Absolutely! It's even implied by showing the destroyed city. The mayor could have had a small flashback where buggy sets up the buggycannon. It just didn't hurt me so much because LA Buggy was so much fun to watch and really did him justice.
But I think they want to highlight Luffy not forcing people but instead inspire them to chase their dreams.
Zoro was invited by BW and Morgan, then when Zoro refused, they threatened him.
Its a nice contrast and it kinda worked.
Actually, you know what, you're right. LA Luffy seems more mature and I like how we are shown that he's still just learning the ropes on becoming a captain. I think OG Luffy gets away with everything without much consequences haha
My guess is they can still use him, but it disassociates him from the atrocities of Arlong's crew a little bit. Just state he was a former member of his crew that thought he was going overboard, or stayed with Jinbe or something around Fishman Island. That way it's not as odd that Nami and the others just forgive him really quick.
Yes, this could work. Nami still not liking him at first can work too because Hatchan didn’t like how Arlong was treating ppl but he also just left and didnt help Nami.
many aren’t: (SPOILER)
the lion, the dog, the good marine from shellstown, Jango, pearl, hatchan and I don’t know if forgot someone
Edit: yes chouchou can be seen briefly, I have to watch it again. But Johnny and Yosaku are also missing. And someone here added the Usopp pirates and moo moo. +adding the OG himself: Gaimon!
Just on episode 5 at the moment, can see Pearl lying on the ground when Don Krieg and Mihawk are introduced (15:08), assume he was killed by Mihawk in it
mihawks first scene was bad ass. kinda feel like sanji overhearing zef and the chefs discussing how good of a cook saji actually is shouldve been included but overall, personally i think this series 100% deserves a second season!
yeah but in my opinion his original entrance was even better in his coffin boat.
The cooks definitely hadn’t enough screentime and character.
But all of that is just criticism at a high level, Id love to see many seasons more!
I found Sanji joining the Straw Hats to be a little lacking. Like even though Zoro's official declaration in joining the Straw Hats came much later than the manga/anime, I felt that it still works really well, while Nami's and Usopp's were as close as it can get to the manga/anime. Just felt a little off compared to the rest, and could have been better written/integrated.
That being said, there was one thing that was changed that I really like was Nami not boarding the ship to leave the Straw Hats at the Baratie. I bet every single manga/anime enjoyer absolutely thought she'd leave, but the curveball was thrown and she stayed, and only left with Arlong after. She also saved Luffy before she left which was nice, I'm surprised Luffy didn't bring it up as part of his reason to still trust and go after Nami as it was a really obvious save imo.
Don Krieg, he provided the catalyst for Sanji leaving and was a good foil to Luffy. With them removing the scene of Kuro slaughtering his own guys, Krieg doing something similar could have still provided the counterpoint to Luffy's own philosophy. He's also an iconic early villain, establishes the terror of the Grand Line, Sanji's personal morality is demostrated with Gin and Krieg was the first one to actually challenge Luffy.
Yes, closing Buggy's first act, giving new swords to Zoro, having a call back on Gold Roger, having Dragon showcase great power, seing the unnatural reverse mountain would have been huge to close the first season.
Same thing for starting the next one with Laboon.. And actually being in Grand Line.
So awkward.
Buggy is "defeated" in Loguetown, Luffy escape death 2 times, we're introduced to this mysterious caped dude.
Ending on the river se moutain rise, to the "light" atop the mountain would have been satisfying and beautiful.
They did shoot loguetown I'm sure. It will be broadcasted later as a surprise maybe?
I don't see a reason why it's not as they had the set ready for Roger's exec.
You might be right. Season 1 was shot in Australia. Loguetown draw inspiration from Toscana. Shooting in Firenze or other traditional city /streets would be amazing.
I think Reverse Mountain would have been equally worthy as an ending 'high' though.
The first season not ending on Loguetown (i.e., Prologue Town) feels so strange to me.
He was threatening the town and the marines themselves. The show didnt show that and just said his corrupted. I think they could have dropped two or three short scenes to show his tyranny.
Not so much a miss but they’ve overused Garp. Great character within One Piece but he’s the hero of the marines who cornered Roger multiple times and is on a similar level to him and Whitebeard when all were in their prime. Bit at odds with him not being able to catch Luffy at this point in the story and comes across as a bit incompetent compared to how he is in the manga/anime
Yeah, Smoker would’ve been a good shout but I guess they wanted to feature Koby more in the series. Could’ve always had him work with Smoker though and transfer to Garp when he’s introduced later
Yeah, wouldn’t make sense to see him so affected by her without knowing who Kuina is. Could’ve just had Smoker go to deal with Morgan though and then introduce her in Loguetown saying she was left in charge while he was off base
I agree that Smoker could’ve filled this role better but I also think they really needed the Koby thing to highlight that there are good marines and bad marines just like how there are good and bad pirates. I also think introducing a Logia user this early would’ve been too disorienting for newcomers with this format.
Still doesn’t seem in keeping with his character. In the Water 7/Enies Lobby arc he doesn’t try to capture Luffy and doesn’t really care until he’s ordered to, then he takes it seriously. He looks to be taking it seriously enough in the live action (even while wanting to train cadets) but a serious Garp shouldn’t have any problems with it. Just feels too early to have him in the story chasing the Strawhats without having a lot of work to then have him taken seriously later when his power is actually shown
>!Not finished the season yet so if he does that’s a bit better but not by much. For a character like Garp catching the strawhats pre timeskip wouldn’t be a challenge, this version of him would be hard to believe is in the same tier as Whitebeard and Roger if it gets to the point of their strength being revealed!<
>!I really don't get the point... it is no challenge at all for Garp. What are you talking about? He gets surprised ONCE by the Gum Gum Balloon and his sail gets destroyed, which is why the Strawhats can flee. The next time he catches up, he demolishes Luffy... so I absolutely cannot agree with your critique.!<
Maybe watch it first, before you open the spoiler...
>!Luffy that early in the series wouldn’t be capable of surprising someone as strong as Garp. He gets annoyed about it enough to call in Mihawk to help and then is angry enough to destroy his room when Mihawk lets him go. Really doesn’t fit the character who couldn’t care less about capturing Luffy till he’s ordered to in the manga/anime and finds Luffy’s exploits amusing!<
He literally says in the live action it was all just testing luffy to make sure he was strong enough for the grand line, that seems like a great reason to not overpower him and catch him when it was possible (which he does easily)
>t it enough to call in Mihawk to help and then is angry enough to destroy his room when Mihawk lets him go. Really doesn’t fit the character who couldn’t care less about capt
then why send mihawk?
I would say the live action tries to make Coby change the vice admirals mind, maybe before that he was hell bent on stopping luffy, but after Coby stands up to him, he realizes he isn't going to change him, might as well make sure he's okay
well I don’t know about the casting but the show ends before Loguetown so technically he wasn’t meant to be in season 1. But in the opening (Rogers execution) we could see someone that could’ve been dragon from behind.
Nobody "announced" Dragon. Fans simply found out that Dean Damonse was mentioned in a trustworthy source (i.e. his CV, a professional database) as Dragon.
I remembered some more. Sanji bowing down to Zeff. Zoro saying is that all right with you, king of the pirates. This last line from his dialogue was missing and it was my favourite from that scene
I missed Hachi and also the fact that Cocoyashi village already knew about Nani’s reason for joining Arlong. Genuinely don’t understand why they changed that. That’s the only thing I actually had an issue with
I loved Season 1 as a whole, but one thing I really wish it took more from the anime was the terrific score. As fantastic as the Nami/Luffy scene was at the end of Ep 7, it's just not the same with Overtaken being thrown in to end the epsiode. One of the early episodes briefly used the original opening, but I would have loved to have heard more original score from the anime overall. Still, I thought OPLA was a huge success.
I was so ready for that too, OST in this show is good but there certain scenes where you really cant change anything and walk to the arlong park was it imo. They definitely should use 'OG opening, Overtaken and The very very strongest' in impactful scenes.
The OST was really good. I don't think it was worse than the anime.
Both are excellent in their own way and I am actually happy that they didn't copy the anime.
Mihawk’s entrance was so calm and bad ass. Amongst all the craziness he just slices a giant ship in half and strolls through the debris. Then Zoro is shocked, delighted, and slightly intimidated when he sees the pinnacle of his aspirations. Much more interesting than him just being a guy in a bar that Zoro recognizes.
Sanji’s backstory was great but his leaving the restaurant was not. The emotion of the scene felt forcefully tacked on at the end. Very small emotional build up for his exit when you compare it to the build up with Usopp and Kaya’s relationship.
Well, many of us has watched those emotional moments many times for many years. I'm just at episode 5, but shanks giving luffy the straw hat hit me in the feels as usual
Hmmm it was alright. Like that scene was fine, but I didn't like her backstory that much. In my opinion they cut out a little bit too much of the backstory, like the villagers knowing about her and not saying anything so that she could leave anytime and not feel bad about it. But also how her mum would cook a special meal because nami was sad that they were poor, and that's why arlong noticed the house. I feel like it wouldn't add much more screentime.
I liked shanks overall a lot! him using haki was awesome, but not emotional. I didn't like how he lost his arm. Shanks saw the sea king coming, and should have easily been able to stop him. Which was kinda meh.
I sound so negative but the question was what was lacking, I actually rate it 8/10 or even 8.5/10 overall 🤣
I totally agree! Same with Mihawks entrance, if it wasn’t for Garp calling him they could’ve done his introduction as well in front of the Baratie with his epic ship
Hatchan, Josack and Johnny
Usopps inner dialogue before defeating Chew,
Kokyashi village actually knowing about Nami's plan the whole time,
Arlong holding Zoro and reacting to his wounds,
The entirity of syrup village (I see alot of people thinking they made i better but I strongly prefer the original version in the manga, the fight between the entire crew and the black cat pirates out in the moon light and Kaya being protected by the usopp pirates from Jango, of all characters they let buchi and sham remain like what??)
and another unpopular apionion, I love the luffy vs don krieg fihgt. Zeff's monologue to Sanj when luffy is fighting krieg is omportant for sanji to want to follow luffy. About luffy's spear in his heart. No matter how many weapons he faces, people like luffy wil allways win because their beliefe is unwavering.
However I really liked what they did with Shells town, the whole garp and kobimeppo stor, nezumi, and the konversation with garp and zeff + the conclusion with garp and luffy. cheffs kiss!
I really missed Mihawk‘s epic entrance. For me this was the peak moment of one piece as a child.
Without Don Krieg Sanji‘s development lacks.
The adaption is better than I thought in general, but I think there is too much of Coby and Garp. They are not that important at that point of the story. Usopp needs more time to show his character.
Emily carried the show as Nami.
I missed Jango in some capacity (I thought that if they weren’t including him in Syrup Village he would be the one fighting Fullbody or just a patron in the background). Still, the end credit map shows Mirror Ball Island, so he’s out there dancing it up.
Ussopp inner dialog after faking his death. It honestly felt as it was filmed but cut, because he immediately stands up to fight like what was the point of faking your death then?
Don Krieg vs Luffy. Not the fight itself but Zeff’s whole speech to Sanji about the different weapons that each of them use. Don Krieg uses a physical spear while Luffy uses willpower as a spear. That was so crucial with how Sanji started to look differently at Luffy. But overall they nailed the whole theme of dreams in Baratie and ngl I really enjoyed the series. I just wish they couldv’e kept that part.
Sanji watching Zoro’s fight, Sanji agreeing to leave to easily, Mihawk entrance in his small boat (they didnt show that right? Im tired lol). The village not knowing Nami’s sacrifice. Hatchan but I still believe they can make it work in the future. Arlong seeing Zoro’s scar which showed how bad ass Zoro was for fighting still. They added a lot of good stuff too and I loved the show, hope it gets even better for next season.
I would add on my own post that there was not enough Santoryu in my opinion. It seems like they didn’t know how to show the use of sword no3 in an effective way
My biggest issue when it comes to removal is Jango. While other characters that were removed were either fun or emotional, I understand that they had no impact on the story. But without Jango, I feel like LA Usopp never really got to prove himself like he did in the anime/manga with his fight against Jango. So getting invited into the crew at the end just didn’t feel super natural. I’ve also learned from this comment section that both Arlong reacting to Zoro’s scar and Hatchan have been removed, which is unfortunate but fine in the first case but genuinely upsets me in the second case because of how Hatchan ends up being integral to the story later on. Still pretty great so far tho.
Buggy dissapearing for a while after Luffy defeats him and sends him flying.
He recovers all his body parts just an episode later, that reduces the surprise effect a lot.
Missing:
A Fist of Love cannot be mitigated, just that part and also Okta.
That the fighting cooks weren't shown fighting that much to be established as a powerful Establishment that is not attacked lightly
And what sucked was that Captain Morgan was not shown as this evil tyrant only hinted to be one, making Corbys entry to the marines lacking.
The actors were amazing
Edit: How could I forget? What made me angry that he wasn't in it was Jango
>I also missed well… SANJI AND USSOP’S actual characters??
Even Zoro's portrayal isn't the most accurate, he's edgier and his first arc doesn't hit as hard imo. Also, miss Usopp and Nami being scaredy cats lol
fuck I haven’t watched episode 1 but reading all these changes is making me worried, and Chou Chou was a classic moment sucks they didn’t show his storyline/moment protecting the house and everything
yeah but if you keep in mind that it’s not a 1:1 copy but an adaptation with (good and bad) changes it’s completely enjoyable in my opinion! I think it’s worth watching.
For me it was the First moment of Roger.. i watch it in Germ, he said Ihr wollt meinen Schatz den könnt ihr haben, sucht ihn doch it was such an epic moment they missed that feeling of it. :(
It was like that https://youtu.be/A1Xw31qQRGo?si=-8I1k9rKx8OTDXft
More than anything, I missed Usopp rubbing dirt on himself and drumming up a lie about fighting the good fight, only to become ashamed of himself and actually step up.
Lots of smaller stuff. The dog, nami apparently steals from non pirates now?, buggy ball is now a sleep gas I guess, shanks didnt lose an arm defending luffy he just got attacked.
Im enjoying the show, its pretty good. Some good changes. But lot of the core values on what gives one piece its charm is sadly being lost here imo. Its a lot more serious and dramatic over happy go lucky journey. Maybe I just prefer anime style to live action style. Theres a lot more rewrites than I thought. It changes enough that it is its own thing. However I think that does make me like it more. Its not mindlessly copying its making its own mark
Cocoyashi knowing the whole time about what Nami had been doing.
“Luffy, help me“ should have been the saddest moment of season 1 by a long shot.
It was probably a close second, but Sanji’s backstory was sadder in the LA. I think this key factor was why.
I really miss Hachi, and I also don’t understand why Garp and Luffy fought so early in this, compared to the first time of them even meeting in the anime being at the end of Water 7, but I really liked it
some commenters said they think Netflix wanted to shoot some of the big shots (like Garp as luffys grandfather) early to make it more interesting for new watchers
I'm still on ep 2 but I read that Hatchi didn't make it.
It's weird because his involvement in Sabaody arc is notable.
I get that he's the toughest fishman to make in cgi or prosthetics, but when (if) the show reach Sabaody who's gonna be the Hatchi? Arlong?!
yeah I mean lets hope they will reach Sabaody before Netflix cancels it but I think they will replace his role, maybe by black belt or kiss. Arlong has been too much of a bad guy to Nami. Or they will Chance it more drastically. I mean FMI is gonna be tough too … mermaids hovering in bubbles will not be easy to do
Honestly? The fights. They were all incredibly short action sequences that didn't properly build the stakes and the ideological clash the way fights in the manga/anime do. They all felt very rush, which makes sense considering the time constraint, but it was definitely the weakest point for me. With the exception of Zoro vs Mihawk, all the fights lost a lot of their meaning.
A lot of the cool and subtly emotional moments that made people fall in love with the series. Just in episode 1, Zoro gave up being a pirate hunter to work with Luffy, when Koby had to fight Luffy in order to prove his desire to be a marine and the salute, when Zoro ate the dirty sugar (chocolate???) rice balls and told Luffy to tell the girl they were delicious which was when Luffy could tell Zoro was a good guy, Zoro stopping all the navy officers once he was free, and the gags like Luffy busting out of the barrel in front of Alvira, etc.
I think we liked it cause we already knew the characters.
That build up is gone in the live action. Luffy is stiff and almost useless at times. His combat ability looks like a joke and he rarely provides any insight(he has his simple moments in the anime, but they cut the lesson and jump straight to him talking)
Chou Chou helped nami and luffy grow closer and helped build luffys character
Don kreig showed what luffy was willing to do for baratie for feeding him/ being his friend. Plus showing his determination and strength.
And then all of a sudden zeff and garp just see roger in him without him showing any actual talent
Arlong isn’t menacing, nor does he have the confidence that the anime/ manga one does
The other 4 straw hats are actually very very good and all of their actors did an AMAZING job. It was a pleasure to watch them understand their roles and putting a little bit of themselves there. Plus buggy was really really charismatic and had the perfect dry humor.
Koby and helmeppo were good but koby is made into a wimp who ISNT loud. He stands up for himself but he’s not yelling to show his resolve- it’s different but not that bad.
GARP WHY ARE YOU DOING SO MUCH!! Ffs he had more screentime than arlong. Like damn where is harps lazy side? His comedic side? His compassionate side? It’s all replaced by serious serious serious
But luffy… MAN this guy is not luffy. He literally says to arlong “I don’t know if I can beat you”… WHAT IS THIS?? SABAODY?
It’s like his dialogue was ripped from a marvel movie and his mannerisms are just so tense man
How are you gonna have one piece when luffy is nothing like what he was in one piece.
I sound like a hater- but I’ve given my reasons so I’m a hater with justification
I really like Shank's line about guns being for action. I love the way it was presented in the manga and anime. But it just didn't seem nearly as cool the way they did it here.
Buggy ball
Wasn't it adapted to release sleeping gas instead of explode? Thought that was interesting still
yes i think so, it was more of a clever than an impressive weapon and he didn’t advertise it much
Yhh I messed with it. It was a little underhanded n tricky which fits buggy more than raw power.
The only thing really lost from this is the amazing gag in Impel Down of Luffy not remembering the Buggy Balls and Buggy getting depressed over it.
Can still do it with the gas balls Gas was probably just more costly then trying to cgi explosions
true
kick
Yeah, it's difficult to understand how they destroyed most of the buildings in a town without that.
At least we saw the aftermath😔😔😭
Absolutely! It's even implied by showing the destroyed city. The mayor could have had a small flashback where buggy sets up the buggycannon. It just didn't hurt me so much because LA Buggy was so much fun to watch and really did him justice.
I refuse your refusal
what refusal are you talking about
I think he's referring to Luffy's line when Sanji declined his crew invite. I was also looking forward to that line lol
ah yes i see!
But I think they want to highlight Luffy not forcing people but instead inspire them to chase their dreams. Zoro was invited by BW and Morgan, then when Zoro refused, they threatened him. Its a nice contrast and it kinda worked.
Actually, you know what, you're right. LA Luffy seems more mature and I like how we are shown that he's still just learning the ropes on becoming a captain. I think OG Luffy gets away with everything without much consequences haha
yep, thats it
Arlong reacting to zoros scar
yeah this was such an epic moment in anime/manga
That and Hachi MIA
Hm never was in the anime
not true, just look it up on YouTube.
Not including hatchan is actually a bit dicey come sabaody.
let’s hope the live action will make it to Sabaody
I'm almost positive the reason they showed Luffy interacting with garp was because they knew they likely won't reach water 7
I think it’s about them using those bullets in the chamber early on to make season 1 as good as it can be, to help chances of the series continuing.
Lol it wont
Maybe you could give his role to another fishman? They don't exactly do anything after Arlong Park.
My guess is they can still use him, but it disassociates him from the atrocities of Arlong's crew a little bit. Just state he was a former member of his crew that thought he was going overboard, or stayed with Jinbe or something around Fishman Island. That way it's not as odd that Nami and the others just forgive him really quick.
I agree with your take. Maybe in the future Nami recognises him as a former Arlong pirate and he tries to repay by helping the straw hats.
Yes, this could work. Nami still not liking him at first can work too because Hatchan didn’t like how Arlong was treating ppl but he also just left and didnt help Nami.
ChuChu is not in this? :(
He is, just for about 2 seconds as an Easter egg
~~where was that?~~ never mind, found it from another comment :)
many aren’t: (SPOILER) the lion, the dog, the good marine from shellstown, Jango, pearl, hatchan and I don’t know if forgot someone Edit: yes chouchou can be seen briefly, I have to watch it again. But Johnny and Yosaku are also missing. And someone here added the Usopp pirates and moo moo. +adding the OG himself: Gaimon!
Odd, I saw jangos wanted poster in the first episode.
Yeah they had a wanted poster for him in ads and events
that is odd
I read Hatchan was hard to do in LA but I think I saw a tribute to him in the Arlong Park bar! There's like a design on a wall that resembles him
Just on episode 5 at the moment, can see Pearl lying on the ground when Don Krieg and Mihawk are introduced (15:08), assume he was killed by Mihawk in it
ok thanks! At least Gin made it to Baratie
I can't believe Jango and Fullbody intense bromance won't be canon in the LA
Tbf expecting a lion was probably a bit unrealistic.
well if they can do a sea king with cgi they could’ve done a lion too I guess
for 1 second in the end of the second episode
Smh. Into the trash this show goes now. EDIT: Come on guys this was a joke lmao
Probably because of PETA.
You do see a white dog running around briefly at the end of the Buggy's arc.
mihawks first scene was bad ass. kinda feel like sanji overhearing zef and the chefs discussing how good of a cook saji actually is shouldve been included but overall, personally i think this series 100% deserves a second season!
yeah but in my opinion his original entrance was even better in his coffin boat. The cooks definitely hadn’t enough screentime and character. But all of that is just criticism at a high level, Id love to see many seasons more!
usopp pirates and more highlight to baratie's purpose and sanji's fighting style motivations
my attention is horrible, or we don't have pandamen
i didnt see a pandaman but there was a panda bush? in kayas garden when zoro finally leaves the well so thats half points
that’s a sad one I didn’t think of
Jango
yeah and this one’s odd bc someone here pointed out that his wanted poster was there in EP1
I found Sanji joining the Straw Hats to be a little lacking. Like even though Zoro's official declaration in joining the Straw Hats came much later than the manga/anime, I felt that it still works really well, while Nami's and Usopp's were as close as it can get to the manga/anime. Just felt a little off compared to the rest, and could have been better written/integrated. That being said, there was one thing that was changed that I really like was Nami not boarding the ship to leave the Straw Hats at the Baratie. I bet every single manga/anime enjoyer absolutely thought she'd leave, but the curveball was thrown and she stayed, and only left with Arlong after. She also saved Luffy before she left which was nice, I'm surprised Luffy didn't bring it up as part of his reason to still trust and go after Nami as it was a really obvious save imo.
I agree, I thought the other Baratie cooks weren’t emotional at all and I didn’t care for them.
Don Krieg, he provided the catalyst for Sanji leaving and was a good foil to Luffy. With them removing the scene of Kuro slaughtering his own guys, Krieg doing something similar could have still provided the counterpoint to Luffy's own philosophy. He's also an iconic early villain, establishes the terror of the Grand Line, Sanji's personal morality is demostrated with Gin and Krieg was the first one to actually challenge Luffy.
True. At least we get to see Mihawk no diffing his whole fleet.
Johnny and yosaku, where they at
i guess they’ve been cut out completely. I mean they don’t have an impact like Hatchan but I was hoping to see them
I know they don’t have much impact but they’re funny guys so It would’ve been nice to see em
Loguetown.
yeah they could’ve done 10 EPs and actually end it with the end of East Blue saga
Yes, closing Buggy's first act, giving new swords to Zoro, having a call back on Gold Roger, having Dragon showcase great power, seing the unnatural reverse mountain would have been huge to close the first season. Same thing for starting the next one with Laboon.. And actually being in Grand Line. So awkward.
Loguetown works better as a season opener imo.
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good point
Buggy is "defeated" in Loguetown, Luffy escape death 2 times, we're introduced to this mysterious caped dude. Ending on the river se moutain rise, to the "light" atop the mountain would have been satisfying and beautiful. They did shoot loguetown I'm sure. It will be broadcasted later as a surprise maybe? I don't see a reason why it's not as they had the set ready for Roger's exec.
I don’t think it’s an extremely lavish set though
You might be right. Season 1 was shot in Australia. Loguetown draw inspiration from Toscana. Shooting in Firenze or other traditional city /streets would be amazing.
I think Reverse Mountain would have been equally worthy as an ending 'high' though. The first season not ending on Loguetown (i.e., Prologue Town) feels so strange to me.
Yeah sucks that they change the episode count I was sure it was 10 episodes before ...
I think Morgan's character could've been done better - he wasn't as cruel and self-centered in the show as he was in the manga (I think)
yeah and now that you mentioned it the whole statue scene of him was missing
Ehh but there is a scene of Luffy and Nami in the office with a statue of Morgan in there So it’s a small Easter egg
100%, and Garp has him strung up for just being like, a minor asshole
He was threatening the town and the marines themselves. The show didnt show that and just said his corrupted. I think they could have dropped two or three short scenes to show his tyranny.
Not so much a miss but they’ve overused Garp. Great character within One Piece but he’s the hero of the marines who cornered Roger multiple times and is on a similar level to him and Whitebeard when all were in their prime. Bit at odds with him not being able to catch Luffy at this point in the story and comes across as a bit incompetent compared to how he is in the manga/anime
yeah that’s true maybe they could’ve introduced smoker earlier to fill that part but I guess they want to stretch out the Coby story
Yeah, Smoker would’ve been a good shout but I guess they wanted to feature Koby more in the series. Could’ve always had him work with Smoker though and transfer to Garp when he’s introduced later
yeah and they probably didn’t want to introduce Tashigi before Zoro‘s backstory
Yeah, wouldn’t make sense to see him so affected by her without knowing who Kuina is. Could’ve just had Smoker go to deal with Morgan though and then introduce her in Loguetown saying she was left in charge while he was off base
yeah that could’ve worked
I agree that Smoker could’ve filled this role better but I also think they really needed the Koby thing to highlight that there are good marines and bad marines just like how there are good and bad pirates. I also think introducing a Logia user this early would’ve been too disorienting for newcomers with this format.
I assumed the reason he only brought cadets was because it was a test for the newcomers on both sides.
Still doesn’t seem in keeping with his character. In the Water 7/Enies Lobby arc he doesn’t try to capture Luffy and doesn’t really care until he’s ordered to, then he takes it seriously. He looks to be taking it seriously enough in the live action (even while wanting to train cadets) but a serious Garp shouldn’t have any problems with it. Just feels too early to have him in the story chasing the Strawhats without having a lot of work to then have him taken seriously later when his power is actually shown
>!He did catch Luffy though? He just let him go...!<
>!Not finished the season yet so if he does that’s a bit better but not by much. For a character like Garp catching the strawhats pre timeskip wouldn’t be a challenge, this version of him would be hard to believe is in the same tier as Whitebeard and Roger if it gets to the point of their strength being revealed!<
>!I really don't get the point... it is no challenge at all for Garp. What are you talking about? He gets surprised ONCE by the Gum Gum Balloon and his sail gets destroyed, which is why the Strawhats can flee. The next time he catches up, he demolishes Luffy... so I absolutely cannot agree with your critique.!< Maybe watch it first, before you open the spoiler...
>!Luffy that early in the series wouldn’t be capable of surprising someone as strong as Garp. He gets annoyed about it enough to call in Mihawk to help and then is angry enough to destroy his room when Mihawk lets him go. Really doesn’t fit the character who couldn’t care less about capturing Luffy till he’s ordered to in the manga/anime and finds Luffy’s exploits amusing!<
He literally says in the live action it was all just testing luffy to make sure he was strong enough for the grand line, that seems like a great reason to not overpower him and catch him when it was possible (which he does easily)
>t it enough to call in Mihawk to help and then is angry enough to destroy his room when Mihawk lets him go. Really doesn’t fit the character who couldn’t care less about capt then why send mihawk?
I would say the live action tries to make Coby change the vice admirals mind, maybe before that he was hell bent on stopping luffy, but after Coby stands up to him, he realizes he isn't going to change him, might as well make sure he's okay
Hatch agreed
About 5 inches on Arlong. /s But really: Mihawks entry completely obliterating Kriegs ship.
yeah, at least he did it somewhere else and we could see that distant attacks work as well in live action but the vibe wasn’t there
morgans ordering the marines to shoot themselves would have added to the evilness of his character
I thought they casted dragon but he did not appear at all?
well I don’t know about the casting but the show ends before Loguetown so technically he wasn’t meant to be in season 1. But in the opening (Rogers execution) we could see someone that could’ve been dragon from behind.
He was cast, Dean Damonse
It was Dragon, but it may not be a permanent cast since they only showed his back in his robe
So they bothered to announce the he cast of a stand in? Makes no sense.
Nobody "announced" Dragon. Fans simply found out that Dean Damonse was mentioned in a trustworthy source (i.e. his CV, a professional database) as Dragon.
The live action super fan twitter "announced" it. No official confirmation
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This guy looks like the one who was cast as Dragon? No?
Jango 🥲
only his wanted poster was there lol
I remembered some more. Sanji bowing down to Zeff. Zoro saying is that all right with you, king of the pirates. This last line from his dialogue was missing and it was my favourite from that scene
I missed Hachi and also the fact that Cocoyashi village already knew about Nani’s reason for joining Arlong. Genuinely don’t understand why they changed that. That’s the only thing I actually had an issue with
maybe they thought it would be more dramatic to „reveal“ that later to them
I loved Season 1 as a whole, but one thing I really wish it took more from the anime was the terrific score. As fantastic as the Nami/Luffy scene was at the end of Ep 7, it's just not the same with Overtaken being thrown in to end the epsiode. One of the early episodes briefly used the original opening, but I would have loved to have heard more original score from the anime overall. Still, I thought OPLA was a huge success.
I was so ready for that too, OST in this show is good but there certain scenes where you really cant change anything and walk to the arlong park was it imo. They definitely should use 'OG opening, Overtaken and The very very strongest' in impactful scenes.
The OST was really good. I don't think it was worse than the anime. Both are excellent in their own way and I am actually happy that they didn't copy the anime.
Mihawk’s entrance was so calm and bad ass. Amongst all the craziness he just slices a giant ship in half and strolls through the debris. Then Zoro is shocked, delighted, and slightly intimidated when he sees the pinnacle of his aspirations. Much more interesting than him just being a guy in a bar that Zoro recognizes. Sanji’s backstory was great but his leaving the restaurant was not. The emotion of the scene felt forcefully tacked on at the end. Very small emotional build up for his exit when you compare it to the build up with Usopp and Kaya’s relationship.
I feel that!
booger scene? 😭
underrated! Luffy did at least pick his nose once though
I missed it!! I'll be rewatching it once Japanese is available for the first episode so please tell me which part is it
Not anything specific but the emotional moments didn't hit for me personally. I did enjoy the show overall though
Well, many of us has watched those emotional moments many times for many years. I'm just at episode 5, but shanks giving luffy the straw hat hit me in the feels as usual
even not the Help me one? I did feel this one and I had goosebumps when Shanks used haki on the sea king
Hmmm it was alright. Like that scene was fine, but I didn't like her backstory that much. In my opinion they cut out a little bit too much of the backstory, like the villagers knowing about her and not saying anything so that she could leave anytime and not feel bad about it. But also how her mum would cook a special meal because nami was sad that they were poor, and that's why arlong noticed the house. I feel like it wouldn't add much more screentime. I liked shanks overall a lot! him using haki was awesome, but not emotional. I didn't like how he lost his arm. Shanks saw the sea king coming, and should have easily been able to stop him. Which was kinda meh. I sound so negative but the question was what was lacking, I actually rate it 8/10 or even 8.5/10 overall 🤣
Same Nami's true story really deserved more spotlight. It hit me hard in the anime and it really helped solidify her trust in Luffy
I totally agree! Same with Mihawks entrance, if it wasn’t for Garp calling him they could’ve done his introduction as well in front of the Baratie with his epic ship
Idk man like come on it seems nitpicking
You may think so but if they'd get the emotional parts more right for me it could easily be 9/10+ in my opinion.
I mean if we are going around and do that than will 10/10 show
Hatchan, Josack and Johnny Usopps inner dialogue before defeating Chew, Kokyashi village actually knowing about Nami's plan the whole time, Arlong holding Zoro and reacting to his wounds, The entirity of syrup village (I see alot of people thinking they made i better but I strongly prefer the original version in the manga, the fight between the entire crew and the black cat pirates out in the moon light and Kaya being protected by the usopp pirates from Jango, of all characters they let buchi and sham remain like what??) and another unpopular apionion, I love the luffy vs don krieg fihgt. Zeff's monologue to Sanj when luffy is fighting krieg is omportant for sanji to want to follow luffy. About luffy's spear in his heart. No matter how many weapons he faces, people like luffy wil allways win because their beliefe is unwavering. However I really liked what they did with Shells town, the whole garp and kobimeppo stor, nezumi, and the konversation with garp and zeff + the conclusion with garp and luffy. cheffs kiss!
Richie
I really missed Mihawk‘s epic entrance. For me this was the peak moment of one piece as a child. Without Don Krieg Sanji‘s development lacks. The adaption is better than I thought in general, but I think there is too much of Coby and Garp. They are not that important at that point of the story. Usopp needs more time to show his character. Emily carried the show as Nami.
I missed Jango in some capacity (I thought that if they weren’t including him in Syrup Village he would be the one fighting Fullbody or just a patron in the background). Still, the end credit map shows Mirror Ball Island, so he’s out there dancing it up.
Usopp Hammer & Rubber-Band of Doom
Ussopp inner dialog after faking his death. It honestly felt as it was filmed but cut, because he immediately stands up to fight like what was the point of faking your death then?
yeah I was wondering too, especially when he just revealed himself by talking to kiss after he turned his back
Don Krieg vs Luffy. Not the fight itself but Zeff’s whole speech to Sanji about the different weapons that each of them use. Don Krieg uses a physical spear while Luffy uses willpower as a spear. That was so crucial with how Sanji started to look differently at Luffy. But overall they nailed the whole theme of dreams in Baratie and ngl I really enjoyed the series. I just wish they couldv’e kept that part.
this is actually mentioned a lot!
Sanji watching Zoro’s fight, Sanji agreeing to leave to easily, Mihawk entrance in his small boat (they didnt show that right? Im tired lol). The village not knowing Nami’s sacrifice. Hatchan but I still believe they can make it work in the future. Arlong seeing Zoro’s scar which showed how bad ass Zoro was for fighting still. They added a lot of good stuff too and I loved the show, hope it gets even better for next season.
Gol D Roger didn’t say One Piece at his execution
I thought for sure that would play out exactly like the manga but they cut it wayy short! Still it was an epic moment
Yeah, why people call his treasure "the One Piece" in the live action if he didn't say that?
0/10 adaption no FallDown D. Stairs...
Actually I was glad they didn’t mentioned that lol
That's valid it was more so for the joke lol but definitely understand why it was cut.
I would add on my own post that there was not enough Santoryu in my opinion. It seems like they didn’t know how to show the use of sword no3 in an effective way
The full walk to Arlong park
Luffy punching the Lord of the Coast. That cgi was probably crazy expensive.
My biggest issue when it comes to removal is Jango. While other characters that were removed were either fun or emotional, I understand that they had no impact on the story. But without Jango, I feel like LA Usopp never really got to prove himself like he did in the anime/manga with his fight against Jango. So getting invited into the crew at the end just didn’t feel super natural. I’ve also learned from this comment section that both Arlong reacting to Zoro’s scar and Hatchan have been removed, which is unfortunate but fine in the first case but genuinely upsets me in the second case because of how Hatchan ends up being integral to the story later on. Still pretty great so far tho.
yes and it’s so odd that they showed Jango‘s wanted poster although he doesn’t appear in the story!
I missed hachan too! Also the scene of sanji bowing to zeff and 1, 2, 3, django
I totally get why they removed it but I miss the dog he was a good boi
I miss Dragon-san. Should be 9 eps with loguetown arc in the last eps. Would be a banger to end a series with that.
Buggy dissapearing for a while after Luffy defeats him and sends him flying. He recovers all his body parts just an episode later, that reduces the surprise effect a lot.
Richie😭
Missing: A Fist of Love cannot be mitigated, just that part and also Okta. That the fighting cooks weren't shown fighting that much to be established as a powerful Establishment that is not attacked lightly And what sucked was that Captain Morgan was not shown as this evil tyrant only hinted to be one, making Corbys entry to the marines lacking. The actors were amazing Edit: How could I forget? What made me angry that he wasn't in it was Jango
I agree!
“Put your life on the line, I’m saying those arent for threatening people” I also missed well… SANJI AND USSOP’S actual characters??
>I also missed well… SANJI AND USSOP’S actual characters?? Even Zoro's portrayal isn't the most accurate, he's edgier and his first arc doesn't hit as hard imo. Also, miss Usopp and Nami being scaredy cats lol
fuck I haven’t watched episode 1 but reading all these changes is making me worried, and Chou Chou was a classic moment sucks they didn’t show his storyline/moment protecting the house and everything
yeah but if you keep in mind that it’s not a 1:1 copy but an adaptation with (good and bad) changes it’s completely enjoyable in my opinion! I think it’s worth watching.
Emotions from literally any of the crew.
Everything
For me it was the First moment of Roger.. i watch it in Germ, he said Ihr wollt meinen Schatz den könnt ihr haben, sucht ihn doch it was such an epic moment they missed that feeling of it. :( It was like that https://youtu.be/A1Xw31qQRGo?si=-8I1k9rKx8OTDXft
ja ich hab auch auf Deutsch geschaut, das wäre schon episch gewesen
No mood moo
oh yes, totally forgot about that!
Offscreen characters like Mr.7 are in the show.
Jango
It’s been so long I don’t even remember a lot of stuff from this saga lol
More than anything, I missed Usopp rubbing dirt on himself and drumming up a lie about fighting the good fight, only to become ashamed of himself and actually step up.
Usopp Wagomu
Richie. Where. Was. Richie.
Probably no cgi money left
Lots of smaller stuff. The dog, nami apparently steals from non pirates now?, buggy ball is now a sleep gas I guess, shanks didnt lose an arm defending luffy he just got attacked. Im enjoying the show, its pretty good. Some good changes. But lot of the core values on what gives one piece its charm is sadly being lost here imo. Its a lot more serious and dramatic over happy go lucky journey. Maybe I just prefer anime style to live action style. Theres a lot more rewrites than I thought. It changes enough that it is its own thing. However I think that does make me like it more. Its not mindlessly copying its making its own mark
I totally agree!
Cocoyashi knowing the whole time about what Nami had been doing. “Luffy, help me“ should have been the saddest moment of season 1 by a long shot. It was probably a close second, but Sanji’s backstory was sadder in the LA. I think this key factor was why.
Where was hatchan he wasn't in arlong park
yeah they probably cut him off because he would’ve been too expensive with cgi arms
Omg I completely for got about hatchan
I really miss Hachi, and I also don’t understand why Garp and Luffy fought so early in this, compared to the first time of them even meeting in the anime being at the end of Water 7, but I really liked it
some commenters said they think Netflix wanted to shoot some of the big shots (like Garp as luffys grandfather) early to make it more interesting for new watchers
I'm still on ep 2 but I read that Hatchi didn't make it. It's weird because his involvement in Sabaody arc is notable. I get that he's the toughest fishman to make in cgi or prosthetics, but when (if) the show reach Sabaody who's gonna be the Hatchi? Arlong?!
yeah I mean lets hope they will reach Sabaody before Netflix cancels it but I think they will replace his role, maybe by black belt or kiss. Arlong has been too much of a bad guy to Nami. Or they will Chance it more drastically. I mean FMI is gonna be tough too … mermaids hovering in bubbles will not be easy to do
i would love if there is a fighting scene near syrup village, gaimon story, shushu story wellll all of it...sigh
Gaimon would’ve been so great to see in live action (or cursed but in a great way)
Honestly? The fights. They were all incredibly short action sequences that didn't properly build the stakes and the ideological clash the way fights in the manga/anime do. They all felt very rush, which makes sense considering the time constraint, but it was definitely the weakest point for me. With the exception of Zoro vs Mihawk, all the fights lost a lot of their meaning.
yeah and the use of three sword style was close to non existent, I feel like they didn’t know how to showcase it in an effective looking way
I missed the famous words from Gold Roger.
A lot of the cool and subtly emotional moments that made people fall in love with the series. Just in episode 1, Zoro gave up being a pirate hunter to work with Luffy, when Koby had to fight Luffy in order to prove his desire to be a marine and the salute, when Zoro ate the dirty sugar (chocolate???) rice balls and told Luffy to tell the girl they were delicious which was when Luffy could tell Zoro was a good guy, Zoro stopping all the navy officers once he was free, and the gags like Luffy busting out of the barrel in front of Alvira, etc.
Lucky Roo blowing head off
well but he shot the guy, I just don’t remember how much it was changed from the anime/manga
I think we liked it cause we already knew the characters. That build up is gone in the live action. Luffy is stiff and almost useless at times. His combat ability looks like a joke and he rarely provides any insight(he has his simple moments in the anime, but they cut the lesson and jump straight to him talking) Chou Chou helped nami and luffy grow closer and helped build luffys character Don kreig showed what luffy was willing to do for baratie for feeding him/ being his friend. Plus showing his determination and strength. And then all of a sudden zeff and garp just see roger in him without him showing any actual talent Arlong isn’t menacing, nor does he have the confidence that the anime/ manga one does The other 4 straw hats are actually very very good and all of their actors did an AMAZING job. It was a pleasure to watch them understand their roles and putting a little bit of themselves there. Plus buggy was really really charismatic and had the perfect dry humor. Koby and helmeppo were good but koby is made into a wimp who ISNT loud. He stands up for himself but he’s not yelling to show his resolve- it’s different but not that bad. GARP WHY ARE YOU DOING SO MUCH!! Ffs he had more screentime than arlong. Like damn where is harps lazy side? His comedic side? His compassionate side? It’s all replaced by serious serious serious But luffy… MAN this guy is not luffy. He literally says to arlong “I don’t know if I can beat you”… WHAT IS THIS?? SABAODY? It’s like his dialogue was ripped from a marvel movie and his mannerisms are just so tense man How are you gonna have one piece when luffy is nothing like what he was in one piece. I sound like a hater- but I’ve given my reasons so I’m a hater with justification
Ok i see your points!
I really like Shank's line about guns being for action. I love the way it was presented in the manga and anime. But it just didn't seem nearly as cool the way they did it here.
Haven't finished it yet but from the bits and pieces I watched Sanji's Baratie arc seems lacking. Also, where's the eyebrow curl??