Manga ALIVE Ends While Its Anime Project In Stagnancy
Its anime adaptation was announced in July 2008, but the author Kawashima Tadashi revealed in his official BBS on January 13th, 2010 that the project has been stagnating long and he hasn't been informed of any updates. Last October, he also mentioned the bad status of the anime producer due to the economic recession.
Sources: Natalie, Kawashima's official BBS
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i really like the manga! well anyway.. do we have any more news about a possible adaptation? or is it all still blurry?!
Apr 12, 2010 4:02 AM by JusticeUndone
Since Gonzo is out of picture,I hope any studio will pick up this project in future.Bones,Production I.G,Madhouse or Brains Base is few studios that came out of my mind capable producing Alive anime adaptation.
agreed hope the mangaka it self initiative to promote it, if it's possible
Apr 4, 2010 2:54 PM by BRabbit
Oh, come on Gonzo, don't bail out now.
Send them money instead. :)
Actually, I wonder if some kind of fund like, "help Gonzo to animate Alive" could work. I wonder if I could send Gonzo a letter and ask what they think about it themselves. :D
Feb 7, 2010 2:51 AM by seishi-sama
Alive!'s finished, so an anime would be good to watch. That's a start.
Feb 7, 2010 2:22 AM by BlackAssassin
Feb 6, 2010 1:35 PM by Westlo
Feb 6, 2010 12:56 PM by windy
Anywho, the manga is a rather interesting shounen, so the anime might not be a complete waste.
Feb 6, 2010 9:58 AM by AfterGlow
How did the live action film do commercially? That should really be the determining factor in whether an anime version is economically feasible or not.
You confuse Alive manga by Kawashima Tadashi (the subject of this thread) with Alive! manga by Takahashi Tsutomu. The latter is the one that got a live action adaptation.
Ah, thanks for the clarification. Clearly, authors should be choosing longer and more unique names for their manga!
Feb 6, 2010 9:40 AM by YoungVagabond
Feb 6, 2010 9:02 AM by Jure
Feb 6, 2010 8:20 AM by Mr_Gutts
Feb 6, 2010 8:18 AM by JusticeUndone
Feb 6, 2010 6:32 AM by wakka9ca
How did the live action film do commercially? That should really be the determining factor in whether an anime version is economically feasible or not.
You confuse Alive manga by Kawashima Tadashi (the subject of this thread) with Alive! manga by Takahashi Tsutomu. The latter is the one that got a live action adaptation.
Feb 6, 2010 6:14 AM by seishi-sama
Feb 6, 2010 5:53 AM by YoungVagabond
The fact that this was to be a Gonzo & AIC collaboration is most likely the reason behind the cancellation...
AIC resigned from the collaboration long ago. After that, Gonzo continued to work alone on the project, but their financial problems led to the project being "frozen".
I still hope they'll pull it off somehow...but I don't want the project being transferred to other studios.
Feb 6, 2010 4:55 AM by seishi-sama
Feb 6, 2010 4:39 AM by Xephifer
Feb 6, 2010 4:37 AM by Kagura89
The fact that this was to be a Gonzo & AIC collaboration is most likely the reason behind the cancellation... Their last effort together being S.A and its downright terrible sales, they couldn't go and animate yet another averagely popular manga which was bound to sell poorly. This is a real shame, I'm a huge fan of the manga and think Hiraike's a talented director too.
Feb 6, 2010 4:36 AM by Katapan
Feb 6, 2010 4:14 AM by Touka
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