Summary: Anime movies are trendy nowadays, and a lot of series are being adapted this way. When a movie retells the same story, it gives an illusion of fresh content. Some anime movies
Summary:
Anime movies are trendy nowadays, and a lot of series are being adapted this way.
When a movie retells the same story, it gives an illusion of fresh content.
Some anime movies are considered cash grabs by fans.
Feels like nowadays there’s a strange trend of making anime movies instead of series or adding movie adaptations to the existing series. With the latest news of Chainsaw Man the Movie: Reze Arc (Chainsaw Man Movie: Reze-hen) being in the works, fans can’t stay silent anymore.
What’s wrong with movies, though?
There are a couple of issues with theatrical releases. Let’s take Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train, for example. It was released in 2020 and followed the events of the first season of the anime. While there’s no doubt that the movie is incredibly beautiful and astonishing, it made watching the second season of Demon Slayer pointless. The Mugen Train Arc was just the movie all over again, so there was just an illusion of getting more content.
Although we don’t know if the Chainsaw Man movie is going to follow in Demon Slayer’s steps, there are always worries that it might. And that after the movie is out, there will be an anime season covering the same events.
The recently announcedCode Geass: Roze of the Recapture (Code Geass: Dakkan no Rozé) has also received its share of criticism already, even though it’s only been five minutes since the announcement. Its issue is not in the retelling of the story, but in trying to expand the universe to play with the feeling of nostalgia the audience has. Fans are just worried that it’s going to become a simple cash grab with no actual meaning behind it.
Speaking of cash grabs, this is exactly another issue with anime movies. A number of fans see them like this entirely: just a way to get more money. And while this intention is fairly understandable in the modern world where money means a lot, it's still upsetting.
There are also positive things
However, not everything is that upsetting. For example, the Jujutsu Kaisen movie is a great example of how it should be done, fans admit. It has its own story, that’s not repeated in the main seasons, and it stays true to the manga. It doesn’t feel like a simple cash grab, it’s a faithful adaptation. And there’s hope that the Chainsaw Man movie will be just like that and the second season of the series will adapt another arc and won’t repeat the movie.
Summary: Anime movies are trendy nowadays, and a lot of series are being adapted this way. When a movie retells the same story, it gives an illusion of fresh content. Some anime movies
Summary:
Anime movies are trendy nowadays, and a lot of series are being adapted this way.
When a movie retells the same story, it gives an illusion of fresh content.
Some anime movies are considered cash grabs by fans.
Feels like nowadays there’s a strange trend of making anime movies instead of series or adding movie adaptations to the existing series. With the latest news of Chainsaw Man the Movie: Reze Arc (Chainsaw Man Movie: Reze-hen) being in the works, fans can’t stay silent anymore.
What’s wrong with movies, though?
There are a couple of issues with theatrical releases. Let’s take Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train, for example. It was released in 2020 and followed the events of the first season of the anime. While there’s no doubt that the movie is incredibly beautiful and astonishing, it made watching the second season of Demon Slayer pointless. The Mugen Train Arc was just the movie all over again, so there was just an illusion of getting more content.
Although we don’t know if the Chainsaw Man movie is going to follow in Demon Slayer’s steps, there are always worries that it might. And that after the movie is out, there will be an anime season covering the same events.
The recently announcedCode Geass: Roze of the Recapture (Code Geass: Dakkan no Rozé) has also received its share of criticism already, even though it’s only been five minutes since the announcement. Its issue is not in the retelling of the story, but in trying to expand the universe to play with the feeling of nostalgia the audience has. Fans are just worried that it’s going to become a simple cash grab with no actual meaning behind it.
Speaking of cash grabs, this is exactly another issue with anime movies. A number of fans see them like this entirely: just a way to get more money. And while this intention is fairly understandable in the modern world where money means a lot, it's still upsetting.
There are also positive things
However, not everything is that upsetting. For example, the Jujutsu Kaisen movie is a great example of how it should be done, fans admit. It has its own story, that’s not repeated in the main seasons, and it stays true to the manga. It doesn’t feel like a simple cash grab, it’s a faithful adaptation. And there’s hope that the Chainsaw Man movie will be just like that and the second season of the series will adapt another arc and won’t repeat the movie.
