Unlike so many of Hollywood’s failed attempts at remaking anime in a live-action format for Western audiences, Netflix’s One Piece has actually gotten fans attention. Maybe it’s because the creator saw what they did to Cowboy Bebop, Death Note, and a bunch of other attempts. Even in movies, Alita: Battle Angel is the only one to get things right. Geeks & Gamers contributor Marvin Montanaro thinks he has the reason: because Monkey D. Luffy is that hero that Hollywood keeps trying to write out. In a world filled with flawed heroes, anti-heroes, and just straight up villain protagonists, Monkey is a simple hero who fights the wrongs of his world and tries to make lives better for good people while punishing evil. Remember those days?
Of course it helps that they found a way to embrace the bizarre world of the manga in live-action form without screwing up either…and have no @$%$ clue what a “pirate” actually is.
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