Lately on CBM.com Ive been seeing all these articles about new live action anime movies and some people saying that animes wouldnt be good live action. Ive been thinking up a list of animes that if adapted right, could make great movies. the list is in no particular order, and these are animes that ive enjoyed in the past fews years, im not ranking them. o, and im not including any myazaki films because i dont think they should be made live action. it would tarnish them.
One more note, i did not include naruto or bleach becuz i believe they could never be adapted into a live action movie without looking completely stupid.
first up:
NINJA SCROLL
i don't really know alot about ninja scroll because i havent seen it before but im putting it on the list because mostly everybody on this site has given it rave reviews! its been reported that Leonardo dicaprio has bought the rights to the franchise and is going to make a movie. i havent heard anything lately about it though.
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION
This is one of my all time favorite animes. its also one of the most confusing i must say also lol. its the story of Shinji Ikari. its way to confusing to write about cuz it would take forever to. it has alot of biblical and apocryphal inspirations in it.
o and this picture is badass
GHOST IN THE SHELL
i don't really need to talk about this one because theres been tons of news coming out about the live action adaptation lately.
COWBOY BEBOP
This is a great anime and would make a great live action movie. it's based around Spike Seigel, a bounty hunter and about his past that is slowly catching up to him and his crew of bounty hunters. It's been picked up by Keannu Reeves (ughhhhh) who'll play Spike
AKIRA
What can i say about this............. i don't know. its great! this wqas also picked up by Leonardo dicaprio , but im not sure whats happening about it right now. i know it was scrapped for a while but then it was picked back up.
BATTLE ANGEL ALITA
the story of a cyborg girl who was found in a scrap heap in a dystopian future. it was mostly a manga but it was turned into two ovas that were very good. It been picked up by james cameron and has been rumored as one of his next films.
SAMURAI X (aka RUROUNI KENSHIN)
Samurai x is one of my alltime favorite shows. Its the story of Himura Kenshin, formerly known as the Hitokiri Battosai, a deadly assassin. Its set during the Meji period of Japan, where Kenshin protects the people of his country. If i were to make a samurai x movie, I'd base it on the "Trust and Betrayal" ovas that are acclaimed as one of the best animes of all time. they are prequels to Rurouni kenshin.
Here is a OAV i found on Youtube of Trust and Betrayal. the ovas are alot more violent then the show, as youll see if you watch this video, but be warned, theres lots of spoilers in the video.
GUNDAM FRANCHISE
If i were to pick a gundam series to make a movie out of, I'd have a very hard time. here are 3 series that would make great live action Gundam movies. o and lets just forget about G-Saviour (the crappy canadian straight to dvd live action gundam movie)
GUNDAM WING
GUNDAM SEED
Gundam seed was a good series, though the story wasnt the best and they focused way to much on the human element throughout the series. but if done right it would make a stellar movie.
GUNDAM 00
Gundam 00 is the latest installment in the gundam franchise, and is also my favorite gundam series (sry if some of you get upset about that)
VAMPIRE HUNTER D
great anime, would make an even greater film if done right
CODE GEASSS
Code geass is my newest favorite anime. The story of Lelouch Lamperouge, a prince of the holy empire of Brittannia who with his sister who were outcasted and made to live in hiding in Japan, gains a newfound power called geass and starts to exact revenge on his country. This anime by far had the best ending of any anime ive ever seen, there were so many twists. i know if to be made into a live action movie, Hollywood would have to americanize it and instead of japan, make it america and change the names and some of the characters looks, but im fine with that if they do it right.
Now a 50/50 toss-up and by that i mean it has a 50% chance of sucking and a 50% chance of being great:
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST
remember this is only part 1!!!
please post your thoughts on these and your own picks!