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Japanese animations, or animes, that gained massive success and international fans are often rewarded by getting live-action shows.

With live-action One Piece receiving favorable reviews from critics and fans alike, Nick and Steve look back and previous attempts to bridge the gap between anime and live-action in Hollywood...and why they didnt work.

OPINION| American anime adaptations play it too straight, but Netflixs One Piece gets it just right

Netflix's One Piece does admirably adapting one of the most acclaimed and beloved anime in history, but is its approach too safe or is it just right?

Netflix has done it.

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/NetflixAs film and TV studios continue to hunt for the next big intellectual property, their search has put a heightened focus on live-action anime and manga adaptations. But anime, much like video games, has mostly been doomed with poorly made live-action adaptations. It’s only recently that the tide has started to turn on the game adaptation front, with prestige programming like HBO’s The Last of Us or even Peacock’s...

Lesson #1: Don’t forget about the source material.

Well, what DOES make a God-tier anime?

Dragon Ball, Death Note… The Curse of Live Action Adaptations Manga and live action series rarely mix well. Many adaptations of popular anime series like

The live-action manga adaptation One Piece rocketed to the top of Netflixs chart around the world, beating Stranger Things and Wednesday