Summary
Quick Links
One Piece Live Actionhas one season out right now,with season 2 coming soon. With all of the excitement around the series, the editor has revealed how the live-action helped the original manga, notably in sales.
This is great news for fans of One Piece, and could mean great things for the future of the series.
One Piece Live Action Helps Manga Sales
One Piece Manga Gets a Boost
The One Piece Live Action was a successful adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s magnum opus, One Piece. Many people doubted the success of an anime live-action, but One Piece proved all doubters wrong as its Live Action was, for the most part, very well received, setting a precedent for other series.
The purpose of the One Piece live-action, however, was always to bring in new fans to the original story, specifically international fans.One Pieceis huge in Japan, but hasn’t been introduced properly to the rest of the world, which gives it a whole market with untapped potential. The live-action has now proved it can achieve just that.
Recently, an editor forOne Piecehas revealed that the live-action has actually helped with sales of the manga, as well as sales of the series’ merchandise. This means that the live-action action was successful in what it was meant to do for the series, the same way the anime adaptation is made to improve manga sales.
This is what the One Piece editor had to say about the Live action:
“We want people around the world who haven’t yet encountered OP to ‘discover’ the original manga, thanks to Netflix and anime streaming”
What This Means for the Future of One Piece Live-Action
Seeing as howOne Piece Live Action is bringing in a considerable amount of manga and merchandise sales, fans can expect it to keep getting renewals for new seasons, as the investment in its production is paying off.
“I’m setting out to follow my dream, to find the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!” — Luffy in the Live Action
Now, fans are eagerly awaiting the release of the second season of One Piece Live Action, which will cover events up until the Drum Island arc. It’s also likely now that the series will get renewed for a third season, only awaiting word from Netflix on the matter.
