Death Note, Cowboy Bebop and soon One Piece: These are just a selection of Netflix’s live-action adaptations of popular anime. The streaming service continues to invest in remakes, though they’re rarely well-received, whether by critics or audiences. Now it’s time for the next fan favorite: My Hero Academia.
Netflix is planning a live-action movie based on the popular manga by Kôhei Horikoshi. In it, a boy accidentally gains superpowers and then attends UA High School for aspiring superheroes.
Here’s what is known, according to a report by Variety:
The Netflix message causes fear and terror among anime fans
A lot of anime fans seem to be burnt kids when it comes to Live-action movies on Netflix goes. Pessimism dominates their tweets, as the following examples show.
Critic Courtney Lanning summarizes:
For God’s sake please stopmaking live-action anime adaptations rarely work.
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Another user shares the disappointment:
I swear to god ‘live action anime adaptation’ has become a worse phrase than ‘live action Disney remake’.
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You don’t have to translate this:
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Some fans go begging:
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There are already ideas how the Netflix version will look like:
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There are good reasons for pessimism, but there is also a sign of hope
In addition to the previous ones Despite bad experiences with Netflix adaptations, there are also some criticizing the choice of screenwriter Joby Harold, mainly because of his involvement in the Obi-Wan series.
However, the name Shinsuke Sato should be optimistic. He is familiar with the challenge of live-action adaptations. His Netflix film Bleach and his series Alice in Borderland are among the better adaptations of beloved anime and manga. Perhaps the combination of an American screenwriter and a Japanese director will turn out to be a panacea for the chronic ailments of the Netflix adaptations.
There is no release date for the My Hero Academia film yet.
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