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What books would make great anime. (manga not included)
cheezewhiz:
--- Quote from: zurukitsune on February 16, 2009, 11:21:26 PM ---i think that any of the works by William Shakespeare would make some pretty kickass anime. especially Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet. the complex story lines mixed in with some humor and WTF moments would make the perfect anime.
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They have made animes of several of these Shakespearian plays. I just can't think of the name for them in Japanese right now, because it's been along day and I'm about to fall asleep. Let me think about it and find them when I'm awake tomorrow.
--- Quote ---There is a TV series for this book under the name of "Legend of the Seeker". It's in the first season with 11 episodes aired so far.
I found it disappointing though. After the first episode, it becomes WAAY too different from the book(s). Turns me off to any idea of an anime adaptation.
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That was also my point!!! Those jackasses really ruined a great series with their bastardizing of this series.
Trudi Canavan's Ages of Five looks interesting I'll probably give it a read now after reading a snipet off Canavan's web site. Thx
Nikkoru:
I know there have been variation using the premise, but I'd like to see an Alice in Wonderland anime
I think they could do more with the Lord of Flies novel, Infinite Ryvius was a cool attempt to play off the same themes but there is much more they could do.
Ghibli already made one Earthsea series book into a movie, I think they should do the whole thing.
Heart of Darkness would make an interesting anime as well, actually, Heart of Darkness makes an interesting anything.
traen:
--- Quote from: Nikkoru on February 17, 2009, 06:18:19 AM ---I know there have been variation using the premise, but I'd like to see an Alice in Wonderland anime
I think they could do more with the Lord of Flies novel, Infinite Ryvius was a cool attempt to play off the same themes but there is much more they could do.
Ghibli already made one Earthsea series book into a movie, I think they should do the whole thing.
Heart of Darkness would make an interesting anime as well, actually, Heart of Darkness makes an interesting anything.
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Lord of the Flies would be good, but I think I'd end up /wrists while watching it. . .
Heart of Darkness as well.
quekmeister:
--- Quote from: traen on February 16, 2009, 10:12:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: quekmeister on February 16, 2009, 03:53:32 AM ---*snip*
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I saw the title and my head screamed The Silmarillion too. Especially with Production IG, though I wouldn't mind if Shinichiro Watanabe did it instead. He'd make a fun watch.
But I'd rather have it live action. Peter Jackson's epic Battle of Last Alliance scenes were pantsu-explosive enough for me to want him back, despite what he did to the LotR storyline.
As for ASIF.. HBO did Rome. 'Nuff said, I think--one of the only TV-type live actions shows that I would actually sit through and watch. That and Battlestar Galactica. Maybe.
Watchmen anime wouldn't be bad, if the movie flops, though the trailers make it look like it'll be pretty close to the original comic.
Madeleine L'engle's stuff wouldn't do so bad in an anime. Her books, especially the "Wrinkle In Time" series, are already plot-lined like a lot of animes--and C.S. Lewis' Chronicles Of Narnia.
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Oh, Shinichiro Watanabe might do a good job with Silmarillion, though I believe in Kenji Kamiyama more for anime with an epic tone. I agree that it would look impressive as live action, but I feel if it were a mini-series it would be far better than a movie. There's just too much going on, and too many stories. Peter Jackson would probably try to put a romantic tone on things again... Now if Ridley Scott were called in (remember Kingdom of Heaven Director's cut?)... or perhaps Guillermo del Toro, it might be really good.
Garth Nix's Seventh Tower would be a good shounen anime, it's got tsundere girl and pretty useless guy as lead characters already.
zurukitsune:
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt would make an interesting anime as well.
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