| Hey Anime Fans! What are your thoughts on the best anime adapted from a light novel? Is the anime true to the source material or is it different? Is the anime better than the light novel?! My favorite adaptation is the Full Metal Panic series. I loved the anime and light novel version. |
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| oof that's a hard one toaru majutsu no index is a hard no they butched the hell out of it. kara no kyoukai while it doesn't follow the Light novel to a 1:1 ratio was reworked under the direction of the author. so that is probably one of the best anime adaptations from light novel if not the most accurate. another one is Gosick is a great anime that is an adapted Light novel. oh and probably monogatari. |
GrimAtramentApr 12, 2020 8:14 PM
| "among monsters and humans, there are only two types. Those who undergo suffering and spread it to others. And those who undergo suffering and avoid giving it to others." -Alice “Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.” David Hume “Evil is created when someone gives up on someone else. It appears when everyone gives up on someone as a lost cause and removes their path to salvation. Once they are cut off from everyone else, they become evil.” -Othinus  |
| Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai, Monogatari, and the Haruhi movie Tatami Galaxy was based off a novel if that counts |
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| Juuni Kokuki is my first choice with Kemono no Souja second and Re:Zero third |
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| I am not reading light novel ... No, I do not read light novel, it does not attract much attention but what I have read, the best is SAO, first I do not like Sao, I have never understood it but so that it is on top It's for a reason ... I will never understand (Warning, I'm not saying it's the best for me, I don't read light novels) |
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| it's from a Light novel. i don't count it because we haven't got any continuation in years. |
| "among monsters and humans, there are only two types. Those who undergo suffering and spread it to others. And those who undergo suffering and avoid giving it to others." -Alice “Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.” David Hume “Evil is created when someone gives up on someone else. It appears when everyone gives up on someone as a lost cause and removes their path to salvation. Once they are cut off from everyone else, they become evil.” -Othinus |
| The mighty and legendary Slayers for me |
| Anime from novels that I enjoyed are: |
KruszerApr 12, 2020 11:31 PM
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
Wow!! Thanks so much for sharing such a detailed list :) |
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| Monogatari is a good example. The staff at Shaft managed to make a book that mostly consists in its characters talking the 90% of the scenes of the novel into something engaging and enjoyable by a combination of pretty visuals and a good cast of voice actors. It also has the bonus of adapting completely what it is the main plot of the novels, something only a handful of adaptations get to do these days. In terms of adapting the source material extensively, probably Rokka no Yuusha. Unlike other light novel adaptations, that normally adapt a volume in two or three episodes at minimum, or six episodes at maximum, the anime took a whole cour (12 episodes) to adapt only the first novel, and, from what I'm reading, it only skipped a few little details from the source. The animation was hit-or-miss, sadly, but it was nice to see a work that didn't try to rush through the volumes of the novel like some other adaptations. |
IllyricusApr 16, 2020 1:43 AM
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| Katanagatari. I haven't read the LN but the anime was amazing. |
| Why no sao? Where are the fans? Suzumiya Haruhi, I liked it a lot. And I bet I'm one of the few that likes endless8 more in the anime version. |
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| Haruhi Suzumiya first comes to mind. Wish they adapt the other volumes |
I can't take credit for that though. I just used wiki, you can find more there. |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97" |
| Baccano, Durarara, Re:Zero, Yahari Ore |
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| Ah let's see, I've read: The first volume of Bakemonogatari The first volume of Youjo Senki The first couple of volumes of Konosuba The first volume of Durarara The first couple of volumes of Juuni Kokuki (Which I'm not entirely sure I would call a light novel but rather a Novel) The best one at least from what I've read is indeed Monogatari, the first volume doesn't include the third anime arc but from what I've read the first couple of arcs are a faithful adaptation. The worst adaptation is probably Juuni Kokuki, while the show is still awesome it introduces not one but two worthless characters that serve no purposse other than generate conflict in order to have the main character appear more sympathetic on the adaptation of the first novel. There are also changes that I don't fully understand the purposse of (see spoiler) Konosuba is a second in the worst adaptation category. I don't understand why exactly but the anime adaptation cut two entire chapters from what I've read so far, and one of them is pretty important as it introduces one of the main support characters. |
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Catalano said: Why no sao? Where are the fans? Suzumiya Haruhi, I liked it a lot. And I bet I'm one of the few that likes endless8 more in the anime version. Yeah that's odd. SAO is a good LN and anime |
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