Not once have I seen an
There’s a good reason for that. And a good reason why the whole idea of “live action adaptions” needs to end.
Let’s get to it.
Why Anime Live Action Adaptations Should Die:
1. All talk, sh*tty action
Remember Dragon Ball Evolution? In fact why would you wanna remember that
I’m cherry-picking right now but I’m making a point.
Dragon Ball Evolution is the perfect example of why
The “money (and not art or talent) is at the forefront of your decisions.
Or even common sense in this case.
Nothing about the movie was authentic to
The whole thing (as with
This was in 2009 and 11+ years later people are STILL making fun of
Netflix being the rear end of the jokes now because they’ve made piss poor attempts.
You literally have to think HARD about
That’s because a lot of these adaptations are all talk and no action. Hype at the expense of quality and authenticity.
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2. Anime fans can’t stand it
no more live action adaptations of
anime /animation society has progressed past the need of live action adaptations ofanime /animation— naz 🐮 (@moontaejun) August 24, 2020
@netflix bruh I can just barely forgive y’all for still having only up to season 5 of bleach, and all those dogsh*t
anime live action adaptations likeDeath Note , but now y’all defending pedophiles bruh, y’all could die and I’d smile— benny (@lbennyz) August 26, 2020
My favorite part of watching live action adaptations of
manga /anime is when I laugh and go
“Howanime is _this_ guy!?”— Slawa Deisling (@SlawaDeisling) August 17, 2020
What are they doing?? Seriously Hollywood needs to stop making crappy live action adaptations of beloved cartoons and
anime and dumbing them all down— andre nassif (@andreD12) August 25, 2020
i don’t like live action adaptations of
anime just leave them alone— larrytheestallion🥵 (@larrytheestalli) August 22, 2020
Almost everyone I talk to doesn’t think too much of
How could they anyway? Generally they’re:
- Rip offs.
- Back alley content.
- Rarely true to the material.
- Money grabbing.
- Low quality.
And many times they don’t improve the reputation of the
Even if they do trend, that by itself doesn’t mean anything in the long run. It’s not good enough if the quality is bad.
For the average American where these “adaptations” take place, they might enjoy a few here and there. More so if they haven’t watched the original content….
But for the majority, live action adaptations for
That leads to my next point.
3. Bad choice of material
Rurouni Kenshin is the only live action adaptation
In this case there’s no whitewashing and the cast is Japanese, which is true to Rurouni Kenshin’s material and characters.
It’s no wonder this became a rare example of “how to do it right” with live
But that’s rarely the case
The reason why there are MEMES like this is because America is bad at choosing the right material.
The west as a whole is bad at choosing the right material. That’s why it turns out bad.
And even then – most of these types of shows wouldn’t work.
A better choice of material would be
- Clannad.
- Sankarea: Undying Love.
- Toradora.
- Ascendance Of A Bookworm (maybe).
- Kino’s Travels.
Or an
Each of these
But for some reason these style of
They’re too busy thinking about how “mainstream” a show is instead of focusing on whether it’ll make a good film in the first place.
Rurouni Kenshin worked because it’s not flashy, and the samurai element is easy to adapt without obvious flaws.
–
Most of the time
Or like Ghost In The Shell’s adaptation – it trends on Twitter and the ratings roll off a cliff.
If Netflix and American companies are bothered to choose the right material, I have the no problem with it. But as far as things stand, they’re pointless and have no business being adapted.
They’re the worst of all forms of “adaptations” that happen in the
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