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The glorious history of live action Street Fighter adaptations appears set to become even more celebrated, with news that yet another live action adaptation is in the works – Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist.

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  • Anonymous commented on September 30, 2014 18:55

    Simple. It wasn't what Street Fighter is. ALL the characters were done wrong. I used to look at the movies as extentions of the games, books, comics, cartoons, etc. When they are done wrong, I... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 30, 2014 18:52

    This series was AWESOME!!! It only focused on Ryu and Ken's evolution with some background about Akuma, Gouken, and Goutatsu. None of it was far fetched from the original backstories, compared to the first two... More


Deus Ex Movie Due – “Will They Ever Learn?”

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Deus Ex is the latest videogame franchise to fall victim to a Hollywood movie adaptation, with Square Enix and CBS Films announcing it will be adapted into a film.

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  • Anonymous commented on August 7, 2012 08:20

    I don't give a rat's ass what the make a movie from, it's just that the film adaptations of games are often massive, steaming piles of psyche scarring shit. THAT'S why people get pissed.... More

  • Anonymous commented on July 19, 2012 06:42

    Someone better alert the Waaaaaaaaaahmbulence, for fuck sake people, it's a fucking game. So what if they make it into a movie, it just makes you fuckers look like hipsters when you say shit like... More


“Why Hollywood Anime Movies Are So Rubbish”

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Japanese quizzed about why it is they loathe Hollywood’s unending stream of atrocious anime and game adaptations (the likes of Dragonball and Street Fighter naturally being top of the list) provide reasons even the crazy foreigners responsible may be able to comprehend.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 15, 2012 13:59

    why hollywood anime movies are so rubbish? because anime is rubbish. japan anime is old, tired, and getting predictable and stupid. time for something new.... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 2, 2012 00:52

    What Hollywood does to Anime is much like what China does to Hollywood.... More


Outrage at “Anti-Japanese” Wolverine Poster

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A leaked image of a poster for Hollywood’s upcoming “Wolverine” X-Men film has been accused of desecrating the glorious national flag of Japan, with the sacred “hi-no-maru” being clawed most viciously by a dishonourable barbarian.

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  • Anonymous commented on August 27, 2012 03:45

    NTR????!!!!!!!! shit! FUCK EVERYONE/EVERYTHING... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 24, 2012 04:01

    I think depicting the US flag burning, covered in shit and being used to wipe a Japanese man's ass is a bit different that showing the rising sun emblem with Wolverine's claws through it. Don't... More


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A Hollywood movie adaptation of interminable Shonen Jump manga Bleach is said to be underway, causing much distress amongst fans fearing another DragonBall or Akira style “adaptation” of a manga classic.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 26, 2013 06:51

    Oh wow once every 50 episodes it actually takes itself seriously! Bleach is a mess, there's so many dropped plot threads, ichigo severely suffers from worf effect (where he gets his ass kicked by the new... More

  • Neferius commented on July 13, 2012 06:37

    I never knew there was an Akira Manga. I just watched the movie out of curiosity after reading about it being some kind of Anime classic. ...the ending still haunts me to this day. OH THE... More


CNN: “Hollywood Steals Asian Jobs for Whites”

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CNN has been reporting controversial complaints about Hollywood’s unwavering propensity to plunder Asian anime and cinema and recast all the characters as whites, quoting complaints that this amounts to “stealing the jobs of Asian actors and insulting their origins.”

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  • tomoemami commented on January 30, 2012 18:22

    Hey, when you don't have any other acting job and are offered one, you accept it even if it's shit. How do you think they pay their bills? And I'm not talking big name actors... More

  • Anonymous commented on January 28, 2012 17:31

    1. "FUCK YES, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL BECOMING A MOVIE!" 2. "Wait, fuck. . . they're making them Americans?" 3. ". . . Tom Cruise." 4. Cry... More


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The almost universally dreadful results of the 30 year history of game to movie adaptations, particularly where Hollywood is involved, are highlighted here by Japanese movie fans in this unsurprisingly abysmal ranking.

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  • Anonymous commented on December 28, 2011 14:52

    Sorry to ask, anyone have the link for tokimeki memorial, itried to find it but no luck thx.... More

  • Anonymous commented on October 14, 2011 17:52

    Hatas gonna hate Resident Evil lollololol :D... More


Square Enix “Racist to Blacks”

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Time has accused Square Enix of racist portrayal of blacks in it recent transhuman stealth shooter Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

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  • finallyanime commented on July 12, 2012 17:17

    All other comments aside, it's probably not racist...but it's incredibly insensitive. Almost like they went out of their way. It takes people to voice act that. It'd have been easier for a normal black person... More

  • Cú commented on September 21, 2011 10:57

    TIME isn't just read by Americans, obviously, and obviously, DX HR isn't just played by Americans. If there's something in it that is racist then, yes, people should be concerned about it. You complain, you can... More


Hollywood Plots Kite Rape

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Classic schoolgirl sex slave assassin anime Kite is to be the victim of a Hollywood movie adaptation, to start filming in 2012 and be directed by David R. Ellis.

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  • Anonymous commented on September 15, 2011 07:04

    we're screwed and i don't even like this thing, i just know we're screwed... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 13, 2011 14:38

    I loved Girls High :)... More


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The shaky production history of Hollywood’s much reviled adaptation of post-Fukushima anime Akira just got even shakier with the news that its director has quit.

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  • Anonymous commented on October 25, 2014 13:37

    What is Akira? Japanese? yeah right. All of the argumentation lolicons have to justify their love would crumble if they admit that anime has any resemblance to real world. ==> Is simply farcical to attach... More

  • Anonymous commented on October 25, 2014 13:26

    I really don't think that the worst thing that could happen is the actors being Americans, in fact it doesn't have to matter at all... Why are people paying so much attention to it? the setting... More


Cobra Movie “May Actually Be Good!”

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An upcoming movie adaptation of classic space pirate manga Cobra, due in 2013 and titled “Cobra: The Space Pirate,” has the unusual distinction of actually being well received, largely thanks to the rather striking promotional image above.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 28, 2011 19:45

    I agree - it's the one classic anime which has half a chance of working as a hollywood adaption, I think. So long as they don't take it too seriously. It needs to be a... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 10, 2011 20:17

    “His gun really reminds me of a penis. I hope they don’t cast too serious an actor…” THIS... More


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Actor George Takei (aka “the guy who played Sulu from Star Trek”) has spoken critically of Hollywood’s penchant for taking Asian film, manga and anime and recasting everyone with white actors, citing the upcoming and thoroughly purified Akira as a particularly egregious example.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 22, 2014 01:57

    People are bitching about Hollywood putting white actors in anime and manga roles. Don't the Japanese do the same thing in the manga and anime. Hardly ever see any "Asian" looking characters. They all look... More

  • Anonymous commented on October 20, 2011 00:06

    firenation's building look like thailand while airbender clothes somehow resemble Himalayan monk Waterbender looks like ainu tribe from japanese and earthbender is chinese... More


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