Kyo Kara Maoh! Adapts the novels or the anime?

[HazardNights]

I recall watching the Kyo Kara Maoh! anime in the past and enjoying it. However I'd like to check out the manga. Does it adapt the novels the anime as based on or does it simply adapt the anime itself which was changed from the novels I believe?

[golthin]

Originally Posted by HazardNights

I recall watching the Kyo Kara Maoh! anime in the past and enjoying it. However I'd like to check out the manga. Does it adapt the novels the anime as based on or does it simply adapt the anime itself which was changed from the novels I believe?

in my experience, Manga made from another source always adapt from the first original material.
the reason is that if they adapt from the anime they have to pay royalties to both, the manga and the novels, so it is just easier to just pay royalties just to the author of the novels.

[xris]

Originally Posted by LKK

Kyo Kara Maoh is another manga that seems to have ignored the anime and gone back to the novel source for its storytelling. I've only read about 5 chapters of the manga. I do remember it having different details and a different emphasis from the anime.

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