The Anime Thread

[jimmy olsen]

Oh My God!

http://www.superherohype.com/news/319189-scarlett-johansson-offered-ghost-in-the-shell

[Josquius]

That's been in development hell/the aether for 15 years...

[MadImmortalMan]

She won't do the nudity I bet.

[Monoriu]

I have yet to see a live adaptation of an anime that I am happy with.  I hope they prove me wrong.

[Tonitrus]

She won't do the nudity I bet.

Is that vital to the plot?

[CountDeMoney]

[garbon]

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[viper37]

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CDM is expressing his disaproval that a beautiful women like Scarlett Johansson is doing anime stuff.  He could go with Her, but this, this is just too much for him

[Monoriu]

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CDM is expressing his disaproval that a beautiful women like Scarlett Johansson is doing anime stuff.  He could go with Her, but this, this is just too much for him

What's the difference between a comic adaptation like Batman or Superman, and an anime adaptation?   

[CountDeMoney]

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CDM is expressing his disaproval that a beautiful women like Scarlett Johansson is doing anime stuff.  He could go with Her, but this, this is just too much for him

[CountDeMoney]

What's the difference between a comic adaptation like Batman or Superman, and an anime adaptation?   

Taste, mainly.  Creepy ass cartoon crackers.

[Monoriu]

What's the difference between a comic adaptation like Batman or Superman, and an anime adaptation?   

Taste, mainly.  Creepy ass cartoon crackers.

Have you seen the 1995 Ghost in the Shell movie?  It is awesome.  The makers of the Matrix movies said the anime movie helped inspire the series. 

[Agelastus]

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CDM is expressing his disaproval that a beautiful women like Scarlett Johansson is doing anime stuff.  He could go with Her, but this, this is just too much for him

What's the difference between a comic adaptation like Batman or Superman, and an anime adaptation?   

I suppose it's a question of whether or not you prefer adaptations based on a genre that fetishes outsized abs rather than one that fetishes outsized eyes.

Although I don't think the comparison is apt here; Ghost in the Shell is much more closely related to cyberpunk and William Gibson than anime (as a genre) itself. And I don't think CdM would mind Scarlett Johanssen starring in a William Gibson adaptation.

[Eddie Teach]

I suppose it's a question of whether or not you prefer adaptations based on a genre that fetishes outsized abs rather than one that fetishes outsized eyes.

More whether you enjoy works about crime vs teenage relationship drama. And before you cry that not all anime is like that, go back and read some of Mono's plot descriptions. 

[Agelastus]

I suppose it's a question of whether or not you prefer adaptations based on a genre that fetishes outsized abs rather than one that fetishes outsized eyes.

More whether you enjoy works about crime vs teenage relationship drama. And before you cry that not all anime is like that, go back and read some of Mono's plot descriptions. 

Mono writes a lot of plot descriptions. Mostly for anime that I don't watch.

There's 20 or 30 new series every 3 months. Mono writes plot descriptions of 3-5 of them. And since he writes to his own tastes he's not a balanced descriptor of what genres are covered each season.

For example, he loves Key shows (which fits your trope of teenage relationship drama perfectly.) I've never watched any of them and only have a remote interest in one (and that's because the key conceit of the series involves time travel.)