Suikoden anime

[Swedish Ninja Pirate]

So this discussion again, dont know how many times it have been up but it never ends so we need one at this forum too.

So do you think a Anime of Suikoden should be made. And if so, would it be like the games with a war and the gathering of the 108 stars of destiny or should it simply be a Anime taking place in the world of Suikoden with characters from the different games.

Personally I think it is impossible for a single anime to get all the 108 SoD and still be good, but a TV serie could.
But if the Anime wasnt about the 108 SoD and maybe about Vikto and Flik and their adventures or maybe something about the dragon knights, that would be really cool.

Try this one "The Adventures of Futch The Dragon Knight" TV serie. Directed by Sam Raimi.
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[Masamune]

I think there is already a Suikoden Manga, and its about Suikoden 3.
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[Kobold]

To me, it would be nice for an anime cartoon to be made with Suikoden 2's plot. It should be a serial shown on tv or something like that.

If cartoons like Pokemon can be sucessful, with suikoden's plot and such, it should be really sucessful.
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[Excalibur1027]

I agree that an anime of Suikoden II would be probably the best way to go. But part of me would still rather have an anime based off of the Suikogaidens since I've never had the pleasure of playing them.

But if they made an anime based on Suikoden and did a good job with it, I'd watch it no matter what. Regardless of which game it was bassed off.
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[ayoloco]

If you would only watch, well I will collect it
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[Kobold]

If ever anything about suikoden appears on TV or vcd or whatever, i'll go all out and obtain them...

Regardless of what kind it is, or which game its based on. Thats for sure...
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[Sophita]

I dunno. I think that there are two ways it could be done well -

1 - Cutting the cast down to the main characters with a few of the more popular/interesting backround characters thrown in as recruited Stars of Destiny. Over-all, the plot would have to stick to the main cast and be about the main cast. There would be little room for characters not related to the main story.

2 - Making a movie completely different from, but inspired by, Suikoden. Certain themes from the game - fate or free will, runes, collecting allies, moral corruption leading to goverment corruption, etc - would be present, but the plot would not be based around any specific game, and the characters would probably be completely different.

I think the first approach would have more success with fans; the latter would have more success in converting new fans. Most likely, though, I think that it would be a mishmash between the two attempted; something with a new plot/characters, but promises of "old friends return!" and "you'll never guess who's back!" and such.

I think that, if they were going to go for an adaption, Suikoden 1 or Suikoden 2 would have the best plotlines. Both are linear enough that an adaption would be easy enough to plan, and the major characters already have a somewhat anime-like design. Suikoden III would not be bad, but the triple viewpoint would make things difficult.
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[Thief]

Perhaps a Gaiden-style story would be more appropriate, if they ever decide to make an anime series. Or Suikoden III style, with multiple POVs, that allowed more characters to be put under the spotlight.

Actually, I don't really consider animating Suikoden as that good of an idea. I would probably just wait and see... maybe it would work out after all.

[Queen]

I think if they did a series that covered all of the games, animating it would work. It probably wouldn't be possible to cover all 108 stars, but it would still be cool to watch.

If any one company were to produce the anime, I think that Gainax would be the best choice.

Gainax has produced in-depth animes such as Neon Genesis Evengalion and FLCL(maybe not so in-depth).
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[Calista Suphina]

I think there is already a suikoden Anime, saw it somewhere on E-bay....

[Alseid]

There's a Suikoden anime.

But it has nothing to do with the Suikoden games.

It's based on the same book as the games, that's why the name's the same. But there ends the similarities between them.

And i've heard it sucks.
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[Marshmallow]

It's not the suikoden you're thinking of though. I've never seen it, but I know it has no affiliation with the games whatsoever. Personally, I think if they did do a Suikoden anime, it should be about an entire new group of stars, with maybe a few returning characters, ie) Flik, Viktor, Jeane, Viki, Futch, Apple. The only problem would be an overabundance of episodes, since there are 108 stars, there would have to be a lot of episodes in order to incorporate all characters, and even if there are some episodes where multiple characters join, there will still need to be some episodes left for the end of the series after all of the stars are collected.

[EZ_Rabbit]

I am all for NEW information from an anime.

I dont see any reason to rehash story we all already know.

Instead I could see a story that shows the Dragon Knights, Howling Voice,
Ninjas, etc... in an in-depth manner.

Something that offers a large cast, but focuses on a small group of the playable chars.

A story revloving arounf Futch and Humphrey, or Flik and Viktor would be cool.

But I'd really like something about the early history, like Warrior's Viillage,
or maybe somethigng with early Harmonia.
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[Gaius Abruscato]

A new story would be fine, but I think the story of Suikoden 1 would do well as an anime. The Gensui2 story is a bit complex, and the main character too undefined for anime plotlines. I think its story, while amazing in game form, would be cheapened if it were put into a more concrete media. Gensui1 on the other hand, is clearer. The characters are simpler to portray. The struggle is more dramatic. I think it would simply compliment the anime media better.

I have to agree that 108 characters wouldn't fit well into a series either. A gaiden-style story might work better. Either that, or they could simply SAY there were 108 stars, and only show a small number of them. Too many characters in an anime only makes the deapth of those characters diminish.

Aside from the idea of an anime, I think a live-action mini-series could be interesting too. If they did it well, it could gain more of an audience with those who wouldn't have even played the game. The Suikoden stories are wonderfully thought out and I think they could fit into almost any format, be it weekly cartoon, mini-series, live-action series, or film. I just think they need to change the focus and structure of how they TELL the story for each format. (maybe chose which story to use, or if they wanted to create a new story for that format as well.)

Needless to say, whenever anything based upon the suikoden world is released, I will buy it and watch/read/play it a good 10X over!