Live-action remakes of anime can be…let’s be generous and say hit and miss. Adapting such a fluid form of storytelling for the real world hasn’t always clicked, ...

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How to Train Your Dragon raised remake standards so high that Naruto and One Piece must now compete at a whole new level.

Popular Shojo Anime Scores a Near-Perfect Live Action Movie My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 has earned itself an adorable live-action feature length film following the anime’s success.

Gamon Sakurai's popular manga was adapted into a two-season series (not to mention a live-action film, but I digress) that's heavy on the supernatural, as many anime series are.

The best example of a successful anime live-action is Rurouni Kenshin. The film series, with Takeru Satoh as the hero, is a dazzling embodiment of the anime and manga's spirit.

2. Akira (1988) Toho 1988’s Akira is a pivotal cyberpunk movie that would influence and shape future entries both in anime and live action.