Netflix could really make our day if they decide to adapt the entire manga at this pace
One of the biggest pieces of news to come out of the industry this week was the announcement of The One Piece, Wit Studio’s remake of the masterpiece written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. While the reception has been somewhat mixed due to how long we still have to wait to see the remake, details have also emerged that could offer a glimpse into the bright future ahead for the series compared to Toei’s anime.
With the announcement of the release date, it was also confirmed that each episode would run about 40 minutes, covering a total of 7 chapters of the manga in each episode of the remake. This has led fans to grab their calculators to figure out how long it would take for the series to catch up with the manga, and the result is much shorter than anyone expected.
If we count the number of chapters each episode adapts and do a simple calculation, the result is about 168 episodes in total, which would cover the manga’s more than 1,100 chapters, greatly reducing the number of episodes and making the series much more accessible. That said, there’s a catch to this count, since it’s important to note that each episode of this remake will be twice as long as a standard episode of almost any anime. So, in reality—and taking this with a huge grain of salt—the total number, if we count it as standard anime episodes, would be 300.
Even so, the number is infinitely smaller than that of Toei’s series, which continues to drag out each of its episodes quite a bit and is increasingly annoying the community, despite the fact that in recent years the quality of the series has risen exponentially. It remains to be seen, on the other hand, whether Netflix will dare to tackle the entire adaptation or just the first part of the series—which is what everyone imagines the remake will cover—and then continue with the remastering that Toei began a few months ago.
