Live-Action Adaptations of Famous Animes That You Maybe Didn’t Even Know Had or Will Be Released

In the anime industry, where live-actions are now popular as well as regular series, fans are curious about when their favorite anime will be made. These adaptations, which bring innovation to the industry, manage to attract the attention of not only their own audiences but also those who are no longer interested in anime.

While the adaptation of One Piece was recently released on Netflix, we wanted to remind you which other anime adaptations are coming and have already arrived. In this article we have compiled for you, there are adaptations that you may not even know were released.

A Nine-Tailed Fox chasing the Hokage: Naruto

Naruto, one of the biggest trio in the Shonen category, has announced its live-action movie, which is planned to be released in the coming years by Lionsgate company. The script will be written by Tasha Huo, who was previously the screenwriter of Netflix’s famous series The Witcher.

Although some fans greeted this news with excitement, a certain group was quite disturbed by the scriptwriter. This production does not currently have any official trailer. We hope it turns out to be a very successful work like the adaptation of One Piece.

In the post below, a fan wrote about Tasha Huo being the screenwriter of the movie: “The woman who was the screenwriter of Netflix’s The Witcher series… the woman who didn’t care about the actual story, bossed the characters and forced Hanry Cavill to leave the series.. .” Reactions towards the screenwriter are growing on X (Twitter), where there are many posts like this.

On the way to becoming the pirate king: One Piece

One Piece, one of the legendary shonen trio, was recently released on Netflix, with its live-action production undertaken by Tomorrow Studios and Netflix. Briefly about the subject: It tells the story of our main character named Monkey D. Luffy, who gained extraordinary powers by eating a devil fruit, and is on his way to becoming the Pirate King. The live-action, which received great praise from fans for staying true to the story, seems to have been quite successful.

A fan wrote about the adaptation in the post below: “Sanji and Zeff’s farewell scene in the One Piece live-action adaptation makes me cry no matter how many times I watch it. Flawless acting and great music with real heartbreaking emotions. The pinnacle of cinema. #OPLA (One Piece Live Action “) is very, very good, I can’t stop thinking about it,” he said. For those who want to watch, this adaptation is available on Netflix.

The last series of the legendary shonen trio: Bleach

Although it is not widely heard around the world, Bleach also has a live-action movie released on July 20, 2018. This production, which includes action, adventure and fantasy categories, has actually received positive reviews from many people. Netflix has undertaken this production, which has a 75% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

A fan posted about the lack of news about this live-action: “I honestly didn’t know there was a live-action adaptation of Bleach until now.”

Unlike the productions we will talk about shortly, this production, which does not break away from the anime in terms of scenario, naturally could not fit the entire production into 1 hour and 40 minutes, but it received very high scores from critics.

The ‘first’ anime that almost everyone watched: Death Note

This live-action, which had the same fate as Bleach, is surprisingly unheard of. Unfortunately, this production, also undertaken by Netflix, received very low scores from critics and sites such as IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes. This explains why it is not heard of so much. Many fans said that the movie had nothing to do with the anime and manga series, and heavily criticized the fact that Light behaves like an antisocial kid and L acts like an ordinary cop.

A fan commented under the trailer of this live-action: “I feel sorry for the people who watched this adaptation before the anime… :(” Fans complaining about how such a cleverly written manga series was turned into an ordinary Hollywood action movie. Unfortunately, they are right about this.

The story of those chasing freedom: Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan, which is especially popular among today’s popular anime, had a live-action movie released in Japan in 2015, but the reason why it was not heard globally is unfortunately due to the fact that it shared the same fate with Death Note.

This live-action, which has been subjected to heavy criticism from its fans, has very low scores in terms of moving away from the story. Although he was quite successful in CGI, unfortunately this was not enough to save the situation. We think it is very sad that the anime and manga series, which has such a large audience, does not have a successful live-action movie.

Adventures of bounty hunters: Cowboy Bebop

This live-action, released in 2021, has quite complex interpretations. This series, which is about bounty hunters trying to catch the most notorious criminals of the solar system, also has a live-action experience. This production, which divides its fans into two, has very good comments as well as comments that slam the production. This series, which has won the hearts of fans especially with the character of Spike Spiegel, shares the same fate with unheard-of live-action films.

One fan gave it a very low score, saying, “The new adaptation lacked the style and sophistication of the original. Some truly surprising subplots from the anime were completely removed, while some very surprising subplots were added. Jet, Spike, and Faye all seemed like good actors, though.” I didn’t like everything added to them.”

Anime of our childhood: The Last Airbender, Avatar

This series, which tells the process of Aang becoming the Avatar, aiming to bring peace and tranquility to the world, has a live-action movie released in 2010. This series, which has millions of fans around the world, disappointed many of its fans with its live-action production.

After the failure of this production directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Netflix released the first look of this production at the Global Fan Event held in Brazil while preparing to make a new live-action movie. According to the official statement, it will be released in 2024.

Anime version of ‘Dark’ series: Tokyo Revengers

It was announced that the live-action version of this anime series, which is famous for its extraordinary plot, mind-blowing events and quite dramatic elements, will be shot in February 2020. The first movie of this 2-part series was released in 2021, and the sequel was released in July 2023. This production, which excited its fans, received positive reviews as it remained faithful to the original manga and anime script.

The fact that there are adaptations that have received very good reviews alongside bad productions reminds us that this industry is still very new. Frankly, we are very curious about which live-action adaptations will be released in the coming years! Have you seen any adaptations before? Don’t forget to leave your thoughts and reviews about this topic in the comments.