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[OricWindstar]

Make a Metroid show in the same vein as Samurai Jack.

Was just about to post this. Gimme those long, ambient segments accented with explosions of action.

 

[Ushay]

Metroid would be ace. Know what he should really do?

Take Berserk and give it the justice it needs.

 

[OverturePT]

Oh God, please.

 

[antispin]

Minimal dialogue. Lots of action. Do it. I enjoyed his Castlevania.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

I always thought that Castlevania was going to be a real live action series, was kinda sad when i saw it was just an animated series.

Live action Castlevania.....Euugh. no thanks. Would not work at all.

 

[aadiboy]

Metroid would be ace. Know what he should really do?

Take Berserk and give it the justice it needs.

Nah...only Japan can give Berserk justice. It just needs to be in the hands of Madhouse with an unlimited budget.

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

Let's have it, a Metroid anime would be cool. Castlevania was great, can't wait for season 2

 

[orioto]

Minimal dialogue. Lots of action. Do it. I enjoyed his Castlevania.

But it was the maximum of dialogue and the minimum of action.

 

[JoeInky]

The last fucking Metroid is in captivity

 

[Defect]

Make it like this

https://youtu.be/z6wzzPE87Pw

 

[nubbe]

I can't get enough of Adam

 

[Vital Tundra]

DO IT. Make our dreams come true. I want isolation, I want terror. I want spouts of action. It could be such a great series.

 

[Aostia]

Ok now we are talking
Wasn't nintendo supposed to work/license its IPS for anime adaptation?

 

[Muskieratboi]

Okay, I know i'm Practically just shitposting, but.. Adi:

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Samus is a silent protagonist and tends to go on solo missions, how would that even work as a movie/series?

Though, it worked for the original Aeon Flux. "Plop."

 

[Spukc]

FUCK YEAH.
day 1

 

[Yohane]

Zelda next plz

 

[sixteen-bit]

I hope they can do the series justice

 

[Kayhan]

EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK

 

[Dark Ninja]

Can they get a budget for animation other than two or three fights

 

[entremet]

Needs an amazing score. Metroid is all about atmosphere.

 

[Acerac]

I read the thread title and audibly gasped while at work.

DO IT.

 

[Matty77]

While I want more non-comedy western animation for adults, in fact half my excitement for castlevania is what it's sucess could mean for the future and the fact it just exists lets me overlook it's flaws since it has hardly any competition in that space I am not sure I want this particular group doing Metroid.

I would like it to be animated adult action fare, and it should be dark in the sense of isolation, danger and horror of an alien planet and situation, I don't think I am looking for dark themes or blood and swearing when it comes to this property, and I am not sure Adi Shankar can or wants to do subtle.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Please let this happen

 

[archreaper93]

If this gets Metroid more exposure, I'd be so fucking down.

 

[Pejo]

I don't know if the idea of a whole Metroid series would work too well. Maybe more of a single short?

That could be cool. Or something heavily stylized like Aeon Flux that doesn't require dialogue. Any sort of actual story would really fall apart imo.

 

[Combat Wombat]

Sure as long as they keep the gore and swearing to a minimum. Not like Nintendo would allow it anyway.

 

[Harlock]

Warren Ellis is also very good in sci-fi. Like the format too, few episodes, but not taking so logo to be ready.

 

[mjc]

Shankar is a weird dude but he gets the job done, I'll allow it.

 

[Kyuur]

I think Metroid game adaptation would work much better as a short film than a series.

For a series, I think it would serve them better to make a prequel to the games. Samus' upbringing with the Chozo, their downfall, her first missions before she's a famed intergalactic bounty hunter. I think there is already some material in manga form?

 

[jtb]

Well good for you because this won't be a game.

Metroid is all about the desolation of space. That's not going to work in a TV show format.
To make it work, you'd have to make it something that's inherently not Metroid. It's a catch-22.

 

[Deleted member 284]

Fusion would be a great starting point.

 

[SoulUnison]

Yes, please. I'd like to see a take on Metroid's expanded universe that isn't Other M.

Though, I also don't think you could feasibly do an entire series that's just Samus alone on alien worlds, and having her interact with other characters (Fusion, Other M, Prime 3...) has always been...iffy, at best.

Perhaps an anthology series that follows some Chozo, some Space Pirates, some Federation members, some bounty hunters etc., with Samus showing up for meaningful cameos and tying it all together starring in the final episode/short.

 

[Tyraniboah]

Metroidvania is about to be a television genre too holy shit

 

[RRockman]

So long as it isn't unessarily vulgar then I'm down for it. My one gripe with castlevainia is that the dialogue came off way too crass for my tastes.

 

[cordy]

Please and thank you.

 

[Spirited]

That would be kinda cool and good marketing leading up to Metroid Prime 4 if it would happen, spread awareness of the brand etc.

 

[eXistor]

Ew, why would he want to make an animated Assassin's Creed, that's the most boring IP to choose for something like that. But Metroid would be a great fit indeed, just can that crusty old Assassin's Creed and try to get that made.

 

[TreIII]

Hell, why not?

We got former Castlevania LoS devs on the new 3DS Metroid, so why not let a CV showrunner take a shot at a Metroid show?

Think the more interesting thing would be which side of the mythos it veers towards. Prime or Mainline?

 

[Nightbird]

YES. YES.

WHERE'S HIS TWITTER, SO I CAN TELL HIM TO DO IT.

 

[SalvaPot]

Metroid is cool but I feel it needs a second character to help flesh out Samus on screen for a series.

Maybe have Baby Metroid be her companion and have it be hip and rap.

 

[WarRock]

Shankar is quickly becoming a new McFarlane and his modern Spawn movie.

 

[Instro]

A show covering the manga would be solid stuff.

 

[13ruce]

Please Nintendo if you greenlight this i will get a Samus tattoo lol.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Don't do this to me!!!! After seeing how good Castlevania turned out now I'm yearning for a Metroid adaptation! But this is Nintendo! It'll never happen.

 

[Shredderi]

Needs an amazing score. Metroid is all about atmosphere.

Something like this would be cool.

 

[RoadHazard]

I'll allow it, really enjoyed Castlevania.

AssCreed though? That sounds boring as shit.

 

[Instro]

Since we are talking about how to approach this, my thought we be to cover Metroid 1 with flashbacks to Samus's life with the Chozo interspersed. The latter containing most of the talking sections, while the former being mostly action and isolation.

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

Yes please.

 

[AquaWateria]

Give me Metroid
Zelda
Star Fox
Kirby
Donkey Kong
ARMS
Splatoon
Pikmin

Give me a adaption of all these lol.