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The Challenges of Bringing One Piece to Live Action
One Piece's expansive world, fantastical powers, and exaggerated character designs pose significant challenges for live-action adaptation. The series features characters with abilities like stretching, giant transformations, and devil fruits that are visually demanding and difficult to execute convincingly.
Industry experts and fans alike are skeptical of whether the production can pull off these superhuman feats on screen without looking cheesy or poorly executed. The fact that Cowboy Bebop, which was mostly rooted in a more realistic setting, struggled to hit the mark suggests that One Piece's visual spectacles will be even harder to realize.