
The often berated and occasionally disappointing live action adaptations for anime and manga have been sorted into a ranking according to how “shockingly” decent they are, a soon-to-be continued franchise netting the top spot…
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Death Note‘s official website has unveiled a new live action film is in the works, so far known only as “Death Note 2016”, as a sequel to the 2 previous live action movies released all the way back in 2006 – making more critical fans wonder when the series itself will be written down in the notebook to finally die.
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- Author: Rift
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Sep 8, 2015 23:57 JST
- Tags: Adaptations, CM, Cosplay, Drama, Live Action, Oppai, Pantsu, Prison School, TV



Hype for Prison School‘s live action TV drama has been building steadily as its first CM finally exposes itself, additionally exposing some pantsu while appearing to possess a decent amount of faithfulness to the originating manga – whether or not the manga’s wilder moments will make an appearance is however as of yet uncertain.
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The notoriety being generated by shocking zombie apocalypse anime Gakkou Gurashi has spawned a live action reenactment for the show’s opening sequence by dedicated fans, naturally inserting a hefty amount of humor into the parody to give it extra flair.
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The cast for the notably perverted Prison School‘s upcoming live action TV drama has finally been revealed, giving potential watchers some insight into the overall quality of the “cosplay” and whether or not the show will live up to the anime and manga.
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A new trailer for “Shingeki no Kyojin: End of the World”, the second live action movie adaptation of Shingeki no Kyojin, has arrived, promising more compelling CG and action scenes than ever before while hopefully rectifying some of the complaints about the original attempt too.
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A trailer has surfaced for the soon-to-arrive Nobunaga Concerto live action movie, clearly demonstrating its feudal-era premise to viewers despite being of the highly over-used “normal student gets sent back in time” genre – although period drama fancying fujoshi do likely have something to get excited over.
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Maudlin drama Anohana has accrued a live action TV drama, with a trailer surfacing to give interested viewers a quick look at the cast and outfits – all receiving relatively positive opinions so far, a far cry from most live action adaptations.
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Legendary sci-fi series Ghost in the Shell has become the next blockbuster anime to receive a stage play, with a PV arriving to reveal the cast – and the fatal fact that it is Arise and not SAC or the movies which is the basis for the play.
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A trailer for underrated romcom series Ore Monogatari‘s live action film has bombarded viewers with an abundance of comedy and heart-warming moments reminiscent of the anime, which may even prove entertaining enough to convince even those unfamiliar with the anime to see the movie.
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Alien invasion anime Terra Formars has given excited watchers a small glimpse of the looming insectoid terror with the latest PV for its upcoming live action movie, still leaving many in the dark as to whether they should dread or relish this prospect due to the scarcity of information, but at least helping in getting fans psyched for whatever awaits.
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A 3rd iteration of the popular Resident Evil themed event “The Real” is coming courtesy of Universal Studios Japan, promising participants more live zombie-shooting action from a role-play perspective that will possibly instill a more chilling atmosphere than the games could accomplish.
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