above average manga/anime live-action
Out of the ones I have watched. Judged as stand alone(seeing as I haven't watched/read a lot of the source material I don't have anything to compare them to) sometimes I'm not even aware something I'm watching is based on manga
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![Himizu]()
1. Himizu
Japanese Movie - 2012
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![Old Boy]()
2. Old Boy
Korean Movie - 2003
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![Blue Spring]()
3. Blue Spring
Japanese Movie - 2002
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![Sakuran]()
4. Sakuran
Japanese Movie - 2007
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![Air Doll]()
5. Air Doll
Japanese Movie - 2009
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![Rurouni Kenshin]()
6. Rurouni Kenshin
Japanese Movie - 2012
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![Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno]()
7. Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno
Japanese Movie - 2014
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![Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends]()
8. Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
Japanese Movie - 2014
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![Crows Zero]()
9. Crows Zero
Japanese Movie - 2007
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![Crows Zero 2]()
10. Crows Zero 2
Japanese Movie - 2009
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![Kasane]()
11. Kasane
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Our Little Sister]()
12. Our Little Sister
Japanese Movie - 2015
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![Chihayafuru: Musubi]()
13. Chihayafuru: Musubi
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku]()
14. Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku]()
15. Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![I Am a Hero]()
16. I Am a Hero
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![Cats Don't Come When You Call]()
17. Cats Don't Come When You Call
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![Library Wars]()
18. Library Wars
Japanese Movie - 2013
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![Library Wars: The Last Mission]()
19. Library Wars: The Last Mission
Japanese Movie - 2015
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![Ping Pong]()
20. Ping Pong
Japanese Movie - 2002
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![Tokyo Tribe]()
21. Tokyo Tribe
Japanese Movie - 2014
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![From Me to You]()
22. From Me to You
Japanese Movie - 2010
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![100-manen no Onna-tachi]()
23. 100-manen no Onna-tachi
Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
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![Bunny Drop]()
24. Bunny Drop
Japanese Movie - 2011
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![River’s Edge Okawabata Tanteisha]()
25. River’s Edge Okawabata Tanteisha
Japanese Drama - 2014, 12 episodes
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![Parasyte: Part 1]()
26. Parasyte: Part 1
Japanese Movie - 2014
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![Parasyte: Part 2]()
27. Parasyte: Part 2
Japanese Movie - 2015
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![Orange]()
28. Orange
Japanese Movie - 2015
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![Casshern]()
29. Casshern
Japanese Movie - 2004
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![Radiation House]()
30. Radiation House
Japanese Drama - 2019, 11 episodes
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![The Liar and His Lover]()
31. The Liar and His Lover
Japanese Movie - 2013
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![Smuggler]()
32. Smuggler
Japanese Movie - 2011
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![Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl]()
33. Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Japanese Movie - 1999
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![Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit]()
34. Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
Japanese Movie - 2008
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![Thermae Romae]()
35. Thermae Romae
Japanese Movie - 2012
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![Nodame Cantabile]()
36. Nodame Cantabile
Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
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![Boku dake ga Inai Machi]()
37. Boku dake ga Inai Machi
Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
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![Liar Game]()
38. Liar Game
Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes
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![Liar Game 2]()
39. Liar Game 2
Japanese Drama - 2009, 9 episodes
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![Gokusen]()
40. Gokusen
Japanese Drama - 2002, 12 episodes
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![MARS]()
41. MARS
Taiwanese Drama - 2004, 13 episodes
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![Antique Bakery]()
42. Antique Bakery
Korean Movie - 2008
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![Tokyo Ghoul]()
43. Tokyo Ghoul
Japanese Movie - 2017
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![Ichi]()
44. Ichi
Japanese Movie - 2008
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![Princess Jellyfish]()
45. Princess Jellyfish
Japanese Movie - 2014
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![My Little Monster]()
46. My Little Monster
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Ajin: Demi-Human]()
47. Ajin: Demi-Human
Japanese Movie - 2017
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![Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]()
48. Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
Japanese Drama - 2007, 12 episodes
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![Kaitou Yamaneko]()
49. Kaitou Yamaneko
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
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![Double Mints]()
50. Double Mints
Japanese Movie - 2017
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![Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store]()
51. Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
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![Dias Police: Ihou Keisatsu]()
52. Dias Police: Ihou Keisatsu
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
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![Inuyashiki]()
53. Inuyashiki
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Helter Skelter]()
54. Helter Skelter
Japanese Movie - 2012
if you ignore the "plot"
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![Ichi the Killer]()
55. Ichi the Killer
Japanese Movie - 2001
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![Teiichi's Country]()
56. Teiichi's Country
Japanese Movie - 2017
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![River's Edge]()
57. River's Edge
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Little Forest: Winter & Spring]()
58. Little Forest: Winter & Spring
Japanese Movie - 2015
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![Little Forest: Summer & Autumn]()
59. Little Forest: Summer & Autumn
Japanese Movie - 2014
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![Kingdom]()
60. Kingdom
Japanese Movie - 2019
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![Gantz]()
61. Gantz
Japanese Movie - 2011
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![Hibiki]()
62. Hibiki
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Everest The Summit of the Gods]()
63. Everest The Summit of the Gods
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![The Seaside Motel]()
64. The Seaside Motel
Japanese Movie - 2010
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![Switched]()
65. Switched
Japanese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
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![Aoi Honoo]()
66. Aoi Honoo
Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
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![The Boyfriend Who Can't Kill and the Girlfriend Who Won't Die]()
67. The Boyfriend Who Can't Kill and the Girlfriend Who Won't Die
Japanese Movie - 2019
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![Liverleaf]()
68. Liverleaf
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Shino Can't Say Her Own Name]()
69. Shino Can't Say Her Own Name
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Smoking]()
70. Smoking
Japanese Drama - 2018, 12 episodes
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![Bittersweet]()
71. Bittersweet
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![Blade of the Immortal]()
72. Blade of the Immortal
Japanese Movie - 2017
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![My Life as a Cat]()
73. My Life as a Cat
Japanese Movie - 2019
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![Akagi]()
74. Akagi
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
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![Maestro!]()
75. Maestro!
Japanese Movie - 2015
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![Ashita No Joe]()
76. Ashita No Joe
Japanese Movie - 2011
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![Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku]()
77. Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
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![Waiting For Spring]()
78. Waiting For Spring
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Piece of Cake]()
79. Piece of Cake
Japanese Movie - 2015
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![One Third]()
80. One Third
Japanese Movie - 2014
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![March Comes in Like a Lion]()
81. March Comes in Like a Lion
Japanese Movie - 2017
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![Poison Berry in My Brain]()
82. Poison Berry in My Brain
Japanese Movie - 2015
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![Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable]()
83. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
Japanese Movie - 2017
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![Museum]()
84. Museum
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji]()
85. The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Japanese Movie - 2014
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![Himeano~ru]()
86. Himeano~ru
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![12 Suicidal Children]()
87. 12 Suicidal Children
Japanese Movie - 2019
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![Hero Mania: Life]()
88. Hero Mania: Life
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![BACK STREET GIRLS - Gokudoruzu]()
89. BACK STREET GIRLS - Gokudoruzu
Japanese Movie - 2019
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![Solanin]()
90. Solanin
Japanese Movie - 2010
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![Wanitokagegisu]()
91. Wanitokagegisu
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
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![The Fable]()
92. The Fable
Japanese Movie - 2019
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![Imawa no Kuni no Arisu Season 1]()
93. Imawa no Kuni no Arisu Season 1
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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![30Sai made Doteida to Mahotsukai ni Narerurashi]()
94. 30Sai made Doteida to Mahotsukai ni Narerurashi
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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![Watashi ga Motete Dousunda]()
95. Watashi ga Motete Dousunda
Japanese Movie - 2020
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![Omukae Desu]()
96. Omukae Desu
Japanese Drama - 2016, 9 episodes
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![Horimiya]()
97. Horimiya
Japanese Drama - 2021, 7 episodes
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![Not Quite Dead Yet]()
98. Not Quite Dead Yet
Japanese Movie - 2020
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![Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare]()
99. Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare
Japanese Movie - 2020
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![Kishibe Rohan wa ugokanai]()
100. Kishibe Rohan wa ugokanai
Japanese Drama - 2020, 3 episodes
