Netflix’s ‘The One Piece’ Anime Remake Reveals First-Look Concept Artwork

One Piece Day ’24 has revealed the list of staff and a first look at a slew of new concept art for WIT Studio’s highly anticipated One Piece anime remake, THE ONE PIECE.

Via the One Piece Day ’24 live stream on Aug. 11, 2024, it was revealed that WIT Studio’s One Piece remake, THE ONE PIECE, will be directed by Attack on Titan‘s Masashi Koizuka, with Jujutsu Kaisen‘s Hideaki Abe serving as assistant director. They’re joined by Haikyu!!‘s Taku Kishimoto for series composition, the character designer and chief animation directors Kyoji Asano (Spy x Family) and Takatoshi Honda (The First Slam Dunk), and action animators Ken Imaizumi (Boruto) and Shuhei Fukuda (Call of the Night).

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Finally, art supervisors Tomonori Kuroda (A Certain Scientific Index) and Ryoma Kawamura (Attack on Titan, also animation producer), creature and image board designer Yasuhiro Kajino (Rinne), and prop designer Airi Taguchi (Vampire in the Garden) were also announced. The team was repeatedly described as “young.”

THE ONE PIECE Releases a Full Gallery of High-Quality Concept Art From WIT Studio

THE ONE PIECE was first announced in December at Jump Festa 2024, Japan’s Shueisha-sponsored anime and manga expo, where it received its first teaser visual and trailer. However, financial reports from WIT Studio’s parent company, IG Port, revealed that the series had already been in active production since at least November 2023. Set to be animated by Wit Studio (Attack on Titan Seasons 1-3, Spy x Family, Summer 2024’s My Deer Friend Nokotan), THE ONE PIECE will first adapt the original manga’s “East Blue Saga” before moving on to other storylines.

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THE ONE PIECE Aims to Appeal to New Audiences With Updated Visuals for Modern Screens

George Wada, co-founder and president of WIT studio, has stated that the anime remake aims to reach a wider audience, drawing in new fans by improving the animation quality of older episodes and removing the 4:3 aspect ratio (as most modern consumer screens have been designed for an aspect ratio of 16:9). “For young people who are used to watching modern anime thanks to technological innovation, the footage from 25 years ago when the anime broadcast of One Piece started may be difficult to watch,” Wada said. “Both we and Oda have the desire to spread anime to people who don’t know about it, and to the world. THE ONE PIECE was planned as an entry point.”

WIT Studio’s THE ONE PIECE remake adapts Oda’s legendary series from the beginning and will stream exclusively on Netflix. VIZ licenses the manga, describing the first volume: “As a child, Monkey D. Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of the buccaneer ‘Red-Haired’ Shanks. But his life changed when Luffy accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like rubber…at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, still vowing to become the king of the pirates, Luffy sets out on his adventure…one guy alone in a rowboat, in search of the legendary ‘One Piece,’ said to be the greatest treasure in the world…”

One Piece

Created by Eiichiro Oda, the One Piece franchise explores the adventures of pirate Luffy D. Monkey and his crew, the Straw Hats. Since the manga first debuted in 1997, One Piece has been adapted into an ongoing anime that has seen multiple movies. Most recently it was adapted into a live-action series by Netflix.

Created by

Eiichiro Oda

First TV Show

One Piece (1999)

Latest TV Show

Netflix’s One Piece

First Episode Air Date

October 20, 1999

Cast

Mayumi Tanaka , Kazuya Nakai , Colleen Clinkenbeard , Christopher Sabat , Kerry Williams , Kappei Yamaguchi , Sonny Strait , Hiroaki Hirata , Eric Valette , Ikue Ootani

Source: One Piece Day ’24 YouTube live stream