Why aren't there any Live-Action Mecha shows
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How could a live action Full Metal Panic turn out being anything but bad? 
Pretty much. Without cartoon physics and the exxagerated characters you'll lose most of what makes FMP so great.How could a live action Full Metal Panic turn out being anything but bad?
I'd do a variation of Bubble Gum Crisis. If Movies like Ultra Violet and The Matrix movies can come out, I am sure a BGC can work as long as it is done differently from the Anime and books and games. Sex sells and that's what you would get, getting in and out of that battle armor.
Maybe if you looked at the post I answered you'd know why...as to whether you care or not after that...well, who cares.
I gotta disagree. There are plenty of kids shows that have computer animated humanoids that show that mo-cap is feasible for a weekly show, and there are also plenty of shows that show that blending CGI with live action will look realistic.
I find it nearly impossible to believe that cost is the reason they don't do it.
CGI is still really expensive.
Most shows that use it, still do so in great moderation--or have a huge budget.
A mecha show would never be popular enough to have such a budget.
In other words, it's not fiscally feasible.
Most shows that use it, still do so in great moderation--or have a huge budget.
A mecha show would never be popular enough to have such a budget.
In other words, it's not fiscally feasible.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xd4elu_gaiking-teaser-trailer-hd_shortfilms
Mentioned Gaiking, found the trailer.
Also, still from the trailer for Battle:LA of mecha suit:
Mentioned Gaiking, found the trailer.
Also, still from the trailer for Battle:LA of mecha suit:
Does GitS count? Their mechs were essentially cars that could jump.*
*And even then I doubt the efficacy of a two-ton Tachikoma leaping from rooftop to rooftop.
OK, not "live action" but full CGI is Planzet...a 53 minute anime film with possibly the most realistic portrayal of anime style mechs I've seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS-jto8v68M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS-jto8v68M
Meh mecha anime or otherwise were never meant to be very realistic in the first place they are just an excuse to make cool toys. 
The only "real" in the real robot genre is the fact that the mechs themselves are treated like tools in a military organization not the technology that goes into them. I find it ludicrous that people criticize mecha for being unrealistic when other science fiction properties get away with much greater offenses to science and engineering (see Star Trek, Star Wars, etc.).
I don't see the need for a live action mech show animated stuff pretty much has it covered and if someone doesn't like cartoons then that's their problem. imo
The most realistic take on mecha I've seen is the Armored Trooper VOTOMS series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armored_Trooper_Votoms
http://www.mahq.net/mecha/votoms/votoms.htm
With mechanical designs from Kunio Okawara (he designed the Zaku from Gundam)
The only "real" in the real robot genre is the fact that the mechs themselves are treated like tools in a military organization not the technology that goes into them. I find it ludicrous that people criticize mecha for being unrealistic when other science fiction properties get away with much greater offenses to science and engineering (see Star Trek, Star Wars, etc.).
I don't see the need for a live action mech show animated stuff pretty much has it covered and if someone doesn't like cartoons then that's their problem. imo
The most realistic take on mecha I've seen is the Armored Trooper VOTOMS series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armored_Trooper_Votoms
http://www.mahq.net/mecha/votoms/votoms.htm
With mechanical designs from Kunio Okawara (he designed the Zaku from Gundam)
Still trying to get my hands on a decent Making Of of that one.
Meh mecha anime or otherwise were never meant to be very realistic in the first place they are just an excuse to make cool toys.
The only "real" in the real robot genre is the fact that the mechs themselves are treated like tools in a military organization not the technology that goes into them. I find it ludicrous that people criticize mecha for being unrealistic when other science fiction properties get away with much greater offenses to science and engineering (see Star Trek, Star Wars, etc.).
I don't see the need for a live action mech show animated stuff pretty much has it covered and if someone doesn't like cartoons then that's their problem. imo
The most realistic take on mecha I've seen is the Armored Trooper VOTOMS series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armored_Trooper_Votoms
http://www.mahq.net/mecha/votoms/votoms.htm
With mechanical designs from Kunio Okawara (he designed the Zaku from Gundam)
Not really, it makes sense to amplify the most complex organism with the most complex brain on the planet into something that can navigate large portions of the terrain on the planet...its why the US Army is devoting so much money to it now, some autonomous, some not:
http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?s=technology&c=popsci&l=on&pic=060409_robot_sherpa_02.jpg&cap=Big+Dog+poses+for+the+camera+in+Boston+Dynamic%27s+robot+proving+grounds+in+Massachusetts.+Credit%3A+John+B.+Carnett&title=
http://www.physorg.com/news125813276.html
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2735827/meet_bigdog_the_rough_terrain_robot/
Exoskeltons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sscqqrvPys
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_exoskeleton
Obviously the links are primitive compared to the anime sci-fi, but the point is they can definitely head in that direction. They have to start somewhere. Ever see where Univac started? Never thought you could hold a 1ghz processor in your handheld phone if you were around then..
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Because most people do not like mechas. That's in my expert opinion as a common person. 
Seriously, it really is my most disliked kind of anime.
Seriously, it really is my most disliked kind of anime.
Depends on the people you're asking. A lot of people in the different communities (even in the fansubbing scene) are more fed up with the high school stuff.Because most people do not like mechas. That's in my expert opinion as a common person.
Depends on the people you're asking. A lot of people in the different communities (even in the fansubbing scene) are more fed up with the high school stuff.Because most people do not like mechas. That's in my expert opinion as a common person.
Its funny the mecha stuff is what I like MOST! Here's why...not because I have a specific NEED for them to be in my anime, its just the "hard sf" type of anime usually includes it. I am far less interested in fantasy, high school or other sillier sub-genres of anime. Of course some of my favorite anime have no mecha in it whatsoever.
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I think our discussion here really highlights the reason why. We're talking about a rare breed of sf/f fans here. I mean, anime fans are already quite rare in the grand scheme of things, not to mention those who like mecha.
I myself could only tolerate mecha after years of anime watching experience. It used to be a really really huge turn off. I think most common folks (who didn't grow up in Japan) would have the same reaction.
I myself could only tolerate mecha after years of anime watching experience.
It used to be a really really huge turn off. I think most common folks (who didn't grow up in Japan) would have the same reaction.Similar threads
