NEW ANIME SET TO RELEASE ON NETFLIX, AN ANOTHER COLLABORATION WITH THE ONE PIECE AUTHOR ‘EIICHIRO ODA’.
‘Monsters’, the original work by Eiichiro Oda, also the author of the famous animation show One Piece (adventurous journey of the pirate crew, Luffy and his crewmates). It’s based on the one-shot manga MONSTERS, a 1994 short story adapted from the collection of short stories ‘WANTED’ by Eiichiro Oda, published by Shueisha in the Autumn Special issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Park Sung Hoo (the director of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 and Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie) directed this anime. E&H Production, the company behind Spy x Family and Attack on Titan, produces the anime. Takashi Kojima designs the characters. The incredible team of creators makes the excitement and expectations high among the audience.
Another association of Eiichiro Oda with Netflix after the colossal success of season 1 of the live-action One Piece. Soon, will be streaming on Netflix on January 22.
‘Monsters’ is the single-episode anime prequel of One Piece following the tale of Samurai Ryuma, an ancestor of Zoro (One Piece character). Ryuma, who hails from ‘Land of Wano’, is titled ‘sword god’ and has also appeared in the One Piece series, where he is reined back in his zombie form by Gecko Morie and ends up battling with Zoro.
The plot of the anime follows Samurai Ryuma, who considers his rival Shiranol, known to be an exceptional swordsman, ranking second only to the king himself. Ryuma aspires to fight with his rival someday but ends up being challenged by Shiranol to battle against a dragon causing destruction in Castro. Ryuma embarks on the quest to vanquish the dragon, facing numerous obstacles and challenges.
This prequel anime starred voice cast – Yoshimasa Hosaya as Ryuma, Kana Hanazawa as Flare, Hiroki Tōchi as Cyrano, Mitsuaki Madono as D.R. and Katsuhito Nomura as Master.
Watch the Official trailer Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation: