The official YouTube channel of Netflix Anime released the Production video of the upcoming remake “The One Piece” by Wit Studio. The production videos contain the staff talking about this new One Piece anime remake. In that video, they also released the concept art for this upcoming remake:
The main staff working on this remake:
Director: Masashi Koizuka
Assistant Director: Hideaki Abe
Series Composition: Taku Kishimoto
Character Designer, Chief Animation Director: Kyoji Asano, Takatoshi Honda
Creature Design, Concept Art: Yasuhiro Kajino
Prop Designer: Eri Taguchi
Action Animator: Ken Imaizumi, Shuhei Fukuda
Art Director: Tomonori Kuroda
Animation Producer: Ryoma Kawamura
One Piece’s original mangaka, Eiichiro Oda sent a message to the Production team of this remake, “I want you all to express rather than copy and paste the work“, which encouraged the production team to create their creative interpretation in the story, adding a new layer of expression while still honoring the original work.
In a recent interview with Real Sound, The president of Production I.G and Wit Studio said about this remake that they are aware of anime having 1000+ Episodes, and the younger audience who are used to modern animation will have difficulty in watching 25-year-old episodes in 4:3 analog format. That’s why, this remake will focus on increasing the reach of One Piece work, working together with anime, manga, and Live-action. The recent animation studio of One Piece, Toei Animation encouraged this remake decision and they will also give their all while they continue the latest episodes.
About One Piece
One Piece is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It was serialized in July 1998 in Shuiesha’s Weekly Shounen Jump and is still ongoing. As of July 2024, this manga has a total of 109 Volumes. This manga later received an anime adaptation by Toei Animation in 1999 and it’s still ongoing. The anime remake from East Blue Saga is announced by Netflix and it is revealed that Wit Studio will animate this remake.
Netflix describes the remake of “The One Piece“:
“Recreating the story of the original “ONE PIECE” manga, starting from the East Blue arc, “THE ONE PIECE” is coming to Netflix!“
Source: Netflix Anime
