Matt Schley
May 30, 2016 
Hiroya Oku, writer and illustrator of sci-fi manga Gantz, took to Twitter yesterday to vent his frustrations about recent live-action adaptations of manga and anime.
Here’s what Oku had to say:
Why do these live-action manga movies continue to get made? Even if you disregard the original content and just take a famous manga and add some popular celebrities, lots of people will go to see them – that’s why. The people who make these films aren’t thinking about the core fans at all. If these films weren’t profitable, they wouldn’t keep making them.
なぜ無理っぽい漫画の実写化が続々と作られるのか？それは、知名度がある原作とイケメンの組み合わせだけで内容はテキトーでも観に行く人達がいっぱいいるからですよ。コアなファンなんて最初から相手にされてません。儲からなかったら誰も作りません。
— 奥 浩哉 (@hiroya_oku) May 29, 2016
“Hold on, Hiroya,” you might be thinking, “wasn’t Gantz made into a live-action film too?” To which Oku would respond:
Properties like Gantz or I Am a Hero are different, because they’re actually feasible. The main characters are Japanese and the story takes place in Japan. It’s manga with fantasy settings that are impossible.
GANTZやアイアムアヒーローは無理目というよりか、現実的。主人公日本人で、舞台も日本の実際に撮影できる景色だし。兎に角、少年誌のファンタジーのような世界観全部作らなきゃ無理みたいなやつが無理な企画。
— 奥 浩哉 (@hiroya_oku) May 29, 2016
The recent adaptation of I Am a Hero was directed by Shinsuke Sato, who also directed 2011’s Gantz films.
Oku’s criticism of live-action manga movies wasn’t limited to Japanese films, either. In response to a tweet about Dragonball Evolution, Oku said, “Hollywood has absolutely no respect for the original works.”
A new CG film called Gantz:O will hit Japan October 14.
Source: Yaraon
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