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Jun 13, 2012 4:33 AM
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I want to read a manga that is way better than the anime. Every time I read a manga it plays out as an anime in my head and I end up ditching the manga and watching the anime instead.
Jun 13, 2012 4:48 AM
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Have you considered reading a manga that never got an anime adaptation in the first place? Or that perhaps only got a partial adaptation? Anyway, I've no idea what genres you like, so I'll just list good series and hope you find something. With partials, it may be advisable to watch what was adapted then go with the manga from there

Never got an anime:
Banana Fish
Darren Shan
Eternal Sabbath
Gimmick!
Ikigami
Liar Game
Maou: Juvenile Remix
NG Life
Peepo Choo
Threads of Time

Only got a partial adaptation:
Great Teacher Onizuka
Kekkaishi
Kodocha
Fruits Basket
Mushishi
Twin Spica
Jun 13, 2012 4:48 AM
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Rosario + Vampire
Petshop of Horrors
Twin Spica
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
Full Metal Alchemist
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (the movie only covers the first volume of the manga)
Shadow Star Narutaru
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
Zombie Loan

Never had an anime:
NG Life
20th Century Boys
Nijihara Holograph
Jun 13, 2012 4:52 AM
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Wait isn't the manga almost always superior to its Anime? Shouldn't be difficult to find + in many animes they shortened the story by ~80% from the manga >.<
Jun 13, 2012 5:11 AM
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Jesper3 said:
Wait isn't the manga almost always superior to its Anime? Shouldn't be difficult to find + in many animes they shortened the story by ~80% from the manga >.<


Thanks for the recommendations guys. And sorry I meant manga that are miles ahead better than the anime.
Jun 13, 2012 6:07 AM
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Rosario + Vampire
Honey and Clover
Genshiken
Angel Densetsu

Jun 13, 2012 6:16 AM
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Kuroshitsuji / Black Butler, the manga is definitely better than the anime.
Jun 13, 2012 6:28 AM
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Pandora Hearts
Angel Sanctuary (haven't seen the anime but manga's score is much higher then the anime's)
Welcome to NHK

Seconding Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
Jun 13, 2012 6:58 AM
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Ao no Exorcist
Ichigo 100%

Jun 13, 2012 7:03 AM

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Death Note
GTO
Ichigo 100%
Claymore
Tsukihime
Soul Eater
Love Hina
Rosario+Vampire
Suzuka
Groove Adventure Rave
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Berserk (although lately...)
Jun 13, 2012 7:16 AM

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Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou - anime is good but it's nowhere near greatness of manga (nothing is)
Ah! My Goddess - I like anime but manga is just better, plus since it's ongoing there is a lot more to it.
Mahoraba - anime is very good but manga is also better, darker, shows more about characters in it (two of main cast weren't shown too much in anime TBH), but it remains lighthearted and optimistic.

And there are also novels that are way better and those would be:
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - endles eight story has only 30 or so pages :D
Spice and Wolf - still anime is also very good
Jun 13, 2012 8:19 AM

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Area no Kishi
Ao no Exorcist
Beelzebub
The World God Only Knows

Jun 13, 2012 8:22 AM

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Seconding
Suzuka
Groove Adventure Rave
Ichigo 100%
GTO
Welcome to the NHK
Death Note

Jun 13, 2012 9:02 AM

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Pretty much any manga you find on the shelf..
Jun 13, 2012 9:57 AM

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Definitely Gantz
Jun 13, 2012 11:08 AM

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Berserk manga definitely is better than the anime,since the anime ending is such a cliffhanger
Jun 13, 2012 11:15 AM

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Cross Game
H2
Hourou Musuko
Aug 15, 2015 6:14 AM
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If you watched Btoom then read the manga.
Gantz the manga is much better and longer.
Code geass is an interesting read on its own but not better than the anime.
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Gantz (I never liked the anime, the manga is miles better)

Air Gear (Anime is mediocre but the soundtrack in insane! Manga is MILES ahead better. Id recommend watching anime first to get a feel for it)

Kingdom (The anime just can't compare)

Pandora Hearts (I think)
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Tokyo Ghoul, Root A especially.

I don't know about ;re though, I don't like how it's playing out in the manga, maybe a future anime adaption will be better
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Toriko manga is an awesome shounen but the anime is pure shit. Worst Anime Adaptation Of All Time!!!
Guess who adapted it.......... Mother fucking TOEI of course. They ruin everything!!
Read the Manga. Don't watch the Anime.
Read Toriko!
Aug 15, 2015 7:15 AM

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+1 Ao no Exorcist
All credit goes to Sacred.
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+1 Tokyo Ghoul (the op and ed are the best though)
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One that I find to be the most different is Rave Master - I find the Rave Master manga to be much, much better than its anime counterpart. The anime is very stiff and poorly amimated whilst the manga has a much better art style to it and the story takes off a lot better.

Others are One Piece and Tokyo Ghoul.
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HowlMirror134 said:
Kuroshitsuji / Black Butler, the manga is definitely better than the anime.


Agreed. The Anime Sucks.
May 30, 2016 9:22 AM
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hana to akuma...well check my list, you might get a good one out of those
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This is a 4 year old thread people lol
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Berserk
Tokyo Ghoul
Bleach
One piece
Naruto
Nanatsu no tazai
Slam dunk
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If you watched Btoom then read the manga
Gantz the manga is much better
Code geass, it is worth watching Knightmare of Nunnaly


Dude Code Geass manga is a 4 or 5 whilst the anime is a 10
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DarqNyte said:
I want to read a manga that is way better than the anime. Every time I read a manga it plays out as an anime in my head and I end up ditching the manga and watching the anime instead.

Oussama game is an easy one since the adaptation is garbage, they tried to fixe Season 1 in Season 2 through flashbacks resulting in non sense in about every aspect
Nov 27, 2017 2:18 PM

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Never watched Claymore since I heard that the anime ended in a cliff hanger or something but the manga is definitely good.
Dec 3, 2017 2:50 PM

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Koe no katachi manga was much better than the movie was.
Orange manga was better than the anime. Orange anime was a bit boring.
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fav short mangas-

Bonnouji - romance drama
dear mine - romance drama
Futari no Renai Shoka - romance drama
onani master Kurosawa - psychological drama subplotic romance romance
Hoshi no Koe - romance drama action
my heart is beating - psychological drama romance
pai long - action romance
Shishunki no Iron Maiden - drama romance action
Sore wa Totsuzen, Unmei no Aite ga - drama romance
Shinonome Yuuko wa Tanpen Shousetsu wo Aishite Iru - drama romance
Wanko ni Kuchizuke - action drama romance
Countrouble - action romance
Spirit Circle - action thriller drama romance
Pretty Face - comedy drama romance

fav long ones-

until death do us part - action drama subplotic romance
Sora no Otoshimono - harem ecchi comedy romance action
Rosario to Vampire - harem comedy romance drama action
The Breaker - action subplotic romance
Tokyo Ghoul - action drama subplotic romance
berserk - gore action drama subplotic tomance
green boy - drama action romance
Ajin - action thriller
Deadman Wonderland - action romance
God of Bath - drama comedy subplotic romance


not fav but special ones-(most are psycological)

Undercurrent-psycological drama
Shihou Sekai no Ou - psycological action romance
Seishun Forget! - drama romance
Oretama - ecchi comedy drama romance
Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge - psycological action romance
Love Roma - drama romance
Kurozuka - action romance
Kanojo wa Sore wo Gaman Dekinai - psycological ecchi drama
Full Contact - action drama romance
Choku! - psycological drama romance

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World Trigger, possibly one of the best running shounen manga ruined because anime adapted by Toei
Neugami Neuro, anime strays far from manga
kuroshitsuji, same as neuro

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