Yesterday, Ghibli announced the upcoming live-action version of "Side Ear Listening". However, whether the live-action version of this classic animation can bring new emotions to everyone has made many fans of the original work feel uneasy.
Generally speaking, the launch of live-action versions of popular animations will always trigger a lot of topics among fans. However, due to the huge difference between the 2-dimensional world and the 3-dimensional reality, the live-action version is usually regarded by fans as a "ruined original". Recently, japanese anime website Magmix has compiled 4 live-action works that have been announced by Hollywood to produce live-action versions, but have not yet been broadcast. The news of the live-action of these works has caused heated discussion among fans, so let's review it today:
1. "Your Name"
As one of the representative works of director Makoto Shinkai, "Your Name" has achieved good box office in various countries. In the second year after the release of the anime (2017), the news of the game will be remade by Hollywood. However, Makoto Shinkai himself responded on Twitter that "someone other than Japanese people will play a little...", and there was also a lot of opposition among fans.
The game was originally directed by Mark Webb, who directed Spider-Man, but was later changed to Lee Seol, who directed Minari. But since then, Zheng Lishuo has also announced his withdrawal from the crew, and there have been no follow-up reports since then.
2. Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan was released in Japan in 2015 as a two-part theatrical version. Although the original author, Isayama, was also involved in the production at the time, it was still difficult to restore the names and world views of the characters in the form of a Japanese film. Of course, this work has received a series of bad reviews, and in the eyes of many fans, it is also a black history-like existence.
In 2018, the news came out that the game would be directed by Anders Muschetti, the director of "Joker Returns". This news received more positive feedback such as "it may be fine to say this" and "I feel uneasy but want to see it". As a result, speculation about the cast of the Hollywood version of "Attack on Titan" has also begun among fans, and everyone is looking forward to seeing the CG animation of Hollywood blockbusters to restore the battle between the giants.
3. "One Punch Man"
"One Punch Man" depicts the active daily life of the strongest hero of the Hiratsu system, Saitama, who will be knocked down by him no matter what kind of opponent. In 2020, the original author, ONE Teacher, announced that the game would be produced by Sony Pictures, and the script of the game would be led by the writers of "Venom" Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pickner.
However, among fans, the most heated discussion is Saitama's casting. Some people recommend British actor Jason Statham, and someone recommends Japanese artist Eiji Kogeru. In China, there have also been complaints and PS photos recommending Zhang Weijian.
4. "From the Abyss"
From the Abyss depicts the adventures of the teenage girl Like and the robot teenager Reg challenging the bottomless cave and the abyss. When the news of the live-action of the work came out in 2021, it caused a great sensation among fans all over the world.
Although "From the Abyss" has a cute painting style, its story unfolding is seriously inconsistent with the painting style. This is a terrible work that can cause psychological trauma to the reader. Therefore, when I heard that a live-action version was going to be launched, there were many uneasy voices among fans. But at the same time, there are also positive opinions such as "Nanaki is also popular overseas".
Of course, in addition to the above mentions, live-action versions of well-known animations such as "The Voyager King" are currently in full swing. However, whether these works can finally be recognized or not still needs to be tested by the audience.
So can you accept the live-action version of the animation?
What are you most looking forward to in the above works?