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Old 2008-11-20, 22:18   Link #70
kro
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A fundamental difference between the anime and novels is that anime is pressed for time, whereas novels are not.

A good anime needs to use atmosphere, facial expressions, and inflections in tone to cut out those wordy inner monologues in the novel. Thus, everything is not gonna be spelled out for you, and a few extraneous scenes will be cut out.

I've been reading the novels and watching the anime concurrently, and I am very pleased with how the anime is handling things. I don't see any inconsistencies. There are just some things that you need to infer. The changes they do make are intelligent and allow for more consistency for someone who has not read the novels. There is also a great deal of content packed into one episode, which I prefer.
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