Best Live Action Anime Adaption

Here is a list of the best live action 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
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  • Imawa no Kuni no Alice

    1. Imawa no Kuni no Alice

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
    8.8
    1,487 points by 15 voters
    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

    2. Rurouni Kenshin

    Japanese Movie - 2012
    8.6
    1,080 points by 11 voters
    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

    3. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

    Japanese Movie - 2021
    8.6
    866 points by 9 voters
    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

    4. Nobunaga Concerto

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
    8.3
    786 points by 8 voters
    Saburo, an ordinary high school student, travels back in time to the Sengoku era (1549). He encounters a young lord who looks exactly like him and is told, “Be my substitute. I’m ...more
  • Death Note

    5. Death Note

    Japanese Movie - 2006
    7.7
    761 points by 8 voters
    A Shinigami (Death God) drops a notebook in the human world where a young genius picks it up. The notebook displays the message: "The human whose name is written in this note ...more
  • Boku Dake ga Inai Machi

    6. Boku Dake ga Inai Machi

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.4
    681 points by 7 voters
    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

    7. Hikaru no Go

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
    8.8
    571 points by 6 voters
    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
  • Kyo Kara Ore wa!!

    8. Kyo Kara Ore wa!!

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    8.4
    483 points by 5 voters
    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
  • Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu

    9. Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
    7.5
    483 points by 5 voters
    It's Shouko Komi'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
  • Antique Bakery

    10. Antique Bakery

    Korean Movie - 2008
    7.4
    482 points by 5 voters
    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
  • One Piece

    11. One Piece

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
    8.8
    395 points by 4 voters
    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

    12. Nodame Cantabile

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
    8.2
    393 points by 4 voters
    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
  • Kuragehime

    13. Kuragehime

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    7.9
    386 points by 4 voters
    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
  • Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo

    14. Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
    7.8
    382 points by 4 voters
    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 1

    15. Fullmetal Alchemist 1

    Japanese Movie - 2017
    7.2
    371 points by 4 voters
    Edward Elric, a young, brilliant alchemist, has lost much in his twelve-year life: when he and his brother Alphonse try to resurrect their dead mother through the forbidden act of human transmutation, ...more
  • Tokyo Ghoul

    16. Tokyo Ghoul

    Japanese Movie - 2017
    7.6
    367 points by 4 voters
    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

    17. Ouran High School Host Club

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
    7.4
    291 points by 3 voters
    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
  • Hakozume: Tatakau! Koban Joshi

    18. Hakozume: Tatakau! Koban Joshi

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
    8.1
    285 points by 3 voters
    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
  • Ouran High School Host Club The Movie

    19. Ouran High School Host Club The Movie

    Japanese Movie - 2012
    7.3
    282 points by 3 voters
    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
  • Bakuman.

    20. Bakuman.

    Japanese Movie - 2015
    7.8
    281 points by 3 voters
    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
  • Kaguya-sama: Love Is War

    21. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War

    Japanese Movie - 2019
    7.4
    273 points by 3 voters
    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
  • As Long as We Both Shall Live

    22. As Long as We Both Shall Live

    Japanese Movie - 2023
    8.5
    197 points by 2 voters
    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
  • Given

    23. Given

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
    7.4
    197 points by 2 voters
    Tightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Sato Mafuyu steps out of his dark apartment to begin another day of his high school life. While taking a nap in a quiet spot on the ...more
  • Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai

    24. Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 3 episodes
    8.0
    197 points by 2 voters
    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
  • Joshi Kousei no Mudazukai

    25. Joshi Kousei no Mudazukai

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes
    7.6
    185 points by 2 voters
    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

    26. Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku

    Japanese Movie - 2020
    6.4
    99 points by 1 voters
    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

    27. Orange

    Japanese Movie - 2015
    8.3
    99 points by 1 voters
    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
  • Black Jack

    28. Black Jack

    Japanese Special - 2000, 1 episode
    8.0
    98 points by 1 voters
    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
  • Horimiya

    29. Horimiya

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 7 episodes
    7.9
    95 points by 1 voters
    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

    30. Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Revenge Scar

    Japanese Movie - 2022
    7.7
    90 points by 1 voters
    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

    31. Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Final Transmutation

    Japanese Movie - 2022
    7.7
    89 points by 1 voters
    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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