The A3K Podcast asks why a live-action adaptation of Astro Boy is happening. Also, we realize that it is Memory-Chan’s world, and we are all living in it.

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A3K Podcast: Live Action Astro Boy and Memory-Chan

Episode: 105
Runtime: 57:45
Recording Date: 2/72015, 11:00 p.m. EDT
Panel: David Majors, Colton Solem, Andrew Erickson, Jahmere Durham
Executive Producer: Sean Russell

 

Dot-dot-dotting

Jahmere: Studying steam catapult mechanics…trying to stay sane by playing video games. Other Navy stuff.
Colton – Lots of podcasting stuff as usual (including Life Lessons and Heavenly Kings, maybe a new podcast?), Been reading My Hero Academia which was recently picked up by Viz for WSJ.
Andrew: Been sick. 🙁

 

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Gnooz:

Viz gets the merch rights to Jojo
Macross TV show singer audition had 8,000 contestants, which is about 12 percent of AKB48.
Goodroid has developed an app with a Japanese schoolgirl whose mood matches the condition of your phone…and you can apparently tap her to improve battery life…Japan

Live-action blitz!
A live action legend of Zelda from Netflix! Oh joy!
Live-action TerraFormars with Takashi Miike on board.
All this and Robotech, too.
A live-action Astroy Boy! Just what everybody wanted!

 

Discussion:

Is there any anime at all you’d like to see made into a live-action movie? Cast ideas?
Should humanity just STOP doing this forever?

Jahmere: Tokyo Ghoul. Good story, no need for dramatic CGI, great actors and emphasis on action could create the need
Colton: HELL NO!
Andrew: The Zelda one might be good…maybe.

 

Takeaway:

 Jahmere: 2GAM and Navy Life
Colton – Life Lessons: Gintama Manga Cast
Andrew: The Other Side and the latest article: Please Stop Making School Anime.