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Live Action Anime: Hard to Be Keen On
I admit it. When it comes to announcements of live action versions of our favorite anime and manga, I am not exactly jumping for joy at the 1)prospect.
American anime fans may now be becoming more 2)conscious of live action adaptations of manga and anime, but such movies and TV dramas are actually not a new trend. In fact, I don’t think the average number of live action anime made in Japan annually has been changing much over the past several years. Live action versions came to the screen as early as the 1960s. From then on, there have been a steady stream of live action anime produced in Japan for decades. Some, such as Tokyo Love Story and GTO, have become the most well-received works at the time. But it’s only this year that average American anime fans —— and basically fans around the world —— have begun to become highly aware of live action anime. One possible answer for so much recent attention could be the successful NANA movie —— although receiving negative 3)feedback from fans of the original manga —— attracted millions of audiences to the cinema.
Asian audiences are really familiar with the idea. Meteor Garden brought four young men to stardom. Rain turned out to be a 4)heartthrob after Full House. Not to mention what a hit Initial D has become. However, it seems that Japan has somehow decided to 5)enhance the effect now. During 2006, lots of hot and classic manga and anime got involved —— Prince of Tennis, Chibimaruko, Basilisk, Tetsujin 28, Honey and Clover, Saikano, Death Note, to name just a few —— all added up to quite a 6)compelling effect. With the news of a live action anime for Detective Conan, there are surely more to come.
On the other hand, a relatively large number of live action anime, including Astro Boy, Neon Genesis: Evangelion, Dragonball, and Kiki’s Delivery Service, have also been announced in America recently, because manga and anime have come to 7)mainstream awareness and 8)marketability in the U.S.A. these days.
But do we really want to see that?
I guess you could say it’s similar to the 9)influx of comic-based movies that have come out of Hollywood, but we all know that the live action versions haven’t really 10)done their comic 11)counterparts much justice. Spider Man and Batman are obviously the big winners, with X-Men 12)in the running. But don’t forget the fact that for every successful live action comic movie, there have been several “relative” failures. In the case of manga and anime, loyal fans could easily get annoyed by the “unfaithful” changes in live action versions. While some may be 13)thrilled by the possibility to see manga and anime to be “real,” others would rather see their favorite series 14)left alone.
我承认。每当听说我们喜欢的动漫作品要被拍成真人版本的时候，我对将要出现的作品并不觉得有多高兴。
美国的动漫粉丝可能到现在才逐渐意识到真人改编动漫的存在，但这样的（改编）电影和电视剧实际上并不是什么新鲜事物。事实上，我并不认为日本出的真人动漫在这几年间的平均品种数有多大变化。真人动漫早在20世纪60年代就出现在屏幕上。从那时起，日本在几十年里出品的真人动漫一直维持着稳定的数目。其中的一些，例如《东京爱情故事》和《麻辣教师》，甚至成了当时最受好评的作品。但直到今年，美国一般的动漫粉丝—其实，世界各地的漫迷也是如此—才明显注意到真人动漫。最近才引起这样的关注度，其中一个可能的原因要归结于《NANA—世界上的另一个我》电影版的成功。尽管这部电影在原著漫画的粉丝当中受到恶评，它还是把成千上万的观众吸引到电影院。
亚洲的观众对真人动漫这种事物早已习以为常。《流星花园》让四个年轻人走上了星途，Rain在参演了《浪漫满屋》之后成了万人迷，更不必说《头文字D》引起了怎样的轰动。然而不知怎的，日本现在似乎决定要将这种效应进一步扩大。在2006年，很多当红动漫或经典作品都被改编了—《网球王子》、《樱桃小丸子》、《甲贺忍法帖》、《铁人28号》、《蜂蜜与四叶草》、《最终兵器彼女》、《死亡笔记》，诸如此类—这些作品一起产生了非常引人注目的效果。随着关于《名侦探柯南》真人动漫的消息的传播，以后一定还有更多这样的作品。
另一方面，最近在美国也公布了一批数量比较庞大的真人动漫计划，其中包括《铁臂阿童木》（又名《原子小金刚》）、《新世纪福音战士》、《七龙珠》和《魔女宅急便》等，因为动漫在美国已经逐渐成为一种主流，有一定的市场潜力。
然而，我们真的想看这些改编作品吗？
我猜你会说这就和好莱坞大批涌现的漫画改编电影差不多，但我们都知道，那些真人版本并没有很好地还原漫画的精髓。《蜘蛛侠》和《蝙蝠侠》的票房确实挺好，《X战警》的表现也不错。但不要忘记一个事实，在每部成功的真人漫画改编电影的背后，通常要牺牲好几部“相对而言的”失败之作。而在（日本）动漫的问题上，忠实粉丝还可能轻易就会被真人版本中“不忠于原著”的改动激怒。虽然有些人也许会因为有机会看见“真的”动漫而兴奋不已，其他人却宁愿真人化的念头别动到他们喜欢的动漫头上。
Live Action Anime: Hard to Be Keen On
I admit it. When it comes to announcements of live action versions of our favorite anime and manga, I am not exactly jumping for joy at the 1)prospect.
American anime fans may now be becoming more 2)conscious of live action adaptations of manga and anime, but such movies and TV dramas are actually not a new trend. In fact, I don’t think the average number of live action anime made in Japan annually has been changing much over the past several years. Live action versions came to the screen as early as the 1960s. From then on, there have been a steady stream of live action anime produced in Japan for decades. Some, such as Tokyo Love Story and GTO, have become the most well-received works at the time. But it’s only this year that average American anime fans —— and basically fans around the world —— have begun to become highly aware of live action anime. One possible answer for so much recent attention could be the successful NANA movie —— although receiving negative 3)feedback from fans of the original manga —— attracted millions of audiences to the cinema.
Asian audiences are really familiar with the idea. Meteor Garden brought four young men to stardom. Rain turned out to be a 4)heartthrob after Full House. Not to mention what a hit Initial D has become. However, it seems that Japan has somehow decided to 5)enhance the effect now. During 2006, lots of hot and classic manga and anime got involved —— Prince of Tennis, Chibimaruko, Basilisk, Tetsujin 28, Honey and Clover, Saikano, Death Note, to name just a few —— all added up to quite a 6)compelling effect. With the news of a live action anime for Detective Conan, there are surely more to come.
On the other hand, a relatively large number of live action anime, including Astro Boy, Neon Genesis: Evangelion, Dragonball, and Kiki’s Delivery Service, have also been announced in America recently, because manga and anime have come to 7)mainstream awareness and 8)marketability in the U.S.A. these days.
But do we really want to see that?
I guess you could say it’s similar to the 9)influx of comic-based movies that have come out of Hollywood, but we all know that the live action versions haven’t really 10)done their comic 11)counterparts much justice. Spider Man and Batman are obviously the big winners, with X-Men 12)in the running. But don’t forget the fact that for every successful live action comic movie, there have been several “relative” failures. In the case of manga and anime, loyal fans could easily get annoyed by the “unfaithful” changes in live action versions. While some may be 13)thrilled by the possibility to see manga and anime to be “real,” others would rather see their favorite series 14)left alone.
我承认。每当听说我们喜欢的动漫作品要被拍成真人版本的时候，我对将要出现的作品并不觉得有多高兴。
美国的动漫粉丝可能到现在才逐渐意识到真人改编动漫的存在，但这样的（改编）电影和电视剧实际上并不是什么新鲜事物。事实上，我并不认为日本出的真人动漫在这几年间的平均品种数有多大变化。真人动漫早在20世纪60年代就出现在屏幕上。从那时起，日本在几十年里出品的真人动漫一直维持着稳定的数目。其中的一些，例如《东京爱情故事》和《麻辣教师》，甚至成了当时最受好评的作品。但直到今年，美国一般的动漫粉丝—其实，世界各地的漫迷也是如此—才明显注意到真人动漫。最近才引起这样的关注度，其中一个可能的原因要归结于《NANA—世界上的另一个我》电影版的成功。尽管这部电影在原著漫画的粉丝当中受到恶评，它还是把成千上万的观众吸引到电影院。
亚洲的观众对真人动漫这种事物早已习以为常。《流星花园》让四个年轻人走上了星途，Rain在参演了《浪漫满屋》之后成了万人迷，更不必说《头文字D》引起了怎样的轰动。然而不知怎的，日本现在似乎决定要将这种效应进一步扩大。在2006年，很多当红动漫或经典作品都被改编了—《网球王子》、《樱桃小丸子》、《甲贺忍法帖》、《铁人28号》、《蜂蜜与四叶草》、《最终兵器彼女》、《死亡笔记》，诸如此类—这些作品一起产生了非常引人注目的效果。随着关于《名侦探柯南》真人动漫的消息的传播，以后一定还有更多这样的作品。
另一方面，最近在美国也公布了一批数量比较庞大的真人动漫计划，其中包括《铁臂阿童木》（又名《原子小金刚》）、《新世纪福音战士》、《七龙珠》和《魔女宅急便》等，因为动漫在美国已经逐渐成为一种主流，有一定的市场潜力。
然而，我们真的想看这些改编作品吗？
我猜你会说这就和好莱坞大批涌现的漫画改编电影差不多，但我们都知道，那些真人版本并没有很好地还原漫画的精髓。《蜘蛛侠》和《蝙蝠侠》的票房确实挺好，《X战警》的表现也不错。但不要忘记一个事实，在每部成功的真人漫画改编电影的背后，通常要牺牲好几部“相对而言的”失败之作。而在（日本）动漫的问题上，忠实粉丝还可能轻易就会被真人版本中“不忠于原著”的改动激怒。虽然有些人也许会因为有机会看见“真的”动漫而兴奋不已，其他人却宁愿真人化的念头别动到他们喜欢的动漫头上。