Netflix teases first looks at its live-action takes on two hugely popular anime
Earth, wind, fire, and water – oh, and stretchy limbs
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Netflix has officially unveiled the first teasers for its live-action takes onOne PieceandAvatar: The Last Airbender.
The incredibly popular franchises are the latest manga and anime to get the live-action treatment atNetflix. And, while the world’sbest streaming servicedoesn’t have the best record with adapting hugely successful Japanese franchises (Cowboy Bebop, we’re looking at you), it’ll hope this duo will fare far better when they’re released.
Speaking of release dates and windows, Netflix confirmed whenOne PieceandAvatar: The Last Airbender(two of thebest anime, in our view) would debut on its streaming platform.One Piecewill sail onto Netflix on August 31, 2023, while its live-action spin on Michael Dante DiMartino’sAvatarfranchisewill join the service sometime in 2024.
That’s not all, either. AtTudum 2023, the latest installment of Netflix’s annual global fan event, the streaming giant unveiled the first footage for itsOne Pieceadaptation. Take a look at the trailer below:
Netflix also released a 30-second teaser forAvatar: The Last Airbender. However, unlike its anime cousin,Avatar’s trailer doesn’t contain major footage from the forthcoming TV series. Instead, it simply teases the symbols of the anime’s four elements-based tribes – those being earth, wind, fire, and water. You can view that teaser below, too:
For the uninitiated:One Pieceis one of Japan’s highest-selling manga series of all-time. Originally created by Eiichiro Oda in July 1997, it tells the tale of Monkey D Luffy, a young adventurer who dreams of becoming King of the Pirates. Setting off on a perilous journey from his tiny, island home, Luffy embarks on an epic adventure – with his newly-formed crew and seafaring ship in tow – to find a legendary treasure and earn the title he’s craved for so long.
Meanwhile,Avatar: The Last Airbenderwas originally an animated fantasy TV show, developed by DiMartino and Bryan Konietzo in February 2005, for Nickleodeon. Set in an Asiatic world where people can telekinetically manipulate the elements, it largely follows a boy named Aang, the last survivor of the Air Nomads, who embarks on a quest alongside his friends – Katara, Sokka, and Toph – to end the Fire Nation’s war against the other tribes.
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Meet Aang, Katara, Sokka and Zuko in Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, coming 2024. #TUDUM pic.twitter.com/b7TKxo9pKCJune 17, 2023
It’s unclear if either or both TV adaptations will make it onto ourbest Netflix showsonce they’re released. After all, we had high hopes forCowboy Bebop’s live-action series in late 2021, only forArcane– an animated Netflix series set in the world ofLeague of Legends–ended up becoming Netflix’s new TV darling at the time instead. With little in the way of positive reviews, and a lack of support from fans (casual and diehards alike),Netflix cancelled itsCowboy BebopTV series after one season. Here’s hopingOne PieceandAvatar: The Last Airbendercan perform better.
For more Netflix coverage, find outhow to sign up to Netflixor read ourbest Netflix movieshub. Additionally, check out more of our Tudum 2023 articles, including thefirst extended sequence fromThe Witcherseason 3and afirst teaser for the new mind-boggling sci-fi show fromGame of Thrones' TV show creators.
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