If there is one thing that all anime fans are looking forward to this August, it's the live-action adaptation of One Piece that will reveal how the Straw Hats Pirates came together. After all, who would want to miss Monkey D. Luffy showing off his skills after consuming the Gum Gum Fruit? Amazingly, a new clip from the Netflix series offers a glimpse at his iconic move he calls Gum Gum Whip. In addition to that, we get to see Roronoa Zoro using his teeth to wield his sword.
For those who are new to One Piece, the Gum Gum Fruit ("Gomu Gomu no Mi") is a Devil Fruit that grants the user's body the properties of rubber, effectively turning them into a Rubber Human. Although the World Government has been looking for it for centuries, it was stolen by Shanks and his crew. However, it would later be accidentally eaten by the series' protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy.
If you've seen the One Piece trailer, you already know that Luffy has a body as flexible as rubber. However, this is proven yet again in the new behind-the-scenes feature where Luffy displays the Gum Gum Whip.
It's an awesome move and it is made even better by Zoro getting ready for the move while having his sword in his teeth. Moreover, we get our first look at Langley Kirkwood as "Axe-Hand" Morgan, the self-obsessed Navy Captain who imprisoned Zoro in the first place. Needless to say, this is one scene from One Piece that we can't wait to see.
The One Piece live-action series will also star Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Emily Rudd as Nami, and Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp. The series will consist of eight episodes and is expected to adapt the Eiichiro Oda manga's first story arc. The highly anticipated show will begin streaming on Netflix on August 31, 2023.
