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Originally posted by JAYNEZTOWN:
So I think you're saying there is a Parasyte: Part 1 Japanese horror scifi action film, and a part 2...if so I did not know...I only knew of the trailers of the Japan toons, I think the Koreans did a good job I'm not sure Japan can do good tv

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I liked the show, very entertaining a good plot and story moving all the way through and I think it ends well. Anime characters can be unrealistic it can have cliche horror, martial arts, Crazy Hairstyles, big mecha robots, the Alien is a puppy cat Adorable Mascots, school girl, the special power Shouting Attacks'. but maybe that's the charm of it and why people prefer it to Japanese Live Action. South Korea does Not have much of a cartoon industry but they have a great tv and film industry with products exported around the world today.

Can't compare it to the original J toons much I haven't really watched Anime for ages or done those Manga cartoons for a while, I do watch trailers and I was aware it was a Japan cartoon show but I had not seen much of the Japanese toon. I think the last Japan tv animation I watched might have been 'Death Note' and it was a binge watch of a few episodes before I watched the Death Note Live Action Movie Web series. As much as I have disliked Disney products I must give them repsect for the visuals, sound and animation quality at Disney studios the Anime shows often take a lot of shortcuts, Anime sometimes can look poor cheap and lower frame rate, it is not always high-quality so maybe that's one reason to switch off for a while.
Does Castlevania count? I know it was a joint US Japan studio animation production, I watched it but is it real 'Japan'?? Castelvania seems to be an American product but with Konami and Ayami Kojima's artwork so it might not be 'pure' Anime.

What I find about South Koreans is they are really good at what they do in tv and movies, and yes sometimes they can take a product from Japan and do an even better remake of the Japanese artistic property.

Adaptation into Live Action Japan tv is a risk, many of them in Japan tv acting circles over-act super emotional which the Japanese themselves are not. The Japan tv sets can be cheap and lousy, there is something not genuine about the writing of a Japan show. They do too much they move arms over express like they are trying to Copy mannerism of an American tv show, European show or South Korean actor, the variety entertainment talk show is too weird, too creepy, too predictable too sleazy porno-ish or too obnoxious there can be a very strange bullying slapstick side a dumb word play in jokes or almost a cruelty to the humor. The writing and film in some Japan Live action products with real actors look like amateur productions while the S.Koreans invest and put work and artistic effort in their show, over-acting is common on a Japan show and realism is not a strong point, for silly products there are worse drama Mexican Spanish soap operas. There might be a reason why Japan tries too hard in a Live Action show for example actor influence from Kabuki mindset of Japanese theatre. Japan tv is noted for being terrible, 'Death Note' is a good movie but I think maybe there are 2 good shows, Bartender, Hanzawa Naoki...its hard to find other shows people respect, Garo looks like a cheap period piece like an Adam West Batman or 'Xena', you get all those Kuuga Rider powerrangers type costume, tarento bad versions of talent show and bad drama stuff but Japan film is ok if you check their film industry there are heaps of good movies from Kurosawa era and J-horror but the tv never caught up it evolved which might be way many watch anime and read manga toons. I'm glad the Koreans did this show because maybe the Japanese would have messed it up.

If you liked the original manga/anime then I think the South Korean version is good and pays respect and tribute to the original, if you watched the Japan movie...I can't comment because I was not aware Japan and made this product into a movie.
if you have not seen the South Korea show I think it has enough of that original creative Japan scifi feel and paying tribute to Western scifi you mentioned like 'The Thing', 'Body Snatchers' while adding enough plot, action and unique moments of drama, action and visual spectacle to hold viewers’ interest.

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