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If you could adapt your favourite book into an anime...

Postby bigsleepj » Fri Jun 11, 2004 7:10 am

:sweat: :lol: :grin:

...what book would you choose?

Oh, this is one of those "dream" posts where you can explain the "hows" and "whys" you think this would make a good anime.

I've read a book called "The High House" by a new author called James Stoddard. Since it would be too darn complicated to make this fantasy into a feature length book, it could be nothing else but an animated movie. It is certainly one of the most imaginative books I've read.
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Postby Fireproof » Fri Jun 11, 2004 7:32 am

bigsleepj wrote::sweat: :lol: :grin:

...what book would you choose?

Oh, this is one of those "dream" posts where you can explain the "hows" and "whys" you think this would make a good anime.

I've read a book called "The High House" by a new author called James Stoddard. Since it would be too darn complicated to make this fantasy into a feature length book, it could be nothing else but an animated movie. It is certainly one of the most imaginative books I've read.

Ohh! Yay! I would either turn Harry Potter (Not Sure Which Book) or the Young Jedi Knights series inot anime. Each one is very deep, and if turned into anime wouldn't be a simple little cartoon, made for teh kiddies, but would be full of quirks and characters rooted deep in the plot. Those would be the BEST! I feel like making a smiley line! JOIN ME!
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Postby Hitokiri » Fri Jun 11, 2004 8:12 am

Lord of the Rings defiently. Thiers always that one cartoon of LOTR which is fun to watch but not anime!

I am currently working and drafting up a manga version of LOTR (been so for like a year lol...very hard).

I'd like to see "This Present Darkness" and "Piercing the Darkness" turned into anime.

I'd also like to see the book "Mary Shelly's Frakenstein" turned anime. I was just thinking "To Kill a Mocking Bird" would be rather intresting as a anime.
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Postby thalia » Fri Jun 11, 2004 9:17 am

I think that Phillip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' triology, or Garth Nix's 'Abhorsen' series would be awesome as anime! They are both sci-fi/fantasy series, and just seem like they would convert to animation well. Also, any of Madeleine L'Engle's books would be great as anime, too, but that's just because they are too weird (SOME of them) to be real movies, but also because I love them all, especially 'The Young Unicorns' (which has nothing to do unicorns).
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Between the motion
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Between the emotion
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Between the potency
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Postby Yeito » Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:25 am

*Gasp* Thalia! I completely agree with you! Garth Nix's "Abhorsen" Trilogy would rock as an anime/manga! xD PM me sometime, and we could talk... o.o... but only if you want too... >>;;

I think that Tamora Pierce's Tortall series would be neat as anime/manga. That would be so... cool. :sweat:

Ohk! Francine River's "The Mark Of the Lion" trilogy! Definitley! xD Oh man.. that would be so awesome! :lol:

Uhm... ::thinking:: I can't think of any others at the moment. If I think of any more, I'll post it. ::nod:: Alrighty then! Bye bye!

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Postby Pent » Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:46 am

I would like to see Remnants by K.A. Applegate turned into an anime. I bet no ones heard much about this series, but I thought it was very good. And maybe Artemis Fowl, but thats allready going to be a live action movie so...I don't know. The series of unfortunate events is also going to have a live action movie to so same as Artemis Fowl I don't really know if it would be to cool. I think LOTR would be pretty cool to.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Fri Jun 11, 2004 12:41 pm

Is it allowed to be something I have written?

Never mind the previous question, I do not actually mean it. Foremost I would have to say an anime Lord of the Rings conversion could be extremely cool. I think that Lord of the Rings speaks for itself in relation to quality, and that an anime style would be an extremely interestin format.

Beyond that, another person has also suggested Frank Peretti's Darkness books. They'd be extremely fun to read, and would manage to be cool enough a non-Christian might even read them for other reasons.
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Postby Kireihana » Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:06 pm

I agree with what others have said; both Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings would make excellent anime. And considering there's such a huge fanbase in there in Japan anyway (HP and LotR are very popular in dojinshi) it may not be such a far-fetched idea.

As for K.A. Applegate, her Animorphs series may have been targeted for younger kids but they could still make an awesome, even spooky sci-fi anime. I've never read Remnants, though.
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Postby Blewin » Sat Jun 12, 2004 6:27 am

David Edding's books on Garion's journey. Medieval time, magic, war, you name it, but the characters are funny and memorable. I think the humour and some of the typical personalities would make it a good anime.
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Postby PotBelliedCow » Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:51 am

Fireproof wrote:Young Jedi Knights series


Yay! I'm not the only one who thought that.

Shakespeare would be pretty interesting, especially with the comedies. But then again, that's just me. I second Harry Potter and LOTR, and agree with the abundance of doujinshi, but most of what I've seen contains a lot of...um inappropriate sexual material, esp. with Harry Potter >_>
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Postby Saint » Sat Jun 12, 2004 8:35 am

I am with Blewin, i would like the epic series that could come from Eddings works.
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Postby Pent » Sat Jun 12, 2004 9:25 am

As for K.A. Applegate, her Animorphs series may have been targeted for younger kids


The Remnants series is targeted towards an older audience. It's not nearly as well known as Animorphs though. It would make a more mature anime.
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Postby Spencer » Sat Jun 12, 2004 11:03 am

I was thinking maybe The Giver by Lois Lowry might be an okay anime. I read that book like 20 times. It's really good.
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Postby Destroyer2000 » Sat Jun 12, 2004 5:49 pm

Even if they make Harry Potter anime, it wouldn't technically be "anime", but none of these would be, I guess...I wouldn't spend one 1/100000000000000000000 cent on Harry Potter anyway...unless it was to burn it. Sorry about that, but I don't like Potter at all. I'm one of the people that is against it. Anyway, the Dragonriders of Pern would make a good Anime..er...yeah, Anime.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Sat Jun 12, 2004 6:04 pm

On the subject, no one will begin to argue about Harry Potter or related materials.

I think an anime of The Giver would be interesting, though short lived. Ultimately, however, I think I prefer it in the format of the book. Some types of excellence don't translate well in certain mediums.
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Postby Heart of Sword » Sat Jun 12, 2004 6:10 pm

Yes, an Anime of The Giver would most certainly be interesting, but probably too long. And in the book, I liked how the author described things...
Heart of Sword's Rhapsody

Money, get away
Get a good job with good pay and you're okay
And all and all you're just another brick in the wall
Shoutin’ in the street gonna take on the world some day
But Bismallah will not let me go
Because I'll see you on the dark side of the moon

Tommy used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike
Bright eyes burning like fire
And exposing every weakness
However carefully hidden by the kids

Who will love a little Sparrow
Who's traveled far and cries for rest
Spare him his life from this monstrosity

I've seen a million faces and I've rocked them all
And if the band youre in starts playing different tunes
We will we will rock you
We will we will rock you!

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Postby Destroyer2000 » Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:35 pm

No one said we were going to. I simply stated that I didn't like it. That is allowable, is it not?
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Postby Fireproof » Sun Jun 13, 2004 8:27 am

I take back what I said earlier. The Giver and Gathering Blue would be even better!Kira and Jonas are your average, top-class bishoujo and bishounen. Respectively, of course.
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Postby CobaltAngel » Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:18 am

Romeo and Juliet. :grin: Kidding. Anyhow, yes, I think Harry Potter would my a good anime. ^_^ Or the Wally McDoogle books, rotfl. XD
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Postby battletech » Sun Jun 13, 2004 11:42 am

The Narnia Chronicles by C.S. Lewis would make the best anime ever.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Sun Jun 13, 2004 11:54 am

That would be interesting, at least quite unique.

Destroyer2000 wrote:No one said we were going to. I simply stated that I didn't like it. That is allowable, is it not?


You misunderstand, and speak out of place. However allowed it is to state that you do not like a specific topic (which is perfectly acceptable), there are certain individuals who never the less feel the need to argue with anyone making a statement that contradicts a belief of their own. My comment was merely intended to stop any further discussion of the topic as an argument.
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Postby chibi_chan » Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:32 pm

Ella Enchanted it's a really good book and one of my favorites or Harry Potter.
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Postby Lynx » Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:38 pm

Garth Nix's books would make an awesome anime, i'd like to see terry goodkind's stuff into either a movie or an anime:)
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Postby Kireihana » Tue Jun 15, 2004 7:17 pm

PotBelliedCow wrote:I second Harry Potter and LOTR, and agree with the abundance of doujinshi, but most of what I've seen contains a lot of...um inappropriate sexual material, esp. with Harry Potter >_>


Unfortunately yes, but I doubt whoever holds the rights to LotR and Harry Potter would let any official anime be made that strays too far from the story, or goes along those lines...
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