Netflix’s One Piece is the rare anime adaptation that gets all of the important things right

A boy wearing a straw hat and a white t-shirt ringed with red around the collar and sleeves. The boy is smiling, pointing towards the camera, and standing on the deck of a boat.

Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy. | Netflix

Netflix’s One Piece succeeds where other live-action anime adaptations have failed by understanding its limits and knowing how to work within them.