They aren’t always pointless and can be better than the original adaptations.
If they aren’t good, people will just ignore them.
Many fans have been complaining about the anime industry’s desire to remake everything. That stands especially true for classic series that older fans have fond memories of: in their mind, these don’t need any remakes.
Sure, some of these remakes completely miss the point and the spirit of the original. Some, however, are actually better than the originals. Even if they aren’t necessarily good or bad, the trend of remaking anime isn’t actually that bad, and here’s why.
Remakes are occasionally required
On paper, remakes sound like a pointless idea. After all, anime is timeless, and something being old doesn’t mean it is automatically bad. However, newer fans can be reluctant to watch old anime — especially because they can often be unavailable online legally (in Japan as well). Even if they are, many are more comfortable with the new art style.
Furthermore, some series need remakes to be continued properly. An example of that is Spice and Wolf (Ookami to Koushinryou). The old anime was already excellent, and the art holds up even now: however, it skipped an arc early in the series, which made it impossible for the series to receive any further seasons. As such, to animate more content, a full reboot was needed.
They can be better than
Some remakes are actually considered better than the original anime by the majority of fans. A popular example of that (although arguably from quite a while ago) is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, properly adapting the manga — the 2003 anime was great, but its anime-original ending was somewhat controversial.
From recent years, Fruits Basket is a good example — it arguably revived the shoujo romance genre in anime.
There are also series that need remakes — and aren’t getting them. Tokyo Ghoulhas been rumored to receive a remake recently, and fans would be happy to receive one. First adaptations are not always that great. Other fans have been asking for anime like Soul Eater to be remade, following manga closer than the original adaptation.
If they’re disappointing, they will be ignored
Even if a remake isn’t necessarily better than the original (like the 2022 adaptation of Urusei Yatsura) or straight up disappointing (the new Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan anime), it can still get more people into the original series.
As such, it’s pointless to complain about them: if they are not good, they simply won’t be remembered in a few years.
Do you think remakes of classic anime are bad?
They aren’t always worse than the original anime.
Summary:
Fans often complain about pointless remakes.
They aren’t always pointless and can be better than the original adaptations.
If they aren’t good, people will just ignore them.
Many fans have been complaining about the anime industry’s desire to remake everything. That stands especially true for classic series that older fans have fond memories of: in their mind, these don’t need any remakes.
Sure, some of these remakes completely miss the point and the spirit of the original. Some, however, are actually better than the originals. Even if they aren’t necessarily good or bad, the trend of remaking anime isn’t actually that bad, and here’s why.
Remakes are occasionally required
On paper, remakes sound like a pointless idea. After all, anime is timeless, and something being old doesn’t mean it is automatically bad. However, newer fans can be reluctant to watch old anime — especially because they can often be unavailable online legally (in Japan as well). Even if they are, many are more comfortable with the new art style.
Furthermore, some series need remakes to be continued properly. An example of that is Spice and Wolf (Ookami to Koushinryou). The old anime was already excellent, and the art holds up even now: however, it skipped an arc early in the series, which made it impossible for the series to receive any further seasons. As such, to animate more content, a full reboot was needed.
They can be better than
Some remakes are actually considered better than the original anime by the majority of fans. A popular example of that (although arguably from quite a while ago) is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, properly adapting the manga — the 2003 anime was great, but its anime-original ending was somewhat controversial.
From recent years, Fruits Basket is a good example — it arguably revived the shoujo romance genre in anime.
There are also series that need remakes — and aren’t getting them. Tokyo Ghoulhas been rumored to receive a remake recently, and fans would be happy to receive one. First adaptations are not always that great. Other fans have been asking for anime like Soul Eater to be remade, following manga closer than the original adaptation.
If they’re disappointing, they will be ignored
Even if a remake isn’t necessarily better than the original (like the 2022 adaptation of Urusei Yatsura) or straight up disappointing (the new Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan anime), it can still get more people into the original series.
As such, it’s pointless to complain about them: if they are not good, they simply won’t be remembered in a few years.
