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