• Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 31, 2023
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 22
  2. Negative: 1 out of 22

Critic Reviews

  1. Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Aug 31, 2023
    35
    “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.
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 294 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 36 out of 294
  1. Aug 31, 2023
    10
    Great adaptation all the characters are well presented, the atmosphere too.
  2. Aug 31, 2023
    0
    It is hard to successfully convert an animated series into live action, but this one is a train wreck. It reminds me a bit of Shymalan’sIt is hard to successfully convert an animated series into live action, but this one is a train wreck. It reminds me a bit of Shymalan’s failed attempt at a live action “Last Airbender.” The acting is wooden and not believable — but the actors don’t have a lot to work with in the script. The action sequences use a host of cliche moves — but done with slow, exaggerated movement. Stick with the animated versions. Full Review »
  3. Sep 1, 2023
    9
    Great adaptation. I have always considered One Piece to be the most unadaptable to live action property I could ever imagine. There is just soGreat adaptation. I have always considered One Piece to be the most unadaptable to live action property I could ever imagine. There is just so much ridiculousness and outrageous powers that it was crazy to think of the difficulty of translating it to real actors and sets. Surprisingly enough, Netflix has done a good job here. In choosing to lean into some of the absurdities of One Piece this show has managed to pull off what I considered to be impossible. The characters remain true to the heart of the original while being accessible to new viewers. As a longtime fan of One Piece I definitely recommend it to fans and newcomers alike. Full Review »