| I was having a hard time deciding whether to post this topic on the manga section or anime. Well, I ended up posting it on the anime discussion, anyway... I have been wondering what it takes for a manga to be turned into an anime. There are many factors that play an important role in this decision; from the plot, to the readers reception, the company which will be in charge of the production. But what happens to old mangas if they were to be produced into an anime, will they live up to the hype? Is there even a possibility for this to happen? Or will they just remain as mangas forever? Does the year in which the manga was published affect the decision? For example: a manga published in 1997 vs one published in 2010. Does the latter one have more possibilities of being turned into an anime? Has the 1997 one already lost the chances and will stay as a manga? And last but not least, from which year do you consider a manga has higher chances of being produced into an anime and from which one can we not expect any change soon? High: 2004-2012 Medium: +2013 Low: -2003 |
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| From what it seems, (I'm not entirely sure, I may be wrong) it just depends on who wants to do the adaptation and if they can acquire the rights. Parasyte was adapted last year, and the original manga started in 1989. |
| Popularity - if the manga is really popular in JP (think the big three) a studio may just pick it up Money - if there is some money to be earned (like if it's a really popular manga), a studio will likely pick it up to get some profit out of it. I also hear that the author of the manga/series can ask someone to pick it up, after which the studio can either accept or refuse, depending on whether or not they think it's worth the time. |
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| But what happens to old mangas if they were to be produced into an anime, will they live up to the hype? Is there even a possibility for this to happen? Or will they just remain as mangas forever? a very low possibility.. Does the year in which the manga was published affect the decision? yeah obv and also if it's ongoing or not akagami no shirayuki hime started in 2006 o_0 For example: a manga published in 1997 vs one published in 2010. Does the latter one have more possibilities of being turned into an anime? obviously Has the 1997 one already lost the chances and will stay as a manga? pretty much yeah but there are exceptions.. something like ~1 per season sounds right; we have Ushio to Tora, JJBA and the Sailor Moon reboot airing now And last but not least, from which year do you consider a manga has higher chances of being produced into an anime and from which one can we not expect any change soon? basing it just on shirayuki hime, High: 2010- Medium: 2006-2010 Low: -2005 |
romagiaApr 27, 2016 10:04 AM
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| Often it's to advertise the source material, so if the manga has already been complete a decade ago then there's not much point in adapting it. It was actually a surprise that Sansha Sanyou got an adaption this season as it started in 2003, but the manga is still publishing. |
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| If it's popular, they'll adapt it because they can make a big profit out of it. The great thing about popular manga, good quality or not, is that they bring in money for studios to make anime original series! |
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darkclown1992 said: ...What? I don't...what? Are you being serious about this? Nah you can't be...2. SEXISM "the more sexist it is the easyer to sell Example: insert any shoujo, yaoi, josei, reverse harem series |
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| They have to evaluate the manga not just as an anime but as a multi media franchise, will it sell enough merch and other stuff to be worth the risk and investment? I can see them doing an Elfen Lied remake if they market it well. |
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| So long as anime has a fanbase you can hook someone to, it'll get adapted. But you also need a creative crew that's interesting in adapting. There are plenty of popular literary works that somehow never get adapted, perhaps because no executive cared about it. Popularity is often a surefire way to know what gets adapted. |
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twilight42 said: Parasyte was adapted last year, and the original manga started in 1989. lady_freyja said: Terra e. Manga from 1976, anime from 2007. So, it's probably rare, but it happens. The manga won an award though, so that may play. There is also that manga (1972) which was adapted in a live-action TV movie two month ago. Here again the manga has an award. This are clear exceptions, one in a million. It's unlikely but not impossible. Sure there are many hidden gems out there |
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romagia said: But what happens to old mangas if they were to be produced into an anime, will they live up to the hype? Is there even a possibility for this to happen? Or will they just remain as mangas forever? a very low possibility.. Does the year in which the manga was published affect the decision? yeah obv and also if it's ongoing or not akagami no shirayuki hime started in 2006 o_0 For example: a manga published in 1997 vs one published in 2010. Does the latter one have more possibilities of being turned into an anime? obviously Has the 1997 one already lost the chances and will stay as a manga? pretty much yeah but there are exceptions.. something like ~1 per season sounds right; we have Ushio to Tora, JJBA and the Sailor Moon reboot airing now And last but not least, from which year do you consider a manga has higher chances of being produced into an anime and from which one can we not expect any change soon? basing it just on shirayuki hime, High: 2010- Medium: 2006-2010 Low: -2005 Thanks for the answers! Very organized ^_^ |
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Snappynator said: Popularity - if the manga is really popular in JP (think the big three) a studio may just pick it up Money - if there is some money to be earned (like if it's a really popular manga), a studio will likely pick it up to get some profit out of it. I also hear that the author of the manga/series can ask someone to pick it up, after which the studio can either accept or refuse, depending on whether or not they think it's worth the time. GaryMuffuginOak said: If it's popular, they'll adapt it because they can make a big profit out of it. The great thing about popular manga, good quality or not, is that they bring in money for studios to make anime original series! TheBrainintheJar said: So long as anime has a fanbase you can hook someone to, it'll get adapted. But you also need a creative crew that's interesting in adapting. There are plenty of popular literary works that somehow never get adapted, perhaps because no executive cared about it. Popularity is often a surefire way to know what gets adapted. So here we have 2 things that play an important role in the decision: -Popularity/Fanbase -Money/Profit And not so important but influential -The quality of the plot -Year it was published |
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YunoGasai said: quality of the plot topkekSo here we have 2 things that play an important role in the decision: -Popularity/Fanbase -Money/Profit And not so important but influential -The quality of the plot -Year it was published as long as it's popular that doesn't matter |
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YunoGasai said: But what happens to old mangas if they were to be produced into an anime, will they live up to the hype? Is there even a possibility for this to happen? Or will they just remain as mangas forever? Depends on the anime and manga. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure did really well for a anime based on a manga that is nearly 3 decades old. It shows that something can be old and still be popular with today's audience. Ushio and Tora, Parasyte, Heroic Legend of Arslan and Golgo 13 (2008 is still recent in my opinion) got anime adaptions and where based on manga over a decade old. They all did pretty well from what I've seen. Something like Devilman made in 1972 can be a big popular anime today if it's adapted right. |
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