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Jul 14, 7:53 PM
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Why is the Manga rating so much lower than the anime? Does it get worse?
Jul 14, 8:17 PM
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Yes, it gets worse.
Jul 14, 9:09 PM
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No, the manga is good. It's just that the animation and the episode pacing improve the source material by a large margin.
Jul 14, 9:45 PM
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Lowkey, there are better mangas than Takopi in this genre. But there are very few anime with these dark vibes getting animated, so this feels like something fresh for anime-only viewers - which explains the high rating. As for the manga, the characters start getting a bit annoying toward the end, but the ending itself is really good
Jul 14, 10:39 PM
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Both are good but I didn't like the ending and I still don't understand the anime's exaggeratedly high score, it's already very overrated, at most I give it a 7/10
Jul 14, 10:39 PM
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The animation and artstyle makes the anime better.

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Jul 14, 10:51 PM
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like someone above said, the type of content takopi covers isnt seen very often by anime only viewers.
Jul 14, 11:23 PM
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not to undermine the anime visually but the writing just falls off a cliff after the initial chapters
Jul 15, 12:38 AM
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they rushing the ending
Jul 15, 2:51 AM

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the visuals make the anime so much better.
Jul 15, 12:16 PM
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A lot of people didn't like the ending apparently, but I liked it. I think most people were expecting something different.
Jul 15, 12:28 PM

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This is one of those stories carried by animation and edginess and not much else.
Jul 15, 12:38 PM
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the ending kind of sucks in the manga.
Jul 16, 5:37 AM
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ReMightyRon said:
Both are good but I didn't like the ending and I still don't understand the anime's exaggeratedly high score, it's already very overrated, at most I give it a 7/10

real i think its prob overhyped, i mean its not bad but #19 in top anime is a crime
Jul 16, 9:13 AM

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Both are good but I didn't like the ending and I still don't understand the anime's exaggeratedly high score, it's already very overrated, at most I give it a 7/10
@ReMightyRon

There are two main reasons for the anime's high rating

1 Recency bias

2 The ending hasn't aired yet

After the airing of the last episode the rating will inevitably drop, though I don't expect it to drop any lower than 8. Teens love edgy empathic stuff like bullying, psychopathic behaviour and suicide portrayed in unrealistic ways after all.
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@ReMightyRon

There are two main reasons for the anime's high rating

1 Recency bias

2 The ending hasn't aired yet

After the airing of the last episode the rating will inevitably drop, though I don't expect it to drop any lower than 8. Teens love edgy empathic stuff like bullying, psychopathic behaviour and suicide portrayed in unrealistic ways after all.
@JoeChip inevitably you are right about that
Jul 16, 1:41 PM
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Bcabello15 said:
Why is the Manga rating so much lower than the anime? Does it get worse?

I think that the ending is kinda bullshit tbh
Jul 16, 1:43 PM
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JoeChip said:
@ReMightyRon

There are two main reasons for the anime's high rating

1 Recency bias

2 The ending hasn't aired yet

After the airing of the last episode the rating will inevitably drop, though I don't expect it to drop any lower than 7.8. Teens love edgy empathic stuff like bullying, psychopathic behaviour and suicide portrayed in unrealistic ways after all.

I get the message of hope thing but it's just not realist because the characters did nothing to change their fate themselves
Jul 16, 1:52 PM
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in my opinion, the manga gets worse, specifically after



so the anime may also sort of fall off at that point, but I hope not
Jul 18, 1:33 AM
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i still havent watched the anime (i'll get around to it lol) but i read, loved, and own the manga ages ago

i think that these psychological mangas getting animes expands their fan base too far, causing weird edgy people who dont get it to post and make jokes about serious topics. imo, speaking purely about what ive seen from its newfound popularity, it hasnt been the greatest thing

sorry i dont have anything to add about the actual anime :(
Jul 20, 7:09 AM

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I can already imagine people not liking the ending because
They don't care about the message of the story, they simply want
. Their ego won't let them forget the initial anger and feel empathy towards "literally Hitler" type of character. Marina and Shizuka
is unacceptable to them, because they can't imagine being
. That's my assumption though.

There are also some who expected a
. Some who didn't like
.

I personally like the story and think anime is doing a fantastic job. Faithful adaptation.
Jul 20, 9:36 AM

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Anime rating will likely drop sufficiently after the last episode airs. Manga had so much potential at the beginning, but the author wasted it just like he did with his other work, Ichinose ke no Taizai
Jul 26, 10:16 AM

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Anime rating will likely drop sufficiently after the last episode airs. Manga had so much potential at the beginning, but the author wasted it just like he did with his other work, Ichinose ke no Taizai
@shahariarN I was thinking the same, but after episode 5, I think they are about land the ending a thousand times better than the manga
Jul 26, 2:44 PM
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@shahariarN I was thinking the same, but after episode 5, I think they are about land the ending a thousand times better than the manga
@APolygons2 how do you think they're going to do the ending differently in the anime?
Jul 26, 3:40 PM

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@APolygons2 how do you think they're going to do the ending differently in the anime?
@PumpkinDoge It's really hard to explain it, cause the core story isn't any different from the manga... it's just better.

I will just tell you that, when I read the manga, it felt like it was getting more directionless and messy as it went on, but the anime, has been doing the exact opposite, feeling like it has gotten only better and better with every episode.

The direction, the pacing, just everything about the anime has pushed the source material to it's highest possible potential. It's not changing the story, it's just executing it a lot better.

Now, considering how the ending is the "biggest" weak point of the original manga, it's not impossible that it would still fall flat, but they've won me over. I think they know what they are doing, and will make it work AT LEAST better than the manga.

And mind you, the original manga isn't "bad", it's still really good, but there is a good reason there is THIS big of a score difference between them, a "weak" ending alone definitely wouldn't make a 1.2 score difference in reception. Even the best of the best adaptations out there don't get gaps like that. It's almost unheard of.
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The direction of the anime is undoubtedly one of the best this year,

Jul 28, 12:10 AM

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Reply to APolygons2
@shahariarN I was thinking the same, but after episode 5, I think they are about land the ending a thousand times better than the manga
@APolygons2 Guess i will catch up with the anime then. Would be a miracle if it actually pulls that off tho, given what they are working with, but hey, maybe the anime will do what the manga couldn’t
Jul 29, 3:55 AM

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manga ending imo, not that the manga ending is bad, but the ending is mid
Aug 1, 1:01 PM
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Both are good but I didn't like the ending and I still don't understand the anime's exaggeratedly high score, it's already very overrated, at most I give it a 7/10
@ReMightyRon Dude you are literally in every discussion about Takopi and yet you have a profile when you give only 10s, whats wrong with you my man?
Aug 11, 12:16 AM

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The anime being rated so high feels like a Psyop. Something about its reception seems manufactured
Aug 20, 9:48 AM
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I have to say that many of the comments in this thread have aged quite badly. It's true that the anime is declining in popularity, but it's holding steady.

Coming back to Takopi, the manga is really good and great but the anime just makes everything better, That's why the rating is so high, it has nothing to do with the bullshit like "only kids who only watch anime appreciate it", I also read manga and unfortunately I'm not a kid anymore,let's leave aside the edgy because nowadays any story is uselessly labelled like that, to tell the truth takopi tells the story of bullying in a very realistic way but obviously exaggerating because it aims a lot about making the message extreme, now you may like this or not but I would say that I don't do it is simply having a bias against the work, That said, I laugh at the elitists who throw shit on this manga/anime just because in their opinion there are better works, I mean there are better works than Dragonball but it still remains a great work as far as Battle manga goes
Aug 22, 12:11 AM
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Reply to Azukara
I have to say that many of the comments in this thread have aged quite badly. It's true that the anime is declining in popularity, but it's holding steady.

Coming back to Takopi, the manga is really good and great but the anime just makes everything better, That's why the rating is so high, it has nothing to do with the bullshit like "only kids who only watch anime appreciate it", I also read manga and unfortunately I'm not a kid anymore,let's leave aside the edgy because nowadays any story is uselessly labelled like that, to tell the truth takopi tells the story of bullying in a very realistic way but obviously exaggerating because it aims a lot about making the message extreme, now you may like this or not but I would say that I don't do it is simply having a bias against the work, That said, I laugh at the elitists who throw shit on this manga/anime just because in their opinion there are better works, I mean there are better works than Dragonball but it still remains a great work as far as Battle manga goes
@Azukara you cooked a five star with that comment nglโœ‹
Aug 22, 2:12 AM
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Sometimes the anime boosts the story with music, voice acting, and pacing, which makes it feel more exciting. The manga might feel slower or less polished in comparison, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it gets worse—it’s just a different experience.

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