A: The live-action adaptation of hit anime series “One Piece” will premiere on Netflix on Aug. 31.
B: The live-action version? Wow, it must be very exciting!
A: I can’t wait to see the live-action Monkey D. Luffy leading the Straw Hat Pirates in search of the mythical treasure “One Piece.”
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B: What else do you recommend on video streaming platforms?
A: Taiwanese blockbuster “Marry My Dead Body” on Netflix, South Korean sci-fi drama “Moving” on Disney+, and Chinese BL (boys’ love) drama “Stay with Me” on GagaOOLala have all been popular recently.
A: 改編自熱門動畫《航海王》的真人版影集，月底即將在Netflix上架囉。
B: 真人版？那一定很刺激！
A: 期待看到真人版魯夫，繼續帶領草帽海賊團尋找大秘寶︰「One Piece」。
B: 最近在各大影音平台，還有什麼強片上線嗎？
A: Netflix的國片《關於我和鬼變成家人那件事》、Disney+的奇幻韓劇《Moving異能》、GagaOOLala的中國BL劇《哥哥你別跑》，都是最近的人氣強片。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩)
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