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Director Ishitani has shown her talent and skill with the adaptation of the Wano Arc.
One Piece is a popular manga and anime series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda.. Since its first publication in 1997 it has sold more than 320,866,000 copies worldwide (presumably holding the Guinness World Record for the most copies of the same work published). But, concentrating on what interests us, this long-running series of adventures has left its fans speechless on more than one occasion, especially since One Piece is full of mysteries and secrets that have been revealed as the story arcs go by. And it seems that the Wano arc has come to give a better structure to its characters and settings in a very forceful way, contrary to some problems that afflicted the Shonen in the past.
The problems of Eiichiro Oda’s work
As for the criticism, Some of the narrative problems that One Piece has had have been mentioned. Among them, the temporary inconsistencies, in addition to an excessive time for the development of the actions and a large amount of filler in the episodes, especially in the anime adaptation. On the eve of chapter 1051, One Piece has been difficult to give continuity and attractive scenes that keep the attention of the audience. In fact, this situation worsened as the years progressed. In this way, the anime was discarded among the fan community, so they chose to keep up with the manga.
Even though things seem to be on the right track for the Shonen series, the problems haven’t entirely gone away. However, the Wano arc, published from the year 2019, brought with it some positive changes for the anime. First of all, One Piece has modified the aesthetics of its characters, and in general, to a more updated version with tints similar to those of Dragon Ball Super: Broly. With that said, the animation has much more consistency and the quality has increased greatly for very specific events within the series. In other words, One Piece has been in charge of remodeling its classic animation to give priority to the events that have changed its universe. The anime has done a great job during the last chapters, although the rhythm of the story still needs to be polished, but it is worth mentioning that the experience is much better than in past arcs.
The team behind One Piece improvements
As we mentioned before, the improvements in the quality of the Wano Arc are evident. While Toei Animation has been behind this hard work, credit goes to director Megumi Ishitani.. It is known that his entry into the world of anime is recent, however, all the episodes he has been in charge of have had a good deal of acceptance among the public and praise for his animation, in addition to the use of visual effects that have allowed him to climb to a new level within the classic and conventional style of anime. To give a better example of this, One Piece episode 982 was praised by the director of Netflix’s Castlevania series, a series that has also been recognized for its visual effects and quality animation. In fact, more recently, episode 1015, also directed by Ishitani, has been highly praised by critics and, of course, on social networks.
For its part, the Wano arc has been warming up to make way for a positive change in One Piece. Both the direction, as well as the animation and production, without a doubt, show that the skills of its director Ishitani could once again position the adventure series as one of the favorites among the public. Thanks to the constant revisions of its direction, One Piece will most likely continue to modify the events of the Wano arc for the better, which itself has a lot of action to offer fans, after the latest revelations about the Straw Hat and his powers. .
It is true that there are still a few aspects to improve within the narrative of One Piece in the anime, but, in general, the experience with its adaptation could feel very similar to that of the manga, as we remember the first chapters of One Piece.
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