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    Marvel Anime TV Series Debuts At San Diego Comic-Con

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    Marvel has announced that they are partnering with renowned Japanese animation studio Madhouse (Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, Vampire Hunter D, Death Note, Trigun).  There will be four all new anime versions of classic Marvel Super Heroes.  On Friday, July 24, the Marvel Animation Panel will give an exclusive first look at the official teaser trailers (Iron Man and Wolverine).  What is interesting is the panel will be hosted by Warren Ellis.  The series is expected to begin appearing on the Animax channel in Japan in spring 2010. 

    What do you think?  Do you want to see anime versions of Marvel Super Heroes?  Having it done by an established Japanese studio adds to the credibility of the project.  It won't be a cheap watered down American attempt to capture the anime-feel.  What other characters would you like to see get the anime treatment?
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    #1  Edited By ARMIV

    This is going to be so-so awesome!

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    #2  Edited By FatCobra

    I don't want another fucking cartoon about Wolverine. Can't we get someone who isn't in every comic Marvel publishes. I think I'll pass.

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    #3  Edited By gmanfromheck

    I agree.  I know there's some people that don't like anime or simply other versions of what they like.  I see it as a re-interpretation.  Sort of like a good cover song.  It's always nice to see what someone else would do with something (as long as it doesn't suck).

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    #4  Edited By Psychotime

    Variety is good.

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    #5  Edited By gmanfromheck
    @Psychotime said:
    " Variety is good. "
    Yes it is.  That's why I don't mind seeing Bucky as Cap or Dick as Batman.  Something different that we know won't be around forever.  Not just the same old, same old.
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    #6  Edited By dondasch

    Variety being what it is, I like anime to stand alone and not be integrated with Marvel characters.  Already not a huge fan of manga Wolverine and the like.  Pass

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    #7  Edited By the Commissioner

    I think Wolverine would work very well in an anime...

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    #8  Edited By TheBug

    This could be really cool. Gotham Knights rocked,so we know that superhero anime is not impossible pull off

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    #9  Edited By xerox_kitty

    I absolutely LOVE the work that Madhouse has done!  They've produced some of my favourite shows!  They're good on adaptation (the Trigun manga wasn't even half-way completed when they made the series), and big on characterisation with tonnes of adventure.  This has me excited!!  No matter which Marvel characters they use, I'm sure this will be brilliant!

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    #10  Edited By WonderBoy1132

    ehh... i don't know about this.

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    #11  Edited By danhimself

    I saw the Wolverine Manga and as long as it's not an adaptation of that then I'll check it out

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    #12  Edited By goldenkey

    I think it could work well as they remeber that the American audiance isn't that into the weird Japanes shit the Japanese are into.  I like the idea of more adult themed stories, and hopefuly they'll do the stories based off the comics instead using Marvel characters and getting all freaky deaky.

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    #13  Edited By goldenkey
    @TheBug said:
    "This could be really cool. Gotham Knights rocked,so we know that superhero anime is not impossible pull off "

    Actually I thought Gotham Knights was a complete let down, and the reviews didn't really give them to many thumbs up
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    #14  Edited By sora_thekey

    Hey this might be good.. I mean think about this:




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    ......but animated!!!..... o_0
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    #15  Edited By xerox_kitty
    @goldenkey said:
    " I think it could work well as they remeber that the American audiance isn't that into the weird Japanes shit the Japanese are into. "
    You don't get much weirder than the Maxx ;)  

    I genuinely think this will work because Mad House have a good back catalogue.  The 'weirdest' thing I can think of theirs was probably one of the Urusei Yatsura movies, but that was from about 1984 and the manga was insane too.  Most Westerners will probably have seen their work with the Animatrix, or Final Fantasy VII: Last Order.  

    I just found out that they've also done 2 segments for Batman: Gotham Knight. There's a low quality trailer for it on YouTube with some of that animation (not all of it is MadHouse though).
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    #16  Edited By danhimself
    @xerox-kitty said:
    "@goldenkey said:
    " I think it could work well as they remeber that the American audiance isn't that into the weird Japanes shit the Japanese are into. "
    You don't get much weirder than the Maxx ;)  

    I genuinely think this will work because Mad House have a good back catalogue.  The 'weirdest' thing I can think of theirs was probably one of the Urusei Yatsura movies, but that was from about 1984 and the manga was insane too.  Most Westerners will probably have seen their work with the Animatrix, or Final Fantasy VII: Last Order.  

    I just found out that they've also done 2 segments for Batman: Gotham Knight. There's a low quality trailer for it on YouTube with some of that animation (not all of it is MadHouse though).
    "

    what is this Final Fantasy VII: Last Order? is it in english yet?
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    #17  Edited By skaterjoey
    i want them to make a deadpool and moonknight tv show
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    #18  Edited By KCsuperman09

    the Japanese got us in animation this will be awesome

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    #19  Edited By xerox_kitty
    @danhimself said:
    " what is this Final Fantasy VII: Last Order? is it in english yet? "
    It was originally part of the Advent Children limited edition that was released in Japan, but wasn't included in the DVD release in the West.  I'm not sure, but it might appear on the new Blu-Ray version with another new animated spin-off about
    Denzel.

    Anyway, Last Order is only half an hour long.  It's set at the time when Zack & Cloud are escaping from Shin-Ra mansion, but flashes back to when Sephiroth destroyed Cloud's home town of Nibelheim.  It helps if you remember all the plot from the game, and can be disorientating with the time-jumps.  But I think it is a good example of what MadHouse can do.

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    #20  Edited By Bruce Vain

    Iron Man would be great to see in Anime form.

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    #21  Edited By Suigetsu

    A deadpool anime would be really fun as I pointed out before.
    That would be asuperb show and the reception from japan would be really good aswell.  Beside's he will never be able to be adapted into a full show with the saturday morning style.

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    #22  Edited By MoonKnightFan123

    Moon Knight? Daredevil? Thunderbolts? Hawkeye? New Warriors?

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    #23  Edited By IGMAN

    i wouldnt mind seeing an updated hulk with big robots, monsters,tons of action, and betty big boobs..lol!! how about a better version of the avengers instead of the crappy version that was on fox... you know there going to throw in spidey(imagine anime versions of mj, gwen stacy, and black cat!!!!) i wouldnt mind seeing a anime version of marvel's civil war as a film. that would be sick...

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    #24  Edited By Aronmorales

    I would love a Captain America anime!
    please?

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    #25  Edited By Jedreubont

    I generally don't like anime, the look just doesn't suit me.

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    #26  Edited By TelekineticSun

    I would love to watch this, I've been hoping for something like this for a while. I hope it comes out on dvd or plays on america t.v. with english voice actors too.

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    This is something I've been waiting for, and I'm not even a big anime fan. I really dug the Animatrix and Gotham Night, among some other stuff that I've seen, and I think that there's so much more that Marvel and DC could do with animation, particularly anime. Frank Miller mentioned that he'd like to see Zack Snyder do DKR, but I don't think it would work as well in live action. But it would look really slick as an anime.

    This is what my picks would be:

    Daredevil (he's my favorite comic character of all time, so I guess this is a bit greedy. Have it based on the MK run, that would be awesome!)

    Luke Cage (not over exposed and really cool because he doesn't have a costume. Have it show a bit of his involvement with Alias and Jessica Jones, that kind of stuff.)

    Runaways (Brian K. Vaughan could take a crap in a garbage can, and I'd still buy it. I loved Runaways and Y: The Last Man, so seeing Runaways as a TV show would be amazing! Plus, his stuff is practically made ofr TV, so the transition wouldn't be that difficult.)

    Ghost Rider? (Just to satisfy the "weird Japanese shit the Japanese are into" as goldenkey put it. You have Johnny Blaze or Danny Ketch roaming around in the West righting wrongs and fighting demons. There could be some good looking monsters coming out of that, and it's kind of like the Incredible Hulk TV show.)
     

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    #28  Edited By Harlekin

    Runaways would like be the best choice ever, but anytime they do something like this I have to hold out for an adaption of Power Pack and Rocket Raccoon.

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    #29  Edited By joshmightbe
    @FatCobra:
    i agree wolverine is getting played out id honestly rather see them work on lesser known characters out there like moon knight could make a great movie for examplle
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    #30  Edited By DH69

    scarlet witch and avengers in anime form...YAY

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    #31  Edited By Nahero

    of course i love anime so why not

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    #32  Edited By Archetype

    This is great news.I think Marvel's stuff kind of lends it's self to an anime style at least more so than DC's catalog,although I did enjoy those scenes from The Dark Night.I don't know I guess anything can really be transformed into an anime somehow.Obviously time will tell if it is good or not but I am sure it will at least be a serviceble adaptation.While the Iron Man Armored Adventures still retained some Americanness(?) it seemed to be anime inspired, to me at least and I like it alot.

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    #33  Edited By Jamiracles

    Aww, no Spidey?

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    #34  Edited By xerox_kitty

    A lot of Marvel's artists do lend themselves towards anime styles, and I don't just mean the obvious choices like Humberto Ramos, Skottie Young & Chris Bachalo... although they are great and I would love to see their unique styles turned into an animated series :)

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    #35  Edited By Tae Kwon MOE

    I vote for anime THOR.

    I love that well finally get to see the marvel universe in more than just western comics.

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    #36  Edited By badog

    PSYLOCKEPSYLOCKEPSYLOCKE!!!

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    #37  Edited By miguelucho77

    like everyone else, i loved gotham knights and the animatrix.  i only wish to see MORBIUS animated in the same style of  Vampire Hunter D.   Rise of the midnight sons would be great or maybe some legion of monsters. Morbius needs better than the "plasma draining" hand things  treatment he got in the spidey animated series. real blood this time. 

    not a huge fan of, but a Silver Surfer done in anime would be amazing.

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    #39  Edited By Media_Master

    Sounds neat

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    #40  Edited By sora_thekey

    I just realized I'm not gona be able to see this... I'm not going Friday!!!!!! :(

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    #41  Edited By N15PCA

     She-Hulk, Rouge, Black Widow, Dark Phoenix, Black Queen, Black Cat and Spider Woman.

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    #42  Edited By SilverZeo

    If we learn anything from SatAM, crosses between America and Japan have been know to sell big.

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    #43  Edited By Fuzzy Dudette

    This could be awesome, I love Marvel and I love Anime. Hope it works.

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    #44  Edited By Pheeke

    No i think anime and manga should stick together, i'm not too into this, i dont think i'll watch it. I mean the stories and characters weren't made for anime, i think it'll look weird.

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