WIT STUDIO and Netflix have unveiled a behind-the-scenes of production for “THE ONE PIECE,” an exciting new project. This project aims to faithfully recreate the original “ONE PIECE” manga, beginning with the East Blue Saga.
The behind-the-scenes are divided into several sections:
- How the Project Started?
- The fascination of ONE PIECE
- What did ypu think of when hearing about this project?
- Character Design: What Kyoji Asano worked on?
- Preparing for Production
- To Incorporate the Identity of the Original Manga
- Creating the East Blue Saga in “THE ONE PIECE”
The video featured the staff at WIT STUDIO expressing their passion for the franchise while showcasing various pieces of production art for the upcoming adaptation. This included character design sheets, image board of iconic scenes from the East Blue saga, a complete 3D anime render of Shells Town, and more.
Behind-the-scenes:
Image Board – The setting and aesthetics of the work is created, and each staff takes this as a pivot point to create their own work:
FULL STAFF:
Director: Masashi Koizuka
Assistant Director: Hideaki Abe
Series Composition: Taku Kishimoto
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Kyoji Asano, Takatoshi Honda
Creature Design/Concept Art: Yasuhiro Kajino
Prop Designer: Eri Taguchi
Action Animator: Ken Imaizumi, Shuhei Fukuda.
Art Director: Tomonori Kuroda
Animation Production: WIT STUDIO
George Wada, president of WIT STUDIO, leaves us a short message:
“We need your help to excite everyone around the world once again with the classic story of ONE PIECE, a treasure of Japan. Are you ready to join our staff in this new adventure? We are currently recruiting new crew members for this project. We’re looking forward to your participation!”
ONE PIECE anime, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2024, is also entering a new chapter! The anime continues to go strong, with over 1,000 episodes of the series streaming on Crunchyroll and new episodes coming out each week as they air in Japan.
Crunchyroll describes the series as follows:
Monkey. D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in the way of his quest to become the king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line and beyond, this is one captain who’ll never give up until he’s claimed the greatest treasure on Earth: the Legendary One Piece!
Sources: ONE PIECE DAY ‘24 stage, ONE PIECE Official YouTube Channel
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