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Emily Rudd recently found fame by portraying the role of Nami inOne Piecelive-action Netflix series that was released recently. What fans thought would be another disappointment, turned out to be a great series withOne Piecereceiving positive reviews.
Talking about how it all came to be, Emily Rudd talked about the moment she was most scared in her life. Meeting the creator ofOne Piece(manga), Rudd talked about meeting Eiichiro Oda and how she felt as if she was standing in front of a god!
When Emily Rudd Met The Creator ofOne Piece
After she was finalized in the role of Nami, the navigator of Monkey D. Luffy’s pirate crew, Emily Rudd had the time of her life while working on the set. With Netflix behind the adaptation, fans were quite excited and afraid of the live-action project but it seems that the streaming studio learned from its mistakes.
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In an interview with Collider, Emily Rudd talked about meeting Eiichiro Oda, the creator ofOne Piece, and how she was terrified for her life. Referring to him as“Oda sensei”,Rudd had a very appreciative moment for Oda who she compared to the likes of standing in front of a god.
“I also was able to meet Oda Sensei and it was easily the most scared I’ve ever been in my whole life. He’s a lovely dude, but, he’s kind of like a god, you know? So, I was like, ‘Oh man, I can’t. Hello, it’s so nice to meet you,’ I’m like just shaking.”
This wasn’t all sinceEmily Ruddcontinued to praise“Oda sensei”for creating the iconic manga and how he created something that resonated with the whole world. From her talks, it seems that the ending ofOne Piecewould actually be about the friends Luffy made along the way!
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Emily Rudd Has Nothing But Respect For Oda
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Talking about how Eiichiro Oda created a unique masterpiece, the actress stated how the creator made something that was quite unique, and somehow resonated with the world on such a massive scale.
“First of all, Oda-sensei is an absolute genius and, you know, it’s kind of hard to argue against genius. He did such an incredible, masterful job at creating a story that is not only wacky, crazy, playful, and adventurous, but also so grounded and real.”
She further continued,
“It has a lot of heart. It’s a story about found family. It’s a story about freedom, and pursuing your dreams. And I think that that is something that people can universally connect to.”
One Piecereceived a high rating of 8.5/10 on IMDB and 85% on Rotten Tomatoes which was quite unexpected. The 2023 live-action is currently available to stream on Netflix.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
