Netflix knocked it out of the park with one live-action adaptation of a critically acclaimed anime , creating a show that is 10/10 from start to finish. Live-action anime adaptations are notoriously tricky to make, with flops like M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender and Cowboy Bebop sparking ire.

However, it’s not entirely impossible to make a successful live-action anime adaptation. One Piece and Alice in Borderland are often cited as the best examples of this.

Another adaptation from 2016 deserves just as much praise as those two, though. Netflix’s Erased did the impossible by creating a masterpiece adaptation of an anime with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Netflix’s Underrated J-Drama, Erased, Is A Masterpiece From Start To Finish

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