Today, Eiichiro Oda announced that Netflix has renewed the live-action One Piece series for season 2. In celebration, he drew Tony Tony Chopper, the next character who joins the Straw Hat Pirate crew.
The live-action series recently debuted on Netflix on August 31, 2023. The series received over 18 million views in English alone. Over 80 countries had the long-anticipated series as the number-one show in their country.
About One Piece
Learn more about the One Piece series below via Netflix:
The ONE PIECE universe is the brainchild of Japanese writer and illustrator Eiichiro Oda. Conceived as a serialized manga pirate adventure, ONE PIECE debuted in July 1997 in the manga anthology magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. A hit with readers, the first four chapters of ONE PIECE were eventually collected and released in December 1997. Since then, there have been 105 (and counting!) collected volumes of ONE PIECE stories, all written and illustrated by Oda-Sensei.
In 1999, Toei Animation produced a ONE PIECE 2D animated series based on Oda-Sensei’s work. This brought Luffy and his Straw Hat pirates to life in a colorful way that retold their origin story. It gave dedicated ONE PIECE readers a slightly different take on the books, and was an opportunity to welcome non-readers and anime fans into the mythology. It now boasts 20 seasons with over 1,000 episodes of adventures featuring Luffy and a huge ensemble of characters.
The ONE PIECE world has also expanded into animated theatrical films. Since March 2000, there have been 15 movies that add original stories to the mythology, or remix existing stories for the big screen. For gamers, Bandai has produced 40 different video game titles set within the world, and the ONE PIECE characters have appeared in Shōnen Jump video games.
We’ll be sure to keep you updated on all things One Piece. Whether it’s the manga, anime, or live-action show, stick around for more here at Final Weapon!
