Re: Dragonball Z live action !
Well how did you expect his hair to look? If it looked like the manga/anime it would be ridicules and laughable
See but this is part of the problem I can't think of anyone on Earth who would look like Goku. Otakus are already complaining about it.
Robert Downy Jr. looks like Tony Stark (acts like him too) who Earth would look like Goku?
think it easier to make movies about comic books rather than manga, for 3 reasons:
1) Comics are based on American themes, Manga is based on Japanese themes and Japaneses themes may not strike a cord with the American general audience, there is a whole translation issue that doesn't exist with adapting comics
2) Casting, most comic book characters are American and look like normal people, so casting is easy. Most manga characters are Japaneses, but they look nothing like Japanese people, so casting is hard, do you cast white super stars and give them Japanese names or do you cast Asian actors, considering there aren't a lot of Asian super stars in Hollywood.
3) Budget: Many popular American comics are more down to earth than the normally more fantasy based manga, which makes them easier to put on screen. Consider Iron Man and Gundam, Iron Man has one or two guys in humanoid armor, vs. Gundam which features several giant mechs, which one do think costs less to bring to the screen.
Also I would say an otaku fanbase is even harder to please than comic book fans.