Just FYI: If you hate spoilers, you'll probably want to avoid this topic. I foresee a lot of spoilage here!
I know that most of the time anime don't follow the manga to the dot. In fact, this is true throughout most media once written turned video. However, I think it's also important to talk about why perhaps changes were made.
For starters, I know the title of the manga Chibi Vampire was renamed to Karin. I have yet to discover why the title was changed. If I remember both stores, they were fairly close to one another.
Another, more hotter topic, is Neimga!. The anime was produced nearly side by side of the manga. But the story in the anime deviated from the manga with that whole Asuna death plot thing. Why? Because the anime outpaced the manga, and the producers needed something for the wild fan base to consume. Maybe the lesson here is to wait until sufficient material is written before migrating the content to a different format?
Finally, Excel Saga. The Mangaka specifically requested that the anime plot be unique from his manga work. While I do enjoy the chaotic antics within the anime (I haven't read the manga yet), I can see maybe why the artist felt the need to stand differently from the anime. I mean, the anime is totally unhinged!
Oh! I almost forgot about Sailor Moon! How could I forget about the differences found here? Mostly, this is a censorship issue between the values of the West versus the Japanese. Just because anime is an illustrated media form doesn't mean it's strictly for children! I mean, even Western Cartoons, like Loony Toons had layers of adult humor and not to mention violence, that most people today would get butt-hurt to see children watching it. In fact, they did! But that's anther topic.
What differences have you observed?
I know that most of the time anime don't follow the manga to the dot. In fact, this is true throughout most media once written turned video. However, I think it's also important to talk about why perhaps changes were made.
For starters, I know the title of the manga Chibi Vampire was renamed to Karin. I have yet to discover why the title was changed. If I remember both stores, they were fairly close to one another.
Another, more hotter topic, is Neimga!. The anime was produced nearly side by side of the manga. But the story in the anime deviated from the manga with that whole Asuna death plot thing. Why? Because the anime outpaced the manga, and the producers needed something for the wild fan base to consume. Maybe the lesson here is to wait until sufficient material is written before migrating the content to a different format?
Finally, Excel Saga. The Mangaka specifically requested that the anime plot be unique from his manga work. While I do enjoy the chaotic antics within the anime (I haven't read the manga yet), I can see maybe why the artist felt the need to stand differently from the anime. I mean, the anime is totally unhinged!
Oh! I almost forgot about Sailor Moon! How could I forget about the differences found here? Mostly, this is a censorship issue between the values of the West versus the Japanese. Just because anime is an illustrated media form doesn't mean it's strictly for children! I mean, even Western Cartoons, like Loony Toons had layers of adult humor and not to mention violence, that most people today would get butt-hurt to see children watching it. In fact, they did! But that's anther topic.
What differences have you observed?
