On the 9th of november, Netflix showed various details of the live-action of One piece, will be in charge of Steven Maeda and Matt Owens, will consist of 10 episodes and will begin with the arc of East Blue. However, its cast has angered some of their fans for very specific reasons.
The announced cast of the live-action of One piece It will be made up of Iñaki Godoy What Monkey D. Luffy; Mckenyu will be Rorona zoro; Emily rudd will take the role of Nami; Jacob Romero Gibson What Usopp and Taz skylar What Sanji.
Unfortunately, the choice of Jacob What Usopp was not well taken by a certain part of the community:
He was not the only person who criticized with a: ‘stop’ this decision. There were other community members who criticized that, even if Usopp was African, he did not have to be black in the live-action of One piece:
But, this was not the only criticizable decision of the live-action of One piece. There were also fans who pointed out that Iñaki Godoy it was not a good option as Monkey D. Luffy because he was not Brazilian: ‘They promised us a Brazilian Luffy and did we get a Mexican one? Maybe all Latinos are the same to them, Portuguese and Spanish sound the same. ‘
But, when the question turned: ‘What does a Brazilian look like?’, no one knew what to answer. Fortunately, not all of the live-action reactions of One piece they were negative.
For instance, Matt acevedo mention the following: ‘A Mexican actor will play Luffy! I can’t express how excited I am for this cast. It will be absolutely amazing, my inner child is freaking out !! ‘
Ending by wishing good luck to Iñaki Godoy in the live-action of One piece.
The cast of the live-action One Piece
The first of the ten episodes of the live-action of One Piece will be titled Romance Dawn and the story of the arc of East Blue with Monkey D. Luffy. Although, we still don’t know who will play Shanks or Goal D. Roger, the cast confirmed so far is as follows:
Thanks to Glass Eye, We were able to see the relationship that each of the actors and actress will have with their anime counterparts.
Perhaps one of the great surprises was Emily rudd for the role of Nami, who is known for the saga of The Street of Terror; and Arata Mackenyu What Zoro, who gained popularity for his participation in the live-action of Samurai X. So, the live-action of One piece it is not a world that is alien to him.
This cast corresponds, in a certain way, with the vision of Eiichiro Oda. When asked which country they would come from The Straw Hat Pirates if they were real, he answered the following:
- Luffy – Brazil
- Zoro – Japan
- Nami – Sweden
- Usopp – Africa
- Sanji – France
- Chopper – Canada
- Robin – Russia
- Franky – United States
- Brook – Austria
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