A Must-See Adaptation of Best-Selling Historical Manga Blows up Netflix Top

Summary:

• Here comes another Netflix ’s live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese manga.
• It follows a war veteran and an Ainu girl on their search for treasure.
• It is praised for being a faithful adaptation that takes the best of the manga.

This year Netflix has been at record highs of the live-action manga adaptations’ success, as you can recall the mind-bending viewing numbers of the mixedly-received Avatar: The Last Airbender and Parasyte: The Grey, which gained a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. This trend was later continued by the top-tier City Hunter movie.

It seems that the platform isn’t going to leave the hype train, as it has just released another movie, based on a cultish manga series. It has already won the hearts of millions of people around the world, as well as the fifth place in Netflix’s global chart.

Set in the north of Hokkaido, the film tells the story of Sugimoto, a war veteran who finds himself in need of a large amount of money. He decides to get it by finding a hidden treasure mapped out on tattooed outlaws that escaped prison.

Sugimoto is going to face tough challenges and mysteries on his way, luckily, he won’t be solving them alone. He encounters Asirpa, an Ainu girl, and their trip promises a number of spectacular battles against misfits and traitors, happening in the heart of Hokkaido.

Based on a successful Japanese manga series written by Satoru Noda, it indeed managed to convey the wholesomeness and the scale of the origin. The new movie can even compare to the cultish anime series (2018 - 2023) adapted from the same manga.

The live-action adaptation takes the best of its source, establishing its world and narrative while delivering a relatively short, yet complete story. It has it all: obvious character development, well-choreographed action sequences and decent CGI.

We’re talking about Golden Kamuy, the movie that has already been released in theaters in Japan and gained positive reviews there.

“All in all, it was a fantastic adaptation and I'll definitely be back to see it again in theaters. I think any fan of the manga or the anime is going to have a great time with this one,” concludes Redditor @Kerguelen15 about it.

The success of the new live-action flick obviously benefits Netflix and continues their successful strategy. Thus, we’ll hope to see another great takes on manga quite soon.

Check out Golden Kamuy, as it’s already available for streaming on Netflix.