英語検定ライティング準１級（第169回）

アニメ「漫画が実写化されると違和感がある話」

少し前にセクシー田中さん問題がネットを賑わせていたが、熱は収まったようだ。原作者が亡くなってしまって慈悲が集まったように思えた。だがテレビ局からしたら面倒な人だったか。
A few months ago, numerous internet news reported about “Sexy Ms. Tanaka Problem,” but the heated arguments have faded out in recent days.
A comic artist killed herself, and a large amount of compassion concentrated on her death, but she seemed treated as someone burdensome or troublesome by the TV stations’ numerous staffs.

テレビと彼女の間には出版社も絡んでいたり、脚本家も非難を浴びたりしている。そして責任の押し付け合いがこの問題を複雑にしている。誰しも死者の直接的な原因にはなりたくない。
There was a notorious scenario writer, who existed between the publishers and the TV station, we heard.
Naturally, this scenario author was criticized for her statements posted in social media.
Various people in various positions tend to impose a heavy responsibility on one another, which seems ugly, uncomfortable, disgusting, unpleasant and so on.
At the same time, their attitudes toward a kind of murder case made this problem even more complicated.
It is because none of those involved want to be treated as a direct murder in this accident.

そもそも漫画を実写化するのはほとんど不可能に違い。そう考えてみると、ガンツやキングダムは本当によくできていると思う。前者は不可能だとの評判を特殊映像でカバーしていた。
In the first place, it is almost impossible to change a comic book into a live-action film, time told us.
Despite this, “Gantz” or “Kingdom” succeeded as a live-action movie, which attracted numerous viewers.
Especially, the former was said to be impossible to be changed into the live-action film, but this notorious reputation could be overcome with SFX.

後者は漫画の不鮮明で見づらい絵をまずはNHKがアニメ化して、映像の凄さを知った。実写の映画は出演者のチョイスが最高だった。彼らの演技は最大限に活かされていたようだった。
The latter had a notorious reputation, where the pictures drawn by a comic artist were unclear or ambiguous, but NHK produced an animation series, where its ambiguity and unclearness vanished or disappeared from the screen.
We couldn’t help admiring their excellent technique.
Next, the animation series was renewed into a live-action movie, where several casts were performed by popular, famous and talented actors and actresses.
This movie could take advantage of their performances.

漫画がアニメになるのは動くようになるだけで、あまり違和感はない。ところが漫画がアニメを経由せずにいきなり実写化は厳しい。セクシー田中さんもまずはアニメ化していたらなあ。
A comic book is changed into an animation series without us feeling something strange because the pictures at rest become active or come to life only.
In contrast, changing the pictures at rest into the live-action film is almost impossible because the viewers feel something different without fail.
A comic book “Sexy Ms. Tanaka” should have been changed into an animation series at first, we wish.
And vice versa : the animation series “Ultraman” doesn’t capture my mind without fail.