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TRC: Anime vs. Manga

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Becster:
Manga. Without a doubt.

Which is a major shame, because the anime has the potential to be amazing. But, like Emiko said, they're just skimming the surface of the storyline. The VAs and music are amazing - Daisuke Namikawa is exactly how I imagined Fai to sound, and it sounds to me like they put a lot of effort into the voices. But the artwork seems sloppy and awkward - as has been mentioned, the style doesn't translate very well into moving form from the original manga.

Another thing is also the fillers and relationships. The only fillers I found worth watching were episode 16 (which just made me laugh like a drain...'Hyu~!' 'GET BACK HERE!!!') and the Mokona doodle episode because...well...Bee Train were obviously smoking something very good for that episode.

But what annoys me the most is how Bee Train have completely disregarded Kurogane and Fai's relationship. I know I am a KuroFai fangirl, but I can see it from a non-bias POV, and even if I didn't like that pairing I'd still be drawn to their unique relationship, and character qualities. The anime has made them into pure comic relief, which they were in the manga, but there weren't only the comic relief. The focus in the anime is almost completely on Syaoran and Sakura who, don't get me wrong I do love them, are so boring compared to Kurogane and Fai. Even their relationship seems monotonous compared to Kurogane and Fai's. But Bee Train have taken away their relationship - be it seen in a romantic sense, or purely friendship (...*does prefer the former* XD) - in order to focus on Syaoran and Sakura's 'cutesy' relationship.

Tsubasa isn't really a kids manga. So why are they turning it into a kids anime? I mean, one of the funniest scenes in all of Tsubasa in my opinion is when Syaoran, Sakura, Mokona and Fai all get drunk in Outo. And that got taken out of the anime. I will confess though, the first season wasn't so bad. I quite enjoyed it. But the second season is so rushed, like Bee Train feel they should be catching up with Clamp...or maybe that 'if they rush it they can put in more fillers.

Which brings me on to my final point. I hate the fact they did a FaiXChi episode. I say this so many times it should be my catchphrase: Does nobody remember Hideki?!  Hideki, not Fai, is and will always be Chi's canon pairing. And, as Rekall said, Chi is a constructed life form. That's probably why she hasn't been seen in other worlds yet. She was a constructed life form in Chobits, and in Tsubasa. So going and making her human is...well...raping the canon. Badly. I wish Bee Train would stop assuming and pushing for other relationships, ignoring the fact that Chi hasn't shown up since the beginning of Tsubasa and Tomoyo seemed far more taken with Sakura in Piffle.

...Sorry if that's pretty long. But you may've guessed I'm not an anime fan by now. Ohoho...

Ashlee:
Manga, do I even have to say why

Emiko:

--- Quote from: Ashlee on July 26 2006, 01:05 am ---Manga, do I even have to say why

--- End quote ---

Yes, I think the anime's taken quite a lot of abuse XD

amyanimefan:
the manga of courseeeeeee, cos of a lots of things , the charater's drawing , the funny scences are much better , the ACTION BLOOD  scences and many other things.
the anime is okay but the best thing in it is the backgriund music , i have noticed that they avoid in anime any bloody scenes ( didn't watch kurogan's past yet) and the characters stare at each other a very long time :sad5:
that is my opinion

Cherry tiger:
Manga, of course. For me, the fillers of the anime never bothered me much (I mean, CCS and xxxHolic have them) but for some reason, Tsubasa's fillers are the worst and they stick out so badly that you just KNOW this world isn't part of the story and meant to be taken seriously. At least in CCS and xxxHolic, it tends to give more depth to the story and characters. These ones are just plain for fun and you can tell.

The drawings... I think a lot of people will agree about how bad the animation is. I remember thinking Syaoran's ears were too big, and there were too many stills with only the eyes and mouth moving that it bugged me.

No doubt Bee Train did well in certain arcs like Outo especially, but compare that to other worlds where it seems rushed and overly done, that's what bothers me.

And though I love Sakura and Syaoran to bits, their over emphasis on their relationship bothers me. I don't mind fluff, but this is just too much fluff. I like this relationship because I know there's more to it than that.

And I agree with Becster... Fye and Kurogane's relationship just seems like humour there. No doubt, I'm not a big fan of the pairing, but just like S+S, I want there to be more depth.

Bleh... I think that's enough bashing for me.

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