Netflix to produce live-action 'One Piece' series

Manga creator Eiichiro Oda will serve as executive producer

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The "One Piece" manga has sold more than 460 million copies worldwide since its 1997 launch.

HIDEKI SHINOHARA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Netflix has announced a live-action adaptation of Japan's hugely popular "One Piece" manga.

The video-streaming giant will produce a 10-episode series with Tomorrow Studios of the U.S. and Shueisha, the comic's Japanese publisher. A release date has not been set.

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