What is the worst live-action anime adaptation?

Botched casting, compressed plots and effects budgets that never stood a chance, from infamous blockbusters to films most viewers never finished. Cast your vote!

1

Dragonball Evolution

The 2009 adaptation so poorly received that its screenwriter publicly apologised to fans.

1000pts

2

Death Note (2017)

Netflix's American retelling, which split Light's role and drew a 37% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.

813pts

3

Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

A live-action remake of the cult anime film, made as an international co-production.

665pts

4

Tokyo Ghoul (2017)

A live-action take on a body-horror manga whose effects budget could not match its ambition.

597pts

5

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

A visually faithful remake sunk by casting controversy and a hollowed-out script.

597pts

6

Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)

A Japanese live-action attempt to compress a sprawling manga into one two-hour film.

517pts

7

Fist of the North Star (1995)

An American adaptation of the post-apocalyptic manga, released straight to a small audience.

517pts

8

The Guyver (1991)

An early American attempt at a manga adaptation, remembered mostly for its rubber suits.

423pts

9

Devilman (2004)

A Japanese adaptation of Go Nagai's manga, routinely named among the worst films ever made in Japan.

310pts

10

Attack on Titan (2015)

A two-part Japanese adaptation that cut fan-favourite characters and invented new ones.

310pts

11

Cowboy Bebop (2021)

Netflix's series remake, cancelled after a single season despite a well-liked cast.

310pts

12

Knights of the Zodiac (2023)

The Saint Seiya adaptation that reached cinemas two decades after the franchise's peak.

310pts

13

Bleach (2018)

A Japanese film covering only the opening arc, with the rest of the story left unmade.

172pts

14

Kite (2014)

A Western remake of the notorious anime, stripped of everything that made the original discussed.

172pts