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Codeanime93
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 Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:08 pm
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| trilaan wrote: |
| Agent355 wrote: | | There are a lot of really great American genre novels in the young adult market that have yet to be adapted. There are even comics, not just superhero comics, but indie comics, webcomics, graphic novels...I really don't get why they would choose a Japanese manga over domestic IP. |
"It's what all the kids are into these days." Misguided Marketing? |
Geez, you'd think Lionsgate would be making a live action Yu-Gi-Oh! movie instead.
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BadNewsBlues
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 2:23 pm
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| Agent355 wrote: | | There are a lot of really great American genre novels in the young adult market that have yet to be adapted. There are even comics, not just superhero comics, but indie comics, webcomics, graphic novels...I really don't get why they would choose a Japanese manga over domestic IP. |
Because even movies based off of American IP's aren't guaranteed successes just look at the Fantastic Four Reboot. And logically there isn't any rule that states that Hollywood can't make moves that aren't specifically based on American works.
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Agent355
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Location: Crackberry in hand, thumbs at the ready...
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:08 pm
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No IP is a sure thing. But I would think it would be easier to deal with an American publisher, like Simon & Shuster, Del Rey, Tor Books, etc when producing an adaptation. It's easier getting input from an author when there's no language barrier, too.
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GATSU
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:47 am
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They wanted to get Naruto before anyone else did. That's all there is to it.
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TsukasaElkKite
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:46 am
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Ah yes, yet another whitewashed live action anime film.
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BadNewsBlues
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:29 am
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| Agent355 wrote: | | No IP is a sure thing. But I would think it would be easier to deal with an American publisher, like Simon & Shuster, Del Rey, Tor Books, etc when producing an adaptation. It's easier getting input from an author when there's no language barrier, too. |
Well sure as long as the author isn't like Alan Moore 
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Kadmos1
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:53 am
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| CastMember1991 wrote: | | Sorry Lionsgate, but Naruto hasn't been popular since 2011. Dragon Ball Z and One Piece have since stolen its thunder. I swear, there's nothing but desperation for a hit since The Hunger Games ended two years ago. |
I disagree. Despite the main manga and "Shippuden" subbed having ended, we still also have the dubbed "Shippuden" on Amazon Prime for people to enjoy. If the dub wasn't doing well, they would've stopped releasing the home video sets. Similarly, look how the "Dragonball" franchise has maintained a strong popularity over the years.
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