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Sep 16, 9:13 AM
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I enjoyed the live action movies a lot but haven’t seen the anime. If u have seen the movies, would you consider it a good adaptation? Is it as good as the anime?
Sep 16, 9:29 AM
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I saw them a long time ago and I enjoyed the movies but I thought they covered different points in time completely unless I'm mistaken.
Edit: tried looking it up and I guess it's just a condensed version but tonally it felt different.
WestOnAndrewAveSep 16, 9:35 AM
Sep 16, 9:34 AM
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I saw them a long time ago and I enjoyed the movies but I thought they covered different points in time completely unless I'm mistaken.
Edit: tried looking it up and I guess it's just a condensed version but tonally it felt different.
@WestOnAndrewAve sorry I didn’t get what you said
Sep 16, 9:38 AM
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@someguy I originally thought they were a different story entirely from what I remembered but after looking it up it looks like it's just a condensed version of the manga with a big tonal shift from the anime. So I'm not sure how good it actually adapted the material.
Sep 16, 9:46 AM
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@someguy I originally thought they were a different story entirely from what I remembered but after looking it up it looks like it's just a condensed version of the manga with a big tonal shift from the anime. So I'm not sure how good it actually adapted the material.
@WestOnAndrewAve oh, makes sense. Even tho I haven’t seen or read the source material nothing really felt missing in the movie.
Sep 16, 11:19 AM
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someguy said:
I enjoyed the live action movies a lot but haven’t seen the anime. If u have seen the movies, would you consider it a good adaptation? Is it as good as the anime?

I find the OG anime superior, mostly because it fills the gaps that the films miss. The films are incredible and one of the few live action anime adaptations that are well crafted, but the Kyoto Arc in the anime is extremely well done and I would definitely not miss out on the trust and betrayal OVAs with the soundtrack or the original anime altogether. Skip everything after Kyoto Arc though, since the anime created garbage filler to fill out the rest of the episodes. Although, the live action films are mostly amazing because the Japanese are so well versed in making samurai films and really the best medium to see the characters come to life with amazing fight choreography.
BlueMoonTornadoSep 19, 11:27 AM
Sep 16, 11:37 AM
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I saw all of them this summer. Might be the best live acrion I've ever seen. go and watch it rn don't miss a second
Sep 16, 8:48 PM
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someguy said:
I enjoyed the live action movies a lot but haven’t seen the anime. If u have seen the movies, would you consider it a good adaptation? Is it as good as the anime?

I find the OG anime superior, mostly because it fills the gaps that the films miss. The films are incredible and one of the few live action anime adaptations that are well crafted, but the Kyoto Arc in the anime is extremely well done and I would definitely not miss out on the trust and betrayal OVAs with the soundtrack or the original anime altogether. Skip everything after Kyoto Arc though, since the anime created garbage filler to fill out the rest of the episodes. Although, the live action films are mostly amazing because the Japanese are so well versed in making samurai films and really the best medium to see the characters come to life with amazing fight choreography.
@BlueMoonTornado the fight choreography in rurouni Kenshin is insane isn’t it?
Sep 16, 8:49 PM
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I saw all of them this summer. Might be the best live acrion I've ever seen. go and watch it rn don't miss a second
@User476674 I’ve already seen all of them 😊. Mackenyu, Takeru Satoh and Kasumi Arimura are even some of my favourite actors now.
Sep 17, 1:14 PM
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Best live action from an anime ever
Sep 17, 2:22 PM
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I've seen them more than I've read the manga and seen the anime. The action sequences are probably the best I've seen in film which seriously makes rewatch value so much higher.
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someguy said:
I enjoyed the live action movies a lot but haven’t seen the anime. If u have seen the movies, would you consider it a good adaptation? Is it as good as the anime?

The live action movies are WAAAAYYYYYY better than this anime.
Sep 18, 5:30 AM
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FreedomKME said:
someguy said:
I enjoyed the live action movies a lot but haven’t seen the anime. If u have seen the movies, would you consider it a good adaptation? Is it as good as the anime?

The live action movies are WAAAAYYYYYY better than this anime.

maybe the anime but trust me the manga is one of the best manga ever Manga>anime>remake>live action. At least for now
Sep 18, 6:26 AM

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Kanie_SeiyaXd said:
FreedomKME said:

The live action movies are WAAAAYYYYYY better than this anime.

maybe the anime but trust me the manga is one of the best manga ever Manga>anime>remake>live action. At least for now

I’ve heard some negative things about the author, is it true?
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FreedomKME said:
someguy said:
I enjoyed the live action movies a lot but haven’t seen the anime. If u have seen the movies, would you consider it a good adaptation? Is it as good as the anime?

The live action movies are WAAAAYYYYYY better than this anime.

maybe the anime but trust me the manga is one of the best manga ever Manga>anime>remake>live action. At least for now
@Kanie_SeiyaXd You put the remake above the live actions? Yeah, sorry, i can't take you seriously.
Sep 25, 6:34 AM
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Having seen the movies, watched both animes and read the manga, the live action movies are very good, but unfortunately not great adaptations. However, the new anime is very lacking in personality in comparison to the 90s series, so if you’re looking for the ideal adaptation I’d recommend starting with the original until the end of the Kyoto arc (and then going on to Trust & Betrayal).

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