Which type of anime adaptation fits your expectation?
| Well, assuming you read some/all of manga source, what type of anime adaptation do you prefer? Option 1 = almost 1 to 1 faithful adaptation with almost no original content. Some example of this type of adaptation includes : Dungeon Meshi, Made in Abyss season 2 Option 2 = Plot basically the same but has a lot of anime original when it comes to detail/ presentation/ combat sequence Some example of this type of adaptation includes: Frieren, Demon Slayer, Jujutsu , Bleach Thousand years war Option 3 = Lots of anime original content/ plot. Some plot line are basically reorganized or sometimes removed. Some example of this type of adaptation includes: Naruto Shippuden, Fairy Tail, Full Metal Alchemist 2003 , Hunter x Hunter 1997 |
Ventus_SMay 20, 2024 12:45 PM
| Depends on the show, but I usually prefer the first option. |
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| I want the adaptation to be as faithful as it possibly can to the manga or original source material. |
| Original content is generally preferable to faithful adaptation, because there is much more creative freedom during the production process. It just depends how it's done, many failed at it like Neverland S2, but it doesn't have to be that way. |
ZarutakuMay 17, 2024 11:05 AM
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Reply to Zarutaku
Original content is generally preferable to faithful adaptation, because there is much more creative freedom during the production process.
It just depends how it's done, many failed at it like Neverland S2, but it doesn't have to be that way.
It just depends how it's done, many failed at it like Neverland S2, but it doesn't have to be that way.
| @Zarutaku I mean lots of original anime turns out to have plot that's complete shit or basically an incomplete opened ended story (cuz no more budget to make s2 out of it) It's always risky to chase original anime cuz a lot of time it'd turn out to be a total disappointment. |
Reply to Ventus_S
@Zarutaku I mean lots of original anime turns out to have plot that's complete shit or basically an incomplete opened ended story (cuz no more budget to make s2 out of it) It's always risky to chase original anime cuz a lot of time it'd turn out to be a total disappointment.
| @Ventus_S From my experience original Anime are usually better and more complete than adaptations, perhaps I didn't see enough of the low-tier stuff yet. |
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| Either option 1 or option 2... It should be faithful to the original source. I don't need it to be 1-to-1, but I don't want it to just look like a slideshow. |
| Option 2. For adaptations of manga I read, it's more motivating to watch the anime when there's something different instead of watching something exactly the same as I've already read. If I haven't read the manga, I wouldnt even notice if it follows the manga or not anyways, so in this case the options don't even matter. |
| I dont really care. All I care is that a good manga series is eventually converted into an anime series... |
| I have approximately 1 terabyte of anime on my computer. |
| almost 1:1 bar the filler content, there should be special OVAs or side stories for them |
| Well, if I liked the manga I'd prefer the adaptation to be as faithful as possible. But I don't mind some anime original stuff and reorgnization of the plot/story whenever necessary. |
| All three can be successful adaptations that can be entertaining if they're executed correctly. But when in doubt can't go wrong with faithfully adapting it to the letter. |
| more so than what it adapts it is how it adapts, don't skip stuff that is important and don't adapt filler |
 obscureanimefan said: I think little girls are sexy. |
| I've said this lots of times, adding original stuff to already proven manga is stupid but adaptations suffer because of budget and time constraints, so basically if the studio pulls changes from their own ass (chainsaw man) = the anime is bad, if the studio does what they can with what resources they have (magi) = adaptation decent. Now, if the source material is already trash (jujutsu) then yeah, change it so it looks good. |
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| Good question. I used to be a fan of 1:1 faithful anime adaptations years ago, but these days, I think that it's cool when the anime adaptation adds something from itself. Not anything changing the very core of the source material or general flow of the story. Just extra elements not seen in the manga, but following, more or less (depending on how the studio wants to handle the adaptation), the main storyline and preserving the most important characters as they were portrayed in the manga. After all, if you want to feel "genuine manga experience", you can just rear the manga. Its anime adaptation won't fully replicate it in 99% of cases, anyway. By making such adaptations, manga readers can be surprised by the show, even if they are already familiar with the story, and anime only fans will still find such anime as something that's fun to watch and track. |
| option 2, done well, because I want a reason to check out the story in both formats |
| bruh who wants a 1:1 faithful adaptation of anything? No original content? what?? Invincible wasn't 1:1 and there was a lot of changes to it that made it way better than the comic. and the bloodshot in omni-mans eyes. |
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Reply to Serafos
Depends on the show, but I usually prefer the first option.
Serafos said: Depends on the show, but I usually prefer the first option. Same here, but I don't mind some anime original content and restructure of the plot/story when necessary as long its done well. |
Reply to Shirayukin
Option 2. For adaptations of manga I read, it's more motivating to watch the anime when there's something different instead of watching something exactly the same as I've already read. If I haven't read the manga, I wouldnt even notice if it follows the manga or not anyways, so in this case the options don't even matter.
| @Shirayukin This, if it's too faithful to the manga, I have little incentive to go and read the manga. That said, I much prefer the Death Note manga over the anime adaptation even though I recall it being pretty faithful to the manga. Also, not everything translate well into anime. While it's a VN and not a manga, Umineko: When They Cry had this problem. |
| Option 3 can be good, but I also wouldn't count it as a proper adaptation. Like I like fma 2003 even more than brotherhood, but if that was the only version forever, it would be kind of unfair to the original manga. |
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Reply to Dauphine
Definitely NOT the third option, that one's just horrible, too much filler can kill enjoyment or interest in a anime altogether (like what happened with me and Naruto Shippuden a long, long time ago...)
Either of the two first options is good, but i think i slightly lean more towards the second option because it can actually flesh out and add to the story and/or characters if done well.
It could also be used to give more screen time to characters who might have previously not had that much in the original source material. ^_^
Either of the two first options is good, but i think i slightly lean more towards the second option because it can actually flesh out and add to the story and/or characters if done well.
It could also be used to give more screen time to characters who might have previously not had that much in the original source material. ^_^
| @Dauphine Bro you can't say "Definitely NOT" like that and have Fma 2003 in your favourites. Going mostly anime original isn't always bad, its just bad most of the time. |
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Reply to Dauphine
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Maybe you are right.....i didn't think about that.....i just assumed long running shounen with endless fillers lol.
To be fair, the ending of Brotherhood was the true ending that FMA deserved and infinite times better than whatever nonsense they pulled in the 2003 version/Shamballa movie, but i overall still prefer the 2003 version because of the more serious atmosphere, some charactres being more fleshed out and better pacing (at least in the beginning) over the remake.
Maybe you are right.....i didn't think about that.....i just assumed long running shounen with endless fillers lol.
To be fair, the ending of Brotherhood was the true ending that FMA deserved and infinite times better than whatever nonsense they pulled in the 2003 version/Shamballa movie, but i overall still prefer the 2003 version because of the more serious atmosphere, some charactres being more fleshed out and better pacing (at least in the beginning) over the remake.
Dauphine said: To be fair, the ending of Brotherhood was the true ending that FMA deserved and infinite times better than whatever nonsense they pulled in the 2003 version/Shamballa movie, Here's the thing, I actually am really mixed on the ending of 2003 vs brotherhood. While I hated the climax/final fight against father in brotherhood for reasons that would take way too long to explain and don't matter anyway, the ending itself was very satisfying. It didn't blow me away, but it was a really nice wrap up. But fma 2003.... that I have WAY more things to consider. For one I love the ending of 2003 for what it was, It's an ending that leaves you wanting more, but for what it was trying to do, it was something truly memorable, and it was basically perfect in terms of characters and themes... but It did leave me wanting more, wanting to see what happens next. And the movie gave me exactly that but.... It was really REALLY rushed. The villain was generic sure, but conceptually I loved everything that movie was trying to do. The issue is that so many many things about it felt half baked.... BECAUSE THEY WERE!! The original script for this "arc" was way longer. But they didn't get the time they needed so they had to cut it down to only it's very essential elements. A few of the scenes that were cut out were mentioned somewhere, I can't remember where I saw it in a video, and even those handful of scenes would have added so much more depth to that movie. And they were like only a tiny bit of what was cut. The Shamballa movie is the single most frustrating anime I have seen, not because It's bad, but because it could have been REALLY FUCKING GOOD. It's a huge waste of potential. So personally, I can't compare.... Brotherhood's ending is simple but well executed. which makes it fine as an ending, but it's also forgettable imo I adore fma 2003s, but it leaves you wanting more, and the Shamballa movie, which is the more that I wanted, is massively held back by it's runtime and how much they had to cut out. It's a "truly memorable ending with weak execution" vs "well executed typical ending". |
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| As the poll creator , i'm genuinely surprised that 1st and 2nd option got pretty equal vote lol I thought for sure people would pick option 2 XD I already knew option 3 gonna be shit on, however, there're some case which anime original actually works Some examples include the first Full Metal Alchemist adaptation, Hunter x Hunter 1997, First Shaman King adaptation, and so on. Maybe i should add those into my original post to give attention that option 3 can be good sometimes if done right. |
Ventus_SMay 20, 2024 1:04 PM
| A balance of both option one and two. |
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| The whole point of an adaptation is to transfer a series into a different medium, so of course option 1 is usually preferable. Option 2 isn’t bad either, since making a couple of changes can be understandable depending on the reasoning (maybe some parts of the original source material doesn’t translate well to the medium you’re adapting it to), but option 3 should pretty much be avoided, because it may as well be a completely original IP at that point. The only way it could work at that point is if it somehow still manages to capture the spirit of the original. |
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