Anime VS Manga

[wompastompa]

Not really a which is better thread, but more like whats their differences. I've been reading and watching on and off for 6 years, and have recently been trying to catch up after about a year of "inactivity", and noticed the differences between the Manga and the Anime of the same series. I remebered reading full metal alchemist up to the 17th book of the English version. Then after about 3 months I watched the entire anime series within a week, and was surprised at how much information was changed, added and removed. Now have you ever read a manga only to be astounded by the surprising differences between its Anime equivalent? If so, what do you think about them.

[Hessah]

I've.. never read a manga (LOL typed mango XD)

but I can understand why they would have to remove a lot of materials.. just like you read a Harry Potter book, there's a lot more information in the book, than the movie, coz they couldnt fit everything that you read in 2 hrs...

[wompastompa]

I would think its the other way around, since most of the books are turned into a series which could have over 50 episodes, resulting in a bit higher run time than the 2hours you mentioned ( more like 10hours). Although some do get turned into movies which does indeed trim a lot of the information in the Manga...I personally rather watch an anime series that has plenty of time to develope over a feature length film.

[aramil001]

I read Manga more so than I watch Anime. But to say the least, Manga has less rules to follow. Any aired animes (in the US) have several strict rules to follow, along with the stupid companies own restrictions (One Piece... 4kids anyone???) I'll need to find some data, when I get home...

[Yosei]

It usually depends. I try to watch and read each series I'm into. Sometimes the stories go differently. Like Inuyasha. They hadn't finished the anime series, so I went and read the manga and finished the series. But now they've started the anime back up again =D

[wompastompa]

there is definitely more restrictions in Anime than in manga, so yeah, I would think the story would be most original (as to the author's concept), but there is also more material added into the anime that could very well make it much more enjoyable. I prefer to watch and then read this way I can follow the story at a faster pace, then when all is done I can go back and read to find anything that I might have missed.

[jyotibisht]

I like Anime .
Becoze i love to watch anime show, movies etc.................

[Yosei]

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