It’s no secret that Samuel L. Jackson is a large fan of anime, and he has lastly topped “One Piece” as his favourite anime. Through the Crunchyroll Anime Future Discussion board (which was additionally attended by James Gunn and Guillermo del Toro), Jackson revealed the anime closest to his coronary heart on this Sony X put up: “‘One Piece,’ as a result of I like Monkey D. Luffy. I’ve all the time been a pirate fan, so the Straw Hat Pirates are one thing I determine I could possibly be a part of.” Ignoring how he butchered the pronunciation of Luffy’s identify, this seems to be the primary identified public occasion by which Jackson has listed his favourite anime sequence. When requested which character he pertains to essentially the most, he cited Luffy and the way the prospect of being at sea on a journey is enticing.
“One Piece,” the anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s manga of the identical identify, is likely one of the hottest anime sequence made, turning into much more widespread after the Netflix live-action adaptation. It follows Monkey D. Luffy, an bold but reckless 17-year-old boy who gained the ability of elasticity after consuming a Satan Fruit. Outfitted with solely his prized straw hat and a lofty aim of turning into the Pirate King, he takes to the excessive seas. A landmark anime sequence with greater than a thousand episodes and counting, “One Piece” is likely one of the greatest TV exhibits about pirates.
One Piece could be very widespread amongst celebrities
Samuel L. Jackson is only one amongst many celebrities who adore “One Piece.” Jimin of BTS mentioned how he “liked the anime ‘One Piece’ quite a bit” as a child, Jamie Lee Curtis revealed that the reindeer physician Tony Tony Chopper is her favourite character, and Travis Scott referred to as “One Piece” his “favourite present ever.” Soccer participant Gerard Piqué referred to as the sequence “a murals,” Megan Thee Stallion titled a tune after the character Boa Hancock, and IShowSpeed is a die-hard fan of the anime.
Though Jackson solely talked about “One Piece,” his expertise with the world of anime extends past only one mainstream sequence. He was an government producer of “Afro Samurai” and voiced the primary character, starred in the live-action adaptation of Yasuomi Umetsu’s 1998 anime “Kite,” and voiced Zog within the 2009 “Astro Boy” film.
