Which is better: the manga or anime?

[LonelyNation]

I've watched part of the anime up until the kanto region[lost my interest when johto came out], but right now I wanna go into pokemon again.

But which is better: the manga or anime? Should I continue watching the anime?

 

[ngik...]

i think both the manga and anime are good!!
you should continue to watch the anime...i think...

 

[Nyjil da Kid]

Manga, hands down. The anime is enjoying every now and then as well.

 

[angel10698]

Anime

the anime is funnier but i like that Jessie and James get married in the manga.....but then you never know. they might get married at the end of the anime.

yes, you should continue watching!

 

[AuraAshley1990]

the anime is better then the manga in my opinion.

 

[Vulpes bicaudata]

Depends which manga you mean. Assuming you mean Special, I would say that the anime is better.

 

[coolcatkim22]

Manga is better in terms of dark story telling.
Anime is better in terms of light story telling.
Both have awesome Pokemon battles.

Personally, I would recommend both, just be aware that some parts of both series are kind of, too dark and too light.

 

[Charizard★]

Anime. I can't keep interest in the manga for to long.

 

[Mamoswine5000000BC]

Anime, reading sucks, haha.

 

[gregory_turner420]

i prefer both.
the manga is like the adult version, but the anime is like what everyone grew up on.
i say both

 

[Assault]

I'd say watch it. I reckon you'd get further through it quicker watching it rather then reading it. And it's really good. The anime always makes me smile and the manga makes my eyes water 'cause I have to read. -_-

 

[Vulpes bicaudata]

My personal formulation of the relative merits of the various Pokémon media that I am familiar with goes EToP>Anime>Special.

 

[girliehhhhhh]

i'd say both, even though there's a bit difference between the anime and the manga, who cares, it's fun. <3

 

[donavannj]

Just do both... but the anime would be easier to follow because scans of Pokemon Special (it's known as Pokemon Adventures in the US) are very hard to find, and English volumes expensive to buy relative to the anime, which can be viewed for free if you live in the US and have either cable/satellite TV or an internet connection. The anime is also easier to find online, both for questionably legal sources and perfectly legal sources, at least in the US, as the official US site (Pokemon.com) has currently has 24 episodes from the Johto arc up online.

I find the story more interesting in the PokeSpecial, though, but that's just me. It's got much more continuity and has a darker story than the anime (though that's not all that hard to accomplish).

 

[PlatinumDude]

I like both, but I'm leaning towards the anime. Most people may be more familiar with it because they grew up watching it.

 

[Ninja Caterpie]

The manga is much better, imo. The characters are deeper, the storylines are more interesting; it's just overall a better series. I also believe Satoshi Tajiri said of it that it was closest to his idea of the Pokemon World, making it more "realistic" as well. :D

 

[Aloetakura]

The manga. In almost every way. The story, the characters, the universe, the (actually) sense of reality that is nooo wayyy present in the anime.

 

[InfernoHo-Oh]

I quite prefer the manga, it has better characters and a deeper plot. However, its becoming harder and harder to read it online, but if you do some searching, you can find some scans.
I don't really like the anime, I find it quite boring >.<

 

[Hiyappu_Storm]

I prefer the manga because it doesn't drag on like the anime, which has completely pointless filler episodes that you get up early to watch, and their just a sham. But if you love watching two guys, a girl and a load of pokemon walk around and be like "OMG it's a BIDOOF!!!!! Their sooooo rare!!!", then you should watch the anime. I gave up when Advanced Gen anime came out.

 

[Ayselipera]

I've grown up with the anime and I really enjoyed it. Even though I have never read the manga I have read the general summary of it and a write up on all the characters. Overall I think the Manga is better. The story is richer and closer to having realistic life situations. While the anime is more light hearted and childish.

In the end I would love for the anime's plot to be turned into the manga's. The reason not only being that I like it better, but also I can't get into stories that are written in a comic form. Hence why I've barely bothered to read any of it.