Things I DID Like About The One Piece Live Action
So, Iāve been getting a lot of hate for my most recent post about how I PERSONALLY didnāt like how they writ Sanji, and a lot of people are saying I hated it when I never said that like once.
SO since I āhateā it so much why donāt I tell yāall stuff I DO like so hopefully I stop getting yelled at and called a hater when Iām really not.
Inaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy
In only the nicest way possible, Inaki as Luffy has the same cutie patootie wide eyed idiot vibes as the original Luffy himself. āIdiotā being in quotation because heās just goofy, Luffy is definitely one of the most emotionally intelligent characters in One Piece.
I love his wide eyed āIM SO EXCITED TO BE HEREā mentality until shit hits the fan and he gets serious when it comes to those close to him/his friends.
There isnāt a lot to say other than I did enjoy his performance as Luffy, and Iām excited to see more from him as an actor.
On that note as well check out The Imperfects, I liked that and it has out cutie Inaki.
A complaint I personally see is āheās too seriousāā¦ have they SEEN the first couple of episodes or chapters of one piece? Yes, Zoro is goofy later on but heās also serious, more importantly heās serious in the beginning. Zoro was always serious, but heās goofy depending who heās with.
Heās not serious, per say, heās closed off, much like another character Iāll talk about later. In the live action they removed Zoros two bounty hunter friends to assumably make Zoro more of a lone wolf and I like that, it show how much Kuinas death really effected him and his will to open up to people and make friends. Until he meets Luffy.
Zoro slowly opens up, it takes time to open up to people after loosing a friend and wanting to make more friends at risk of them dying as well. Especially his drinking scene with Nami at the Baratie, this goes for the both of them, but theyāre both willing to opened up to another person and grow closer as friends, and I LOVED THAT!!
I hope Zoro does the foot clap in Drum Island.
Loved, adored, I LOVE WOMEN!!!
Look Iām not biased because Iām an aggressive bisexual, I just like her a lot as Nami. Something little I love that they added for Nami is how nervous and on edge she is basically all the time, scared to fuck up or get caught because the dread of Arlong is always lingering over her.
The moments she does open up are few, but you can tell that the bricks to her thick built walls are slowly crumbling, like the dressing room scene in Kayas mansion, her scene with Kaya in her bedroom I think was an amazing add, the previously mentioned drinking scene at the Baratie with Zoro.
I canāt wait to see more from her.
Taz Skylar as Sanji Vinsmoke
Alright alright alright alright now I know what some of yāall are thinking, but PLEASE PLEASE HEAR ME OUT IM BEGGING š
I said the aspects I didnāt like, but Iām being positive and saying what I DO like about Sanji, so stop bullying me please.
Iād be lying if I didnāt admit I was instantly rizzed up, bite a chunk out of that WholeCake heās packing, okay Iāll stop. But heās still dashing, charming, and I do like his chemistry with Luffy in relating on āmy father figure lost a limb for meā that was cute.
His love of cooking is there, his strength is there, and I like the little colder Sanji because his past still lingers with him and heās being denied his true passion in life which is cooking.
And I wanna give a special shout out to Taz himself, getting a degree in cooking and training in kick boxing for his role as Sanji, true dedication to the role.
Are we all cleared up now? Has my hate train arrived at its station? Yes? Please?
Heās a massive pussy and a charmer and I love it!
Iāve heard some people say the live action āfixedā Usopp because heās less annoying, whichā¦bro. Heās not annoying, heās scared, I think ANY sane person would be scared doing half the shit they have to go through, I know I would be.
I wouldnāt say they fixed him, just saying heās more composed. Heās a liar, heās an actor essentially, and he plays that well.
Usopp (Jacob Romero) & Kaya (Celeste Loots)
*inhail*ā¦AAAAHHHHH!!!!!
I love them, adore, so cute, love and kisses and rainbows and glitter and roses and unicorns all around!
We all know that the fandom has shipped one woman with Usopp since day one and it was Kaya, their chemistry was there and with Usopp leaving to adventure with Luffy it seemingly held off and blue balled their relationship until later in the story.
Oda doesnāt write romance, but when he does it always goes hard!
Am I saying Usopp and Kaya are officially boyfriend and girlfriend? No, course not. But do I think itās more motivation for Usopp to come back and survive to see the woman who loves him.
Morgan Davies as Koby (Coby?)
First of all, love the Aussie in the cast, me too the fuck! Plus, personally it was great to see him again in a franchise I love, the first movie I saw him in being in Evil Dead.
Anyway, if I had to admit, probably my personally favourite when it comes to manga, to anime, to live action. How nervous and skittish he is at the beginning, to becoming more confident in himself and his role as a marine are so well done, especially him already so early literally growing into his uniform, a sign of his growth later in the series.
I also love the little nod from Garp, since Koby used to work on a pirate ship he already knows how to man and take care of a ship, which gives him a level above other rookie marines.
Theyāll probably push Garps group to the side in season two to focus more on Smoker and Tashigi, but I do hope to see Morgan again in season two.
When I say perfect, I mean perfect. Chefs kiss even. As iconic as his intro in the anime and manga is, I donāt think it shows the true power of the title Warlord probably, I donāt think we see that till Crocodile, but even he got his ass beat by a 17 year old. Warlords are powerful and feared, and Mihawks introduced does that perfectly.
How carelessly and effortlessly he destroys an entire ship and itās men and captain with ease, all because they woke him up from his nap. He may be called MiHAWK but heās always been more like a cat to me personally. Plus, now that weāve seen the power of a warlord, itāll really hype up Crocodile for Season 2/3, especially for those who are live action only.
Side note, Steven was at the last con I was at, so sweet and lovely, please adopt me. I got him to sign my Crossguild poster it was epic, canāt wait to add Joe (Crocodile) and Jeff (Buggy)
The Buggy cult is real, some of yāall may remember the little Buggy in the bottom corner of Tumblr to promote the live action.
What I love most is how they terrifying they made Buggy. Less we forget this is the same man who fired a canon in a dudes face because he thought he said something about his nose in the manga. Thereās also the clown phobia and the real life clown attacks back in I think 2016.
Buggy is both terrifying and hilarious and they pull that 50/50 amazingly. I love goofy Buggy, but I hope they keep how ruthless he is.
Also lemme suck that nose, ANYWAY!!!
(I reached my image/gif limit by the time I got to Shanksā¦ALSO THERES A LIMIT?!)
I donāt have a lot to say because heās not on screen much, but I think thatās okay because Shanks appears like every ten years in real life in the anime like some cryptic.
But, he still kept that warm Shanks charm that he has that we all know and love from Shanks. And as Emily said herself, āShanks is daddyā and I canāt agree more queen.
These are for characters/performances that didnāt leave much of an impact on me personally but I still liked them.
Ilia Isorelys Paulino as Alvida
Kathleen Stephens as Makino
McKinley Belcher as Arlong
Alexander Maniatis as Captain Kuro
Again, I really hope all this clears up my feelings for the live action, I never said I hated, not once, cause I never did.
Itās just like one piece itself, we all have bits and pieces we donāt like, from arcs to characters to designs to anything.
I like Skypia when many donāt, same with Thriller Bark. My friends donāt like Skypia or Thriller Bark. My friend likes Long Ring where I donāt.
We all have our own thoughts and opinions regarding one piece especially with it being such a huge series with so much.
I love one piece, and Iām not going to stop loving such a masterpiece.
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