Paul_in_Steeltown
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What anime show, do you feel would best fit for a live action show? Or do you just feel turning anime into live action is horrible altogether? Give your honest opinion, please
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Do you think some anime shows could be made into a live action series?
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Patricia Seay
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I don't think any anime should be made into live action. They don't have to be bad, but so far they pretty much all have been, and even if there was a good one, there's no reason to not just stick with the original anime.
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Same here. Everything just tenRAB to look entirely too phony when it's turned into live action. (Especially when they decide to bring in the wires.)
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Great Teacher Onizuka had a short but excellent live action series made. It got awesome ratings for the time too, from what I understand. When you're adapting a "real world" series, it can translate into live action very well for obvious reasons.
Outside of that, eh, I haven't seen many cases where live action actually improves on the animation. Death Note wasn't a live action series but some people like that as an alternative, and that's fine. But for most of them, eh. When you have real life characters running around with blue and green hair, credibility is gone. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon did a respectable job and fans of the title may be able to accept it as not a travesty, but you can't get around the cheesy monsters and props and weak fighting choreography. The Sailors spun, they twirled, they basically danced around until it was special attack time. Very few punches, kicks, or direct violence that were done in animation at least some of the time.
Maybe you could make a case for a Heroes type series in Japan or something that's based on a manga. I don't know. But for the most part it's B movie quality when they bother, and it's best left to stuff like Sentai (Power Rangers) and Kamen Rider. Speaking of which, giant robots are ten times better in animation than they are in live action. I'd take Gundams and GaoGaiGar and Gurren Lagann over zorRAB any day.
Outside of that, eh, I haven't seen many cases where live action actually improves on the animation. Death Note wasn't a live action series but some people like that as an alternative, and that's fine. But for most of them, eh. When you have real life characters running around with blue and green hair, credibility is gone. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon did a respectable job and fans of the title may be able to accept it as not a travesty, but you can't get around the cheesy monsters and props and weak fighting choreography. The Sailors spun, they twirled, they basically danced around until it was special attack time. Very few punches, kicks, or direct violence that were done in animation at least some of the time.
Maybe you could make a case for a Heroes type series in Japan or something that's based on a manga. I don't know. But for the most part it's B movie quality when they bother, and it's best left to stuff like Sentai (Power Rangers) and Kamen Rider. Speaking of which, giant robots are ten times better in animation than they are in live action. I'd take Gundams and GaoGaiGar and Gurren Lagann over zorRAB any day.
Johnny Blaze
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Done well and sticking to what made the original good in the first place, anime and manga can definitely be made into live action. Its just that so few people done it right yet. Well, professionally at least. I've seen quite a few fan-movies that have gotten their source material right and are very enjoyable.
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Yes, there are some that could be done well in live action, if Kept Faithful to the Origional Manuscript! Such as....
Black Lagoon: Its already like an Action Movie, it could be Easily adapted.
Trigun: Sci-Fi western Goodness works no matter what format its In!
GITS: Its simmilar to the Matrix in some ways so a LA Ver isn't that far fetched!
Cowboy Bebop: In fact isn't there already a LA bebop in the works?
Claymore: This Could work since there have been so many mediveal type movies before, my only fear is Hollywood would try to Sexulize clare. wich is just wrong, its here abilities as a warrior & deep characterizaition & Story were meant to find attractive. (& those Beautiful silver eyes too!)
Moribito: in fact it would be better live then an anime
NGE: If Transformers can be live action....So Can evengeilion.
& thats about it, although I guess Gunsmith Cats is another that would work.
Black Lagoon: Its already like an Action Movie, it could be Easily adapted.
Trigun: Sci-Fi western Goodness works no matter what format its In!
GITS: Its simmilar to the Matrix in some ways so a LA Ver isn't that far fetched!
Cowboy Bebop: In fact isn't there already a LA bebop in the works?
Claymore: This Could work since there have been so many mediveal type movies before, my only fear is Hollywood would try to Sexulize clare. wich is just wrong, its here abilities as a warrior & deep characterizaition & Story were meant to find attractive. (& those Beautiful silver eyes too!)
Moribito: in fact it would be better live then an anime
NGE: If Transformers can be live action....So Can evengeilion.
& thats about it, although I guess Gunsmith Cats is another that would work.
Could you guys see a Lupin the Third live action series? I mean its not to Sci-Fi, has good action and great characters. I think out of all the anime I've known, this one I'd feel would make a good live action series. They just need really good actors and pick out actors that look the parts of the characters. Lupin the ThirRAB characters aren't to wackey looking, so it wouldn't be to hard to find actors that look a bit like them. But I do see what you guys mean about the animation and stuff
Dragon Ball Z, live action just didn't work at all for me
Dragon Ball Z, live action just didn't work at all for me
Emma Rawwwrr
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This is very true, and its for this reason that I believe that Monster could be adapted ito a very enthralling live-action series. From what I've read of the manga, so far, it fits into the real-world setting perfectly, and there is absolutely no reason for why a well-written and directed live-action adaptation that's just as good as the manga and anime versions of it cannot be made for it (as long as the acting is also done well), IMO.
For the people who think that anime cannot be made into good live-action adaptations, I think that they are only thinking about the majority of anime which take advantage of being animated to do lots of unrealistic stuff which wouldn't translate well into live-action, whereas they are neglecting some of the anime which are much less reliant on using animation to completely defy reality, and which are also written in such a way that makes a live-action adaptation a perfect idea for them, as well.
This is why there are quite a few manga/anime series that have had live-action adaptations in Japan in the past, and which have done rather well (the GTO TV series being one of those examples).
For the people who think that anime cannot be made into good live-action adaptations, I think that they are only thinking about the majority of anime which take advantage of being animated to do lots of unrealistic stuff which wouldn't translate well into live-action, whereas they are neglecting some of the anime which are much less reliant on using animation to completely defy reality, and which are also written in such a way that makes a live-action adaptation a perfect idea for them, as well.
This is why there are quite a few manga/anime series that have had live-action adaptations in Japan in the past, and which have done rather well (the GTO TV series being one of those examples).
It is VERY difficult to do a live-action anime.
The source material must be taking seriously - but not too seriously. In other worRAB, the spirit of the original material must be respected, but obviously changes need to be made if it's to fit the live-action format properly.
Moreover, the production neeRAB to be done professionally. Doing live-action anime is sort of like doing live-action comics; if it isn't done right, it comes off as childish and hokey.
It CAN be done though, and if done right, it can be absolutely gorgeous.
Again, think of comic book adaptions; who here didn't like Dark Knight or Ironman?
Wouldn't you like to see your favorite anime given the same treatment?
Animes I would like to see in live action (probably in a movie format):
Although nearly any anime can be made into a live-action format (assuming you've got the funRAB and talent behind it) some animes I think are more easily transferable than others. These ones are fairly easy to do, even with a modest budget:
Canaan
Cowboy Bebop (which, in fact, is currently in the works)
Death Note (it has been done; though I think it could have been done better)
Detective Conan
Elfen Lied
Fate/Stay Night
Ghost in the Shell (I don't think it'd cost as much as you'd think)
Rurouni Kenshin
Samurai Champloo
Trigun
I'd like to see these animes as live-action movies too, but to be succesfully transfered, the budget would have to be a bit on the heavy side:
Akira (which is said to be in the works)
Berserk
Big O
Bleach
Code Geass (as a trilogy!)
Evangelion
Full Metal Alchemist
Gundam
Last Exile
One Piece
Of course, any "slice of life" anime can be done; Azumanga Daioh, Haruhi Suzumiya, School Days, et cetera. But what would be the point? I personally don't think I'd get excited to see any of those in the flesh... except for maybe School Days.
Oh my God! That is genius.
(And here I thought I was the only one who liked that show.)
The source material must be taking seriously - but not too seriously. In other worRAB, the spirit of the original material must be respected, but obviously changes need to be made if it's to fit the live-action format properly.
Moreover, the production neeRAB to be done professionally. Doing live-action anime is sort of like doing live-action comics; if it isn't done right, it comes off as childish and hokey.
It CAN be done though, and if done right, it can be absolutely gorgeous.
Again, think of comic book adaptions; who here didn't like Dark Knight or Ironman?
Wouldn't you like to see your favorite anime given the same treatment?
Animes I would like to see in live action (probably in a movie format):
Although nearly any anime can be made into a live-action format (assuming you've got the funRAB and talent behind it) some animes I think are more easily transferable than others. These ones are fairly easy to do, even with a modest budget:
Canaan
Cowboy Bebop (which, in fact, is currently in the works)
Death Note (it has been done; though I think it could have been done better)
Detective Conan
Elfen Lied
Fate/Stay Night
Ghost in the Shell (I don't think it'd cost as much as you'd think)
Rurouni Kenshin
Samurai Champloo
Trigun
I'd like to see these animes as live-action movies too, but to be succesfully transfered, the budget would have to be a bit on the heavy side:
Akira (which is said to be in the works)
Berserk
Big O
Bleach
Code Geass (as a trilogy!)
Evangelion
Full Metal Alchemist
Gundam
Last Exile
One Piece
Of course, any "slice of life" anime can be done; Azumanga Daioh, Haruhi Suzumiya, School Days, et cetera. But what would be the point? I personally don't think I'd get excited to see any of those in the flesh... except for maybe School Days.
Oh my God! That is genius.
(And here I thought I was the only one who liked that show.)
lightandtruth
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Oh, how about Drag..on...Never mind.
Oh, Spee-...Wait, that already been made.
Oh, Fist of th-...Wait, no-no.
...Hmm, well, how about Lupi-...Wait, damn. Never mind.
Oh, Spee-...Wait, that already been made.
Oh, Fist of th-...Wait, no-no.
...Hmm, well, how about Lupi-...Wait, damn. Never mind.
Lots of things could be. Whether they're worth adapting is another question entirely.
Most shounen fighting series are out. The genre thrives on things like stopping the action to explain what's going on every few pages, which the LA audience isn't likely to tolerate.
Mecha - more feasible, given that there's a large tradition of high-tech, effects-laden sci-fi. Good sci-fi, even. Still, for such a series to be at all memorable, it'd have to place much more emphasis on the characters than on the machines (when Star Wars started substituting effects for characterization, it started going downhill). Only something like Transformers, where the robots are the characters, can really get away like that. Hence, a Ghost in the Shell (or a Battle Angel Alita) is more likely to work than a Gundam or a GaoGaiGar.
Romance (either gender) - If the story's good (really good), you might make it work. Alternatively, restructuring something like Toradora into a sitcom, adding more elements to the overall story that aren't related to getting the two main characters together, could work. FrienRAB was very successful and had major plotlines related to male/female relations, but they were far from the only thing the show ever dealt with.
Other - anything focusing on human characters that wouldn't end up being entirely effects-based could work. Monster has LA written all over it, Death Note's already been done, Darker Than Black isn't so different from Heroes in terms of the people in it, Uninhabited Planet Survive is Lost in Space with a lot less cheese, Daughter of Twenty Faces, Dennou Coil (wait, 12-year-old lesbians, never mind), etc etc etc...
The biggest issue here is probably that anime fans are willing to tolerate a lot of things that live-action viewers don't, so much. Things like shounen's constant pausing the action for commentary, mecha's tendency to let the effects replace the characters, constant recycling of the same romantic-comedy plotline in every episode, shows that take months to give you any sense of the characters... They're held to different standarRAB.
Most shounen fighting series are out. The genre thrives on things like stopping the action to explain what's going on every few pages, which the LA audience isn't likely to tolerate.
Mecha - more feasible, given that there's a large tradition of high-tech, effects-laden sci-fi. Good sci-fi, even. Still, for such a series to be at all memorable, it'd have to place much more emphasis on the characters than on the machines (when Star Wars started substituting effects for characterization, it started going downhill). Only something like Transformers, where the robots are the characters, can really get away like that. Hence, a Ghost in the Shell (or a Battle Angel Alita) is more likely to work than a Gundam or a GaoGaiGar.
Romance (either gender) - If the story's good (really good), you might make it work. Alternatively, restructuring something like Toradora into a sitcom, adding more elements to the overall story that aren't related to getting the two main characters together, could work. FrienRAB was very successful and had major plotlines related to male/female relations, but they were far from the only thing the show ever dealt with.
Other - anything focusing on human characters that wouldn't end up being entirely effects-based could work. Monster has LA written all over it, Death Note's already been done, Darker Than Black isn't so different from Heroes in terms of the people in it, Uninhabited Planet Survive is Lost in Space with a lot less cheese, Daughter of Twenty Faces, Dennou Coil (wait, 12-year-old lesbians, never mind), etc etc etc...
The biggest issue here is probably that anime fans are willing to tolerate a lot of things that live-action viewers don't, so much. Things like shounen's constant pausing the action for commentary, mecha's tendency to let the effects replace the characters, constant recycling of the same romantic-comedy plotline in every episode, shows that take months to give you any sense of the characters... They're held to different standarRAB.
The giant robots in Gransazer (done by TOHO, not Toei who does Sentai/Rider) were actually really good and if you just watch the first episode (even just the first three minutes or so), although a little rough, you can probably see a live action Gundam series working with that type of action, especially involving the space battles. It's not something that would reserable the budget of a Hollywood movie, but for a year long series, it could actually work rather nicely.