The cover of volume 62 of One Piece. - Glenat / Eiichiro Oda

Luffy and his Straw Hat crew boarding Netflix! In development for several years, the live-action series One Piece , adaptation of the cult manga signed Eiichirō Oda, has been officially commissioned by the Netflix platform and will be produced by Tomorrow Studios.

The announcement of this order was accompanied by a message written by Eiichirō Oda. "I know, I announced the production of this series in 2017, but these things take time [...] but today, I can say it, Netflix, the world leader in streaming, has joined us to produce the series, ”rejoiced the mangaka.

尾 田先生 監 修 の も と 、 ス テ ィ ー ヴ ン ・ マ エ ダ 氏 と マ ッ ト ・ オ ー ウ ェ ン ズ 氏 が タ ッ グ を 組 む 実 写 版 #OnePiece @NetflixJP.comEtiich46 @Eiich46 @Eiichi @ pic46

- ONE PIECE (ワ ン ピ ー ス) Netflix (@onepiecenetflix) January 29, 2020

Ten first episodes have already been ordered. Fans will know "very soon" who will camp Luffy, promised the creator of One Piece , who will be executive producer and executive consultant of the series. No information on the plot has filtered yet.

There are rumors that the budget for this production may exceed that of Game of Thrones . With 95 volumes and 460 million copies, One Piece is the best-selling manga in the world. Before this next series in live action, One Piece had already been adapted into a successful animated series by Toei Animation. This version has been released in Japan every Sunday since 1999!

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