The Straw Hat Pirates' popularity is continuing to grow, and a One Piece director comments on the Grand Line's success
The Straw Hat Pirates' popularity has only grown in recent years. Thanks to One Piece receiving its own live-action series on Netflix, Luffy and his crew have been able to grow exponentially in North America outside of the anime and manga stories themselves. The Grand Line isn't the only anime environment that has seen a major boost in the present, as anime as a whole has shattered records and expanded its grip on the world at large.
In a new interview with CBR, One Piece anime director Goro Tanaguchi wasn't concerned with how big the shonen franchise was becoming. In fact, Tanaguchi was excited at the prospect that Luffy and the Straw Hats were inching their way toward becoming household names,"Something that I'm anxious about?! Not at all! Even from my first work, I've never thought that I was creating my work only for the Japanese market. So that's not something I ever limited myself to.
One Piece's FutureIf you're unfamiliar with Goro Tanaguchi's work on One Piece doesn't just include the latest film in the franchise, One Piece Film: Red, but the director was the first ever to tackle a One Piece film. One Piece: Defeat The Pirate Ganzack wasn't just the movie of the shonen series, but was in fact the first ever animated adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's beloved series.
Following the release of the fifteenth film of the franchise, One Piece Film: Red, the shonen franchise has been tight-lipped regarding a new film that would continue the Straw Hats' journey on the silver screen. This might change next month however as One Piece Day is set to take place on August 10th and 11th, promising to supply anime fans with quite a few updates on the franchise.
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