bringing darkness and chaos to our once
bringing darkness and chaos to our once

peaceful world
peaceful world

aided by his disciple ozaro the evil
aided by his disciple ozaro the evil

pair brought the human race to the brink
pair brought the human race to the brink

of annihilation hey guys it's ash here
of annihilation hey guys it's ash here

with watch mojo and these are the top 10
with watch mojo and these are the top 10

worst changes in live action anime
worst changes in live action anime

so really
so really

i don't think we need you at all for
i don't think we need you at all for

this list we're going to be looking at
this list we're going to be looking at

the most unnecessary ill-advised or
the most unnecessary ill-advised or

mind-boggling deviations from the source
mind-boggling deviations from the source

material in these iconic series leap out
material in these iconic series leap out

of animation what i want you to do is go
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to those comments and tell me if there's
to those comments and tell me if there's

any chance whatsoever that the one piece
any chance whatsoever that the one piece

live action will be any good go on sound
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number 10 julia's vicious change of
number 10 julia's vicious change of

hearts cowboy bebop
hearts cowboy bebop

you made me
you made me

i loved you by the time the credits
i loved you by the time the credits

rolled on this misguided netflix series
rolled on this misguided netflix series

there's a resounding feeling of betrayal
there's a resounding feeling of betrayal

and not just from spike the bebop's trek
and not just from spike the bebop's trek

into live action was a bumpy ride and it
into live action was a bumpy ride and it

all but crash landed in the final
all but crash landed in the final

moments with a random twist that made no
moments with a random twist that made no

sense in either version of the story
sense in either version of the story

after spending the entire season under
after spending the entire season under

vicious thumb julia betrays spike and
vicious thumb julia betrays spike and

takes over the syndicates that it just
takes over the syndicates that it just

held her captive yeah we didn't get it
held her captive yeah we didn't get it

either
either

in its defense who needs foreshadowing
in its defense who needs foreshadowing

respect for the source material or
respect for the source material or

consistent characterization when you
consistent characterization when you

have a senseless cliffhanger really it
have a senseless cliffhanger really it

only proved this was julia in name only
only proved this was julia in name only

julia
julia

number nine not so great ape dragon ball
number nine not so great ape dragon ball

evolution this is where you landed and
evolution this is where you landed and

where you will be reborn
where you will be reborn

it may use the japanese uzaru name but
it may use the japanese uzaru name but

this is a far raw from the original with
this is a far raw from the original with

menace power and size to spare goku's
menace power and size to spare goku's

iconic fierce transformation into a
iconic fierce transformation into a

great ape told audiences the chipper kid
great ape told audiences the chipper kid

was capable of a lot more than even he
was capable of a lot more than even he

knew but it's hard to do anything but
knew but it's hard to do anything but

laugh when this sorry excuse for an
laugh when this sorry excuse for an

uzaru appears without any scale
uzaru appears without any scale

intimidation or character work to back
intimidation or character work to back

it up
it up

it would appear his small stature was
it would appear his small stature was

also indicative of how much they cared
also indicative of how much they cared

about the visual effects since calling
about the visual effects since calling

this ugly werewolf an a-patool is a
this ugly werewolf an a-patool is a

serious stretch at least the name change
serious stretch at least the name change

makes sense now there's definitely
makes sense now there's definitely

nothing great about this
nothing great about this

it may share a name with a beloved anime
it may share a name with a beloved anime

but this is not the faithful retelling
but this is not the faithful retelling

most fans expected after all it's hard
most fans expected after all it's hard

to tell a similar story when the movie
to tell a similar story when the movie

completely replaces one of its two main
completely replaces one of its two main

characters of the original series
characters of the original series

instead it follows ciel's ancestor
instead it follows ciel's ancestor

kiyoharu what's different about her you
kiyoharu what's different about her you

ask absolutely nothing
ask absolutely nothing

outside of the obvious fact she's a girl
outside of the obvious fact she's a girl

kyoharu adds nothing that ciel couldn't
kyoharu adds nothing that ciel couldn't

have done better next time they want to
have done better next time they want to

make a romance film they should try
make a romance film they should try

choosing a story that actually has love
choosing a story that actually has love

in it or really just anything besides
in it or really just anything besides

black butler
black butler

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number seven eyes open elita battle
number seven eyes open elita battle

angel
angel

this could be who i am you've been given
this could be who i am you've been given

a chance to start over with a clean
a chance to start over with a clean

slate for maybe the first time ever the
slate for maybe the first time ever the

glaring issue with this live-action
glaring issue with this live-action

adaptation is that it was too faithful
adaptation is that it was too faithful

admittedly anime is a tough medium to
admittedly anime is a tough medium to

adapt but choosing to translate the
adapt but choosing to translate the

original works stylized expressions with
original works stylized expressions with

a full cg face made us wish they hadn't
a full cg face made us wish they hadn't

even tried it seems alita's biggest
even tried it seems alita's biggest

hurdle isn't recovering her past or
hurdle isn't recovering her past or

fending off bounty hunters but the
fending off bounty hunters but the

uncanny valley
uncanny valley

whiz when framed by heavy green screen
whiz when framed by heavy green screen

and special effects she practically
and special effects she practically

blends into the background somehow this
blends into the background somehow this

live action feature managed to make its
live action feature managed to make its

title character look flatter than she
title character look flatter than she

did in animation which is a real shame
did in animation which is a real shame

since the film isn't half bad as long as
since the film isn't half bad as long as

you don't stare at a liter for too long
you don't stare at a liter for too long

number six a meat cringe kaguyasama love
number six a meat cringe kaguyasama love

is war and kaguya's summer final love is
is war and kaguya's summer final love is

war
war

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the only thing more difficult than
the only thing more difficult than

getting kaguya and miyuki to confess
getting kaguya and miyuki to confess

their feelings is finding a good
their feelings is finding a good

adaptation of their anime lacking any of
adaptation of their anime lacking any of

the originals wit or charm this soulless
the originals wit or charm this soulless

big screen version is more likely to
big screen version is more likely to

make you cringe than swoon
make you cringe than swoon

despite portraying one of anime's most
despite portraying one of anime's most

passionate will they want these the two
passionate will they want these the two

leads here have utterly zero romantic
leads here have utterly zero romantic

chemistry it's impossible to buy into
chemistry it's impossible to buy into

this already awkward relationship when
this already awkward relationship when

it doesn't even seem like the performers
it doesn't even seem like the performers

do even when they're kissing when
do even when they're kissing when

animated characters feel more believable
animated characters feel more believable

than real life actors you know you've
than real life actors you know you've

done something horribly wrong further
done something horribly wrong further

let down by an uninspired script and
let down by an uninspired script and

this movie becomes what the original
this movie becomes what the original

series initially made fun of
series initially made fun of

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number five
number five

attack on titan part 1 and 2.
attack on titan part 1 and 2.

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if you can't fit several of your series
if you can't fit several of your series

most popular characters into a two-part
most popular characters into a two-part

feature that's a good sign you probably
feature that's a good sign you probably

shouldn't have adapted it at all anyone
shouldn't have adapted it at all anyone

who saw this movie hoping to see their
who saw this movie hoping to see their

favorites like rhino zeke erwin or levi
favorites like rhino zeke erwin or levi

will be sorely disappointed to learn
will be sorely disappointed to learn

that they've all been replaced by the
that they've all been replaced by the

composite character shikishima
composite character shikishima

as you'd expect he's an absolute mess of
as you'd expect he's an absolute mess of

underwritten motivations and random plot
underwritten motivations and random plot

points his excessive screen time poses
points his excessive screen time poses

the question why even bother making an
the question why even bother making an

attack on titan movie without levi to
attack on titan movie without levi to

begin with they leave a titan-sized hole
begin with they leave a titan-sized hole

in the cast and no original character
in the cast and no original character

least of all shikishima is able to fill
least of all shikishima is able to fill

it
it

number four lost identity in translation
number four lost identity in translation

ghost in the shell
ghost in the shell

what's offensive pointless and scarlet
what's offensive pointless and scarlet

all over this misguided interpretation
all over this misguided interpretation

of an iconic anime character that's what
of an iconic anime character that's what

long before it hit theaters this live
long before it hit theaters this live

action movie drew justified ire for
action movie drew justified ire for

casting scarlett johansson as the lead
casting scarlett johansson as the lead

not only did it diminish the impact of
not only did it diminish the impact of

an iconic asian character headlining an
an iconic asian character headlining an

american blockbuster but there was no
american blockbuster but there was no

in-universe reasoning for it either
in-universe reasoning for it either

since major is a robot constructed by
since major is a robot constructed by

scientists in japan
scientists in japan

got him huh
got him huh

even worse a third act twist reveals
even worse a third act twist reveals

that she was originally a japanese girl
that she was originally a japanese girl

before being remodeled into of course a
before being remodeled into of course a

white woman instead of justifying the
white woman instead of justifying the

controversial casting the gross and
controversial casting the gross and

offensive implications of this change
offensive implications of this change

did the exact opposite
did the exact opposite

number three new gren in town cowboy
number three new gren in town cowboy

bebop is this an open bar by chance
bebop is this an open bar by chance

you're a fun one weren't you it's easy
you're a fun one weren't you it's easy

to miss that gren's even in the
to miss that gren's even in the

live-action series since they're
live-action series since they're

completely unrecognizable and we don't
completely unrecognizable and we don't

mean visually there's someone who was
mean visually there's someone who was

biologically experimented on against
biologically experimented on against

their will turning gren into the show's
their will turning gren into the show's

only openly non-binary character is
only openly non-binary character is

questionable at best of course it's hard
questionable at best of course it's hard

to tell for sure when this series
to tell for sure when this series

refuses to acknowledge the character's
refuses to acknowledge the character's

vast lore from the anime that
vast lore from the anime that

near-offensive reimagining of their
near-offensive reimagining of their

backstories never elaborated on and
backstories never elaborated on and

instead grant's poignant original role
instead grant's poignant original role

is abandoned so they can make quips at
is abandoned so they can make quips at

anna's side always the tease gran
anna's side always the tease gran

and the music has only just begun shall
and the music has only just begun shall

we imbibe
we imbibe

if the creators weren't going to do
if the creators weren't going to do

gren's outstanding story justice they
gren's outstanding story justice they

shouldn't have even bothered introducing
shouldn't have even bothered introducing

them at all and then she would smile
them at all and then she would smile

oh what a smile
oh what a smile

so sad
so sad

so
so

beautiful
beautiful

number two a dimming light death note
number two a dimming light death note

arguably even more so than even the
arguably even more so than even the

titular notes one of the most important
titular notes one of the most important

elements of this legendary property is
elements of this legendary property is

its protagonist light yagami is
its protagonist light yagami is

charismatic brilliant and terrifying in
charismatic brilliant and terrifying in

his ideological crusade for absolute
his ideological crusade for absolute

justice but light turner as he's called
justice but light turner as he's called

in the netflix version is practically
in the netflix version is practically

the inverse
the inverse

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he's easily manipulated more pitiful
he's easily manipulated more pitiful

than intimidating than likes any of the
than intimidating than likes any of the

moral intrigue that made his animated
moral intrigue that made his animated

counterparts compelling worse the movie
counterparts compelling worse the movie

gives him a shoehorned tragic backstory
gives him a shoehorned tragic backstory

to justify his actions which completely
to justify his actions which completely

misses the points that light isn't
misses the points that light isn't

supposed to be redeemable though that
supposed to be redeemable though that

kind of comprehension would have
kind of comprehension would have

required an actual understanding of the
required an actual understanding of the

character which the creators clearly
character which the creators clearly

didn't have
didn't have

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number one goku enrolls in infamy dragon
number one goku enrolls in infamy dragon

ball evolution
ball evolution

oh um
oh um

well my grandfather would say beware the
well my grandfather would say beware the

nimiks
nimiks

that makes whoever thought of
that makes whoever thought of

reimagining one of anime's most iconic
reimagining one of anime's most iconic

heroes as a high schooler deserves a
heroes as a high schooler deserves a

kamehameha to the face instead of
kamehameha to the face instead of

earnestly training facing down
earnestly training facing down

unbeatable foes or stuffing his face
unbeatable foes or stuffing his face

full of food this version of goku is a
full of food this version of goku is a

simple nerd who wants the girl it
simple nerd who wants the girl it

abandons nearly everything integral to
abandons nearly everything integral to

the character and turns him into a
the character and turns him into a

generic teen comedy protagonist and not
generic teen comedy protagonist and not

even a good one
even a good one

doing good
doing good

it's genuinely embarrassing that a
it's genuinely embarrassing that a

hollywood flake was made with such a
hollywood flake was made with such a

fundamental misunderstanding of its
fundamental misunderstanding of its

source material really the most
source material really the most

impressive thing we can say about this
impressive thing we can say about this

interpretation of goku is that even
interpretation of goku is that even

compared to the rest of the film it
compared to the rest of the film it

somehow stands out as the most
somehow stands out as the most

disappointing aspect
disappointing aspect

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