Wit Studio discusses why the Straw Hat Pirates are getting a reboot.
The One Piece was introduced by Netflix as a brand new tackle the basic story of the Straw Hat Pirates from Eiichiro Oda. Joining forces with Wit Studio, the streaming service is hoping that new animation will assist in bringing extra anime followers to the Grand Line than ever earlier than. Whereas neither the platform nor the anime studio have revealed once we can anticipate the reboot to reach, a current interview from an govt at Wit clarifies why the time appeared proper to re-introduce One Piece to followers. The sequence at present has over one thousand 100 episodes beneath its belt, so ranging from the start is smart.
In a current interview, Wit Studio Executive Takeshi Wada broke down why now appeared like the suitable time to slap a recent coat of paint on the Going Merry, “As you say, for younger people who find themselves used to watching trendy anime due to technological innovation, the footage from 25 years in the past when the anime broadcast of “ONE PIECE” began could also be troublesome to observe as a result of it was in a special format. Toei Animation additionally informed us, “Please do your finest, and we’ll proceed to do our greatest with the newest episodes.” The picture is that the three components of manga, anime, and live-action will overlap and transfer ahead to unfold “ONE PIECE.”
Wit: The Which means of One Piece
Wada additionally mentioned simply what makes Eiichiro Oda’s story so well-liked to the world at present, “Eiichiro Oda has a robust need to unfold Japanese manga to extra individuals all over the world, and for that purpose, he additionally took on the problem of constructing a live-action model of “ONE PIECE”. In an effort to unfold Japanese anime additional all over the world, it’s needed to succeed in individuals who have by no means been uncovered to it earlier than. For instance, our manufacturing “Haikyu!!” is now a giant hit in Japan, and new followers who’ve by no means been uncovered to anime earlier than are coming in. Each Oda and we’ve got a need to unfold anime to individuals who do not learn about it, and to the world, and “THE ONE PIECE” was deliberate as an entry level.”
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