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Which is better, anime or manga?
May 8, 2022 5:20 AM
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The fandom to me seems pretty much set on the manga being better than the anime. i have recently started reading the manga from the beginning, even tho I've been a fan of the anime since it first came out. I just wanted to give my opinion on it first. I believe the manga is certainly better than the anime, the most obvious reason is the art. However I don't think calling the adaptation bad, is fair. The anime is a really good adaptation, the faces and comedic timing are on point, and the voice acting enhances the comedy a lot more. The music in the anime to me seemed great as well, the opening is a banger. The characters in the manga are better drawn, as I mentioned before, the manga's art is way better. Even so, the anime nailed the faces, and delivered some punchlines better than the manga. While I know the result of the poll, I'm still gonna ask just in case. I would appreciate if you could elaborate your answer further in the replies.
May 8, 2022 5:21 AM
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Grand Blue manga just feels so much better just because of the amazing art



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May 8, 2022 5:25 AM
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Well, I have given both of them same score.So, yeah both of them are on the same level for me.
May 8, 2022 5:28 AM
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i finished watching grand blue like a week ago, i enjoyed it so much that i decided to buy all the volumes, I'm glad I did cuz until now from what I've seen it's even better, but i still think that it was a really good adaptation even though it doesn't reach the level of the manga.
May 8, 2022 5:49 AM
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The manga is visually a lot better but I did still get some laughs from the anime though.
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May 8, 2022 6:11 AM
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DrBalls said:
The fandom to me seems pretty much set on the manga being better than the anime. i have recently started reading the manga from the beginning, even tho I've been a fan of the anime since it first came out. I just wanted to give my opinion on it first. I believe the manga is certainly better than the anime, the most obvious reason is the art. However I don't think calling the adaptation bad, is fair. The anime is a really good adaptation, the faces and comedic timing are on point, and the voice acting enhances the comedy a lot more. The music in the anime to me seemed great as well, the opening is a banger. The characters in the manga are better drawn, as I mentioned before, the manga's art is way better. Even so, the anime nailed the faces, and delivered some punchlines better than the manga. While I know the result of the poll, I'm still gonna ask just in case. I would appreciate if you could elaborate your answer further in the replies.

No one said the adaptation is bad it's just not as good as the manga which is very common.
Simple.
May 8, 2022 6:12 AM
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Both are equally as good in my opinion cause I enjoyed them both.
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May 8, 2022 6:23 AM
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Pred8r said:
DrBalls said:
The fandom to me seems pretty much set on the manga being better than the anime. i have recently started reading the manga from the beginning, even tho I've been a fan of the anime since it first came out. I just wanted to give my opinion on it first. I believe the manga is certainly better than the anime, the most obvious reason is the art. However I don't think calling the adaptation bad, is fair. The anime is a really good adaptation, the faces and comedic timing are on point, and the voice acting enhances the comedy a lot more. The music in the anime to me seemed great as well, the opening is a banger. The characters in the manga are better drawn, as I mentioned before, the manga's art is way better. Even so, the anime nailed the faces, and delivered some punchlines better than the manga. While I know the result of the poll, I'm still gonna ask just in case. I would appreciate if you could elaborate your answer further in the replies.

No one said the adaptation is bad it's just not as good as the manga which is very common.
Simple.

I've actually seen quite a lot of people say it's a bad adaptation all over social media. Of course the majority just agrees that the manga is better, but there are those who dismiss the good aspects of the anime entirely.
May 8, 2022 6:30 AM
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I have read the manga and I have to say comedy and everything abt this show just gets better. You just cannot hate any characters. Kitahara, Kohei, Azusa, chisa everyone just gets better. Its really sad that we still haven't got any info abt S2. So if you have finished the anime I totally suggest you to read the manga.
May 8, 2022 7:03 AM

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DrBalls said:
Pred8r said:

No one said the adaptation is bad it's just not as good as the manga which is very common.
Simple.

I've actually seen quite a lot of people say it's a bad adaptation all over social media. Of course the majority just agrees that the manga is better, but there are those who dismiss the good aspects of the anime entirely.
I see...
I personally liked the adaptation it was really good
(It's in my favs too)
May 8, 2022 8:43 AM

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I don’t like that the manga starts developing into a harem show. One of the main jokes in grand blue is how big a piece of shit iori and his friends are, yet about every girl in the show somehow falls in love with him.
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May 8, 2022 8:51 AM
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MR-GOD said:
I don’t like that the manga starts developing into a harem show. One of the main jokes in grand blue is how big a piece of shit iori and his friends are, yet about every girl in the show somehow falls in love with him.

I don't know what you're referring to. We see Iori develop very nicely in the manga. The girls start liking him more as a person due to his actions and how considerate he is of their feelings. Besides, every series, comedy or not, needs a storyline, the author saw it fit to slowly turn it into a romance. Tbh I prefer what happens after the events of the anime more, the writing gets a lot better and there's a lot more character development than at the start, makes the series much more immersive.
May 8, 2022 10:05 AM
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NoBoDY-5 said:
Well, I have given both of them same score.So, yeah both of them are on the same level for me.

hahaha look at you what a guy nah you are good you are the greatest among all for having an average scor of 5. Congratulations, you are the best
May 8, 2022 10:14 AM
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monkeydpic said:
NoBoDY-5 said:
Well, I have given both of them same score.So, yeah both of them are on the same level for me.

hahaha look at you what a guy nah you are good you are the greatest among all for having an average scor of 5. Congratulations, you are the best
Thank you man I'm trying my best to maintain it :)
May 8, 2022 11:00 AM
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anime is better, but the manga has funnier arcs so:
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May 9, 2022 3:20 AM

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tbh they both kinda the same,I like manga more cuz it has more content but ngl I would like the anime more if it had the same amount of content with better animation
May 9, 2022 3:25 AM
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The anime and manga were both amazing
May 9, 2022 5:24 AM

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i've tried reading a few chapters of grand blue before, and it's definitely better than the anime.

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