Summary
The One Piece remake aims to attract new audiences with updated animation, frame rate, and pacing. The remake is part of a deliberate approach to introduce One Piece to more people through multiple mediums including anime, manga, and live-action. WIT Studio president George Wada confirmed the shared goal with Oda of spreading Japanese manga and anime globally.
This early year, A piece announced that a remake by WIT Studio is in the works. This decision understandably confused many, as One Piece was likely to become the first series to have two anime adaptations airing at the same time. However, the President of WIT Studio has finally spoken out and revealed The real reason for remaking One Piece, and that's not what fans expected.
In a recent interview with Real Sound about “The Current State of Japanese Anime”, Production IG and WIT Studio President George Wada revealed that the main goal of the upcoming One Piece remake is to reach a wider audience who may not have liked the old 4:3 aspect ratio. Wada said many people were hesitant to watch the show because of its old format and large number of episodes, and the remake plans to address these specific issues.
While many current fans look back at the early episodes of One Piece with a sense of nostalgia, according to Wada, the 25-year-old anime could be discouraging to younger viewers accustomed to watching modern animation, which has advanced greatly since One Piece was animated by Toei.
Wit Studio CEO Reveals the Real Reason for the One Piece Remake
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Aside from updating the animation, frame rate, and pacing, the new One Piece remake not only plans to attract more viewers to the series, but also spread the anime and manga beyond Japan, which according to Wada, also aligns with Eiichiro Oda's personal wishes.
In the interview, he said that Oda had a strong desire popularize Japanese comics worldwideThis is also the main goal of Netflix's One Piece adaptation. As such, Wada describes the upcoming remake as part of a three-pronged approach to introducing One Piece to more people through the overlapping media of anime, manga, and live-action.
Wada: I am currently the CEO of IG and WIT, so I will talk about both studios. One of the iconic projects that both companies have is “THE ONE PIECE”. Eiichiro Oda has a strong desire to spread Japanese manga to more people around the world, and for that reason, he also took on the challenge of making a live-action version of “ONE PIECE”. In order to spread Japanese anime further around the world, it is necessary to reach people who have never been exposed to it before. For example, our “Haikyu!!” production is currently very successful in Japan, and new fans who have never been exposed to anime before are coming to us. Both Oda and we have a desire to spread anime to people who have not known it and to the world, and “THE ONE PIECE” was planned as a starting point.
It can be said that the One Piece live-action adaptation has been a complete success in this regard, attracting both old and new fans to immerse themselves in the vibrant world created by Eiichiro Oda. Although fans have had their doubts about the remake, an interview with the President of WIT Studio confirms that the remake has only good intentions and can indeed be as successful as the live-action version.
Wada has also confirmed that notIs there any discord with Toei Animation?those who wished WIT the best with the remake, while Toei itself continues to do its best with the latest episodes of One Piece and the series' approaching end.
Wada: Toei Animation also told us, “Please do your best, and we will continue to do our best with the latest episodes.” The idea is that the three elements of manga, anime, and live-action will overlap and move forward to spread “ONE PIECE.”
Overall, although it may not be customary, in the near future A pieceredo has a lot of promise. Judging by the interview with George Wada, WIT Studio seems to be approaching the project with great passion and respect for the original anime as well as the original work of Eiichiro Oda, who will certainly be heavily involved in the production.
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Nguồn: Real Sound, @pewpiece/X