Awesome live-action One Piece video shows Luffy and gang could still look cool in real life

Aside from 2019 being the 20th anniversary of the anime TV series, it’s not exactly clear why Indeed chose to produce a live-action One Piece video for its latest ad, especially since a gang of freewheeling pirates are an odd selection as spokespeople for a service meant to match users with steady, nine-to-five jobs. Still, it’s an unexpected example of how a live-action One Piece could simultaneously stay faithful to tis source material and still look cool.

It’s been a year and a half since the announcement that One Piece, arguably the most popular ongoing anime franchise in Japan, would be turned into an American-made live-action TV series.

When adapting anime to live-action, casting, costuming, and makeup can be an incredibly tricky balancing act.