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Death Note
Although the track record of US anime to live-action adaptions has been spotty, those who are on the fence about the upcoming "Death Note" remake might take some comfort in the fact that manga creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata have given the Netflix incarnation their approval. As a fan of the manga and the 2006 Japanese live-action adaptation, I'm interested to see how director Adam Wingard changes the original story to fit both a very different setting (Seattle) and time (2107 vs. 2003) and how those changes spiral out into the characters and beyond. — Vanessa
Premieres Friday, Aug. 25, on Netflix
Although the track record of US anime to live-action adaptions has been spotty, those who are on the fence about the upcoming "Death Note" remake might take some comfort in the fact that manga creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata have given the Netflix incarnation their approval. As a fan of the manga and the 2006 Japanese live-action adaptation, I'm interested to see how director Adam Wingard changes the original story to fit both a very different setting (Seattle) and time (2107 vs. 2003) and how those changes spiral out into the characters and beyond. — Vanessa
Premieres Friday, Aug. 25, on Netflix
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