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With Devilman Crybaby getting so much praise and love along with the other Go Nagai series like Cutie Honey and Mazinger also getting a revamped soon. Is there any retro series or OVA that you think could benefit from this? Anything predating the 90's specifically.
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i think this little known retro gem known as Kimi no na Wa deserves a modern remake...

though on a more serious note, maybe Five Star Monogatari or Master Keaton, especially seeing that they recently(ish) got new manga

or everyone's favourite superhero, The Rapeman =)) the modern reaction to that would be funny
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Hm, need is a strong word. Most of the retro titles I love, I love them as they are so I don't think a remake is 'needed'. But I'd still be excited to see them of course. If I had to pick one of them that I think is pretty timeless I'd say Takarajima. Pirates are awesome and even without my boy Dezaki directing I'd be hopeful the result would be something I enjoy.
In terms of old OVAs, there's a bunch of them that I'd enjoy getting a remake as a full TV Series, like Dragon Half or Venus Wars.

I guess I'd be more interested in seeing classics I haven't watched yet getting modern remakes because watching the same thing twice just doesn't sound that exciting. But in that sense I'd also love Five Star Monogatari, or maybe the VOTOMS franchise to get a modern remake, or Giant Gorg. But maybe that's just me wishing modern mecha was more like oldschool mecha :>

Or some of the unsubbed classics of course, just to get a way to watch them. I'm thinking especially about sports anime like Kyojin no Hoshi, Samurai Giants or Captain.
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Seeing how a batshit like Redline is adored by anime fans, Mach GoGoGo needs a modern adaptation because the 1997 version was forgettable and Hollywood further ruined it in 2008.
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Definitely not Legend of Galactic Heroes.
It's already great as it is, no need for remake.

But I want to see Ashita no Joe and original Gundam's remake with latest animation possible without changing the artstyle. Yaiba is also welcomed to be remade.




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Didn't realize how elistist this thread was until after I made it and lots of the suggestions are mecha which seem far fetched since the genre is dying breed but someone should attempt to revive it.

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i think this little known retro gem known as Kimi no na Wa deserves a modern remake...

though on a more serious note, maybe Five Star Monogatari or Master Keaton, especially seeing that they recently(ish) got new manga

or everyone's favourite superhero, The Rapeman =)) the modern reaction to that would be funny


The art in the Five Star manga is pretty gorgeous? I like the elegant style of it. A highly stylized director could probably make a gem out of it. Master Keaton I wouldn't be shocked if it did, it could def appeal to an older audience but holy shit the manga was 18 volumes . . . . .

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Hm, need is a strong word. Most of the retro titles I love, I love them as they are so I don't think a remake is 'needed'. But I'd still be excited to see them of course. If I had to pick one of them that I think is pretty timeless I'd say Takarajima. Pirates are awesome and even without my boy Dezaki directing I'd be hopeful the result would be something I enjoy.
In terms of old OVAs, there's a bunch of them that I'd enjoy getting a remake as a full TV Series, like Dragon Half or Venus Wars.

I guess I'd be more interested in seeing classics I haven't watched yet getting modern remakes because watching the same thing twice just doesn't sound that exciting. But in that sense I'd also love Five Star Monogatari, or maybe the VOTOMS franchise to get a modern remake, or Giant Gorg. But maybe that's just me wishing modern mecha was more like oldschool mecha :>

Or some of the unsubbed classics of course, just to get a way to watch them. I'm thinking especially about sports anime like Kyojin no Hoshi, Samurai Giants or Captain.


All good picks. Giant Gorg would be really easy to tackle and some of the subtle design choices would be pretty awesome to translate to a new style. Takarajima would need a full on reimagining though, art wise, with it's kind of storybook look I have to wonder what it would be morphed into.

If I'm honest I think Dragon Half would really appeal to the modern audience right now in certain terms.

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Seeing how a batshit like Redline is adored by anime fans, Mach GoGoGo needs a modern adaptation because the 1997 version was forgettable and Hollywood further ruined it in 2008.


Redline is popular because of it's hyper artistic vision. I mean it's not all about the racing so I have to wonder but Initial D does have fans /shrungs

Been years since I've watched Speed Racers and it's kinda classic so I do wonder if anyone would try it.

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Definitely not Legend of Galactic Heroes.
It's already great as it is, no need for remake.

But I want to see Ashita no Joe and original Gundam's remake with latest animation possible without changing the artstyle. Yaiba is also welcomed to be remade.



"If it's not broke don't touch it" but that's never stopped people before. *looks at kino's journey*

I have to wonder if the current CGI for television would make a good Gundam remake, I have my doubts, maybe movies? But then people will complain about the voice acting. HMM.

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I wouldn't mind some Fist of the North Star remake with better animation. The premise sounds like Mad Max from what I heard. Sword art online need some revival as well.
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I wouldn't mind some Fist of the North Star remake with better animation. The premise sounds like Mad Max from what I heard. Sword art online need some revival as well.


FotNS would be cool and that was what I initially was thinking at one point but it'd need a good writer to give it some structure because as much as badasses sell I don't think some meaty guy going around punching shit for the "rule of cool" will sell other than for nostalgia value.

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SigmaRhoIota said:
I wouldn't mind some Fist of the North Star remake with better animation. The premise sounds like Mad Max from what I heard. Sword art online need some revival as well.


Pretty sure FotNS is getting one this year.

edit: https://myanimelist.net/anime/36655/Souten_no_Ken_Re_Genesis here

Anyway, yeah. More Gunsmith Cats or Phantom Quest Corp would be great, but PFFFFT, 90s OVAs, who cares.
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8.10 rating count as lots of praise and love?
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8.10 rating count as lots of praise and love?


MAL ratings mean what exactly??? Nothing.

You're obviously not on Twitter, Youtube, or Reddit.
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Rayrin said:
...original Gundam's remake with latest animation possible without changing the artstyle.


I have to wonder if the current CGI for television would make a good Gundam remake, I have my doubts, maybe movies? But then people will complain about the voice acting. HMM.


Gundam Unicorn and Gundam: The Origin are already very successful. I don't see how they can't fit in. Both are extensions of the original Gundam 079. One is a prequel (The Origin) the other is a continuation (Unicorn). But movies, OVAs would more likely be the options instead of full TV remake. But then again, abridged movies are already available, but those movies are pretty old as well. So, maybe just remake of the abridged summary movies?

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Stripesu said:
Vyzass said:
8.10 rating count as lots of praise and love?


MAL ratings mean what exactly??? Nothing.

You're obviously not on Twitter, Youtube, or Reddit.


Oh you mean people like Digibro, Gigguk, Chibireview etc those guys huh.
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It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person.

Totally agree!

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Vyzass said:
Stripesu said:


MAL ratings mean what exactly??? Nothing.

You're obviously not on Twitter, Youtube, or Reddit.


Oh you mean people like Digibro, Gigguk, Chibireview etc those guys huh.


Sure. Not the only people I was talking about but they are popular enough to speak out on it.
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Stripesu said:
Vyzass said:


Oh you mean people like Digibro, Gigguk, Chibireview etc those guys huh.


Sure. Not the only people I was talking about but they are popular enough to speak out on it.


Speaking about youtube, I found it ironic that Snob, who I consider the biggest fan of old anime actually don't really like Devilman, calling it edgelord and not thought provoking.

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It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person.

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I think a modern-day reboot of Ginga Nagareboshi Gin would be cool. It has that same kind of "flat" look as original FotNS and a version with today's more dynamic animation would do wonders for it.
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Sure. Not the only people I was talking about but they are popular enough to speak out on it.


Speaking about youtube, I found it ironic that Snob, who I consider the biggest fan of old anime actually don't really like Devilman, calling it edgelord.


Not shocked. I mean he's hardcore elitist league and even scoffed at the old Go Nagai work which I wouldn't say is perfect but to call it "schlock" and to say it's just "boobs and gore" missed the whole point of the Devilman.
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Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind adapted from the original manga sounds good. Also, can someone please adapt Lone Wolf and Cub already? It deserves an anime if just for how big of a classic it is.
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Glad for Cutey Honey returning. Weird yet I think Dr Slump & Arale and KochiKame might be nice with a new series.
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I agree with Five Star Stories. It's hardly retro but Kare Kano comes to mind, seeing as it became a flash card anime towards the end. Wouldn't mind some high prod value Wuxia stuff either.
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Tokimeki Tonight i think? Don't know, i really liked the manga and would like to see it adapted to the fullest.
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I'd think it'd be cool if Akira got a TV series remake.
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Problem with a lot of the series getting mentioned is that many of them have very Japan appeal and not worldwide appeal which isn't to say that's a knock in their favor but /shrug/

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I'd think it'd be cool if Akira got a TV series remake.


Having the entire manga done into a series for Netflix would be genius because it already has western appeal. My only thought is that a director wouldn't want to step on the shoes of the movie to make it or want to be overly compared.

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Glad for Cutey Honey returning. Weird yet I think Dr Slump & Arale and KochiKame might be nice with a new series.


With DB having so much power I'm surprised they haven't tried to revive Dr. Slump but it did have a complete anime run and a fuck ton of movies so hard to say. Same with KochiKame.
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I think modern versions of the Rumic World stories would be cool. There's the 2003 TV series, but it's based on other manga. I loved all three Rumic World OVAs, but obviously they're quite old and fairly short as well. They seem to be fairly forgotten so if we had a newer version of them they could be more recognized.
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Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind adapted from the original manga sounds good. Also, can someone please adapt Lone Wolf and Cub already? It deserves an anime if just for how big of a classic it is.


I don't think Miyazaki would trust a damn soul with his manga. I'd say that should be one of his final pieces of work since it's such a fantastical story but I doubt he'd go back to it.

Lone Wolf and Cub I can see why it has a live action adaptation rather than anime, the samurai appeal is a dying genre along with mecha.

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I think modern versions of the Rumic World stories would be cool. There's the 2003 TV series, but it's based on other manga. I loved all three Rumic World OVAs, but obviously they're quite old and fairly short as well. They seem to be fairly forgotten so if we had a newer version of them they could be more recognized.


I could see them doing that for an anniversary type thing. Kind of how they did the CLAMP Wonderland videos. She's done so much since then so they could use a proper updated set.

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Kinnikuman would probably be cool if it got revamped. The original, not that sei stuff.
There was a Herlock movie a few years ago but not a series iirc.
Although I have to say a lot of the praise crybaby gets is from people that have only seen crybaby, not the original devilman. For me it was a bag of mixed emotions with all the stuff they changed, but I can't deny it was a good show. 5/10 for me
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Kinnikuman would probably be cool if it got revamped. The original, not that sei stuff.
There was a Herlock movie a few years ago but not a series iirc.
Although I have to say a lot of the praise crybaby gets is from people that have only seen crybaby, not the original devilman. For me it was a bag of mixed emotions with all the stuff they changed, but I can't deny it was a good show. 5/10 for me


Kinnikuman still has a lot of appeal. I still hear about it even to this day.

As for Devilman. I did read the manga straight after Crybaby and I mean yeah different perspective but I think it did a good adaptation and translated really old elements like the random thugs into rappers other small stuff, really well. There were some really small issues and a bit of rush ending but I still think aside from the OVA that never got completed is the best adaptation of that material we could've got especially with that subject matter. But again perspective.
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Would honestly be interesting to see Galaxy Express 999 redone seeing how Space Battleship Yamato 2199 got its remake.
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Vyzass said:


Speaking about youtube, I found it ironic that Snob, who I consider the biggest fan of old anime actually don't really like Devilman, calling it edgelord.


Not shocked. I mean he's hardcore elitist league and even scoffed at the old Go Nagai work which I wouldn't say is perfect but to call it "schlock" and to say it's just "boobs and gore" missed the whole point of the Devilman.

But that point of Devilman was easy to miss because the series was just to short and focused on a Monster of the week thing for a while only to do war commentary AT THE END.

Crybaby sadly was also still to short even without the weekly monster part (but it was still good)
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Not really, though I didn't think I'd want or need a Devilman adaptation like this until recently.

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More Cyberpunk stuff

and a full adaptation of D E S P E R A

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Not really, though I didn't think I'd want or need a Devilman adaptation like this until recently.


Well you know what they say. The consumer doesn't actually know what they want. But in some cases I think it's a hit or miss.

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More Cyberpunk stuff

and a full adaptation of D E S P E R A

>That's all i ever need



Agreed. Cyberpunk needs a revival as a genre in general but I feel like certain staff wouldn't be right for the job, we need some veterans.

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Would honestly be interesting to see Galaxy Express 999 redone seeing how Space Battleship Yamato 2199 got its remake.


If some director could get the aesthetic of Galaxy 999 down with a fluid style it'd be a hit.
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I think a modern-day reboot of Ginga Nagareboshi Gin would be cool. It has that same kind of "flat" look as original FotNS and a version with today's more dynamic animation would do wonders for it.


Fuck yeah this would be awesome. I'm also on board the Five Star Stories, Dragon Half and Treasure Island reboot hype trains. I believe Space Cobra is getting a reboot as well. The best arc of it too.

Some other titles I'll throw out there are 19 (only got an OVA adaptation), Windaria (really cool fantasy show), Golden Boy (funny as hell, need more of this), Bubble Gum Crisis (so much to take from this world), Jin-Rou the Wolf Brigade (such an interesting concept), Bastard (fantasy comedy done right), Berserk (someone please do this properly) Ping Pong Club (a hilarious raunchy comedy) and lastly Vampire Hunter D I've read he novels, theres so much awesome shit from this series I would love to see).

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Revolutionary Girl Utena needs a revamp. It's time.

As long as it isn't another Sailor Moon Crystal disaster.
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LOL predating the 90s God bless.

I don't typically dig into the prehistoric era for anime, but I'm going to continue to drum up support for a Claymore reboot ;]

Only 5 series from before the Millennia appear in my top 100 all time.


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#57 Cowboy Bebop (1998)
#59 Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) - Already received reboot
#65 Outlaw Star (1998)
#76 - Hunter x Hunter (1999) - Already received reboot

So I guess YYH would be the closest thing to deserving a reboot, but even at that I don't really feel it'd be necessary.



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something that was awesome by plot but the art/animation sucked yeah that would be a good idea. but other OVAs from the 80-90s have their magical effect of being retro so they don't need any revamp. you haven't seen any/alot from that age so you wouldn't know
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Revolutionary Girl Utena needs a revamp. It's time.

As long as it isn't another Sailor Moon Crystal disaster.


I highly doubt anyone could capture the direction and symbolism the original had in potency. Just listening to the director commentary on how they placed certain pieces in the story, I just can't see anyone having that much heart to do it justice like Ikuhara did.

Granted having a special and seeing it in updated hd would be nice but the story is pretty air tight completed so theres that.

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LOL predating the 90s God bless.

I don't typically dig into the prehistoric era for anime, but I'm going to continue to drum up support for a Claymore reboot ;]

Only 5 series from before the Millennia appear in my top 100 all time.


#56 Yu Yu Hakusho (1992)
#57 Cowboy Bebop (1998)
#59 Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) - Already received reboot
#65 Outlaw Star (1998)
#76 - Hunter x Hunter (1999) - Already received reboot

So I guess YYH would be the closest thing to deserving a reboot, but even at that I don't really feel it'd be necessary.


Claymore......ah....Madhouse, right. Proabably deserving of one and at least the manga is finished now so a HxH style reboot would probably do it some damn justice. I wouldn't be shocked.

Yeah YYH doesn't need one, something of it's 90's aesthetic works especially with the care the art staff did while making their clothing is "of the time". And though it's not always in good practice the radical art direction cuts of certain fights and arcs are really encapsulating. I wouldn't be adverse to it, they did cut a bit out from the beginning of the manga which isn't totally a bad thing and though the anime added more to the rushed ending I still feel that could be improved with it but I'd be afraid of someone messing up some of the good merits of subtle nuances in the character writing. /shrug

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All of them, because they are all bad with shitty animation and the only reason why people like them is because of nostalgia.


I highly doubt that. The animation isn't of my aesthetic leisure but there are many cases of solid series. Dragon Ball started in the 80's and looks better then most of Super does and now by watching the old Devilman OVA's they're almost on par with creative cuts I saw in the reboot.

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something that was awesome by plot but the art/animation sucked yeah that would be a good idea. but other OVAs from the 80-90s have their magical effect of being retro so they don't need any revamp. you haven't seen any/alot from that age so you wouldn't know


Well I'm talking pre-90's. The late 80's is when the anime industry was abundantly changing. No I haven't really watched a lot at least on my current list, I agree some have charm and work within that times style but I think with certain staff and directors a series that didn't have a complete run or the story was lacking but had an iconic design / premise would work under a reboot budget.
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Saint Seiya is already getting one, which is great. If that weren't, I would've said that.

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This literally sums up the entire topic perfectly, courtesy of Gigguk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpQK9SA9Hhw&index=8&list=PL0yPNeb4NSCOK3ZalSxgTov5JNZLXJ4X5


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Make a proper Fire Emblem anime series already.
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Make a proper Fire Emblem anime series already.


I have a hard time believing games can be turned into anime properly. The track record are 5/10 across the board.

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This literally sums up the entire topic perfectly, courtesy of Gigguk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpQK9SA9Hhw&index=8&list=PL0yPNeb4NSCOK3ZalSxgTov5JNZLXJ4X5


Pretty much. Too bad mecha is a harder sell now. Too bad Sunrise.
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Make a proper Fire Emblem anime series already.


I have a hard time believing games can be turned into anime properly. The track record are 5/10 across the board.
Not sure what you mean by "properly", but I haven't had the same experiences as you have I guess. I've been quite satisfied with what I've seen of things like Tales of Zestiria and The Tower of Druaga. And type of story that Fire Emblem games tell -- a pure-fantasy (i.e. non isekai) adventure story -- does lend itself quite easily to a satisfactory adaptation, cf. things like Record of Lodoss War and Magic Knight Rayearth (which isn't a game adaptation but where one of the characters literally comments that it feels like an RPG, which it was eventually made into in real life).

The main problem with a Fire Emblem series is that there would be large cast of main characters, each with different personal connections, but...aside from hiring voice talent, I don't see how this would be a problem given the ability to have different episodes focus on different characters' relationships with each other.

To be fair, a story of the length of a Fire Emblem game might not be well suited for the one-cour format that's popular these days. Two cours might be the minimum necessary to tell the story with a good pacing -- one can imagine four episodes providing the backstory and setting and introducing the lead characters, then 16 episodes going through the various challenges that the characters face (with a mix of character-centric episodes and plot-heavy episodes), then a four-episode final arc.
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I have a hard time believing games can be turned into anime properly. The track record are 5/10 across the board.
Not sure what you mean by "properly", but I haven't had the same experiences as you have I guess. I've been quite satisfied with what I've seen of things like Tales of Zestiria and The Tower of Druaga. And type of story that Fire Emblem games tell -- a pure-fantasy (i.e. non isekai) adventure story -- does lend itself quite easily to a satisfactory adaptation, cf. things like Record of Lodoss War and Magic Knight Rayearth (which isn't a game adaptation but where one of the characters literally comments that it feels like an RPG, which it was eventually made into in real life).

The main problem with a Fire Emblem series is that there would be large cast of main characters, each with different personal connections, but...aside from hiring voice talent, I don't see how this would be a problem given the ability to have different episodes focus on different characters' relationships with each other.

To be fair, a story of the length of a Fire Emblem game might not be well suited for the one-cour format that's popular these days. Two cours might be the minimum necessary to tell the story with a good pacing -- one can imagine four episodes providing the backstory and setting and introducing the lead characters, then 16 episodes going through the various challenges that the characters face (with a mix of character-centric episodes and plot-heavy episodes), then a four-episode final arc.


They either adapt the anime scene for scene like the Ace Attorney adaptation or they can only adapt a certain portion, usually the main quest or goal story to the anime plot. And some of this stuff is kind of just the way it is, this also is a thing with movie adaptations as well. Not to mention if these games have a way longer story split into multiple games then there are usually mass continuity errors along the way. I'm not an expert myself, I have multiple friends who've just had these complaints about the process.

Yeah it's immensely rare for anything to get 24 episodes off the bat. But it has a adequate fanbase so you never know.
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Not sure what you mean by "properly", but I haven't had the same experiences as you have I guess. I've been quite satisfied with what I've seen of things like Tales of Zestiria and The Tower of Druaga. And type of story that Fire Emblem games tell -- a pure-fantasy (i.e. non isekai) adventure story -- does lend itself quite easily to a satisfactory adaptation, cf. things like Record of Lodoss War and Magic Knight Rayearth (which isn't a game adaptation but where one of the characters literally comments that it feels like an RPG, which it was eventually made into in real life).

The main problem with a Fire Emblem series is that there would be large cast of main characters, each with different personal connections, but...aside from hiring voice talent, I don't see how this would be a problem given the ability to have different episodes focus on different characters' relationships with each other.

To be fair, a story of the length of a Fire Emblem game might not be well suited for the one-cour format that's popular these days. Two cours might be the minimum necessary to tell the story with a good pacing -- one can imagine four episodes providing the backstory and setting and introducing the lead characters, then 16 episodes going through the various challenges that the characters face (with a mix of character-centric episodes and plot-heavy episodes), then a four-episode final arc.


They either adapt the anime scene for scene like the Ace Attorney adaptation or they can only adapt a certain portion, usually the main quest or goal story to the anime plot. And some of this stuff is kind of just the way it is, this also is a thing with movie adaptations as well. Not to mention if these games have a way longer story split into multiple games then there are usually mass continuity errors along the way. I'm not an expert myself, I have multiple friends who've just had these complaints about the process.

Yeah it's immensely rare for anything to get 24 episodes off the bat. But it has a adequate fanbase so you never know.
I thought Fire Emblem games have basically linear storylines, so that shouldn't be a problem, unless the more recent games have branching storylines, in which case they could pick one of them I guess? I don't remember them being rife with sidequests or such.

The other potential criticisms are basically just things that apply to any adaptation, nothing unique to game adaptations.
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Slayers could be interesting imo, especially if they adapt the LN faithfully since it is much different from the show. Tbis will never happen though.

Shonan Junai Gumi would be cool too since everyone loves GTO and that 5 episode ova skimmed through a lot of a 267 chapter manga. This probably won't happen either, from what I know delinquent shows arent too much of a thing anymore.

Just some wishful thinking ^_^
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I don't want anyone "reviving" my favorite old school Anime, because they would slaughter it.


cewkie said:
everyone loves GTO


No, they do not.

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Seiya said:
cewkie said:
everyone loves GTO


No, they do not.

ah well "everyone" is probably a poor choice of words. it is a pretty popular show though.
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Seiya said:


No, they do not.

ah well "everyone" is probably a poor choice of words. it is a pretty popular show though.


I suppose, but it's not the sort of thing that I would watch.

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