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Vulpes bicaudata August 4th, 2010 3:37 PM

Do you prefer anime or manga?
 
I haven't really been that into either anime or manga for years, but I was into manga for longer. I have a fair number of some series... Of course, I haven't read some of them. I have 10 volumes of Dragon Knights, but I've only read 9. Probably because I kept planning to reread the others so I could figure out what the hell was going on. For those of you who don't know, Dragon Knights is more complicated than the United States tax code.

Weeaboo Name August 4th, 2010 5:36 PM

I have never really enjoyed reading Manga. Read a couple but i guess it just doesn't do it for me. I'd much rather read a novel.

So Anime gets my vote.

Kay11190 August 4th, 2010 5:49 PM

I was into anime first but I have to say I enjoy reading manga a lot more. A cover more ground in less time than the anime, also there are no pointless fillers to waste my time

twocows August 4th, 2010 6:11 PM

Whichever one is better. Sometimes the manga is better, sometimes the anime is better. It depends on the series. Sometimes they both have their strong and/or weak points.

Shanghai Alice August 4th, 2010 6:36 PM

Books over television. Always.

Noka August 4th, 2010 7:18 PM

Usually I like anime over manga; I have no idea why, since I love to read. I guess it has to do with the confusing way japanese manga is read, from right to left...or something like that.

Binary August 4th, 2010 7:40 PM

I used to prefer watching anime for any series. But, I like reading the manga these days. But, both have their strong and weak points.

Amaruuk August 4th, 2010 7:57 PM

If a manga has an anime version I prefer that simply on the fact that I find colorful moving pictures with music and sounds to be better at holding my attention (and sometimes easier to follow what's going on) than panels of drawings. I'll still read it, though, 'cause it definitely has its own appeal and often manga series don't have an anime. One thing that bugs me is that sometimes an anime will just get cut off or end in the middle of the story, not like go on hiatus for the manga to get further, but just end. :/

Morgnarok August 4th, 2010 8:07 PM

Anime,I just hate to have to read enless needed.

jigglyppuff8 August 4th, 2010 8:43 PM

Most of the time, when I want to get into a series, there's already an anime adaptation of it, so why not? Anime these days is rather quick with the soft-subbing while manga does not have that convenience and can be quite some while before it is accessible in English. Additionally, I can just sit back and watch anime, while manga requires turning pages and such. Also, any manga that doesn't have an anime adaptation and I'm interested in reading usually has nobody translating it or slow/bad translations, so that demoralizes reading manga for me even more.

I don't judge by "So and so is better in the manga" or "So and so was changed from the manga", I just do what's easier for me. Which is watch anime.

Hantsuki August 4th, 2010 10:18 PM

Anime. I used to buy manga once a month from the local anime store, but I stopped doing it because it's just an expensive hobby. Not to mention, the store closed down a while ago, so that's that.

Manga is really not my thing anyway. I still have quite a handful of manga I have not read yet (they are still sealed in plastic) and I'm the kind of person who likes multitasking and if you read manga, you know you have to hold it with two hands unless your binding is loose (sometimes you can hold it with one hand, but your hand gets tired).

As with anime, I can have my Windows Media Player window open and watch an anime while having another window open so I can look at things on the Internet. Or if it's breakfast, lunch, or dinner time, I can go into another room and eat while watching anime. If I was eating food and reading manga, it would get all dirty and I hate that because I like having my books in good condition (which is why I don't like reading manga in public either because people come up to you and ask you if they can read it after you're done like you are their personal library and then they don't take good care of it because it's not theirs).

Anyway, if I were to read something, I would rather sit and read a good length novel than a graphic novel. Besides, if I'm reading an action manga, I might as well just watch the anime and see the animation. It's just more appealing to me.

Chad - August 5th, 2010 1:27 AM

I usually prefer anime. Not that I hate manga, but moving pictures is better than pictures alone. Although sometimes the mange is usually better than the anime. Then I read the manga.

Almost all animes are adapted from a manga or novel, so the original story lies there. If I didn't like the anime, I'll try the manga. And if the anime ended, leaving many chapters from the manga, I will continue the story by reading it from the manga or novel.

WonderGirl August 5th, 2010 1:56 AM

I prefer anime. I don't know why but I never really liked reading manga. I prefer watching the action than reading it. I like reading normal books, but for some reason I just can't stand to read even one chapter of manga :/

Cherrim August 5th, 2010 5:25 AM

A while ago I preferred manga because the source material is usually better (just like a book is usually superior to its movie format) and it was faster for me to read manga than watch anime because I was in control of how quickly I moved through the series and there's often less filler.

Buuuut lately I prefer anime because I can multitask while watching it and it holds my attention better. That and I can't afford the hobby of collecting manga anymore. xD; I could in high school but now that I'm more into video games, most of my spare money goes toward that rather than anime/manga so dropping $12 on a single book (let alone all the series I used to follow) just won't work for me anymore. (And I hate reading manga on a screen so. Oh well.)

Aether★ August 5th, 2010 5:27 AM

I'm focusing on anime since my 7th birthday. Never actually read mangas.

Graceful August 5th, 2010 5:34 AM

It matters if I read the manga first or watched the anime first. If I read the manga I would usually check out the anime, but if I watched the anime first I usually don't check the manga. (Except on one occasion when the Sailor Moon manga was good...)
Also, I sometimes have some time to read some light novels - and they can be better than both the anime and manga. I think it's because I like reading :)

Jordan August 5th, 2010 5:58 AM

I'm almost exclusively an anime watcher for the colors, music, animation, sheer availability and convenience of being able to sit and watch. I used to purchase manga back in Asia where it was slightly less costly to buy a volume; now I don't have that benefit. Otherwise, reading a manga online is a pain on the eyes, it's occasionally difficult to tell what's going on in each panels, and text boxes can be convoluted to read.

Charizard★ August 5th, 2010 6:34 AM

Both equally. Manga has some things that Anime doesn't have and Anime has some things that Manga doesn't have.

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ August 6th, 2010 10:35 AM

I prefer anime. Somehow, I'd rather watch something than read it in black and white. I do read/watch both and enjoy both, though, it's just that I like anime a bit more.

Alice August 6th, 2010 11:50 AM

The only thing that I like about manga more, is that they're usually longer than the anime. Or if the anime is a long one, like Bleach, then the manga has no fillers.

richmix August 6th, 2010 2:02 PM

I really like reading, Bt Id prefere to see naruto do the rasengan and edward transmute objects then read about them. Anime

Vernikova August 6th, 2010 2:55 PM

I have never finished reading a whole volume of manga before. It's mainly because I end up going to the animé instead and stick with that. I guess it's because I like having a voice to associate to each character and like to see the characters move. Also getting to listen to the BGM used is a plus as well.

Alice August 6th, 2010 4:42 PM

The only manga I would have finished (didn't because of onemanga's death) is Umisho, because the anime really only covers like 1/4 of the story... and maybe the first pokemon special I guess... but I stopped like half way through for some reason.

Aine August 7th, 2010 6:26 AM

I like both equally, however manga gets me ahead of the anime most of the time. :P

Eucliffe August 7th, 2010 6:33 AM

Manga.

It's easier for me to follow in a short period of time, I don't have to wait for it to load (I know I can just download anime/buy it, but the former would also take the while, ESPECIALLY if it's a torrent, while I just don't have the cash to buy much because it was already spent on a video game or something), and I've come across quite a few anime series where they have to leave things in a cliffhanger because the manga isn't finished yet.

Anime's also a killer to my eyes because of all the animation, while manga's just static. I will admit that you can get better shots from anime instead of manga for sigs. or icons or whatever, unless you're great at coloring manga scans.


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