Best Shakespeare Adaptations Tournament
THE BRACKET!
the final round will begin soon!
all tournament related stuff, including the polls, will be under the tag 'tournament'.
"what is 'best'?"
that's up to you, but what i'm hoping for is people judging more on individual quality rather than accuracy!
lineup
SIDE A
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Hamlet)
Elsinore (Hamlet)
Hamletmachine (Hamlet)
Lion King 1.5 (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead)
Fat Ham (Hamlet)
To Be or Not To Be (Hamlet)
Haider (Hamlet)
Fortinbras (Hamlet)
My Own Private Idaho (Henry IV & Henry V)
The Prince (Henry IV and Hamlet)
American Moor (Othello)
Enter the Body (King Lear, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet)
Nothing Much to Do (Much Ado About Nothing)
10 Things I Hate About You (The Taming of the Shrew)
Requiem of the Rose King (Richard III & Henry VI Part 3)
Teenage Dick (Richard III)
SIDE B
Gnomeo and Juliet (Romeo and Juliet)
All Shook Up (Twelfth Night)
She's the Man (Twelfth Night)
Duodecimal (Twelfth Night)
These Violent Delights (Romeo & Juliet)
West Side Story (Romeo & Juliet)
Teen Beach Movie (West Side Story)
Prince of Cats (Romeo & Juliet)
Ran (King Lear)
A Thousand Acres (King Lear)
The Witch From Mercury (The Tempest)
Return to the Forbidden Planet (The Tempest)
Love's Labors Lost (same— musical adaptation)
Foul is Fair (MacBeth)
ShakespeareRetold MacBeth/MacChef (MacBeth)
Throne of Blood/Kumonosu-jō (MacBeth)
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Y'all can keep complaining about the lack of queer representation in anime, and the fact that when there is, it's usually censored. I mean, it breaks my heart to see that in 2022, a certain studio felt the need to cover up a kiss scene with a very convenient shot of a sword (Requiem of the Rose King, I'm looking at you!) Hell, I'm all for demanding more from these studios. It took us a while to get to Yuri On Ice where we had a gay relationship at the forefront (which, might I add, also had a kiss scene that was censored, a choice made outside of the creator's hands), and only about 5 years ago did Bloom Into You get adapted, plus Given shortly after that. Yeah, it's taken way too long for progressive anime to enter the limelight. Sure, there are a few wonderful queer series out there today (ex. Stranger by the Shore & Sasaki and Miyano) but when another series takes a step back from where we are, it's disappointing to say the least. That doesn't mean we should give up hope though. I believe it's important that we're grateful for what we have, and remember that anime won't always spell it out for us (cough cough SK8: the Infinity cough cough), and that's something we're unfortunately going to have to live with. Have hope, my friends. And if you're looking for a pick me up, a David Wald dub is always the way to go!
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i'm not even that far into requiem of a rose king but i don't think anyone has truly lived until they see the drama that comes from a teenage boy, his wife, and his father (who he hates) all being in love with the same guy . In the midst of immense political drama partially caused by a gay breakup
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