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Oda did say African for Usopp and while I would argue that he and Zoro's complexions are interchangeable I am not so fixated on Usopp's ethnicity that it matters to me."Usopp is described as a 17-year-old Black man."
I wouldn't be bothered by this if it wasn't for Tumblr who has made it absolutely certain Usopp has to be depicted as black or you're racist.
I wanna remain cautiously optimistic because unlike what's happened with Cowboy Bebop in Sunrise not getting involved, Toei (Shonen Jump as well, I think) is notoriously controlling about how One Piece should go (particularly with who was to voice the Straw Hats). 4KIDS' dub was a disaster, but you also have to keep in mind that every little edit that was done to it was officially approved of by Toei themselves, and Oda apparently wasn't pleased with how it went since it nearly killed interest in the States on top of fucking with the story. They wouldn't want to make that mistake again, and the fans wouldn't let them live it down, either.
Best to play it by ear.
The more important question is whether or not we can ask for Morgan Freeman to do some lines for older Godsopp now while he is still alive.
Personally I think it's doomed to failure. It's a live action version of an anime series that murdered physics and biology early in its run and only kept chemistry alive to let Ceaser Clown use it to beat a bunch of characters. It's being done by Netflix which means we're getting Dawson creek casting mixed with "which politics are in on social media right now? Them, do them!"
At best it'll do what the last Bleach movie or that Hero Academia fan series did and give us some decent live action effects that people can appreciate.