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As for ones that aren’t live action already, I think it might be cool to see Goldenboy as a live action series, or Dagger of Kamui. Maybe Gantz, or Ergo Proxy? Those might be better left in their anime incarnations though.

Frankly though, I think it would do anime as a genre more good for a drama to be produced, especially if it does half decently at the box office.

If what is produced is a traditionally male movie (action, explosions, violence, blood, skimpy clothes, etc) then it will be viewed as just an extension of the same audience.

What’s more, is that those movies are scorned by critics nearly as much as anime itself is. Consider, when was the last time you saw an action flick make it to the Best Picture category of the Oscars?

They don’t.

Neither do super hero movies, science fiction movies, or cartoons.

Yet, if we could get a movie made, based off an anime, that makes it to the Best Picture category of the Oscars, then that would shift attention back towards the Source material, and hopefully drive it through at least one person’s head that animated is not necessarily the same thing as children’s. (and maybe even mean that we can get a decent voice dub on this side of the pond)

I see it every day with my wife. In fact, as I sat down to watch Noein last night, she asked me how could I watch it, implying that the show was less worthy than something like Law and Order, merely because it was animated. (Here’s to hoping that Kanon makes it to DVD on this side of the pond, so I can show her a good anime that she’d like)

But I agree that actors and effects get people into the seats at the theater. Yet there’s nothing saying that high profile actors/actresses couldn’t be associated with such projects. Frankly, I think Orlando Bloom would be good in the Yukito role from Air.

I know Gunsmith Cats, I haven’t seen Black Lagoon but I’ve heard about it. They’re both modern, non-fantasy/non-SF action crime dramas. GSC is set in Chicago and is about a female bounty hunter with a deep love of 70s muscle cars and expensive firearms. Lots of fancy driving and ridiculously good aim.

@Kenshin, I agree that’d Rurouni Kenshin would make a decent LA. I imagine it could be done in a two hour (and some change) long movie.

@Kidan, but big explosions and giant boobs are the bricks and mortar of the anime foundation! No, no. no, I kid. Seriously, while I agree that there are some excellent dramas out there, from a producer’s stand point, the things that get asses into seats are mainly the costumes, the visuals, the actors/ actresses, and sometimes, the plot. The anime you’re talking about might have a better chance to get made if they were produced as “indie” films.

@ralahinn1, Cowboy Bebop; Yes, Trigun; No. IMO, the studio would change too much of the story for Trigun so as to make it easier for a more diverse audience to swallow. If I spent as much money as it would probably cost to do Trigun decently, I would make damn sure that it appealed to as many people as possible. Having said that, they’d probably cut out a ton of backstory, make Knives and Vash not related, not have the cool baddies, and generally slaughter all that makes Triguyn quirky and fun.

After all would be said and done on a LA Trigun, it wouldn’t be the Trigun we know and love; it’d be something all the people who loved X-Men 3 would go ga-ga over, i.e. craptacular eye-candy.

@ nooneofconsequence, haven’t seen the two mentioned series, Black Lagoon or Gunsmith Cats. Are they “quirky” anime or are they more doable?

@Zack, My votes go for RK and CB.

@ Bruce Darren Acosta, Thanks for the info!

@Rikchik, that’d be awesome!

Threshold Entertainment’s Larry Kasanoff is planning to turn Ninja Scroll into the big
screen with a budget of $60 million,the movie is dead at the moment but it will be in productio
in the future if they still get the project back on track,Kasanoff will produce the film alone
with Joshua Wexler,George Johnsen and Alison Savitch.
Josh Wexler and Sean Catharine Derek would write the script down as they will work on the story
from the anime and Kasanoff will direct the movie,Christopher Faloona will be a photography
director and Jonathan Sloate as the film’s music composer and the special effects will be created
by Threshold Digital Research Labs.
Threshold could work on another video game movie with Capcom’s Darkstalkers turning it into movies and TV.
Madhouse and Threshold will work on Ninja Scroll if they ge the project back on track.
Thank You.
BRUCE ACOSTA
AUSTRALIA.