I do, however, the manga version was made several years after the anime, as a bit of a cash in, per se. Yes, the anime is better, but the manga originated from the anime, not the other way around.Stikibunn said:
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The original source material of ToraDora! is actually a series of novels, the manga is simply another adaption of those. A pretty damn good series of novels by the way. Although I'd say that about anything published in Dengeki Bunko.MasterOfWorlds said:
Why do the two voices of the main leads sound familiar?Marik2 said:
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BOTH of those actors are the voice actors of Henry Wong and Jeri Kato in Digimon Tamers?! I may have to watch that series just for the fact that I absolutely love the characters in Digimon Tamers.
Yes, in the shonen category, but the reason for this experiment is to determine if shoujo and/or romance anime are improved by being in fact animated, or if they can be told superiorly when in manga format, or even novel format. My main problem with shoujo anime (or one of them at least, it would take another whole forum to explain my nitpicks in this genre) is that the animation itself doesn't contribute to the story, normally taking place in just a few locations. Recycling locales is fine in anime, as long different events take place during them. Toradora is a good example of this. Each location is used sparingly, and each scene is vastly different from any previous, with well thought through sequences of actions by the characters to convey, along with emotion, relationships between the characters in a more subtle manner than through speech. I'll get to this more later, but keep them coming, I've checked out each anime you all have suggested. Thanks for all the help.ChocoFace said:
I've read through as much as I can of that manga, and it's funky characters and well rounded personalities have always had been come back.MasterOfWorlds said:
However, the anime is somehow boring in comparison, as the lines of dialogue are unable to be more succint, and usually scenes are overtly drawn out to accommodate a twenty minute run time per chapter.
Just as a recommendation, I really do like the manga version, check it out if you can, I'm sure you'll really like it.
I tried out the Japanese Dub of that awhile back, I'll go back and try it out again. Thanks for the help.TehCookie said:
I was unaware there was a anime version of this, I'll take a look. I read the manga version when I was about fourteen, and enjoyed it. Thanks.D Moness said:
I thought Emma was fantastic when I read and watched it, but somehow, the manga version seemed to be able to convey more emotions in term of expression and body language than the anime. I do still recommend both though, thanks for the contribution.RollingThunder said:
Yes, Yes, Yes, and Yes. This is all true, but it's not as to how much enjoyment is derived from them, as much as me attempting to find a few select anime that were improved by being turned into an anime, as I've found very few that can do this. Big thing here is, animate when the animation will improve the narrative.believer258 said:
But, at the same time, different styles of the narrative and personal opinion will shape this matter, so I'm willing to admit that this point can be broken. Still, I would like a few counter arguments against such.
Thanks though, I was getting a little freaky-deaky about this, you helped me calm down.
It's not just animation that's added, but color and sound (voices and music), which can be meaningful. Its why I prefer anime versions over manga in any category.
Personally I would have to say Ouran Host club, the anime was good though just for the visual aspects and the putting voices to the characters, but the manga was so by far better for the overall devlopment of the main characters love to bloom and also it was just so darn cute and much funnier then the anime.
loosely defineing better Fruits baskets, xxxholic loosely defining romance i mean i guess most anime has a romance aspect to it and i mean im into odd ones like i loved Hare and Guu which to all aspects of it has alot of romance as far defined by a little kid because thats what the story is about for the most part. even if these are not what your looking for i would still recomend them.
loosely defineing better Fruits baskets, xxxholic loosely defining romance i mean i guess most anime has a romance aspect to it and i mean im into odd ones like i loved Hare and Guu which to all aspects of it has alot of romance as far defined by a little kid because thats what the story is about for the most part. even if these are not what your looking for i would still recomend them.
I believe that, oddly enough, Elfen Lied did this in an interesting way. You can't disagree that the boy (whose name i don't remember) eventually had deep feelings for the schizophrenic protagonist. Feelings that started from pity and went on to a more protective type. The anime was cancelled when the actual storyline was about halfway through and the manga continues through. I'm not sure if i remember Elfen Lied so well anymore, but this is what i came up with, so i hope you manage to look at it the same way as I.Spritemaster said:
No problem, I just hoping this underrated series is more known for its quality.Spritemaster said: