Live action movies based on mangas and animes

[Glass Heart]

A little topic to discuss this kind of movie (unfortunately rarely good, if ever).

Some of those movies with their trailers:

Dragon Ball Evolution:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo4t8PeqJ6E

Dragon Ball The Magic Begins (unofficial adaptation), Ultimate Edition trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejqZaXTvyL4

City Hunter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5LMRAsb8YI

Mr Mumble (unofficial adaptation of City Hunter):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JSVk_cdQa8

Fist of the North Star (Hokuto No Ken):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boawe1SzCaQ

Touch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR0xeizFUs8

I would have liked to add the movies "Cat's Eye 2000" and "Tokyo Babylon 1999" (which were released in 1997 and 1993 respectively, despite their titles), but unfortunately I couldn't find any trailer for those movies.

If you have seen any of those movies, or others, what did you think of them ? Don't hesitate to introduce new movies and to discuss why you think that, unfortunately, most of them ended as failure despite the potential of the manga source.

[Southpaw]

don't forget Speed Racer... ugh

[Glass Heart]

don't forget Speed Racer... ugh

I didn't know Speed Racer was an adaptation from a manga. :shock:

[Southpaw]

I didn't know Speed Racer was an adaptation from a manga. :shock:

you said manga or anime... and to the best of my knowledge, the Speed Racer live-action movie was based on the anime

[Akicha]

Hmm, where's Hana Yori Dango FINAL?

And Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu!

[Tantei Shinichi]

Don't exclude Detective Conan Live Action Special 1 and 2. :grin:

[Glass Heart]

A newcomer: Space Battleship Yamato (aka Starblazers).

The movie just came out in France and, even though it's not really a great film (but it's still good), it is the only space opera I've seen so far which gives me the same chills I feel with the very first Star Wars movies. The action sequences of this movie are just AWESOME ! It really feels like we're back at the time of the first Death Star space battle, but with the visual effects of today.

The only thing which prevents him from being a really great movie is the fact that the story is too classic now (a space ship who travels in the universe to find a way to cure the earth from pollution), but it's still a good space opera to enjoy.

Trailer:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xjdmc8_space-battleship-bande-annonce-trailer-vf-hd_shortfilms#from=embed

[hikari4869]

Tantei GAkuen Q live action movie ^^

[angelranchan]

Eh?! Nobody watched the Death Note live Actions?! Er! I love Death Note Live Actions because L didn't die before Light die

my favorite live action base on manga is HONEY AND CLOVER! You should try to watch that also! watch the Taiwanese version,Japanese version of Honey and Clover is...kinda boring for me

BECK-watches because I want to see how Shiori Kutsuna would act (I watched that before DC LA 3)

Gokusen! Watch them all xD

[Dean Moriarty]

I've seen Dragonball Evolution, Speed Racer and Death Note and I think they're all bad.

The best manga adaptation I know (and the only good one I can think of) is Oldboy.

[Glass Heart]

The trailer of Gyakuten Saiban (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney):

Awesome, I love it ! It seems far better that I thought !

[angelranchan]

Excited for Ranma 1/2 and Rurouni Kenshin's live action!! ^o^

[Rambo Finch]

If i rate then i want to say it's ok not bad and not too good. There are same kind of movie like death race and speed racer..........

[Southpaw]

there was also a cute adaptation of "Kimi ni Todoke"... although I probably would have had trouble following along if I hadn't already seen the anime :/

[Rukia Kurosaki]

Tantei GAkuen Q live action movie ^^

Hell yeah! Epic Anime and movie. I liked the Death Note one too, but only because L actually looked like himself. The stories and stuff were lame. Detective Conan I only cared for the Showdown with the Black Organization one. I watched all the movies and tried the drama series, but they weren't so great. And Ouran I only saw a little, but it seems pretty similar to the anime. I want to see a live action Hetalia movie. -w-

[Southpaw]

just saw a 1-episode live action special of Cardfight: Vanguard that gave me feels I didn't know existed for that show

and don't forget about the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin movie, starting Takeru Sato, who also played Ryoutarou on Kamen Rider Den-O

[Rukia Kurosaki]

Finished Tantei Gakuen Q. I love it even more than the anime! Sooo amazing <3 Cerberus and Nanami are so b.a. in this version~! Isn't Dan-sensei played by the guy who was Kogoro in some DC live actions? FAVORITE LIVE ACTION EVER!!!<3