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Oricon Poll: Live-Action Manga Adaptations That Worked
posted on by Egan Loo
The market research firm Oricon posted the results of its survey on which manga that people thought were successfully adapted into live-action. Oricon selected 1,000 panelists, evenly divided by gender and four age groups: teenagers, people in their 20s, people in their 30s, and people in their 40s. Oricon then conducted its survey with this nationwide sample between June 24 and June 30 online.
These were the top 10 choices:
| Rank | Title | Main Cast | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nodame Cantabile | Juri Ueno, Hiroshi Tamaki | Tomoko Ninomiya |  |
| 2 | Hana Yori Dango | Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto | Yoko Kamio |  |
| 3 | Jin | Takao Osawa, Haruka Ayase | Motoka Murakami |  |
| 4 | Kindaichi Case Files | Tsuyoshi Dōmoto, Rie Tomosaka, Jun Matsumoto, Anne Suzuki | Yōzaburō Kanari, Fumiya Sato |  |
| 5 | Rookies | Ryuta Sato, Hayato Ichihara | Masanori Morita |  |
| 6 | Gokusen | Yukie NAKAMA | Kozueko Morimoto |  |
| 7 | Dr. Koto's Clinic | Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kou Shibasaki | Takatoshi Yamada |  |
| 8 | Umizaru | Hideaki Ito, Ai Kato | Shuho Sato |  |
| 9 | GTO | Takashi Sorimachi, Nanako Matsushima | Tohru Fujisawa |  |
| 10 | Tokyo Love Story | Honami Suzuki, Yuji Oda | Fumi Saimon |  |
Source: Oricon
Update: Main castmembers added.
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