| Well i don't really mind the artwork to a certain extent, that is until the artwork becomes such a distraction that it stops me from enjoying the story- which happened to me when reading skip beat |
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| A unique art-style can easily cover up for a run-on-the-mill or even weak plot (within reasonable margins), but it will nevertheless still be inferior to a manga with a great plot and a more standard or even bad artwork. |
| Story is always the most important but better art can make it more enjoyable the only time the art doesn't matter if it's a r-18 manga |
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| In my opinion, good story is more important than good art however that doesnt mean that good art doesnt matter. It still matters, the art must at least be decent enough so basically, in the end, both are equally as important as each other since both is needed to make up manga. Without the art, it is just plain words, without the words, it is just art. So they both need each other to make a good manga :) |
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| Definitely story > art. But, first impressions are a thing and art can put me off when I know nothing about the story (and the description doesn't tell me much). I distinctly remember, years ago, when I had first encountered Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro in mangatraders as the choice of the week and I thought to myself "Like I'd ever read that, heck no", because the art was kind of weird/bad. But some months later, I decided to give it a try for some reason and I was immersed. Since then, it had become one of my favorite manga xD So no, I don't care about art much. It can definitely make the experience even better (as long it fits), but it's easy getting into the story and adjusting to what you see. |
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| If the art is not appealing, I will not read it. |
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| Umineko's art isn't actually bad once you get used to it, sort of. |
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| starting to read a manga with mediocre art is very hard for me, the most manga I read are series whose anime I finished first so I was used to the style. because then I already know how good or bad the story is compared to the art. Hunter x Hunter - mostly meh art (since the last hiatus ended it is gorgeous art sometimes) but such a brilliant story telling. Bleach - unique fine art (except for some battle scenes where you can't decipher anything.) but the story, especially lately is just.. Ah, and don't forget about Fairy Tail, haha. But overall a good story is way moe fundamental to enjoy the series. |
| I think I should be drawn in by the art and stay for the story. That's a hook |
| I'd rather have a good story and have at least decent art. But mostly story. |
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| Both are important . Some people just read the manga by its art , some people for its plot. |
| They have to be balanced. Good art and a crappy story would mean that I would drop it, whereas horrible art and a great story would mean that I wouldn't even start reading it. |
Anon1409 said: They have to be balanced. Good art and a crappy story would mean that I would drop it, whereas horrible art and a great story would mean that I wouldn't even start reading it. +1 |
Anon1409 said: They have to be balanced. Good art and a crappy story would mean that I would drop it, whereas horrible art and a great story would mean that I wouldn't even start reading it. Yep, pretty much this - it's a matter of balance between art and story. Also, I think, the thresholds are different for each person. But now that I think about it, I can't remember a series with bad art that I've completed. I couldn't read Shingeki no Kyojin in manga form, and the original Onepunchman was too much for me. |
| Good art gets the fly-by-night manga fan or the american audience interested and therefore drives more sales more quickly. Manga with good stories but poor art will eventually gets its due, but probably never quite the sales. So, we all agree story is "just as important" but skilled art makes the dough. - Settled! |
| Anime - there's never enough time.. |
| Story is WAY more important. Not a debate I can name tons of shit anime with great art (Guilty Crown, SAO, etc.), but I can't name a single shit show with bad art if it has a good story (because by very definition, if it has a good story, it is good). |
| The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth |
| I can want to watch or read something for the art but ultimately if the story sucks, I won't be sticking around (as wouldn't most people). And it's not like I'd drop a manga for bad art unless it was so bad it interfered with my enjoyment of the story somehow. |
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| We know something called a standard of tolerance. Form 'very bad, I can't look at it' until 'very good, I don't care about the story'. Between them, is 'normal' will drop or not drop based on various factors. |
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| Definitely not. It's a vital part of manga (obviously), but I can still enjoy manga with bad art. Manga with a bad story, however, I typically can't read. |
| Story usually does mean everything. But uneffective art for emotional scenes can be very distracting. Also, good art would probably sell better since it's so eye appealing. Just look at Nisekoi, the art's great, but the story is mediocre. |
| I'd go with emobubbles, but someone else already had it, damn bastard. |
| I'd do both. |
| A balance of both good art and good story are important, but... good art will not save your series if it has a bad story. ...I'm sorry, but I'm looking at you, Kamichama Karin. |
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| I think having a strong plot is the more important. but, that being said when given the choice between reading one's original "One Punch Man" and the redrawn version i do admit i would probably be more interested in reading murata's one |
| "This is boring...I'm bored..." |
| I wouldn't say art is more important, but art still is a pretty important factor. |
| When it comes to manga it's a lot harder for me to get invested if i'm not into the artwork. An anime can look awful, but since it has the benefit of animation, sound, music etc, it's not as important for it to look appealing. I'm just more of an anime person, though i do really really love my fave manga. It's just a lot rarer for me to click with a manga series in comparison to anime. |
| I prefer story, but good art certainly raises my opinion of the show/media even more. |
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| Why not both? No one's gonna watch/read a mind-blowing story if all characters are just literal potatoes. For example, I agree AoT has a very good story but it's never my favorite because of its art, especially manga. You can't even tell who is who. So at least a seemingly good art is still necessary for advertising and eye-catching. Everything starts from there. Story comes later. On the other hand, SoL shows heavily rely on characters since they don't have story so characters are pretty important too. At least in anime. So I'd say Art > Characters > Story. With very minimal amount of importance between each. |
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| The quality of something can't be judged by its looks.....pretty fucking cliche i know but its true at least for fiction. I think the most important part by far are the Characters, following with the usel shit like Story etc (not for everything but for at least 90% of the usual stuff i am watching)..Art is not that important, the quality of the drawing is far less important then the for example simbolism in it. |
-Mullerio-Aug 9, 2019 9:02 AM
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| I would say that story is more important than art overall. However, if the art style is truly horrendous, I'll likely avoid that Manga, even if it has a great story. I refuse to read/watch "Doukyuusei" because of this. |
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| Yes! Good art is more important than a good story for me |
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