If Lord of the Rings had been adapted as Anime... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Beleg Cuthalion · 03-11-2005, 11:27 PM

Well, I'd rather not imagine such a nightmare for fear of an immediate coronary conclusion, but nevertheless....

-Arwen would have purple hair. If she was lucky.

-Bilbo would run a dojo and have a rock garden.

-The concept of artificial dragon APC's would be revived.

-Aragorn would be blonde.

-There would be speedlines everywhere.

-Frodo's eyes would be even bigger, if possible.

-Gandalf would look even more like Hidetora Ichimonji than he did in the Rankin-Bass films.

-Sauron would be 30' tall and could cause his enemies to explode in a spray of blood by clapping his hands.

-The Shire would be infested with bamboo and lotus blossoms.

-Boromir would most likely have really hairy arms and long sideburns. And possibly a topknot.

-All the swords would be curved. Anduril would be five-and-a-half feet long and would talk in the typical bad-atitude fashion.

-Barad-Dur would be 20,000 feet tall and Sauron would be depicted casually slaying errant minions on all possible occasions.

Maeggaladiel · 03-12-2005, 12:41 AM

~Frodo would be able to transform into a robo-hobbit. Or some kind of hobbit/endangered species hybrid.

~Legolas would look exactly the same as he does in the film. Except his eyes would be bigger. Heh.

~Narsil could turn into a huge laser-shooting gun that only transforms when Aragorn raises it dramatically and shouts out a catch-phrase.

~Everyone would wear bizarre outfits that include fingerless gloves, pants with one leg, useless vests and lots of zippers, etc.

~Arwen, Galadriel and Eowyn join together to form an All-Girl Super Crime Fighting Team. They run around in short skirts fighting monsters and flirting with the mysterious Dark Knight who slightly resembles Aragorn in a suit of armor.

~Unbeknownst to everyone, Aragorn can change into the mysterious Dark Knight after a fatal encounter with a radioactive squirrel.

~Everyone would ride chocobos. Oh wait... that's not anime.

Lûthien Nénharma · 04-24-2005, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Maeggaladiel

~Everyone would ride chocobos. Oh wait... that's not anime.

HAHA Thats funny,and technically we could associate with anime,b/c ppl who love anime love final fantasy

Lûthien Nénharma · 04-24-2005, 09:51 AM

Arwen would be running around in a kimono and have two buns on her head

Aragorn would have a caster gun, a space ship, and many scars

Legolas would not wear a large shirt over his tights, but a full spandex body suit

Gimili would have a gundinamium helmet and say "Omae O' Karosou"

Frodo and Sam WOULD be gay

The ring would talk and shoot out mystical beams and twinkling lights when frodo wears it

The Nazgul would pilot Gundams

Middle earth would be a space colony

Gandalf would have a much longer beard, a longer face with a little hat on

Merry would be a black belt

an the orcs would be human cat things that have magical powers

Kitanna · 04-24-2005, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Lûthien Nénharma

The ring would talk and shoot out mystical beams and twinkling lights when frodo wears it

Didn't that happen in the cartoon version of Return of the King?

Lathriel · 04-24-2005, 02:27 PM

And I would scream. No actually I would faint and somebody would have to take me to the hospital where I will take 6 months to recover from shock.

I mean, how MUCH bigger could Frodo's eyes get. Also if they made sam and Frodo gay we would have a whole bunch of people on our case saying "See, I told you Frodo and Sam wre gay."

To those who love anime, sorry I just don't think it would work. Partly because LOTR is very different from anime in story line and portrayal of the characters. (No cutsy outfits allowed in LOTR and absolutely NO schoolgirl outfits!!!!)

Neferchoirwen · 03-12-2005, 12:44 AM

uhm...but adapting LotR to anime mean that it necessarily has to follow certain (asian) anime "conventions"?

just a thought.

...But a blonde Aragorn and a purple-haired Arwen would be cool

Lyta_Underhill · 03-12-2005, 08:36 AM

Just as long as Saruman isn't turned into Santa Claus again!
Santa Saruman
(I kind of thought bare-legged Viking Boromir was amusing though!)
Longboat-Ready Man of Gondor

(Of course, this has nothing to do with the newer conventions of Anime...just thought it was amusing!) Of course, we would probably get to hear the fox's thoughts in the anime version...)

Cheers!
Lyta

Rilwen Gamgee · 03-12-2005, 04:00 PM

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uhm...but adapting LotR to anime mean that it necessarily has to follow certain (asian) anime "conventions"?

just a thought.

That's true...but if Aragorn yelled, "BANZAI!!!", instead of, "Eärendil!", that would be an amusing touch, as well.

Also, instead of transforming Legolas into an even more perfectly blond-haired "bishonen" ("pretty-boy" in Japanese, for those who don't know) with a piercing glance and a deep voice, he might possibly become a tall, happy Elf.

Gollum could look something similar to a kappa (a Japanese water demon that looks something like a turtle), I suppose, except much skinnier and without a shell.

Lyta, the picture of Santa-Saruman is funny! I can imagine Gandalf returning to Bag End and saying, "Yes, Frodo, there is a Saruman."

(There's a children's book my family has called, "Yes, there is a Santa Claus." I'm not sure if anyone else is familiar with it...)

Shelob · 03-12-2005, 05:19 PM

Kappa

Here's a link to a site that describes Kappas and has a picture (click on it for a larger version)

I don't really know too much about anime (though I can tell you that all the 'anime freaks' at my school bring nothing but junk food for lunch--and sorry if the phrase 'anime freaks' is insulting to you, but that's how we at the geek table refer to them)

my one suspicion would be that if LOTR were done in an anime style it would become even harder to follow for non-book lovers and Tolkien purists everywhere really would have heart attacks.

Ainaserkewen · 03-12-2005, 06:13 PM

I think that would be an awesome idea for the soul reason that if the Lord of the Rings were adapted into anime, that would mean that finally there would be an opertunity for a very accurate visual presentation. Accurate as opposed to a movie format. You can do so much with animation and an actual 26 or more episode show than a movie.

If such a project was ever to be done, I think that it should like this:

Found at:
This site
I love this artist!

03-11-2005, 11:27 PM	#1
Beleg Cuthalion Wight Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hominum que contente mundique huius et cupido Posts: 181	If Lord of the Rings had been adapted as Anime... Well, I'd rather not imagine such a nightmare for fear of an immediate coronary conclusion, but nevertheless.... -Arwen would have purple hair. If she was lucky. -Bilbo would run a dojo and have a rock garden. -The concept of artificial dragon APC's would be revived. -Aragorn would be blonde. -There would be speedlines everywhere. -Frodo's eyes would be even bigger, if possible. -Gandalf would look even more like Hidetora Ichimonji than he did in the Rankin-Bass films. -Sauron would be 30' tall and could cause his enemies to explode in a spray of blood by clapping his hands. -The Shire would be infested with bamboo and lotus blossoms. -Boromir would most likely have really hairy arms and long sideburns. And possibly a topknot. -All the swords would be curved. Anduril would be five-and-a-half feet long and would talk in the typical bad-atitude fashion. -Barad-Dur would be 20,000 feet tall and Sauron would be depicted casually slaying errant minions on all possible occasions. __________________ War is not the answer, War is the question and the answer is yes Quis ut Deus Last edited by Beleg Cuthalion; 03-11-2005 at 11:33 PM.

03-12-2005, 12:41 AM	#2
Maeggaladiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The end of the world as we know it. I feel fine, incidentally. Posts: 500	~Frodo would be able to transform into a robo-hobbit. Or some kind of hobbit/endangered species hybrid. ~Legolas would look exactly the same as he does in the film. Except his eyes would be bigger. Heh. ~Narsil could turn into a huge laser-shooting gun that only transforms when Aragorn raises it dramatically and shouts out a catch-phrase. ~Everyone would wear bizarre outfits that include fingerless gloves, pants with one leg, useless vests and lots of zippers, etc. ~Arwen, Galadriel and Eowyn join together to form an All-Girl Super Crime Fighting Team. They run around in short skirts fighting monsters and flirting with the mysterious Dark Knight who slightly resembles Aragorn in a suit of armor. ~Unbeknownst to everyone, Aragorn can change into the mysterious Dark Knight after a fatal encounter with a radioactive squirrel. ~Everyone would ride chocobos. Oh wait... that's not anime. __________________ "Wide ne bith wel," cwaeth se the geheirde on helle hriman.

04-24-2005, 09:51 AM	#4
Lûthien Nénharma Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rivendell, Middle Earth Posts: 23	Arwen would be running around in a kimono and have two buns on her head Aragorn would have a caster gun, a space ship, and many scars Legolas would not wear a large shirt over his tights, but a full spandex body suit Gimili would have a gundinamium helmet and say "Omae O' Karosou" Frodo and Sam WOULD be gay The ring would talk and shoot out mystical beams and twinkling lights when frodo wears it The Nazgul would pilot Gundams Middle earth would be a space colony Gandalf would have a much longer beard, a longer face with a little hat on Merry would be a black belt an the orcs would be human cat things that have magical powers __________________ I would rather share one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone ~Arwen~

04-24-2005, 02:27 PM	#6
Lathriel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through Middle-Earth (Sadly in Alberta and not ME) Posts: 612	And I would scream. No actually I would faint and somebody would have to take me to the hospital where I will take 6 months to recover from shock. I mean, how MUCH bigger could Frodo's eyes get. Also if they made sam and Frodo gay we would have a whole bunch of people on our case saying "See, I told you Frodo and Sam wre gay." To those who love anime, sorry I just don't think it would work. Partly because LOTR is very different from anime in story line and portrayal of the characters. (No cutsy outfits allowed in LOTR and absolutely NO schoolgirl outfits!!!!) __________________ Back again

03-12-2005, 12:44 AM	#7
Neferchoirwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: RtR: 483.3 miles, Fords of Bruinen Posts: 512	uhm...but adapting LotR to anime mean that it necessarily has to follow certain (asian) anime "conventions"? just a thought. ...But a blonde Aragorn and a purple-haired Arwen would be cool __________________ On really romantic nights of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion. ~Speed Levitch http://crevicesofsilence.blogspot.com/

03-12-2005, 08:36 AM	#8
Lyta_Underhill Haunted Halfling Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: an uncounted length of steps--floating between air molecules Posts: 841	Just as long as Saruman isn't turned into Santa Claus again! Santa Saruman (I kind of thought bare-legged Viking Boromir was amusing though!) Longboat-Ready Man of Gondor (Of course, this has nothing to do with the newer conventions of Anime...just thought it was amusing!) Of course, we would probably get to hear the fox's thoughts in the anime version...) Cheers! Lyta __________________ “…she laid herself to rest upon Cerin Amroth; and there is her green grave, until the world is changed, and all the days of her life are utterly forgotten by men that come after, and elanor and niphredil bloom no more east of the Sea.” Last edited by Lyta_Underhill; 03-12-2005 at 08:37 AM. Reason: forgot to close parentheses!

03-12-2005, 05:19 PM	#10
Shelob Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the abysmal Abyss Mall. Posts: 276	Kappa Here's a link to a site that describes Kappas and has a picture (click on it for a larger version) I don't really know too much about anime (though I can tell you that all the 'anime freaks' at my school bring nothing but junk food for lunch--and sorry if the phrase 'anime freaks' is insulting to you, but that's how we at the geek table refer to them) my one suspicion would be that if LOTR were done in an anime style it would become even harder to follow for non-book lovers and Tolkien purists everywhere really would have heart attacks. __________________ A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name ~Evan Esar. Pan for Everyone!

03-12-2005, 06:13 PM	#11
Ainaserkewen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A cosmic waiting room Posts: 651	I think that would be an awesome idea for the soul reason that if the Lord of the Rings were adapted into anime, that would mean that finally there would be an opertunity for a very accurate visual presentation. Accurate as opposed to a movie format. You can do so much with animation and an actual 26 or more episode show than a movie. If such a project was ever to be done, I think that it should like this: Found at: This site I love this artist! __________________ Solus... I'm eating chicken again. I ate chicken yesterday and the day before... will I be eating chicken again tomorrow? Why am I always eating chicken?