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NEWS: Del Toro: HBO Monster Show Would Follow Manga Closely


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tuxedocat



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 1:43 pm Reply with quote
This news makes me happy. Now lets see if HBO will be OK with the lack of sex scenes.... Anime smallmouth
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 1:44 pm Reply with quote
Murder, She wrote:

Del Toro was quick to chime that the series would have a short shelf life – as it will strictly follow the manga’s 18 volumes, nothing added to increase seasons or episode count.


Heh, wonder if that kills the project................
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Fletcher1991



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 1:44 pm Reply with quote
tuxedocat wrote:
This news makes me happy. Now lets see if HBO will be OK with the lack of sex scenes.... Anime smallmouth


Nah bro, Dr. Tenma will be getting all the ladies in this remake.
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zeo1fan



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 1:52 pm Reply with quote
YAY! People won't have to bitch about this adaptation! Very Happy
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daichi383



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 1:53 pm Reply with quote
I'm seriously hoping this happens. I watched all the anime last year and while it was an amazing experience, i feel under a director with a different visual style it wouldn't have felt as dragged out in the middle.
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bj_waters



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 1:55 pm Reply with quote
I hope he doesn't follow the manga TOO closely, because that's what the anime did, and I think it was lesser for it. (I haven't read the manga, but I understand that the anime was a fiercely rigid adaptation and it shows. I'm sure I've mentioned around here before, but I felt the anime could have benefited from a somewhat more loose adaptation.)

In any case, I'm sure this is good news for all of the fans. Shall we start speculating about casting choices?
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DRWii



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 1:58 pm Reply with quote
Hmm. From what I've heard, the anime followed the manga closely enough that if you liked it in one form there was no reason to check it out in the other, so I have to wonder if this series will stick closely enough to the material that there's no reason for me to watch it because I've already seen the anime.

That said, I'm still curious to see how this turns out. If I had cable, I'm sure I'd tune in and watch the first few episodes, at least.
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Oneeyedjacks



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 2:05 pm Reply with quote
I'm curious to know with HBO's 10 episode per season structure how much of the manga's material will be covered per season if they're not going to add any extra content.
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j Talbain



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 2:05 pm Reply with quote
Monster is a perfect series for HBO. I really hope they green light it.
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Divineking



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 2:05 pm Reply with quote
Sounds good. Though while I want it to be faithful it should be liberal enough togive anyone who has read the manga or seen the anime reason to stay interested.
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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 2:11 pm Reply with quote
So stoked for this! Glad to see Urasawa wants to be so tightly involved.
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Isambard



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 2:19 pm Reply with quote
Oneeyedjacks wrote:
I'm curious to know with HBO's 10 episode per season structure how much of the manga's material will be covered per season if they're not going to add any extra content.


It probably won't be just 10 episodes per season. Game of Thrones is only like that because of the giant scale of the production with filming taking place in multiple countries. The action in Monster isn't anywhere near as far reaching geographically, meaning they could probably match Boardwalk Empire's 12 episode seasons with little trouble.
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AbZeroNow



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 2:25 pm Reply with quote
Sounds like it will stay fairly faithful in plot, which is a good thing.

Hopefully Dr. Tenma is Asian in this(I would be extremely happy if he were Japanese and played by someone like Masi Oka). If they make Tenma an American, I'd hope non-white in that case.

It would be interesting to see if we get Eva and Tenma sex scenes in the beginning and somewhere in the story, a sex scene with 18-year old Nina and Dr. Tenma (although that would probably be squicky).
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Fletcher1991



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 2:30 pm Reply with quote
AbZeroNow wrote:
Sounds like it will stay fairly faithful in plot, which is a good thing.

Hopefully Dr. Tenma is Asian in this(I would be extremely happy if he were Japanese and played by someone like Masi Oka). If they make Tenma an American, I'd hope non-white in that case.

It would be interesting to see if we get Eva and Tenma sex scenes in the beginning and somewhere in the story, a sex scene with 18-year old Nina and Dr. Tenma (although that would probably be squicky).


Why does it matter? As long as they are a good actor it won't bother me what race they are.
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Marzan



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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 2:37 pm Reply with quote
I'm hoping HBO sticks with this. And hopefully Urasawa gives del Toro a chance to expand his vision and take some liberties with it, while sticking to the main plot.
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