The Biggest Changes One Piece On Netflix Made From The Anime

Bringing the Orange Town arc down to just one episode means that a lot will be left out, but frankly, the live-action One Piece sequence changed so much that it’s hard to compare it to the anime. Before Buggy ever appeared, there was a major change, with the map of the Grand Line stolen from Ax Hand Morgan instead of the Star Clown. Then, once Buggy arrived, the episode occurred entirely within the big top circus, not Orange Town.

The townspeople from the anime were all held captive as the audience for Buggy’s show, which cut out the role of the Orange Town Mayor, except for two brief lines towards the end of the episode. Buggy’s crew was dramatically cut down, with the Beastmaster removed entirely, while the acrobat’s role was reduced from a swordfight with Zoro to taunting him while he was a prisoner.

Worse of all, One Piece cut out Chouchou, the small dog defending his owner’s shop from everyone, including pirates, giant lions, and an enraged mob. It sounds strange, but Luffy’s moments with Chouchou helped establish his character as being “a different type of pirate” and is what helped him win over Nami. Finally, Buggy himself sticks around for the rest of the season, when in the anime, he’s missing until the Loguetown arc.