Alongside the live-action version, One Piece is getting a new anime on Netflix, and the crew behind it contains key figures from Attack on Titan. There are a lot of One Piece episodes . So many, that even though it’s one of the best anime ever, getting started is daunting.
In order to remedy this, Netflix is starting from scratch by commissioning another animated version from Wit Studio. Known as ‘The One Piece’, this series will re-interpret Eiichiro Oda’s manga, modernizing production and allowing new fans to start from square one. A livestream on August 10, 2024 revealed the director and some other behind-the-scenes creatives, many of whom were highly involved in Attack on Titan .
Masashi Koizuka, a storyboard artist on Attack on Titan, is directing The One Piece. He’s joined by Chief Animation Co-Directors Kyôji Asano and Takatoshi Honda, who served on Attack on Titan and The First Slam Dunk. The Assistant Director is Hideaki Abe, who has experience on Jujutsu Kaisen .
A talented, tenured group who know how to get quality productions over the line, to be sure. During the livestream, Masashi stated that he campaigned for the project because nobody else at Wit enjoys hanging out with Luffy and the Straw Hats like he does. “I knew that I love One Piece the most in this studio so I took this project because I didn’t want anyone else working on it.
I will definitely create something interesting. Please look forward to it,” he says. He added that this isn’t .