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[Deins69]

I think it would be really great if this manga has anime don't you think?

[Tio Alexander]

This is the anime of Kimi no Iru Machi : http://animestash.info/anime/show/4011

[Deins69]

Is it Ongoing?

[Tio Alexander]

Yes, ongoing OVAs.

[Deins69]

I've Just Checked the Ova's and its not that good Because it's started when they Had they Long distance relationship.

[Bobby]

Its not ongoing btw... Only two OAV's were announced and both are out. Maybe they'll make more in the future but as it is now its completed.

[Jeanjake]

yeah it's only two OVA's and in the second episode i pretty much say's it's the last one but anything's possible, i'm not holding my breath though.

[Suo]

its just the 2 oav's and there not really that good. there is no news about any more ova's or a whole new series

[A.E ✰]

i think i live-action drama would suit it better since its a slice-of-life teenage drama for the first part but meh xD

[svines85]

i think i live-action drama would suit it better since its a slice-of-life teenage drama for the first part but meh xD

You could be right about that, a number of other similar titles have gone that way. Hoshi no Furu Machi comes to mind as one that was adapted into a full length feature film, and Nana to Kaoru just released its second live-action film.

[Comadrin]

Ah, but a live action drama wouldn't have the incredibly adorable girls Seo Kouji has been drawing for us all these years. Of course, if you were to do an anime of the 200+ chapters that is up to the art standards of the manga, it would probably take three months each to make half hour episodes!

[bane_ecf]

KNIM might suffer in a TV anime series setting by being a little bit of a tweener by today's anime genre standards. Not serious enough to be a serious romance drama, not funny enough to be a pure romantic comedy and not ecchi enough to be an ecchi/harem comedy. Many casual viewers want to see a specific theme out of the anime they watch, and therefore TV anime needs to be engaging in a focused manner to win over these viewers and get them to watch the next episode. Because of this, creating an anime closely adapted to the manga might generate an identity crisis that could result in surprisingly low ratings. Conversely, devoted fans will cry foul if the anime series doesn't reasonably follow the script that made the manga so popular, so the anime producers could be in for a lose-lose situation here.

The better bet might be an anime movie or 2~3 movie series set, where name recognition would probably record high volume as a one-shot or limited-repeatability sales opportunity. It'll also appeal more from a devoted fan's standpoint to buy 1~3 mediocre movie volumes rather than say, 6 mediocre TV series volumes (4 episodes per DVD over a 24 episode season).

Edited by bane_ecf, 05 December 2012 - 08:14 AM.

[Comadrin]

Uh, did something happen between the previous post and the last post that is didn't understand? It may be that I don't understand modernspeak. Whatever, I seem to have missed something. I guess I am thinking from a perspective that an old geezer like me would understand an anime of KNIM. I hope romance hasn't changed that much from my day. Well, I will try and enjoy whatever comes down the line for this manga, which I really enjoy.

[bane_ecf]

Sorry, I meant to respond sooner...

Firstly, I guess I should state that I'm just totally with you Comadrin, I'd like nothing more than a long 4 season TV series of KNIM to be aired. I'm a real old school anime/manga otaku who really thinks storytelling and character development differentiates anime and manga from any other genre of visual entertainment. I have volumes of Kimagure Orange Road, Maison Ikkoku, Touch, H2 and Miyuki sitting on my bookcase among a few newer mangas like Death Note and Whistle! (it's harder and more expensive to buy manga now that I'm not in Japan.)

That said, I was just stating my opinion on why I think we still haven't seen a TV series for KNIM. Given the immense popularity of the manga series, it would normally be an easy choice to develop an anime series, yet one hasn't been announced. My guess is that the theme for KNIM just isn't well suited for anime given today's mainstream tastes, where extremism tends to be the rule whether it be action, violence, drama or ecchi. KNIM is pretty subtle in the genres it falls into, and while it would have been a no-brainer for TV serialization 20 years ago it's too in-between to be a sure bet for producers in today's market. Producers will instead go for a cheezy risque ecchi themed anime just because ecchi is a sure bet to sell even if they do a terrible job executing the storyline (see Campione!)

Edited by bane_ecf, 19 December 2012 - 05:00 AM.

[svines85]

@bane_ecf

Interesting observations, you could well be right. Umi no Misaki is another manga we were talking about this same topic not too long ago, it might well be in the same category as this one, a little too serious without quite enough silly and sleaze.

[Comadrin]

Thanks, bane_ecf. I understand what you were saying a lot better now, and it makes a lot of sense. It's a real pity that anime and live action films almost have to slap the viewer in the face with action, overblown drama, or fan service, rather than telling a good story. Kind of makes me wonder what kind of live action or anime they would make of Change 123. Would it be total fan service or nonstop action?

[seyrine]

KNIM Anime confirmed!

[source: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=567855]

[svines85]

Wow, that's awesome. I'm surprised Animenewsnetwork hasn't said anything about it yet, or if they did I missed it. They're usually the first to report that kind of thing.

[Comadrin]

I just hope that the anime keeps to the same genre as the manga. It is a pretty special manga, as I see it, and I would hate it if the anime went for pure fan service or concentrated on angst. The story is a drama, and a pretty well done drawn out one. If it turns into something that is totally different from the mangaka's story, I will be disappointed.

[bane_ecf]

I'm so glad they came out with the anime series. I hope it's a good mix of drama and light comedy.

Edited by bane_ecf, 13 March 2013 - 02:59 AM.