Is it fair to compare animes with the manga?

du5k · A-Source Staff Joined: Nov 05, 2005 Posts: 6357

School rumble almost looked like Azumanga Daioh in the way they present the story.. haha

Well I'm not sure if I've said this here I've said before that anime and maga are different forms of media, they present stories in different ways, the different stories suit different medias
I strongly for Naruto Manga than Naruto anime Evil or Very Mad

Hex316 · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:07 pm Post subject:

two different things should never be compared... it had its own pros in cons... comparing two different things will lead to problems even if they came from they same source.... except if its as close as the other one that you wouldnt notice...
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Fission2 · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:43 pm Post subject:

I can understand where xeno is coming from when you asked whether it was fair to compare animes with mangas. I'm actually on the side of mangas and I read plenty of them, more then animes I have watched. When an anime is made from that manga, I of course judge it on it's accuracy in compliance to the manga. I've also tried watching an anime and reading the manga. What I've found is that it always depends on whether the product is better in anime or in manga form.

Lets say for example, flame of recca. I read the manga first then watched the anime second. In the anime, the little girl had a fox and she came with them to the tournment. In the manga, she stayed at home. I preferred the manga in that form simply because in the anime, she really had no other purpose then to fill up space.

In Ayashi no Ceres, I watched the anime first and then read the manga. Aya went back to her own home instead of going back to the mikage estate, unlike the manga. That makes no sense, walking right back to the place that you just got rescued from so the anime made more sense.

However, for something like NHK ni YOukoso, I watched the anime first then read the manga. I actualyl liked the manga more because it was much more detailed and it wasn't under as much censorship as the anime (anime was diluted; go read the manga by evil-genius).

First impressions are very important, and depending on which form of media you first witnessed, it leaves a very large imprint. When you follow another media representation, you feel distinction of knowing what to expect, and when that expection is destroyed by edits or changes in plot, you feel uncomfortable because it contridicts your inital expectation and changes the 'original product'. However, if you're openminded, then you can sometimes find reasons as to why it was changed and whether the change was better or not. My opinion is this: it is fair to compare animes to mangas and mangas to animes because in the end the one that's better is the one that is better suited to your preferrences. However, it would be unfair to downgrade a product only on the terms that it was different then expected (If the plot, characters or art is still good, even if the entire thing got changed into bizarro world it deserves a high score) .

FreedomCus · newbie! Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 6

It is really hard to compare both manga and anime. It does hav their pros and cons. For example, anime in is better is shows that have more action. Is can give a better understanding compare to the manga. But the manga is more detail in the series.

I started with dgreyman anime but later change to the manga. Towards the back, it was quite hard to understand the fight part cause to drawing was kind of messy.

But the anime cuts a lot of interesting part tat is onli shown is the manga. Like GSD. In the manga, Shino was introduce and keeps on fighting with Yzak. But the anime didnt even talk much about both of them.. Smile

technomo12 · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:17 am Post subject:

well my answer is I CANNOT COMPARE THEM!!!!!!!!
manga and anime are master pieces so i cannot compare them
like FreedomCus said ther pros and cons so it is up to you to find them

joll3 · newbie! Joined: Dec 17, 2006 Posts: 47

Well i think that the manga has greater potential where you can get the reader to figure out more stuff on his/her own... This makes the potential so much greater (atleast in my opinion) that i really dont compare them because i always get sad when i see the finished result in the anime. This is true for every series except one, and this is elfen lied where the manga sucks balls and the anime is one of the best ever...

Do not compare you will get dissapointed!

genryou · Ronin Samurai Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 760

i dun think we can compare manga and anime bcoz some people hv diffrnt opinion in both manga and anime compare to others.......

lets take this exmple, the manga paradise kiss is one of my fav bcoz it was unique and sumtime hilarious.... but when i tried watching the anime, i felt dissapointed bcoz it lacks the humor part which i like the most in the manga.....i start with the manga first and then the anime

but it goes different to my mother who love the anime but despise the manga bcoz the manga contains too many humor.....she start with the anime first and then the manga

so, our opinion diffrnt bcoz of our diffrnt approach toward paradise kiss...in other words, no one can exactly compare between manga and anime throughoutly bcoz all of us hv our own approach and point of view in manga and anime....

reaperxtreme · newbie! Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 9

Lokii66 · newbie! Joined: Feb 21, 2007 Posts: 3 Location: N.C.

I don't think you can compare them because they are similar but not the same thing. Like a boss gave 2 people a story to use, one to make a anime and one to make a manga. While the story might be the same, the way the people use it will not be the same. Even if they are almost the same it is just 2 similar storys to me. And if you think about it it happens alot, everything you do chances are someone has done it before.
+ isn't comparing anime and manga like comparing a book and a movie?
one might suck and one might be great, like eragon the movie and the book Razz

10Neo · newbie! Joined: Jan 02, 2007 Posts: 7

I would say we can compare manga with anime.
Anime usually come from managa

Manga would hv less censored content,
and better detail

Anime would hv sound and animation.

The part where you can compare it is
which one you'd enjoy more

fullmetalninja69 · newbie! Joined: Mar 17, 2007 Posts: 3

I am generally an anime person and I prefer anime because the scenes flow together more easily. In an anime you can see the expression on a characters face change in mid conversation or see birds in the sky fly around, this gives a sense of realism that I don't find in manga.

schondro · newbie! Joined: Mar 23, 2007 Posts: 2

Does anybody know where I can find in the net the finish of Ichigo 100% anime (youTube ends at OVA 05) or the whole manga? Or if either of them is available in the net, then PLEASE ANSWER ME
What girl does Junpei chooses in the end?

the_scarcifyx · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject:

I manga, most of all ive read is really nice and interesting but i still prefer anime, although some manga's comes first. anime would still be best for me for its funny scenes and thrills.
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L4mE · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:13 pm Post subject:

I personally don't think it is fair to say that anime or manga is better than other.

they both have their own strong point and weak point

so it is all the matter of opinion

In my humble opinion
-Manga strong point is in not wasting time fo put a scene where the character just thinking there(since we will imagine it in our mind)

now think if we put that scene in anime
isn't it just wasting 5 minute for almost no uses(i remember watching suzumiya haruhi where yuki just sit there reading... i must say that is boring and skip it altogether)

another manga strong point is
-it enables us to know more in a fewer time.
example: anime 1-26 episode usually only cover 1-6/5 volume of manga

imagine how long is 1-26 manga as oppose to reading 1-6/5 volume of manga (umm just to let you know i read fast and don't usually waste time in looking at the picture)

Now for the anime strong point
-it usually explain perfectly(since you can just watch the flow even you don't understand what they are saying and without sub)

manga require a lot of imagination and the knowledge on reading japanese words(just looking at picture usually will net in only 1/2 understanding over watching a scene in anime)

-it also makes more understanding over the scene since listening is easier than reading(in my opinion and yeah i already able to listen to some common japanese words therefore watching raw anime is not as problematic as reading raw manga)

That is compose in my own words and my own brain
no plagiarism is done
as also harm any sea creature...

btw schondro you post in the wrong place go to anime place if you want to ask it
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