Questions & Mysteries Worst Anime Adaptations
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It pretty much does.
If a studio makes a series with a different cast, with different motivations for the original characters, with a different story filled with different themes then is it really an "adaptation" or is it just a completely different story that is wearing the skin of a recognised franchise?
You cannot peel an orange, slap the orange skin onto an apple and then claim that said apple is an orange. Lol.
If a studio makes a series with a different cast, with different motivations for the original characters, with a different story filled with different themes then is it really an "adaptation" or is it just a completely different story that is wearing the skin of a recognised franchise?
You cannot peel an orange, slap the orange skin onto an apple and then claim that said apple is an orange. Lol.
No it doesn't. I don't subscribe to fidelty criticism.
There are plenty of stories which are totally different from their source material that are still considered adaptations. You don't need the same cast, same motivations or anything like that to not be considered an adaptation.
One of my favourite adaptations ever is Akira Kurosawa's Ran, which is adapting King Lear. Its a radically different from King Lear, but is still widely considered an adaptation. Hell, from my understanding, the director of Ran didn't even have King Lear in mind initially, it just sort of turned out that way.
You could certainly say that makes it a very different beast from the source material.
In saying that, I typically don't care for rankings of subjective terms for adaptations like "good" or "bad", because it is a very subjective thing.
There are plenty of stories which are totally different from their source material that are still considered adaptations. You don't need the same cast, same motivations or anything like that to not be considered an adaptation.
One of my favourite adaptations ever is Akira Kurosawa's Ran, which is adapting King Lear. Its a radically different from King Lear, but is still widely considered an adaptation. Hell, from my understanding, the director of Ran didn't even have King Lear in mind initially, it just sort of turned out that way.
You could certainly say that makes it a very different beast from the source material.
In saying that, I typically don't care for rankings of subjective terms for adaptations like "good" or "bad", because it is a very subjective thing.
So let me get this straight....
A story set in a different time period, in a different continent, in a different culture, with a different cast, with nobody even having the name Lear, with the creator supposedly not even setting out to create an adaptation in the first place and is at best only taking inspiration from a centuries old story...... Is somehow considered an adaptation?
That sounds completely bullshit.
Yeah, it can be a perfectly good film but an adaptation? Nah son, that is way too much of a stretch.
That would be like saying the Lion King is an adaptation of Hamlet. Lel.
Big difference between taking inspiration from something and making an adaptation.
If it's "radically different" from King Lear then it ain't King Lear.
A story set in a different time period, in a different continent, in a different culture, with a different cast, with nobody even having the name Lear, with the creator supposedly not even setting out to create an adaptation in the first place and is at best only taking inspiration from a centuries old story...... Is somehow considered an adaptation?
That sounds completely bullshit.
Yeah, it can be a perfectly good film but an adaptation? Nah son, that is way too much of a stretch.
That would be like saying the Lion King is an adaptation of Hamlet. Lel.
Big difference between taking inspiration from something and making an adaptation.
If it's "radically different" from King Lear then it ain't King Lear.
Me after watching Seven Deadly Sins season 3
Like, it was so bad that it makes Kingdom and One Punch Man season 2 look like a movie quality anime.
Dude. Its widely academically is considered an adaptation of King Lear. Its one of the most notable adaptations of King Lear as well for the very reasons you listed.
So yes, it is considered an adaptation of King Lear.
No, its not that much of a stretch at all.
Literally anyone whose taken any form of adaptation class recognizes Ran as an adaptation of King Lear.
Like, its a pretty obvious thing. Its even mentioned on the wikipedia page(14 times at that).
There's a difference between taking inspiration and retelling the story of King Lear in a Japanese context.
And its something that they were very creatively aware of.
So yes, it is considered an adaptation of King Lear.
No, its not that much of a stretch at all.
Literally anyone whose taken any form of adaptation class recognizes Ran as an adaptation of King Lear.
Like, its a pretty obvious thing. Its even mentioned on the wikipedia page(14 times at that).
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There's a difference between taking inspiration and retelling the story of King Lear in a Japanese context.
And its something that they were very creatively aware of.
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Beelzebub tho the manga fell of the rails as well later towards then end but i really like it back in the day.
Def agree with this they pretty much just turned into a generic fan service harem. They skipped over mc having ghoul powers and the structure of the fights and story was different.
Rosario+Vampire it's by far one of the worst adaptation ever made. They literally just adapted the beginning of manga, which is terrible and completed the rest with garbage (season 2 is completely filler). It's a shame because manga improves a lot, both in art and plot. Part 2 fights are great.
I recommend you to read the manga, even if you didn't like the anime. Leaving the generic ecchi/harem aside(just in the first 10 chapters), it's a pretty fun piece.
I recommend you to read the manga, even if you didn't like the anime. Leaving the generic ecchi/harem aside(just in the first 10 chapters), it's a pretty fun piece.
