The One Piece Live Action proves that it can work somehow. Before that, plenty of live action version produced in Japan has decent reputation, like the Rurouni Kenshin and Death Note series. On the western side, Alita Battle Angel and Speed Racer was also received well.
The One Piece Live Action proves that it can work somehow. Before that, plenty of live action version produced in Japan has decent reputation, like the Rurouni Kenshin and Death Note series. On the western side, Alita Battle Angel and Speed Racer was also received well.
I dunno, live-action Fullmetal Alchemist was pretty ass.
Of course, there are plenty of terrible adaptations, but not all are.