The Netflix series based on One Piece is meant to entertain newcomers as well as veterans of the anime. The actor playing Zoro, Mackenyu, knows his fans very well and made an important request to the production team.
What was so important for Zoro? On Whiskey Peak Island, there is a scene where Zoro must face a massive fight all alone. The friendly residents turn out to be 100 bounty hunters belonging to the Baroque Works, a criminal organization.
Zoro stands alone in the night and confronts the hostile forces to protect his defenseless crew. To ensure this scene is as accurate as possible, Mackenyu had a request for the production team:
I fought against 100 opponents. And I knew that the fans would count them. I told them it had to be exactly 100.
Mackenyu in the IGN video on Instagram
On Reddit, the fans in question agree. Many write that Mackenyu knows his fans and that some have actually counted. They praise the actor for thinking about the hardcore fans as well.
Scene took place under extreme conditions
How meticulous are the fans? The hardcore fans of One Piece regularly come up with theories, as is the case in many franchises. There can be connections between individual chapter numbers or specific Devil Fruits. It often happens that they turn out to be true.
Did Mackenyu perform the scene himself? In fact, Mackenyu shot the entire scene himself and did not use a stuntman. This is probably because Mackenyu is also a good swordsman in real life. So much so that he had to act worse for a scene.
The scene with the 100 fighters is said to have taken 6 hours and was completed within 8 days. However, Mackenyu had to deal with an injury: He reportedly broke his finger.
All these things show how much passion the actor displays. There’s one more thing he manages to do even faster than the fans of One Piece. Many admire him for it: An actor from One Piece is faster than the viewers, doing the opposite of Zoro
