This shouldn’t come as a surprise for an IP as massive as One Piece, especially since the studios on the TV side of these properties often tend to take the reigns of the cinematic adaptations as well.
While some of the high-octane action sequences can feel colorfully overwhelming, the film is an unfiltered and vibrant dose of eye candy that should appeal to longtime fans and newcomers alike. And, expectedly, Toei Animation does not disappoint here. Longtime anime and One Piece fans have been waiting for this film for several reasons, one of which - unsurprisingly - is what the animation studio at the helm would do in the movie’s visual department. It does ultimately cater to an all-too-familiar “anime movie” formula in the end that won’t exactly grip initiated fans, but it’s a generally loving expansion of Oda’s pirate universe. Putting some focus on one fan-favorite character, Red-Haired Shanks, and the original Uta - along with the musical numbers she injects into the movie - are some instances of this.
This is the 15th anime movie adaptation in the series, and while all of the entries prior to Red fall under the blanket term of non-canon, certain elements of this latest endeavors make continuity a little more of gray area and, in some places, allows its story to make some refreshing additions to the formula.
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