CATDOLL: Japan's venomous tongue king: People who don't like live-action adaptations of anime should not watch it if they are unhappy

There are more and more live-action film and television works adapted from anime. Although the live-action works are currently purchased by many fans, you have to admit that 11 of the top 30 box office in Japan are animated films!

Many anime and comics fans despise live-action movies or TV series, and believe that two-dimensional things should not be forced into the three-dimensional world, but these people are actually out of date! The variety show "マツコ Ariyoshi's Angry New Party" on Japan's TV Asahi talked about this issue yesterday and said, "Don't take people who like to criticize seriously" and "Those who criticize are out of date", which aroused enthusiastic responses from netizens. Do you like your favorite anime and comics to be made into live-action versions?

Ai Aoyama, Hiroyuki Ariyoshi (The King of Sharp Tongue ), and Matsuko Deluxe discuss the live-action version

Matsuko & Ariyoshi's Angry New Party (Matsuko and Ariyoshi's Angry New Party) is a variety show hosted by two well-known hosts, Matsuko Deluxe and Ariyoshi Hiroyuki, and anchor Aoyama Ai. The first part of the show will discuss social phenomena mentioned in audience letters. In the latest episode aired yesterday, a viewer said...

Audience wrote: "It's so annoying that my friends keep criticizing the live-action movies!"

This viewer thinks his friend is annoying. Every time he sees a comic or anime being made into a live-action version, he keeps cursing. He also says that animation is enough, so why insist on making it into an ugly live-action version! However, this viewer thinks that even if his favorite works are animated, they will definitely be cut. If the live-action version can perform the parts that were cut from the animation, there is nothing wrong with that. Regarding this topic, I would like to ask the two hosts for their opinions...

Ariyoshi: "You can never tell a person like that not to watch if you're unhappy with him!"

Hiroyuki Ariyoshi thinks that this viewer is a difficult person to reason with. To deal with such a person, you must first ensure that you do not add fuel to the fire. Therefore, although it makes sense to say "Don't watch if you don't like it", you must never say it! There is no need to try to solve the prejudice of this kind of person against the live-action version. Just let the topic end naturally. Therefore, Hiroyuki Ariyoshi suggested that the audience who wrote the letter do this...

Just keep smiling and saying "You're right~~" and you'll get over it!

“All live-action movies are terrible!”

“That’s right~~”

"I can't figure out why we need to make a live-action version. Wouldn't it be better to just make a second season of the animation?"

“That’s right~~”

Next time you encounter extreme fans, you might as well try this trick!

Are fans unhappy because the live-action version is like a parody show?

The two discussed in depth why fans hate live-action versions of animations and comics, and discovered that what fans hate may not be "live-action versions" but "live-action versions that are like imitation shows." Many live-action works think that they can be done by finding actors with similar body shapes to wear the character's costumes, but fans don't want to watch this kind of imitation show at all. Instead, they want to see two-dimensional characters come to life in the three-dimensional world!

"Taro Yabe's physique is more suitable for playing Lupin the Third than Shun Oguri, but that would be a big problem!"

Also, from the perspective of the film producers, they should have known that fans of the original work would definitely have opinions, right?

"The producers also know that no matter what they do, fans will have opinions."

So Ariyoshi Hiroyuki guessed that the crew must have been laughing while filming the live-action version...

"Haha, fans will definitely be angry if we take photos like this~~"

"I'm going to be scolded againwwwwww"

Matsuko Deluxe also thinks the critics are weird from the perspective of box office revenue...

Among the top 30 Japanese box office films last year, 11 were live-action adaptations of comics!

"Live-action movies have already risen in status based on the box office, so those critics are probably out of touch!"

Do you like your works to be adapted into live-action versions?

By the way, the top three most successful comic book live-action adaptations in an online survey are...

Death Note, Nodame Cantabile, Boys Over Flowers (Meteor Garden)

If you're really unhappy, don't watch it!