According to an article published in the renowned Japanese media myjitsuthe high possibility has been raised that the successful franchise of “Kimetsu no Yaiba” be adapted to the live-action format. However, a concern among fans has arisen due to the author’s lack of public appearances. Koyoharu Gotouge. Unlike Eiichiro Odawho oversees the live-action project of “one pieceGotouge’s lack of presence could make it virtually impossible to have his direct supervision in this adaptation.
«No matter how successful a manga is, its success in other media depends a lot on luck. One way to increase the success rate of an adaptation has been to “have the supervision of the original author”, which has been in considerable use in recent live-action. It is said then that there are many expectations about the future of the “Kimetsu no Yaiba” franchise.».
«Talking about great hits in other mediums, but supervised by the original author, the movie “THE FIRST SLAM DUNK” released in December last year has seen impressive success. Takehiko Inoue handled the script and direction by himself, and the story made fans go crazy with the result. On the other hand, Gosho Aoyama also stands out for his extensive participation in the films of the “Detective Conan” franchise. In the most recent one, he was not only in charge of the character designs, but also part of the animation and direction.».
«One industry critic commented on it: “Both ‘THE FIRST SLAM DUNK’ and ‘Detective Conan The Movie’, featuring the authors of the original works, have become impressive hits that exceeded 10 billion yen. If that happens with anime movies, it is possible to transfer that success to live-action projects. Eiichiro Oda is executive producing the live-action series adaptation of “One Piece,” currently in production on Netflix, and fan reaction has been positive so far for the latest trailer.“».
«In fact, Eiichiro Oda has been involved in the production of this live-action series for seven years since 2016, and it seems that he even intends not to approve the premiere until he is satisfied with the result. The source continued: “In the film industry to date, the original author was completely ignored by part of the production. For example, in the live-action film ‘Orange’, released in 2015, the author Ichigo Takano and the production team never reached an agreement. The day before the premiere, she revealed on Twitter that she had a lot of problems with the project, and that she had decided that she would not even look at it, asking fans to consider the film separate from the original manga. Author Takano had been cooperative in the beginning, so something must have happened on the production set. Until recently, filmmakers were ignorant of the opinion of the original authors, so perhaps they sensed that the tremendous recent flops had something to do with it.“».
«However, in recent years successful live-action projects have emerged one after another, so the industry is reconsidering how important it is to take into account the opinion of the original author and have him as a supervisor. In the future of the live-action industry, there is a possibility that the position of the author of the original work will have the same weight as that of the director.».
«The source went on to comment: “This is how the attention is focused on ‘Kimetsu no Yaiba’. Naturally there are many people in the industry who are interested in turning this franchise into live-action. However, Koyoharu Gotouge, the author or author of the original manga, has never made public appearances and is currently retired or retired. Even if she was going for a live-action production, wouldn’t it be practically impossible to invite her to supervise the production?“».
