Epic pirate adventure One piece may get Netflix's first-ever live-action adaptation, but the incredibly long-running Eiichiro Oda manga still marks a big milestone on the anime side of things.
For over 900 episodes released over the 20-year series (officially recorded last October), Monkey D. Luffy's fans and his motley crew know that the voice cast has plenty of war stories from their seven-seas tenure. That means that when voice actors Brina Palencia (Tony Tony Chopper) and Colleen Clinkenbeard (Luffy) sat down at the C2E2 2020 anniversary panel— while marking the return of the Funimation One PIece dub— it wasn't hard to spread an ear to what they had to say.
"We recently made special features of the 20th anniversary" about how One Piece came to America, Clinkenbeard said. She produces the special features on Funimation films, and she explained she had to go deep into One Piece's history for this epic interview-laden mini-doc to be released on a special anniversary disc.
Speaking of their roles, the actresses clarified that they had to hear their Japanese counterparts ahead of time — a rare event for the industry— because those behind One Piece wanted them to be as close to the original voices as possible. Since Funimation has not yet obtained all of One Piece's episodes, the series ' American dub is not quite caught up with the original Japanese, but both panelists were determined to continue their positions in the foreseeable future.
And how does the hyper-prolific show hold its audience? The actresses give the author all credit. "Oda does such a great job of making it ever-interesting," said Clinkenbeard. "Never boring," Palencia said. From here, the show will only get wilder, as the series moves to live action next at a big streamer.
Netflix's One Piece take will carry Netflix's first 10-episode season in the near future.
For over 900 episodes released over the 20-year series (officially recorded last October), Monkey D. Luffy's fans and his motley crew know that the voice cast has plenty of war stories from their seven-seas tenure. That means that when voice actors Brina Palencia (Tony Tony Chopper) and Colleen Clinkenbeard (Luffy) sat down at the C2E2 2020 anniversary panel— while marking the return of the Funimation One PIece dub— it wasn't hard to spread an ear to what they had to say.
"We recently made special features of the 20th anniversary" about how One Piece came to America, Clinkenbeard said. She produces the special features on Funimation films, and she explained she had to go deep into One Piece's history for this epic interview-laden mini-doc to be released on a special anniversary disc.
Speaking of their roles, the actresses clarified that they had to hear their Japanese counterparts ahead of time — a rare event for the industry— because those behind One Piece wanted them to be as close to the original voices as possible. Since Funimation has not yet obtained all of One Piece's episodes, the series ' American dub is not quite caught up with the original Japanese, but both panelists were determined to continue their positions in the foreseeable future.
And how does the hyper-prolific show hold its audience? The actresses give the author all credit. "Oda does such a great job of making it ever-interesting," said Clinkenbeard. "Never boring," Palencia said. From here, the show will only get wilder, as the series moves to live action next at a big streamer.
Netflix's One Piece take will carry Netflix's first 10-episode season in the near future.
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