Many fans of the One Piece anime once believed that no one would be able to create a successful live-action version of the Grand Line, especially considering the anime world's past track record with live-action adaptations. action. action. Netflix proved fans wrong when it released the first season of One Piece, depicting the formation of the Straw Hat Pirates in the East Blue Saga.
With the success of season one, the second season continues filming and plans to take Roronoa Zoro and the Straw Hat crew to locations such as Drum Island and Little Garden.
The actor who plays Roronoa Zoro – Mackenyu has played leading roles in live-action anime adaptations including Rurouni Kenshin, Fullmetal Alchemist, Knights of The Zodiac, Tokyo Ghoul and even JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable .
But when it comes to his role as Zoro, many anime fans can agree that this is his best performance to date, as he clearly gave his all to the role.
In recent days, Mackenyu has proudly talked about the action he plans to bring to the second season, which makes sense if the live-action series continues to closely follow the plot of the original work. In the fight against the Baroqueworks organization, the live-action Roronoa Zoro will have more than a few opportunities to test his sword.
Last year, Mackenyu attended “Comic Con Brussels,” taking the opportunity to discuss his role in Grand Line. When asked by a fan if he would like to play any other iconic anime roles, Mackenyu stated that he would need to “finish One Piece first”. Hoping to see the Netflix series follow in the footsteps of the manga and anime adaptations, Mackenyu had this to say: “There are about 50 more seasons left…so when I'm 70, I'll retire as Zoro “.
Currently, the anime series has more than eleven hundred episodes following the Straw Hat crew since One Piece debuted in the late 1990s. Needless to say, it will take quite a while for Netflix's live-action series brings the entire story of Monkey D. Luffy to life. Hopefully, the actors playing the Straw Hats will make their dreams come true and we will have decades of live-action One Piece series.
