How One Piece Live-Action Avoids The Pitfalls Of Death Note & Cowboy Bebop Explained By Director

With the streamer also behind the prior adaptations, director Emma Sullivan explains how the live-action One Piece will avoid the pitfalls of Death Note and Cowboy Bebop before it. Netflix first dipped their toe into anime/manga adaptations with the 2017 movie based on the former about a teenager who comes into possession of the eponymous notebook that can kill anyone whose name is written inside, eventually returning for the 2021 show based on the latter of a group of dysfunctional bounty hunters in space. Critics were decidedly mixed on both Death Note and Cowboy Bebop, with a dramatic drop in viewership leading to cancellation after one season for the latter and ongoing development of a sequel for the former.