SCI FI WIRE: IS TWILIGHT GETTING ADAPTED AS A JAPANESE ANIME?
According to Sci Fi Wire, ‘Twilight’ may be on it’s way to becoming a Japanese anime. Please note: the content below is slightly DVD spoiler-filled, so if you’re waiting until Saturday to watch the DVD commentary, you may want to avoid reading the rest of this post.
Fans of Twilight will be happy to hear that the vampire series may be adapted as an anime series in Japan, according to hints dropped by the cast and crew in commentaries on the film’s March 21 DVD release.Among its many bonus materials, the new DVD set features a commentary track by director Catherine Hardwicke and co-stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.
During the final sequence of the film, in which Stewart’s Bella and Pattinson’s Edward Cullen discuss transforming her into a vampire so the two of them can be together forever, Pattinson notices that he looks different from previous scenes. “I look Asian in this scene,” Pattinson says. “I do, I look like an anime character.”
Hardwicke responds, “Hey, I think there’s going to be an anime version of this in Japan. So you will be an anime character.”
The trio goes on to discuss how cold the location was and how Stewart inadvertently smashed Pattinson’s toes over the course of the night, so no information is yet available on whether Bella drives a pneumatic red motorcycle or whether the Cullens transform into a giant robot and fight off alien monsters from outer space.
I’ve never been a fan of anime, so I don’t really know how to feel about this news. But, I think any Twilight news is good news, so I look forward to an anime adaptation should they choose to actually go through with it.
What do you think of this news? Are you excited about Twilight possibly being made into an anime or do you think it’s a bad idea? Are you a fan of anime?
