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| Welcome friends! This group is dedicated to cataloging and discussing remakes and re-dos in the anime world, of which there are many. Keep in mind this is about re-tellings of the same story rather than endlessly listing all the works in one specific franchise. There are plenty of things to look at though, so feel free to note anything you can think of below. I'll be attempting to catalog as many as I can as a jumping off point. Feel free to leave questions, suggestions, corrections, and thoughts. --- Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) - Possibly the most popular anime remake and the most contentious two anime series in the whole anime fandom. The original series diverts from the manga in full about halfway through the 51 episode run. Brotherhood instead follows the manga to its conclusion. 2003 FMA features a movie which takes place after the series run, whereas Brotherhood features a film intermittently with the show. Both series feature mostly the same voice cast and were produced by Studio Bones. Hunter x Hunter (1999) and Hunter x Hunter (2011) - The original was a 62 episode series produced by Nippon Animation back when the manga was still young and featured 30 additional episodes released in OVA form. The more recent series is done by Madhouse Inc. and has reached 148 episodes with two additional movies. Space Battleship Yamato (1974) and Space Battleship Yamato (2012) - The original series was animated by Academy Productions with the second series being created primarily by Xebec Inc. as a retelling. Both series contained 26 episodes. A live action movie called simply Space Battleship Yamato (2010) also retells some of the events from the original. Fate/Stay Night (2006) + Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010) and Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014) - In the continuing saga of the ever-confusing Fate series, Fate/Stay Night was originally adapted for television in 2006 by Studio Deen with a 24 episode run. Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works was a film released in 2010 also by Studio Deen. The television series also called Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works was released in 2014 as a sequel to the aired show Fate/Zero (2011), both animated by ufotable. It has (as of this post) aired 23 episodes. Neon Genesis: Evangelion (1995) and Rebuild of Evangelion (2007-Ongoing) - The original Eva series was released in 1995 by Gainax and contained 26 episodes and a (necessary) movie in the form of End of Evangelion (1997). Director of the series Hideaki Anno formed studio Khara and set about remaking Evangelion into a planned series of four feature films called the Rebuild of Evangelion, of which three have been released. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007), Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009), and Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012). Many elements from the original series are retained, including voice casts and creative staff. Sailor Moon (1992) and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal (2014) - Original series of 200 episodes was produced while the manga was still running, totalled 5 individual seasons. Includes 3 animated movies. Sailor Moon Crystal (2014) is a currently running series currently on episode 23 which adheres closer to the original manga. Both shows were produced by Toei Animation, though with no staff crossover. Birdy the Mighty (1996) and Birdy the Mighty: Decode (2008) - The original single volume manga was adapted into a 4 episode OVA in 1996 by Madhouse Inc.. The series continued in manga form, appropriately titled "Birdy the Mighty (remake)" before being adapted again in 2008 as Birdy the Mighty: Decode by A-1 Pictures. The second run lasted two seasons for a total of 25 episodes. Bubblegum Crisis (1987) and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (1998) - Started as a thirteen episode OVA of which only eight episodes were ever produced. Joint production credits go to AIC, Artmic (now folded into AIC), and Youmex (property of Toshiba EMI). After legal rights were settled, the series was given a full 26 episode treatment for television by AIC, newly titled Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo. Tenchu Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (1992) and Tenchi Universe (1995) and Tenchi in Tokyo (1997) - Buckle in, this one's complicated. The original Tenchu Muyo! Ryo-Ohki was initially released as a six episode OVA series produced by AIC. Two further releases totaled the series to being 20 episodes, along with a special episode. The original six episode OVA was retold by the same studio three years later as Tenchi Universe, of which there were 26 episodes and two films. An alternate version of the story with large changes, again produced by AIC, was released as Tenchi in Tokyo, another 26 episode series. As far as I can tell, they all follow the same basic story, with other installments in the franchise being different. All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (1992) and All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (1998) - Original was a six episode OVA credited to Animate Ltd. and Studio Fantasia. The story was again adapted under Ashi Productions as a twelve episode anime series with two specials. A third show, All Purpose Cultural Cat-Girl Nuku Nuku DASH!, seems to be a spin-off and not retelling the original story. Haiyoru! Nyaruani (2009) and Haiyoru! Nyaruani: Remember My Love(craft-sensei) (2010) and Haiyoru! Nyaruko-san (2012) - All based on a series of light novels, the first adaptation was an OVA series animated in Flash for 9 episodes by DLE Inc.. Mere months after the releases finished, they put out an 11 episode television series with one OVA special thrown in for good measure. Xebec Inc. then took over for the 2012 series Haiyoru! Nyarukosan which had 2 seasons of twelve episodes and one OVA each. Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (1995) and Magical Project S (1996) and Sasami Magical Girls Club (2005) - A spin-off of Tenchi Muyo!, Pretty Sammy began as an audio drama on the Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki CD Special 1 (Creation of the Universe Journey Across Space-Time) disk before being adapted into a three episode OVA. The series was retold the following year as Magical Project S in a 26 episode format. Nine years later, it emerged in an alternate form as Sasami Magical Girls Club, another 26 episode series. All were produced by AIC. Battle Athletes (1997) and Battle Athletes Victory (1997) - Spoke too soon about the earliest remake. Once again our friends at AIC produced a six episode OVA series in tandem with the original release of the manga, and while still producing the OVA series created a 26 episode TV series called Battle Athletes Victory. They both tell the same story. Babel II (1973) and Babel II (1992) and Babel II (2001) - Started off with its longest iteration at 39 episodes by Toei animation, finishing closely after the run of the manga. A four episode OVA version came 19 years later produced by J.C Staff, then was remade again by Vega Entertainment 9 years later into a 13 episode television series. Getter Robo (1974) and Getter Robo Armageddon (1998) - The seminal mecha franchise by Toei animation originally aired as a 51 episode TV series and a whole lot of continuities and spin-offs, Gundam style. Only one was a strict remake, and it was based on the manga published alongside the TV series rather than the TV series itself. Getter Robo Armageddon ran for 13 episodes and was produced by Dynamic Planning Co., Ltd. as well as Bandai Visual. Berserk: Chronicles of a Swordsman (1997) and Berserk: The Golden Age Arc (2012-2013) - Stopping very short of the still running manga, Berserk was adapted into a 25 episode anime series by OLM Inc.. In a bid to possibly tell the whole story, a series of films covering the first major arc of the series, the "Golden Age" arc, has been produced by Studio 4°C. Three have been released thus far and cover the content of the original anime with no major production staff crossover. Hellsing (2001) and Hellsing Ultimate (2006) - The first series was the work of Gonzo Inc. and Digimation, spanning 13 gruesome episodes which takes a divergance from the manga around episode 5. The more faithful adaptation titled internationally as Hellsing Ultimate was a 10 episode series produced by studios including Satelight, Madhouse, and Graphinica. Fist of the North Star (1984) and Fist of the North Star (1986) and Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior (2006-2008) - Possibly the original "retelling a story we just made in movie form", the Fist of the North Star TV series was adapted into a motion picture which retold the first chunk of the original story. After several disassociated projects, the original manga was adapted again into a five part OVA/Feature Film series called The Legends of the True Savior by TMS Entertainment. Several other projects may qualify, but most seem to be unrelated spin-offs the original work. |
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