I disagree you can do the same Baroque Works introduction in Little Garden with Mr 3 but better.
This would completely overlap stories and create complete confusion. Plus, this would simply move what was done in Whiskey Peak to Little Garden and would make the need to create new storylines just to create coherence.
What was done in WP must be told. Displacing this story in Little Garden would be a waste of time and money for absolutely nothing. It would move back the shooting date and that's not really something they can afford.
There shouldnt be a lighter season this early. Think people waited 2 years to see Grandline and they are excited and all they get is Igaram, Mr 3 and Wapol
That's actually a lot mate.
- Giants and the tease of Elbaf
- Wiskey Peak that could create good scenes
- The lore of Roger on Log Town
- Dragon
- Smoker and Tashigi
- A Giant whale
- Chopper and his backstory
- The D lore
- The Crocus lore and Brook
- A tease of Ace
- A tease of Black Beard
In reality, a lot of interesting things in the Alabasta Saga happen before Alabasta. it will only be lighter in the sence that there will not be a conflict as dramatic as Arlong park. But The show runners could actually surprise us on this part.
Also without Garp subplot we would have gotten Loguetown last season and Alabasta this season. So not much fan of the subplots.
Those subplot were needed to create the impression of a coherent season. And they will be needed here as well. It's how TV show works. You can expect to have One Piece 1:1
Matt knows the characters just as Oda
No. I don't think so no. First Oda knows his character better than everyone and second he also know their future.
Like writing manga and filming live actions are two different things.
Not really. Manga are very close the storyboarding support.
In reality, when you draw a manga, you have to take into account pretty much the same thing as when you are filming a movie. In fact, in the case of the mangaka, you will have to go into harder thinking about movement and suggest it even without it being present.
So who is to say that Odas choice will not be bad while he doesnt understand how tv industry works.
He doesn't need to know how the industry work to understand if an actor can reproduce the aura of his characters.
You can take Inaki Godoy as an example. He was the perfect cast and hand picked by Oda.
Oda did not only created and wrote characters, he made them acts, laugh and cry. And they all have different way to act. For example, Robin and Nami will have two very different behavior when talking to Luffy. That's not something only done by the writing, but by the expression and the underlying thematics of the characters. And Oda is the most well placed to know if an actor will be good for the character. It's the job of the director to know then if the actor will be good to act on scene.