Every couple of years, anime starts surging in mainstream overseas popularity and Hollywood producers start thinking that maybe the time is right to once again try their hand at a Western-made live-action adaptation of a Japanese animated series.
It’s not even close as one answer tops the survey by more than a seven-to-one margin with the number-two pick.
Asked why, the reasons generally boiled down to live-action not being able to convincingly and entertainingly do what anime does in terms of visuals, setting, and tone.
We seem to be headed into another round of the pattern in the near future, what with the live-action Gundam, One Piece, and Your Name on the way.