News Monstress Netflix’s One Piece Showrunner Adapting Monstress Into Adult Animated Series The Eisner- and Hugo-award winning comic comes form Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on March 24, 2026 Courtesy of Image Comics Comment 0 Share New Share Courtesy of Image Comics Amazon MGM Studios is adapting the comic book Monstress into an animated series, with Steven Maeda (One Piece, Lost, The X-Files) helming the project. Here’s the official synopsis of the show (and the comic): Set in an Asian-inspired fantasy world, Monstress tells the story of a young woman with a literal monster living inside of her. On a quest to understand her past and avenge her mother’s murder, she’s joined by a colorful ensemble including a talking cat and a hybrid fox/human girl as they’re thrown in the middle of a war between human and otherworldly forces. When the world turns us into monsters, Monstress asks how can we overcome our monstrosities? According to Variety, Maeda will serve as co-showrunner along with Tiffany Greshler (One Piece, Helix). Monstress comes from writer Marjorie Liu and illustrator Sana Takeda. It was first published in November 2015 and is still active. The Image comic series has also won several awards, including the British Fantasy Award for Best Comic, the Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series, and the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Liu and Takeda have also both won Eisner Awards for Best Writer and Best Artist, respectively. The project is still in its early days, so no news on who will be voicing the characters or when we’ll see the series on Prime Video. Given the lead time of animated projects, however, it will likely be a few years. [end-mark] The post Netflix’s <i>One Piece</i> Showrunner Adapting <i>Monstress</i> Into Adult Animated Series appeared first on Reactor.