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May 7, 2020 7:35 PM
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What is the best anime you have seen based on a novel. Not a light novel, not a visual novel, not a manga, but a regular novel. In my time watching anime, I have noticed that there are relatively few novels adapted into anime, but the ones that I have seen have all been very good. My personal favorite novel adaptation is Kemono no Souja.

So what is your favorite novel adaptation and why do you think there are so few novel adaptations compared to other otaku media?
May 8, 2020 5:39 AM
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If you consider Legend of the galactic heroes a regular novel then that would be my favorite, regular novels dont appeal to the mainstream anime audience that much but we do get a few gems like mardock scramble and shinsekai yori every now and then.
May 8, 2020 9:02 AM
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My favourite is Tanoshii Muumin Ikka. Tho it is based on series of novels, not a single one, and has also some elements from comics about same characters.
May 8, 2020 9:11 AM
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Howls Moving Castle and When Marnie Was There are both great novel adaptions. I'm a gross illiterate boi who don't read none so I don't really know any others.
May 8, 2020 10:02 AM
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What about The count of monte cristo aka Gankutsuou in japanese. Since the novel was veryyyy big adapting it in an anime was a hard task so the director changed the story and plots in certain places to keep it short and in a way not altering the twists and characters in it. Still if it was on the level of Dumas novel then it would have been a real masterpiece.



May 8, 2020 10:04 AM
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I woud go with Nippons Novel adaptions,

May 8, 2020 10:05 AM
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LotGH, Shinsekai yori and Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru.

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May 8, 2020 10:17 AM
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Ofcourse it's gonna be the monogatari series
May 8, 2020 10:19 AM
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes, as they adapted nearly everything perfectly from the novels.
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May 22, 2020 10:59 PM
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Tatami Galaxy, Shinsekai yori, Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru

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