Battle Angel was a solid movie adaptation. Answer from mizutanitony on reddit.com
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June 29, 2024 - Also, people unfamiliar with the manga will not feel lost while watching the movie, although they might not quite grasp why certain characters had to be included. ... Your Lie in April seems destined to be a success regardless of its chosen medium.
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A Japanese teenager with the ability to see ghosts gains a soul reaper's powers and begins his duties as a substitute soul reaper.DirectorShinsuke SatôStarsSôta FukushiHana SugisakiRyô Yoshizawa
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r/Animesuggest on Reddit: Best live action adaption of an anime that is not Netflix's One Piece.
December 31, 2024 -
Already seen that one! I also really enjoyed the live action adaptions of Ruroni Kenshin, seen them all. What's the best ones that you guys have seen? Suggest away...
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10 Best Live-Action Anime Adaptations Not From Hollywood, Ranked
October 30, 2023 - One of the most popular anime series of all time, adapting Attack On Titan for the big screen is nothing short of a daunting task. Between the dense narrative, period setting, heavy gore, and of course, the Titans themselves, the series presents a lot of moving pieces for a traditional film to juggle. Director Shinji Higuchi stepped up to the challenge, releasing a film of the same name in 2015 split across two parts. Luffy and Nami in Netflix's One Piece live-action compared to the anime Related
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August 13, 2025 - Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning is a 2021Japanese jidaigeki action film directed by Keishi Ōtomo, and the fifth installment in the Rurouni Kenshin live-action film series based on the manga series by Nobuhiro Watsuki.
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r/TwoBestFriendsPlay on Reddit: Good live action anime worth seeing?
November 11, 2023 -
Like if there are live action adaptations of anime that aren't so dire in quality, but are very well made in general.
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The general consesus is that Speed Racer, Battle Angel Alita and more recently One Piece are the best ones so far.
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oh my god does the Cutie Honey live action movie rule. It's directed by Anno and he doesn't hold back on the anime bits at all. It's the first thing that comes to mind when someone brings up LA anime because it takes it completely literal. It's a live action adapation of every single gesture and gimmick that exists in anime and manga.
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6 Live-Action Movies Based On Anime That Were Good (& 7 That Missed The Mark)
December 27, 2021 - Kenshin Himura, popularly known as Samurai X, is one of the best-known characters in Japanese anime, created diligently by artist Nobuhiro Watsuki and director Kazuhiro Furuhashi. Telling the tale of a Meiji-era samurai, Rurouni Kenshin is eloquent and historically sound in its depiction. Maintaining these qualities in a live-action movie seemed challenging, but director Keishi Ohtomo made sure that the live-action version of this iconic fictional samurai remained just as awe-inspiring as the animated version.
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Cursed with a life of immortality, a samurai is tasked by a young girl to help avenge the death of her father. Based on the manga series by Hiroaki Samura.DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsTakuya KimuraHana SugisakiSôta Fukushi
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November 15, 2025 - List of fiction works made into feature films, the other popular source for Japanese films · List of films based on comic strips · List of comic-based films directed by women · List of films based on television programs, features anime that appeared as TV series
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A Japanese teenager with the ability to see ghosts gains a soul reaper's powers and begins his duties as a substitute soul reaper.DirectorShinsuke SatôStarsSôta FukushiHana SugisakiRyô Yoshizawa
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The Best Live-Action Movies Based On Manga, Ranked
February 7, 2024 - In the live-action film adaptation, Manji becomes the bodyguard of an orphan named Rin Asano and leads her on a campaign of revenge against the samurai clan who murdered her parents. The movie is pretty dark and violent, but somehow has sweetness as well as heart. Blade of the Immortal has also been adapted into a pair of anime television series.
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8 Best Live Action Film Adaptations of Anime (& The 7 Worst)
October 11, 2021 - One reason why is thanks to how it remained true to the storyline of the anime movie it recreated. Almost everything from the scenery to Alita's character design which somehow worked, 3D anime eyes and all. Apparently, the live-action adaptation of Devilman Crybaby was so bad, it became the worst of the worst when it came to Japanese films in an annual poll.
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r/movies on Reddit: What are some good live-action Japanese movies?
February 9, 2022 -
(... in terms of anything, just as long as it's a good movie)
'Cause the nomination of Drive My Car in the current Oscars and the general popularity of anime (movies) made me realize that most people (including me) don't realize that Japan has a big live-action film industry because they mostly only know Japan for anime (in terms of movies/TV)
One good Japanese movie I know is Audition, which is about a man who wants a new wife because his previous one died of cancer, so he sets up a movie role audition for women and finds the woman he likes the most. Let's just say he's gonna regret choosing the woman she chose
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The Best Live-Action Adaptations of Classic Anime
January 26, 2024 - The characters felt as over-the-top as their animated counterparts, and the action was ridiculously cartoonish. Few live-action adaptations of cartoons capture the medium's zany energy like Cutie Honey did. ... A young teacher is given the toughest classroom in the school. Based on the TV series. ... Ax-On, J Storm, Nippon Television Network (NTV), Production Ogi Co., Shueisha, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Toho Company, Video Audio Project (VAP) ... It's always been an easy to pitch a movie or show about an unconventional teacher who finds a way to reach the unruly delinquent class assigned to them.
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r/Letterboxd on Reddit: Suggest some Japanese live-action flicks
March 18, 2023 -
I've been meaning to get more into Asian Cinema, especially Japanese live-action films. I have seen a bunch of anime - mostly studio Ghibli and so on and so forth. I wish to watch more live-action films and get deeper into their culture.
The above films/shows are the ones I've seen. I sorted by Watched and films produced in Japan so ignore any non-Japanese films in there.
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Due to Letterboxd weirdness, some of these films aren’t Japanese; like The Host which is by the Korean director Bong Joon-ho (who did Parasite) or Happy Together which is by the Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai. Not sure why Nope and Marie Antoinette are there either. You’re almost entirely missing the classic era of Japanese cinema - Ozu, Kurosawa, etc - when Japan was basically on top of the world. I’m sure other commenters are better educated on the matter and can recommend some from that era beyond the extremely obvious (Tokyo Story, Ikiru, Fires on the Plain, Ran, Sword of Doom, Yojimbo, etc). Some modern Japanese movies worth checking out: Battle Royale Unforgiven (Japan-set remake of the Clint Eastwood movie) Departures The Twilight Samurai When the Last Sword is Drawn Adrift in Tokyo The Woodsman and the Rain Black Rain The works of Takeshi Kitano (Hana-bi, Kikujiro, his Zatoichi reboot, Sonatine, Kids Return, etc) Some Takashi Miike movies (The Happiness of the Katakuris, his remakes of 13 Assassins and Hara-kiri, The Bird People of China, Audition, Gozu, Sukiyaki Western Django, etc) The works of Hirokazu Kore-eda (Still Walking, Shoplifters, Like Father Like Son, After Life, Nobody Knows, etc)
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A recommendation from each decade: Tokyo Drifter (1966) -- Old school Yakuza movie Lady Snowblood (1973) -- One of the best revenge flicks and the primary inspiration for Kill Bill Ran (1985) -- Samurai epic about a kingdom falling apart Ringu (1998) -- Japanese horror film that kicked off a swath of Hollywood remakes Battle Royale (2000) -- The original "put a bunch of kids on an island and make them fight" First Love (2019) -- A more modern Yakuza movie Drive My Car (2021) -- A long, emotional exploration of a play director's coping with loss
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December 12, 2023 - Adapting the unique blend of humor and battles from Gintama seemed daunting, yet the movies and mini-series succeeded by embracing the silliness while maintaining the anime's emotional core. With spot-on portrayals of the Yorozuya trio, the adaptation thrilled audiences with its comedic brilliance and epic sword fights.8. Blade of the Immortal (2017) The live-action adaptation of Mugen no Juunin stood out with its gritty portrayal of Edo-era Japan, delivering visceral sword fights and a morally complex narrative.
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Top 10 Japanese Live-Action Manga Adaptations: Successful Films Loved by Critics & Fans
February 2, 2025 - Following the success of this movie, four sequels were released, all of which were well-received, proving that Rurouni Kenshin is one of the rare manga adaptations that translates exceptionally well into live action.
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