How to FIX Live Action Anime Adaptations

[@user-lr7fv6td5y]

Netflix took the "western adaptation" thing a bit too far with the Death Note movie..

[@3ur0maticz3ro4]

Oh theres alot more than the death note movie and I want to kill them

[@im_lilshot1386]

yep

[@newp0rt]

the netflix death note was easily better than the japanese one. it wasnt even that bad. its only bad if you compare it to the source material but in itself it was a decent movie.

[@antares3030]

@@newp0rt I know nothing about the original, but the movie was laughable garbage tbh

[@Bandit-mo9qx]

@@newp0rt Watch griffies sketch on anime vs manga

[@mothersbasement]

'scuse me edge of tomorrow was great

[@BushidoBrownSama]

Funny seeing you here

[@JThePervertedSummoner]

That "✔" after your username means that you have ascended to the next level of KZbinr, right? xD Big fan over here, keep up with the good stuff👍

[@animeequalsweeaboololfucki9670]

Can't wait for Persona 5. Gonna buy P3 and P4 DLC when it comes out

[@Kulunu1992WOW]

As a stand alone Movie I would agree, but not as an adaptation. Without naming source material they would have been better of.

[@UndeadTurning]

All you need is kill wasn't an anime tho.

[@Hipponotapus]

Half of the reason I love hand animated films (like Akira, Paprika, or Mamuro Oshii's Ghost in the Shell) is because of the breathtaking artwork and animation. Once it's turned into a live action, you lose the aesthetic and charm that hand drawn animation has.

[@sky1arks995]

That's why I love the older anime's, especially the movies. But for me it's also because the anime medium is like a bridge between reality and intangible fantasy. You think up this most badass and intriguing story concept. You tell friends, you write a book or draw it out; the imagination is limitless. Converting to an animated medium is merely the next step of creativity, a safe haven to give more flair and personality, and having visuals allows for a bigger audience. But the second you convert into a live action/real life format the original flair of the story is easily lost, it is pitted against other movies for originality, and is shunned for not holding the criteria those movies have (basically it cripples creativity outside the norm) because it just isn't easily compatible, or is straight up jarring to look at. And then social standards come in. (And this is why we will never have a live action Miraculous Ladybug, thank god for that)

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Or a Kill la Kill live adaptation.

[@3ur0maticz3ro4]

@@manuelalbertoromero9528 nobody would sign up for that

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

@@3ur0maticz3ro4 You have to be on drugs to even try to adapt that show into live-action.

[@commandercaptain4664]

@@manuelalbertoromero9528 Gigguk: don't be so faithful to anime, yous guys Kill la Kill: change bondage wearing teens to Hamptons swimsuit wearing adults

[@psychoflashdrive4564]

Actually, Edge of Tomorrow is based off of the light novel, All You Need is Kill, which the manga is also an adaptation of.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

psychoflashdrive Arguably the best adaptation compared to everything else

[@Nightraven26]

psychoflashdrive I like it how Gigguk used the ending song from Edge of Tomorrow (Love me again - John Newman) in the video. But yeah, I feel like edge of tomorrow is quite popular, didn't know it bombed at the box office...

[@bursky09]

And in all honesty I found it better than the source material.

[@Irving_teran]

I didn't know that and I've watched this movie at least 9 times. interesting.

[@psychoflashdrive4564]

bursky09 Never read the novel, but I I liked it more than the manga at least.

[@AegisAuras]

You can't screw up a movie adaptation if you don't make one.

[@bergonath8851]

Exactly.

[@rubity_]

Wisest comment!

[@driftingsky1829]

*think about it* but than what be the point of a movie

[@DuskAndCover]

AjaOfVeelox Not wise. I'd rather see a silver lining in a sea of trash adaptations than nothing at all.

[@Herald_of_Perfection]

*YES*

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

Gigguk, you're a good egg. Every video you upload is fantastic and somehow seems to improve with each one. How you manage to pack so much delicious entertainment into a small video under 15 minutes is beyond me. The final cherry on top is getting to enjoy such quality content for free.

[@chipskylark5500]

Well said, and I absolutely agree. It's really been 5 videos in a row that i've audibly lol'd to, and you learn a lot of (usually) usefull information.

[@IckyNikky19]

Boom 69 likes

[@yotsubairl]

“You’re a good egg”

[@John-ig7mj]

KawaiiMoon I like egg

[@illdie314]

I would laugh to no end if the first well done anime to live action adaptation was form sao. Just imagine the potential reaction...

[@justinacosta6212]

whats scary is that it is possible, if they just threw out ALL of the garbage and just get the basic idea right

[@VectoredPromise]

but then they'd just make a bad film

[@psyonide1394]

Just put the fear of being trapped inside a video game into it and leave out the brooding teenagers who act like they're more miserable than they actually are. Leave out alfheim and the rest completely. If i were to make an ending for it i'd make it similar to inception. You wouldn't know if they make it out alive or not. Instead of having a protagonist who can perform deus ex machinas like he's jesus christ.

[@illdie314]

I didn't say "first well done adaptation", I said "first well done anime to live-action adaptation". I wasn't talking about manga, there are good adaptations of that that Gigguk even goes over in the video.

[@illdie314]

Even if we discount every anime that is an adaptation of manga, that doesn't leave us with any good anime adaptations

[@skyeye787]

Gigguk you should star in a bible black live action. 10/10

[@brayangomez139]

Bible black live action that is the best idea I've ever heard

[@duke86fan]

i'm pretty sure its on pornhub right now

[@kevincole2843]

im gonna kill myself one day with this idea haunting me

[@Proxyincognito]

vimeo.com/66027300 You're welcome. Also, still better than dragonball live action.

[@angchakrarotha7217]

oh no... I thought this was serious until i see that white dude wearing dark hair wig....

[@Phil04196]

Black Lagoon Baccano Monster Outlaw Star Berserk Boom. There are your options, Hollywood.

[@edgargoncas7]

WizzBang1496 (Hypothetical scenario) If they let Hideaki Anno do the script and they get a real budget, like Avengers like budget, i think Evangelion would make a great live action film

[@NC-cs9gx]

Don't forget Psycho Pass

[@nuimee5884]

Monster could be a great TV show if adapted the right way. But I don't think it would translate well into a single movie. And Baccano feels like something I'd like to see turned into a Tarantino movie.

[@lytuy7952]

Let's throw in Jormundgand. That's a very American themed series there.

[@epichal4883]

I remember that Guillermo Del Toro once planned to bring Monster into a TV show with HBO but it didn't happen. He's got the right idea tho, it's too much to put in a single film so the best way to adapt it would be a limited series, that could be some Emmy worthy material there.

[@lucian5389]

I had to explain to my friend why I said these anime adaptations suck but he didnt understand because hes not into anime so I just said "Ever play Doom?" "yeah?" "Ever WATCH Doom" " Oh dear god its that bad?!"

[@UnagiTempura]

Kyle Wetter i keep seeing it on netflix...and my trigger finger hovers over the A button on the controller...too scared to press but too curious to keep scrolling

[@JackH_123]

Kyle Wetter there's a doom movie?

[@chrishakala528]

SamuraiGames00 Yes. The Doom movie is disappointing and it uses a "scientific" take on the lore instead of demons from hell. All in all, I don't consider the Doom movie horrible (like Dragon ball Evolution), just bland.

[@lucian5389]

Chris Hakala talking about comparing the 2. If you have never played Doom you probably wont think the movies that bad but if u have then its terrible, same with anime movies

[@chrishakala528]

Kyle Wetter I've played Doom (demo and original), Doom II, Doom 3 (original and expansion), and Doom(4). The Doom movie has a very different storyline and lore (a manufactured, transportable gene rather than demons) from the games, but it is not "horrible" as a movie. If you really think the Doom movie is anywhere close to as bad as Last Airbender, Dragon ball Evolution, or most of those annoying Sci-fi movies you are out of your mind.

[@sesesemasondo5206]

Netflix should just make a Black Lagoon live action series, then everybody would be happy

[@FallingPicturesProductions]

That would be nearly flawless. You'd have to TRY and f*ck that up.

[@CPD0123a]

That would be actually really good and really possible. You could re-make it almost frame for frame, since it's actually rather well grounded in reality. The trouble would be finding the exact right actors for the roles. "Hm. We need a hot half Chinese, half American woman with a foul mouth and a good liver, who won't die of alcohol poisoning on set, Samuel L. Jackson or Denzel Washington, younger Jon Stewart, a Japanese or Japanese American guy, and some washed up old Russian porn star that's too old for her industry, but can speak alright English, with a soundtrack by Rob Zombie." Then again, that might not actually be THAT hard to do, nor that hard to get right. I WANT IT!!! I WANT DENZEL WASHINGTON OR SAMUEL L. JACKSON IN A LIVE ACTION LAGOON!!!!

[@jan050375]

exactly what i thought. they maybe have to rewrite the part in america to make the whole interpreter thing work. but other than that they should be good.

[@icemario19]

*Cast for Black Lagoon Live Action Rock= Steven Yeun Revy= Rinko Kikuchi Dutch= Idris Elba Benny= ‎Josh Hutcherson‎

[@michaelpark6417]

icemario19 steve yuen is good and this looks really good but rinko kikuchi is the only one I have a problem with

[@tariqkomlosy5962]

Your fake step one actually had me laughing out loud. Take all my likes.

[@MsZsc]

Wdym “fake”

[@feetfinderguy7044]

@@MsZsc the joke on step 1, when he said "cast white people in every role" 1:33

[@MsZsc]

zoosh

[@teamrabbitalec]

Steins;Gate is the only adaptation that would make sense as a live action movie. Very realistic looking. The only problem I see is the acting has to be perfect. S;G relied on its acting to work (as well as the horror on the face of Okabe's face when *blank* was hit by a train.

[@danialm7353]

TeamRabbit Alec that is probably one of the best story lines that would work awesome in live action.

[@zianfox9176]

The scary ness of adapting Steins is that people just Absolutely destroy the philosophical and emotional weight and values of ANYTHING they adapt.

[@lytuy7952]

It won't do well. I can't see any actor able to portrait that face of absolute despair and that face of someone who doesn't know how to give up yet can't think of any way to continue what he's doing at the same time. Maybe if they get an actor who is a war veteran? I don't know, war's very different from the absolute despair in Steins;Gate.

[@tacofitness1876]

You're 2 years too early

[@nathanielcopperfish912]

3-hour long movie

[@edwardelric4975]

Psycho Pass would make a good live action movie. Minority Report is proof that it can work.

[@memeguardian]

+Edward Elric it wont work believe me its heavily tied to japanese culture and its setting its better to let the japanese handle it since they know the source material better, just give it to the japanese please

[@calarakien]

The japanese can't do live action anime adaptations either.

[@kalebsok2947]

I mean the FMA live action

[@gmoney4694]

Uhhm....Rurouni Kenshin? And that Gin Tama casting looks pretty solid, hope the acting is good however.

[@theedgyweeb968]

Jorge M well, the Rurouni Kenshin one is the only exceptation, the rest is......usgh Attack on Titan live-action? Death Note one? Black Butler? o will say "no fucking way"

[@FrankLightheart]

Cowboy Bebop. Now there's a franchise that can be adapted to live action. Small cast, diverse, episodic adventures, lots of good music, and well within the technical capabilities of movie technology. That's one I want to see happen.

[@memeguardian]

+FrankLightheart a cownboy bebop movie will not work remember its not an action series the series is slow paced and will be diffucult to adapt all 26 episodes, tell me how will you adapt all 26 episodes in one hour ?

[@FrankLightheart]

hybrid 01 Well no, you wouldn't tell the entire Cowboy Bebop story. You might instead tell a compilation of a couple stories or just an entirely original story not unlike the Cowboy Bebop animated movie.

[@Ghorda9]

make it 2 hours and a trilogy

[@memeguardian]

+Ghorda9 cowboy bebop is not an action series im worried that directors might mistake it as such but i hope there are directors that know the basics of story and character, just to be safe make a concept or movie based of cowboy bebop to be safe.

[@Drag0nStorm1]

Hollywood can't even understand that Star Trek isn't supposed to be an action film and adapt it right Maybe a TV show adaptation with a HBO budget would be perfect for Bebop

[@lonemichi5289]

Who is Michael Bay's waifu? Megumin XD

[@XCVBNMC]

Michael Babai explains why both are terrible and belong in the trash.

[@JadenRockz99]

Trash has been stolen by Aqua. Megumin is god-tier.

[@Scyborg832]

+Chris Karapetyan Your bait is low energy. Megumin is widely-accepted as S-Class Waifu material.

[@Ubersupersloth]

That...makes so much sense.

[@CPD0123a]

Oh GOD! How the F is that even OK???? I knew he was a bit messed up, but having his own freaking DAUGHTER as his waifu??? OH GOD NO!!!!

[@NorthSea0il]

A good GITS adaptation would be a deep mature thought provoking sci-fi film, In the same vein as the likes of Blade Runner for example. This! though looks like another Ultraviolet or Æon Flux effort... shite!

[@theturtwig50]

Yep.

[@OmerAliuddin]

This looks like Lucy 2: Futuristic Boogaloo

[@terra20209]

Johanson has the same goddamned face for almoust all scenes ffs

[@JoshuaJesterRichards]

We need to bring back and make the Cowboy Bebop live action movie starring Keanu Reeves!

[@toppatblue]

Keanu Reeves huh? Hmm... Y E S

[@silcrow4045]

Y E S

[@Agaudio7]

MY GOD YES

[@sortasteezy7688]

That’s breathtaking

[@miguelpereira9859]

Keanu Reeves doesn't have the range to play Spike.

[@MaCK0y]

All I want is the Naoki Urasawa's Monster adaptation. It's the perfect anime for a live action adaptation. No supernatural or super powers, no strange creatures, no nonsense and the setting is in Europe. Damn HBO!

[@Kydino]

MaCk0y It really would work fine as a psychological thriller. Like, no question, just get the right people and good actors and you're set for easy money and a great story.

[@AnimeFlyz]

they could literally just make it frame by frame. HBO doesn't even need to worry about it not appealing it to people since it doesn't scream Anime at all. I guess they hate money.

[@AssaulteedOne]

The only problem is that they would need to commit to doing many seasons to fully adapt, and they have no real metric on how popular it would be when airing. It's a risky proposition, but I hope someone revisits the idea - Monster deserves far more recognition than it has gotten so far in the West

[@AnimeFlyz]

are you serious? Have you seen american drama TV? All I see are Doctor and Detective/Crime shows. Monster stars an MC who is an amazing doctor in a crime drama. The show would sell like hotcakes.

[@Lyendith]

Honestly, Monster's story takes a lot of detours that could easily be trimmed down to make it all fit in like two feature films.

[@Yiock]

I never knew edge of tomorrow was based of a manga... that's really cool!

[@TheKeyser94]

More and less, in the original version the main characters die at the end, but they change that in Edge of Tomorrow, personally I more a fan of Oblivion, another of Tom Cruise movies, because it hilarious that someone as fundamentalist as Cruise make an Atheist movie like Oblivion.

[@theedgyweeb968]

correction: Light Novel, manga was come out after a few days the movie come

[@virajooo]

I think Alita the battle Angel just did it. It became the best live action movies till now in my opinion.

[@rozy111]

They really succeeded in portraying an anime art style to a realistic looking world somehow. It impressed me a lot while watching. And those battle scenes, oh god they were really good.

[@OmegaZyion]

I was honestly surprised at how closely the live action movie followed the manga. Hope it does well on DVD, cause that cliff hanger ending is probably the worst part. Knowing that the chance of a sequel is slim at best.

[@tranceformerfx]

It was mediocre at best. Just because it's the new kid on the block, doesn't make it an exception. Battle Angel's dialogue was as bad as the examples in this video. The action scenes were good on a visual effects standpoint - but the choreography and weight of the fight scenes were a drag. Plus Christoph Waltz & Mahershala Alai's acting potential was totally f***ing squandered... Alita: Battle Angel isn't any different than Twilight at it's core. The only difference is that Alita had 3X the production budget...

[@OmegaZyion]

@@tranceformerfx The dialogue wasn't much different from what was in the Manga which was made in the 90's, the era that birthed the cliche dialogues of today.

[@commandercaptain4664]

Gigguk: using anime aesthetics in live action doesn't work! Gunnm: Hold my PG-13 googily eyes...

[@Jest]

I stopped watching Anime in my late teens as I felt rather disconnected from the fanbase, I would go to a convention and want to talk about Monster or something weird like Texhnolyze and no one knew what I was talking about there was just a sea of endless school animes I didn't want to watch so I fell out of the scene. Now years and years later in my later 20's your videos have single handedly made me interested in the Genre again and remembering what can make it so great. So just wanted to say thanks!

[@jestersage8700]

Jest the anime community is full of retards you should stay away from them

[@warlordera5409]

I fell out of anime for a different reason, I just got tired of the fanservice and cliches and some of the fans can be a turn off too, like the subtitle purists. I do still love Studio Ghibli... and very bad fanime haha. :D This is a pretty good channel too.

[@rewbot5198]

+ John Smith. Absolutely. Lots of folks who are difficult to reason with. To them, reason, logic and facts are concepts alien to them. Instead they are biased, one-sided and bigoted.

[@6dj6]

Anime fans nowadays, *pick a random modern anime title* = Best anime ever!! Well, glad to see someone else appreciate masterpiece like Monster, I just happened to finishing reading/watching the series this week. If no one knows what you're talking about, you should recommend the series to them instead, as shitty as the real people in real life can be, such reason is unworthy to make you drop the anime as medium in whole, after all, nowadays, we have internet, you can easily find someone like me who knows what you're talking about. I almost forgot how difficult it is to watch anime back then if Ggguk didn't mention it, totally didn't realize we entered the streaming era.

[@DyLeN17]

Are you me? This fuck is trying to pull me back into anime.

[@LadyHannelore]

Pacific rim theme in the middle of the video. I Like that

[@CommanderSlayers]

My favourite anime adaptation is actually Alita: Battle Angel. The visual, fighting scenes and story is actually good ngl. When watching the movie, it feels like your watching an anime and that's what makes it great.

[@randomstuffmovies]

I think the Wachowskis' Speed Racer movie was a good example of something that nailed the style, feel, and fundamental appeal as an adaptation.

[@Quincy_Morris]

RANDOMSTUFFMOVIES a woefully underrated film

[@creamithmanning2632]

RANDOMSTUFFMOVIES Ah yes. A CG fuckfest with visuals that have aged about as well as Donnie Trump's and Hillary Clinton's genitals that induces epileptic seizures. Why hasn't Hollywood made another film like that?

[@randomstuffmovies]

Well, that's a matter of opinion, personally I think the CG still has a neat look due to the heavy stylization rather than a focus on realism. To each their own, I suppose.

[@anachronisticlaserbeams4820]

I loved that movie. It was genuinely well done. Last good thing the Wachowskis ever did.

[@creamithmanning2632]

LiGht YaGami Really? Resorting to homophobia? I take it back. You're not in high school. You're probably still at intermediate. Fuck, maybe even elementary.

[@CeroYouTube]

I'm still waiting for Bocu no Pico live action

[@harshpatial4568]

XD me too

[@airjr3482]

same

[@FallingPicturesProductions]

I bet you can find it on the deep web.

[@GuiderMaster1]

Don't you read the news? A live action movie on it is "coming" this year. Link: comicbook.com/2016/12/17/naruto-live-action-hollywood-film-confirmed-creator-involved-wit/

[@Allenluvable]

+Cero I volunteer to play Pico. I mean, I'm a girl, but they can just add my penis with special effects.

[@aion425]

Didn't see anyone complain about the AoT movie's cast being all japanese from those talking about racism. Technically, it should be full of britts, germans and some nordic actors. And one japanese.

[@6dj6]

Just one thing, Japan isn't Hollywood.

[@jerico.b]

Because there's a long list of things to complain about AoT live adaptation

[@tjtj012]

6dj6 not an excuse

[@6dj6]

You do realise im referring to Japan doesn't have a multi-ethical society, right?

[@Nekomell]

But you can always invite people from other countries Not all actors who play roles in Hollywood movies live in US, okay

[@maattthhhh]

Bleach already has a live action. It's called R.I.P.D starring Ryan Reynolds as Ichigo, and Jeff Bridges as Rukia XD

[@chestermarshalltaylor3717]

maattthhhh the live action is coming in 2018

[@stormrain5776]

Already looks terrible just by looking at Ichigo's portrayal.

[@SakurakoLover]

maattthhhh *Deadpool and Jeff Bridges

[@chestermarshalltaylor3717]

darknblack33 yeah, doesn't look resemble at all, his hair is not orange enough. Don't know what Gintama LA is gonna look like but so far they have chosen a good cast.

[@stormrain5776]

+Chester Marshall Taylor Ichigo's failures are counted as what i see : 1) black socks which should have been white. 2) Long sleeved samurai Gi instead of the 3/4 one. and.. 3) his sword looks more like a giant butcher's knive cause the tip doesn't shorten like Ichigo's . ps : Gintama looks horrible already (imo) as well.

[@erikm5221]

This vid made me worry for the upcoming JoJo live-action film. Then again, if it's shit, we now have a live-action Duwang!

[@afriendlyman-thing7533]

Erik M remember, D O N T B E D O N G!

[@whathell6t]

Erik M Here is something that is quite of exaggeration: if Hollywood does a live-action adaptation of Kentaro Muira's Berserk, oh man!, sleepless night for the Berserk fandom.

[@harlingjini]

I belive Miike can do a good job

[@colossalweeb]

ALL MIGHT yeah I think Jojo could be adapted well... besides part 3. I just think the style of go to this place fight a guy then rinse and repeat fits into a movie style at all, besides the last half when they're in Egypt. Unless you maybe split the part like the anime did and cut out some stands. Maybe make holy horse and hanged man more prominent characters...IDK. Also you would need to find a way to make some characters to look less ridiculous, like polnareff.

[@fridge6836]

If it embraces the bizzarness it would be awesome

[@timothylau3316]

I believe based off your the criteria you gave Alita: Battle Angel fit every single one and was a really good adaptation if not the best one we've seen as of late.

[@drakesmith7561]

1:44 *JOJO OPENING STARTS* Immediatly grows pompadour and starts posing... GIGGUK WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!

[@jeannealtre6101]

stupid ass hair

[@drakesmith7561]

Water, Its important to stay hydrated WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY HAIR!!!!

[@Kikkouto]

I'm a simple man, I hear Crazy Nosiy Bizzare Town, I drop a like.

[@gaiamatt6574]

It has been scientifically proven that Jojo's is life

[@JThePervertedSummoner]

Kuraizi Noizi Bizaaa Toooown

[@jpeters213]

Why does everyone say Scarlet Johansson's casting is white washing? The goddam character is a tall, pale skinned cyborg with PURPLE HAIR?!?!? Screams Asian, RIGHT?!?!?!

[@BushidoBrownSama]

that is just the style of anime, all the characters in a show have the same pool of features and hair color with the possible exception of black people they might get different facial features if the creators can be bothered you're trying to tell me a white actress is the most natural casting of someone named Motoko Kusanagi????

[@dubg22]

I was thumbing through the manga at a store the other day. In the Major's very introduction it's mentioned that Motoko Kusanagi is just an alias.

[@sebaba001]

Yes, a white actress is the best choice for a white-looking character. Nothing in her design looks asian, zit. She is a fucking cyborg, so if she was modeled after a white woman but "born" in Asia she would obviously have an Asian name you mongoloid.

[@KuraIthys]

Well, it all depends. For whatever reason a lot of anime characters look generically european ethnically, or ARE european ethnically... But understandably, a lot of the characters are Japanese people, in spite of what they look like. A lot of the time this is easy enough to follow, and general facial features aside they still have typical japanese eye and hair colours, or hair which is so outlandish it wouldn't be real anyway, or would involve a huge amount of hair dye. You do get some real oddities sometimes though. Kaori from your lie in april for instance is blatantly European. Blonde, blue eyes, pale skin. Yet the series is set in Japan, and when you see Kaori's parents they don't appear to be European in the slightest (insofar as anime style really conveys race at all), and the series is set in Japan. So... That doesn't really make a huge amount of sense. As for the Major, well, with a cyborg like that appearance could honestly be anything and it would still make sense, but it IS supposed to be a japanese character. now, if you were adapting say Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist or Spice & Wolf using Europeans for that (Germans, if you want to be that specific) would make a lot of sense. Those series are set in European style settings. similarly, Gunslinger girl is outright explicitly set in Italy. So the casting for that should also be fairly obvious, and would indeed involve Europeans/Italians. Similarly, Black Butler is set in Victorian England. In live action the casting for that is going to be Europeans for obvious reasons. And then there's some examples of individuals - negima is set in a Japanese girl's school, but there are several Chinese students in the class, But Negima, the character the series is named after is welsh, and Evangeline AK McDowell... Well, the name is kind of a giveaway, and her appearance (Again, blonde with blue eyes) reinforces that. Asuna is a bit ambiguous. Her red hair (a relatively natural shade of red for anime) and heterochromatic blue and green eyes would again suggest European, as would some elements of the story that become apparent late into the manga. Plus Negima apparently thinking she resembles his older sister. On the other hand Asuna is clearly a Japanese name... For a lot of anime you could very easily make the reasonable argument that casting Europeans is the more accurate choice for many characters. Many other characters should clearly be Japanese though, regardless of what they look like. A handful are ambiguous for one reason or another (Kaori and Asuna for instance)... But the problem here is that Hollywood has a habit of casting Europeans in roles where they shouldn't really be cast. The Major is definitely meant to be Japanese, even if you might just barely be able to get away with arguing her appearance, due to the cybernetic body may be more European. But it IS a stretch, make no mistake. Then again, Japanese anime adaptations tend to have an all Japanese cast even when they shouldn't. (Eg. Attack on Titan.) This is one of those things where it's difficult to know what's appropriate sometimes.

[@nekotj_]

A more recent film, The Great Wall, would be a better example of how white washing can take place. Matt Damon's character is literally not needed in the movie to begin with.

[@yamimimi9871]

The anime adaptation that is amazing AND I HAVE watched it, is Alita: Battle Angle, this is just amazing and I highly recommend it

[@HeruruMeruru]

Them dumbing the philosophical aspects of GITS is what I feared most. *sigh*

[@williamemami3507]

HELL YEA, CRAZY NOISY BIZARRE TOWN

[@PollyGlodd]

I'm a simple stand user, I hear JOJO op I start posing!

[@shulamitwhatsittoya6550]

Not even anime fans can understand the weirdness that is jojo! Rerorerorerorerorero.

[@johnathan6992]

Normal people: watches video Me: singing along with crazy noisy bizarre town

[@andreurosello8285]

trueee

[@jakubsierota473]

M Y S T E R Y

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

Eh never liked that opening, always skipped it, unlike Phantom Blood and Stardust Crusaders which I listened to the opening every time because they where so amazing and I love the animation and guitars and it works perfectly together with the singing.

[@reiki1638]

They should be directed by Michael Bay

[@lonemichi5289]

*explosion*

[@nitromagilou597]

+Michael Babai ECKUSPLOSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😋

[@pooopshenron165]

hawk i agree

[@curiouspotato73]

Megumin Bay

[@vaerrik1082]

I'M MR. TORGUE OF THE TORGUE CORPORTATION, AND I HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION FOR YOU - EXPLOSIONS!?

[@spork861]

If the only complaint about the ghost in the shell movie is going to be a not so in depth look at philosophical themes then I couldn't care less. They got the visuals right (which is way past rare to have someone do right), it's professionally filmed and edited, the acting doesn't seem cringy, and the action looks good too. Yes the whole philosophical part is good, but even the matrix took 3 movies because they wanted to take their time, and by ghost in the shell they probably just right out don't have the vital time to fit everything well into one movie. If the movie looks good and is made well, and has at least a LITTLE bit of a good story then that's a massive step in the correct direction for us because people will see it and be impressed that it's a live action movie based on an anime.

[@JuanMartinez-si5dn]

spork Andddd, it didn't work, the problem here is that it became just another scifi flick, and as you said, it's closer, but you know what this movie did besides getting the visuals right? they killed any posible GITS adaptation at least for a few decades, and they can't make the next big plot point cause they mixed two different stories in one, erasing the core of GITS completely

[@JKSSubstandard]

"they probably just right out don't have the vital time to fit everything well into one movie" this is the biggest cop out of all. The first adaptation of GITS was an animated movie. If they were lazy(or good at their jobs. I mean, they really messed up being not lazy or good), they could have shot for shot remade the original movie with modern CG and Scarlet Johanson and had a better movie. If they wanted to be original with the writing, then they should have kept along the same themes. The franchise has come up with 3 movies and 3 series that all manage to explore variations on the same humanist themes in different ways and with different tones and styles. The true problem with the GITS movie is that hollywood got involved. Big studios have a habit of believing that american audiences wont grasp complex themes and so strip them down for more shooting or punching. The first true adaptation will only come when a studio takes a MCU/disney level leap to trust that audiences will love something for its source themes (marvel) and not for the punching and spectacle (DC).

[@callmesenpaidesu1506]

alita battle angel : hold my chocolate bar

[@BOOMDIGGER]

HEYYYY!

[@Ahsoka_Hyrule]

Thank you

[@jmashups6804]

Thatw as actually pretty good.

[@cro-magnum7642]

YES!

[@bajabajakering9951]

1 from 100

[@superpowersensei6492]

Edge of tomorrow and Pacific rim were amazing!

[@android19willpwn]

yes.

[@s3v3nt33n1]

pacific rim had a manga source material? or just anime inspired?

[@AceMaximum1998]

Ed D Inspired

[@thelegend-dw4tc]

Man of STEELE pacific rim for life

[@superpowersensei6492]

***** no one cares

[@slackjawedpenguin3306]

"how to make good live adaptation movie" "Don't do it" *"haHAA so funny and original"*

[@lindholmaren]

"haHAA I'm 13 in may haHAA"

[@dantesangregorio7325]

In the aftermath it seems as Alita battle angel became the first anime adaptation that succeeded(even if its manga)

[@KeyToAnime]

Simple answer: Just don't make them.

[@chrisrice7805]

KeyToAnime damn it 😡 you beat me to xd

[@jowwwey]

wew lad i agree

[@MrMoises621]

no that isnt the answer

[@itsyaboi3854]

LOL HABE DICH FRÜHER OFT GEGUCKT XD

[@Cellesse]

Don't breath.

[@openshores4288]

One Punch Man...directed by Stephen Chow and CGI by Industrial Lights and Magic :D

[@openshores4288]

+xBoolin yes, his style in Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer is amazing, the comedy and action is so good :) he's only limited in terms of CGI

[@boaofdeath]

OpenShores best idea I heard yet

[@saitama1465]

OpenShores no

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

But.. Saitama needs only one punch to kill someone.

[@MADGuy248]

OpenShores in what language though?

[@asierra86]

Was looking to see if you had commented on alita battle angel as a follow up to this vid. I think it was a great adaptation

[@mta1567]

5:12: "and that brings us to - " *ads cut in* *AUTISTIC SCREECHING*

[@sigh824]

Moses In the bible what the fuck is autistic screeching

[@HxH2011DRA]

Moses In the bible #Relateable

[@Markkzilla]

Dude!! I’m excited you brought up the Infernal Affairs and The Departed thing! I love Infernal Affairs it’s one of my top favorite movies, any time I’ve herd anybody bring up The Departed I always let them know where the idea and such from the movie was taken from.

[@xperiaalpha6761]

Tokyo Ghoul can't even get its 2nd season right..... Guess this year's Tokyo Ghoul Movie will be painful to watch too :(

[@xperiaalpha6761]

I cri every year they ruin the series @A@

[@bigred9750]

literally just finished season 1... I wish I could take back those 5 wasted hours of my life.

[@xperiaalpha6761]

cut some minutes for the opening tho, it was nice

[@Geile_Melone]

therisj I don't get why it wouldn't be decent. Yeah Root A was was shit even if you haven't read the manga, but the first season was pretty good.

[@Charle_Z]

There's gonna be a movie???

[@LegonAvannor]

"Step 2:" *ad pops up before he explains step 2*

[@colpul2103]

Alita Battle Angel, great adaptation, fucking awesome.

[@1337174m1]

Edge of Tomorrow, is a good example of a good adaptation.

[@00ammy00]

I think what makes it good is that you can't tell it's an adaptation of a manga - I had no idea until I watched this video!

[@marraytaleus6598]

Metaphysical Monotony Didn't it bombed at the box office thou?

[@Djorgal]

And suicide squad was a dashing success yet the movie is crap. You just can't take box office ratings as a good indicator of the quality of a movie.

[@marraytaleus6598]

Djorgal True, True..fucking true.

[@666Tomato666]

it may have bombed at the box office, but it's well known

[@eruno_]

*All You Need Is Kill* was light novel first not a manga.

[@Bulsara777]

but was adapted in a manga too

[@fleshnik1990]

But Edge of tomorrow was based on light novel.

[@BIadelores]

*Loosely* based on the light novel. And by loosely I mean not at all besides the concept.

[@TenaciousDingo]

Now you know how I feel when people refer to Fate/Zero exclusively as an anime.

[@whattheheckamidoinghere4305]

Try to watch Alita the Battle Angle and oh my God it's so Awesome, also they made Alita eyes as anime, and this time for once Hollywood got something right just like Godzilla.

[@JSPaul49]

Here's my thought. Live adaptations shouldn't come from high-speed action thrillers or shounen battle styles, yet. For now, they should focus on slice of life stories, ensuring that they have the basics down when adapting source material, and from there, work up to features that require special effects out the wazoo.

[@volbla]

I have a hard time coming up with a genre less suitable for hollywood screenplay structure than slice of life.

[@dracocrusher]

Slice of Life stuff or much more gritty, grounded, narratives would probably be best. Although, that being said, we DO have popular films about a guy in a robot suit flying around and shooting things with energy beams, so it's not impossible. We just need the right material with the right people to do it so we can prove that it CAN work.

[@ryeman7980]

Take any popular sports anime, cut it down, boom! You have a sports movie.

[@Athanatov]

Slice of life doesn't translate into movies. Slice of life series are character driven, while movies are plot driven. I feel like you could easily do a 'westernized' anime like cowboy bebop or baccano, but I don't really see what it would add.

[@degoz6751]

I think the movie Snatch is like baccano or 91 days, gangster movie with a big cast of different characters

[@jeannealtre6101]

I'm sorry I lost you a little at 1:43 Cause Crazy Bizarre Town is my shit.

[@Drag0nStorm1]

WHOAHOHOHO That edit from REDLINE to (I think it was Mind Games?) was FANTASTIC!

[@MrPhilsterable]

Damnit Gigguk, put the name of the music you use in the description! I can't remember the name of that last song and it's figuratively killing me!

[@MrPhilsterable]

Oh and if anyone knows, I'd greatly appreciate you sharing that knowledge. I'd like to binge listen to it for the next 72 hours.

[@vongalaxy5139]

MrPhilsterable I believe it's "Love me again" that is the ending of Edge of Tomorrow

[@MrPhilsterable]

It is, thank you.

[@evangedeon2194]

FIFA 14!

[@TheFR0GMAN]

The Pacific rim main theme was playing when he was talking about it and I think I heard a bit of 65daysofstatic in there too.

[@zhuochen2455]

Edge of tomorrow and the manga version of all you need is kill were two different adaptation from the novel all you need is kill. They were both great adaptations and were a good example to show the difference between making a Japanese manga and a Hollywood movie based on the same novel.

[@haingis]

I was about to comment the same thing but stopped halfway through to check if someone else wrote it first.

[@riftplut0474]

@@vhscrust7872 the movie was great

[@Garrettmcarpenter]

You got to love them Dropkick Murphys.

[@cilvet1]

Fuck, the pacific rim soundtrack at the end got me pumped

[@Gemnist98]

These SHOULD work, but have terrible people behind the scenes - in that they're bad at their job.

[@louisnorton820]

Not really. You'd think that the kind of talent they have in Hollywood every film would be good, but studios panic when they've invested so much money, more people are hired, visions clash and ideas are cut etc. That's what happens to blockbusters and adaptations at least

[@2good2bu7]

Gemnist Not at all. There is a lot of talent in Hollywood, much more then gets the spotlight. And that's the problem. It's so hard to get a studio to take risks, that unless you are already established is a genius, you won't have the creative freedom needed. Especially with a medium as unique as anime, finding someone capable of pulling it off while having enough studio backing to fund it is almost impossible.

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

The studios ultimately pussy out and find a safe way. They spend a lot of money and are afraid the themes will be to much so they water it down. The studios are more to blame. They hate taking risks and when they do and fail it just closes them off for more.

[@Gemnist98]

I meant that the people making these anime-based movies are bad at the job, not the Hollywood system itself. The director of GITS, for example, created the overdone weirdfest that is Snow White and the Huntsman, and the director of Evolution made the Final Destination franchise.

[@SolomonsNightmare]

Ikr.èThey could at least try to give it to a minimum ok director. And I'm sure that there are some young ones that would be happy to do ir.

[@animuguy]

Why's noone talking about alita it's almost the end of 2019

[@cvox607]

ruroni kenshin will always be the best live action it's an fact

[@SerifSansSerif]

Watch Akagi. the live action is on Crunchyroll, along with the anime.

[@TyTimeIsAwesome]

If we're not counting Edge of Tomorrow, then yes. And RK was barely average...

[@HappyMusicCoffeeGuy]

An fact? It's an fact?! I'm not grammar nazi, but AN FACT!?

[@TyTimeIsAwesome]

Source material is decently faithful. Entertaining for sure. As for the actors, Kenshin, Saito, Aoshi, and Sojiro were good. The rest were too cosplay-ish. Sorry if I'm harsh, but Kenshin may be my favorite anime of all time. If you want to look at the movies as stand alones or a series that's not adapted from the anime/manga, then sure it's alright. Compared to other anime movies though, it's far above most of them.

[@robzsarmy5471]

Unless Holywood or HBO adapts Monster

[@Xaveze]

It would be nice if it was the trailers fault more than the movie. As in it was edited to show footage to try and appeal to a wider audience by highlighting the more western aspects of the story. Probably not though.

[@MegaHasmat]

I thought this could be a possibility, only time will tell.

[@PhyreI3ird]

Xaveze Trailers lie out the ass alllll the fucking time about fully western products for dumber reasons, so here's hoping to honestly for a decently strong possibility 😁

[@powerbeam08]

Actually, the movie "Edge of Tomorrow" was based of the Novel "All you need is kill", which later got adapted to a manga.

[@talldrinkofmarmalade7281]

The moment CNBT started in the background, I just blocked out Gigguks voice and started jamming out.

[@SakurakoLover]

Chairman WOW DORARARARARARARRA

[@naesuke1224]

The Japanese Death Note live action wasn't THAT bad... (Just the CG Ryuk and some bad actors), I thought both the Fujiwara Tatsuya version and Kubota Masataka version captured the original quite well.

[@13Amazons]

I loved this video! I'm taking a screen writing class and this video articulates a lot of good points to remember in writing. Do you think you could do a video about the appeal of anime? You mentioned that a lot of anime fans themselves don't really understand what draws them into the genre themselves. It would be interesting to watch.

[@AstaIsAMonster]

I love Edge of tomorrow

[@AstaIsAMonster]

I also love pacific rim and can't wait for pacific rim 2

[@spinyslasher6586]

Mounir Ahmina they have to do it so they don't tank even more at the box office.

[@warlordera5409]

Same and I also like Pacific Rim. :)

[@Chaseosa]

What would your opinion be on the Speed Racer 2008 movie? I'm surprised you didn't mention it!

[@yahyeet1858]

I never comment on videos on youtube, but I have to say I love the background music you place into your videos and the way they fit in. very well done.

[@poisonbang2178]

The Dropkick Murphys eh? Interesting choice for BGM there Gigguk. A good choice tho, but interesting.

[@arexyouxepicxenough]

It kicks in when he's talking about the departed, where dropkick murphys is the soundtrack.

[@poisonbang2178]

The Pope Mobile I know, why'd you need to say it?

[@PhyreI3ird]

Poison Bang Cuz I was about to ask

[@ShardokUlfrikson]

The answer is simple. Follow the D.O.N.T. rule. Dooooooooooon't.

[@creamithmanning2632]

Viktor Ulfrikson We better not..

[@dynamicworlds1]

Hollywood can't even reliably handle western movies these days and we expect them to handle anime adeptations? Case in point, look at the hobbit movies. You had a western classic directed by a great director who had proved himself more than capable of handling the work's sequel and they still managed to make a mess of it through executive meddling! It's not much of an exaggeration to say hollywood produces good movies mainly by accident these days.

[@NaruIchiLatino97]

Not everything needs to be animated in order to be good. Look at Astro Boy, TMNT and Ratchet & Clank.

[@johnelmartagbago3764]

*Book to movie adaptation* created franchise that are masterpieces on their own right *Comic to movie adaptation* produced cool and philosophical movies Videogame to movie adaptation is now starting ot get better. It's only a matter of time for a manga to movie adaptation to be decent.

[@roushington]

At least our CGI is better than Japan's.

[@Reydriel]

Noah Roush Hollywood is also much, MUCH richer, so it's not really even comparable.

[@roushington]

But our CGI *is* better.

[@mohammedsami6907]

More money= more prestigious cgi studios to hire= better cgi

[@gaigairka6811]

Noah, what the hell are you getting triggered/butthurt about??

[@roushington]

Our CGI is better, is all I'm saying.

[@CalmMind]

Edge of Tomorrow is not a manga adaptation, it's a LN adaptation! The manga is actually also adapting the LN.

[@nicolas2328]

Movie studio: We can't Just simply make animation into live-action without any modifications; Me: have you ever watched scott pillgrim vs The world

[@AstaIsAMonster]

I just hope ghost in the shell is at least good please god at least let it be good

[@JakeMatthews-OnLo]

Having an Asian cast isn't the answer.

[@theMoporter]

Jake Matthews Nobody said it did. Go find a real problem.

[@matiascabral1502]

Jake Matthews Or people from the ethnicity originally portrayed, like "if the characters look Occidental, use an Occidental actors; and if they look Asian, use Asian ones"

[@JakeMatthews-OnLo]

This was just a comment I typed earlier thinking it'll be the subject weeabs would be bitching about the most.

[@matiascabral1502]

Jake Matthews should I get the popcorn?

[@nicoh_no6823]

Yes this is gonna be good

[@silentt8161]

ghost in the shell looked so good yet they never let you appreciate it. you could only look at the city for a second before it was cut away or just on the background

[@bubsd.2535]

i really want to listen to your opinion on Alita:Battle Angel.

[@iMaralo]

So many good points made. I tip my hat to you kind sir.

[@psychokittyboy]

All You Need Is Kill was actually a light novel first. I'm sure someone else has mentioned that. However, I fully suggest reading it. It was great stuff.

[@SithLordMalco]

You know - i wouldn't mind a Live Action JoJo: Phantom Blood/Battle Tendency Adaption

[@charlesmanary2936]

I think that could work, but you'd need to find a way to add the dramatic presence that Dio and JoJo both have.

[@SithLordMalco]

I have always thought - what if Phantom Blood was from both perspectives. We get to see more of Dio's thoughts and actions

[@android19willpwn]

Somehow I doubt the amazing poses would translate well. And if you're not posing, you might as well not even be Jojo anymore. Other than that though, you could probably do Phantom Blood at the very least. Get through the start quick, cut some of those middle fights, it could work. Hamon is one of the easier anime powers to transfer to live action, and vampire/zombie imagery is something Hollywood is good at. Would need a good Dio with a good WRYY though.

[@JThePervertedSummoner]

You can't find men that masculine in real life

[@charlesmanary2936]

+J. The Perverted Summoner Dwayne Johnson's pretty close.

[@uses0ap]

step 1: actually watch the source material

[@tomsonchiou]

I know this video is talking about anime or comic adapting to movie(especially Hollywood ), but in fact, many anime or comic have great adaptation in Japan TV series and stage drama. Their reasons of success are like this video talking, they know the different between medias.

[@Eevo69]

death note movie?!!??! Mom im scared!!!

[@sg-r0369]

"Ghost in the Shell's trailer isn't loyal to the philosophical aspect" Were the original 1995 trailers either?

[@just_delta-2589]

I feel like a Great Pretender adaptation could work VERY well. The only thing that would be hard to adapt is just how colorful the show is. There are so many colors and the sky almost looks like it’s a painted background. But I feel like it wouldn’t be a big deal in live action.

[@sticckflavor7230]

I think monster could be a great tv show

[@PrincessLockette]

Same thing with 91 days

[@PheelingCool]

The Edge of Tomorrow was so good that I had to rewatch it the very next day!

[@NoNameAtAll2]

LIVE. WATCH. REPEAT.

[@plplkpok]

I actually read the manga for All you need is kill before the movie to get some insight , and i still enjoyed the movie edge of tomorrow a lot, one of the best adaptations in my opinion....

[@wheresmarisa1706]

"I will find him, and I will kill him" That's. Not. Major. And I thought Sector 9 was always neutral, a "stand alone complex", since when did they start manipulating people from the orders of the government? And since when did Major starting to act like a no-brain assassin? You are totally right Gigguk, they failed miserably at characterizing the movie adaptation. When you **** up the initial setting of the story, no amount of effort could bring it back.

[@RaineV1]

>And I thought Sector 9 was always neutral, a "stand alone complex", A stand alone complex is a trend that feels like there should be a source that started it but there wasn't. That subtitle is focused on the Laughing Man incident. It's not part of the core Ghost in the Shell franchise. And section 9 wasn't neutral. The series showed they weren't. They're basically a cyber focused FBI, a branch of the government that has to play politics on occasion.

[@1986Hikaru]

ReinWatch mangá Major is totally "i going to fuck kill him"

[@SakurakoLover]

ReinWatch Any Hero must be bloodthirsty nowadays *sighs* especially in American movies

[@1986Hikaru]

Shirow's character are a lot bloodthirsty. The guy is a anti-pacifist, hell, Motoko rant against pacifism in the manga.

[@BombalurinaAI]

Kill Bill feels like an anime adaptation in many ways with it's story arcs, style, crazy characters, and revenge plot. Maybe it's just me.

[@jstuckless]

Because Tarantino used influences from eastern movies for Kill Bill. It's literally an homage to Hong Kong movies.

[@jenniferchough]

Did no one see the Rurouni Kenshin live-action films? They are a pillar of how to make anime/manga adaptions well.

[@imflikyt]

I think the issue with adaptations is anime is LONG. You have all the time you need to lay out your plot and the art style lends itself to easy information delivery. A 2 hour film can't add the detail necessary to succeed on that level so what about a tv series adaptation? Something like fate could work if given the time required to develop the setting (and adapt the style).

[@charlesmanary2936]

It's one of the issues that adaptations of games have. You can't compress 30 hours into 2.

[@android19willpwn]

well, books are usually pretty long too. Not as much, usually, but a lot longer than a movie can do, that's for sure. And even if movie adaptations are rarely as good as a result, there's still a lot of really good ones out there. And anime *usually* has more content you can cut completely with minimal losses than books do. Still tricky though.

[@kompuglobalhypermega]

Indeed. The same problem was with Bakuman. The anime had three seasons with around twenty episodes each and they still didn't manage to fit all the story from manga. And than you have a live-action movie which tried to fit all the seasons into one movie and fucked it up by cutting out characters and etc.

[@khairi8901]

You think spider man comics is shorter than naruto?

[@kompuglobalhypermega]

Naj K Spider-man comics have self-contained stories.Most manga doesn't.

[@lazilexi]

Nobody talking about how ghost in the shell trailer predicted Cybertruck at 11:01?

[@cro-magnum7642]

Wrong. Theres no t poses.

[@ioldanach7]

binge watching the channel, but so many videos are very thoughtful, this one I think hit all the points on the head simply, very thoughtful criticism.

[@IggysEden]

So Gigguk, you excited for the live action JoJo part 4? I have high hopes but can see it failing for SOOOO many different reasons, since I'm not entirely sure JoJo can be adapted very well to live action in the first place. Here's hoping I'm wrong.

[@Mrxmagnox]

It's from Takashi Mike so it's really fucking good or really fucking bad, no medium scale

[@quadrall1421]

jojo is maybe not one of the greatest ideas for a live action movie. Part 2 would probably work better. I just imagine how a dude says Star Platinum: The world, while a bad CGI Star platinum appears after him

[@IggysEden]

Yeah, that's the thing that worries me the most, how the Stands will look. If they look like shit, there won't be much to make it good

[@mattuiop]

it honestly needs to start with part 1, then work its way to part 4. part 3 is gonna need to be split in two

[@quadrall1421]

no it does not need to be split. part 3 can be sumerized as: Jojo and the Jobros travel to Egypt to kill Dio to save Holly. Unless you put in more plot irrelevant stand fights then you can have part 3 as 2 movies.

[@BOOMDIGGER]

Me when wtaching the video: 5/10 Me when the Pacific Rim Soundtrack starts: 11/10