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Netflixand Wit Studio’s highly anticipatedOne Pieceremake, titledThe One Piece,has finally revealed a first glimpse of the series along with the main staff involved in the project. A new staff interview revealed on day 2 of One Piece Day ‘24 has finally revealed thefirst concept art for theOne Pieceremake, which is beginning to look highly promising.
A staff interview titledProduction Notes Vol. 1has revealed thatWit Studio’sOne Pieceremake will be directed by Masashi Koizuka,the director ofAttack on Titan,assisted by Hideaki Abe, best known for directing ofJujutsu Kaisen. The series composition will be handled by Taku Kishimoto (Haikyuu!!) with Kyoji Asano, who has also worked onAttack on Titan andSpy x Familyserving as the character designer and one of the chief animation directors.
The interview has also revealed plenty of concept art for Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji, and various other characters, along with the image boards for many crucial scenes throughout the East Blue Saga, and various memorable settings.
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First announced back in December 2023, fans of the franchise were initiallyskeptical about the newOne Pieceremake, especially since it was expected to adapt the East Blue Saga, which many fans view with great nostalgia. As much as Toei’s animation has improved over the last two decades, these initial arcs of the story with their distinct pre-time skip character designs are quite beloved and many feared this charm would be lost in the remake.
However, the new concept art reveals the newcharacter designs for the remake are surprisingly coherent with Oda’s initial art style,with a charming, soft color palette that was recently popularized by the Egghead Arc. Besides the character designs for Luffy and the Straw Hats, the new concept art includes sneak peeks of many memorable scenes from the East Blue Saga, such as Zoro’s promise to Kuina, Sanji feeding Gin, Sanji fighting Fullbody, Usopp confronting Kuro, and even a young Shanks and Buggy fighting with each other.
Despite being only concept art, each image is incredibly detailed and of surprisingly high quality, which, together with the amazing staff revealed to be in-charge of the project now have fans excited about the remake. The fact that so many renowned individuals who have previously worked on some of the most amazing anime in recent times, likeAttack on TitanandJujujtsu Kaisen,have been brought on for the project has reassured fansthat theOne Pieceremake is in safe hands.
The full list of staff members for theOne Pieceremake is as follows:
In addition to the experienced staff on the list, the interview also mentions how many of the members, like the animation producer Ryoma Kawamura and the prop designer Eri Taguchi, are relatively younger. The director of the remake, Koizuka, explains that theyounger staff members bring a lot of passion to the project, having grown up withOne Pieceas the series’ target demographic when it first aired, and thus wish to do the series justice.
All in all,Wit Studio’sOne Pieceremakeis shaping up to be quite a promising release and while it will certainly be different from the original in many ways, the new concept art proves the remake will not let the franchise down. It may be a while until theOne Pieceremake releases but hopefully, there will be many more such sneak peeks to come.
Source:One Piece Official YouTube Channel
One Piece
Created by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece is a multimedia franchise that began as a manga series and follows the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates as led by Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy, an enthusiastic pirate with a thirst for adventure, is afflicted by a mysterious curse that gives him various powers he uses to protect himself and his friends. The manga eventually gave way to the anime series, with the two being some of history’s longest-running anime and manga series. Along with over fifty video games made over the years, the series entered the live-action world with Netflix’s 2023 adaptation.
