Netflix has announced that the original Japanese voice actors for the “One Piece” anime will all be reprising their roles in the Japanese dub of the live-action series when it premieres in August.
The reveal came as part of a video for Anime Expo LA, which the streamer has subsequently released and can be seen below.
Inaki Godoy, who plays Monkey D. Luffy in the new live-action series, travelled to Tokyo to meet legendary anime voice actor Mayumi Tanaka who voices that character in the long-running anime.
In the video, she presents him with a straw hat of his own. Tanaka herself said a statement via Netflix about her own excitement for the new series:
“I’ve been voicing Luffy for more than 23 years now, and I think everyone has a little bit of Luffy in their heart. Iñaki, who performs Luffy in this live-action series, is so fun and joyful that he really makes a perfect Luffy!
I’m very happy to be able to voice Luffy in this adaptation as well. ONE PIECE is a story whose words and images can resonate with you in different ways depending on your situation or perspective at any given moment, allowing for new discoveries all the time.
And of course, nothing would bring me greater joy than if people who’ve never experienced ONE PIECE can become part of the family beginning with this show.
Joining her will be her original co-stars Kazuya Nakai as Roronoa Zoro, Akemi Okamura as Nami, Kappei Yamaguchi as Usopp, and Hiroaki Hirata as Sanji.
Meanwhile, live-action co-stars Iñaki Godoy and Taz Skylar will be providing their voices for their own characters in the series’ Spanish dub.
The live-action “One Piece” premieres on Netflix on August 31st
