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One Piece Live-Action Chopper
- Netflix has announced that Mikaela Hoover will both voice and provide facial motion capture for the character Tony Tony Chopper in the second season of their One Piece adaptation, which is set to premiere in 2026.
- The announcement followed months of teasing and emerged amid debate on live-action adaptations, with some fans preferring original voice actors like Brina Palencia.
- Netflix collaborates with WiT Studio, producing a remake of One Piece alongside ongoing Toei Animation work, showcasing advanced CGI to create Chopper’s character digitally.
- The new trailer released during Netflix's Tudum event on June 1, 2025, sparked mixed reactions, with some praising Hoover’s casting and others criticizing the CGI as 'uncanny'.
- Season two will continue the Straw Hat Pirates’ journey with returning cast members and new characters, reinforcing Netflix's broader commitment to the One Piece franchise.
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Netflix’s One Piece adaptation has found its Tony Tony Chopper
After months of teasing the arrival of a certain human-reindeer hybrid in the next season of its live-action One Piece adaptation, Netflix has finally revealed its take on Tony Tony Chopper and the actress who will be bringing him to life. Today during this year’s Tudum event showcasing all of Netflix’s upcoming projects, the streamer announced that actress Mikaela Hoover (The Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) has been cast a Tony T…
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Action One Piece Video Shows What Tony Tony Chopper Will Look and Sound Like
The second season of Netflix’s live-action One Piece adaptation will be here in 2026, and audiences have been given their very first real glimpse (not counting the back of his head) of what Tony Tony Chopper will look and sound like. Let’s check out the video! Chopper First Look Chopper is played by Mikaela Hoover, meaning that she both supplies his voice and her expressions are captured for his face. SoraNews24 took a look at what Japanese fans…
Netflix's One Piece Finally Reveals Chopper - Anime Superhero News
There’s been a question mark hovering over the second season of Netflix’s One Piece adaption since it was first confirmed. If the series continued on the manga’s storyline, Season 2 would have to introduce the next member of the Straw Hat Pirates and…well, this is an interesting one. This is a live-action show and they were about to hit a character that would be impossible to depict without CG: Tony Tony Chopper. Chopper is a fan favorite, and a…
During the Tudum event, Netflix finally revealed Chopper for the live action series of One Piece. Opinions about him are divided.
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