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Anime adaptation vs original Manga; Anime adaptations you liked better than the original manga?
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Saiyan Femme	Dec 20 2012, 04:00 PM Post #1
Posts: 1,683 Group: Member Member #8,569 Joined: November 17, 2012 Favourite Anime DBZ, Card Captor Sakura, Evangelion Favourite Manga Slam Dunk, Fushigi Yugi, Shaman King	Are there any anime adaptations you liked better than the original manga? Of course, the original work is typically much better, but for me Card Captor Sakura was one exception to the rule, the original manga is enjoyable but the anime was way superior. The manga got to have more depth and show more development for some of the characters, it was longer and both funnier and more emotional. This of course has a lot to do with the heavy involvement the creators (team CLAMP) had on the creation of the anime. A few other anime adaptations that I can't say are exactly superior but I would say they are very up to par with the original manga -DBZ -Saint Seiya -Hunter X Hunter (Obviously, they are all action/battle filled ones, because action is much more fun in TV than comic style)



Cal	Dec 20 2012, 04:42 PM Post #2
I may not deserve to live, but I will protect those in my reach with my reverse blade! Posts: 5,259 Group: Member Member #6,087 Joined: April 25, 2011 Gender Female Favourite Anime hentai What Browser do you use? hentaibrowser Favourite Manga hentai	Hunter X Hunter manga ~ New anime adaptation >>>>>>>> Old anime adaptation. As for your question, Bleach was better in anime format for the SS arc. Kubo gets lazy with backgrounds and the anime team did a good job of making sure there was actually scenery during the arc lol.



EMIYA	Dec 20 2012, 04:47 PM Post #3
"I am the bone of my sword." Posts: 11,326 Group: Super Moderator Member #8,292 Joined: September 16, 2012 Gender Not Specified Country United States Favourite Anime Clannad, Shinsekai Yori What Browser do you use? Mozilla Firefox Favourite Manga Hellsing, Elfen Lied, Trigun Maximum	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood I find to be superior to the manga itself.



* Yu Narukami	Dec 20 2012, 05:40 PM Post #4
Izanagi! Posts: 12,330 Group: Retired Staff Member #6,446 Joined: July 3, 2011 Gender Not Specified Country None	Death Note's anime adaptation was superb, one of my favourites.



+ Pelador	Dec 20 2012, 05:52 PM Post #5
Crazy Awesome Legend Posts: 25,663 Group: Legend Member #4,634 Joined: December 12, 2009 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime HunterxHunter What Browser do you use? Firefox Favourite Manga Dragonball	I much preferred HunterxHunter's anime to it's manga. I want to read the Hajime no Ippo manga at some point so I can compare that to the anime.
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*Copy_Ninja*	Dec 20 2012, 05:57 PM Post #6
*Novacane for the pain* Posts: 8,033 Group: Guardian Member #6,499 Joined: July 18, 2011 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Hunter x Hunter (2011) What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga Monster, One Piece, Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist, Hunter X Hunter, Death Note, SnK	Pillowdoor Dec 20 2012, 05:52 PM I want to read the Hajime no Ippo manga at some point so I can compare that to the anime. It's been going for over 20 years and currently has at least 1000 chapters to it, so good luck with that Death Note's Anime was brilliant, except the ending that sucked hard, the manga portrayed it far far better. Agree with Brotherhood, the brilliant animation quality, lack of filler, great music and faithfulness to the manga's great story makes it > the manga in my eyes.
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+ Havoc_Wreaker	Dec 20 2012, 09:40 PM Post #7
Popcorn Posts: 9,904 Group: Elite Member Member #5,870 Joined: March 19, 2011 Gender Other Country Canada	as a whole not a lot but some animes that have been better in some parts then the manga are naruto , bleach, deathnote, toriko, gintama , i could go on the only anime that i really like better is cardfight vangaurd anime



+ Kyouks	Dec 21 2012, 02:57 AM Post #8
Posts: 10,305 Group: Elite Member Member #8,102 Joined: August 11, 2012 Gender Other Country South Africa Favourite Anime Hentai What Browser do you use? The best one Favourite Manga They all suck	I definitely enjoyed Bleach's animation, although mostly because, when animated, the attacks don't look so much like ink spills to me. Spoiler: click to toggle I can agree with FMA:B as well, and the same goes for Death Note, prolly some of my favorite animation actually. I'm a pathetic knave so I haven't seen as much of Hunter X Hunter as I should have. Maybe if I get some motivation, like Cal or Copy threatening to crucify me, I could get back to it. In any case, I guess the anime version looks better as well. Also, DB/Z. The manga, especially at the earlier points, didn't look outstanding at all, but the anime looked pretty good all the way through IMO. Saint Seiya...haven't read the manga for that.



FollowtheLeader	Dec 21 2012, 03:11 AM Post #9
Posts: 1,653 Group: Member Member #7,064 Joined: December 12, 2011 Gender Not Specified Favourite Manga Berserk	Copy_Ninja Dec 20 2012, 05:57 PM Pillowdoor Dec 20 2012, 05:52 PM I want to read the Hajime no Ippo manga at some point so I can compare that to the anime. It's been going for over 20 years and currently has at least 1000 chapters to it, so good luck with that Death Note's Anime was brilliant, except the ending that sucked hard, the manga portrayed it far far better. Agree with Brotherhood, the brilliant animation quality, lack of filler, great music and faithfulness to the manga's great story makes it > the manga in my eyes. Are you guys high?! The manga is WAY better! The manga has those little funny comics at the very end, and the "In Memorial" pages have to be my favorite part. Tucker was the only one sent to hell, lol. And The manga showed ALL of Bauqse Gran, my favorite FMA character. The 2003 anime screwed him over big time, and while Brotherhood was more faithful, they DID change things that DID NOT need to be changed, the horrible CGI for Evny's true form was awful to look at, the intro songs all sucked, the music was better in the 2003 series, if only for that beautiful 30 second piece, and no Dameon Clarke as Scar? No ***ing thank you! And I like Hoenhiem voiced by Scott McNiel better. And LACK OF filler in Brotherhood? Better watch the first episode again, cause NONE of that * happed in the manga, and the fight with Father Cornello was all *ed up to make it more "action packed." The brothers confrontation with that wimpy guy with the mustache in that mining town was left out, and I could go on. The anime is NOT as faithful as most people think it is, and if you want THE BEST version of FMA, read the manga. And as for my own post...Hellsing. The Hellsing Tv series, while shorter, and less violent than the manga, had its own charm to it, and the story was a bit more....original...and realistic. I mean, Nazi vampires and cat boys who can exist anywhere? C'mon! And the fact that Anderson doesn't die is a plus. And sweet christ, the music is awesome! And the anime is serious. The moments in the manga that are "funny" are really out of place. Edited by FollowtheLeader**, Dec 21 2012, 03:14 AM.



EMIYA	Dec 21 2012, 03:22 AM Post #10
"I am the bone of my sword." Posts: 11,326 Group: Super Moderator Member #8,292 Joined: September 16, 2012 Gender Not Specified Country United States Favourite Anime Clannad, Shinsekai Yori What Browser do you use? Mozilla Firefox Favourite Manga Hellsing, Elfen Lied, Trigun Maximum	Sure Anderson lives in the original series Not much when compared to the Manga/Ultimate Anderson who died as the single most bona fide badass preacher to walk the earth. Went up and took an entire army literally single handedly, went full on Helena's Nail on Alucard's a**, pushed the Vampire King to his limits, is voiced by Norio Wakamoto and has what may be the most profound and emotional death in the entire series and earning the respect of the No Life King himself. Plus he's voiced by Norio Wakamoto.



+ Pyrus	Dec 21 2012, 04:59 AM Post #11
Posts: 39,342 Group: Legend Member #5,088 Joined: August 1, 2010 Gender Not Specified Country Chile	Do the Ultimate OVAs count for Hellsing? Because those were bar none the best Hellsing things I've laid my eyes on.
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*Copy_Ninja*	Dec 21 2012, 05:02 AM Post #12
*Novacane for the pain* Posts: 8,033 Group: Guardian Member #6,499 Joined: July 18, 2011 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Hunter x Hunter (2011) What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga Monster, One Piece, Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist, Hunter X Hunter, Death Note, SnK	FollowtheLeader Dec 21 2012, 03:11 AM Are you guys high?! The manga is WAY better! The manga has those little funny comics at the very end, and the "In Memorial" pages have to be my favorite part. Tucker was the only one sent to hell, lol. And The manga showed ALL of Bauqse Gran, my favorite FMA character. The 2003 anime screwed him over big time, and while Brotherhood was more faithful, they DID change things that DID NOT need to be changed, the horrible CGI for Evny's true form was awful to look at, the intro songs all sucked, the music was better in the 2003 series, if only for that beautiful 30 second piece, and no Dameon Clarke as Scar? No ***ing thank you! And I like Hoenhiem voiced by Scott McNiel better. And LACK OF filler in Brotherhood? Better watch the first episode again, cause NONE of that * happed in the manga, and the fight with Father Cornello was all ***ed up to make it more "action packed." The brothers confrontation with that wimpy guy with the mustache in that mining town was left out, and I could go on. The anime is NOT as faithful as most people think it is, and if you want THE BEST version of FMA, read the manga. Why do you have to constantly get angry when someone disagrees with you? It's not a good way to start a conversation with someone. Yeah, I love the manga don't get me wrong, I've been collecting the volumes, but I just really like the Anime adaption. I didn't say there wasn't any filler at all, but there's only one actual filler episode in a 60 odd episode series. There were a few changes yes and a few things got left out near the beginning, but generally there's not much filler in there at all and it is pretty accurate. Couldn't disagree more with the intros, I loved all of them. The first intro is my favourite Anime intro ever. And I liked the music and the voices as well, so yeah.
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+ Pyrus	Dec 21 2012, 01:33 PM Post #13
Posts: 39,342 Group: Legend Member #5,088 Joined: August 1, 2010 Gender Not Specified Country Chile	How could I forget Yu-Gi-Oh!? I like the manga, but the anime is just fantastic entertainment, even if it gets repetitive and annoying at points. Kaiba's also better and more developed in the anime, I think.
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* Psyam	Dec 30 2012, 04:44 PM Post #14
Posts: 1,788 Group: Retired Staff Member #3,439 Joined: May 18, 2008 Gender Not Specified Favourite Anime HxH What Browser do you use? Firefox Favourite Manga One Piece	I'll say Fairy Tail. The anime really is top-notch. They deliver all the humour from the manga well, the artstyle is good, the voice actors are great and it's fantastically drawn. My only gripe would be the lack of blood, but it's a small grievance with an otherwise great adaptation.



Cal	Dec 30 2012, 05:21 PM Post #15
I may not deserve to live, but I will protect those in my reach with my reverse blade! Posts: 5,259 Group: Member Member #6,087 Joined: April 25, 2011 Gender Female Favourite Anime hentai What Browser do you use? hentaibrowser Favourite Manga hentai	I think the reason FT is such a great animated adaptation is because the manga is done very well in the first place like One Piece. Always have nicely drawn characters, backgrounds, etc. It's one of the few series' where the anime can almost truly be called canon because everything they put into it is really from the manga, whereas other series' the anime tam would have to place things in to make it seem more complete.



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