2025-02-10, 17:40
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The GAP Man
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What anime adaptations are completely different from their source material?
Whether it was Trigun, Fullmetal Alchemist, or even Sailor Moon, some anime feel completely different from their source material. Whether it’s the characters, themes, story, or atmosphere, there are anime that differ significantly from the manga they were adapted from. This can be either a good or bad thing, depending on how the adaptation is handled. To be fair, some anime later received new adaptations that were more accurate to the source material. What anime adaptations are completely different from the manga they were adapted from?
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2025-02-11, 02:09
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Final 4 episodes of Erased had a significant divergence from the manga.
Otherside Picnic had the order of some events jumbled or some were cut out entirely. Most egregious I ever saw was Tsukihime. Thankfully that one is imminently being fixed once and for all.
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2025-02-12, 00:38
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I would like to see a return to this trope. I think there is some value in the anime having a different story than the manga (just my opinion).
Simply re-hashing the story isn't always the best thing to do, especially when they don't even do it well. May as well put a spin on it |
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2025-02-13, 03:55
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These are old examples, but it made me think of a few cases where they specifically went out to make an adaptation that deviated from the source. For example, SHAFT's Negima!? or Ufotable's Futakoi Alternative. Basically where they got a studio/director famous for doing things a bit more "artsy" just to see what they'd do with the franchise. Whether it always works or not is still a bit variable, but interesting to see what they come up with.
I think the main reason people don't generally prefer adaptations that deviate from the source is that a) the new material isn't always a hit with people who liked the original (or it may not be a hit at all, more broadly), and b) people often assume this is the only one chance for the work to be adapted so there's no second chance. (Obviously there have been a few second chances, but they're few and far between.) People who are already a fan of the original often hope that the anime brings in more fans, but if the anime is bad, it might turn away fans instead. But still... there can be value in the attempt, and it might bring new things to the table that are also interesting. It all depends on the skill of the key staff.
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2025-02-15, 03:41
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I remember I mentioned the low budget of an anime and someone said what was the point of advertising something if they weren't gonna put effort into it.
Hahahaha, I'd like to know myself, hahahaha It's slightly better if they plan to animate a completed source and animate all the way until the end (Dr. Stone, pretty much any of the Water God's works) But alas
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2025-02-16, 08:29
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I'm guessing limited technology may affect the accuracy of adaptation in years past. As an example, the remake of Yamato as 2199 came from a significant chunk of the source material not being able to be shown on 1970s limits.
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2025-02-17, 09:45
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2025-02-18, 01:06
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The 2nd one... doesn't. They let Natsuko write it, so it was doomed from the start.
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2025-02-19, 01:02
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Another recent show (within the past year) I have in mind would be "Sound! Euphonium". While it more or less followed the original plot, there were also distinctive differences in developments and outcomes which were significant enough to evoke vocal outcries from the source fandom.
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2025-02-19, 06:31
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2025-03-05, 03:53
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J.C. Staff were known for taking liberty to make anime original. Some adaption is better to fit the anime format.
The pre-planned difference would be The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World, where the path of novel, manga and anime are diverged. The manga version even come up an satire for the anime. |
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2025-03-05, 06:43
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Probably an old example is Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle which was edited a lot from the manga to appeal more to a younger demography. Scenes involving Syaoran and Sakura getting drunk were removed and the violence was more subtle. They also were catching up to the manga so they made up new arcs until its final episode where the five protagonists literally said goodbye to the audience.
After Been Train left Tsubasa, Production I.G started adapting following arcs in OVAs but without any censorship which sure left a major surprise because of how they allowed Syaoran to be more violent in TV series among other characters. The anime of Getbackers also simply ended in cliffhanger rather than exploring most of the mysteries like Himiko's curse and the death of her brother Yamato, Makubex's origins, the Miroku siblings, the insect clan, Dr. "Jackal" Akabane's origins, Babylon City, Masaki Kurusu's relationships, etc. Then again it was directed by Furuhashi who recently became famous for trying to give Hunter x Hunter an alternate ending that was scrapped by Togashi himself
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