Samuel L. Jackson’s Favorite Anime Series Is A Classic

It is no secret that Samuel L. Jackson is a massive fan of anime, and he has finally crowned “One Piece” as his favorite anime. During the Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum (which was also attended by James Gunn and Guillermo del Toro), Jackson revealed the anime closest to his heart in this Sony X post: “‘One Piece,’ because I like Monkey D. Luffy. I’ve always been a pirate fan, so the Straw Hat Pirates are something I figure I could be part of.” Ignoring how he butchered the pronunciation of Luffy’s name, this appears to be the first known public instance in which Jackson has listed his favorite anime series. When asked which character he relates to the most, he cited Luffy and how the prospect of being at sea on a journey is attractive.

“One Piece,” the anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s manga of the same name, is one of the most popular anime series made, becoming even more popular after the Netflix live-action adaptation. It follows Monkey D. Luffy, an ambitious yet reckless 17-year-old boy who gained the power of elasticity after eating a Devil Fruit. Equipped with only his prized straw hat and a lofty goal of becoming the Pirate King, he takes to the high seas. A landmark anime series with more than a thousand episodes and counting, “One Piece” is one of the best TV shows about pirates.

Samuel L. Jackson is just one among many celebrities who adore “One Piece.” Jimin of BTS discussed how he “loved the anime ‘One Piece’ a lot” as a kid, Jamie Lee Curtis revealed that the reindeer doctor Tony Tony Chopper is her favorite character, and Travis Scott called “One Piece” his “favorite show ever.” Football player Gerard Piqué called the series “a work of art,” Megan Thee Stallion titled a song after the character Boa Hancock, and IShowSpeed is a die-hard fan of the anime.

Although Jackson only mentioned “One Piece,” his experience with the world of anime extends beyond just one mainstream series. He was an executive producer of “Afro Samurai” and voiced the main character, starred in the live-action adaptation of Yasuomi Umetsu’s 1998 anime “Kite,” and voiced Zog in the 2009 “Astro Boy” movie.