Steven Maeda says there are no less than two animal characters from the manga he would like to adapt for Netflix’s One Piece adaptation.
Maeda shared Shushu the canine had a totally developed story in One Piece that was by no means filmed. The showrunner revealed plans for a aspect story involving the fan-favorite furry in an interview with Display Rant. “We had a totally damaged Shushu story,” he mentioned. “It was barely totally different than the manga story. On the finish of the day, we ended up separating it out of this model of the story, and we by no means really shot it. We had a scene and an arc with Shushu and Zoro, and it was very totally different. And finally, we determined it was too totally different.”
Shushu (Chouchou) is a small white canine who guarded his late grasp Hocker’s pet meals store in Orange City. The character is endeared to manga followers due to his devotion to Hocker, protecting watch over the store even when everybody else fled when Buggy’s Pirate crew invaded the city. “We might have liked to have the Shushu story in there,” Maeda admitted. “Nevertheless it’s extra necessary to have Zoro be with Luffy and Nami when they’re encountering Buggy versus being off on a separate aspect story. I like Shushu, and I’ve three terriers of my very own. So, I undoubtedly have a delicate spot for the Shushu story.”
The Straw Hat Pirates’ Resident Physician Joins the Combine
Maeda additionally gushed over Tony Tony Chopper as a favourite One Piece character, saying, “First off, it is simply such an out-there larger-than-life creation. He is a speaking reindeer who additionally desires to be a physician and may change sizes. It is like, who may give you that? Solely Oda-san and be capable of make it work within the context of the story.” Tony Tony Chopper serves as physician to the Straw Hat pirates, and within the manga, he joined the crew on the finish of the Drum Island Arc. One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda teased the character’s addition to the live-action adaptation in an announcement confirming the present was renewed for an additional season.
“I additionally love [Tony Tony Chopper’s] backstory,” Maeda added. “The backstories are a lot part of who these characters are so that you just perceive the place their ache comes from, the place their anger comes from, the place their goodness and their sweetness come from, typically. I simply love the Chopper story a lot and the concept you will have all these human characters, and oh hey, by the best way, there is a speaking reindeer. And he is so rattling cute, too. So it is only a good mixture for me.” With Season 2 of the present confirmed, followers have extra motive to name for Jamie Lee Curtis as Dr. Kureha, Tony Tony Chopper’s mentor and foster mum or dad within the manga sequence.
All eight episodes of One Piece Season 1 can be found on Netflix.
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