The Snowy Manga Discussion Thread

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pokoko said:

Of course, many of those in Japan who watched the anime already knew the story from the manga.  I've seen anime openings which have characters who won't even appear in the anime.  They're less concerned with anime spoilers than we are.  Pre-release trailers will often show a lot of key moments.

I've always found it interesting how an animated work, where so much more effort goes into production, is often used simply to promote the written work. I mean, I suppose it makes sense based on the profit margins of both (mangaka salary vs. animation team, manga volume sales+magazine vs. DVD)...but it's such a difference with how this type of material is treated in the west.

I guess that's a bit of an aside, but it came to mind reading your post. It seems like a given that the Japanese audience is familiar with the source material, since the manga industry is so substantial there.

Cloudman said:

Yeah, that is true. I just can't help but wonder a bit why they would show all of the witches. Part of the joy of reading it was the mystery of the next witch, like what they looked like, and what their power was. They even showed the most dangerous one too! I just feel maybe they could have left some of it a mystery? Just a nitpick from me.

I feel like the anime didn't have much build up to the witch reveals, as in they were revealed to be witches shortly after being introduced. I can't really remember how Saionji's entrance went down...but I thought she only appeared after they decided to meet her. So her first appearance made it clear she was a witch.

Asuka is totally a spoiler though. Watching the anime first, I was totally expecting that reveal.