Should there be a Doctor Who manga and/or anime?

Sure, why not. Not sure if anyone is really calling for it but it would be interesting to see someone take a crack at it.

No but that's because I've Never liked Anime/Manga style Animation as an concept new stories animated in other styles would be OK I guess.

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mark687

I don't read any manga and watch very little anime but...sure, why not?

It’s quite a broad question there. Whilst I wouldn’t consider myself a fan of manga or anime, I know that there’s so many different approaches to it for different audiences with different art styles and genres.

I think my answer would be very much dependent on being given different samples of what a Doctor Who manga or anime could be. At which point that’s less “should there be” and more “would you like more”!

Interestingly Star Wars is delving into both in the coming weeks, with a High Republic manga and the Visions anime show.

Manga/Anime, perhaps the only storytelling-format that is recieved with active hostility rather than indifference or enthusiasim.

I don't think this would be a good idea.

There was/ is a Fan made 3rd Doctor anime on YouTube which was amazing
Heaps more violent (finally cybermen got the hayride they deserve) and awesome
If they did a doctor who series in that style yeah I would buy it in a heartbeat

Oh, it definitely does. It's one of those deceptive things where it's not really noticable until you're actively looking for it. The director of the recent Disney film, Luca, for instance, was inspired significantly by Studio Ghibli and the work of Hayo Miyazaki. That style and storytelling method ended up incorporated in how they developed it. On television... You're more likely to find anime on dedicated family channels and the modern equivalent of the Saturday morning matinee. Outside of that, the bulk of it is accessible from websites like Crunchyroll and Funimation or, occassionally, something like Netflix. Manga can be found in a local library, bookshops or online on similar platforms for reading.

From what I know of trends -- and that might be a bit out-of-date -- you're more likely to find someone who watches anime than reads manga. For much the same reason you're more likely to find someone whose watched a superhero series, rather than read it.

As a genre... Anime in the 1980s, when it started getting recognised in the West, was very much cyberpunk, space opera, future dystopia stories, etc. With memories of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion thrown in for good measure. Since then, there's been a steady shift in the focus of what constitutes anime and manga in the West. Those roots are still there, but there's a much broader palette of stories to choose from now. The Studio Ghibli films, for instance, can range from post-apocalyptic eco-thrillers with kingdoms at stake to a coming-of-age film about a young girl learning to run a delivery service. Some is heavily violent, others are startlingly benign. There's such a breadth of experiences to tap into now that -- among younger people, especially -- it's difficult to find people who don't have it as a frame of reference for their pop culture. Even if it's, like, cursory and in passing.

I think it might have been part of a similar cultural boom that's been happening for the past while. I've one friend who watches Spanish soap operas, another Brazillian sci-fi, a family member who watched the German-made Dark, I tend to watch Korean dramas... None of that happened until we got streaming services.

I would be surprised if there is never an official doctor who Manga or something in that regard. As mentioned, its a mainstream industry with mainstream adaptations happening all the time as well as netflix producing shows in that style and distributing shows as well. I mean theres been official star wars manga and star trek so why not doccy who?

Even Sherlock has an official manga now!