Anime VS Manga

Tough choice, I'd say manga since its how a series starts out & the art style is usually better. Alot gets changed/edited when its converted to anime, and the results vary. I did like full metal panic/tsr anime turned out, my favourite.

anime and manga are both awesome, but i hate it went a long anime (about 100 - 200 episodes) ends and you have read the manga to finish it.

I would say it all started with manga, so if one is determined to get the true story with the true intentions of the author, then manga is the #1 choice. Many anime selections do stay true to the manga version, and sometimes anime can be preferred over manga. I love both, and will continue to read/view both. It really is controviersial over which one is truly better: each anime and manga that is married together is a special, unique case that many people will have different opinions on.

Yeah, tough one for me too. I would say Anime though (in general). And just to recap Claymore; it was (sure as hell) the anime.

But not understandning Japanese, I have to relie on the ever present fansubs or translations or what not. And I bet a lot of what 'makes' a manga vs. an anime is easier lost in the manga.

Anime which created after the manga gone famous ussualy sucks! Dunno why but the anime seems to add a lot of rubbish into the original story! Just look at Naruto and Bleach, the story are nothing compare to the original manga! Anime is a plain ripped off of money from consumer!

I think most mecha series are better in anime, rather than manga

but anything else, I think the manga is better...

Both anime and manga are awesome.

That's what I like about the Japanese system, they first start off with MANGA, and if it becomes popular enough to warrant a ANIME they make it, and if that is good they make LIVE-ACTION.

Reduce the risk.... and maximize profit.

Yeah and let's not forget the merchandising (figurines, games, magazines, game shows, etc).

Excellent way to do business!

although i love anime, i prefer reading manga more.

one of the the good things about anime adapted from manga is that they make the characters look better visually.

what i mean is that as we all know, manga artists' drawing style improves and change over the years as the series progesses. anime generally makes the best out of author's artwork. take for example claymore, clare looks prettier and more mature in the anime as compared to the early chapters of the manga. in the manga she looks younger.

I used to like anime, because manga was pretty rare back then in my hometown. Few years later when I have full access to both anime & manga, I prefer manga better. The reason is because manga is more detailed in terms of art & storyline.

Sure, anime with different story could be nice as long as it doesn't go overboard like the dreaded 100 (or was it 150?) random poo filler Naruto episodes.

I used to read the manga before the anime, then I realized that is not a good idea because once you read the manga, the anime turns boring because almost all the time you know what will be happends, so now I always watch first the anime and then the manga and that way is more fun, also what I dont like about manga is that in just 2 or 3 hours you can read all the story, and in anime you have to watch it slowly :D

I prefer manga; most of the time it is more in-depth than the anime. but it dosen't move.

Some manga gain deeper meaning and emotion when animated, even though I would generally prefer the manga to its anime adaptation.

Its like a good book, the action version rarely lives up to the title.
I found its actually more interesting to read the manga after the anime. I'm happy with both adoptations then :)

It really depends. I sometimes think the manga, but a lot of the shows I love were anime before manga (Evangelion, Lain, Mai-HiME) and others there is no manga (Haruhi) and others the manga just isn't as good (NHK) so it's hard for me to say. But putting my favorites aside, the anime that actually is based on manga varies in comparison. For instance, Mushi-shi anime is unquestionably better than the manga, because it's freaking beautiful. Then we have one like Jing where the manga is a million times better. And then there's those like Gunslinger Girl who change things significantly and thereby make it worth seeing both. And some that are the same but you have to see both, like Hayate.

To tell you the truth, my love for Anime just isn't what it used to be. I remember watching every anime out there, tv or on the internet, just for the sake of watching it. Now, I don't even watch the shows that I like anymore. D: But the weird thing is, my love for Manga/Comics in General has always remained the same. Go figure. O.o

Sorry, but I'm more of a gamer at heart. :D ~

to me, action intensive works should be brought up to animation level stage to bring out the essence of the production itself..
and of course, i can't deny manga is most of the time the original concept of what the author wanted to express..

anime --> kinda like a overall summary of the manga
and also it is moving (soo better animation?)
manga --> better concepts (and for some better drawing but can get very messy)

For me, when it's a good manga then I'd prefer the anime to stick to the original mateial coz I would like to see it get animated. BUt if it's otherwise, then feel free to change it to make it better. It's just as simple as that. ^^

Take death note for example. I liked how they followed the manga and all but the story in the manga went down after L died and I would have preferred if they changed it a little bit in the anime. Nonetheless it was pretty above average overall. XD

Each has their own strength depending on the material. For some things like Beck I feel the anime is better. Especially for Beck where the manga without the music just can't convey how awesome a band they are. While with the anime we have music and it really helps tell the story.

Claymore up until episode 20 where it branched away from the manga story line for its original ending was great. Out of 26 episodes I love the first 20. They did a great job of telling the story. Why they didn't just continue to adapt straight from the manga and make a second season in a few years I will never know.

I'm much more on the anime side.

I've yet to read a manga that has made me cry as effectively as anime does, without the music, the movement, etc. I just don't feel as "in" the manga as I do the anime.

Also, I've never liked the way action manga is written, it often ends up that I can hardly figure out who's hitting what... ~-~

Although, don't get me wrong, I read tonnes of manga, just normally only when there is not (yet) an anime. I'm on Vol.4 of Shugo Kyara at the moment, and the anime starts next month, so I may stop reading it then, if the anime is much better.

Oh, and we need an Iinari Aibureshon! anime ;P

While I like anime a lot, often times it ends up being the shortened version of the "real thing". When the story continues in the manga for several volumes after the anime, ala Hagaren, it's a lot more satisfying to read the original manga up till the end. And for longer series like Bleach or Naruto, reading the manga is infinitely better than watching filler eps for a half of a year before they continue with the arc that they're on in the manga. Granted, a lot of the action scenes do end up looking better in the anime versions of stuff (Claymore springs to mind immediately), and I do enjoy an original story arc here and there, but for the most part manga > anime for me.

In general I`d say manga as the quality tends to stay more consistant than anime, and it is also tonnes cheaper. But I would say its usually the original that is better be it anime or manga. For instance I belive evangelion anime is better than the manga (although the manga is still brilliant stuff).

I love anime, but I dislike these kinds of comparisons. Manga is manga, anime is anime. Most manga-to-anime conversions can't possibly live up since you can get across much more consistent art and style in a page than tirelessly animating it on the screen with a lot of other factors mixed in.

But when anime does things well, it's amazing. Voice acting, the soundeffects, the music, the pace, the actual animation, etc etc.

I love manga, but I think the higher note lies with anime.

ah yes, the age old debate...

i choose both mediums 'coz each medium has its own strengths and weaknesses. there are times that manga is superior than anime and vice versa ^^

i definately prefer colored frames that goes 24f/sec compared to monochrome frames that goes about 2f/min

//4ng4.... FTW!!! w00t!
(tho I kinda hate l33t speak, still sounds kewl tho lol)

I think it depends which I start with, but I usually start with manga. So I guess I prefer manga.

I prefer Claymore with manga.

Manga or Anime? Anime or Manga? Good call. Manga would be preferred since some mangas looks much better than anime as Danny pointed out while others average to not so good. Manga are like the start out of anime storylines. Once its sold to public and gets popular. Then it has decide whether or not convert the manga to anime. I remembered there's a few sometimes it starts out with anime then to manga I cannot recall which ones. But possibly some older animes? Gundam has both manga and anime, so which is first? Can anyone tell me?

I really like anime but i been finding out i been liking a manga more than anime since manga usually explains more about stuff. Like i just finished Saikano(anime) and what i found out is the manga explains the ending so much better than the anime so im going to go read that. So if the manga came before the anime ill probably like the manga more.

i like anime, but when i see the manga i think it's really better, without filler or changes in the story.

I prefer manga as they provide more details and extras than the anime.

anime cut out quite a lot of details during the transition. therefore, manga still rox as ever. there's no fear of strict censorship =X

i guess i like manga more because they are more detailed and i can flip through the pages of chapters i like instead of having to watch a whole anime episode again.

i agree that there are animes that are better than their manga counterparts but for every decent adaptation like Hayate no gotoku we get crap adaptations like Negima(I love the manga though).

so i guess its still manga for me.

So far the best that I've seen and read so far is "Monster".
Both the anime and manga are superb. The anime seems to follow the manga strictly.

I can't say which i prefer. They're each so different and allow for a completely different experience. Anime is full of color, and movement, and music, and voices. Manga lets you absorb everything at your own pace. I tend to like manga for the detail, the "extra" story. But i couldn't say i like either one more.

Personally, i don't mind if an anime series deviates from the manga, because i'm not sure i'd watch an entire anime series if i'd read the manga and already knew exactly what was going to happen. It's nice to see when an anime closely follows the manga, but it's only interesting for so long. It's more fun for me if something else happens in the story, rather than what i'm familiar with.

read the claymore manga, you will see why the anime adaptation killed the whole series, if it only followed the story -_-

I prefer the manga version most of the time. I can't count the number of times I've heard people say, "I wish the anime plot followed the one in the manga." Totally agree with you on Ranma.

the only bad thing about some animes adapted from on-going mangas is its draggy-ness and fillers.

firstly as we all know, the manga must be many chapters ahead of the anime. therefore some anime tend to drag and drag the story by showing insignificant stuffs like constant close-ups of the characters and monologues. one good example is nauto, a fight scene can drag for months!

secondly, fillers used to fill in the gap when the anime is about to catch up with the manga are usually boring which doesn't give us anything new for fears of conflicting with the manga.

well it comes to a personal choice of which ones better.. if you liked the manga/book storyline better than the anime/movie storyline.. asking why htey left this out or that out.. sometimes its just another mediuma nd needs to be changed for that medium..

something unique for manga based anime is that most of the time the manga is still being published when it gets picked up so sometimes you HAVE to comeup with a differnt ending or storylime since its not finshed yet ala full metal alchmist....

I like both Anime and Manga

As a kid, I started out reading only manga since fansubbed back then wasn't that easily available like now. Now it seem that i have moved away from manga and watch only anime and enjoy it alot more. the thing that really bother me is that alot of anime that are based off of the manga never seem to have good ending at all or any sometime. It force me to go back and read the manga to find the ending the series deserve. At the moment i find myself back reading manga again since right now i don't have the time to get new fansubbed and watch them, i guess manga are a little bit more convenience since i can take it around with me and read it where ever.

Higher ratio of manga are better than anime imo. Flame Of Recca and Tenjo Tenge are prime examples though FoR manga is a really good read. Berserk also, even if the anime is good the manga version of the Band Of Hawks arc is even better.

Rahxephon is one of the few cases where anime is better than the manga. FM Panic also though theyre almost the same thing.

It's great when they adapt an anime from a manga and elaborate the story. Claymore is the perfect example. Loved it!

I like both, but in my experience I found a lot more depth and characterization in a manga rather than it's translated version in anime.

But that's not to say that manga is better, they both just diverge in two different directions even though it has the basically the same story, one example is Akira.

i like both.
with manga you get a deeper story and better characterization, but when you get to the anime adaptation, it retains much of its character yet even with out some parts in the anime version it can still be very enjoyable as the original.

Naruto seems better in the manga, so I'd say Manga.

I like both manga and anime. Some of them may appear very bad on the anime. But I love to see a moving characters.

自分もクレイモアは見てました。
原作から入った、いわゆる「原作村」の人ですが、結構楽しめましたよ。批判されているのは「ラストを漫画と違うストーリにしたから」ですな。まぁ一応説明。自分的には文句を言うつもりもなく、先に書いた通り結構楽しめました。

えーで、ディスカッションに対する自分の答えですが、「まんが」です。アニメ化しても自分の脳内アクションと脳内ヴォイスには勝てませんから。妄想とも言います。

ill prefer manga, i read manga everyday and i not have time enough to view anime.

i basically watch anime that i never saw the manga yet..
i rarely watch anime that has more than 26 eps either as its too time consuming..but if the art n animation are superb...than definitely i'll go for anime.
anyway for sure naruto, one piece and bleach series i'll never watch..too many fillers..and the story too long..heh

I prefer manga. I feel that is is more detailed and I like the mobility factor. I read manga on the train/bus. Plus manga is cheap, but I do enjoy anime a lot.

Probably manga for me.

I often enjoy the anime of a manga more if I've read manga first. As we all know, often a good manga stinks in it's anime adaptation.

I have a hard time reading Manga because of having ADHD. >.>

I need lots of flashy stuff to keep my attention, so I tend to prefer Anime over Manga. I notice though, that I much prefer colored Manga over black and white.

hard question for me, because I rarely read manga. I would like to read more of it and since I graduated and have more free time with no college anymore. I might get into it :-) I did read few that my friend gave me and I really enjoyed them. It also seem that manga tends to go more into storyline then anime.

I love anime, but better manga, beacuse I like read a lot.

Anyway, it depends of the serie. For example, Welcome to the NHK, or Love Hina, better in manga, but Full Metal Alchemist, the best the anime, I think...

For Claymore, I only read first volume of manga, and see two episodes of anime, for the moment I like both them..

Actually choose...Original Anime Titles or Anime remakes of some games...like shuffle, Clannad, Kannon...etc......But its usually manga for me...besides its helthier to read hahahaha

I always watch anime, I've hardly read any manga. I always think character design is much better in anime, and I like the look better. I always find the anime character an improvement and higher quality version of the manga.
Also one thing I like the most is the main difference between the two: anime is animated, which has its appeal and cannot be expressed that well on paper.
Although I really can believe that there may be bad adaptation and I will not question that. But I can't really compare, only now after watching anime for like 6-7 years, I've started to read some manga, mainly because I'm studying japanese :)

Generally the art standard of

Manga > Anime

cos

Manga artist usually do not have too many "slaves" to work for them and hence better ot closer supervision, there are some artiists who did everything themselves and hence the slow pdtn rate.

Anime studios usually have an army of "slaves" sometimes even subcon to overseas studios and make use of overseas "slaves".

Unless one is a sucker for full color full animation, abeit lotsa anime nowadays have sucky animation in the sense that too many still frames instead of true full motion animation.

As many said before me, there are pros and cons for both of them.

I'd prefer anime because of:

- Songs and voice acting (praise seiyuu for their work!);
- More expression of feelings, character, etc.
- Animation (given it's not crappy and ridden with flaws... Did I say... fillers?)
- Background music, other themes and special effects.
-You don't need to buy dozens of manga (or borrow them or even browse through them in a shop at the risk to be kicked out from it. XD);
-If it's one episode per week, you can be pretty happy (again, if it's not about silly fillers).

I'd prefer manga because of:

- Original spirit (no darned nonsensical... fillers. You heard me right);
- Generally more detailed drawings (sometimes ending to an endless mess);
- Bonus pages describing characters and locations, maybe the story in more detail + the lifestyle and history of the author as well as concept sketches (I feel that the bonus section in DVDs are always missing a lot).

And so on.

Did anyone noticed I hate fillers? Yeah? Okay, I'll disappear now. ;)

I Prefer anime just because of the reasons that D Blade gave. We can feel emotions with voices, it can express a lot of the moment of the character. i also like the movement, the dinamism of the scenes.

All,
Was a good discussion,

Huk,
Good point.

ふぇんりるさん、
アイコンがSchool Daysになりましたね。EP12はどう思いましたか？

Tricky question.
Usually, people will prefer the one they read/saw first.
Also works for books/movies and overall dubbing.

I like both. Few years ago I was more into anime. Now I don't have much time to watch them, so I'm more into manga.

Problem is, the mangas I like the most aren't available in Brazil, and I can't read mangas on a computer screen so I usually buy them on Amazon (USA) and pay an absurd amount of money for shipping. I mean, really really absurd... like 10 times the price of a manga.

But I love them. Currently reading Azumanga Daioh (already watched the anime, like them both equally), Yotsuba&, Dragon Head, Robot Color Comic (unfortunatelly cancelled), Nininga Shinobuden (watched it also - one of my favorites)...

Like other commenters already said, there are pros and cons on both media types. Some fit more Anime format, some fit manga format better.

Me? I'll try just about anything. And it's kinda hard for me to not like it. :P

Anime is such a general term these days. It isn't uncommon to discover anime that can be movies, OVA's, or even made into a series which is not strictly based on a manga. While the quality of substance may vary, there are often times when they result in something magnificent (case in point for an example in the present: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann).

When any manga (preferably ones I enjoy) is transformed into an animated piece it makes me heart filled with excitement (which is an understatement) if it is done properly. Visually seeing the dynamics of something that you read and digested on paper then brought to life with proper execution is truly a sight to behold.

It can be argued both ways that one approach (i.e. anime strictly adheres to manga) is better than another approach (i.e. anime partially based on manga). It ultimately depends on the multitude of factors such as but not limited to the producer, director, writers, seiyuu, and the studio.

So to answer your question, Danny, I enjoy both if it is properly executed.

@ Huk:
"Generally the art standard of

Manga > Anime"

How would you define the term "art"?

generally i felt that almost all animes looks the same visually.

it is only in manga that you see the characteristic drawing styles of different authours. ^^

Once i was reading a lot of manga, about 6-10 series at the same time. Now for the lack of time i prefer the anime, easy to find a nice to watch. I missed a lot when i was about twice a week at the comic shop...
But thanks to all Sub-fans group i can find alaways something good to watch!

i prefer manga it helps expand your imagination as you read page by page, however when it comes to anime, they make the scene even better with good quality pics and music to make it so good.

As a general rule, I find that whatever the source material is, it will be better.

So a show like claymore, which was from a manga, will be better in manga form while a show like Gundam Seed started as a TV show and made into a manga and the TV show is vastly superior.

But even if they stay 100% faithful, the copy is usually inferior. Case in point, I love the Five Star Stories manga but the OVA, even though it's pretty much a carbon copy of the first Story, I found to be lacking in a lot of departments.

>Danny Chooさん
どうもレスありがとう御座います。

>School Days
ぇーまだ見ていません。
ただ、DVDは全巻予約しました。現在1巻の初回版が届いた所です。
内容に関しては話は聞いています。事件が無くても放送できないとか
百戦錬磨のエロゲオタが吐いたとか、TVKの判断は正しかったとか。

「解ってる人向け」と、考えるとスタッフは素晴しい仕事をしたと思います。
自分は原作は未プレイですが「鮮血の結末」はyoutubeで見てます。ですから
あの終わり方はアリだと思います。むしろハッピーエンドだったら
スタッフは日和見やチキンなど、袋叩きだったと思います。

ただ、アレを(UHFの深夜とは言え)地上波で流すのは問題が有ると思います。
自分の結論としては
「U局の判断は正しい。スタッフはいい仕事をした。DVDが届くのが楽しみ。」
こんな所です。

You like Iny-Yasha!? But the series is so long and unending. All of my friends who used to love Iny-Yasha gave up hate it now because it so repetitive. OH MY GOD!! It up to volume 40 or more. For the love of GOD end it while story still can be salvage.

I watch anime more than read manga, but everytime I do read the manga, its a whole different ballgame. For example, I first watched Love Hina and I liked it, then I read the manga. The difference is HUGE! It changed my life! (not really). But at any rate, my mind seems to like the manga more so than the anime versions.

I love both Manga and Anime. Manga is interesting as it has a more detailed storyline. On the other hand, Anime usually has alteration in story plot with new casts and characters, which makes it nice to watch.

It's such a hard choice. I love manga because it's usually ongoing and current. Animes are generally farther behind. Sometimes I find it hard to understand the illustrations. That's when I can't wait for the anime to catch up so I can see how certain scene should look.

i always like to know what's going to happen next, so i prefer reading the manga. watching the anime... i suppose i just want to see how they handled the animations. my only complaint with anime... they always make it too long....

they need to make make yotsuba&! anime!! *demand*
owh btw I prefer manga over anime generally.

In most cases I prefer manga over anime:
Love Hina,
Inu-yasha,
Chobits, etc.

Then there are animes that are better than the manga:
Cowboy bebop(!),
Evangelion,
Candidate for Goddess,
Rah-Xephon, etc.

Very hard choice, but I'll got with the anime. Probably because I watch more anime than read manga. But there are many exceptions, for example, I liked Genshiken manga more than the anime.

I tend to like the manga more for a series since they're not bound by a budget/episode count. The manga a good percentage of the time will also be able to show back stories for characters which they wouldn't have time to do in anime. Karin's a good example I think.

Definitely manga. I mean not only is the story great but the art that shows the movement, the emotion, the intensity etc. of the characters.

Nothing, NOTHING beats Manga. In some RARE moments, the anime clearly overshadows the manga, like Cowboy Bebop, Mushishi etc..but that's very rare indeed.

I only watch anime comedies, the serious ones are like 90% better in Manga (seinen def).

But yeah each its own.

People usually prefer manga because it's what they read first. Or otherwise. Happens a lot in Brazil, since we have several times more manga titles than licensed anime titles.

Some folks like manga more because violence and sex are less censored.

I tend to judge both separated and try not to compare.

I also don't have a favorite media... each case is unique.
Like Azumanga Daioh and Hunter x Hunter... I like both anime and manga.
Hellsing I liked the anime more than manga... mostly because of music and animation I guess.
Dragonball I loved the manga, couldn't watch much of the anime... but it's probably because of the dubbing.
Aqua got my attention more than the first episodes or Aria the Animation too... guess it's nice to take time to appreciate the scenarios.

But I don't go to extremes like saying "I LOVED the manga, but HATED the anime" and such...

I usually prefer anime, I only read manga when people specifically recommend it as being better than the anime adaptation. That, and the manga that don't even get turned into anime.

Wait... people actually liked the anime adaptation despite the last 5 episodes being a total trainwreck? I was under the impression that people preferred seeing Raki go off and train rather than being the whiny plot device that he turned out to be.

As for me, I don't have a preference and will evaluate each on their own merits.

normally Id say I'd prefer the anime version with the exception of a few titles.
Claymore is one of it. The anime was going great...untill ep 18+...totally strayed off the manga.

Sometimes though there are many mangas that you just wished would turn into an anime. For me, I am hoping (really bad I might say) that the manga Bitter Virgin, and 20th Century Boys would make an appearence on the TV....but I can only hope.

Mangas usually convey the emotion attached to the characters more effectivly, because you are reading it, and you mind is picturing it (involvement of the mind) instead of looking and listening (where you are only feeding on the info)

manga have the advantage that you can read them at your own pace. if your japanese is not so good yet, but you still don't want to miss all the goodness of the latest releases, manga provides the better learning experience i think. watching anime without subtitles is much more difficult (unless you're exceptionally bad with kanji).
concerning quality, anime have more aspects that can decide if it's a blockbuster or poo. you not only need good imagery, story and dialogues, but also seiyuu, animation and colors.

taking your example of claymore, it's a partial improvement over the manga, i think: the drawings and character designs are better, but the story wasn't so well brought over. it should have been a 39 eps series (or even more).

I'd say, in general, the original is the best.
I might say this even with light novel-based anime, but they're kinda hard to compare, and light novels are hard to find. (Yay Baka-Tsuki!)

i love both!
but.. the mangas sold at my place are usually in chinese..
i couldn't read them.. > <
so.. i watch anime more often.. (with subtitles)

Manga all the way, popular anime like one piece or Naruto, have tons and tons of fillers and most of the time, that is what kills the anime.

I'll take manga. I don't like synching to stuff and giving them 100% of my attention (I only do that with people) so I prefer to read at my own pace.

I like manga better because the story is usually better. However anime is sometimes better for action stories because sometimes its a bit difficult to tell whats going on during fights in manga.
Original animes are great though, like Tengen Toppa and Sola. I guess I just like the original stuff.

i watch more anime but i sorta wish i could get into manga, since most people tend to think the mangas are superior

ever since Fullmetal Alchemist and what they did with that, i've favored the manga more

One manga to anime story which I can think of which is good is DeathNote.
Eversince then, I've been following Madhouse Productions ever more.
The Anime kinda fixed some loopholes in the plot of the manga even... thats how good it is. Its been a while so i can't really remember now.
I also liked how they "Animate" the manga into moving scenes... the feeling is good.

I prefer manga for the plot and story continuity, Anime for the fighting scenes it is easier to comprehend because fighting scene in manga sometimes are a little messy...

I always prefer the manga over the anime but anime always has certain charm which captivates me

Here are my reasons for each:

Anime:

- Colour can distinguish characters from each other, especially really similiar looking ones
- Battles are never hard to follow when they're animated
- Voices can give characters a wealth of extra personality
- Music can make a moment sadder, cooler, funnier or more exciting

Manga:

- No fillers, all raw exciting and original material :)
- A proper ending and conclusion to the story (99 times out of 100)
- Deeper character and or plot development
- The Creator's insight!

Huh tough to decide I mean sometimes I like the art style of the anime verison more than the manga version, but I think I really enjoy the manga version more than the anime verison.