Breaking Bad Recreated In An Anime Style In Art (Including A Throne Of Blue Meth)

Summary AI-generated images recreate iconic moments and characters from Breaking Bad in the form of an anime.

Breaking Bad would likely work in the medium of animation, and certain sequences would lend themselves well to further visual stylization.

The only official animated project in the franchise is Slippin' Jimmy, a short-lived animated spinoff of Better Call Saul.

Breaking Bad becomes an anime in a new batch of AI images, and they include a blue meth throne. Created by Vince Gilligan, the hit crime drama first aired on AMC in 2008, chronicling the downfall of high school chemistry teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) as he becomes a drug kingpin following a terminal cancer diagnosis. Breaking Bad ended in 2013 after 5 seasons, giving audiences a number of iconic moments and characters over the course of its acclaimed run.

A new batch of AI-generated images shared by Man Meets Machine on Instagram transforms Breaking Bad from a live-action crime drama to an anime-style show. Check out the art below:

The images include Walt on a blue meth throne, Jesse (Aaron Paul), Gus (Giancarlo Esposito), Saul (Bob Odenkirk), Hank (Dean Norris), and Mike (Jonathan Banks), among other characters, and also recreate specific scenes from the show, including the ending of the pilot and Walt's pizza throw.

Would Breaking Bad Work As An Anime?

The Vince Gilligan Show Could Be Translated To Other Mediums

There's nothing inherent about the story of Breaking Bad that would prevent the series from working in animated form. The tragic tale of a high school chemistry teacher becoming a ruthless villain could essentially work in any medium. The Breaking Bad cast of characters, too, features some larger-than-life individuals, and it's not hard to imagine figures like Gus, Hank, and The Cousins (Daniel and Luis Moncada) in anime form.

Breaking Bad is, however, a show pretty firmly based in reality. There are no fantastical or science fiction elements, and both of these genres can excel in animation due to their inherent capacity for visual stylization. Despite this, some Breaking Bad episodes still feature moments that seem ripe for further stylization, including sequences in which characters are under the influence of drugs and the show's effective use of montages. Season 2 also features some moments in black and white, with the only color coming from a bright pink teddy bear.

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Although Breaking Bad has remained firmly in the realm of live-action, its spinoff show Better Call Saul did briefly flirt with animation. An animated Better Call Saul spinoff called Slippin' Jiimmy aired on AMC+ in May 2022, but it was very poorly received and never went beyond its six episodes. For now, it seems like the above art is the closest audiences will get to experiencing Walt's Breaking Bad story as an anime.

Source: @manmeetsmachine/ Instagram