Highlights
- Netflix's One Piece Live Action series is a successful adaptation loved by fans worldwide, following Luffy's exciting and exhilarating journey.
- Some characters from the manga, such as Jango, Gaimon, Johnny, Yosaku, Don Krieg, Gin, and Hachi, have been omitted from the live-action series, but their absence doesn't impact the overall story.
- While fans may miss these characters, the live-action series still references their existence and important events, and there is potential for their future inclusion in upcoming arcs.
Netflix's One Piece Live Action series has proven to be successful and fans all over the world have thoroughly enjoyed what is a very good adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's phenomenal work. One Piece Live Action series has ensured to follow Luffy's journey in a very exciting, at the same time, exhilarating manner.
While Luffy's journey throughout the East Blue is largely similar to how it is in the anime and the manga, some things have, naturally, been changed so that the story works better in a live-action medium. Of course, this also means that some characters from the manga ended up being omitted from the show and while some of them are insignificant, others were actually important.
6 Jango
Jango is a character who plays a very big role in the Syrup Village arc of One Piece. He appears in both the anime and the manga as the right-hand man to Captain Kuro. Under Kuro's absence, Jango takes care of the Black Cat Pirates and he is responsible for leading the invasion of Syrup Village during the arc as well.
Jango also plays a very important role, given that he is tasked with hypnotizing Kaya in order to get her to write her will. Sadly, Jango does not appear in Netflix's One Piece Live Action adaptation of the series. Instead, the events of Syrup Village take a different direction.
5 Gaimon
Gaimon is a very interesting character who makes his appearance shortly after the events of the Orange Town arc. On the Island of Rare Animals, the Straw Hat Pirates run into him and there, fans find out about how he was stranded on this island nearly 20 years ago. The value of treasure is something that is expanded upon in this arc of the anime and the manga.
Gaimon does not make it to the live-action adaptation of One Piece, however, it isn't much of an issue, given that his role is largely insignificant in the overarching story of the East Blue. That said, Gaimon is referenced in Baratie through a painting, as the rare animals island is shown there.
4 The Usopp Pirates
The Usopp Pirates are introduced to the fans in the Syrup Village arc, where they are revealed as the underlings of Usopp. In a way, they are mentored by him, and they share a very beautiful relationship with him.
At the end of the arc, in an emotional moment, Usopp disbands the pirate crew as he sets out on his own journey across the seas. This group does not appear in Netflix's One Piece Live Action series, although the decision to remove them is something that fans do not worry much about.
3 Johnny
Johnny is a character who fans grew pretty fond of both in the anime and the manga of One Piece, back in the East Blue saga. He is a pirate hunter who knows Zoro from before he even met with Luffy. Zoro shares a very deep bond with him and he ends up meeting Johnny again shortly before the events of Baratie.
In fact, it is Johnny and his friend who lead the crew to Baratie in the first place. Johnny plays a somewhat important role in the arc and tags along with the crew all the way to Arlong Park. In Netflix's One Piece Live Action Series, Johnny is nowhere to be seen.
2 Yosaku
Yosaku is Johnny's friend and also a Pirate Hunter. Fans certainly enjoyed his relationship with his friend, Johnny, in the East Blue Saga of One Piece anime and the manga. Just like Johnny, he knows Zoro from before he even met Luffy.
Yosaku meets the Straw Hat Pirates at the same time as Johnny and together, they end up going to Baratie. After that, he tags along with the crew to Arlong Park, where he plays a somewhat important role. Yosaku is also not present in the live-action series, but his presence isn't missed all that much, given that both he and his brother are not crucial characters.
1 Hachi
Hachi is an Octopus Fishman who is a part of Arlong's crew. Compared to the other members of the Arlong Pirates, Hachi is relatively harmless. Despite that, he ends up taking up arms against Zoro in the Arlong Park arc. The live-action adaptation of One Piece takes a very different approach and Hachi is not present.
That is not to say that he will not appear in the series. Fans know that Hachi is very important, especially when his relationship with Rayleigh and Shakky is explored. Fans might see him make his debut during the Sabaody Archipelago arc.