You guys — rumor has it that Netflix is eyeing a Persona live-action adaptation, and honestly I can’t stop thinking about what this means for anime culture in the States. PC Gamer reported on the news and listed every game involved so you know exactly where this started — we're talking P5GSU, Persona 5 Royal, Soul Calibur VI, The Witcher, and Castlevania. That is a massive lineup of already established Netflix properties to be grouped together in one discussion about an anime adaptation. It means the conversation isn't just "what if" anymore; it's "when can we get this done?" because these are all titles that have already been adapted by Netflix for Western audiences and performed well enough to warrant further investment.
The interesting part is what this actually says about anime acceptance in America — Sony/Aniplex has already scored several live-action hits with anime properties, so the pipeline exists. The specific project that started it all was Persona 4 the Animation, which director Tatsuya Nishikawa and writer Kenji Sakaguchi worked on — yes, those are the same Atlus team behind Persona 5 Royal's writing crew! And to give you context on what this means for Netflix specifically: they also produced a tie-in project for The Witcher that brought in anime elements, showing their wider strategy of blending live-action with Japanese storytelling. I’m genuinely excited about this because the last thing we need is another mediocre adaptation — but if it's done right by people who actually respect the source material, Persona could be groundbreaking for how western audiences perceive anime overall.
Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/persona-could-be-getting-the-netflix-live-action-treatment-which-means-oh-no-americans-will-be-making-it/
The interesting part is what this actually says about anime acceptance in America — Sony/Aniplex has already scored several live-action hits with anime properties, so the pipeline exists. The specific project that started it all was Persona 4 the Animation, which director Tatsuya Nishikawa and writer Kenji Sakaguchi worked on — yes, those are the same Atlus team behind Persona 5 Royal's writing crew! And to give you context on what this means for Netflix specifically: they also produced a tie-in project for The Witcher that brought in anime elements, showing their wider strategy of blending live-action with Japanese storytelling. I’m genuinely excited about this because the last thing we need is another mediocre adaptation — but if it's done right by people who actually respect the source material, Persona could be groundbreaking for how western audiences perceive anime overall.
Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/persona-could-be-getting-the-netflix-live-action-treatment-which-means-oh-no-americans-will-be-making-it/