I think Mistborn would make an awesome HBO-type series, even though the series is mostly PG-13. There's fantasy violence but no sex. The series was inspired by Star Wars (specifically, the Force) and has a similar target audience, though it's medieval, not space.

I'd love to see The Dark Tower series get adapted as an anime, specifically by the studio that did Attack on Titan. The series would be unfilmable, even for HBO. Japan wouldn't flinch though. The only thing Japan really flinches at is sex, though they've let up quite a bit over the years. And LGBTQ+ stuff — and yes, I'm aware yaoi/yuri (same-sex sex stories) exist. I also know that they're taboo in Japan, big time. Even shounen-ai/shoujo-ai (same-sex romance stories) are heavily censored, like in Yuri on Ice when the two guys kiss, the camera pulls away. They couldn't actually show two cartoon dudes kiss, but you 100% knew they kissed. Genitals can't legally be shown at all (they use light most of the time, like a stray beam of light covers it up) due to Japanese censorship laws. But all kinds of violence? Fair game. And the act of sex can be shown from a distance and without certain detail, so the scene where someone bangs a demon to keep the others safe? Perfectly fine as long as it's not shown up-close and in intimate detail. Rest of it would be fine for Japan/anime and in line with what that studio has done (particularly with that series).

[–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

I'd watch the shit out of both of these, for I have forgotten the face of my father.