LEGO One Piece Special Trailer Highlights Usopp Tall Tales
The trailer confirms the special's framing device, with the live-action Usopp and Chopper actors appearing in a cameo, which ties the animated retelling directly to the live-action series' cast.
Key Facts
- The Lego One Piece two-part animated special premieres on September 29 on Netflix.
- The special retells the first two seasons of the live-action One Piece series, framed as Usopp telling an exaggerated version to Chopper.
- Atomic Cartoons is producing the special with Shueisha and The Lego Group, with Tom Hyndman as showrunner and Chelsea Ker directing.
- The returning cast includes Inaki Godoy as Luffy, Emily Rudd as Nami, Mackenyu as Zoro, and Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp.
- The trailer features a cameo from the live-action Usopp and Chopper actors.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
Netflix streamed the official trailer for the Lego One Piece two-part animated special on Friday, August 21. The trailer features Usopp telling exaggerated tall tales of the Straw Hat Pirates' adventures to Chopper. The special retells the first two seasons of the live-action One Piece series, framed as Usopp's embellished version of the story. The returning cast includes Inaki Godoy as Luffy, Emily Rudd as Nami, Mackenyu as Zoro, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, Taz Skylar as Sanji, Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday, Mikaela Hoover as Tony Tony Chopper, Katey Sagal as Dr. Kureha, Jeff Ward as Buggy the Clown, and Callum Kerr as Captain Smoker. Atomic Cartoons is producing the special in collaboration with Shueisha and The Lego Group. Tom Hyndman is showrunner, writer, and executive producer, with Chelsea Ker directing. Series creator Eiichiro Oda is listed as an executive producer. The special premieres on September 29 on Netflix.
- Takuma Naito and Taro Goto are producers on the special.
- LEGO's Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone, and Lars Danielsen are executive producers, alongside Tomorrow Studios' Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements.
- Atomic Cartoons previously worked on Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends.
- The trailer is available in both English and Japanese versions.
- Charithra Chandran plays both Miss Wednesday and Nefertari Vivi.
- The special is described as: "Witness the legendary tales of the East Blue and Grand Line like never before! Watch as Usopp, the ultimate 'builder' of tall tales, retells the Straw Hats' adventures to their newest member, Chopper. Expect big action and even bigger lies in this special LEGO world!"
- The live-action One Piece series debuted on Netflix in August 2023. The second season, One Piece: Into the Grand Line, premiered on March 10, with its first two episodes playing in over 200 theaters in Canada, the United States, and Japan the same day.
- The third live-action season, One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta, is set for 2027.
- The One Piece manga began in July 1997 and surpassed 500 million copies in circulation in August 2022. The anime adaptation started in October 1999.
- A remake anime by WIT Studio is scheduled for February 2027, and the game ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet launches October 23, 2026.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.