
Unexpectedly for a game-based film, the casting of Hiroki Narimiya as Phoenix Wright (Naruhodō Ryūichi) in the upcoming movie adaptation of Capcom’s Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) series has been meeting with widespread approval online.
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Japanese manga fans are marvelling at both the amount of effort the makers of the movie adaptation of Roman gag manga THERMAE ROMAE have put in, and the sight of a cast of ancient Romans played by Japanese actors…
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The live action adaptation of the popular tale of bakumatsu ronin Rurouni Kenshin has been officially confirmed, with actor Takeru Sato cast as in the titular role of Himura Kenshin.
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The live action part of 30-Sai no Hoken Taiiku has been hailed as possibly the worst anime ever, with viewers initially left speculating as to whether they broadcast the right material…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Feb 10, 2011 19:06 JST
- Tags: Adaptations, Censorship, Gantz, Hollywood, Live Action, Marketing, Movies, Oppai

Gantz fans are aghast at the recently screened Gantz live action movie, which is said to have dumped all the ero and guro elements which underpinned the original in favour of handsome male leads in shiny suits for the ladies.
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Hollywood’s pending rape of Akira, set to be a PG-13 action flick set in New York, is rumoured to be casting actor Zac Efron, star of such dark and gritty classics as High School Musical, in the lead role of hooligan biker Kaneda.
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Pokémon Apokélypse, a fan-made trailer portraying a “dark and gritty reboot” of Nintendo’s hugely successful Pokémon franchise has lately been proving hugely successful itself.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Jul 20, 2010 17:39 JST
- Tags: 2D vs 3D, Adaptations, Comparison, Gantz, Live Action, Movies, Oppai, Video Gallery


The Gantz live action movie trailer has revealed some good likenesses in casting, with the notable exception of huge breasted character Kei, now bereft of curves.
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Japanese actor Takeru Satoh, known best for a series of roles in drama, has been identified as the most likely actor to play the role of Himura Kenshin in a rumoured movie adaptation of hit Shonen Jump bakumatsu era samurai manga Rurouni Kenshin.
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The cast of the upcoming Gantz live action movie has been confirmed, as has the fact that Kei’s infamous nude materialisation scene will be featuring, played by actress Natsuna Watanabe:
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When asked in a survey whether they approved of manga to anime adaptations, some 70% approved. However, half that number, 35%, approved of the fraught process of adapting a manga to a live action movie.
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