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NEWS: Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Film Streams 2 More Videos to Introduce Major

Discover the incredible art behind Ghost in the Shell, the much-anticipated sci-fi thriller starring Scarlett Johansson.

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Only in very rare cases have I ever turned to the already animated parts of a manga after watching it's respective anime. Or read the book after watching a movie version of it.

Just glancing at a single one of my bookshelves, here's some manga I picked up after watching their respective anime:

Anne Happy, D-Frag, Watamote, Galko-chan, Kiniro Mosaic, Akuma no Riddle, My Monster Secret, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Non Non Biyori, Strawberry Panic

Mhora wrote:

Even if the movie is terrible, this will only make non-anime fans more aware of anime in general and its scource material.

This is untrue. In the perception of unrelated people, live-action adaptations override the original. Like how anime adaptations override the part of the manga version that got animated, for example. Only in very rare cases have I ever turned to the already animated parts of a manga after watching it's respective anime. Or read the book after watching a movie version of it. It's the same with reboots. What came before will eventually fade out of existence in the public eye. Or how many people do you think will go out and watch the original King Kong (1933) after seeing the new release Skull Island (2017) in theatres? (Enthusiasts are different, obviously.)

So what live-action adaptions of anime actually do is to chip away at anime in general. It's not as dramatic as it sounds, won't diminish the original and will bring attention to the franchise, but don't confuse what adaptions do to the original in the public eye.


As they say, there is no Tsukihime anime.

There are plenty of examples I've seen of people diving into source material thanks to film adaptions. Look at the Marvel movies, and how those have turned some people on to comics.

fathergoat wrote:

IMO the visuals look great but I expect hollywood to completely FUBAR the story. I already hate that they're calling her "Major" not "The Major" or "Major Kusanagi" but "Major" like that is her actual first name and not a title. It's like nails on a chalkboard. But the real fear is that they'll add some romance B.S. and/or a bunch of political preaching.

What a stupid complaint.
Also the anime movies and shows are all incredibly political. If you don't like that, this franchise isn't for you.

Mhora wrote:

Even if the movie is terrible, this will only make non-anime fans more aware of anime in general and its scource material.

This is untrue. In the perception of unrelated people, live-action adaptations override the original. Like how anime adaptations override the part of the manga version that got animated, for example. Only in very rare cases have I ever turned to the already animated parts of a manga after watching it's respective anime. Or read the book after watching a movie version of it. It's the same with reboots. What came before will eventually fade out of existence in the public eye. Or how many people do you think will go out and watch the original King Kong (1933) after seeing the new release Skull Island (2017) in theatres? (Enthusiasts are different, obviously.)

So what live-action adaptions of anime actually do is to chip away at anime in general. It's not as dramatic as it sounds, won't diminish the original and will bring attention to the franchise, but don't confuse what adaptions do to the original in the public eye.


As they say, there is no Tsukihime anime.