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Jan 2, 2014 3:51 AM

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DEMOLITION_D said:
Well... Berserk.

this.
Jan 4, 2014 1:43 AM
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One piece- the anime pacing is pretty terrible
Ao no exorcist- enjoyed the manga alot more, no idea why
Kuroshitsuji- The anime and manga have totally different stories
Jan 4, 2014 5:19 AM

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Kill me Baby - the manga is quite funny but seeing the gags on screen made it worse. And I can't stand its opening theme ! So horrible.
Jan 4, 2014 5:25 AM
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berserk
mirai nikki

and some says magi
Jan 4, 2014 7:42 AM

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story wise in general any manga tops the anime adaptation
Jan 4, 2014 1:57 PM

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there are really less anime series better than the manga... un fortunately i can't name one...
Jan 4, 2014 2:06 PM

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Er, all of them ?
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Jan 4, 2014 4:41 PM
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Ichigo %100. Im so glad i watched the anime before reading the manga.
Jan 5, 2014 7:39 PM

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Sailor Moon
Yu Yu Hakusho
Berserk
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Jan 6, 2014 12:22 AM
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Almost all of them. Gintama is one exception, the anime is as awesome as the manga. SnK also an exception, the art, animation, and music in the anime made up for the lack in story & character departments.
Jan 6, 2014 11:15 AM

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anonimkun said:
Almost all of them. Gintama is one exception, the anime is as awesome as the manga. SnK also an exception, the art, animation, and music in the anime made up for the lack in story & character departments.
I would say Death Note is another exception, even though the manga is very good as well.

List of manga that is just far superior:
Kimi no Iru Machi
Btooom!
Rosario to Vampire (i presume)
Nozoki Ana
Groove Adventure Rave
Gantz
Black Cat
Hatsukoi Limited
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Jan 6, 2014 2:31 PM

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95% of shonen manga.
Jan 6, 2014 2:40 PM

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To me, this is more of a question of which Manga/Novel/Visual Novel I didn't think was better than it's adaptation.

Note: This doesn't apply to standalone Anime that may have Manga adaptations based off them, to which I'd assume are not nearly of the same quality.

I'd have to say I enjoyed every Manga I've ever read, except maybe the odd shoujo over it's Anime. I'm somewhat willing to say Trigun's Anime is a tad better, but that's just nostalgia speaking.
Drama and Romance is just better depicted in animation whereas the budget of adapting a good shounen is far too high to exceed it's Manga's quality.

As for Manga I believe were unanimously superior, maybe JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
A Vn fitting this description would be Danganronpa.
Jan 24, 2014 6:07 AM

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Pretty much all manga because they then to have a better story than the anime adaptations even though it is nice to actually see it animated. However, in series where the manga was created after the anime, the anime is probably the better way to go.
Jan 28, 2014 6:24 PM

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Bleach
Eyeshield 21
Magi
Kimi no Iru Machi
La Corda d'Oro
Jan 29, 2014 10:54 AM

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Hmmm difficult... I'd say every manga i've ever read is better but i like to watch anime more.

Most shocker on the difference in quality was probably Tenjou Tenge, the anime(although good) was hurt by how it was produced compared to the manga.
Jan 29, 2014 11:31 AM

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Most anime that goes in different directions from the manga or anime with WAY too much filler.
Jan 30, 2014 1:24 AM
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Elfen Lied by far.

and nearly every other.
Jan 30, 2014 6:08 AM
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ejeect said:
Elfen Lied by far.

and nearly every other.


Hmm... maybe I'll try reading it, I watched the first few chapters of the anime and they turned me off the series.


I don't think Fruits Basket has been mentioned, the anime was OK but they gave it a typical anime ending and only covered less than half the chapters.
Jan 30, 2014 7:21 AM

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anonimkun said:
Almost all of them. Gintama is one exception, the anime is as awesome as the manga. SnK also an exception, the art, animation, and music in the anime made up for the lack in story & character departments.


This pretty much. The anime for SnK did do things that the manga couldn't (such as animating the 3D maneuver gear) but did mess up Eren's character development at the end though it is easily fixed if there is a second season.
Gintama's anime is probably one of the few where it's on par or even surpasses the source material.

OT: Magi. Defintiely Magi. I have only seen a bit of the anime and from the looks of it, it screwed up certain events in the manga.

Jan 30, 2014 7:24 AM
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Lovely Complex because Risa's voice sounds like nails to a chalkboard.
Feb 1, 2014 6:24 AM

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Naruto
Special A
Skip beat
Kamisama Hajimemashita
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Feb 1, 2014 7:49 PM
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some mangas blow away there anime adaptions .

but some of mine
inuyasha
rave master
bezerk is a pretty good 1 to
Feb 1, 2014 8:36 PM
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Kuroko no baske (V8 onwards)
Feb 3, 2014 8:17 AM

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Zentasu said:
Ichigo %100. Im so glad i watched the anime before reading the manga.


Probably this one. I haven't watched the anime yet but the reviews tells me to stay away from it lol

I love the manga for it's beautiful art but the adaptation looks meh :/
Feb 3, 2014 8:46 AM

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Mirai nikki.
Had to stop watching anime after certain point because of mc voice.
Feb 3, 2014 8:49 AM
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It's still not that good, but medaka box adapted the shittiest parts of the entire manga,mwhile the parts that I actually enjoyed were left untouched.
The end is nigh

Feb 3, 2014 1:42 PM

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Kingdom,it's a good anime but the manga is a lot way better
Feb 3, 2014 8:58 PM

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Rave Master (Groove Adventure Rave)

The anime needs a remake, and the continuation until the ending.
Feb 3, 2014 10:39 PM

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Gantz. And Pupa... What a shitty adaptation they did.


Feb 16, 2014 1:22 PM

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beelzebub,the anime is good but not as good as the manga
Feb 16, 2014 1:50 PM

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Magi: The labyrinth of Magic. The anime was good and got me to read the manga, once I did that I didnt want to go back to the anime after seeing how much was skipped over in the anime.
Feb 19, 2014 3:28 AM

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Although the anime stuck pretty close to both of them, I found the Kuroshitsuji and Vampire Knight manga way superior. Nothing beats that quality manga art...
Feb 20, 2014 4:50 PM

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Say I Love You
Death Note
Nana
Claymore
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Vampire Knight
Feb 20, 2014 5:40 PM

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I think this thread should be the other way around. Most anime are not better than the manga.
Feb 21, 2014 1:29 AM

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Shaman King
Feb 21, 2014 1:31 AM

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Naruto. I love the manga so much more then the anime, but that's cause of all the fillers!!


Feb 21, 2014 12:55 PM
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Code Breaker
Feb 21, 2014 2:05 PM

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Fruits basket, outran high school host club, Elfen lied
Feb 25, 2014 6:31 PM
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Gantz manga was so much better than the anime with the exception of tae's existence
May 5, 2014 6:01 AM
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Deadman Wonderland. Like, all the main points were left out. It was unsatisfying.
May 5, 2014 6:19 AM
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The list would be way too long to make. The majority of anime based on mangas, the original is better.

Theres only a very select few anime which are better then their source material.
May 5, 2014 6:38 AM

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pacify said:
The list would be way too long to make.


People say this and then fail to mention a single one.
May 6, 2014 7:54 AM
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mecharobot said:
pacify said:
The list would be way too long to make.


People say this and then fail to mention a single one.


Oh.

Berserk
Gantz
Kingdom
Claymore
Bokurano/Narutaru
Magi
Rosario to Vampire
Btooom!
Elfen Lied

from the top of my head. Im sure theres way, way more out there
May 6, 2014 9:53 AM

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I have yet to have seen but the first episode of Berserk and I'm speechless about how badly they adapted it.
May 6, 2014 10:09 PM

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Tsukihime.
Very poor adaptation. The manga is much better.
Of course, the VN is better than both.
May 7, 2014 5:52 PM

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Aku no hana anyone? xD
May 7, 2014 6:41 PM

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Definitely Noragami, Deadman Wonderland, and Soul Eater from what I've read and seen
May 7, 2014 6:49 PM

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Karneval
save all the cute girls from ntr manga
May 8, 2014 5:18 AM

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TSF monogatari
no matter how good the animators, they could have never reach Shindo L's godhood.
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