AstroNerdBoy reviews the 10-episode Shogun series from FX, which was "adapted" from the novel of the same name by James Clavell.
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Lookism anime: Stellar animation and a good adaptation.
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Tenchi Muyo! GXP Paradise Starting Episode 6 Review (Rubbish Non-ending!)
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‘Scott Pilgrim’ Anime isn’t An Adaptation; It’s a Canon AU
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What game has or could make a successful anime adaptation?
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Although it’s long been overshadowed by fully manga-faithful 2009 successor Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (much-famed #1 rated anime on…
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What Makes a Great Adaptation: Bakemonogatari Book v. Anime (Part 1)
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Day Twenty-Eight: Adaptation. (MotM 2021)
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Horimiya: The Art of Butchering an Adaptation
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