| Personally very excited. How are you guys feeling about it? "Netflix clearly knows its adaptation of The Witcher is a hot property (shifting metrics aside), and it's determined to milk that success for all it's worth. The service has confirmed rumors that it's working on an anime movie offshoot, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. It's not saying much about the plot besides talk of a "new threat facing the Continent," but fans may like the talent attached to the project. The Witcher series' Beau DeMayo and Lauren Hissrich are involved, and Legend of Korra's Studio Mir is producing the title." -Taken from an article on engadget. |
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| The series was great and enjoyable for me,so I can't wait for the anime to come out. I just hope they don't mess it which i'm sure they won't. |
I agree! I have to say Netflix has walked a tight line in the casting due to some characters not being the correct races, which I'm torn over. Some people think the director of the Netflix series, Lauren Hissrich, betrayed the source material by making Fringilla black, Triss black, and Yennefer Indian.. But I think it's much less to do with the race swapping and much more to do with the acting. Yennefer stole fans hearts because she played the role so well. But back to my point, I understand why people wouldn't want the anime to get all woke, or messed with, because in some cases the Netflix series has shown that it can backfire. |
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Mg204 said: I never played the games cause I don't have the patience and I also never saw the series on netflix but the anime could be one I can check out when it releases. :D Maybe that will be a good starting point for you to get into The Witcher's universe. |
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ysphyr said: I just hope they won’t butcher it like they did with tv series( I can understand that. And if we don't like it at least there's going to be more games. Win-Win the way I see it. |
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| I have to add: I hope to god they don't use the samurai jack style of animation like what was used in TW3. |
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| oh shit thats a suprise, looks like it is going to be produced by America and Korean studio . will see how "anime" it turns out to be |
| I'm really excited I didn't watch the Netflix adaptation yet but I played the Witcher 3 and the story and world building are amazing. I hope it gets the Castlevania treatment. |
| I guess it will be as boring as Castlevania. Also why discussing this in an anime forum? |
| I hope it'll be better than the live action show, that was just kinda boring. |
| I've read the books and played the games. All that's waiting for me in adaptations is disappointment (as with the atrocious first two episodes of the Netflix series), so I'll be steering clear, of course. |
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| If it's age rating is for 17+ or higher then it might get a deserved treatment. I think it has potential to be more fun to watch than an average magic battle anime. |
| haven't seen the netflix series but the games are beautiful and very plot and dialogue-heavy. a movie sounds cool, I just hope it ends up being great. |
| Ugh. The games are massively overrated. |
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| If Geralt in the anime isn't as hot as Henry Cavill's version is then it's gonna be a no from me dawg |
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| People in Poland(which never watched anime because it's cancer) already write that anime is cancer and that anime must be fucked. And that netflix fucked the series and now netflix want to make it a "Chinese Cartoon". Why i must live in one of the most intolerant countries :/ I'm looking forward to anime adaptation :D |
Karol99Jan 23, 2020 6:10 AM
| Korra was garbage and netflix's original content is mostly shit. Also can it really be called an anime when no japanese are involved? Mir is korean and DeMayo and Hissrich don't sound like japanese surnames. |
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Theo1899 said: For people in my country all asian animations are anime(they call an anime even Last Airbender) and also say anime is cancer and "chinese cartoon".Korra was garbage and netflix's original content is mostly shit. Also can it really be called an anime when no japanese are involved? Mir is korean and DeMayo and Hissrich don't sound like japanese surnames. |
Studio Mir Co., Ltd (Korean: 스튜디오 미르) is a South Korean animation studio based in Seoul. Among other works, the studio animated most of the American TV series The Legend of Korra, the fourth season of The Boondocks, the Netflix series Voltron: Legendary Defender and Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale. The tweet also confirms that The Witcher showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich and writer Beau DeMayo are behind this production. Anime? It's not an anime at all. Yet another netflix cartoon. Karol99 said: For people in my country all asian animations are anime(they call an anime even Last Airbender) and also say anime is cancer and "chinese cartoon". I don't think it's only about Poland. |
rsc-plJan 23, 2020 6:26 AM
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
| I'm a bit skeptical, but it's still a great news I'm a huge fan of the Witcher's whole world and lore, so I hope it's gonna be good and interesting |
| Heard about the Witcher but didnt know what exactly it was. didn´t know it was some medieval stuff, not even it started as a game (yeah, Im not that much a gamer). Thought it was just some series, And turns out as a franchise seems to have an interesting following. Anyway, technically not an anime but might watch it as long as it looks something like castlevania. |
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| From a game to a Netflix show. And from a Netflix show to an anime?! Fuck yes. I'm hyped for this. |
| Can we please stop calling anime every western cartoon that resembles the medium on its art style? I can accept it coming from IGN and such but here, on MAL? Really? |
| Netflix gonna ask them to make the movie in 3D CGI, watch. |
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| Its the same animation studio as Legen of korra so my expectations are high animation wise. For the rest i am more than sceptical, they already kinda butchered the books with the first Season of the TV show, even tho i still have hopes for it there already wasted most of its potential given how great the books are. Also its not anime, anime = japanese cartoon |
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MrAwesome2018 said: Netflix gonna ask them to make the movie in 3D CGI, watch. haha, you can assist me seppuku myself in that case |
| You've posted in the wrong forum. It has nothing to do with anime. The title is misleading. The Witcher is NOT getting anime. There will be just an american cartoon |
Nemo_NiemandJan 23, 2020 2:02 PM
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MrAwesome2018 said: Netflix gonna ask them to make the movie in 3D CGI, watch. well if they actually do it at least they might make it look better than in most other anime you see out there |
| Well, as a big fan of the books I'm intrigued, but then again I haven't seen the TV-series or played the third game yet so who knows, maybe they just don't know how to adapt it right. I hope they have the fights be bloody and brutal and maybe tone down all the twirling from the games, since I love the action in the books and wish I could see it properly represented on the screen. Shame it isn't made in Japan, though, I wanted to pad my list with it. :( |
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PornstarAhri said: If they're going for different actors, I hope they go for people who actually fit the role well. Also, tone down on the diverse casting since they just went completely overboard on the T.V. series More especially, I hope Triss fans can get the justice they deserve because damn I don't see or hear Triss at all coming from the actress that plays her I'd love to see Henry Cavil as Geralt's VA. It could help him work on his voice (sounds great in tidbits, in prolonged conversations it can get a bit weird.) yaruka said: oh shit thats a suprise, looks like it is going to be produced by America and Korean studio . will see how "anime" it turns out to be You don't sound pleased in the slightest. Shoko664 said: I'm really excited I didn't watch the Netflix adaptation yet but I played the Witcher 3 and the story and world building are amazing. I hope it gets the Castlevania treatment. Check it out, it's actually pretty good. Maybe not the best if you're a book reader, or a hardcore lore fanatic. As Hissrich definitely does take liberties with the casting and the timeline of the show. Gator said: I hope it'll be better than the live action show, that was just kinda boring. I've re-watched the Netflix show a couple times and I must say you're not wrong. But when we're with Geralt it's just... beautiful. Maneki-Mew said: Maybe it's better animated than the real series so far, that monster and the elves looked a bit... 80s tho. 😂 I almost always like stuff better as anime because I just love good art styles and animations, so I'll try it ofc! I loved the Netflix show on my first watch, then watched the cutscene movies for all 3 games and I must say that now I've rewatched the Netflix show it's really not that faithful to the source material. Which I think Hissrich should definitely consider re-evaluating for the anime. |
FellaWhispererJan 23, 2020 8:08 PM
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| To everyone complaining. So apparently Chinese animation is anime but no one bats an eye. But when it's American animation in an anime style it's "not anime" Okay, sorry gatekeepers. |
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L0ST_D0GGY said: Gator said: I hope it'll be better than the live action show, that was just kinda boring. I've re-watched the Netflix show a couple times and I must say you're not wrong. But when we're with Geralt it's just... beautiful. Henry as Geralt is definitely by far the best thing about the TV series. A lot of the other cast seems kinda bad though, especially Triss and Fringilla. And not even because of their looks, though I am not a fan of those either. Their faces just seemed really static and did not display much emotion. Yennefer was okay. |
Gator said: L0ST_D0GGY said: I've re-watched the Netflix show a couple times and I must say you're not wrong. But when we're with Geralt it's just... beautiful. Henry as Geralt is definitely by far the best thing about the TV series. A lot of the other cast seems kinda bad though, especially Triss and Fringilla. And not even because of their looks, though I am not a fan of those either. Their faces just seemed really static and did not display much emotion. Yennefer was okay. Agreed. Triss was just.. I'm not even sure what they're doing with her. But Yennefer had a bit too much backstory revealed way too fast and I think that hurt the transformation quite a bit but otherwise loved Yen. |
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L0ST_D0GGY said: To everyone complaining. So apparently Chinese animation is anime but no one bats an eye. But when it's American animation in an anime style it's "not anime" Okay, sorry gatekeepers. Apology accepted. I'm glad you understand that the anime community isn't for appropriation by people that have no respect for what anime actually is and what the majority of real anime fans care about. It's good that you acknowledge this and apologized. I wish you the best of luck in finding a community for western animation that is more for you. |
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Xstasy said: YossaRedMage said: Apology accepted. I'm glad you understand that the anime community isn't for appropriation by people that have no respect for what anime actually is and what the majority of real anime fans care about. It's good that you acknowledge this and apologized. I wish you the best of luck in finding a community for western animation that is more for you. You do realize that anime are nothing more than cartoons made in Japan. In Japan, the term "anime" does not specify an animation's nation of origin or style. Instead, it serves as a blanket term to refer to all forms of animation from around the world (both foreign and domestic). The word "anime" is loan word referring to "animation" or "cartoons," adapted from the English word "animation." However in Japan, the country of origin and literary style (of the media) are not taken into account when applying "anime" to it. Anime are also being outsourced in Korea more and more just like some western cartoons. Then you have cartoons like RWBY and Avatar: The Last Airbender that look identical to anime with the only difference being country of origin. Then there are anime like Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt that look like western cartoons. Also anime are originally inspired by Disney. I'm learning Japanese and can speak and understand it (spoken and written) to an upper intermediate level. Do you know how many words there are in Japanese that we also use in English but mean different things? Tons. Google "anime definition". This is what anime means in the west: "a style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children." We can have a discussion about where the blurred line is as to what counts as "Japanese", especially with all the outsourcing. But, in spite of the vagueness, you have to admit there is a sense that a lot of anime fans have that anime should refer to Japanese animation. Just because the definition is vague doesn't make it invalid. There are tons of perfectly reasonable laws which are up to interpretation. End of the day, a community exists within the anime community which holds this opinion. And while it isn't as common nowadays, the anime community of 10 years ago would have been vastly in favor of anime staying Japanese. What has basically happened is many new, more casual fans (nothing wrong with new and casual inherently) have come in, and because they aren't singularly dedicated to anime, they want to talk about stuff outside of what anime has always been defined as. So they try to redefine what it means. Maybe at some point in the future, there will be a split in the fandom and there will be" Japanese anime fans" and "anime fans". I'd be fine with that. What matters is that people have a place where they can share in the things they are passionate about, without outsiders trying to talk about other stuff or redefine what that passion is, which in my view is rude and arrogant. For many, many fans, especially the harcore older fans (and I don't include myself in that), who should be respected for their long term dedicated passion, anime is Japanese. But as I say, there will have to be a split at some point. It would be preferable to seeing Japanese anime become westernized. So in a way I welcome Netflix and it's western anime. It's a good thing that people who don't watch anime for it's Japanese-ness have something more suited to them. But this friction is going to continue while the two types of fans are forced to interact in the same space. |
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| Boy, this space is sure getting crowded, and with different opinions and definitions being thrown around, war will surely make this place messy. So... uh... let's just break some bad bread, eh? I personally blame Lambert, what a prick. Either way; good animation, anime... eh, just make it written well. At the very least, if it's anything like Castlevania, I'll personally enjoy at the very least a smidge of it. chair-sama said: -Fog's thick as curdled milk. -Never took you for a poet. -Oh but I am one. Wanna hear a limerick? -Sure. -Lambert, Lambert, omae wa mou shindeiru. -NANI!??!? A limerick that even makes Dandelion swoon. |
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