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Anime that transcends its own source material?

1. Bunny Drop. Kanta Kamei and Taku Kishimoto's transformation of a kinda creepy loli-incest manga into a completely clean and touching slice-of-life about the struggles of being a single parent is nothing short of miraculous.

Does it even count when all the anime really did was just stop short before the time skip?

In general, I'd say any manga where music is a huge factor (Your Lie in April, BECK, and even things where dialogue is important) will inevitably have a better anime than manga.

Believe it or not, I feel that Sailor Moon is one of these.

I know there are quite a few fans that live by the manga, me? It's the 90's anime. There was more comedy, there was more interaction with characters, they gave us some out right memorable moments that can't be found in the manga (The death of Nephrite, The situation with the Spectre Sisters and their redemption) and to this day we still laugh at the stupidity of it's failures (Really? Kissing Cousins? Of all the things... or the joke of "Talent" among the fans).

Sailor Moon was never prefect, but one of the the biggest thing that made it enjoyable was the changed made to it. Partly due to the format, partly to skirt censors, and partly just because. It's been almost 20 years, and it just sticks in the mind... part of me was hoping that Crystal would amalgamate the two some how, but that is too much to ask.

Maybe some time latter, we will get something that address the gulf that remains between the 90's anime and the Manga, because between the two of them is a story that will likely last.

K-On!
Exceptional slice of life series adapted from a mediocre manga. The show has a lot of great stuff that wasn't in the Manga while excluding the bad stuff from the manga. Perhaps one of the best examples of adaptations surpassing the source material.