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One Piece Film: Red divides the public in Japan with very mixed reviews

Aug 14 (ruetir.com) - One Piece Film: Red the 15th best-selling manga film of all time, One Piece premiered on August 6 in Japanese theaters and has not left anyone indifferent.

There are several very prominent reasons why One Piece fans don’t want to miss this movie. Probably the most important and the one that has caused the greatest expectation is that Shanksone of the most important and mysterious characters in the play, takes center stage. Any opportunity to be able to see content to know any type of canonical information regarding it, is a reason of the utmost importance.. Well, it is worth noting that the red-haired pirate is one of the most popular characters within the One Piece community.

Another reason is that it coincides with a very special date, since it is 25 years since the first publication of the manga. A series that is going to enter its final saga, commented by the own Eiichiro Oda. And the last reason that is discussed and also arouses a lot of curiosity is UtaShank’s daughter. All these ingredients make this film a date with many things to look forward to. However, despite great anticipation, we find a very noticeable difference of opinion and never seen at this level in previous films of the franchise. ...continue reading

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