Seiri-chan is making the leap from manga protagonist to the movie screen, and in a live-action adaptation.
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”If they wanted a Japanese live-action version, they would just do it themselves.”
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Legendary Entertainment is ready to roll the dice on adapting the biggest anime mecha series of all time for the overseas live-action movie market.
How does one turn a nearly 70-episode anime into a movie? The answer is you can’t. No one can.
The trailer finally gives us a glimpse of the supporting cast as well as that famous nurse’s office kiss scene.
Actor joins cast of in-production film from Legendary Entertainment based on already-forgotten footnote to smash-hit Pokémon franchise.
It’s story may be one of redemption, but the film adaptations of the hit anime/manga aren’t being cut any slack.
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