The one piece live action is currently in production, and I have a very specific guess
as to when you can expect it’s release…
Welcome back sunlight alliance, this is your captain speaking!
On this channel I have covered pretty much everything we currently know regarding the
one piece live action, but one thing on everyone’s mind that NEEDS to be addressed is, when can
we expect it’s release?
I am going to present information that could give us an answer to this looming question.
First, we know that the one piece live action is being produced by tomorrow studios, who
also produced the cowboy bebop live action.
We also know that the 10 episode run time for one Piece is the same as the cowboy bebop
adaptation.
What this means is that the production time frame that we are going to build is going
to be highly influenced by the production time for cowboy bebop.
The exact date that Cowboy Bebop began developing is unknown, however there are reports dating
all the way back to 2017.
Netflix would book the show in 2018.
However production for the show would not begin until the spring of 2019.
Why does this sound so familiar?
Well the first report we got for the one piece live action was also announced in 2017 to
celebrate the series 20 year anniversary.
So why has the one piece adaptation taken so much longer to get into production?
Production for the One Piece was actually supposed to start in early 2020, but because
of covid, the staff of tomorrow studios was hit with a storm of complications.
They were handling two shows, and simultaneously adjusting to the pandemic.
One of the shows had already started production, and the other was about to begin.
This like most of the video is purely speculative, but It would make sense for the studio to
delay one piece’s production, to focus on finishing cowboy bebop.
This is why we are seeing production start now, and not all the way back in 2020 when
Matt was talking at the reverie.
I would also like to state that one piece starting it’s production after Cowboy bebop's
release, rather than around the same time, really gave tomorrow studio a much better
chance at producing a great product, since it gives them a lot of time to reflect on
the mistakes that cowboy bebop mde, and the issues fans took with it’s first season.
This mistake, delay, or change in direction whatever you want to call it, is in my opinion
a blessing in disguise.
A huge factor to consider when talking about the production of cowboy bebop is the complications
that occurred while they were filming.
The lead actor, John Cho, who played Spike, actually suffered a very serious injury on
set, and production was delayed 7 months because of it.
If this didn’t happen, I think it’s safe to assume we could have seen an earlier release
of Cowboy bebop, and an earlier announcement of the one piece live action cast.
But as long as the one piece adaptation doesn’t hit any major roadblocks like this one, I
think we can create a good outline for how long production will take.
So, I know some of you might be confused by all of these terms.
So for those who don’t know, there are three major types of production that take place
before a film or TV show’s release.
Pre-production, Production, and Post production.
Pre-production is all of the planning that goes into a product before production.
Production is the filming, or execution of that planning.
Lastly Post production, in terms of film and TV, is the audio and video editing from production,
to create a releasable product.
Pre-production for the one piece live action has taken much more time than it did for cowboy
bebop for a multitude of reasons.
However what’s important now, is production, and post production.
For cowboy bebop, production took over a year and a half.
However we shouldn’t forget John Cho's injury, which caused a 7 month delay in production.
July 2019 is when production/filming started, October 2019 is when John Cho suffered his
injury.
Filming resumed in september of 2020, and concluded in march of 2021.
With this in mind, it is safe to say that filming, or production, if there weren't any
issues, would have taken around 8-10 months.
Post production usually takes twice as long as it takes to film, however the time period
is shorter since there are less variables incorporated.
With production, there is a lot more than just filming that takes place, which is why
the process takes so long.
Post production is complicated, but boils down to audio/visual experts sitting in front
of a computer and edditiing.
This is not to downplay the work of these professionals, the work they do is absolutely
insane, however it’s to establish a timeframe that makes sense.
Post production concluded in september 2021, and then the distribution phase began.
Post production took around 7 months for cowboy bebop, so what does this mean for one Piece?
One piece began filming right at the end of january, and the beginning of february.
The exact date is unknown.
But judging by these online posts, the safest bet is sometime between january 30th, and
february 1st.
Now it’s safe to speculate that production, post production, and distribution, will take
around the same amount of time as cowboy bebop did, since the runtime is identical between
the two shows.
We’ve established that cowboy bebop, if John Cho hadn’t been injured, would have
been in production for 8-10 months.
So we can expect production for one piece to conclude sometime between October and december
of 2022.
If I were to place a more specific date, I would say around december of 2022 is much
more likely.
Reason being, there is a lot more material to go off of.
The original anime of cowboy bebop only ran for 26 episodes, and season one of one piece
is going to be the story of the east blue, which ran for 53 episodes in the anime.
This is what leads me to believe that there will be a bit more filming, retakes, rewrites,
and improvisation than cowboy bebop.
Now if production finished in december of 2022, and post production for cowboy bebop
lasted around 7 months, then we can expect post production for one piece to conclude
around summer of 2023, probably around july.
This is also when I think we can expect a teaser trailer, with a full length trailer
coming out around august/september as the distribution process really heats up.
And finally, it is my belief, based on all of this information, that we can expect the
release of the one piece live action around october of 2023.
Now, I know this seems super far away, and it is.
TV shows, especially one’s based around a series as vast and intricate as One Piece,
are going to take a long time.
However if this session ends up being a success, I think we can all rest easy knowing it won't
take 6 years to come up with a second season.
One thing I do want to see more of once we reach the final stages of production, and
post production, is updates from tomorrow Studio’s team about Oda's influence on the
series.
I'm really curious about how involved he really is.
Who knows, maybe we can get Matt Owens in one of these videos for an interview and I
can ask him questions like these.
Miracles are possible, right?
There are a lot of fans out there who believe that the live action one piece could come
out this year, and I’m really sorry to say, that is just not gonna happen.
The earliest we can expect a release for the show would probably be august 2023, and that's
being generous.
Don’t forget, we already have a full length feature film coming out this year, one piece
film red, so there is still something huge apart from the anime and manga to look forward
to!
And I’m sure we will get tons of updates from the actors and other sources along the
way to help us cope with this wait time.
I personally have really enjoyed keeping up with the actors and their adventures in South
Africa, where they are currently filming the first season.
Seeing Taz Skylar cook for the cast, Inaki Godoys weird training regimens, Makenyu seemingly
getting lost just like Zoro would, and Jacob's very inspiring daily “go drink water”
posts, are all really fun.
Emily Rudd has also been sharing the coolest fan art on her instagram; which is always
really cool to see there are so many talented people in this community.
I tried to be an artist once, in middle school.
Didn’t work out for me…
The amount of time and effort that’s being put into this adaptation is more than evident.
The minds behind this project are irrefutably working their butts off to make the one piece
live action one of the best adaptations to date, and I truly believe that we will get
a solid product from all their efforts.
If you still need some more convincing regarding that, I would like to recommend this video
right here, where I go in depth on all the details missed by most people who are worried
about this adaptation.