Starting in May, more episodes of One Piece will arrive in the catalog of Netflix. The highly successful anime in Japan and in the world will continue to release its next seasons on the platform, after the constant orders of anime fans. The animated series is a faithful adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's original manga that began its publication in the Japanese magazine Shonen Jump in the late 90s, and is considered one of the most popular stories to date.
Episodes from season five to seven will be available on the streaming service on May 22. Seasons eight, nine and ten will arrive on June 22, and finally, from 11 to 13, they will be screened on July 22. That is, the next few months will be launches for fans of this long story starring Luffy and his teammates nicknamed “The Straw Hats”.
Currently, One Piece has more than a thousand episodes and is still broadcast on the Fuji TV channel, under the production of Toei Animation. Unlike years ago, enjoying this extensive animated fiction is no longer a headache thanks to the rise of streaming, being released on Netflix and also being available on Crunchyroll (specialized in anime content).
How did this journey begin? The story begins with Monkey D. Luffy and the origin of his inspiration in Shanks, a pirate who saved his life at the cost of losing his own arm. Years later, when he is already a teenager, he sets out to gather a group of misfits to join his crew and thus become the king of pirates. The road is long and it won't be easy, but the protagonist has an advantage: the power of the Gomu-Gomu, a devil fruit he ate in his childhood and allows him to enjoy special abilities such as stretching or generating great strength. Nami, Usopp, Zoro, Sanji, Robin, Frankie, Chopper and Brook will be his great allies until the end.
Netflix will also work on the live-action of One Piece
Two years ago, mangaka Eiichiro Oda confirmed that Netflix would work on a 10-episode live-action production based on his greatest work. Due to the pandemic, the project was paralyzed and did not begin production until March 2021 with Steven Maeda in the role of showrunner. A few months later, the official logo of the project was announced and who would be part of the main cast.
The cast consists of Iñaki Godoy as Luffy; Mackenyu as Zoro; Emily Rudd as Nami; Jacob Romero as Usopp; and Taz Skylar as Sanji. Other stars who will be part of the series include Peter Gadiot, Morgan Davies, Ilia Isorelys Paulino, Aidan Scott, Jeff Ward, McKinley Belcher III and Vincent Regan.
The episodes of the live-action anime One Piece do not yet have an official release date in Netflix, but its premiere is expected to take place between this year and next year. For now, fans can enjoy the opening arcs of the original story and the new chapters that will arrive in the coming months.
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