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Originally Posted by Bri
Heh, why not? Usagi Drop and Nichijou are textbook examples of faithfull manga interpretations. Both Kyoani and Prod. IG chose an artstyle and color palette that fit the source material, music scores that enhanced the mood, and both benefited from great direction to bring scenes to life.
I wouldn't go as far as to call either anime a masterpiece. Neither improves upon the source material nor does something unique with it in an animation sense. Just good two examples of animation craftsmanship.
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I don't think improving upon the source material should be an relevant aspect of rather an anime should be a masterpiece or not because then anime originals would have to be judged on a diffrent set of standard of quality. Though I feel anime original is just superior in the majority of cases unless it's a truly godly adaptation.
Because usually deviating from the source material usually leads to many a disaster; indeed KyoAni has done better sticking to the lines.
But regardless of source, I'd claim Usagi Drop would come closer to a masterpiece since I won't bother comparing them directly.