Anime or manga first?

ShamankinguYoh said:
There are very, very few older shonen manga where I would recommend the anime over the manga. Most of them have botched filler endings, or no ending at all. I haven’t seen the anime, but it’s only about 24 episodes, which means it barely covers the source material. The manga is the go to source for most older shonen stories and that goes for Black Cat. If you want to watch the anime, do that first, you want the manga to be your last experience with it.

Leblunk said:
The manga was pretty damn good. Really great art from Yabuki. I've only seen a little bit of the anime by Gonzo and visually its pretty great but I heard it doesn't even complete the story, something Gonzo is known for unfortunately. I would do anime first so you can consume the superior version (manga) afterwards so it doesn't leave a bad taste in your mouth.

Biisoo said:
If I do the anime afterwards, will probably be disappointed I guess.

Alexioos95 said:


Honestly, the Anime altered a lot of things.

It's still the same story as its core, but told very differently, be it the events themselves or their orders. The Anime also added another short Arc after the final one, and it definitely felt unnecessary and badly executed. The OSTs are great tho.

So yeah, i'd recommend the Anime first too. On a side note, the Art of the earlier chapters of the Manga is not very good, but it progressively gets way better.