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Sporkaganza I'm glasses. Since: May, 2009
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#76: May 28th 2011 at 9:00:43 PM

I dunno about new characters, but if the anime already has a Western character, it might work to play them up a bit, or maybe even tell the story from their point of view. I don't know if it would actually be any better that way, but it'd certainly make it more viable.

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harkko Since: Apr, 2010
#77: May 29th 2011 at 12:19:47 AM

Yuck. Just, yuck. I think if you're adapting a book, comic or animation to a big screen you shouldn't make the main characters side characters, unless your all time favorite movie is Tom & Jerry: The Movie.

Sporkaganza I'm glasses. Since: May, 2009
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#78: May 29th 2011 at 12:28:46 AM

I didn't suggest making the main characters side characters; I suggested making one of the side characters one of the main characters

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RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#79: May 29th 2011 at 4:21:26 AM

If I were doing a Naruto movie, it'd be an adaptation of the Wave Country arc, with the following changes:

1) Naruto/Sakura/Sasuke would be aged up into their mid- to late-teens (you can get more experienced actors that way, and if there are sequels the actors aging between installments would be less noticeable).

2) Iruka wouldn't be in the story, but some of his traits would be added to Kakashi to create a Composite Character.

3) Instead of Gato, Orochimaru would be the Big Bad (though off-screen for most of the movie) who's using the Land of Waves to collect subjects for his experiments.

4) Naruto wouldn't learn how to do the Shadow Clone Jutsu until near the end of the movie (though there'd be some times prior to that when he'd create a clone, but could only keep it going for a few seconds).

5) Naruto also wouldn't learn about the Nine Tailed Fox inside him until it's chakra starts manifesting late in the movie.

If that movie was successful enough to merit sequels, the next one would adapt the Leaf Village Invasion arc, but with the Valley of the End fight added to the end (the Sound Five and most of the rest of the Sasuke Retrieval arc would be cut). That would of course be a big Sequel Hook, but what might come in a possible third movie would depend on what Kishimoto writes in the next few years.

NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#80: May 29th 2011 at 6:17:18 AM

Adaptations changing the leads can be done. As long as you keep the characterizations faithful, you can shift the protagonism around. It even works in manga and anime; Nagato Yuki has her own manga alternate continuity where she steals the spotlight away from Haruhi, and it works fine. Ditto for Sasami replacing Tenchi as the lead in Pretty Sammy.

GleamEyes from Birmingham, AL Since: Oct, 2010
#81: May 29th 2011 at 8:33:53 AM

How would I do it? I wouldn't. I'd keep it anime because if you make an live-action anime movie, you'd have to put up with the anime fans.

I would say I'd adapt Berserk, but after all the editing there wouldn't be anything left of it. Sad thing too. Berserk would be surprisingly easy in my opinion.

harkko Since: Apr, 2010
#82: May 29th 2011 at 9:04:38 AM

I think the problem with Berserk is it would need a really high budget to work but no studio would fund such a gory and dark story with a sufficient budget and if you take all the questionable elements, of which many are important for the character development, all you would get is a generic fantasy movie with an antihero. I don't mean Berserk is all about gore but I think the stroy would lose some of its impact if you'd water down Guts' and Griffth's characters.

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#83: Jul 4th 2011 at 5:59:41 AM

I think Katekyo Hitman Reborn could be turned into a film if you cut down more ridiculous aspects, like baby hitmans and all.

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#84: Jul 4th 2011 at 6:59:30 PM

But...that cuts down a lot of the series enjoyment!...for me.

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#85: Jul 4th 2011 at 11:17:22 PM

I have no idea how you would turn Berserk into a single movie. I'm uncertain if the Golden Age could be done justice in 3 movies even, assuming you weren't shot for trying to film Guts' childhood.

No, the one I'd go after would be Area 88, starring the planes.

edited 4th Jul '11 11:17:45 PM by Daremo

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#86: Jul 5th 2011 at 12:04:15 AM

[up][up] Also a lot of elements that prevents the readers from taking the series seriously. I mean, if it's all out comedy that it's fine, but it WANTS to be taken seriously and for the love of God, if you want it, you should BE serious. I mean, time travelling mafia with Pokemon? There isn't many ways to make that serious.

I think I would like it if Tsuna got a major characterization retool, like making him a Deadpan Snarker who mocks things happening around him and all. I'd also like it if Kyoko was given more depth. Seriously, she sucks.

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#87: Jul 5th 2011 at 12:14:09 AM

...that's sounds more like the audience's problem.

I can take things seriously/un-seriously whenever I feel like it. It's really not all that hard.

But more importantly, Katekyo Hitman Reborn isn't supposed to be all Dark and Edgy...you can tell just by looking at it's cover. It's one of those "occasional drama and occasional light heartedness" series.

It's like saying Dragon Ball Z is totally dark and mature.


PS - also The Last Airbender shows what happens when you take all comedic elements away from something that's originally part-comedy part-actiony drama...besides, how many asian actors does Hollywood even have for many of the characters?

edited 5th Jul '11 12:16:38 AM by Signed

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#88: Jul 5th 2011 at 1:59:40 AM

I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to do Race Lift on characters, like making Tsuna an American (with American name, of course).

I mean, come on, why would a Mafia have an offspring in freaking Japan anyways?

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Gojirob Since: Apr, 2009
#89: Jul 5th 2011 at 10:11:09 PM

I have a dodge that might circumvent any attempts at race lift (or enable them, this being Hollywood).

A Japanese-American community in the American Northwest. A number of former Californian Japanese-Americans, ripped off for their land when the relocations occurred, settled in these areas and for the sake of the movie, maintain a culture that is more Japanese than not. You could say that places like the Hinata-Sou for Love Hina or the Kaede-Sou for Elfen Lied were founded by business people forced to leave California. This would allow an Asian-American cast at least, but make the blasted meddlers think they've won by relocating it in America.

And at least give the project to a pre-existing fan. NOT someone they hand a bunch of DVD's - especially in Love Hina's case. Can you imagine if the adaptor started from that instead of the manga?

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#90: Jul 5th 2011 at 10:14:09 PM

How many asian actors does Hollywood even have*

for something like Love Hina?

I thought about live-action Gosick...except finding a teenaged asian actor at Kujo's age in Hollywood is next to impossible. And while it's possible to find a 10 year old(looking) blonde who can act like Victorique, the Moral Guardians will have a field day when they find out they end up as a pair by the end...with Kujo even older looking, and Victorique having not aged one bit. Far too much trouble to be worth the effort.

edited 5th Jul '11 10:21:49 PM by Signed

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AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#91: Jul 5th 2011 at 11:34:24 PM

How many asian actors does Hollywood even have for something like Love Hina?

Oh, yes, Signed, of course Hollywood has no East Asian actors! Why, there are only fourteen million or so Asian-Americans, so they couldn't possibly get newcomers from that absurdly small pool of talent, now, could they?!

edited 5th Jul '11 11:34:37 PM by AirofMystery

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#92: Jul 5th 2011 at 11:41:26 PM

I said actors, not "people who would like to to be in a movie".

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AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#93: Jul 5th 2011 at 11:45:06 PM

Statistically speaking, at least some of those over-fourteen million people must be capable actors.

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#94: Jul 6th 2011 at 2:58:42 AM

I was thinking about this at work the other day I thought that if you can remove the whole naked-loli thing then Dance In The Vampire Bund would make a reasonable movie. Despite my distaste for child actors, if you could find a good one to take on the role of Mina then things should go okay. Race Lift wouldn't be too much of a problem as many of the nonhuman characters are European anyway (from what I remember at least, it has been a while since I read it).

You would probably have to remove most of the school scenes and focus on the assassinations attempts and politics. If done right it could be quite good (although done poorly it could turn into another Twilight though which would be a problem.

edited 6th Jul '11 2:59:03 AM by SebastianGray

tvsgood from Steins Gate Since: Jan, 2010
#95: Jul 6th 2011 at 12:23:28 PM

You know what I think could make a pretty good movie? Gurren Lagann.

  • Could easily be split into 2 movies.
  • Less race problems. What I mean is that since it takes place in an apocalyptic future, you could easily have a mixed cast.
  • Could be very popular thanks to all the explosions.
  • Can get ideas from the 2 movies and the manga.

Of course, it would still require a huge budget and the casting could get tough, since yoi need the most badass people to be in it. For some reason I could see James Cameron doing it. Of course, just don't let Micheal Bay near it.

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#96: Jul 6th 2011 at 12:34:05 PM

[up]Bay should be apart of it if he is only in charge of the special effects.

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Sporkaganza I'm glasses. Since: May, 2009
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#97: Jul 6th 2011 at 1:07:32 PM

No. Bay should just not be allowed anywhere near it. Period.

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Sackett Since: Jan, 2001
#98: Jul 6th 2011 at 1:46:29 PM

Crest Of The Stars would be a show ripe for Hollywood adaption. Probably as two or even three movies. Short ones. I think it'd sell better as two 90 minute movies rather then one 3 hour movie.

No Race Lift needed. The sci-fi setting easily avoids all the cultural location baggage.

Probably needs a bit more clarity that this is Gray-and-Gray Morality rather then an ode to empire, but otherwise it's a pretty solid storyline.

I don't think Madoka Magica could work as a Hollywood production, but I could see it as a ballet.

Fullmetal Alchemist (combining the best of the anime and manga versions) could probably be done as a long series of movies. You'd have to move the plot around a little to get good ending points. And you'd probably need to age Ed up a little to avoid having the actor outgrow the part, but I don't think a 17 to 18 year old Ed would change the series that much.

Shiki could probably be made into a good movie adaptation... with or without a Race Lift.

edited 6th Jul '11 1:46:42 PM by Sackett

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#99: Jul 6th 2011 at 4:14:17 PM

There are many more East Asian-descended people trying to get acting jobs in Hollywood than we see on screen. Some of them, at least, are skilled enough at acting that they should be getting more work. The reasons they're not getting cast are complex, but unwitting prejudice is certainly a large part of it.

You might just possibly not be able to cast a large ensemble piece entirely with East Asian-Americans, but I think a large proportion of a medium-sized cast is entirely doable.

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#100: Jul 6th 2011 at 6:01:17 PM

...anyone suggested Baccano yet? That'd be easy to adapt as a live action film.

Pretty much any anime in america is easy to adapt.

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