Among the many live-action movies adapted from Japanese anime, which one do you think was the most successful? This article sorts out the top 10 most successful anime adaptation movies voted by Japanese netizens for everyone, and come to see if the 1st place in your heart is on the list!
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▋Japanese netizen vote! Top 10 Most Successful Live-Action Movies!
9th place, disaster of Nanao Saiki (10th place and 9th place votes the same)
Adapted from as a manga of the same name by Aso Monday, "Ψ" in the Japanese 斉木南雄のΨ難 is a Greek letter pronounced "sai" and a homophony of "disaster" in Japanese, which also means "superpower". It was adapted into an anime in 2016 and a live-action film version starring Kento Yamazaki in 2017, with a total box office of about 1 billion yen.
The story describes the protagonist, Nanao Saiki, as a teenager with superpowers, but he only wants to be an ordinary person, trying to live an ordinary life in the continuous "disaster". Ranked 10th in the list of live-action movies adapted from manga in 2017, I was originally worried that the strange shape of the protagonist was not suitable for the live-action version, but Kenji Yamazaki was unexpectedly suitable, and the plot setting also followed the original, so it was highly praised!
Netizens believe that the reason for the success:
・The casting was very successful! In particular, the protagonist, Kento Yamazaki, really has no sense of violation!
・The acting skills of the actors are really good!
・Hashimoto Kana's grimace is so cute! Laugh from start to finish!
9th place, agreed Neverland
Adapted from the original author Shirai Korai and the manga of the same name by the original author Shirai, "The Promised Neverland" was serialized from 2016 to 2020, with cumulative sales of more than 25 million copies of the single book, and the live-action version of the film was launched in 2020, with a total box office of about 2 billion yen.
The story describes that in the orphanage "Grace Field House", the children live a full and happy life, but one day the eldest Norman and Emma stumble upon the orphanage is actually a "food children's farm" for the "ghost", and after learning the truth, they decide to flee with the other children. Although the live-action version has modified many of the original settings, such as changing the age from 12 to 16 years old and adding the original character "Mysterious Man", because of the super high acting skills of Kitagawa Keiko and Naomi Watanabe, coupled with the perfect condensation of the plot into a 2-hour length, people who have not seen the original can also understand it, so that it has won the praise of the audience!
Reasons why netizens think it is successful:
・The acting skills of Keiko Kitagawa and Naomi Watanabe are too realistic and too highly restored, making people's hair stand up!
・Although I omit a lot of content, it is still very beautiful
・Although many original settings have been added, the prototype of the original work is still retained
8th place, The Abyss of Wild Gambling
Adapted from the original manga of the same name by Kawamoto Hiroshi and toru Somura, "Wild Gamble" was serialized in the monthly GANGAN JOKER in 2014, and also won the 3rd place in the NEXT Manga Awards, and was adapted into a TV anime in 2017, and released two live-action versions, which were released in 2019 and 2021, with a total box office of 360 million and 180 million yen.
The story describes that The Hundred Flower King Academy is a school that cultivates students with gambling, where only the strong gamblers are the winners, and the weak are only the crazy academy that is bullied, but just after the protagonist Snake Yumeko transfers in, the campus begins to change, and the biggest gambling game in history begins. Although the live-action version is an original plot, but because the content is reasonable and interesting, not only the fans of the original work give high praise, but also the audience who watched it for the first time also said that it was very exciting, and the superb acting skills of the actors perfectly restored the crazy world view, which is a movie worth appreciating!
・The acting skills of the actors are very strong!
・The story is gradual, not too fast or too slow
・The casting is great! In particular, the snake Yumeko played by Miwa Hamabe is really too suitable
・Although it is an original plot, it is written by the original author Kawamoto, so it is as exciting and interesting as the original work
7th place, flower card romance
Adapted from the last Yuki manga of the same name based on competitive song cards, "Hanapai Love Affair" was launched in 2011 as an animated version, and in 2016, it was remade by Toho Film Company into a live-action film version starring Suzu Hirose, which was divided into three parts: "Hanapai Love Affair", "Hanapai Love Affair Next Sentence", and "Hanapai Love Knot", with a total box office of 1.63 billion, 1.22 billion and 1.73 billion yen respectively.
The story describes that after the heroine Ayase Chiharu and the teenager Miantani Shin, who likes song cards, meet, they begin to have dreams about song cards, and Chiaya's Aome Bamboo Majinjima Taiichi is also interested in song cards, and although the three of them gradually drift apart, their fates are closely linked by song cards. The live-action movie version was divided into three parts, and on the day of the second release, it was suddenly announced that it would shoot the third "Flower Card Love Complex", which made fans excited, and was released in 2018, setting a record for the highest box office of 1.73 billion in the three films, the audience said that not only the story rhythm was just right, the protagonist Hirose Suzu's evaluation was very high, and the youth campus life in the play made people feel as if they were looking back at the youth of the student era!
・The plot rhythm is not too fast, and it is just right to divide into 3 parts
・Suzu Hirose is so cute! Perfect for the image of the heroine!
・After watching it, it makes people feel like they are back in their youth in high school
6th place, let's fly! Saitama
Fly! Saitama" adapted to the funny manga of the same name by Mo ye Fengyang was serialized from 1982 to 1983, and did not cause much of a topic at that time, until 2015, when it suddenly became popular on the Internet, and was adapted into a live-action movie in 2019, with a total box office of 3.76 billion yen, and is expected to launch a sequel in 2022, fans please wait and see!
The entire content is mostly diss Saitama, but also joins the mutual discrimination between the cities around Tokyo, such as discrimination against Chiba located next to Tokyo, and diss Gunma is the wilderness where savages live, and the nonsensical plot plus the actual reasons for discrimination make the audience laugh again. The protagonist is played by GACKT and the second order hall Fumi, by the audience as the most perfect casting, there is a visual department of the prince known as THE GTKT, the noble prince temperament and the protagonist Ma Shili very consistent, the second order hall dressed as a man also perfectly presents the image of the wayward proud little prince in the play, although some people said that the 1973 born GACKT played a high school student somewhat reluctantly, but in addition to GACKT may not be able to play such a role! However, due to the temporary suspension of acting work due to health factors, whether the sequel can be released as scheduled, please continue to track the relevant information on the official website!
・As long as the picture of GACKT appears, the whole space will become like another world, and it is an indispensable character in this movie!
・GACKT is as beautiful as a painting! Not like the real people!
・The combination of GACKT and Fumi Nijido is really amazing!
・After reading it, you will wonder if Saitama really sucks so bad? Instead, people want to visit in person
・The content is very absurd and nonsensical, but because the actor's acting skills are too good, the audience laughs from the beginning to the end
5th place, I'm big brother!!
"I'm Big Brother!! Adapted into Hiroyuki Nishimori's manga of the same name, with a total of 38 episodes and total sales of more than 40 million copies, it was adapted into a live-action Japanese drama starring Ken Kawara in 2018, and launched a film version in 2020, setting a record of 5.3 billion yen at the box office.
The story is set in Chiba Prefecture in the 1980s, and the friendship, duel, and love between two bad teenagers takashi Mitsuhashi and Shinji Ito are witty and funny, making people laugh. The live-action movie version and the Japanese drama version are the same class, Takashi Mitsuhashi is played by Ken Kawara, Shinji Ito is played by Kentaro Ito, and the girlfriends of the two are played by Kiyono Naina and Hashimoto Kana, and the super high-value couple combination has become one of the highlights, and The funny grimace of Kana Hashimoto also adds joy to the drama. The record high box office of 5.3 billion during the epidemic reflects that during the severe period, audiences like these funny and stress-relieving movies, bringing a little luck to a depressed life.
・The casting was very successful, very close to the atmosphere of the original! The appearance value is very high!
・The content is very interesting, I haven't laughed so much in a long time!
・The script is well written and the acting skills of the actors are also very good!
・After reading it, the whole person becomes energetic!
4th Place, King of the World (Warring States Hero)
Adapted from the original Taiku manga of the same name, "King of The World" has sold more than 80 million copies by 2021, launched an animated version in 2021, and adapted into a live-action film version starring Kento Yamazaki in 2019, with a total box office of 5.73 billion yen.
The background of the story is the end of the Warring States Period in China, the protagonists born of orphans, Xin and Drift, in this era of war and chaos, in order to get rid of their slave status, they diligently practiced swordplay and aspired to become generals, but accidentally became involved in the dispute over the throne of The King of Qin. Although the story background is complex and the war scenes are huge, the live-action film version cleverly presents the story perfectly, and the superb fight screen is also one of the highlights, and the appearance of the characters has also been highly praised by the audience.
・The fight scene is very exciting!
・Even if you haven't seen the original, you can understand the plot simply!
・Even people who are not interested in history can enjoy watching it!
・Originally, I thought that Kenji Yamazaki was not suitable for the protagonist letter, but after reading it, I felt that only Kento Yamazaki could play this role!
3rd place, Gambling Apocalypse
Adapted from The Gambling Apocalypse to Nobuyuki Fukumoto's manga of the same name, it was adapted into an animated version in 2007, with the first live-action film version of Gambling Apocalypse: Life Reversal Game released in 2009, the second Gambling Apocalypse 2: Life Regaining Game in 2011, and gambling Apocalypse 3: The Final Game in 2020, with a box office of 2.25 billion, 1.61 billion and 2.06 billion yen respectively.
The story describes the protagonist Kaiji Ito as a down-and-out youth who lives by odd jobs and has no goal in life, and after meeting a woman named Rinko Endo one day, he opens Kaiji's gambling road of no return. In order to match the age of the protagonist Fujiwara Ryuya, the live-action movie version changed Kaiji's setting age from 21 to 26 years old, and Rinko Endo, played by Yuki Tenkai, the setting was also changed from male to female, although some changes were made in the setting, but it did not affect the development of the story, although it was a gambling film, the protagonist's firm will never give up in the game made people feel very enthusiastic and inspiring.
・Fujiwara Ryuya's acting skills are really good!
・The story is very close to the original, and overall it is really good
・The casting is superb! Each actor is very close to the setting of the original work
2nd place, Gintama
Gintama is a comic of the same name adapted to Hideaki Kuchi, a hilarious manga based on a science fiction era drama, the animated version began to air in 2006, and in 2017 and 2018, two live-action film versions directed by Yuichi Fukuda were launched, the first was adapted from "One-Horned Fairy" and "Red Cherry Blossom", and the second was adapted from "General Reception" and "True Selection Group Unrest", with a total box office of 3.84 billion and 370 million yen.
The story is set at the end of the Edo shogunate in Japan, when aliens known as "Tenjin" attacked, and powerful forces prevented the shogunate from yielding, but Sakata Ginshi, Shimura Shinpachi, and Kagura, who adhered to the samurai spirit, formed a "house of everything" that worked to solve various difficult and complicated diseases, although the story was full of nonsense and whimsy, but from time to time it was interspersed with touching plots and life principles. The biggest evaluation of the live-action movie version is the casting, not only the appearance is similar to the original, but also a perfect interpretation of the temperament of the character, the perfect casting plus the plot of the faithful original, so that the audience feels that the producer is full of love for the original, and it is natural to get such a high evaluation!
・The casting is too great! It's possible to find such a suitable person!
・Even if you haven't seen the original, you can enjoy watching it!
・You can feel the full love of the producer for the original!
・With almost the same appearance as the original, superb acting skills, and faithful to the plot of the original, this live-action movie version is really worth watching!
1st place, Excalibur breaks into the rivers and lakes
"Excalibur" was adapted into the manga of the same name by Nobuhiro Waki, serialized from 1994 to 1999, adapted into an anime in 1996, and in 2012, the live-action film "Excalibur Breaks into the Jianghu" by director Keishi Otomo and starring Ken Sato was released, divided into five works, the second and third works "Kyoto Fire" and "The Final Chapter" were released in 2014, and the fourth and fifth works "The Final Chapter" and "Final Chapter The Beginning" were released in April 2021 Released in June, the total box office is 3.01 billion, 5.22 billion, 4.35 billion, 4 billion (until June 27), 2 billion (until July 4).
The story is set in the early Meiji era of Japan, the protagonist Ayamura Kenshin was a murderous executioner at the end of the shogunate, but after a series of tragedies, he decided not to kill anymore, instead of using a reverse blade knife, protecting the people around him, and embarked on a wandering journey, after encountering Kaoru Kamiya, Miyahiko Myōshin, Sasuke Sasuke and others by chance, Kenshin decided not to wander anymore, but to stay by everyone's side and protect them. Although the live-action version of the movie has slightly modified the content, but because it retains the world view of the original work, so that the audience can feel the different fun from the original work, the lead actor Ken Sato interprets the sword heart of the soft and rigid very perfect, not only has become Sato Ken's masterpiece, but also received the audience's super high evaluation, the throne of the first place stands unshakable!
・Although the movie version has changed some settings and plot, it can make the audience enjoy a completely different fun from the original, and it is also the highlight of the live-action movie version!
・I think the live-action version is even more shocking than the anime version!
・Ken Sato's image and sword heart are so suitable, not only is the appearance very close, but the acting skills are also first-class!
・Ken Sato has become synonymous with Kenshin!
・You can feel that the producers have worked very hard to make this work, and the plot, soundtrack, and casting are unobtrusive!
・It preserves the worldview and story of the original work, but also shows a completely different atmosphere, and is a huge masterpiece that even viewers who have not seen the original work can enjoy watching it!
▋ Same-time screening: The most important factor in anime to change movies? What is absolutely intolerable?
(1) Whether the plot is the same as the original
This is the most important factor in the netizen vote! It is very difficult to perfectly reproduce the plot and world view in the anime, especially the fans who have been accustomed to watching the original work, so once they see the content that has changed significantly, they will give up watching or give low evaluation, and the classic lines and famous scenes in the original work are not allowed to be deleted, and whether they can perfectly restore the famous lines and scenes is the biggest focus of the remake of the live-action version!
(2) Whether the casting is appropriate
The character charm of the anime is a very important factor, so when remaking the live-action version, the casting will become very important, if the appearance, temperament and role of the actors are very similar, it can not only create more topicality, but also make the audience enter the scene faster. For example, "Gintama" and "Covenant Neverland" are good examples, and the super high degree of restoration of the characters has also improved the evaluation of the work!
(3) Whether the original character is random
If there is a sudden appearance of an original character that has not been seen in the movie, or the setting of the character is tampered with, many viewers will say that they will not want to watch this movie very much, hoping that the producers can respect the original work and understand the charm of the original work before remakeing it. For example, the live-action film version of "Attack on Titan" deleted the soul character of "Rivie", making the work lose most of its charm.
(4) Whether the ending is the same as the original
In addition to the above 3 factors, Japanese netizens also said that if the ending is different from the original, it will reduce the evaluation of the work, even if the other parts are good, they cannot make up for the disappointment of the different endings.
If the live-action version of the anime adaptation of the movie is successful, not only can it get the support of the fans of the original work, but also many viewers will enter the pit of the original work, netizens said that the most important thing about the live-action version of the remake is whether there is "love" for the original work, do not add too much original content, and the charm of the original work is the most important key! The leaderboards presented in this article refer to the contents of the Japanese website "ciair".