> From: "AstroNerdBoy" <usr1054@astronerdboy.com>
[Taiho : live action TV drama series]
> Unwatchable.  I saw the first episode and was just stunned.  
> It was cool seeing 'Today' as a real vehicle, but Miyuki 
> was very miscast and it went downhill from there.

Agreed 1000%.  

> I asked a Japanese friend about this.  He said that many times, 
> producers of live-action series based on anime-manga don't 
> bother understanding the source material.  

That is correct, unless that director has experience directing
anime, e.g. Anno, Oshii, etc.

> I had thought that Fujishima-sensei was involved in the 
> live-action version, but maybe that wasn't true.  It seems 
> hard to believe he'd let it get trashed so badly. :-/ 

No, he was not.  Once the right got bought, he had no 
control whatsoever on the series.....

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