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[IronyOwl]

Length is a big one. Two hours is, what, six episodes? And since they're usually doing it with fairly large, popular series to begin with, that results in a lot of compression and cutting and shoehorning to make A Movie that is also totally The Original Thing.

Vastly differing mediums/styles is another. How is alchemy going to look? In the anime, it looks like whatever looked cool and was easy to draw. In the movie, it's going to look totally different and/or terrible, because what's easy and cool is different there. Apply to everything, and there we go.

Vastly differing styles/conventions is the same basic issue, just less hardcoded. How old do you think the brothers will be? Unless it's being billed as "a kid's movie," I'd wager a lot older than in the anime, because anime works one way and movies work another. That's not necessarily an issue with finding good actors or the like, it's just what the audience and industry expects, so it mimics the above medium/style divergence issues for slightly different reasons.

TL;DR: Abridged hard translation is terrible, abridged artistic liberty translation is different, and there isn't really a third option.

[Atian the Elephantman God]

Turns out I dont like anime as much as people think I do... Is this weird in anyway?

[Flying Dice]

How old do you think the brothers will be? Unless it's being billed as "a kid's movie," I'd wager a lot older than in the anime, because anime works one way and movies work another. That's not necessarily an issue with finding good actors or the like, it's just what the audience and industry expects, so it mimics the above medium/style divergence issues for slightly different reasons.

I dunno. In some cases, yeah, but for FMA I seriously doubt that they could maintain Ed and Al as the same character with adult actors. Too much of their personalities and quirks are too closely tied to their ages, and Edward in particular is specifically noteworthy in-universe partially because of his youth. So either they pretty drastically alter the characters, or they pretty drastically alter the tone, or they take a risk with child actors in mature roles going against typical cinematic convention.

Imagine how much shit you'd have to cut or alter if Al was a 20-something in the film, for example.

[BFEL]

Imagine how much shit you'd have to cut or alter if Al was a 20-something in the film, for example.

It would almost be easier to just write a whole new IP.

[Cruxador]

There's no objective criteria by which I can argue that Netoge no Yome is a good anime. But every time I watch it, I end up feeling happy.

[Orange Wizard]

I dropped Netoge pretty much immediately. I suppose I could have stayed for the fanservice but I've got Bakuon for that.

[Cthulufaic]

I dropped Netoge pretty much immediately. I suppose I could have stayed for the fanservice but I've got Bakuon for that.

I read that as Bakugan, the objectively best anime about kids rolling plastic balls onto cards.

Also, started watching Zatch Bell(or Gash Bell, if you're the kind of person that says Gatsu instead of Guts YOU MONSTER) and I expected it to be a fun little show for kids. 
I mean, its ABOUT kids but that's as close as I got.  It's pretty good too.

[Frumple]

I actually vaguely remember that thing getting pretty intense at points. It was airing in the states for good long while, years back.

[Cruxador]

I dropped Netoge pretty much immediately. I suppose I could have stayed for the fanservice but I've got Bakuon for that.

It's not for fanservice. It's for cute romance. If you don't like that then you won't like it, but be aware that despite appearances it's not a harem show.

[Flying Dice]

Speaking of translation disputes... I still think that Raging Heart sounds better, matches the original VA work better, and makes more sense than Raising Heart. ;.;

[Frumple]

I'unno FD, Raising certainly fits the gundam thing better. Nanoha's totally an inspiration and whatnot, too. Just. Sometimes through violence. The heart makes no mention as to if they're being raised up from their troubles or in preparation for a suplex.

[Orange Wizard]

I dropped Netoge pretty much immediately. I suppose I could have stayed for the fanservice but I've got Bakuon for that.

It's not for fanservice. It's for cute romance. If you don't like that then you won't like it, but be aware that despite appearances it's not a harem show.

On MAL the show's tagged as ecchi, pretty sure it's for fanservice

[Frumple]

Sometimes ecchi is for more than fanservice, OW. Though yeah, checking images from the show it definitely looks like crux would have been more accurate to say it's not just for fanservice.

[Orange Wizard]

Sometimes ecchi is for more than fanservice, OW.

Is it though

[Frumple]

Yes. Can be good for comedy. Also a buncha' other stuff! Including romance.