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If there's a webcomic that gets an anime adaptation, what would it be?

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MaxHandler Since: Sep, 2012
#1: Dec 7th 2012 at 5:34:38 AM

I know it's silly, but there are some webcomics that are written in a manga way. Imagine what it be like if there's one webcomic that gets an anime adaptation.

If The Magnificent Milkmaid gets one, I could think of this:

Sackett Since: Jan, 2001
#2: Dec 7th 2012 at 6:49:07 AM

Girl Genius is the one I'd be excited for.

I suppose Mega Tokyo has a shot, isn't it already published in Japan or something?

MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
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#4: Dec 7th 2012 at 7:44:11 AM

Axe cop is getting a tv show, IIRC.

Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.
KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
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#5: Dec 7th 2012 at 7:50:23 AM

[up][up][up] I believe there is a translated version circulating in Japan, yes.

Still, it would be interesting if it actually got an anime adaptation.

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
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#6: Dec 7th 2012 at 11:18:51 AM

Homestuck already has one.

Or at least a fan project to make it look like there's one.

Eagal Since: Apr, 2012
#7: Dec 7th 2012 at 12:34:03 PM

Boom. Retcon!

edited 6th May '15 10:39:10 PM by Eagal

DW Since: Oct, 2012
#8: Dec 7th 2012 at 12:40:29 PM

Leaving aside the "anime" part, I would love to see animated adaptations of Gunnerkrigg Court and Paranatural.

MaxHandler Since: Sep, 2012
#9: Dec 7th 2012 at 3:23:41 PM

What do you think of the people I suggested for the character's voices in The Magnificent Milkmaid?

Fancolors I draw stuff. from Land of the Mamelucos Since: Nov, 2010
Recon5 Avvie-free for life! from Southeast Asia Since: Jan, 2001
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#11: Dec 7th 2012 at 5:18:42 PM

Bleedman's work will be anime regardless of which country adapts it. He did have the first 'anime-style' PPG before PPGZ after all.

greedling Since: Feb, 2010
#12: Dec 8th 2012 at 1:50:21 AM

Probably not anime, but Digger is something I want to see animated. It has the advantage of being finished, too, and probably would be 12 or 24 episodes in total, which fits my preferences. Second and third choices would be Gunnerkrigg Court and Girl Genius, I suppose.

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GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#13: Dec 8th 2012 at 3:57:06 AM

Wasn't there a fake poster for xkcd by Pixar?

Fancolors I draw stuff. from Land of the Mamelucos Since: Nov, 2010
Jimmmyman10 cannot into space from polan Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#15: Dec 8th 2012 at 5:47:59 AM

OH MY GOD DIGGER YES

I friggin love digger. So brilliant.

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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#16: Dec 8th 2012 at 10:43:59 AM

Dark Legacy. The break between the art styles of the actual comic and any anime adaptation would be hilarious to watch.

And this is the actual XKCD poster, if you don't want to do a lot of clicking.

http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_143_if-every-website-got-dramatic-movie-adaptation_p19/#15

edited 8th Dec '12 10:45:20 AM by TamH70

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#17: Dec 8th 2012 at 2:18:23 PM

Ahahahaha, oh Lord, there's TV Tropes at the end of that list. And it looks like they just ripped the picture of The Expendables or something similar.

Anyway. El Goonish Shive seems appropriate. But maybe that has more of an American cartoon aesthetic.

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#18: Dec 8th 2012 at 2:19:57 PM

I would love to see an archer-styled adaptation of Questionable Content.

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#19: Dec 8th 2012 at 2:36:51 PM

Not anime, but I second animated Digger and Paranatural. Archipelago would lend itself well to an episodic format, too.

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TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
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#20: Dec 8th 2012 at 7:05:44 PM

Part of the problem is that many webcomics have a distinctly Western setting, even with their art styles. So, while I hate to pop bubbles, it's likely the best you could probably hope for most cases would be a anime-style adaptation done by a Western studio.

edited 8th Dec '12 7:06:58 PM by TotemicHero

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Desertopa Not Actually Indie Since: Jan, 2001
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#21: Dec 8th 2012 at 11:27:09 PM

I don't see that as a less good thing to hope for, as long as it's a good studio.

I think City Of Reality would be a good candidate for animation. The comic has sort of taken a half step in that direction already.

edited 8th Dec '12 11:28:31 PM by Desertopa

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Recon5 Avvie-free for life! from Southeast Asia Since: Jan, 2001
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#22: Dec 9th 2012 at 1:13:18 AM

Any adaptation of a webcomic should definitely stick to the source's current or most widely known art style. Using a more popular or (subjectively) better-looking style might end up pulling potential readers away from the comic.

MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#23: Dec 9th 2012 at 8:11:59 AM

^ Exception: The webcomic source in question has been subject to significant Art Evolution.

TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#24: Dec 9th 2012 at 9:54:38 AM

[up]Like Dark Legacy. Which now looks nothing at all like what it used to.

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#25: Dec 9th 2012 at 11:56:38 AM

(off-topic, but in Tam H 70's Cracked link, what's #9?)

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