Hopefully this is season 1. One Piece is a live action serial based on a manga series by the same name. Protagonist Monkey D Luffy is a pirate putting together a crew to find the Grand Line and search for a mythical treasure known as the One Piece. Find this treasure will be a big part of Luffy becoming king of the pirates. The series definitely plays like a manga with a target audience age of middle school. Characters are eccentric and caricatures, often with special abilities. Luffy himself has eaten a dragon fruit and has become stretchy. And the crew that he is putting together is a reluctant set of individualists who are all discovering the benefits of a team or family for the first time in their lives. Overall, a highly enjoyable series that walks that live action/animation line perfectly.
5 stars (out of 5)
