| We have all seen our fair share of adaptations that have underperformed the quality of the source material. Whether it be the poor art and animation quality, the pacing, poor direction, or changes to the source material, poor adaptations are often well-known and highly criticized. So, I wanted to open a thread to appreciate the perfect anime adaptations that lived up to or even exceeded the source material. There are the obvious answers (Demon Slayer, One Punch Man Season 1, Hunter x Hunter 2011), but I am interested to hear what other adaptations you all loved and would like to recognize. |
| Steins;Gate It's really surprising how they managed to fit a 30-something hours VN into a 24 eps anime while keeping everything perfectly intact (with some minor exceptions). |
| I think Hellsing Ultimate is pretty perfect. I'm not saying the anime itself is flawless, but as an adaptation, I can't think of any way it could be improved. In my opinion, it's better than the source material. |
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| Mob psycho 100 is amazing even if the manga looks drew for a 10 years old children . |
| Attack on Titan is pretty good, especially S4 which is a panel for panel adaptation of the manga. Houseki no Kuni is also a really good adaptation that does its source material justice with the visuals and music. Hyouka is a good adaptation of the first volume in the Koten-bu series. Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is a good adaptation of its manga. |
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J-Tea-Chugger said: CLADDAN said: Steins;Gate It's really surprising how they managed to fit a 30-something hours VN into a 24 eps anime while keeping everything perfectly intact (with some minor exceptions). Would you say the same for 0 or not? I have always had mixed feelings about it I've been avoiding 0 tbh, I heard some not so great things about it and the original's ending was already very conclusive, so I didn't get around to it. |
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Silent Voice. |
| Man mob psycho managed to keep the art style but at the same time elevate it to new heights |
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| Clannad is an excellent adaptation and don't listen to anyone who says otherwise. Little Busters is very good but I wouldn't call it perfect. |
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| Although the 1997 Berserk had to cut out some characters to fit the budget, it's still pretty faithful to the source material and does justice to a lot of memorable scenes in the Golden Age arc of the manga. |
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CLADDAN said: I've been avoiding 0 tbh, I heard some not so great things about it and the original's ending was already very conclusive, so I didn't get around to it. You are missing literally nothing. |
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| People are gonna disagree but I'd say Attack on Titan. All seasons through and through I've also heard Monster is a pretty perfect adaptation of its source material |
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| Mob psycho 100 definitely Gintama is near perfect, the voice acting really elevated the show |
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J-Tea-Chugger said: CLADDAN said: Steins;Gate It's really surprising how they managed to fit a 30-something hours VN into a 24 eps anime while keeping everything perfectly intact (with some minor exceptions). Would you say the same for 0 or not? I have always had mixed feelings about it - If you haven't seen it which I think you haven't feel free to ignore this 0's VN is definitely the better experience, especially with how Kagari was handled. |
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| Demon slayer have beyond perfect adaption |
| I'd say Kaguya-sama. Especially given how the big romcom adaptations lately have been lacking a lot in some areas (ToniKawa, Horimiya) it's nice at least one romcom adaptation doesnt' feel completely butchered |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| spaesu said: yakusoku no neverland, vinland saga, koukaku kidoutai and made in abyss The promised neverland adaptation for 1st season was great, but I think the jaibreak arc in the manga was a bit better because they skipped a few stuff in the adaptation. nevertheless, I find the last 2 episodes from S1 better executed in the anime. GiTS is the best example. the manga is just pure infodump Vinland saga anime was outstanding, but I still prefer the prologue in the manga by a tiny margin because the animation had some problems |
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J-Tea-Chugger said: CLADDAN said: Steins;Gate It's really surprising how they managed to fit a 30-something hours VN into a 24 eps anime while keeping everything perfectly intact (with some minor exceptions). Would you say the same for 0 or not? I have always had mixed feelings about it - If you haven't seen it which I think you haven't feel free to ignore this Steins Gate is one of my favourite shows. And 0 is one of the most dissapointing anime I watched. I had to drop it after 9-10 episodes. |
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CLADDAN said: Steins;Gate It's really surprising how they managed to fit a 30-something hours VN into a 24 eps anime while keeping everything perfectly intact (with some minor exceptions). Nah the ruined the true ending imo. More emotional in the VN. |
Mr_Srijan said: J-Tea-Chugger said: Would you say the same for 0 or not? I have always had mixed feelings about it - If you haven't seen it which I think you haven't feel free to ignore this Steins Gate is one of my favourite shows. And 0 is one of the most dissapointing anime I watched. I had to drop it after 9-10 episodes. A wise decision. It never got better--it only got more insulting. Especially what they did to Rukako. Holy shit. |
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| The most obvious one would be K-ON! Turning an average 4-koma manga into one of the most remarkable cute girls show. Thanks to KyoAni for adding ridiculous amount of details and attention to its animation too. |
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Zelkiiro said: Mr_Srijan said: Steins Gate is one of my favourite shows. And 0 is one of the most dissapointing anime I watched. I had to drop it after 9-10 episodes. A wise decision. It never got better--it only got more insulting. Especially what they did to Rukako. Holy shit. Really? Now my interest is piqued. I want to know what they did to her. |
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Mr_Srijan said: Zelkiiro said: A wise decision. It never got better--it only got more insulting. Especially what they did to Rukako. Holy shit. Really? Now my interest is piqued. I want to know what they did to her. If you like, you can check out my full review of Steins;Gate 0 here: https://reelrundown.com/animation/Anime-Reviews-SteinsGate-0 Do note that I am being inordinately kind to the series in this review. |
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| I think made in abyss was great adaptation although the manga was pretty decent too but the anime world set it a perfect fantasy adaptation I'll pic Demon slayer as well , the animation was really good . |
| Saiki Gintama One Punch man Hxh 2011 FMAB kimetsu I haven't read the manga but jujutsu kaisen would probably be considered to be one as well |
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Zelkiiro said: If you like, you can check out my full review of Steins;Gate 0 here: https://reelrundown.com/animation/Anime-Reviews-SteinsGate-0 Do note that I am being inordinately kind to the series in this review. Amazing review, man. Now I am very happy about dropping it. Saves me from watching the shit they did with Ruka. |
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| Monster, Saiki, Fate/Zero, Hunter x Hunter 2011, Nana, and Banana Fish FMAB and SNK to an extent |
| Hikaru no Go, the best thing about the adaption is the pacing. Every episode ends with a little cliffhanger and it makes it very bingeable series. They also did amazing job with the OST, especially for the matches. Made them very intense and captivating Here's one scene of the anime |
CLADDAN said: If you go in expecting OG Steins;Gate quality you'll probably be disappointed but 0 does manage at least justify its existence, not ruin the original ending, and be canon in one fell swoop which is pretty impressive. 0 does leave some things to be desired though as an adaptation.I've been avoiding 0 tbh, I heard some not so great things about it and the original's ending was already very conclusive, so I didn't get around to it. |
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ImNOTAmOtaku said: Also, I have a question for people who puts Monster as a perfect adaptation: Don't you think the pacing is kinda bad? I ended up dropping the Monster anime around ep 40 because it was progressing way to slowly but when I read the manga I binged it and it's now my favorite manga of all time The only time the series felt like it was moving a little too slowly was during episodes, like, 62-67, when it was in that awkward period between the final two story arcs. Other than that, I thought the pacing was perfect. |
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Mario_Isla said: That show just proved that you don't need well drawn frames to enjoy an anime. Mob psycho 100 is amazing even if the manga looks drew for a 10 years old children . |
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| Source material > Anime is sadly true more often than not. However, some that come to my mind are, Akage no Anne, Kenpuu Denki Berserk (1997), Monogatari and JoJo maybe. |
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| I personally think Gintama, HxH , Jujutsu kaisen and demon slayer anime adaptation is perfect. I personally think think anime adaptation of these anime where better manga. Another manga adaptation that near perfection is One punch man s1. |
| Bungee Gum possesses the properties of both rubber and gum. |
| Just bumping this thread again since there's been a lot of new anime these past 3 years. I can't speak on this since I still haven't read manga, but I'm curious what this current community thinks. |
| Going by numerical consensus it gotta be Frieren |
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| Haruhi Suzimiya was a perfect adaptation. KyoAni took every little detail from the LN such as Nagato writing her name on her shoes and put it in the anime, but made it far better than anyone could have expected it to be. Been watching Zero no Tsukaima recently, another adaptation from 2006 just like Haruhi. It made me realize that had Haruhi been adapted by another studio, it could have come out looking just as cheap and cheesy as Zero no Tsukaima. |
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| I'm not going to say perfect, but a few that stand out to me as being really good. Kono Oto Tomare and Beck b/c I felt they nailed the music. Music related manga can sometimes be a little bit awkward to me so I really wanted to see how each of these anime would make the music sound and they both did a fantastic job. Sure Beck might have some of the worst art / animation going, but it also nailed the ending I think despite finishing way before the manga did. Ao No Hako looks like it's on the right track. The beautiful art is really helping bringing the manga to life. Yubisaki to Renren did a nice job I thought. Again looked pretty and was really curious how hearing the main characters inner monologs would work and I think it worked well. Also Usagi Drop because it did the smart thing and ended way before the manga did. |
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