‘One Piece’ Creator Admits There’s Been A ‘History Of Failure’ Turning A Manga Into A Live-Action Series, Says He Acted ‘As A Guard Dog’ To Ensure It Was Done Right
etcanada.com“One Piece” creator Eiichiro Oda was very protective when working on the live-action series. Oda spoke out about the show in a new interview with the New York Times, revealing that he acted like a “guard dog” to make sure the Japanese anime series was “being adapted in the correct way.” Oda shared, “Various manga had been made into live action, but there was a history of failure; no one in Japan could name a successful example.
Would fans of One Piece — and viewers who don’t know the manga — accept it?” Just Jared reported. READ MORE: ‘One Piece’ Creator Says Iñaki Godoy Was The Only Choice For Luffy He added, “Thankfully, Netflix agreed that they wouldn’t go out with the show until I agreed it was satisfactory.
I read the scripts, gave notes and acted as a guard dog to ensure the material was being adapted in the correct way.” Oda continued, “A live-action adaptation of a manga doesn’t simply re-enact the source material on a one-to-one basis: It involves really thinking about what fans love about the characters, the dynamics among them — and being faithful to those elements. “A good live-action show doesn’t have to change the story too much.
The most important thing is whether the actors can reproduce the characters in a way that will satisfy the people who read the manga.
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