AMP's 50+1 Great Asian Movies Based on Manga/Anime

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Over the last several years, major Japanese studios have started to follow the tactics of their Hollywood equivalents by finally adapting their own comics, called manga, in the way they deserve.

This tendency is not exactly new, since films based on manga/anime have been shot since the 70s. However, it is the first time that so many expensive and subsequently elaborate productions are being made. This is chiefly attributed to two factors:

1.The people behind those films finally realized that they could not squeeze eight or more hours of anime in a single film, and thus decided to present the movie in two or three parts, retaining much of the original’s story and themes.

2.They also realized since most of the titles are sci-fi themed, much of the budget should be allocated towards the special effects, in order for the adaptation to capture the images of the original. In addition to the large budgets that were eventually approved for those films, the creators managed to finally elaborately depict the originals.

With a focus on diversity, here are 50 titles that we believe are worth watching, in alphabetical order.

NOTE: The list contains more than 51 films, because the following series are considered as one single entry in the list:
* 20th Century Boys Trilogy (2008-2009)
* Assassination Classroom Double Bill (2015-2016)
* HK Double Bill (2013-2016)
* Lone Wolf and Cub Series (1972-1974)
* Parasyte Double Bill (2014-2015)
* Shinjuku Swan Double Bill (2015-2017)
* The Mole Song Trilogy (2014-2021)
* Rurouni Kenshin Trilogy (2012-2014)

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    20-seiki shônen: Honkaku kagaku bôken eiga

    2008 — a.k.a. 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End, in 0 top lists Check
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    20-seiki shônen: Dai 2 shô - Saigo no kibô

    2009 — a.k.a. 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope, in 0 top lists Check
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    20-seiki shônen: Saishû-shô - Bokura no hata

    2009 — a.k.a. 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption, in 0 top lists Check
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    Gyakuten saiban

    2012 — a.k.a. Ace Attorney, in 0 top lists Check
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    Kûki ningyô

    2009 — a.k.a. Air Doll, in 0 top lists Check
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    Kamisama no iu tôri

    2014 — a.k.a. As the Gods Will, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ansatsu kyôshitsu

    2015 — a.k.a. Assassination Classroom, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ansatsu kyôshitsu: sotsugyô hen

    2016 — a.k.a. Assassination Classroom: The Graduation, in 0 top lists Check
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    Azumi

    2003, in 1 top list Check
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    Bakuman

    2015, in 0 top lists Check
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    Mugen no jûnin

    2017 — a.k.a. Blade of the Immortal, in 0 top lists Check
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    Usagi doroppu

    2011 — a.k.a. Bunny Drop, in 0 top lists Check
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    Chihayafuru Part I

    2016, in 0 top lists Check
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    Sing si lip yan

    1993 — a.k.a. City Hunter, in 1 top list Check
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    Kurôzu zero

    2007 — a.k.a. Crows Zero, in 0 top lists Check
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    Kyûtî Hanî

    2004 — a.k.a. Cutie Honey: Live Action, in 0 top lists Check
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    Tonde Saitama

    2019 — a.k.a. Fly Me to the Saitama, in 0 top lists
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    Kimi ni todoke

    2010 — a.k.a. From Me to You, in 0 top lists Check
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    Gantz

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ginî piggu 2: Chiniku no hana

    1985 — a.k.a. Guinea Pig: Flower of Flesh and Blood, in 0 top lists Check
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    Herutâ sukerutâ

    2012 — a.k.a. Helter Skelter, in 1 top list Check
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    HK: Hentai Kamen

    2013 — a.k.a. HK: Forbidden Super Hero, in 0 top lists Check
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    HK: Hentai Kamen - Abnormal Crisis

    2016 — a.k.a. Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis, in 0 top lists Check
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    Himizu

    2011 — a.k.a. Themis, in 1 top list Check
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    Hachimitsu to kurôbâ

    2006 — a.k.a. Honey & Clover, in 0 top lists Check
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    Hotto rôdo

    2014 — a.k.a. Hot Road, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ai amu a hîrô

    2015 — a.k.a. I Am a Hero, in 0 top lists Check
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    Koroshiya 1

    2001 — a.k.a. Ichi the Killer, in 5 top lists Check
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    Inuyashiki

    2018, in 0 top lists
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    Kakera

    2009 — a.k.a. Kakera: A Piece of Our Life, in 0 top lists Check
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    Shurayukihime

    1973 — a.k.a. Lady Snowblood, in 3 top lists Check
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    Liteul poreseuteu

    2018 — a.k.a. Little Forest, in 1 top list
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    Misumisô

    2018 — a.k.a. Liverleaf, in 0 top lists
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    Kozure Ôkami: Ko wo kashi ude kashi tsukamatsuru

    1972 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance, in 2 top lists Check
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    Kozure Ôkami: Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma

    1972 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx, in 3 top lists Check
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    Kozure Ôkami: Shinikazeni mukau ubaguruma

    1972 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades, in 3 top lists Check
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    Kozure Ôkami: Oya no kokoro ko no kokoro

    1972 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril, in 2 top lists Check
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    Kozure Ôkami: Meifumadô

    1973 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons, in 1 top list Check
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    Kozure Ôkami: Jigoku e ikuzo! Daigorô

    1974 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell, in 1 top list Check
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    Shôjo tsubaki

    2016 — a.k.a. Midori: The Camellia Girl, in 0 top lists Check
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    Nana

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
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    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
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    Umimachi Diary

    2015 — a.k.a. Our Little Sister, in 2 top lists Check
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    Kiseijuu

    2014 — a.k.a. Parasyte: Part 1, in 0 top lists
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    Kiseijuu: Kanketsuhen

    2015, in 0 top lists Check
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    Pekorosu no haha ni ai ni iku

    2013 — a.k.a. Pecoross' Mother and Her Days, in 1 top list Check
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    Pinpon

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan

    2012 — a.k.a. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins, in 1 top list Check
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    Rurôni Kenshin: Kyôto taika-hen

    2014 — a.k.a. Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno, in 0 top lists Check
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    Rurôni Kenshin: Densetsu no saigo-hen

    2014 — a.k.a. Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 16, 2022 by Chilton; source