If this isn't a perfect opportunity for a collaboration, I don't know what is!

Let me clarify a bit, here, as I think some folks mistake what I'm hoping for a bit. I absolutely agree that translating One Piece's anime/manga style to Sea of Thieves would be a tough task to be sure - but not impossible.

Instead, I think it more likely that if it WERE to happen, cosmetics would be created around the live-action show, since it was Netflix One Piece that Xbox/Microsoft partnered with.

Here's what I mean:
Anime/Manga Going Merry

Live-action Going Merry

Or my personal favorite, the Red Force:

The Red Force from the live-action looks REALLY close to a Sea of Thieves brigantine!

In general, I think the live-action style of these ships could translate a lot better than the anime/manga. We've seen that Rare can translate realistic ships to the Sea of Thieves style beautifully, as evidence by the PotC ship sets. All in all, the more I think on it, the more I accept that a full-on crossover event won't happen, but a small cosmetic drop to promote the live-action show seems far more likely, an I'd be completely down.

@peteloaf777 Yeah, I don't really agree with this take at all, but you're free to think however you like.

@goldsmen Let me try and explain a bit differently, then. I'm sure you know of the worldwide apprehension for live-action anime adaptations. Historically, they've been by and in large, very bad. Be it completely deviating from the story, taking away plotlines, or adding completely different plots, bad casting, bad direction, etc, etc - people are VERY against it, and with good reason.

The entire time that OPLA has been known, people have been especially skeptical, because One Piece is one of the greatest, and most well known/loved manga/anime in existence; it's one of the "big three", so people were especially not on board to find out that One Piece was being adapted to live action.

To have an auditorium of literally hundreds of die-hard One Piece fans give a standing ovation to the first two episodes is nothing to scoff at. Nevermind the reviews that both critics and fans who have seen the show already have given - overwhelmingly positive.

@gallerine5582 I agree - some ship sets, and costumes/weapons are all I could ever ask for, honestly. I know I waffled previously about some tales, but the more I thought on it, the more I realized that it wouldn't be feasible. But if Halo and Gears could get a small cosmetic drop, I feel like One Piece could have that as well.

@valor-omega Thanks for sharing this news. I know virtually nothing about One Piece, but started seeing a growing number of references in SoT over the past year or so. I remember wondering why I was seeing so many captained ships named Going Merry and having to Google it to find out. After watching the Netflix trailer, I understand some other references I've seen from SoT players.

As others have mentioned, I was also initially caught up on the incongruent art style. However, seeing the live-action adaptation made it much easier to envision certain elements being folded into the Sea of Thieves world. Even though it still seems like a long shot, maybe the Xbox/Netflix collaboration has sparked some ideas and prompted some discussion.

@jdutton22 Appreciate the reply, mate! If nothing else, I hope the live action series will spark others to begin watching the anime or reading the manga!

As far as a potential for a One Piece Netflix x Sea of Thieves collaboration goes, heres hoping! Would be a dream come true. And honestly? Before today's Xbox collaboration announcement, there wasn't any reason to hope, other than for hopes sake. But seeing that collaboration between the two REALLY gives me hope. I can't imagine a discussion hasn't been had.

Collaboration is a strong word here. It’s literally a singular One Piece themed Xbox and controller that can be won as part of promo for the Netflix version of the show. Maybe set your expectations lower and don’t cling onto hope so much, some things aren’t meant to be.

Im gonna die laughing if this series fails like all the others. But for once I hope it doesn’t.

@tesiccl Mate, I don't have any expectations. If it happens, cool, if not, also cool. It's clear you're not interested in the discussion past taking extra opportunity to be negative about it, when I and others are just having a good time talking about it.

@burnbacon It's all been but confirmed that season 2 is a lock - at the premier event there was talk of it, as well as verbiage in one of their trailer "this season on One Piece".

I think Oda and Netflix are confident for 2 seasons so far. Though they may need to expand to 10 episodes per season to cover Alabasta and Skypeia

@valor-omega said in If this isn't a perfect opportunity for a collaboration, I don't know what is!:

@goldsmen Let me try and explain a bit differently, then. I'm sure you know of the worldwide apprehension for live-action anime adaptations. Historically, they've been by and in large, very bad. Be it completely deviating from the story, taking away plotlines, or adding completely different plots, bad casting, bad direction, etc, etc - people are VERY against it, and with good reason.

The entire time that OPLA has been known, people have been especially skeptical, because One Piece is one of the greatest, and most well known/loved manga/anime in existence; it's one of the "big three", so people were especially not on board to find out that One Piece was being adapted to live action.

To have an auditorium of literally hundreds of die-hard One Piece fans give a standing ovation to the first two episodes is nothing to scoff at. Nevermind the reviews that both critics and fans who have seen the show already have given - overwhelmingly positive.

Im sorry but that really genuinely doesnt mean much to me. What i have seen of it in the trailers does not sit right with me, regardless what some die hard fans reaction is. As stated, the animated show would be better to base a colab off of, but that STILL does not change my stance that the sense of humor of sot and one piece are opposite to each other and would clash.

It does not matter how much you tell me that you or other people like the live action, my stance is that a clash between the humor and stories of the 2 is not a good thing. If taking multiple things that people liked and mashing it together was the only basis to make something good, then making the perfect game would be easy, but when too many contrasting and opposing systems combine it just turns out bad.

@goldsmen Fair - you're free to think whatever you like :)

Well, between One Piece Netflix getting amazing reviews, being #1 in 84 different countries, and Chapmann being coy when asked about OP cosmetics on twitter, I think the POSSIBILITY is at it's highest

@valor-omega said in If this isn't a perfect opportunity for a collaboration, I don't know what is!:

Well, between One Piece Netflix getting amazing reviews, being #1 in 84 different countries, and Chapmann being coy when asked about OP cosmetics on twitter, I think the POSSIBILITY is at it's highest

Even if that's the case, this isn't happening now- that's happening several months down the road because Rare and Microsoft are busy still collaborating with Lucasfilm for the Monkey Island crossover, and the One Piece Live Action Adaptation is not something they made plans for unlike these current crossovers.

Regardless, I think it's worth calming down and actually thinking about the impact a cosmetic set from an anime not many casual players have seen/wanted to see that only made it's way into this game, several months after the discussion of the Netflix adaptation's release, because it's probably one of the only other "notable" fantasy pirate media that's out there.

I don't want to be a priss and deny crossovers, but I'd like it if the seas had more items that made the Sea of Thieves feel like it's own identity, without getting mixed up in its inspirations that it even got blessed to have a cute lil crossover story with (and accompanying emporium stock because of course). If the seas could at least make more clothing sets and fully unique ship sets more often, I'd be fine with a minor distraction. It's just not that way right now.

I don’t really think we need more crossovers right now. I am mostly satisfied with the two we’ve gotten, but I don’t want to continue down that road and eventually screw it up and go too far. APL and LoMI were solid and grounded in the nature of SoT. I think it’s good to keep it here for now. I want the game to start focusing more on itself now. We’ve reached outwards far enough recently, let’s devote some resources inwards.

no god please no.

@valor-omega POTC collab was a questionable decision imo, cuz it doesnt really make any sense as to why (except for profit) but it was alright. Monkey Island makes sense cuz its made by same developers and takes palce in same universe, so that fine. But a collab with a stretching pirate boy on a chase for some magic fruits? NO THANK YOU. Sea of Thieves is not Fortnite and never will become one

@valor-omega Remarkable initial success for the live-action adaptation. I'm finding more and more captaincy names referencing One Piece as time goes by. While watching a stream, I saw a ship named Mugiwara. I would have had no idea it was a One Piece reference, but someone in chat said something like "at least it isn't Thousand Sunny number 17,384." It makes me wonder how many other references I've seen and didn't know.

Hope you are enjoying the series, and that it sees continued success!