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Fans of Netflix’s live-action adaptation ofOne Pieceare all set to move along the journey with the series from the East Blue Saga to the Alabasta Saga for season 2. Being probably the only successful live-action adaptation, fans have great expectations for the series for the next season and ultimately for the future of the series.
While the series had some major modifications to the story of the original manga which got some criticism during the early stages of the release, it eventually became a good thing for the series in the grand scheme of things as it was able to cover a major arc in a much simpler and compact way that was helpful.
However, this technique for the live-action series to adapt the chapters of the manga compactly may place the adaptation above the anime series. This is because the anime series that follows the manga very precisely is very slow-paced which proves to be a hindrance for the viewers to get hinged with the storyline.
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One PieceAnime Has A Slow Pace
TheOne Piecehas reached over 1000 episodes as it deeply and precisely follows the manga to the core which leads the series to be as long as the manga chapters. Although the manga can be read according to the reader’s pace, this is not the case with the anime series which makes it one of the biggest hindrances of the series.
Anime watchers know that they need to watch every scene of the episode, to avoid missing any major details that could wreck the fun later on. While the animation helps, the slow pacing makes the less important part of the story a little too boring and slow for viewers’ experience.
The first five arcs of the manga were covered by the anime in about 60 episodes, so it takes a while to finish the first saga of the story. This speaks a lot about the pacing of the anime and how it makes it difficult for the viewers to get into the habit of watching the episodes one after the other. However, this problem has been solved by theOne PieceLive-Action adaptation.
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One PieceLive-Action Solves The Pacing Problem
The pacing issue was one of the biggest problems and criticism that theOne Pieceanime series has to go through regularly.One Piecelive-action season 1 on Netflix got around that issue by condensing the East Blue saga into eight one-hour episodes.
The live-action show aimed to reimagineOne Pieceas a realistic experience forOne Piecefans, while the anime is designed to faithfully adapt nearly every page from the manga. The live-action series ofOne Piecehad to make many cuts from the source material to condense the East Blue saga into an eight-hour television experience.
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Despite this, they were still able to maintain the original plot and even avoided giving away any significant plot points or important details. Now fans are eagerly waiting to see how the series adapts the Alabasta saga into their format and makes another banger for season 2 of theOne Piecelive-action adaptation.
Tarun Kohli
Senior Writer
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Tarun Kohli is the Senior Anime Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,900 published articles. He currently specializes in critiquing One Piece and other Shonen anime. A passionate fan of the genre, his love for thoughtful analysis reflects his genuine appreciation for the art of anime. His deep understanding of anime culture has earned recognition from industry figures such as Adi Shankar and the creators of Blood of Zeus.
