It has been some time since we have heard something concerning WIT Studio’s The One Piece anime remake, however a brand new interview with the anime’s character designer has revealed the standing of the challenge. Don’t fret, the collection continues to be alive and properly, however progress has been shifting slowly, based on Kyoji Asano.
Chinese language social media weblog Weibo recapped an interview Asano had with Wuhu Animation through which the character designer and chief animation director at WIT Studio revealed that he was drawing One Piece cuts only a day previous to when the interview befell. Sadly, progress on the remake hasn’t superior very far but.
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Kyoji Asano, the character designer for the One Piece remake, stated in an interview yesterday that he was drawing some One Piece cuts simply the day earlier than. He’s nonetheless actively engaged on it, however progress has been fairly sluggish. pic.twitter.com/st7207Pb2S
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The final replace concerning The One Piece remake got here throughout One Piece Day final 12 months. The studio shared a prolonged behind-the-scenes video highlighting manufacturing on the collection. The 20-minute video included sneak peeks at idea artwork and illustrations, and provided nice perception into what followers can count on from the remake.
The video additionally included a snippet that includes Eiichiro Oda, creator of the unique One Piece manga, who provided his personal recommendation for these engaged on the remake.
“Fairly than faithfully reproducing the One Piece manga, the anime employees [of The One Piece] ought to take it in and remake it in their very own type,” Oda stated.
The One Piece anime remake was first introduced by Netflix again in December 2023. The collection, which is being produced by the famend WIT Studio (SPY x FAMILY, Seasons 1-3 of Assault on Titan) in collaboration with Shueisha, Fuji Tv Community, and Toei Animation Co., will reimagine Luffy’s journey via the East Blue Saga.
“The One Piece hopes to offer viewers with a contemporary but acquainted expertise, using cutting-edge visible expertise to reimagine Luffy’s adventures via the beloved East Blue Saga,” Netflix stated when first saying the collection again in 2023.
The official collection description teases:
Based mostly on Eiichiro Oda’s bestselling manga collection, THE ONE PIECE follows Monkey D. Luffy, an aspiring pirate who units sail together with his Straw Hats crew seeking the mysterious One Piece treasure. Luffy isn’t identical to any pirate, nonetheless. With limbs that may stretch like rubber, his distinctive expertise assist him tackle the harmful villains and rivals that he and his gang encounter at sea.
The East Blue Saga encompasses the primary couple of arcs seen in each the manga and the 1999 anime collection, together with the Romance Daybreak Arc, Orange City Arc, and Syrup Village Arc. Although not a lot has been revealed visually, what we have seen up to now of the remake actually appears to be like spectacular. Based mostly on beforehand launched idea artwork, it appears to be like like WIT Studio is devoted to sustaining the spirit of Eiichiro Oda’s authentic artwork type, whereas additionally incorporating some trendy animation strategies.
Sadly, judging by Kyoji Asano feedback, it might be fairly a while earlier than The One Piece is launched. There’s an opportunity {that a} extra official replace could possibly be shared throughout One Piece Day 2025 in August.
