Dragon Ball star Sean Schemmel (Mindraker: Background Anger) spoke with us about One Piece & Hollywood's live-action anime misfires.
Schemmel: Why Hollywood Has Largely Failed in Anime Live-Action
"It's weird because I've kind of got an insider view, and I've watched Hollywood try to understand anime my entire career, and they still don't get it. It's not until you see, and I'm not entirely sure the anime genre trends will ever translate well to live-action. I'm not entirely convinced," Schemmel said."I've only watched part of the live-action 'One Piece' , and I frankly think it's terrible.
One Piece. Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, Mackenyu Arata as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Taz Skylar as Sanji in episode 108 of One Piece. Cr. Casey Crafford/Netflix © 2023 Schemmel is willing to put his anime fan cred up online anytime and offers a nuanced take on American and Japanese animation culture."I always found Japanese television to be wildly more creative in terms of storyline and storytelling than American animation. When I was a little boy, I watched 'Ultraman,' 'Goldar,' 'Johnny Sakko and His Flying Robot,' 'Akira,' and 'Ninja Scroll.' I was like, 'Why is this so off the hook?'" he said.
star offers one way Hollywood could bridge the gap with its fan base, and it starts with the creatives brought in."I see so much stuff going on, and it's all mainstream. I still don't feel like Hollywood higher-ups are ever going to get it until all these kids who grew up in it get jobs doing that and start doing that, which is evidenced by the fact that Roy [Burdine] pointed this out to me," he said."The last season of Picard.
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