Steven Maeda said the mangaka was completely sold on Godoy's portrayal of the Straw Hat captain.
The Big Picture From the moment he was introduced as the face of Netflix's One Piece live-action series, all eyes were on Iñaki Godoy and how he would bring to life Monkey D. Luffy, the cheerful, endearing leader of the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the most famous manga and anime characters of all time. He had experience starring on The Imperfects at Netflix as well as a long run on Telemundo's La querida de Centauro, but the young actor was still a relative unknown stateside.
When asked about the changes to the One Piece live-action series that Oda loved, Maeda revealed that there were a lot of compromises back and forth with the mangaka. The one thing that really enraptured him, however, was Godoy's take on Luffy which exuded the exact level of charming optimism the character is known for:
Godoy Embodied Everything Luffy Stands For in the One Piece Team's Eyes Selling Oda, who has spent over 1,000 chapters drawing Luffy and telling his story from East Blue to Wano Country, on his portrayal is about as high of praise as Godoy can receive. He also won over Maeda who firmly believes One Piece simply wouldn't reach the same level of quality without their star in tow. "He's amazing," the showrunner added.
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