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Cage_77705  2154 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 11:56am Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
I asked this question a while ago, but since I see a lot of new users on the boards, I wanted to bring up this question again. How would you feel if Mortal Kombat made an anime series? No, I don’t mean like “Defenders of the Realms” (I watched it when I was a kid and I hated it!), I mean more along the line of something serious, bloody, and gruesome like Ninja Scroll or Berserk or even slightly comedic, but bloody like Ruroni Kenshi. Personally I feel like it’s a great idea for these reasons:

- Like I mentioned earlier, it could be slightly comedic like Ruroni Kenshin or serious and bloody like Ninja Scroll.
- There wouldn’t be any limitations when it comes to making an amine series like it would if you were making a live action movie like MK and MK Annihilation. If they wanted to play it on something like Cartoon Network, it may have to get toned down slightly, but not too much if it was on Adult Swim. If it’s straight to DVD, they could do whatever they wanted.
- Imo, this method is the best way of explaining the MK series and making it completely cannon.
- Depending on how much of Mortal Kombat they want to do, they could always do it by seasons. First season: Goes through the events of MK One and Two, Season Two: Goes through MK3-MKT, and continue on to MKA.
- Some characters could actually have an episode that deals strictly with them. Fullmoon likes the Sonya movie rumor, what it they made an episode or two dealing strictly with Sonya’s past? For Sub-Zero and Scorpion fans, what if they had a few episodes going through Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero.
- This is the best way to see beautiful and gruesome fight scenes and fatalities without it looking cheap.
- Every character would look exactly like they are supposed to. For instance, you’re guaranteed to get a true looking Shao Kahn, Goro, and Montaro.
- Other characters like The Great Kung Lao and King Jerrod can be covered in an episode as well.
- I think by doing this, you will get a deeper understanding of each character by watching them in action.

I think this would be good for Mortal Kombat. I would want to see it in a CGI form like Resident Evil Degeneration or Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, but I’m sure that would cost too much. Maybe for the movies they could. Still, I think Mortal Kombat animes series would be awesome. Some games like Fatal Fury and Street Fighter have actually done this and for the most part, their anime movies are awesome. With Mortal Kombat’s deep story, I think it could be better than both of them.

For those who never seen Ninja Scroll or Berserk, here are a couple of shots of them to show you what I mean:

Ninja Scroll





Berserk



 

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TerrorHurtz  1805 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 12:20pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
I don't like anime much. Keep it like a Billy and Mandy type drawn cartoon. But have it as gory as you want.

 

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Foxist  189 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 12:22pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
Yeah, I despise anime...

 

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FreezingFanz  1958 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 12:44pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
I love anime, but it would turn out like this.

Everybody would be excited for it, but when it finally starts airing, alot of people would whine and critiscize it for not having a storyline EXACTLY like the games (which would be difficult to pull off).

 

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Kodama  3122 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 1:05pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
MK-fighters in anime style? I think that wouldn't be good. Maybe with the good fighting sceens. thinking But I still can't imagine this.

 

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konorob  2886 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 1:09pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
I really don't see why it's so hard for people to imagine this. I think it's a good idea dude. I'd definitely watch it.

 

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fear  1296 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 1:13pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
i would love to see it like ninja scroll , but mk way . and in ninja scroll movie and tv series rocks . blood - gruesome , good fights , s*x for the ones like manga .

 

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MasterofMe  430 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 1:16pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
I actually like anime(japanime) Street Fighter, Vampire Hunter D, & Ninja Scroll were really good. IMO a MK anime is way overdo, so yeah somebody needs to make 1 already.

 

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fear  1296 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 1:21pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
MasterofMe posted:
I actually like anime(japanime) Street Fighter, Vampire Hunter D, & Ninja Scroll were really good. IMO a MK anime is way overdo, so yeah somebody needs to make 1 already.


do you remember captain n , zelda , mario anime series ?
sorry to post that mods , like spawn animated series , ghost in the shell , i can go on an on .

and hell yeah it's need a mk anime series like ninja scroll but the mk way of course .

 

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Cage_77705  2154 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 1:40pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
I see we have a good bit of opinions of this subject so I think I could express a little more. As far as what Terrorhultz said about making it in a Billy and Mandy (Or let’s say Western style), I can understand and I don’t mind it as long as it looks good. If the voices are well done and the fights are done well, then a western style is fine. I chose anime because more of the mature ones have awesome fight scenes and great stories. I can also understand what FreezingFanz is saying about getting all excited for it then it ends up coming out horrible. With this, I would say that an anime probably has the best chance of having the story come out right or at least getting it as close to 100% of the game as possible. Since it would be a series, it wouldn’t be as rushed as a movie. If done correctly, nothing shouldn’t be left out or they should at least get 85% of it right.

For those that agree, they pretty much see it in the same light as I do. The first animes I watched were based off of videogames. I was pleasantly surprised at how well Street Fighter, Fatal Fury, and Battle Arena Toshiden came out. They were pretty much point on with the story. Since we can all agree that Mortal Kombat has the best story out of any fighting game, I could only imagine how great an MK anime would be.

 

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Sub-cero  3621 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 2:01pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
It'd be kool, but I just don't like it. I'm not much of a fan of anime or kartoons anyways.

 

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mouth-of-fear  497 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 2:16pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
if MK anime were like the first fist of the north star anime, then i'm in.

 

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Vman  302 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 2:19pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
It could work, but it would require good planning and a lot of care to do the fans justice imo.

 

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fear  1296 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 2:23pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
Vman posted:
It could work, but it would require good planning and a lot of care to do the fans justice imo.


i'm sure at 100% , it's only the fans ... , i'll be the first one to buy the mortal kombat anime series , i didn't miss the show , that i mentionned and they are good , and from the video games series too , i love it , bough it , mk conquest really enjoy it love it bought it , i would love to see mk conquest season 2 , mk 3 we klnow nothing yet , but i post a link from imdb about that , i enjoy 1 movie and second in many ways .


the only thing in mk 2 movie was suppose to be what the vermine ? kintaro ? i don't think so , but i still got this question for so long .

 

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Sub-cero  3621 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 2:26pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
mouth-of-fear posted:
if MK anime were like the first fist of the north star anime, then i'm in.


AWWWW HELL YEAH!! I loved that show! Of kourse I was only like 8 yrs old XD But I still remember it...

 

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fullmoon  4464 posts
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Date Posted: 11/4 2:47pm Subject: Mortal Kombat Anime
Hmm, I don't know thinking ...games-to anime that I know were good but the games were already "anime-ish",like Street Fighter for ex. so it worked.
As for Mortal Kombat... maybe it could work, but I'd prefer a CGI style.

 

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