Any good book series that are anime-style?
Well, I know that Brave Story has an anime film.... I can't think of anything else that's fully translated into english, though. You could check baka-tsuki, it has some translated/partially translated light novels. http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Format_guideline
Do American manga/comics get adaptations?
They aren’t manga. They are comics. They do get some a Japanized manga adaptation for the market in Japan. I am not sure how successful they are. They do make them. I would not say they are usually long lasting. I think it isn’t of quality issues either. They can stop for lack of sales or reasons made by the writer/artist. Another could be company agreements and deals.
Why can't comic books be like an anime series?
Anime isn’t as popular in North America. Many of its concepts and stories are also not accepted or approved by our culture. Comic books are seen as the norm and accepted standard.
Mortal Kombat Anime or Cartoon?
They already made a cartoon back in the 90s, surprisingly, it was made for kids, it's called Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Also, I have a feeling a Mortal Kombat anime would turn up like the Marvel anime versions of Iron Man, Blade, Wolverine, and X-Men, a hyped up trailer that turns out completely different from the end result. I'm already certain that Studio Madhouse would make the Mortal Kombat anime if they made one, and while I'm fine with that, I'm pretty sure they'll try a little too hard to fit in a deep story within a very short amount of episodes while also trying to fit in a lot of Mortal Kombat fanservice for the fans of the games. In other words, I already have an idea of how the anime would turn out if they made one, so no, I don't want them to make one.
Are there any rules/regulations for making comic/manga to an animation series?
as far as I know a Manga title can have an Anime adaptation if that title receive good popularity and enough to attract investor. creating Anime requires certain amount of money and publisher get the numbers after they can secure advertisers or merchandiser that interested in that title. publisher usually create a poll to know the demand and even if the demand is high but the title don't attract enough investors then the title won't get a green light for Animation. these were explained by the Manga artist on their respective Manga title OMAKE/author's note section, like ONE PIECE by Oda Eiichiro and FULL METAL ALCHEMIST by Hiromu Ayakawa. + emo
Will it ever make sense for there to be live movie adaptations of anime the way there have been of comic books?
Live-action adaptations of anime-only titles are actually very rare.A vast majority of the live-action adaptations produced to date are of works which were originally manga series, that just happen to have had anime adaptations made. This includes films such as Speed Racer (U.S., 2008), Ghost in the Shell (U.S., 2017), and Fullmetal Alchemist (Japan, 2017).To produce a cinematic universe of manga in the same manner that Marvel and DC Comics do with their comic book titles is next to impossible. This is because rights ownership of titles in the Japanese comics industry does not work the same way that it does in the United States.In Japan, manga artists still play a big role in character ownership. Whereas Marvel and DC may be able to hire more than one artist to create comics based on a single character, this does not usually happen in Japan. One manga artist (with the help of assistants) typically draws all of the main series, its spin-offs, sequels, prequels, etc. This limits crossover material, as well as the amount of content which can be adapted into such a universe.Therefore, it is unlikely to see Shueisha, the publisher of Japan’s best-selling manga magazine Weekly Shounen Jump, create a hypothetical cinematic universe which incorporates characters from One Piece, Dragon Ball, and Naruto altogether.But when it comes to a cinematic universe adaptation of anime-only titles, there is one possibility where this could happen.Tatsunoko Production is one of Japan’s oldest existing animation studios. In the 1970s and 1980s, the studio created a number of original superhero anime titles such as Gatchaman, Casshern, and Tekkaman. Today, many of these properties are being resurrected by Tatsunoko to introduce them to a new generation of anime viewers.Tatsunoko still retains the rights to all of these original works, but as an animation production company it can only produce anime. If Tatsunoko is willing, I can foresee a scenario where it partners with a film production company to create a cinematic universe featuring its many superhero characters.
Is Pokemon an Anime or Cartoon?
The Pokemon series (TV) was created in Japan, so therefore Pokemon is an Anime, (it's just directed towards kids.) You can also tell because the artwork of Pokemon doesn't look like it does in western cartoons.
Is there going to be a sequel to the Witchblade anime? ?
Who can tell? The Witchblade anime was actually a sequel or adaptation of an American Comic book which was briefly adapted into a live action TV series starring Yancey Butler: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchblade There is also supposed to be a feature film adaptation of the original comic book.