‘One Piece’ Producers on Winning Manga Fans, Finding Luffy, and Six-Year Netflix Plan

[{"selector":"#anim-cfed59e9-9e94-48c6-bd36-d641567a19d0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-22aae85f-cedf-4e51-a610-5d56de087825 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] The live-action version of One Piece, the best-selling manga by Eiichiro Oda, just finished its second week at No. 1 in Netflix's Top 10, continuing its impressive international run.

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[{"selector":"#anim-269e54cc-cd94-450b-adf4-97d246ef240b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.15624990386074%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a581b2c6-3976-4b97-93d9-c49dbabda896","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The live-action adaptation of the tale of a young man and his pirate crew searching for the fabled "One Piece" treasure was welcomed by initially skeptic manga and anime fans,

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‘One Piece’ Producers on Winning Manga Fans, Finding Luffy, and Six-Year Netflix Plan

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