Super Official Anime Discussion Thread

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pokoko said:

 

I can't get over the difference between the anime and manga version of Hanebado.  I've seen a lot of anime that changed things around a bit or altered elements here and there but this is just a complete change in tone and story.

The anime creates a TON of melodrama that isn't in the manga. 

For example, right off the bat in the anime, there are members who quit the team after having a big fight with the team captain, who is working everyone into the ground.  She's frustrated and bitter about losing the previous year and she expects everyone to give 100% to the sport, just like her.  Then comes the new coach who has to try and fix the club before it falls apart.  That's a big part of the story in the first few episodes.  None of that happens in the manga, though.  Some members do quit but it's after the new coach takes over and it's actually treated as a joke because half of them said their grandmother died.  There is no drama with the team captain pushing everyone.

Other differences:  anime makes a big deal about the immediate tension between the MC and the captain but that doesn't happen (maybe later?).  The MC doesn't mock her opponents in the manga.  The big rivals in the anime aren't big rivals in the manga--in fact, one of them gets beat easily and with little fanfare.  Connie, the blonde girl from Europe, doesn't say the things she said in the anime and she doesn't act the same.  The actual first big rival doesn't even appear in the anime and neither does the man who seems to be the primary antagonist.  The whole thing with the MC's mother is much different--when she returns in the manga, she doesn't make contact with the MC at all, whereas in the anime she returns home immediately and is friendly to the MC.  Even more meaningful, the MC in the manga isn't all resentful and bitter but instead she desperately wants her mother to return.

I could go on and on.  The manga moves quickly, has a lot of comedy, and the main character is kind of a mousey airhead.  The anime is super melodramatic, moves very slowly, and the main character is a total bitch half the time.

It's like if they made the One Piece anime where Luffy was sarcastic and spiteful, hated Shanks for abandoning him, and he and Zoro disliked one another and butted heads constantly.  Oh, and they made a big deal of Buggy as his primary rival.

I can't help but wonder if the mangaka had any say in this one way or another.  It's really kind of fascinating.

That's...kind of insane. Not sure if I can think of an adaptation that changed that much. It's like they swapped the entire tone of the manga for something darker and more melodramatic. Maybe the anime studio thought an optimistic MC wouldn't stand out as much? Seems like the opposite but whatever. Man that kind of annoys me.

I feel like usually authors that aren't as well established don't have as much of a say...but then again I've heard more popular ones like the Death Note author commenting on disliking parts of their own anime, so maybe even they don't have their own say. Could be this one was so excited to get an adaptation they didn't really care. Feel bad for them if they didn't like this direction.

And thanks for that analogy XD It does help.

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Just finished my season, except Attack on Titan and Angels of Death, so I can make my list later. If I remember anyway. Had no idea Angels of Death ended last week, since it wasn't even an ending. It sounds like the last four episodes are releasing as OVAs which means I'll probably forget to watch them whenever they come out. Great choice guys. 10/10.

Meanwhile in backlog land, I decided to give Black Clover another shot. It's that show about the boy with no powers who wants to beat Sasuke and become the Pirate King so the plot gives him Zangetsu and he joins Fairy Tail. Originally I dropped it because I hated the MC's voice and the first two episodes didn't really keep my interest, but I've had enough people tell me to try it again, and the manga seems to be reasonably popular, so I decided to see if it gets better later.

Overall...I'd say yes it does. The MC is still pretty annoying, but the anime gets a lot more fun once he joins Fairy...I mean the Black Bulls. The characters are all so goofy and hilarious and I can't help but want to see more of them. The MC even becomes better by association, mostly because his squad members call him out for being a loud annoying idiot. Favorite characters are probably Noelle (tsundere!), Vanesssa (hot drunk girl!), and Yami (pooping and sleeping!).

Has some really good OP/EDs so far...hopefully it keeps it up since I haven't disliked any yet.