A lesson as to why Netflix should never adapt any anime in general

Jan 28, 2023 10:24 AM

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I don’t think anime should be adapted to live action in any form. It’s been proven to be critical failures time and time again.

Jan 28, 2023 10:25 AM

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It depends on the type of anime. Rurouni Kenshill worked really well, the movie adaptation is a masterpiece. I’d say something like Vagabond could work really well also

Jan 28, 2023 10:35 AM

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Crow_Black said:

Well this is what happens even Shinchrio hates it lol thoughts on this?

live action yes but Netflix in general is fine. the Bastard adaptation looks really good

Jan 28, 2023 10:38 AM

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BigRigMuhammad said:
I don’t think anime should be adapted to live action in any form. It’s been proven to be critical failures time and time again.

Eh, something like Monster could work in that setting
But for the most part anything else is futile.

Jan 28, 2023 10:39 AM

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Lainsbearsuit said:

Crow_Black said:

Well this is what happens even Shinchrio hates it lol thoughts on this?

live action yes but Netflix in general is fine. the Bastard adaptation looks really good

Bastard is simply the greatest anime\manga to ever exist. No other comes close to its storytelling and characters even the females are written realistically.

Jan 28, 2023 11:28 AM

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I don't understand why anime would be converted to live action. Anime fans don't want live action- we want anime, so already you're not getting much of the anime audience.
And normies don't watch anime, therefore aren't going to be familiar with what you're adapting- so you don't get much of the normie audience. Seems like a losing prospect.

Jan 28, 2023 1:25 PM

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BigRigMuhammad said:
I don’t think anime should be adapted to live action in any form. It’s been proven to be critical failures time and time again.

eh it depends tuff like kenshin or initial d handeled it fine, its just not usually good if done by a western company

Jan 28, 2023 1:26 PM

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baki was solid,kengan was good,bastard is good and theres several more that netflix has adapted well just their live actions are crap

Jan 28, 2023 1:52 PM

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also alice in borderlands, although the anime didn't succeed, the live action show is actually great.

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Jan 28, 2023 4:25 PM

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everything goes back to people taste--,. even in japan, theres a people who dont watch anime bruh--.,
are there Japanese who prefer Disney over anime? Yes there is bruh
are there Japanese people who prefer the opening theme song over the anime? some of them
are there Japanese people who prefer the seiyuu over the anime? Yes theres alot of them--,,
the points, u cant force them to like your favorite anime or vice versa
and thats why i"ll never recommend my favorite anime to anyone(even to my close friends)

Jan 28, 2023 5:42 PM

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I really don't understand the hate the live action gets. I love both it and the original anime. It's a reimagining, and captures the feel of Bebop, even if it changes some characters.

Jan 28, 2023 7:17 PM

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A lot of the Japanese-produced live-action adaptations are good; it's the Western ones that are terrible. The only good Western adaptation is Speed Racer.

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Jan 28, 2023 7:31 PM

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It has to be adapted well, characters have to fit in with the situation instead of just copying anime expressions and tropes - make it like its own thing (Ive seen trailers for live action gintama and it looks like they worked it really well)

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Jan 28, 2023 9:59 PM

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Live actions are not made for anime watchers, they're made to reach a new public that doesn't watch anime. The same way anime is made to reach a public that hasn't read the manga. In doing so, they have to cut some things and made it more mainstream and thus they take some of the flavors out. But it doesn't mean all live actions are trash. Some Japanese ones capture really well the feels and vibes. And depending on the director and producer, we can get great things. I have a lot of faith in the One Piece live action.
Netflix will never learn its lesson and will keep adapting popular franchises (anime, books, video games, etc.) because it brings them a new public while taping into an already existing fandom. The problem comes from the studio and original creators that give adaptation rights to Netflix although they KNOW what Netflix plans to do with the source material. They don't care because the money is too good. That's the way capitalism works, sadly.

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Jan 28, 2023 10:28 PM

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Any Netflix animated application is just gross.

Jan 28, 2023 11:47 PM

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BigRigMuhammad said:
I don’t think anime should be adapted to live action in any form. It’s been proven to be critical failures time and time again.

that's more because the attempts at adaptation were either lazy or low quality and less because live action adaptations inherently don't work

Jan 29, 2023 12:20 AM

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BigRigMuhammad said:
I don’t think anime should be adapted to live action in any form. It’s been proven to be critical failures time and time again.

If I'm gonna be honest, I feel like Cowboy Bebop is one of the very few animes that COULD HAVE ACTUALLY WORKED as a western live action series.

Considering that it took a lot of inspiration from western media, the live action adaptation had a lot of potential but unfortunately Netflix of all people had to be the ones to get their dirty hands on the project.

What an unfortunate waste of the potential.

Jan 29, 2023 1:22 AM

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live action no, new re-adaptation yes

Jan 29, 2023 3:04 AM

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really makes me think the live action Waititi Akira is a bad idea. also Waititi's insistence on his own type of humour in his projects, aka Thor Love and Thunder.

much prefer the another anime reboot to cover the managa in full.

Jan 29, 2023 4:04 AM

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There has been some success with Live Action but I'm with you that I wouldn't adapt anime into IRL series even though the success they can have as an anime

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Jan 29, 2023 4:12 AM

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BigRigMuhammad said:
I don’t think anime should be adapted to live action in any form. It’s been proven to be critical failures time and time again.

Live-action like Bleach or Rurouni Kenshin proved it to be wrong tho.

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Jan 29, 2023 4:15 AM

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sainic82 said:

Nightflare91 said:
everything goes back to people taste--,. even in japan, theres a people who dont watch anime bruh--.,
are there Japanese who prefer Disney over anime? Yes there is bruh
are there Japanese people who prefer the opening theme song over the anime? some of them
are there Japanese people who prefer the seiyuu over the anime? Yes theres alot of them--,,
the points, u cant force them to like your favorite anime or vice versa
and thats why i"ll never recommend my favorite anime to anyone(even to my close friends)

way to go in the worst possible direction bro, tell me.

taste is subjective, but do you think some ppl casually enjoy boiling asphalt?
TV programs are subjective, but do you think that some ppl prefer static noise or that annoying ass no-signal beep?
hell, people are subjective, so you think [insert bad guy here] was just an ok dude? entitled to his opinion and not to be criticized or reprimanded?

i really hate this to each their own fuck you attitude. just because you had options to choose from, doesn't mean that you are free from any possible consequences.
like, there are Italians who don't like/eat pizza, so should we turn a blind eye if some big fast food chain adds literal rat poison into their pizza?
they made garbage and they are facing the backlash, that's just how things are. (and how they should be)

u are right, im the one who got wrong--,. yeah ur taste great, masterpiece, meanwhile my opinion from being animator for 12years experience is sh*t--., yeah, yeah whatever--.,

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Jan 29, 2023 4:18 AM

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It's not that they should never make adaptations based on anime or manga, they should just do it properly. It can be done, and it has been done before.

Jan 29, 2023 4:30 AM

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Nightflare91 said:

sainic82 said:

way to go in the worst possible direction bro, tell me.

taste is subjective, but do you think some ppl casually enjoy boiling asphalt?
TV programs are subjective, but do you think that some ppl prefer static noise or that annoying ass no-signal beep?
hell, people are subjective, so you think [insert bad guy here] was just an ok dude? entitled to his opinion and not to be criticized or reprimanded?

i really hate this to each their own fuck you attitude. just because you had options to choose from, doesn't mean that you are free from any possible consequences.
like, there are Italians who don't like/eat pizza, so should we turn a blind eye if some big fast food chain adds literal rat poison into their pizza?
they made garbage and they are facing the backlash, that's just how things are. (and how they should be)

u are right, im the one who got wrong--,. yeah ur taste great, masterpiece, my taste from being animator for 12years experience and who actually live in japan is sh*t--., yeah, yeah whatever--.,

again dude, it's not an issue of taste. it's an issue of their incompetence and being smug about it.

this is not some loosely inspired show that has to be watched in order to settle your feelings about it. netflix cowboy bebop is unwatchable! and weebs are mad about it since normies are gonna remember cowboy bebop (what they consider a "high class anime") as that shit show netflix funded once and cancelled immediately.

and also, what does you being an animator who lives in japan has to do with taste? according to your list you haven't even watched enough shows to even HAVE a taste! your list screams "young weeb energy" and you're claiming a good taste? come back when you're passed 50 days watch time at least.

edit: we're talking about netflix cowboy bebop bro, you know what that is? NOT an animation. so you " being animator for 12years experience and who actually live in japan " literally means nothing.

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Jan 29, 2023 5:22 AM

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anime adapted into live action is always a recipe for disaster

Jan 29, 2023 5:32 AM

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sainic82 said:

Nightflare91 said:

u are right, im the one who got wrong--,. yeah ur taste great, masterpiece, my taste from being animator for 12years experience and who actually live in japan is sh*t--., yeah, yeah whatever--.,

again dude, it's not an issue of taste. it's an issue of their incompetence and being smug about it.

this is not some loosely inspired show that has to be watched in order to settle your feelings about it. netflix cowboy bebop is unwatchable! and weebs are mad about it since normies are gonna remember cowboy bebop (what they consider a "high class anime") as that shit show netflix funded once and cancelled immediately.

and also, what does you being an animator who lives in japan has to do with taste? according to your list you haven't even watched enough shows to even HAVE a taste! your list screams "young weeb energy" and you're claiming a good taste? come back when you're passed 50 days watch time at least.

edit: we're talking about netflix cowboy bebop bro, you know what that is? NOT an animation. so you " being animator for 12years experience and who actually live in japan " literally means nothing.

yeah u are rait about that(meh)

p.s. bruh, u still think everyone cant make another 50,000 accounts in a day? i mean, this is my 94th account(if im not forget)--,.

Jan 29, 2023 5:42 AM

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iggggi said:
anime adapted into live action is always a recipe for disaster

Depends on anime, romance anime or drama could be adapted much more easier to live action.

Jan 29, 2023 5:43 AM

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Ssfty said:

iggggi said:
anime adapted into live action is always a recipe for disaster

Depends on anime, romance anime or drama could be adapted much more easier to live action.

yeah agreed but it’s normally never as good as the anime (i think so anyway)

Jan 29, 2023 7:06 AM

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My stance remains the same: don’t even use Netflix to begin with.

Jan 29, 2023 8:12 AM

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Ssfty said:

iggggi said:
anime adapted into live action is always a recipe for disaster

Depends on anime, romance anime or drama could be adapted much more easier to live action.

YES !!! i'd love a domestic gf live action adaptation too lol

Jan 29, 2023 8:42 AM

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BigRigMuhammad said:
I don’t think anime should be adapted to live action in any form. It’s been proven to be critical failures time and time again.

Gintama’s live action and one Rurouni kenshin movie was good but Yh most of them are shockingly bad

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Jan 29, 2023 8:43 AM

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Still better that AoT live Action adaptation

Jan 29, 2023 9:04 AM

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Live action anime adaptations you say, BUT WHY? LOL!

Jan 29, 2023 9:56 AM

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ProtoClimacus said:

BigRigMuhammad said:
I don’t think anime should be adapted to live action in any form. It’s been proven to be critical failures time and time again.

Eh, something like Monster could work in that setting
But for the most part anything else is futile.

20th Century Boys Japanese live action was really good. Urasawa stuff looks good in any format.

Jan 29, 2023 10:00 AM

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I agree, Urasawa's stuff just has that thing where it can work in live action. Dope profile friend.

Jan 29, 2023 12:39 PM

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The creators of the Netflix show clearly didn’t respect or care about the source material. Sadly you could say that about all of their adaptations not just the anime ones.

Jan 29, 2023 8:50 PM

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BigRigMuhammad said:
I don’t think anime should be adapted to live action in any form. It’s been proven to be critical failures time and time again.

All you need is kill manga got a pretty good live action adaptation with tom cruz

Jan 30, 2023 3:33 PM

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Let'em do whatever they want, doesn't mean you have to watch that shit, right? Somehow they're making money and not hurting anyone. It's not like the original anime is ruined in some way.

Feb 12, 2023 1:14 PM

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It was just as bad as the anime

Feb 13, 2023 2:22 PM

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There are things in an anime that make sense in an anime but probably won't make sense in a live action aspect and will probably be generally panned. Also, the show stuck too close to the source material so I guess there was no point in watching it when you could just watch the anime.

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