▲ Live-action version of "The Voyager King"!?
(ZENA/ Translation) The short series "WE ARE ONE", based on Eiichiro Oda's popular manga "One Piece" (published by Shueisha), will be released on the official website and the official Youtube channel from August 30. Produced by Shueisha and Toei Animation, the drama is a live-action and anime version that will be directed by MasakaZumi Kawa. The series mainly tells five stories featuring 4 young fans of "The Voyager King", in which actor Kengo Takara will also play a major role. In addition, the theme song of the play will be sung by rock band RADWIMPS.
▲ Short series directed by Shikazu Kawakawa
The short series was created to commemorate the release of the 100th volume of the manga on September 3 and the 1,000th episode of the anime on November 21, which will use a new perspective and worldview to explain the charm of "The Voyager King". New anime produced for the show will also be included, and additional actors and anime producers will be released in the future.
▲ Stills of the live-action version of "The Voyager King"
Gao Liang said: "The character I play... It's not public yet, but it's based on my favorite anime characters. "The Voyager King" has been serialized since I was in the sixth grade of elementary school, and I used to buy Jump magazines every week, and now I watch Jump every week because of "The Voyager King". And it's not that I'm exaggerating, I also learned about life from "The Voyager King". While filming, I injected what I thought was the blood of The Voyager King into my acting. ”
▲ The manga reader becomes the protagonist
The sailor king is a comic strip about a slender young man with a straw hat, Luffy, who is constantly adventurous on the ocean with his friends in order to become One Piece, and has been serialized in weekly Shonen Jump comic magazine since 1997.
In March 2010, Volume 57 of The Voyager King set a record for the highest number in Japanese publishing history with a circulation of 3 million copies; in August 2012, Volume 67 was published and distributed 4.05 million copies, updating its own record; in June 2015, the manga broke the Guinness World Record as the "highest-selling manga series by a single author"; and the 1,000th episode was serialized in the combined issues of Weekly Shonen Jump magazines 5 and 6 on January 4. Up to now, the cumulative circulation of comics in the world has exceeded 490 million copies.