Manga Vs. Anime

[(v)orbid.Angel]

How do they stack up against each other?
Is there a certain series that you think is amazing as an anime, but sucks as a manga, or vice versa?

I haven't really done much research into the manga/anime change, because I haven't seen much anime (yeah, poor widdle me) so I'm kind of curious to see opinions.  

[Wholefood Specialist]

First off, I think it is safe to say that all manga is better than the anime that spawned from them. HOWEVER, I also have a biased opinion when it comes to anime vs. manga. I am dyslexic so reading is incredibly tedious and time consuming for me and my memory is really bad. That being said, I think there really is no good answer for this. It is different strokes for different folks. But my personal opinion, anime is better because I can see the manga come to life. That is just amazing. However, Nana, Kare Kano, and Fruits Basket... were... just put to shame with the anime. They were amazing AMAZING mangas.  

[MsEpicWaffulz]

hmmmmmmm
I'd have to say manga.
They have been around longer than anime and it's easier to find ^_^  

[Shiro Nocturne]

Quite honestly, the manga. Because there we get original plot and there is no room to get lazy with the drawings.

I'm not saying that anime isn't good, but after a while the animators get lazy and to avoid having it catch up with the manga, they add fillers which destroys the plot completely or they change it and don't follow the manga at all or only loosely. Sure, anime may be easier to keep up with, but the manga is still better because it has a certain quality that animes often don't have or lose as time goes on.  

[XxAzN-SaKuRa-HaRuNoX]

i think both of them are okay  

[JediNikinaK]

It really just depends on the series. I've seen some that were awesome as manga and horrible as anime, and I've seen some that I liked as anime better than manga.

Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne was an excellent manga, but the anime was just plain BAD. Pretty much nothing was the same. It was two-thirds fillers, the ending was changed, and only one major twist from te manga was in the anime.

However, there are shows like Full Moon O Sagashite and Hellsing that were good as animes. With Hellsing, the manga is super expensive, and it's hard to tell what's really going on anyways. But the anime I can get for relatively free, and it's easier for me to keep up with the action (which is literally 90% of the series). And Full Moon O Sagashite, I haven't really read much into the manga yet (from what I've heard, the plot is thicker in the manga than the anime), but I have watched the entire anime, and it wasn't that bad. It also made sense to watch the anime, because the series is about a singer, and you can actually hear the character singing in the anime, unlike the manga.  

[JediNikinaK]

But then there's also animes like Aria, which, from what I've seen so far, has actually managed to keep with the manga. And what is fillers actually makes sense with the plot anyways, and isn't all that bad. So the manga and anime are both equally good. smile  

[Wholefood Specialist]

1xxsakura_harunoxx1

i think both of them are okay

But.... why?  

[xVampirexChibix]

In my professional opinion, usually if you read the manga of a series, the anime will suck. For example: Love Hina is a hilarious manga, but I think the anime sucks. Same with...ah. Can't remember the name...It's angel something. Anyway, the manga is good, but the anime has no plot whatsoever. I'll remember it later. I have the first DVD, and I'm thinking about taking it back. It's that bad.  

[get-st0ked]

I Perfer Manga Bec Anime Leaves Things Out Well In The Ones I Watch An Its Easier To Find In English Or Subtitled English  

[ICelebrimbor]

I think manga will always beat anime because anime likes to take away most of the blood in most manga.  

[xXChocolate_PenguinXx]

I would have to agree that manga is better BECAUSE
on anime I sometimes have to rewind and play things
over and over again just to get it (yes, i am dumb like
that) BUT in manga's I usually get it right away.
Though, in Manga's reading the book backwards is
sometimes difficult for me sweatdrop since I usually like
to read long books the american way. Like in Fruits
basket, that one gets me stuck sometimes. but, like I
typed earlier, at least I don't have to rewind just to get
it. there is my P.o.V  

[Kojin66]

There are times when i prefer anime over manga... specifically action anime, as the motion of an action sequence (if done properly, of course) can be executed in a far better fashion...

I like manga better when it changes or continues the story. Examples would be Fullmetal Alchemist for changing the storyline entirely, and Flame of Recca for changing the ending of the anime to continue the story, making it that much better of a series.

Rurouni Kenshin is another example of change.. Manga after Shishio brought in Enishi, and the anime brought in christianity and Feng Shui......kinda easy to determine who wins there.  

[requiem of an edgelord]

;_;
Honestly... I don't know an awnser to that! anime and manga are equally awesome. D:  

[Sephirob]

Welllll... Every anime I have seen based on a manga, except maybe two or three, is always frighteningly inferior. They skip stuff, they leave out characters, they change the plot, they add to it, i.e. FILLER >,< (the most obnoxious) and generally stray from the vision... And of course, they hardly ever really capture the art style of original mangaka's hand.

I do love to see things come alive on the screen, to see the battles and the interactions, but Manga is king for me. The source. The place where its best.

Anime can be great when its really original though. The Ghost in the Shell movies, which used the premise of the manga but went on with original stuff, those are unbelievable bits of cinema. Anything by Studio Ghibli is the same. Oh, and hey, all of Cowboy Bebop cause its an anime original, not manga based. Or also all the Gundam series are anime originals and brilliant stuff... There's a ton. That stuff is usually the best...

Or, as Hellsing Ultimte is proving, anime can be sweeeet when it is 100% based on the manga. Hellsing Ultimate is about the most perfect adaptation I have yet seen though o,0 It even attempts to mimic Hirano's realllly unique art style, and does a damn fine job. WAY better than the cheaply produced, wildly astray original Hellsing OVA miniseries...

On an interesting note, there seems to be a change brewing in Anime, I think a lot of hardcore fans in Japan are getting upset with the quality of it too, and also the filler-filled junk some of the best series even turn into at times... It seems more series may get the Hellsing Ultimate treatment, where production values go way up, and it is very strictly and closely based on the source material. Hurrah!

I wish wish wish they would give Trigun the re-do. The original OVA is pleasing, but is a pathetic shadow of the manga... I keep hearing about a Trigun Maximum anime, much like Hellsing Ultimate, a redo from the ground up, but ... we'll see >,<