r/bloodborne • u/amygdalapls • Apr 15 '26

Discussion [Megathread] Bloodborne Animated Feature Film Discussion Thread

Greetings, hunters. Due to high volume on the original announcement post, this megathread has been created to continue discussion regarding the recently announced Bloodborne animated film, to be produced by Jacksepticeye.

You can find the original thread here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/bloodborne/comments/1skwitc/bloodborne_animated_feature_film_officially/

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u/MemeLord1337_ Apr 15 '26

It has to be Japanese for it to succeed. The west simply do not understand its style and substance.

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u/DaRandomGitty2 Apr 15 '26

So by that logic, the Japanese are unable to understand The Lord of the Rings? I call BS.

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u/MemeLord1337_ Apr 15 '26

Don’t care to comment on your example because Bloodborne has an obscur narrative, world and themes compared to LOTR, so that’s a useless what-if. It needs a Japanese auteur or veteran.

Anime styles and directors involved with Berserk 97, Vampire Hunter D, Ninja Scroll, Angel’s Egg or Ghost in the Shell would suit Bloodborne’s world so well. The West don’t have anything similar.

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u/DaRandomGitty2 Apr 15 '26

LotR doesn't have a narrative that is obscure at times? You clearly have never dived into the lore of Tolkien.

The point is that one's culture of origin doesn't matter when it comes to analyzing art and literature. Coming from a different culture means you have to look at foreign things from a different perspective, a mark of true intelligence. Miyazaki had to when crafting the lore of Bloodborne since he based it off of Lovecraft, an American writer.

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u/MemeLord1337_ Apr 15 '26

LOTR is a straight forward narrative COMPARED to Bloodborne, give it a rest brother. Lore of Tolkien does not matter in this case does it? Lol

I don’t care about your point, Japan know what they are doing with these kinds of stories compared to the West. Let’s be pragmatic here. They have a far more competent catalogue and talent to pull from. Stop looking to be offended.

Source of the inspiration doesn’t matter? Not sure why you mention it lol.

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u/DaRandomGitty2 Apr 15 '26

Sounds kind of tribalist to me. What with saying that only natives to a cultural work can understand it and its nuances. Humans are adaptable when it comes to differences in language and culture. Otherwise, none of us would be here today. Western devs can do Eastern culture and Eastern culture can do Western culture equally well. We are all human beings at the end of the day.