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DarkNymph101 · 05-11-2008, 04:46 AM

is it better? I have seen little of the anime but I've never read the manga...

so anyone??

konohangel · 05-14-2008, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkNymph101

is it better? I have seen little of the anime but I've never read the manga...

so anyone??

me too! i haven't read the manga as a whole.. just started reading it..
i think in the manga it is a lot more detailed than the anime.. and there are changes, too...
in the anime series.. kenji wasnt shown, except in the ova..

well.. we will know once we start reading it.. hehe!

Arbalest · 05-16-2008, 11:24 PM

The manga is much better. the last episodes (20) are really boring. and the jinchuu arc at the end of the manga appears only as an (short) OVA...

sasuki · 05-17-2008, 01:37 AM

I have to say that the manga is way better!!! My reason: I've seen both and I have all the manga collection at home. There is no doubt in my mind, the manga rocks, and the anime is boring.

gelai_28 · 05-21-2008, 10:10 AM

i also think that the story in manga is way better than the story in the anime...i already watched the anime series 5 times and i think the story progress of the manga is way better than the anime...eheheeh..

(^.^)

falling star · 05-21-2008, 07:59 PM

i've only seen the first few episodes then i couldent watch the rest it, it's so far from the manga and the manga is so much better.

konohangel · 05-22-2008, 04:38 AM

manga manga manga...
ohohoho!
oh well...

the anime isnt boring for me..
maybe because i have seen it first before reading the manga..

maha · 05-22-2008, 07:15 AM

The anime is the manga up until the end of the Shishio fight (aka the end of the Kyoto arc). Even the random mini side stories they had in the first couple episodes during the Tokyo arc (random battles with random swordsmen) were part the manga. Up until that point I preferred the anime, especially since sword fights are much more spectacular when animated. The manga art at the beginning is a little lacking, but it gets better as the story progresses.

I tend to ignore the anime episodes after the Shishio fight, since they are non-canonical fillers. It always pisses me off that Rurouni Kenshin would get canceled for poor ratings after just a few shitty filler episodes, while Naruto can air 100 useless episodes and still be popular.

The Jinchuu arc of the manga is awesome, especially Kenshin's past which someone else pointed out, was animated pretty consistently with the manga in 4 OVAs.

I'm sure that if producers wanted to, they could animate all of the Jinchu arc into a 26 episode anime sequel to Rurouni Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin: Jinchuu?) and make plenty of profits from it, not to mention it would please the hell out of fans. Hell, the 4 OVAs at 40 minutes each is already 8 episodes.

konohangel · 05-23-2008, 01:39 AM

i have to agree with you on that part that the battle scenes (sword fighting and the like) in the anime is much better than the manga...

naruto is something different than the ruruoni kenshin, though..
it has a much more broader scope and is something new to the eyes of the viewers..
and a little more compilcated than a ruruoni with a "unforgivable past".. ( something like that)

a sequel?? yeah! that would be cool!

Ax-taichou · 06-26-2008, 04:50 PM

I started on the anime, but had to stop after about the fourth episode. I decided to give the manga a chance, and bam, I really like this series. It was the first real manga I've ever really read. I went back and watched most of the anime, but without the Jinchu arc, the anime has no presidence over the manga.

And, it's probably a little late to animate the Jinchu arc past the point of detail they did in the OVA, but who knows?

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05-11-2008, 04:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
DarkNymph101 Natural Psycho Join Date: May 2008 Location: In the darkest corner of your mind... Posts: 29	anime vs. manga is it better? I have seen little of the anime but I've never read the manga... so anyone?? __________________ "I stand in this sea of people, yet I still long for a face..."

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sasuki Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: jihanem! (it's all the same to me) Posts: 104	manga I have to say that the manga is way better!!! My reason: I've seen both and I have all the manga collection at home. There is no doubt in my mind, the manga rocks, and the anime is boring.

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gelai_28 mangaholic28 Join Date: May 2008 Location: in my house.... Posts: 9	eheeh.. i also think that the story in manga is way better than the story in the anime...i already watched the anime series 5 times and i think the story progress of the manga is way better than the anime...eheheeh.. (^.^)

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05-16-2008, 11:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Arbalest Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 9	The manga is much better. the last episodes (20) are really boring. and the jinchuu arc at the end of the manga appears only as an (short) OVA...

05-21-2008, 07:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
falling star stargirl Join Date: May 2008 Location: in the land of the corn and the cows Posts: 1	i've only seen the first few episodes then i couldent watch the rest it, it's so far from the manga and the manga is so much better.

05-22-2008, 04:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
konohangel ZGMF-X56S Impulse Join Date: May 2008 Location: the city of waterfalls Posts: 22	manga manga manga... ohohoho! oh well... the anime isnt boring for me.. maybe because i have seen it first before reading the manga..

05-22-2008, 07:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
maha imaginary Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 18	The anime is the manga up until the end of the Shishio fight (aka the end of the Kyoto arc). Even the random mini side stories they had in the first couple episodes during the Tokyo arc (random battles with random swordsmen) were part the manga. Up until that point I preferred the anime, especially since sword fights are much more spectacular when animated. The manga art at the beginning is a little lacking, but it gets better as the story progresses. I tend to ignore the anime episodes after the Shishio fight, since they are non-canonical fillers. It always pisses me off that Rurouni Kenshin would get canceled for poor ratings after just a few shitty filler episodes, while Naruto can air 100 useless episodes and still be popular. The Jinchuu arc of the manga is awesome, especially Kenshin's past which someone else pointed out, was animated pretty consistently with the manga in 4 OVAs. I'm sure that if producers wanted to, they could animate all of the Jinchu arc into a 26 episode anime sequel to Rurouni Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin: Jinchuu?) and make plenty of profits from it, not to mention it would please the hell out of fans. Hell, the 4 OVAs at 40 minutes each is already 8 episodes. Last edited by maha : 05-24-2008 at 06:42 AM.

05-23-2008, 01:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
konohangel ZGMF-X56S Impulse Join Date: May 2008 Location: the city of waterfalls Posts: 22	i agree with maha :) i have to agree with you on that part that the battle scenes (sword fighting and the like) in the anime is much better than the manga... naruto is something different than the ruruoni kenshin, though.. it has a much more broader scope and is something new to the eyes of the viewers.. and a little more compilcated than a ruruoni with a "unforgivable past".. ( something like that) a sequel?? yeah! that would be cool!

06-26-2008, 04:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ax-taichou Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sixth Circle of Hell Posts: 114	I started on the anime, but had to stop after about the fourth episode. I decided to give the manga a chance, and bam, I really like this series. It was the first real manga I've ever really read. I went back and watched most of the anime, but without the Jinchu arc, the anime has no presidence over the manga. And, it's probably a little late to animate the Jinchu arc past the point of detail they did in the OVA, but who knows?