Tonguez
A suffusion of yellow
So I’ve never watched One Peice before, only knowing what it was via my nephew who was a fan. My impression from the few glances over his shoulder was that it was some goofy anime, where the pirate/villain of the week was defeated by the weird stretchy powers of the protagonist as they all raced to find a hidden treasure.
but after hearing some good things I decided to have a look at the live action version and I’m really happy I did.
Despite the goofiness this story is suprisngly layered, characters have complex motivations and relationships and there is some unexpected emotional depth. Even better the internationally diverse cast actually seem to be taking things seriously and the sets and effects help to sell the premise of this world of islands, pirates and apparently magic fruit? The stories are also more than just villain of the week, theyve been diverse and cover everything from a heist, to an all-out brawl, a budding romance with an NPC benefactor, a hell circus, a visit to a resteraunt and a naval battle. The bad guys are recurring and interact with the leads and also each other making the world seem a dynamic as the storylines tackle totalitarianism and freedom, intergenerational relationships and even touch on slavery and revolt.
Its got me thinking about Pirate campaigns again, maybe even playing a crew in the One Peice world
- so have you seen this live action version of One Peice, and what did you think? how does it compare to the anime, and how would you incorporate its themes into a RPG campaign?
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