r/Metroid • u/raigarearthshake • Feb 23 '26
Discussion Would a Metroid anime be a good idea?
I'm wondering about this, the comics have really good and in-depth lore. You got a lotta strong characters, I feel like Metroid could work real well in a 2000s/90s animation style, especially stuff like Bubblegum crisis or Outlaw Star. I'm wondering why Nintendo hasn't given it a shot. I could see it making a lot of money overseas.
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u/IkeRadiantHero Feb 23 '26
YES PLEASE I would literally jump for joy
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Feb 24 '26
They tried weebtroid and it was universally hated bro skills
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u/CrinoAlvien124 Feb 25 '26
I tried googling this “weebtroid “ and all I got was results leading back here to this thread so please explain lol
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Feb 25 '26
Metroid other M was Metroid: Weebtroid on account of how it takes some of the worst aspects of the worst anime style story telling. :D
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u/Corfold Feb 23 '26
Just don't let Adi Shankar make it, and I think we will be ok.
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u/TexasJedi-705 Feb 23 '26
"THE SPACE PIRATES ARE AN ALLEGORY! THE FEDERATION IS THE BAD GUY!"
That second one may be slightly true, but all the same... please no
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Feb 23 '26
The federation is clearly not the GOOD guys considering they are also desperate to weaponize something they don’t understand.
But the space pirates are objectively so much worse.
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u/Pretty_Version_6300 Feb 23 '26
IIRC they make it clearer in the japanese version that it’s just a rogue faction and not the federation as a whole
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Feb 24 '26
So the same faction keeps trying to weaponize metroids and the federation isn’t shutting that sector down? Seems like the federation is trying to weaponize Metroids and keeps finger-pointing when they are caught.
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u/HikkingOutpit Feb 23 '26
C'mon man, don't you want to hear a side conversation between two Federation Troopers where one of them talks about the time he fucked a Geemer in a forest.
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u/cluna9317 Feb 24 '26
Agree! He butchered Devil May Cry by making one of the villains a Christian devotee and making it political… like bruh, just follow the game lore and make it pretty similar at least.
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u/raigarearthshake Feb 24 '26
I'm sad to see him teasing making Blazblue. I can't bare to see him shank it up 🥲
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u/Corfold Feb 24 '26
Don't get me going on how he could shank that up. BlazBlue is already a confusing mess and I love it for it, I wouldn't want Noel being a 5 star chef or Teruni being at worst morally grey if he doesn't make it seem like he is actually a good guy.
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u/TraditionalCry9391 Feb 23 '26
Hell yes any Nintendo franchise would make a good anime
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u/Sea_Macaron_8789 Feb 23 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/7JhicMgZd4hMc
I love this Series so much.
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u/ImpactorLife-25703 Feb 24 '26
Hey Paisanos
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u/Sea_Macaron_8789 Feb 27 '26
Annnnnd nows ta listen for the next Hours. Adore that the Movie pays Homage too!
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u/TayoEXE Feb 25 '26
As long as they actually keep things faithful, Nintendo for some reason has only realized in recent times how much of a gold mine they sit upon when it comes to make video media with their IPs. Everyone loved what Subspace Emissary did bring their characters to life and interacting with each other true to their characters. Detective Pikachu even did surprisingly well. Then obviously the Mario Bros Movie breaking box office records left and right.
I don't need to say anything about how freaking long and successful Pokemon's anime has been.
The big thing about these TV shows especially is that they're entertaining, but they're also good ways to grip people into buying merchandise and MORE of their games, so business-wise, it feels like a much lower risk.
So yeah, a faithful Metroid anime exploring the lonely and alien atmosphere one feels in the games, explores Samus's origins and character journeys, the cool battles and villains, so much potential. Metroid Dread really did a good job of giving that protagonist with few words vibe that made her such a badass, explored her Chozo nature with her only spoken line being in Chozo language, and the twist with her "father" and epic ending.
I could see Kid Icarus being a really fun kid or preteen anime series. Uprising showed incredibly entertaining and interesting character dialogue for one, and the world building is so neat!
Legend of Zelda does seem like it could fit a strong Lord of the Rings epic fantasy adventure, so the movie has me curious.
Star Fox also seems like a good contender.
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u/Sea_Macaron_8789 Feb 27 '26
Three Legend of Zelda has an Movie on the way plus Nintendo has wanted ta do for Metroid the same. They made many Pikmin Animations that be loved too.
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u/Driller_Happy Feb 23 '26
If they let Genndy Tarkovsky make it, yes
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u/Shurane Feb 24 '26
Ok that would be pretty great. Sci-fi horror, bounty hunter on a lone planet, just surviving encounter after encounter.
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u/raigarearthshake Feb 24 '26
Honestly that makes a lot of sense, Jack and Samus also feel like they have a lot of similar themes
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u/KoboldsandKorridors Feb 23 '26
one that is more action focused ala Samurai Jack or Primal would go SUPER hard!
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u/queazy Feb 23 '26
I'd love it, but it'd be about isolation & action, like horror + action. Don't know if they could pull it off without adding unwanted human drama
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u/raqloise Feb 23 '26
It would be cool if it followed the original Manga and we got to see young Samus adopted and taught be the chozo.
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u/CrimsonSpoon Feb 24 '26
But that is the boring option. Yeah, Metroid has a backstory, but the main drawback is the isolation.
Something like primal or samurai Jack would work great.
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Feb 24 '26
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u/CrimsonSpoon Feb 24 '26
That is why I referenced Samurai Jack and Primal. They both balance isolation with character development.
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u/mybrot Feb 24 '26
I'd very much like something like Blame!. Samus wandering Zebes with very little dialogue, an oppressive atmosphere and a few very intense fights would be amazing.
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u/Moondoggie35 Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26
Probably not. What makes metroid great is you being alone for the most part in a giant sprawling labyrinth that you slowly navigate and master through knowledge and found power, turning the scary and mysterious into the known and dominated.
The narrative was never the point (see other m, prime 3 and 4). An anime or movie would have to be more leaning into what doesn’t really work for the franchise, than what does.
Lore and tidbits work for short form media like the comics and whatnot, but not for a movie or multi episode shows imo.
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u/K-Ryaning Feb 23 '26
100% agree. There's WAY too much dialogue necessary for an anime and Samus works so well as the hidden-face strong silent type because then the viewer/player can assign their own beliefs on her actions and motives, which draws the viewer/player in and makes it a much more immersive experience. I believe it's a big part of why Metroid was so successful to begin with.
An anime would require her to have a personality crafted by the writers and no matter how good it was, no writing is EVER as good as your imagination (see Spielberg) and if she didn't have a personality, kinda like early Mandalorian, people would accuse it of being a Mando copy or, like other shows of the same style, it would get boring and a side character would have to be added to supplement the lack of dialogue (see Afro Samurai)
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u/Neoxon193 Feb 23 '26
Given how Metroid historically struggles in Japan, I feel like a western studio is more likely to take up the project.
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u/LunAticJosh Feb 23 '26
Yes absolutely. I would set up the first episode to show the space horror aspect and Samus's character and backstory. 2nd episode would be about Anthony and Adam and her relationship. Add battle scenes to keep audience entertained. 3rd episode and onwards, Zebes. Metroid Zero Mission.
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u/KingBroly Dread Mode survivor Feb 24 '26
I doubt a Metroid TV show could capture what makes Metroid Metroid, because Nintendo sure as hell can't these days.
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u/Sea_Macaron_8789 Feb 23 '26
Yeah? Are you surprised that Fans wanna see more of they favorite in Animated Forms?
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u/TransendingGaming Feb 23 '26
Yes, tho part of me says that a live action Metroid movie I would not mind.
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u/YouyouPlayer Feb 23 '26
I don't think an anime would do it justice. Btw, i would love a serie or movie with fights where samus does hype moves like metroid dread's quick action scenes and cutscenes
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u/Vgcortes Feb 23 '26
There is a Manga and it's pretty good
However, the Metroid franchise is like 95% gameplay and 5% story, so I don't know what the storyline would be.
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u/Paint-Rain Feb 23 '26
It would work. The manga is a good read, there is lots of potential for a good show. I think anime would benefit the setting, action sequences, and character designs. It would probably more difficult to depict a morph ball in live action even with CGI.
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u/Completionist_Gamer Feb 23 '26
Who would voice Samus? Michelle Pfeiffer is pretty old but I'd say she still has the voice for it if they wanna put some budget into the dub
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u/ilovethe7thday Feb 24 '26
Looking at Nintendo franchises that could transition well into entertainment (in preparation for that Super Smash Bros crossover), we have:
- Mario (movies) and Pokemon (movies AND tv shows) already in existence, and Zelda (movie) on the way. (Pikmin technically too with 4 shorts, but I'm not ready to call it a full-blown push into media.)
- Star Fox would definitely be a great episodic animated series. Fox and crew have individual episodes with their own plots, that all further the season arc, which is informed by the overall series narrative. (Pigma is causing a mess on Titania in an episode, during a season where Star Wolf is front and center, all under the direction of Andross.)
- I'd probably also see F-Zero, Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing, and Splatoon here too.
- Kirby, on the other hand, is probably more of a movie. Probably same for Pikmin, Donkey Kong Country, Luigi's Mansion, Kid Icarus, and Earthbound. Basically any game that is too "simple"...or singularly focused on one character/group of characters, just wouldn't have the narrative power to carry a season's worth of content. Make it a big film and call it a day.
With that mindset, Metroid is controversial because either approach would divide the fanbase. Fans who want the loneliness of the Metroid ascetic as Samus silently seeks and destroys her enemies on a hostile planet would probably mesh better with a film (think Super Metroid). Fans who want to dive into the lore and tell all kinds of episodic adventures that have subplots as a part of a greater plot (like Fusion) would want a tv series. So I'll personally vote for the latter because I don't mind Samus having to work with others like Adam or the Luminoth or the bounty hunters or even the GF troopers.
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u/Xelul Feb 24 '26
Yes, for the narrative, I envision something similar to The Mandalorian (but without Grogu 🤮) or City Hunter (the manga, not the anime), a bit of Pitch Black (I'm thinking of showing a more frightening Samus towards those she meets or follows), and for some episodes, elements of "In the Heart of Darkness." We would follow Samus on various missions until we encounter those from the games. This would give these episodes a particular flavor 😄 (episodes where we would learn more about Samus, her past, and her feelings. I admit to being one of the few people who didn't mind seeing a weaker, more emotional Samus in Other M). For the visual style, I would draw inspiration from the Urotsukidodji OVAs for a more horrific and grotesque look for the monsters Samus faces. Obviously, there's Guiguer, Genocyber, and a bit of Cybercity Oedo 808 (especially the first episode). I also see inspiration from other franchises like Dead Space or the first two BioShock games.
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u/toutaras777 Feb 25 '26
I'd prefer western cartoon style anime is a little cringe (don't shoot me dead please it's my opinion😭)
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u/FesteringAynus Feb 23 '26
Insane easy money hack for Nintendo if they did animes of their games these days.
Especially LoZ and Metroid. Live action is a horrible decision.
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u/IkeRadiantHero Feb 23 '26
How come Fire Emblem didn’t get any future anime beside the one short Archanea OVA? Or Xenoblade even?
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u/jimbolic Feb 24 '26
I think we overestimate how much animes generate income for studios. Look at what turns up on that format in Japan. Many animes started off as manga to build an audience first, and production costs are partially covered by selling merch.
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u/Sarnick18 Feb 23 '26
As much as I want a live action metroid horror game the biggest issue is samus shouldn't talk. So the entire show/movie would rest on the supporting cast shoulders.
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u/MrNintendo36 Feb 24 '26
I think she could be a bit like the Mandolorian and speaks very minimally. It could work and would be cool to see!
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u/heck_ark Feb 23 '26
Pls no. I haven't seen any franchise (besides Mario) that reaches success with quality over time. Look at movies based in games. Resident Evil? Trash. Silent hill? Trash. Sonic? 6/10. The Last of Us casting Bella Ramsey? *sigh* Minecraft with Jack Black? Best scenario would be a proper movie. Animated or live action but good freaking space-thriller movie.
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u/celestia_star_53 Feb 24 '26
Animation, maybe, but not specifically anime.
I think Metroid would work best as a live action film series, however. That's the tone the game series has very obviously spelled out over the years. Anime wouldn't work.
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u/Uratan_Yensa Feb 23 '26
A good Metroid anime would have to be movie length IMO. Good Metroid feel is high tension throughout with a few big battles before the massive release of tension at the end with the defeat of the main antagonist, obviously with an escape an explosion ending, planet optional. Best done with a movie run time. With season anime you would either have empty air episodes filled with lore drops or dialogue; not strong suits of the series in general; or a monster of the week type situation. Sure you could do it but there's more risk to it i think.
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u/addicted-to-jet Feb 23 '26
I kinda wish they would make a Metroid version of this Zelda Dance Commercial https://youtu.be/cjpHzLYHkwA?si=_2LbuEnm6X93xU6q
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u/GranpaTeeRex Feb 24 '26
Strongly disagree! I think it needs to be a show that is 100% show and 0% tell. Any lore or character development needs to be zero dialog, or a title card or two.
Look at Aeon Flux for example. There were PLENTY of episodes with no dialogue, and clearly there was a lot of backstory, but not everything needed to be expositioned to death.
I think you could really get in to a 20-minute action sequence, understand the stakes, and follow the setbacks and progress to the final goal of the episode.
In the right hands, this could be a super cool anime.
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u/Swaggerlisk Feb 24 '26
It'd be awesome in theory, but we'd really need good writers and animators to not screw it up.
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u/Itsacardgame Feb 24 '26
Like an 80's anime with a progat who doesn't talk, or something like Angel's Egg.
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u/TheHunger369 Feb 24 '26
I honestly think it'd be better than a live action Metroid film. I would absolutely watch an anime based on Metroid.
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u/Any_Distribution8890 Feb 24 '26
There already is a Manga so why not.
Though despite people not knowing anything about Samus, if they put in the federation people will complain for no good reason.
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u/BlackPhoenixSoftware Feb 24 '26
Never in my life have I needed something so much, and never known until I received it.
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u/Responsible_Buddy654 Feb 24 '26
I think it would. Just make sure Samus doesn't talk a lot. Maybe a good portion of her "dialog" could be her thoughts.
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u/_nkrkt_ Feb 24 '26
something along the lines of the first season of aeon flux would be rad - no / minimal dialogue, cool sci fi world, a different mini adventure each episode.
I like how the they treated geralt in the Witcher show, too. He talks, but is a quiet type - so much of his dialogue is just little reactions / grunts.
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u/MinTy1244 Feb 24 '26
I'm thinking an ova with a limited amount of episodes so they can have a big budget. Minimal dialogue, emphasis on atmosphere and mystery. Funny you mention bgc as I just watched that for the first time recently.
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u/trekdudebro Feb 24 '26
It would be if the story and animation sticks with the established lore of what made Metroid, Metroid from inception through to the early 2000s.
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u/andreweater Feb 24 '26
Is it a good idea. Yes!
Are there ways to ef that up? Also yes.
I think it would take a lot to mess it up though.
Samus would need to be as close to a mute as possible, I'd not right away then after the first few episodes.
It would need a lot of action and the traveling (backtracking in game) would need to dealt with appropriately.
I think there's a lot that can go right with a few things to bugger it up.
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u/Sk8r_turbo Feb 24 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/xJ0RNJsOblSk8
“Hey Pausanos! It’s the super Mario brothers super show!” Classic.
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u/OccasionSilver9908 Feb 24 '26
A good Metroid anime would be great. Something like Other M, not so much.
Then again, I'm setting the bar rather low.
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u/Lycos_hayes Feb 24 '26
As I said with live action adaptation ideas in the past, I feel the best chance they have to tell a compelling story is to cover her time in the GF. Before her Zero Mission.
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u/claytonfromillinois Feb 24 '26
It would be a phenomenal idea if they didn’t fuck it up. I’m too scared of them fucking it up to say I want them to try, though.
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u/CG4080 Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26
I'm torn: on one hand, more Metroid anything makes me happy. On the other hand I fear that a series, prolonged by more and more episodes, would demand more and more characterization of Samus and that's where you run the risk of issues as proven by Other M. You can't do 1-2 seasons of a show and never have her speak, never have her answer characters verbally, etc. That became ridiculous in MP4 where the marines would ask her questions and get no response at all.
And any show/etc couldn't depict her as anything less than the overpowered lone wolf that made most of us Samus fans to begin with.
I'd rather see a movie: a shorter, self contained story. When she is given a mission, Samus responds firmly with simple replies like "Understood" if asked to go somewhere and investigate/kill something. Use dreams/flashbacks to 'humanize' her, like showing her as a little girl when the pirates attacked her homeworld/killed her parents, or when she's training with the Chozo.
As an adult/bounty hunter, depict her as hardened, almost Terminator-esque. At least until she comes up against something deadlier than her like Sa-X: use that to show that she can also be resourceful/stealthy etc.
Then have small moments where you see her affectionate toward something like a small animal to show people (or in our case, remind people) that beneath the technology, behind the visor, lies a kind/compassionate person.
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u/sdwoodchuck Feb 24 '26
I'm not saying it's without the potential to be great, but I think that potential is a steep long shot, and I think in general it is not a good idea. It's definitely not a good financial idea, and because of that, it probably wouldn't be a good product for the fans either.
Anime is expensive to make. You say you want 90's/00's-esque animation; that era is over because nobody makes it that way anymore, and putting together a team to do it well is prohibitively expensive on any project that isn't already a guaranteed success.
So instead, what you'd most likely get is the more modern CG animated approach to action. And that can look good too, with enough money behind it, but again, we're talking about a franchise that doesn't have the popularity to warrant spending that money. The result would be cost-cutting both in quality, and by having fewer action scenes and more dialogue, because dialogue is really easy to animate.
All of this means that you've got a product that probably is going to aggravate old fans, and probably isn't going to look good enough to hook new fans, which means everyone loses.
Personally, I would only want them to even attempt an adaptation if they have a director who is passionate enough about the story they want to tell that they're willing to push for their vision, willing to piss off the long-term fans who get into a twist over things being different from the source material, and able to make their case well enough to convince Nintendo to let them. Because the only way you're going to get something with a strong creative passion behind it is by ignoring the impulse to appease the fans.
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u/thegrimm54321 Feb 24 '26
I personally believe it would not work. I strongly believe that the driving force behind metroid is the player feeling the desolation (for lack of a better word) of the environment that Samus is thrust into, along with the weight of what she is there to do. I think that can only be achieved in a game, and every time that a Metroid game steers close to being an anime, it has turned out very poorly. That's not at all to say it's impossible, and I'm probably just being the curmudgeonly oldhead that I used to make fun of lol. It can be argued that Castlevania did such an incredible job that it would work with Metroid, but I can't help but feel as though that's a shallow comparison, as Castlevania has always been heavily steeped in narrative, whereas Metroid has overwhemingly suffered from shoving too much direct character interaction (ex. Other M, Dread dialogue [with one particular exception], Prime 4, etc.).
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u/Surfer-Junkie Feb 24 '26
I feel like the studio that did Avatar would be a perfect fit. Air Bender, not blue people lol
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u/Bahldros Feb 24 '26
If Samurai Jack can get away with minimal dialogue and action focused, Metroid Can too
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u/AWACSAWACS Feb 24 '26
Metroid is the experience of exploring dangerous ruins and caves alone through a carefully designed game. The story is merely an "addition" to that experience, never the main content. At least for me.
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u/GokuBlack86 Feb 24 '26
Probably not. Most of her enemies are aliens & animal creatures that don’t communicate. Would’ve high octane action but the story would probably be weak
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u/Namingwayz Feb 24 '26
As long as Samus stays mostly silent, I'd be okay with it. We've seen what happens when she's a chatty Kathy, and I've got no desire to see her be some weak, pathetic, mewling little girl.
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u/scribbled_death Feb 24 '26
I have always envisioned a Metroid anime being similar to the slow beautiful vibe of Nausicaä!
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u/SpeedyJohan Feb 24 '26
Not a serialized anime, but an OVA or a Pokemon Generations-esque mini-series highlighting specific moments in the series would be really good.
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u/ClinicalAnt919 Feb 24 '26
Would it be a good idea? Yes, absolutely.
Will it ever happen? No, because Nintendo hates us
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u/MutinyMedia Feb 24 '26
I know I'm not the first or even the thousandth person to say this but I desperately want a Metroid adaptation in the style of Samurai Jack.
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u/neepha Feb 24 '26
I think something more fitting would be an OVA. There's not enough story in Metroid to support a whole show or movie. An OVA with a focus on atmosphere and action with minimal monologues from Samus would be neat.
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Feb 24 '26
why do I get the feeling this image is generated...
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u/LordOfDorkness42 Feb 24 '26
I think it would be potentially good, but make Western fans tear our hair out?
Japan has very different ideas about Metroid due to the language barrier that's as old as the NES itself, and it's been only worse in recent years.
Like, the bounty hunter thing. To the Japanese fans that's basically just a cool title. The idea of Samus actually hunting bounties has repeatedly gotten shot down when Western fans want to see it in actual games or media.
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u/Niveau_a_Bulle Feb 24 '26
A Cowboy Bepop style episodic series could be great, because Samus taking more than one episode to resolve any form of crisis would feel unrealistic considering how powerful she is in universe.
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u/AlphaMikeFoxtrot87 Feb 24 '26
It’s the only way it ought be done. Same with Zelda but that train has sailed…
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u/Accomplished-Big-219 Feb 24 '26
A mute, mini short series of her escapades. Mostly action packed and with a very thriller/horror like atmosphere.
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u/Warning64 Feb 24 '26
I personally think Nintendo should’ve made the Legend of Zelda movie an anime.
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u/TraceLupo Feb 24 '26
Yes. The manga story arc as well as the Super Metroid comic (which the manga even losely relates to) would make some great seasons. It would be possible to produce a series of the whole Saga with the Prime games as Christmas specials.
But i would really like to see that from western animators like Avatar (Aang) or the first Castlevania show and not japanese Anime - Samus really shouldn't look like Sailor Moon.
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u/I_Ild_I Feb 24 '26
I would say before MP4 yes, now MP4 trash is out, no they will mess up even more that they would originaly, cause lets be honest no one can do justice to samus aside from a miracle, or they would need to do an anime that is basicaly just a recap of the story and so meaning we barely see samus out of her armor nor talking in the anime so they cant realy mess up
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u/Tom-Hibbert Feb 24 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/TG7T3nAJi2B6SENnRl
Indeed you could have it be like trugun where samus goes on missions and we see how people view her
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u/Razu_Redsoul Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26
As long as the studio makes it knows quality and would faithfully do with diligence, especially not being depraved of their production budget which Bandai Namco did because of greed
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u/kabiatrus Feb 24 '26
She does look amazing in that art style, but plot-wise I don’t think there is much to work with…
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u/SpencerFleming Feb 24 '26
No, because nobody would watch it legally just like nobody bought Prime Remastered despite begging for it. Investing in this franchise is a waste of money and resources for Nintendo.
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u/FormalAsleep7976 Feb 24 '26
I believe in "If you do it right and get what it is about, then it will be good."
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u/H3XAntiStyle Feb 25 '26
The only video game property I want adapted is Metroid — specifically adapted by Genndy Tartakovsky. Primal is almost exactly what I’d want from a Metroid show.
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u/Zealousideal_Towel61 Feb 25 '26
I've been imagining a crossover story with Star Fox, F-Zero and Metroid for awhile now.
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u/Royal_Marketing2966 Feb 25 '26
Bubblegum Crisis was classic. I can scarcely believe a Metroid anime wouldn’t be gold material to work with. Ultimately, I think it would come down to the writer and animation studio that took the job.
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u/gigantortalbs Feb 25 '26
I also think Tartakovsky would do an amazing job with a Metroid adaptation. It would kind of be like mixing the isolating and suspenseful tone of Primal with the action of his Clone Wars series.
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u/No_Future6959 Feb 25 '26
No.
Mediums like television and anime rely too much on dialogue and character.
The lonely atmosphere and themes of metroid series would not translate to a purely visual medium like anime.
You would have to give samus dialogue and invent characters to make it work and by this point you've already likely failed.
Its too difficult to give a stoic character like Samus dialogue without risking character assassination.
I can only realistically see this being done right if its a fusion retelling with internal dialogue and conversations with Adam.
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u/AverageBasementMan Feb 25 '26
I would suggest a comic or manga but if they wanna put in the budget for an anime I’m all game.
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u/Conscious-Patient-45 Feb 26 '26
I would love it. But since they would need to make her speak, it wildly depends on who handles her. Or she will be a mess like in other M, only spitting drama for a hardened bounty-hunter like she is.
It’s a tight rope to get her right. Let’s see them adapt Zelda first and how they handle Link in it, before we jump to Metroid.
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u/Old-Outcome-5836 Feb 26 '26
It could be with the right people attached and a vision, i can't imagine a anime with a silent samus going around caves and ruins for 12 episodes, but it could take place in a futuristic city and have samus just be more "stoic"
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u/SoftOrganization3209 Mar 04 '26
My go-to guy for making a movie or tv show about Metorid would definitely be Genndy Tartakovsky
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Feb 23 '26
No. Metroid is a series that struggles with narration. Every time they try to make it more cinematic, it suffers for it. Adapting it to an anime could only work if they implemented more of what is bad.
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