An Absolute Trainwreck: One Piece (Live Action) Deserves to Sink to the Bottom of the Ocean I cannot express just how much of a colossal failure the live-action adaptation of "One Piece" is. It's as if the creators set out to destroy everything that made the original series a beloved masterpiece. First and foremost, the casting is abysmal. The characters we know and love from the manga and anime are portrayed by actors who seem completely disinterested and utterly incapable of capturing the essence of their respective roles. Luffy is supposed to be a charismatic and energetic pirate, but ...