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Originally Posted by Vexx
This is probably Kannagi's biggest "flaw" .... some of the crowd liked the comedy and hated the serious storyline, some of the crowd liked the serious storyline and thought some of the comedy (at least the parts not driven naturally by personality) was off-base.
Some of that comedy-tragic mix is just inherent to japanese storylines in anime and manga, so it just remains jarring to western eyeballs.
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It is true but not completely - it is jarring to Japanese eyes as well in this case. Autyher herself admitted that she had problems and never controlled her manga - whenever she wanted to make it serious it turned into comedy, whenever she wanted comedy it turned into serious.
Even in Japan which is tolerable for such weird mix Kannagi is criticized for its inconsistency and rather jumpy style while dealing with different themes.
Well Kannagi's anime is one of those rare anime sthat are better than its original, but it still has some of the originals flaws.