I'm also confused why there's been this push lately to do live-action versions of animated works, especially when there is very little that could be "improved" on. I know with some of it, like with the Cowboy Bebop live-action, it's because of the usual "for a modern audience" cultural vandalism. I also wonder about animation age ghetto, which is to say that some people seem to think something can't be taken seriously, or be "good" unless it's live-action. So I am by default against live-action remakes of animated works on general principal.