Most Wanted Live Action Manga Movie Ranking
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: May 4, 2009 03:54 JST
- Tags: Adaptations, Hollywood, Live Action, Oricon, Rankings, Shonen, Shoujo Manga
A recent survey conducted by Japan’s chart masters Oricon asked participants which manga they would most like to see made into a live action film.
The results are bound to disturb some, although several answers do seem reasonable…
They are ranked as foolows:
1. Slam Dunk
2. One Piece
3. Kimi ni Todoke
4. Bokura ga Ita
5. Monster
6. Gintama
7. Ouran High School Host Club
8. Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai
9. Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Fullmetal Alchemist
10. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
The survey itself was conducted online, encompassing 900 men and women in their teens, twenties and thirties, with 150 in each group, for a rounded multi-strata sample.
Via Oricon.
Whether Hollywood or Japanese producers should take up the adaptation was not specified. Doubtless some will be aghast imagining what Hollywood might come out with based on something like One Piece…









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i love slam dunk and i wouldnt mind seeing a US version of it, gotta find the right cast for dennis ro....oh wait...
the reason why some people wouldnt want to see movie versions of anime/manga/comics because they have too much personal feelings for them and have too much expectations. somehow for the movie version, it has to have more awesomeness than the originals.
on the other hand, i loved spiderman, x-men, ironman, transformers, watchmen...etc, hollywood has more potential than anywhere else in the world combined to make good quality movies.
i was surprised cowboy bebop wasnt on the list, who wouldnt want to see neo as spike and morpheus as jet (for the lulz)
In my opinion, only Slam Dunk, Bokura ga Ita, Kimi ni Todoke, Monster, and Ouran would make plausible movie adaptations, and Fullmetal Alchemist being very borderline. Hollywood would only be interested in Slam Dunk and Monster, or maybe Fullmetal though. Even if they did make into movie, it is probably gonna be crappy anyways. DBZ was terrible. Deathnote wasn't that good either(compare to anime). Maybe they can pull off with Slam Dunk or Monster, I don't know...
I'm suprised that Slam Dunk is still so popular as seen in this poll. I do welcome the idea though, since that was one of my first animes.
Good times, good times...
Slam Dunk ftw! :0
JOJO'S!!!!
I wanna here WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYY~~~!!!! In live action.
Fullmetal Alchemist !
defetnetly !
If it's a japanese film then it'll probably be ok but if it was hollywood producing then..
1. Slam Dunk - yes
2. One Piece - no
3. Kimi ni Todoke - no
4. Bokura ga Ita - no
5. Monster - yes
6. Gintama - no, but i'd like to see it
7. Ouran High School Host Club - no
8. Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai - no
9. Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Fullmetal Alchemist - it could work, sorta like harry potter if they make it
10. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure - no
i just dont see shoujo type stories as hollywood films. and the shonen jump titles that have super natural abilities might have worked if it was the 90's when the teenage mutant ninja turtles movie was popular, but i dont think it'll work now.
next thing with any american made movie these days are only half decent and turning any animation series to a movie is just going to crash and burn when you place it in the hands on american producer
BTW, what's the pic above from?
Failure.. it was said several time ..
Boa Hancock of One Piece!
OP rocks. Get a lot of it in here!
"Doubtless some will be aghast imagining what Hollywood might come out with based on something like One Piece…"
sounds like a much more colorful and gayer version of Pirates of the Caribbean to me. :D
monster would be good. insnt it already performed by real people though? the movie would have to compress everything into 90 minutes. so maybe its not so good after all
As long as Hollywood doesn't replace them with Leather Jackets and add stupid lines like "Grandpa... Teach me to be normal... Teach me to get girls..." I guess that'll be fine...
No Berserk?
i think you'll like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZy_ZQsoaOk&feature=related [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZy_ZQsoaOk&feature=related]
3D pig disgusting.
Hell yeah Monster !
These type of stories never go wrong in live action !
one piece? eventhough i'm a big fan of one piece, it will be kinda disturbing 2 see a real human stretching their body parts + the 'gomu gomu no fuusen'
Slam Dunk?! You mean that show about the asshole who knows nothing of the sport and still doesnt at the end of the series?
Yes.. but the asshole is still much more awesome then the emo sleepy head.
!!!
...i disagree...then again, I just hate the entire show.
I'd say Slam dunk is the best choice among that list.
not hard to make right and the plot helps for an easy adaptation.
They are my noble masters... uncensored please
Maria Holic... a good trap and yuri scenes
Maria ga miteru... young girls and yuri please
Aki-Sora... wincest always win
A Lord-of-the-Rings style Berserk LA adaptation (only darker and more gory, but nonetheless story-driven) may actually work. I'm surprised it did not make it to the list. It'd be awesome to see Gatts battle those monsters on the big screen.
Imagine something like Elfen Lied being made into a live action movie,I have mixed feelings about THAT particular adaptation.
Still waiting for James Cameron to get on "Battle Angel Alita" aka "Gunnm" he has had that in post production for about 15 years now. Main reason for "Avatar" was for him to test the system for "Battle Angel"
P.S if you want the Making of Avatar you'll See James wearing his Battle Angel Alita T-shirt :p
Yep its been pushed back again was due 2012 now it 2016 for release, its has been given an estimated Budget of $200,000,000
Who's the chick in the pic?
Boa Hancock from One Piece
Monster would make a smooth transition to live action. One Piece... looks impossible to change in to a live action. One Piece fans would not like the outcome. I want to see a good Full Metal Alchemist live action... but that's another difficult one. If Hollywood is making it there's a bigger chance they screw up.
Slam Dunk? Are u serious? It's just a manga abt basketball, which would turn into just a movie abt basketball -_-
"Monster" was the best idea among those!!!
Monster should be the one
i wanna see gintama and all its supreme insanity! :D
I still think Kirche from ZNT is the anime Beyonce, although Villetta is still hot.
Wrong com,If they make a Gintama movie, Boomerang baba and Pedosan is compulsory.
Slam Dunk and Monster are the best
candidates for a awesome quality
Live Action version...
But Monster would be really
costly, since all the action happens
on Germany and Checoslovaquia...
And downgrading it to take place on japan
would kill it to level of fails never
seen before by any man alive.
Soul Eater. Helmed by Tim Burton.
I can't see One Piece as live action. What about Berserk? That could work.
I'd like to see a live action Ghost in the Shell. But its would only be awesome with a decent budget and quality effevts and characters.
It looks like the Japanese wanted live action comedy more than anything else. I for one wanted live action Ghost in the Shell and Macross. But I am in minority.
Monster is the only one that would be a real success.
Some things are better felt 2d then making it real, and anime/manga is no exception to this rule.
one peice would be so hard too do...
I'm surprised not seeing Evangelion or Haruhi in there.
Or maybe they're satisfied enough with porn ones ?
Eva live action is in limbo
Eva wouldnt make a happy movie esp. to lots of otaku fans that will get pissed at the actor because they wanted someone else, though I already saw a possible cast for Eva live action, interesting choices they should go for it. And I got no comment about haruhi except no, just no.
Slam Dunk?!! WTF! Thats a lot of tall japs.
yao ming!
who is not from japan...
They all look the same either way.
Wow Kimi ni Todoke...
Why The Hell not?
o gawd its Boa Hancock
I got in here because it was the picture of Boa Hancock!!!
Gundam Live Action, U.C nothing of gay seed or OO
Monster would be badass, even Hollywood couldn't fuck that up. Why do they keep going for retarded shit like Dragonball, realistic anime/manga would be exceedingly simple to adapt to the big screen.
because Hollywood loves their pew pew!
FMA FTW!!!
doooo eeett!!
i dont think it´d be too hard to do that..i mean the hardest part i see to it is the well..homunculi...other than that i find it very plausible
Monster should be a mini series.
Same thoughts here. Yeah, anime was a lil stall'd, but putting everything in ~2 hours movie? I don't think so.
Anime was great BTW :)
Lol, me fails~
Still, same applies to manga.
EVANGELION!
hands down i hear the rumours but will it happen for real?
PLZ!
It's still in the works,but things are slow going at the moment. Don't expect new news about it for another few months,but according to the people working on it the movie will happen.
I believe its WETA doing the post-production Artwork
No.
Just....no. 8|
no way do not do an NGE live action!! OR DO IT LIKE IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS!! i would like to see but... they would just screw it!! but i am suprised that it wasn't a chosen one....
One Piece !!!
We all love to see Boa Hancock in action !!!
And we all love to see just Boa Hancock in Action1!!!!
Lol, Slamdunk. Reminds me of that Hong Kong movie where the main hero was a big fan of Hanamichi. He even coloured his hair red in a couple of scenes; when he beat down all the bad guys in the end and that part where he's daydreaming as Hanamichi..
Watch that movie long ago,yeah it was funny.
Monster definitely needs a live action film. There would be little not no special effects, thus making it rather cheap, but the plot would be amazing. +1 from me.
+2
+3, dammit!
Monster, Slam Dunk and Gintama movies would actually have potential to be good, but... Oh god, One Piece.
one piece.. character is near impossible...
and i wonder how they going to find the sets... all the worlds are crazily fancy :P
CGI is your best friend..
one piece = pirates of the caribbean
mm.. tru that.. i also have the same feeling that if hollywood get their hands on it we'll b seeing captain jack luffy
One Pice would be a BEAST movie to adapt into live action(if you could do it right). Rapid fire Gomu Gomu no Rifles..xD
but yea theres no way to make a One Piece into Live Action without making luffy look absolutely ridiculous.
CgI for his attacks would look TERRIBLE
And theres no one who could play luffy...nobody.
i would love too a One Piece live action but it seems so impossible (or not the same One Piece)
Zach Braff.
ZOMAIGOD XD THAT CRACK ME UP GOOD
JJJJDDDD!!!!
lol, Zach would be funny. But I agree, CGI would look awful
You can never go wrong with Samuel L Jackson.
How about Bosco Wong Chung Chak (an actor from Hong Kong)? I know he's not very wellknown in the west, but he really looks like Monkey D. Luffy with a strawhat and a scar under his right (or was it on the left?) eye. At least 90% resemblance.
Do they realize how hard it would be to make most of these? One Piece and Jojo, oh my God.
I also thought that FMA can be made into an Live Action movie sooner or later by some Hollywood Studio, because it might work. I also has a good story and doesn't follow too many manga cliches. Slam Dunk can also work. Monster can be made into a German TV Series....or better not^^.
>Hollywood
No.
Ouran live action, yes please. (・∀・)
Fuck no. There'd be so much nerd rage over the actors not being attractive enough for the roll.
It would be madness.
This.
lolis
Is.
nicely done :D
Madness?
Hands have been raised!
Me want!! =D!
uuhh... if u want Ouran then check out Yukan Club. same genre... and I dont think it'll be as good as the anime/manga, trust me.
Watch Yukan Club and you'll see
Ou yes!
Agreed.
all in favor of Ouran live action please raise their hands.
and then say if they have raised them.
+1! Both hands Raised!
+1
i love Boa too!!!!
I love Boa!!
Hands have been raised.
+2
Give me a sec... SHIYOKEN!!!!!!!!
Now, i'm raising my four hands. he! he!
I'm voting Horikita Maki as Haruhi
FTMFW!!!!
WRYWRYWRYWRY... ZA WAAARUDOO xD