Forum - View topicHey, Answerman! [2005-12-09]
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RyoShin
 Posts: 83 Location: Michigan |
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I actually prefer it when the anime and manga are very different.
I spend half my time in a small town; while not there, I'm busy with college stuff, so I don't get a chance to go into a Barnes & Noble and sit down with a manga to "test drive" it- and there's no way I'm paying $10 for something I have no idea about. Thus, I almost always see the anime adaptation first. There are some series where the anime adaptation is fairly true to the manga- Naruto is supposedly such a case, though there are a few things in the manga that don't make it to the anime, and the anime produces its own filler (though still finds a way to tie it to Orochimaru, sigh.) In these cases, I never buy the manga. I've watched/downloaded/bought the series, so I don't really feel like reading it in book form. I much prefer when the stories are different. Case in point: Escaflowne. The series is different from the movie is different from the manga is different from the other manga. While all three storylines have the same basic premise, they go about it in very different ways, and are all great. Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star is another example (a pity it was only two issues.) Speaking of the Escaflowne manga, I wonder if the other (shorter) one will ever make it to the states? At this point, probably not... |
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HitokiriShadow
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My opinion on this varies from series to series. I don't mind small changes either way. For big changes, it varies and depends on the quality of the changes. That is, like Answerman said, if it's very different, it should still be good quality. An example of good quality changes would be Fullmoon wo Sagashite. The differences between the anime and manga are significant, but both are very good. On the other hand, Gonzo made big changes for Hellsing and ended up making a steaming pile of poo (yes, I know this is a case of the manga still going, but that's the first example that came to mind). |
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JELEINEN
 Posts: 253 Location: Iowa |
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For the Trigun manga vs. anime, the manga had gotten cancelled due to the magazine it ran in going under just before the anime got started. It got picked up again and re-started as Trigun Maximum, but the anime was already in production at that point, so the anime staff was pretty much on its own. |
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Cloe
Moderator
 Posts: 2728 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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Drat! I had that SAME CAPTION in mind for the Saikano screenshot, but I didn't send it in because I thought it was one of those things that was only funny to me. sigh.... Just goes to show it doesn't pay to be timid.
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remember love
 Posts: 764 Location: Germany |
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v1cious
 Posts: 6202 Location: Houston, TX |
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that Robotech caption is the first so far to actually make me laugh. i bet there really are otakus like that.
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Cloe
Moderator
Posts: 2728 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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I laughed out loud when I read it as well. It's totally refreshing and original and fits the facial expressions of the characters perfectly. I think it's been my favorite so far. |
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
 Posts: 9902 Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC |
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Those are hikikomori (ひきこもり or 引き篭もり), the Japanese counterpart of those who "live in the basement of his parents' house." Cloe should remember that I've explained it before. |
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