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Lone wolf and cub has inspired many live action anime adaptations for movie theaters and television the original movie series that began with sword of vengeance was then followed up by baby cart at the river styx baby cart to hades baby cart in peril baby cart in the land of demons and white heaven in hell

Attack on titan part 1 2015 1h 38m not rated 5 0 16k rate in a world where giant humanoid titans prey on humans eren joins the scouting legion to get revenge on the monsters who killed everyone in his town director shinji higuchi stars haruma miura kiko mizuhara kanata hongô 3 attack on titan part 2

The live action version of rurouni kenshin is by some accounts a nearly perfect film adaptation both the original anime and the film tell the story of kenshin a samurai who has resolved never to kill again after a lifetime of brutality although the movie relies less on slapstick humor than its source material it does retain the original 39 s

8 39 ace attorney 39 2012 rotten tomatoes score 66 ace attorney directed by takashi miike is a live action adaptation of capcom 39 s popular video game and anime series of the same name the film

These are some of the best live action movies adapted from anime movieweb menu close news and the animated television series landed on screens in japan and the rest of the world beginning

4 death note death note has a tortuous history as it produced both one of the worst revolting and completely unsuccessful movies but also one of the best exemplar live action anime adaptations

The earth 39 s moon is suddenly 70 smaller and permanently crescent shaped by a devastating and unknown force for the students of e class kunugigaoka junior high school the being responsible is known as their teacher the strange and very supportive entity has given the japanese government a challenge to save the earth from destruction

Rate 75 metascore the blind masseur swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs and while bunking with a farming family he meets two women with their own agenda director takeshi kitano stars takeshi kitano tadanobu asano yui natsukawa 10 oldboy 2003 2h r 8 3 644k rate

Ping pong frankly it would be impossible to make a live action film that s as visually interesting as a masaaki yuasa anime but fumihiko sori s adaptation of ping pong the animation gets

Rurouni kenshin one of the most well known and famous samurai tales in all of anime couldn t survive for very long without a good live action adaptation the rurouni kenshin film series did the franchise justice much to the relief of the series fans between 2012 and 2021 a total of five live action films were released covering the

However some anime live action anime proved skeptics wrong by doing justice to the source material updated on january 25 2024 by angelo delos trinos even if anime fans refuse to admit it live action anime have come a long way since the subgenre 39 s earliest and most awkward days even if movies and series based on anime are still far from

Bleach is a 2018 live action movie based on the anime and manga of the same name the film was directed by shinsuke sato and starred sota fukushi and hana sugisaki the movie follows the same premise as the manga focusing on a teenager who gains the powers of a being called the soul reaper

Based on the homonymous and very successful manga by mari yamazaki thermae romae is one of the most acclaimed titles on the list receiving international recognition becoming the second highest grossing film in japan in 2012 and netting the protagonist hiroshi abe a japanese academy award for best actor

There have been some great samurai anime over the years here 39 s a look at some of the best 1 released in 2017 blade of the immortal should be one of the go to live action anime movies for just

2 parasyte the grey image netflix working as both a pseudo adaptation and a spinoff of the original manga parasyte the grey can be watched one of two ways as a standard body snatching

Guyver ii dark hero 1994 guyver is an unknown gem to modern anime fans despite having extremely violent and mind numbing content that appeals to fans of shows like attack on titan or chainsaw man guyver was many old fans version of these shows and to others their introduction to anime and manga despite being a live action adaptation

Rurouni kenshin started as a manga series and became a successful anime series in the mid 1990s it was only a matter of time before a live action adaptation of the saga followed warner bros

Rurouni kenshin るろうに剣心 the first live action on this list could not be other than rurouni kenshin which is probably the best live action or one of the best ever made ruroni kenshin is undoubtedly one of the most famous manga both outside and inside japan anyone who likes anime and manga will know the serie even if they haven

Alita battle angel 2019 alita battle angel directed by robert rodriguez and produced by james cameron is an adaptation of the classic 1990 39 s cyberpunk manga series gunnm better known as

Speed racer 2008 available on hbo max while it is probably one of the best movies directed by the wachowskis speed racer better known as mach gogogo to anime lovers is a disappointing adaptation when compared to its anime roots the main problem for this live action take has to be its extravagant cgi animation which makes the movie

Truth is these live action movies are just as exciting and a breath of fresh air in the cinematic theatre of adaptations 1 rurouni kenshin 2012 2014 image credit imdb in the waning days of the shogunate the bakumatsu war raged between the feudal and the imperialist forces

10 sword art online popular anime sword art online or sao is the next anime in line for a live action adaptation based on the japanese light novel series of the same name the story follows kazuto kirito kirigaya as he explores the game sword art online the latest virtual reality mmorpg released in 2022

A list of exceptional live action japanese films honorable mention to the films three outlaw samurai 1964 ping pong 2002 hula girls 2006 and tokyo sonata 2008

Tasha huo who worked on the first script for the live action 39 naruto 39 movie tells ew she 39 s excited to see new director destin daniel cretton 39 s 39 nuanced and special 39 take the anime

Fans of the immensely popular manga and anime naruto are cautiously optimistic about the franchise 39 s live action adaptation that is currently in development on the one hand there is a long list

15 30 live action sayuri film 11 00 masakuni igarashi 39 s mattaku saikin no tantei tokitara manga gets tv anime in 2025 09 45 live action showgate will release the film in theaters in japan

The live action attack on titan movie has a 47 critic score on rotten tomatoes as well as a 34 audience rating and this is a far cry from the response to the anime attack on titan 39 s anime is a critical success receiving numerous awards for its four season run and even becoming the first anime to receive an astra award

Movies the live action naruto adaptation already has its script ready promising to capture the essence of the original one of the biggest anime and manga series is well underway to make