@EvolLove @Mr_NutterButter it started with Grimm fairy tales and has now moved on to original stories in the last several decades that they're doing this to. I'm glad a lot of them are flopping these days.
@EvolLove @Mr_NutterButter nothing new is original, if you really want to get into the weeds with it. Manga is certainly not immune to that either. There are stories and themes people latch onto and tweak and take inspiration from. Always have and always will.
A remake is taking a story that exists (such as Snow White) and using it as the foundation for a new version. Ideally, staying as true to the original work as possible. Some tweaks may be necessary depending on the medium and the audience, but it should never feel as though the original is being disrespected. There is a huge problem with media in general being disrespectful towards the source material and the audience.
This problem isn't just for remakes either, it's for reboots and sequels too.
I would certainly don't claim that all manga is original. But I have been studying drama and writing, and I would say that the Japanese Manga have produced a lot of original stories.
Much of it new to me as a westerner because they have a different cultural heritage.
But also because they after the cultural restriction was lifted exploded in genuine creative writings.
But of course. Today most manga are remakes of remakes. That said, they still outperform us.
@beardalaxy @Mr_NutterButter
The concept of an Original story can be studied at length
In general there are a few archetypes of stories that are being remade over and over again. Thus neither of them are qualifying as genuinely original stories.
In my book those are remakes
The Japanese Manga culture though have been able to produce a ton of original stories
That said, a few years back I had netflix, for about 2 months after that I canceled it due to all their original content Jewry inlfux