One Piece Cosplay Upgrades The Straw Hat Swordsman Zoro
One Piece added Roronoa Zoro to the cast as one of the first Straw Hat Pirates that Luffy would encounter. Over the decades, the green-haired brawler has become a fundamental part of the Shonen franchise, spawning plenty of Cosplay. Now, one cosplayer in Japan has decided to not just bring Zoro to life but also give him an upgrade that puts a few pounds of muscle onto the swashbuckler with his patented katanas at the ready.
One Piece isn't just set to hit the world of live-action thanks to cosplayers, as Netflix is continuing to work on the upcoming television series for the Straw Hat Pirates. Set to be the first live-action western take on Luffy and crew, Zoro himself will be played by actor Mackenyu, who is no stranger to the world of anime adaptations. Mackenyu played the role of Enishi Yukishiro in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin movies as well as Scar in the Fullmetal Alchemist sequels that arrived in Japan earlier this summer. The actor who will play Zoro was also recently announced to play Seiya in the upcoming Knights Of The Zodiac live-action movie, showing just how popular he has become when it comes to live-action anime films.
One Reddit User shared a video of this amazing Zoro cosplayer who looks as though they were ripped directly from the pages of Eiichiro Oda's Shonen series which has finally entered into the last storyline of the series and has, tentatively, three years more of stories before drawing to its end:
Amazing Zoro cosplayer filmed at Japan Expo! from OnePiece
Zoro ultimately wasn't the one to defeat Kaido during the War For Wano Arc but was able to deliver some staggering blows to the Beast Pirate Captain who could transform into a dragon. With the last storyline seemingly set to throw some new challenges at Luffy and company, Zoro is definitely going to have to use all the tricks at his disposal when it comes to achieving Monkey's dream of becoming the king of the pirates.
What do you think of this take on the Straw Hat who is aiming to be the world's greatest swordsman? Do you think Zoro will be able to survive the final chapters of One Piece? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of the Grand Line.
