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Probably because it's not great story telling. The 90's made changes for things that wouldn't make sense in a different medium. Some of the changes they made also because the manga and anime were running concurrently.
I think it depends on the story but the Sailor Moon manga has great art but very cookie-cutter story telling.
This is just my guess though as why it is hard to adapt.
I think it depends on the story but the Sailor Moon manga has great art but very cookie-cutter story telling.
This is just my guess though as why it is hard to adapt.
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It largely depends on the skills of the writer of the adaptation - for various reasons, some materials may be more difficult to adapt, but that only means a more skillful writer being offered more time & supporting resources is required to handle it well, unless the writer is given restrictions on how the adaptation is to be done, hence not having the freedom in doing it.
It's definitely more easier to adapt than Resident Evil where it takes too much artistic liberties. 
As for Resident Evil, I haven't played the game, hence can't really comment on its adaptations. I do have watched some of its movies, tho, & they're nothing great as movies, but that's totally expected. lol
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The manga isn’t hard to adapt. In the case of the 90’s anime the two were conceived and ran pretty much concurrently. Several episodes with Rei had been written for the anime before she even appeared in the manga for example.
For Crystal they do adapt the main series pretty faithfully with only some mild changes. Not adapting the side stories is more of not having the time.
For Crystal they do adapt the main series pretty faithfully with only some mild changes. Not adapting the side stories is more of not having the time.
Thankfully they never did a PGSM Crystal. Well at least one of the musicals did. 
The character Alice, portrayed by Milla Jovovich, does not exist in the game. I have friends who dislike the character. As for the movies I personally think that Resident Evil 5 is the best of them. It's in the category of the 'so bad so good' films. This is the Star Trek of the whole franchise with a holodeck like underwater facility full of clones. They have a factory full of clones. Also the fan service is all over the place. Lots of references from the videogames every single minute.
Well at least one of the musicals did. The character Alice, portrayed by Milla Jovovich, does not exist in the game. I have friends who dislike the character. As for the movies I personally think that Resident Evil 5 is the best of them. It's in the category of the 'so bad so good' films. This is the Star Trek of the whole franchise with a holodeck like underwater facility full of clones. They have a factory full of clones. Also the fan service is all over the place. Lots of references from the videogames every single minute.
It's not easy to adapt for several reasons:
The manga is written for a monthly publication in which the ultimate goal was to provide enough material (plot) for its simultaneous adaptation. This had some problems. For a weekly animation series it wasn't enough because the monthly chapter just offered material for two animation episodes at most.
Sailor Moon Crystal / Eternal proved by adapting the story panel by panel wasn't right either. The ONA format was not a bad idea, I think the problem was to make a 25 minute long episode per act. As an ONA Sailor Moon Crystal season 1 could've had 14 special episodes (one per act) of 45 minutes long by adapting the plot accurately and developing concepts and characters. Also, a film isn't appropriate either due to the episodic structure of some chapters.
Then we have the style and art. The story moves under the dream-like effect of classic shojo and Takeuchi makes it even more ethereal with some confusing events at times. And it's got a lot of monologues. That's almost impossible to translate into animation or live action. The only medium that could adapt that aspect very well would be classical or contemporary ballet. The character designs are not a problem since Utena, for example, also had very stylized designs and was well adapted into animation on a tight budget. However, the Sailor Moon ones are very detailed and excessively ornate so it'd be more practical to simplify them.
And lastly, the manga is obsolete. In the 21st century the story of a group of students fighting against evil while dealing with their normal lives is stale nowadays (and even more so if many of its characters are undeveloped, bar Usagi). It's necessary to explore many characters, including villains, and make more present in their lives (consequences included) that mythological and legendary story pastiche that is narrated in the Dark Kingdom and Black Moon arc, the greek epic poem of Stars, the Biblical and Arthurian elements of Infinity and the Dream arc's Swan lake & Sleeping beauty fairy tales to resonate in today's audiences.
The manga is written for a monthly publication in which the ultimate goal was to provide enough material (plot) for its simultaneous adaptation. This had some problems. For a weekly animation series it wasn't enough because the monthly chapter just offered material for two animation episodes at most.
Sailor Moon Crystal / Eternal proved by adapting the story panel by panel wasn't right either. The ONA format was not a bad idea, I think the problem was to make a 25 minute long episode per act. As an ONA Sailor Moon Crystal season 1 could've had 14 special episodes (one per act) of 45 minutes long by adapting the plot accurately and developing concepts and characters. Also, a film isn't appropriate either due to the episodic structure of some chapters.
Then we have the style and art. The story moves under the dream-like effect of classic shojo and Takeuchi makes it even more ethereal with some confusing events at times. And it's got a lot of monologues. That's almost impossible to translate into animation or live action. The only medium that could adapt that aspect very well would be classical or contemporary ballet. The character designs are not a problem since Utena, for example, also had very stylized designs and was well adapted into animation on a tight budget. However, the Sailor Moon ones are very detailed and excessively ornate so it'd be more practical to simplify them.
And lastly, the manga is obsolete. In the 21st century the story of a group of students fighting against evil while dealing with their normal lives is stale nowadays (and even more so if many of its characters are undeveloped, bar Usagi). It's necessary to explore many characters, including villains, and make more present in their lives (consequences included) that mythological and legendary story pastiche that is narrated in the Dark Kingdom and Black Moon arc, the greek epic poem of Stars, the Biblical and Arthurian elements of Infinity and the Dream arc's Swan lake & Sleeping beauty fairy tales to resonate in today's audiences.
The main reason Crystal is what it is in my opinion, is because they didn't commit to a full manga adaptation from the begining. If instead of adapting each arc, they approached the whole source material as a full adaptation, the writing, pacing and adaptation would have been entierly different. They played safe, adapting only two story arcs, so they couldn't include too much from future arc, rearrange abd foreshadow stuff.
Thankfully they never did a PGSM Crystal. Well at least one of the musicals did.
Well at least one of the musicals did.
Didn't know that
- thx for the info.
As for the movies I personally think that Resident Evil 5 is the best of them. It's in the category of the 'so bad so good' films. This is the Star Trek of the whole franchise with a holodeck like underwater facility full of clones. They have a factory full of clones. Also the fan service is all over the place. Lots of references from the videogames every single minute.
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I was mostly talking about La Reconquista. Heard it actually did the Shittenou X Senshi properly. I have yet to see it myself. But yeah the Dracula musicals were amazing.
You should see it. Resident Evil 5 is guilty pleasure.
You should see it. Resident Evil 5 is guilty pleasure.
I also like the Sailor Senshi Droid clones from Black Moon and psycho Droid Ami.
The musicals have very interesting takes on things I wish the anime did.
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I think people have already made most of the points I would’ve made!
I will add, though, it’s gonna be almost impossible to please everyone whatever they do. The 90’s fans and the manga fans often like the franchise for totally different reasons. I hope the manga fans can now be content with the 1:1 adaptation and we can all move on after it reaches a culmination with Stars.
Should they decide to produce more content after CrysEternal has ended I would rather it be a completely new story, if it’s worth telling that is. I seriously doubt they would do ANOTHER retelling just after the first one ended, but if that’s really all we were gonna get I would prefer them to go completely off the rails and make it as fresh as possible. Taking plot points from the manga but telling it in a way that’s modern and up to date. Kinda like an anime take on PGSM. Make them feel like actual girls living in 2021.
I will add, though, it’s gonna be almost impossible to please everyone whatever they do. The 90’s fans and the manga fans often like the franchise for totally different reasons. I hope the manga fans can now be content with the 1:1 adaptation and we can all move on after it reaches a culmination with Stars.
Should they decide to produce more content after CrysEternal has ended I would rather it be a completely new story, if it’s worth telling that is. I seriously doubt they would do ANOTHER retelling just after the first one ended, but if that’s really all we were gonna get I would prefer them to go completely off the rails and make it as fresh as possible. Taking plot points from the manga but telling it in a way that’s modern and up to date. Kinda like an anime take on PGSM. Make them feel like actual girls living in 2021.
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