Fans of ‘One Piece‘ are delighted, as the live adaptation of one of the most popular series of mangas and animes continues. Netflix Geeked shared two tweets about the production of the series, marking the latest official news since the launch of the series in January 2020. The production was delayed for some time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, not much has been revealed other than a photo showing the cover of the completed script of episode one titled “Romance Dawn.” The second tweet featured the logo of the show and a caption: “no matter how hard or how impossible it is, never lose sight of your goal.” There are no details given about the cast, directors, or release date.
“ONE PIECE” is a Japanese comic book by Eiichiro Oda. Serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” (Shueisha) since 1997 issue 34.
Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who dreams of being a pirate king, goes on a marine adventure with his friends in search of “One Piece”. With themes such as adventure to a dream and friendship with friends in the foreground, it is gaining popularity as a story that goes on the center stage of Shounen Manga(comic book), which mainly focuses on battles, joke scenes, and touching episodes.
As of September 2021, the comic book has been published up to Volume 100, and it will be the longest serialization after “Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo” (1976-2016) among the successive works of “Weekly Shonen Jump.” As of July 2021, the cumulative domestic circulation of the manga “One Piece” has exceeded 400 million, which is the highest among Japanese manga.