Manga series are adapted just as much, if not more often, into live-action drama series or films. A recent poll asked fans specifically what manga from Shonen Jump's "Golden Age" they thought would be the most difficult to give the live-action treatment. Dragon Ball was the #1 choice (and correct if we can trust Dragonball Z: Evolution as a barometer).

Charapedia asked 10,000 fans which anime they'd most like to see adapted into a live-action series or film. The series might surprise you. Quite a few of the top responses are school and sports dramas instead of fantastical fantasy series.

Top 20 Anime Fans Want To See As Live-Action

Gintama - 342 votes My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU - 248 votes CLANNAD - 226 votes Sword Art Online - 220 votes Kuroko's Basketball - 203 votes One Piece - 194 votes The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - 190 votes K-ON! - 184 votes Durarara! - 178 votes Psycho-Pass - 157 votes Mekakucity Actors - 152 votes Haikyu! - 146 votes Barakamon - 142 votes Mobile Suit Gundam - 131 votes Tokyo Ghoul - 125 votes Love Live! - 120 votes JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 117 votes Natsume's Book of Friends - 91 votes Minami-ke - 91 votes Toaru Series - 87 votes

Gintama is regularly a top pick in character polls among female voters, who made up about 48% of the respondents this time around. Fans also voted on their favorite live-action adaptations.

Top 10 Live-Action Adaptations

Rurouni Kenshin - 585 votes Death Note - 413 votes Nodame Cantabile - 304 votes Hana Yori Dango - 250 votes Black Butler - 222 votes GTO - 115 votes Kaiji - 111 votes Ouran High School Host Club - 102 votes Thermae Romae - 99 votes Kindaichi Case Files - 96 votes

What are your favorite live-action adaptations? Which anime series do you think would best lend itself to a live-action adaptation? Who would you cast? Tell us in the forums!

[Via Yara-On!]