Battle Angel Alita, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, Death Note, Dragon Ball...
With the exception of Edge of Tomorrow, Hollywood's live-action adaptations of Japanese manga and anime have been mediocre at best.
Are live-action anime adaptations doomed to fail?
Not at all.
In Celine Anderson's view, as long as the storytelling is good enough, a work can shine in its own way even when it crosses mediums and bridges the cultural divide between East and West.
The main reason those adaptations failed was simply the arrogance of Hollywood's industry professionals.
Screenwriters and directors who had barely seen the originals wanted to slap on a shell of "exotic Japanese elements" and tell the same tired, boring stories of American individual heroism.
So what if she were the one in charge of Hollywood's mature film industry?
What if she also had plenty of time and a script crafted with genuine care?
Could she break the curse that "live-action adaptations are always terrible" and create a pop-culture phenomenon?
In a parallel world, Celine, the founder of Netflix, vows to bring a fresh golden breeze to Hollywood as the industry teeters on the brink of decline!
