Inspired by the annual “Manga We Want To See Animated” ranking in Japan, a Twitter user conducted a similar poll to find the most desired manga adaptations among Western audiences.
The poll, conducted over a two-week period in February, invited fans to cast their votes for manga series yet to receive an animated adaptation.
Notably, titles already slated for anime production or those with existing adaptations were excluded from consideration.
Here are top 25 manga western fans are most eager to see animated:
25. Kaoru Hana Wa Rin To Saku by Saka Mikami 24. Gokurakugai by Yuto Sano 23. I Am A Hero by Kengo Hanazawa 22. Chi No Wadachi by Shuzo Oshimi 21. Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint by Sing Shong, Umi, and Sleepy-C 20. Ruri Dragon by Masaoki Shindo 19. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes by Hideyuki Furuhashi 18. I Sold My Life For Ten Thousand Yen Per Year by Shoichi Taguchi 17. Jagaaan by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Kensuke Nishida...
The poll, conducted over a two-week period in February, invited fans to cast their votes for manga series yet to receive an animated adaptation.
Notably, titles already slated for anime production or those with existing adaptations were excluded from consideration.
Here are top 25 manga western fans are most eager to see animated:
25. Kaoru Hana Wa Rin To Saku by Saka Mikami 24. Gokurakugai by Yuto Sano 23. I Am A Hero by Kengo Hanazawa 22. Chi No Wadachi by Shuzo Oshimi 21. Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint by Sing Shong, Umi, and Sleepy-C 20. Ruri Dragon by Masaoki Shindo 19. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes by Hideyuki Furuhashi 18. I Sold My Life For Ten Thousand Yen Per Year by Shoichi Taguchi 17. Jagaaan by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Kensuke Nishida...
- 5/6/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
Some quick news for all of your modern-day shinobi: The latest issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced today that Under Ninja , a seinen manga by Kengo Hanazawa, will be adapted into a live-action film, with a special illustration by Hanazawa released alongside the announcement. Additional details, such as the release date and the cast and staff, will be revealed at a later date. Under Ninja live-action film announcement visual Related: Under Ninja TV Anime Unveils Creditless Opening The original Under Ninja manga is serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine since 2018 , and 12 collected volumes are published in Japan to date. An English language version is also available from Denpa books. A TV anime adaptation aired from October to December 2023, and streamed on Crunchyroll, who the story of Under Ninja: Within the shadows of Japan, a covert battle wages on. Around 200,000 ninjas still exist carrying out deadly missions as a secret organization,...
- 3/31/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
If Takashi Miike has emerged as the “master” of anime/manga adaptations, Shinsuke Sato follows closely behind, having directed films like “Gantz“, “Death Note: Light Up the New World“, “Bleach“, “Inuyashiki” and “Kingdom”, during the latest years. One of his lesser known, but definitely among his best efforts is “I Am a Hero” a production that combines anime aesthetics with zombies and much social commentary.
The story is based on the homonymous manga series by Kengo Hanazawa, and revolves around Hideo, an assistant manga artist, whose life is largely disappointing, particularly since his job takes up too much of his time, leaving him unable to tend to his girlfriend or even make his own manga. However, just when his frustration is about to go over the top, a virus hits the country that turns everyone infected into homicidal beasts, including his boss and his girlfriend. Eventually, he...
The story is based on the homonymous manga series by Kengo Hanazawa, and revolves around Hideo, an assistant manga artist, whose life is largely disappointing, particularly since his job takes up too much of his time, leaving him unable to tend to his girlfriend or even make his own manga. However, just when his frustration is about to go over the top, a virus hits the country that turns everyone infected into homicidal beasts, including his boss and his girlfriend. Eventually, he...
- 5/27/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Reviewed by Depressed Satan,
MoreHorror.com
One day, after returning from work late in the evening, Hideo (Yo Oizumi) witnesses a traffic accident in which a car is crashed, killing the victim instantly. However, despite severe injuries including a broken neck, the victim's body stands up and walks away. Hideo questions whether this is another one of his hallucinations, but strange events begin happening around him.
From a long time now we've had English zombies and Chinese zombies, then last year we got our first Korean zombie movie Train to Busan and now we welcome the first appearance of Japanese zombies in I Am A Hero.
The zombie apocalypse genre is excessively tried and tired. How Japan, having some of the most crowded cities in the world, hasn't gotten into the act is another mystery. Shinsuke Sato, adapting Kengo Hanazawa's massively popular manga of the same name.
Hideo Suzuki...
MoreHorror.com
One day, after returning from work late in the evening, Hideo (Yo Oizumi) witnesses a traffic accident in which a car is crashed, killing the victim instantly. However, despite severe injuries including a broken neck, the victim's body stands up and walks away. Hideo questions whether this is another one of his hallucinations, but strange events begin happening around him.
From a long time now we've had English zombies and Chinese zombies, then last year we got our first Korean zombie movie Train to Busan and now we welcome the first appearance of Japanese zombies in I Am A Hero.
The zombie apocalypse genre is excessively tried and tired. How Japan, having some of the most crowded cities in the world, hasn't gotten into the act is another mystery. Shinsuke Sato, adapting Kengo Hanazawa's massively popular manga of the same name.
Hideo Suzuki...
- 4/20/2017
- by admin
- MoreHorror
The Executioner Majini and his ax from Resident Evil 5 are coming for you. This 24″ x 25″ statue from Hollywood Collectibles Group (Hcg) is hand painted and made from poly-stone and mixed media and will ship later this year. Also: details on Kengo Hanazawa’s I Am a Hero Omnibus Vol. 1 and Plants Vs. Zombies #10.
Resident Evil Statue: From Hollywood Collectibles Group: “The next statue in our Officially Licensed 1:4 Scale Resident Evil collection, Executioner Majini is a huge 24″ tall, and 25” long with his massive blood-stained ax!
Based on the iconic video games, this magnificent and highly detailed statue captures the Executioner in a classic pose, charging towards his next victim!
This stunning piece of art is the ultimate representation of this iconic Resident Evil creature – a must have for anyone’s Resident Evil collection!
An Hcg Exclusive version of Executioner Majini is also available, it comes complete with an 18″ x 12″ high-quality...
Resident Evil Statue: From Hollywood Collectibles Group: “The next statue in our Officially Licensed 1:4 Scale Resident Evil collection, Executioner Majini is a huge 24″ tall, and 25” long with his massive blood-stained ax!
Based on the iconic video games, this magnificent and highly detailed statue captures the Executioner in a classic pose, charging towards his next victim!
This stunning piece of art is the ultimate representation of this iconic Resident Evil creature – a must have for anyone’s Resident Evil collection!
An Hcg Exclusive version of Executioner Majini is also available, it comes complete with an 18″ x 12″ high-quality...
- 4/14/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
I Am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa has been a huge hit and was even named as the best zombie manga series of all time by Anime News Network. So the fact that it’s being given the live-action treatment comes… Continue Reading →
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- 12/14/2015
- by David Gelmini
- DreadCentral.com
Sato Shinsuke's adaptation of popular Japanese manga I Am A Hero had an early bow at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival, where it took home some major awards, and with the Japanese theatrical release coming soon the first theatrical trailer has freshly arrived online. Here's how the festival described it:Hideo is a cartoonist with a miserable life. One day, his girlfriend kicks him out of the house and, a few hours later, pounces on him, transformed into an aggressive zombie. It will be the first sign that the world around him is going to pieces. Sitges presents the premiere of the eagerly-awaited adaptation of Kengo Hanazawa's manga, giving the original, atrocious undead in the drawings volume and (twisted) movement.Sato has long been one of Japan's...
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- 12/14/2015
- Screen Anarchy
The lasagna eating feline's Halloween special turns 30 this year and Fright Rags is ready to celebrate! Also: a Q&A with Jared Cohn from Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness, Horror Decor's Pumpkin scented candle and release details for I am a Hero.
Garfield's Halloween Adventure Shirts: Time flies when you are stuffing your face with Italian cuisines, and it has been 30 years (already) since Garfield's Halloween Adventure aired on CBS on October 30th, 1985.
Fright Rags is celebrating this occasion with three T-Shirts and one Baseball tee that showcase Garfield and Odie's personalities.
The shirts in this collection will be available to pre-order on Wednesday, September 23rd at 10:00 Am Est. These shirts are limited and may sell out during the pre-order period. Shipping begins in mid-October.
To learn more, visit the Fright Rags online store.
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Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness: "Jared Cohn stars in Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness...
Garfield's Halloween Adventure Shirts: Time flies when you are stuffing your face with Italian cuisines, and it has been 30 years (already) since Garfield's Halloween Adventure aired on CBS on October 30th, 1985.
Fright Rags is celebrating this occasion with three T-Shirts and one Baseball tee that showcase Garfield and Odie's personalities.
The shirts in this collection will be available to pre-order on Wednesday, September 23rd at 10:00 Am Est. These shirts are limited and may sell out during the pre-order period. Shipping begins in mid-October.
To learn more, visit the Fright Rags online store.
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- 9/17/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Boys on the Run
Written by Kengo Hanazawa (manga), Daisuke Miura (screenplay)
Directed by Daisuke Miura
2010, Japan
Tanishi is a mess. He spends his days filling vending machines with useless novelties and obsessively masturbating. A virgin at 29, he still lives at home floating along as a rank and file company man, hardly a participant in his own life. The only thing Tanishi really seems to have going for him is a budding relationship with Chiharu, a pretty coworker. The problem is he seems to be making just about every mistake possible along the way to winning her heart. The last lick (pun intended) occurs when Tanishi is caught in a compromising position with Chiharu’s morally loose neighbor, Shiho. The rest you can probably guess from there. The formula is simple really. Boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy loses girl, boy spends the rest of the...
Written by Kengo Hanazawa (manga), Daisuke Miura (screenplay)
Directed by Daisuke Miura
2010, Japan
Tanishi is a mess. He spends his days filling vending machines with useless novelties and obsessively masturbating. A virgin at 29, he still lives at home floating along as a rank and file company man, hardly a participant in his own life. The only thing Tanishi really seems to have going for him is a budding relationship with Chiharu, a pretty coworker. The problem is he seems to be making just about every mistake possible along the way to winning her heart. The last lick (pun intended) occurs when Tanishi is caught in a compromising position with Chiharu’s morally loose neighbor, Shiho. The rest you can probably guess from there. The formula is simple really. Boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy loses girl, boy spends the rest of the...
- 9/24/2011
- by Scott Colquitt
- SoundOnSight
It’s not often that a coming-of-age story revolves around a 29-year-old chronic masturbator who still lives with his mom, but that’s just one example of the many ways Daisuke Miura's Boys on the Run is refreshingly atypical. The film is based on a manga by Kengo Hanazawa which was originally serialized in Shogakukan’s Big Comic Spirits from 2005-2008, and although the adaptation is fairly loyal visually, the overall tone has been changed both in how the characters behave and how the story arc is presented.
When we first meet our hapless hero, Tanishi (Kazunobu Mineta), he’s spending his 29th birthday in a telekura, arranging to meet a woman who turns out to be rather large and extremely disgruntled by his unenthusiastic reaction to her. After surviving a mild beating, he just barely manages to make a run for it down the streets of Ikebukuro.
As...
When we first meet our hapless hero, Tanishi (Kazunobu Mineta), he’s spending his 29th birthday in a telekura, arranging to meet a woman who turns out to be rather large and extremely disgruntled by his unenthusiastic reaction to her. After surviving a mild beating, he just barely manages to make a run for it down the streets of Ikebukuro.
As...
- 6/8/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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