The One Piece anime will likely be making a contemporary begin on Netflix because of Wit Studio, however the purpose for its existence is a bit foolish.
Have you ever ever met somebody who says they do not watch outdated films simply because they’re in black and white? I’ve at all times discovered that line of reasoning bizarre, why would you restrict your self in such a means when there’s a lot good things on the market that simply occurs to be sufficiently old to have been shot on black and white movie? Nicely, it appears I’ve now gotten sufficiently old to be at a degree the place some would possibly even argue that watching outdated anime in that basic, boxy, 4:3 format is troublesome as a result of every little thing is in widescreen proper now. Which, once more, is a equally foolish argument, but it surely’s type of the rationale behind why the One Piece anime is getting a remake.
In a current interview with Japanese outlet Real Sound, Wit Studio (the studio behind the upcoming remake) and Manufacturing I.G. president Takeshi Wada touched on their upcoming tackle One Piece, and the way youthful viewers would possibly discover it exhausting to look at older reveals (by way of GamesRadar by machine translation). “For younger people who find themselves used to watching as we speak’s animation as a consequence of technological innovation, some might discover it troublesome to look at the pictures from 25 years in the past, when One Piece began its animation broadcast, due to the completely different [ratio] format,” Wada mentioned. I am unsure this line of considering is totally true, particularly whenever you consider the wave of youthful anime followers on TikTok posting about classics like Serial Experiments Lain and related reveals which are additionally in 4:3.
Nonetheless, on the very least Wit Studio has authentic One Piece animation studio Toei Animation’s blessing, as Wada additionally shared: “Toei Animation advised us, ‘Please give it your all and we’ll proceed to work exhausting on the most recent episodes.’ I think about that the manga, anime, and live-action overlap as we transfer ahead and broaden One Piece.”
The One Piece anime remake was announced last year, and is at present set to be a Netflix authentic. There is not any launch date for it simply but, however a minimum of you can watch the original on the streaming service within the meantime.
