minutes of the first episode will change their minds. Covering the majority of the east blue saga within 8 episodes (most that don't even reach the 1 hour mark by the way) is a feat in of itself. In order to do so, the show-runners and writers did have to tweak some things to adjust to the short time frame, but god did they do it so well. Nothing felt unnatural. In fact, the new additions to the show (ie. more strawhat interactions & dialogues, marine involvement, and buggy content) brought more life to the One Piece universe. As I was watching, I felt so immersed in their world; almost as if I were a strawhat myself. The fight scenes were epic, the soundtrack was beautiful, and the backstories hit just as hard as they do in the animanga. If i could rate this show an 11/10, I would. It is just too damn good.

As a diehard fan of One Piece for 13 years, this live action adaptation exceeded my expectations and made me fall in love with the story all over again. Don't let your strong bias against live action adaptations stop you from finding hidden gems; you might be surprised with what you'd find.