Welcome, anime and manga fans. It's no secret that most of the time, the book is better than the movie. Even the best of film adaptations, such as The Lord of the Rings movies, have their flaws and are generally regarded as lesser than their book counterparts. It can be really difficult to translate the written form to a visual medium like film. Most well-regarded book adaptations are not scene-for-scene copies of their book counterpart - instead, they are movies that managed to capture the themes, vibes, plot, and characters of the books.
So, what about manga and anime? Both are visual mediums, and in a way, mangas are kind of like a published storyboard. Surely, every anime should be a faithful adaptation of its source material, given that one could just animate scenes frame-for-frame. Well, unfortunately, some animes end up deviating greatly from their source; sometimes for no particular reason, and often because the anime ends up catching up to an unfinished manga and is pressured into coming up with their own ending. Whatever the reason, some anime don't hold a candle to their original source material, and in the thread below, anime fans discuss which ones and why. Scroll down for an insightful discussion!
