CATDOLL: Should the original authors of comics and novels be involved in the production of animated adaptations?

It is not new to adapt comics and novels into animations; the advantage of such works being adapted into animations is that they have already accumulated popularity before the broadcast! However, because they are adapted into animations, the plots of the animations are more or less different from the original works, and fans occasionally have different views on the animation and the original works.

So when it comes to manga and novel adaptations, should the original authors be involved in the creation of the animation? Or should they hand over the full power to the animation production company and let them be responsible? Recently, Japanese netizens have started a discussion on this issue.

1:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 13:51:58.021

Only the gorilla completely ignored the animation and said, "Just do the animation casually, I don't know", and then it achieved great success!

4:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 13:53:35.574

There are basically no failures in the animation adaptations of JUMP's comics, right?

5:2016/01/10(Sunday) 13:54:15.045

Put yourself in their shoes and think about it, who should come up with the original content in the adapted animation?

6:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 13:54:33.365

It’s better to leave it to the professionals!

7:2016/01/10(Sunday) 13:54:55.419

Araki didn't even comment on the animation, he just smiled.

8:2016/01/10(Sunday) 13:55:02.247

The only animations that can be changed at will are comedy ones. If it is a serious subject, in order to prevent the animation company from making random changes, the original author's supervision is absolutely necessary.

9:2016/01/10(Sunday) 13:55:36.588

There is absolutely no need for an original plot in the animation, just bring the original work to life faithfully.

11:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 13:58:01.325

Yeah, or just ignore the original and just do the new story. Otherwise it would be painful to watch the same thing twice, and if you like the original, you will definitely feel that the adapted animation can never compare to the original.

12:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 14:00:18.781

I disagree with the above. It would be great if the story remained the same and then the story was animated. The advantage of animation is that it is animated.

14:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 14:01:56.740

If it's just an "original" work that slightly develops the original content, it's okay, but if it's a completely original story, I just don't want to read it.

15:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 14:02:10.527

There are also cases like "Seto Hanayome" where the animation is so good, but the original work is ruined.

16:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 14:02:28.593

For example, the third part of "JOJO" has good graphics and the story is basically the same as the original, except that it adds sound, dynamic content and other content. I find it very touching and interesting.

I still remember the content of the original work. Not to mention whether it can surpass the original work, just talking about the animation, I think this is good enough.

18:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 14:05:46.712

Hata Kenjiro ("Hayate the Combat Butler"): I wrote the script for the theatrical animation and supervised the third season of the animation myself.

21:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 14:14:28.833

I heard that CLAMP let the animation company do the first chapter of "Magic Knight" freely, but the original characters stole the spotlight and some important characters were killed. Then Okawa got angry and wrote the plot of the second chapter himself.

24:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 14:22:47.916

When the old film "Irresponsible Captain" was adapted into an animation, the company made random changes to the story and design by the original author Yoshioka Taira, which made him very angry.

26:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 14:31:11.167

I think even if the original author wants to take charge, he can't cover everything, so it's better not to take charge.

29:2016/01/10 (Sunday) 14:37:49.681

Just change the plot, but don’t change the characters.

30:2016/01/10(Sunday) 14:42:32.558

STAFF: Do you have any suggestions and hopes for the animated adaptation of "Fullmetal Alchemist"?

Arakawa: No, just do whatever you want, but if I have to say, don't mess around with the uncle's muscles.

STAFF: Don’t worry, our staff only know how to draw muscles!