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Positive:
22
Mixed:
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Critic Reviews
ColliderAug 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
The series does very well at remaining so self-contained — knowledge of the Manga or anime is only really necessary from an Easter egg point-of-view — that it could easily be a jumping-on point for new audiences to discover the universe, as well as an entertaining, bright adventure story for all fans.
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Mar 9, 2026
Season 2 Review:
With grand production design, exquisite costuming, and stunning VFX work, and the most adorable reindeer doctor, this is a grand adventure worth embarking on. Some choices may be controversial for manga purists, but it makes this show a unique and fresh viewing experience no matter what your familiarity with the source material may be.
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Aug 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
It wasn’t too hard to relate on some level to the characters or get a sense of how showrunners Steven Maeda and Matt Owens were approaching this story. Because One Piece is a lot of things all at once, in the end, but above all else an adventure. One which proves sea-worthy for newcomers, at least.
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Aug 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
This charged approach works so damn well — the bounding storytelling set across countless ships and crews and islands, each with their own unique culture and sometimes even species — is not just a testament to the beautiful characterization Oda has crafted over the years but to the sheer potency of casting a mix of hot actors who have chemistry with one another and the material. I gobbled up these episodes and left them yearning to see what the show will do next.
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Aug 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
It’s a series that captures the spirit of adventure and dream-chasing possibility that’s helped make its source material one of the most popular stories in recent memory. And in the process, we’ve been gifted something almost as rare as the fabled One Piece, a good live action adaptation of a manga.
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Radio TimesAug 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
If fans are looking for the One Piece world to be lovingly refreshed, they’ve come to the right place. Not only has the creative team clearly poured all of their time and energy into their craft, but the cast meets them halfway by delivering performances that feel assured and well-grounded.
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The Daily BeastAug 31, 2023
SlashfilmAug 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
"One Piece" isn't afraid to deal with darkness (and there is a cavalcade of nasty characters for Luffy and company to beat up), but it always trudges through with a glowing smile and a bold thumbs up. While the show can suffer from trying to do too much, spending time with Luffy is reliably enjoyable.
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Aug 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Happy to jump between the playful and the serious as its various intertwined storylines begin to converge, it does take a couple of episodes for One Piece to settle into its groove and begin firing on all cylinders. When it does, there’s a near-limitless amount of fun to be had.
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Aug 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
An honest attempt has been made to turn the exaggerations of the source material into something recognizably human. If, for the most part, the characters are collections of characteristics — Nami is tough, Zoro stoic, Sanji refined, Usopp nervous — the actors inhabit them attractively. Where it fails, critically if not quite fatally — that is to say, it almost put me off but I did carry through — is with Luffy. .... He’s meant to be the spirit of the tale, but turns tiresome in human form.
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Aug 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
To an even greater extent than the Netflix “Cowboy Bebop,” the Netflix “One Piece” feels bland and generic. It may satisfy fans of the original who are happy to see events more or less faithfully replicated, but most of the verve and personality of the anime are gone, replaced by busyness, elaborate but uninteresting production design and — a sign of the times — an increased piety regarding the story’s themes of knowing and believing in yourself.
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Aug 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
At its best, “One Piece” is a candy-colored confection with a childish glee to match its straightforward coming-of-age arc. Just as often as these efforts transport the viewer, however, they also evoke the original medium of “One Piece” and underscore what an awkward fit it can be for live action, no matter the expense.
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Aug 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
The energy of the world-building and the chemistry between the characters is enough to carry things in the early going. But once the novelty fades, some of the problems begin to assert themselves. The first is that One Piece episodes have no business being as long as they are.
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Aug 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
“One Piece” is based on one of the most popular manga series ever, with a quarter-century’s worth of history filling its sails. And if you haven’t familiarized yourself with it yet, this live-action Netflix series version of the outlandish pirate adventure feels like a poor place to start, offering scant incentive to bother trying to catch up now.
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