“One Piece” To Be Streaming All Day On Netflix Japan.
Netflix Japan just announced that it has included a total of 1000 episodes of Eiichiro Oda’s epic pirate tale to its repertoire. What does this imply for the future of One Piece on Netflix, with a small number of episodes currently available in the United States and a live-action series in the works? Let’s have a look at this in more detail here.
One Piece is among the best favorite anime franchises on Netflix, with over 1000 episodes and the distinction of being one of the most successful anime franchises of all time. Only the East Blue and Alabasta sagas of One Piece are now available on Netflix in the United States, accounting for only 123 episodes of the series. This implies that the US library is lacking about 900 episodes.
What does this imply for One Piece’s destiny on Netflix in the United States?
With Netflix’s One Piece live-action repertoire growing, it’s safe to conclude that Eiichiro Oda and Toei Animation have a successful partnership. FUNimation, on the other hand, holds the North American distribution rights to the One Piece anime. This means that if Netflix wants to get more One Piece episodes, it’ll have to approach one of its major anime competitors about a licensing deal.
Although Netflix in the United States may not be able to acquire a package for 1000 episodes like Netflix in Japan, the Sky Island, Water 7, Thriller Bark, and Summit War sagas are all likely to be included. Although the anime would still be many episodes beyond where it is now, the introduction of a large number of episodes to the Netflix collection and to One Piece fans would be quite unlikely.
What concerns the rest of the planet?
A different license owner may be responsible for each continent/nation based on where you live on the planet. Manga Entertainment holds the license in the United Kingdom, while Madman Entertainment holds the license in Australia. This implies Netflix will have to deal with each license holder separately in order to distribute episodes of One Piece to their country’s Netflix collection.
Conclusion
Anime lovers are anticipating the broadcast of the 1,000th episode of the Japanese cartoon series One Piece, which debuted two decades ago and brought attention to a swashbuckling pirate with a straw hat. Netflix is developing a live-action version, with fans believing that it might propel the series to worldwide local celebrity status in the same way that Star Wars or Harry Potter did. Netflix revealed the cast earlier this month, with Iaki Godoy, an 18-year-old Mexican artist, set to play Luffy.
