Oda's involvement is already paying off.
Summary With the source material being so close to his heart, creatives behind Netflix's live-action One Piece reveal the extent of Eiichiro Oda's involvement in the show. The Netflix title acts as an adaptation of Oda's beloved manga centered on young pirate Monkey D. Luffy as he builds a crew in search of the eponymous treasure to become the King of the Pirates.
Emma Sullivan: Only as much [freedom] as Oda gave us, because everything went through Oda. For example, I had a scene where Kuina and young Zoro are fighting, and we shot that originally. Oda watched it, and he said, "I don't want the Kendo masks on. I want it reshot." So, we went back to Cape Town, and we shot it again. It was better, and it was good. Everything went through him.
You're certainly holding your breath a little bit specifically for that step. I've worked with Netflix before, so getting up to their level was par for the course; it's just part of the process. You're used to the rhythm of that, and having the studio give notes. But [he has] this much bigger presence and bigger personality, even knowing that he's not a TV guy while we are TV people who make TV.
Editor's Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, and the show covered here would not exist without the labor of the writers and actors in both unions.
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