Netflix has released the first official look at the upcoming One Piece adaptation, and this is how the first look compares to the original series. Netflix’s One Piece has been in production since 2020, but details have been light outside the set design and the cast and crew involved with the series. It was recently confirmed that the series would premiere in 2023, however, so with any luck, more information should be made public as the eventual release date approaches.

Going right along with that idea has Netflix releasing the first official poster for the One Piece adaptation. The poster doesn’t offer much to look at, especially since the live-action versions of the Straw Hat Pirates all have their backs turned to the camera, but there are still plenty of details to be gleaned. Those details offer a good idea of what someone can expect from the series when it finally airs, but another important thing that can be done is to see how the first look of Netflix’s One Piece compares to the original series.

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How Netflix’s One Piece Characters Compare To The Original

The Netflix One Piece cast compared to the anime

The most obvious thing that needs to be discussed is how the cast of Netflix’s One Piece compares to the cast of the original series. None of the Straw Hat Pirates’ faces are shown in the poster, but they all sport outfits that are nearly identical to what they wore in One Piece's East Blue saga, Nami and Usopp even flaunting their original staff and slingshot. The staff involved with the series have repeatedly made it clear that they’re striving to be as faithful as possible, with Eiichiro Oda even serving as an executive producer, so it’s great that the official first look gets to display that.

The only characters who appear to have been changed in any way are Iñaki Godoy’s Luffy and Jacob Romero Gibson’s Usopp. Not only is Gibson’s Usopp missing the satchel where Usopp stored his tools and weapons, but Godoy’s Luffy looks to be wearing shoes in the poster as opposed to the trademark sandals of One Piece's Luffy. Both are relatively minor changes, and regarding Godoy’s Luffy, it might have been done out of practicality so Godoy and a possible stunt double would have an easier time moving around. Even so, it’s odd that such iconic parts of their designs have been changed while everything else looks to be the same.

How The Going Merry Compares To The Original Ship

The Going Merry sailing through the ocean in One Piece

The second point of discussion is how the Going Merry in Netflix’s One Piece compares to the original ship in the anime and manga. For starters, the sheep figurehead appears to have a more realistic design compared to the anime and manga, with it now even sporting ears. The figurehead also doesn't have pupils and is connected to the ship through elongated curled horns, likely to emphasize the sheep theme. Finally, the last major difference to be made out is that the Going Merry seems to not have the smaller version of the Straw Hat Pirates’ flag that hung from the crow’s nest.

Not much can be discerned about the Going Merry from just the poster, but the original concept art does help with that. Based on the concept art, the cannons that were originally far into the port and starboard sides of the ship will be closer to the main cannon at the bow of the ship, so that would be another notable change. That being said, the official depiction of the Going Merry does have key differences from the concept art like a Jolly Roger that more closely matches the anime and manga, so the concept art likely won’t be a perfect depiction of what to expect from the Going Merry.

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Netflix’s One Piece Poster Includes A Brilliant Easter Egg

The News Coo

The poster for Netflix’s One Piece allows for a lot of comparisons to the anime and manga, but beyond that, it also has a brilliant Easter egg. Both the poster of the full cast and the poster of just Luffy have a seagull flying in the background, and by zooming in on the seagull, one can see that it’s wearing a little hat. That means the seagull is supposed to be a News Coo, the seagulls that deliver newspapers all across the world, and its inclusion serves as a nice Easter egg to a recurring element of the series.

The fact that the News Coo features at all is also a great sign for the series as a whole. If Netflix’s One Piece is going out of its way to include such a minor part of the series in its first visual, then 2023's One Piece can be expected to have a true commitment to being as accurate to the source material as possible, changes to some cosmetic detail, notwithstanding. Accuracy has always been a problem for live-action anime adaptations, and while the overall quality of Netflix’s One Piece has yet to be seen, it’s already looking like it won’t struggle with it as much as its predecessors.

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