Chanced upon this little tidbit while surfing: Samurai manga and anime Rurouni Kenshin is currently being made into a live action movie.

Question is: Isn’t it eleven years too late? Unlike sci-fi manga/anime Gantz, the serialization of Kenshin ended yoinks ago.

I‘ll be first to admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the manga and anime in its original run in the late 90s, though the anime turned a little crappy towards the end, in my humble opinion. However, to bring it back from the vault after a long hiatus is going to test even the most loyal of fans of the series.

Here’s the reason why the show is only being done now, according to a source close to the movie’s production (from Sankaku Complex, NSFW):

“Back when it had just ended serialization there was talk of a movie adaptation, but back then manga being adapted to film wasn’t something you really saw much, unlike now.

Add to this the fact that CG technology wasn’t very good… CG tech has come a long way since then. As a result, the movie was suddenly decided upon recently.”

I won’t hold my breath for a brilliant adaptation. Just look how they bastardized Dragon Ball, Initial D and the Fist of North Star!

UPDATE: Here is the original link, if you can read Japanese.