User blog comment:Ghmorello/Live Action Adaption In The Works/@comment-3507581-20170721143859

Hmmm...

Didn't Oda himself stated in a message -because there is one- he was looking for the live-action series like three years ago and found a partnership for that purpose? I wonder why most of the fandom missed that point outright.

All the problems you've described about live-action adaptations could be explained like:

-Whitewashing is a problem, as you said, but remember that out of all the straw-hats, only Zoro is Japanese (as stated by Oda in a SBS). Also, for all the other characters, nationalities are ambiguous at best. In that sense, producers should be able to find the right people for the cast.

-The CGI's quality depends on which one is in charge, so until we have an announcement in that department, let's leave it alone.

-As for the writing, if Oda exerts creative control on the writers and the producer -considering the later was the one in charge for Prison Break-, risks can be reduced to the minimum. The real problem, as you pointed out, is how much of the story will be adapted.

-Finally, this will be a series, so there should be no problem with the pacing because there would be a step-by-step way of doing things.

And, as you said, until we have a proper trailer and staff and cast listing, we should not make full-fledged opinions. But remember, Oda was after this for a long time, and he had to find the partnership by himself.

To be honest, the announcement does not bother me, but the fans' reaction while ignoring what Oda said is the most infuriating thing of all.