Recently, there have been a lot of projects floating around involving live-action adaptations of anime series. These live-action adaptations have always been a thing (mostly in Japan), but now even western companies like Netflix are now jumping into the fray. However, many of these live-action adaptations simply do not pan out favorably, and fan response to many of these adaptations are mixed at best. Whether it's poorly received like the recent Cowboy Bebop Netflix series or legendarily reviled like the Dragonball Evolution movie, many anime fans have come to regard the concept of the live-action anime adaptation with derision.