Best Live Action Anime Adaption
Here is a list of the best live action shows/ films that have anime adaptations. The adaptations can be from any country and can be a prequel, sequel, spinoff, etc. The only rule for this list is that there must be an adaptation of a Japanese anime based on the same story and characters. I will check, and if it doesn't have an anime adaptation, I will remove it.
Feel free to leave comments on why you voted for a certain show or why you disagree. Please remember to be respectful.
Ruth Nov 1, 2021
Top 100
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![Alice in Borderland]()
Arisu Ryohei—a listless, jobless and video-game-obsessed young man—suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive. ...more -
![Rurouni Kenshin]()
Former legendary assassin, Kenshin Himura, has now become a wandering samurai. Offering aid and protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time, he comes across and aides ...more -
![Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning]()
Before Himura Kenshin met Kaoru, he was a fearsome assassin known as Hitokiri Battousai. "Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning" tells the story of a young Kenshin who became the number one assassin for ...more -
![Nobunaga Concerto]()
Saburo, a high school student from modern times, is transported back to the Sengoku era (1549), where he meets a young Oda Nobunaga. Mistaken for Nobunaga, Saburo is taken to the Oda ...more -
![Death Note]()
A Shinigami (Death God) drops a notebook in the human world, and young genius Light Yagami discovers it. The notebook, which causes the death of anyone whose name is written in it, ...more -
![Erased]()
Fujinuma Satoru is an aspiring manga artist who has the ability to travel back in time moments before a life-threatening incident, in which he is able to prevent those from happening. When ...more -
![Hikaru no Go]()
On a hunt for treasure and extra cash, sixth-year primary school student Shi Guang discovered an old Go board in his grandfather’s house. Upon touching the Go board, he was possessed by ...more -
![From Today, It's My Turn!!]()
Two transfer students, Mitsuhashi Takashi and Itou Shinji, tired of their boring normal life and unpopularity decide to take their arrival at a new school as an opportunity to reinvent their image, ...more -
![Antique Bakery]()
As an heir to the family fortune, Jin Hyuk has money, looks, and charm; everything except finding the love of his life. So he sets up a cake shop where women are ...more -
![Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu]()
It's Komi Shouko's first day at the prestigious Itan Private High School, and she has already risen to the status of the school's Madonna. With long black hair and a tall, graceful ...more -
![One Piece]()
The series follows the adventures of the fugitive Straw Hat Pirates, as they explore the dangerous oceans, lands and beyond in search of the "One Piece", a fabled treasure that will make ...more -
![Nodame Cantabile]()
Megumi Noda or "Nodame" is a piano student at Momogaoka College of Music. An extremely talented pianist who wants to be a kindergarten teacher, she prefers playing by ear rather than reading ...more -
![Princess Jellyfish]()
Kurashita Tsukimi’s dream is to become an illustrator one day. She and her peers, whom all are hikikomoris, feel that society is something they just aren’t on par with, so they spend ...more -
![Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo]()
At a high school entrance ceremony, high school student Aihara Kotoko, who isn't that smart, notices the pretty boy Irie Naoki. She falls in love with him immediately. Kotoko initially doesn't express ...more -
![Fullmetal Alchemist]()
When they were little, Edward Elric and his younger brother Alphonse's mother passed away. The brothers attempt to revive their mother and perform a human transmutation, which is taboo in alchemy. Their ...more -
![Tokyo Ghoul]()
University student Ken Kaneki becomes injured by Rize, a human-eating ghoul. Ken is saved when a steel frame falls on the ghoul. They are both sent to the hospital, where Ken receives ...more -
![Ouran High School Host Club]()
Haruhi Fujioka is a scholar student at the prestigious Ouran Academy, a fictional high school located in Bunky, Tokyo. Looking for a quiet place to study, Haruhi stumbles upon the Third Music ...more -
![Police in a Pod]()
20-year-old rookie police officer Kawai Mai works hard at a police box and feels both physically and mentally drained. She has never felt appreciated even though she supposedly works for the sake ...more -
![Bakuman.]()
Mashiro Moritaka ("Saiko"), with his superb drawing skill, is invited by his writing genius classmate Takagi Akito ("Shujin") to tread the difficult path of the mangaka. His sights are set on his ...more -
![Ouran High School Host Club The Movie]()
Ouran Academy is a prestigious school with most students coming from wealthy families. One of the few students who come from a modest background is Fujioka Haruhi. Through unexpected circumstances, Haruhi ends ...more -
![Kaguya-sama: Love Is War]()
A prestigious private high school has students who rank academically at the top of the nation. The school's student council president is Miyuki Shirogane, and their student council vice-president is Kaguya Shinomiya. ...more -
![Given]()
Sato Mafuyu, clutching his Gibson guitar, meets fellow student Uenoyama Ritsuka after a chance encounter on the gym staircase. Uenoyama, knowledgeable about guitars, agrees to fix Sato's and teach him how to ...more -
![Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan]()
The first episode will be based on the manga's "Fugo Mura" story, where Rohan is dragged into an incident inside a millionaire's mansion. The second episode will be based on the "Kushagara" ...more -
![As Long as We Both Shall Live]()
Saimori Miyo, the daughter of a loveless marriage, was treated as a servant after her mother’s death. While her stepsister Kaya inherited psychic abilities, Miyo had none and was seen as unworthy. ...more -
![Joshi Kousei no Mudazukai]()
Sawatari, nicknamed Waseda, is the homeroom teacher of class 1-2 of Sainotama High, a girls' school. His students are a bunch of hilarious weirdos: "Baka", the not-so-bright tomboy who nevertheless surprises, time ...more -
![Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku]()
Momose Narumi is a 26-year-old OL. She begins work at a new company. There, Narumi meets her old childhood friend Nifuji Hirotaka. Hirotaka is handsome and good at his job, but he ...more -
![Orange]()
During the spring of her 16th year, Takamiya Naho receives a letter from her future self. Upon reading the initial page of the letter, her class was introduced to a transfer student ...more -
![Cells at Work!]()
The tiniest heroes in movie history—the blood cells—protect the human body’s 37 trillion cells. High schooler Urushizaki Niko maintains a healthy lifestyle, keeping her cells content, while her erratic father, Shigeru, leaves ...more -
![Black Jack]()
Matsuzaki is injured during an illegal transaction, is brought to a church by his lover where miracles are said to occur. The twin, Pinoko appear and offer them a deal with the ...more -
![Tokyo Revengers]()
Takemichi Hanagaki lives as a 26-year-old freeter. His life is basically miserable. One day, he learns from the news that Hinata Tachibana and her younger brother Naoto Tachibana were murdered by the ...more -
![Horimiya]()
Although admired at school for her amiability and academic prowess, high school student Kyouko Hori has been hiding another side of her. With her parents often away from home due to work, ...more -
![Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Revenge Scar]()
When a mysterious figure starts to target State Alchemists for their sins against God, Alchemist Edward Elric and his brother Alphonse are at their most vulnerable, meanwhile the homunculi begin to unveil ...more -
![Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Final Transmutation]()
The Elric brothers' long and winding journey comes to a close in this epic finale, where they must face off against an unworldly, nationwide threat. (Source: Netflix) ~~ Adapted from the manga ...more
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