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)