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Educate a Noob On : Anime vs. Manga

I just recently started to get more interested Anime and I thinking about branching out towards Manga. But I'm a little hesitant, aren't the best Manga's translated into full Animated Series? Is there any advantage to reading the Manga after you watch the series? I guess what i'm trying to ask is are there any instances where reading the manga is more entertaining than watching the series itself. Or is there any great manga I should look into yet be translated into Anime form? Go easy on me if I said somthing ignorant, this is my first post.

Another good example is Hellsing, which manga adaption is pretty crappy when compared to the animation series in its presentation, something the latter is really good at.

Mangas just have more content, the Japanese animation adaption is much better at presenting this content.

Berserk is a good example, it has alot less content but it's much much better at presenting this content over its manga. Another good example is Hellsing, which manga adaption is pretty crappy when compared to the animation series in its presentation, something the latter is really good at.

A person's imagination between the black and white stills can just go "that much" behind the lines, a scene in an animation film can have a completely different meaning by just changing the music, or having a different voice actor, or speeding up the animation or slowing it down etc etc.

Eh? Berserk anime does a better job of presenting its content than Berserk manga? Blasphemy.

Hellsing anime does a better job than Hellsing manga, up until the point where the stories branch off. Then the manga just gets better while the anime goes to hell.

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Just a final note,

this is all my own oppinion. The best thing you should do is just read/watch one of them and complete the experience by doing the rest judging for yourself which one you like best. If you're a person who's just into the storyline and doesn't care about the rest, then you're better off with the manga for example.

Iemander wrote:

Another good example is Hellsing, which manga adaption is pretty crappy when compared to the animation series in its presentation, something the latter is really good at.

It almost sounds as if you're implying that-
1. The Hellsing Animation was the basis for the Manga (which is isn't), and
2. The Hellsing Animation wasn't total drek?

Sorry?

Eh? Berserk anime does a better job of presenting its content than Berserk manga? Blasphemy.

Hellsing anime does a better job than Hellsing manga, up until the point where the stories branch off. Then the manga just gets better while the anime goes to hell.

Steventheeunuch wrote:

Iemander wrote: Another good example is Hellsing, which manga adaption is pretty crappy when compared to the animation series in its presentation, something the latter is really good at. It almost sounds as if you're implying that- 1. The Hellsing Animation was the basis for the Manga (which is isn't), and 2. The Hellsing Animation wasn't total drek? Sorry?

1) Yes, I did know that.

2) In my oppinion it wasn't. Your oppinion is... well... none of my concern.

Read the post next time. It might help.

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Eh? Berserk anime does a better job of presenting its content than Berserk manga? Blasphemy. Hellsing anime does a better job than Hellsing manga, up until the point where the stories branch off. Then the manga just gets better while the anime goes to hell.

Berserk had alot more impact imo, spoiler[scenes like the eclipse had a much larger effect. The intro was much better done as well. The entire anime felt alot smoother and coherent, without having those extremely over the top fights (monkey boy after infiltration for example).]

Hellsing, agreed, the last episodes are pretty out of sync. I'm just comparing the same content however.

I will say that the berserk manga had a much greater impact than the anime. The manga was more indepth and detail than the anime. Remember, the manga is the original creation, the anime is the adaption of it and because of tv limits, they are not able to fully express the author's original work.

2) In my oppinion it wasn't. Your oppinion is... well... none of my concern.

An "opinion" isn't something you can always hide behind and claim is always right. The Hellsing TV Anime, when comparing the same content (first six episodes vs first two or so manga volumes), was a low budget, choppily framed, out of proportion shitfest which was badly directed and scripted. The only thing it had going for it was a midly inappropriate soundtrack, which did crap all to set the mood (then again it probably conflicted with Hellsing TV's already poor visuals). The soundtrack was probably better suited for another project.

Lets hope the new Ultimate OAV does a better job.

If you read manga then watch anime, it is likely that you will be disappointed in the anime.