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Hitsu
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Can someone enlighten me on something that has been bothering me for sometime now. When it comes to manga, I'm totally clueless. To my knowledge, all the anime I'm watching now are based on manga, so are all anime based on manga? I'm searching for anime not based on manga to see the difference in story and artwork. Unfortunately, I haven't found one yet.
Is it a rule or something that anime has to be from some manga? Is it troublesome or more work to do anime not from manga that's why there are few out there or none at all? |
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bluepita
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No, not all anime is based on manga. Manga can also be original work or based off of something else. Howl's Moving Castle was based off a Western novel. Neon Genesis Evangelion was an original work, although a manga was later made. I think part of the reason so many manga are adapted into anime has to do with marketing, stuff along those lines. For example, if there is already a large fanbase for a manga, it stands to reason that these people will watch the anime, so you have a ready made fanbase from the start.
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frentymon
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Although a lot of anime series are indeed based off of manga (in fact, most mainstream shounen titles are), anime can be based off of anything. Evangelion is an original work, Haibane Renmei was adapted from doujinshi (unpublished manga), Kanon is based off of a visual novel game, Disgaea is based off of a console RPG, Kino's Journey is based off of a Japanese novel series, and Gankutsuou is based off of a western classic, to name a few.
True, and one of the reasons many series animate part but not all of a manga is to get you to buy the manga afterward to continue the storyline. |
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fighterholic
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No. There are even instances where the manga will be based off the anime. Most hentai anime I know of are based off hentai PC games, and there are also certain anime (not hentai) that have no counterparts at all.
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HitokiriShadow
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If a series is popular as a manga, it will likely be popular as an anime for the same reasons. Plus, you know there is already a fanbase (though this can be a double-edged sword if the adaptation is poorly done or differs from the source material). |
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KyuuA4
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As far as I know, Tenchi Muyo had no manga counterpart until after the success of its set of animated series.
In addition, some non-hentai series such as Fate-Stay are based of a hentai game of same title.
No, but MOST of anime do stem off of a manga because manga is cheap. What more better way to find creative work by trial-and-error?
Animation is a complex process. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_animation
And this is the case with anything media. Fairly difficult to know about something if attention to that something is low. |
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HitokiriShadow
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We've been getting a lot of those over the couple of years, actually.
It's always easier to work off of something that already exists (and has a fanbase) rather than create something original. Also, making an adaption of something is already popular is going to be more attractive to the guys up to than gambling on something that no one has heard of before. |
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Azathrael
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For future reference, all anime I've watched that was based on a novel has not disappointed me. I don't think anybody will disagree much on it either. Check some of those titles out. :) |
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KyuuA4
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Indeed. An anime's marketability has a great advantage, if its name already exists out in the market. This is especially true for many of the material published via Shonen Jump. We've seen the likes of Dragonball, One-Piece, Bleach, Yugioh, Naruto, and more emerge - and producing massive "sales". |
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Noggy
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Well, one thing that I've picked up on is the Giant Robot anime tend to be original works. Series I've seen like Evangelion, Escaflowne, Patlabor and Eureka 7 were anime to begin with I'm pretty sure. Of course there are exceptions that I've seen like Full Metal Panic, which is based off of a novel series. Why that is is beyond me. I guess giant robot manga isn't all that popular or something.....
If you want really well known series in different genres, then there's Cowboy Bebop, Tenchi Muyo (which has been mentioned already) FLCL, Witch Hunter Robin and Samurai Champloo. All of those aired on Cartoon Network/Adult Swim and I'm *pretty* sure were all anime originals. There are plenty of series not based off of a manga, but something else (novel/book, video game, etc), but people have already said better than I could why a lot of anime are based off of a manga. |
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Hitsu
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I can understand that but why does popular anime ends even though its manga counterpart still going on. For example, Fruit Basket, the anime has 26 episodes but the manga is still going on. Also, why does some anime story kinda differentiate from the manga. For example, Love Hina, The girl whom Keitaro made a promise to is different in anime and manga. |
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KyuuA4
Posts: 1361 Location: America, where anime and manga can be made |
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Some creators do require to maintain the original story. However, studios CAN change the story if they choose to do so. |
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Noggy
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Basically because the anime is a glorified ad for the manga. Granted, that's not always the case I'm sure, but I think that's the way it is a lot. Maison Ikkoku is the only manga I've read and can think of off the top of my head that was animated to the very end.
Well, I've only read Love Hina so I can't comment on that specifically but a lot of anime series invent their own ending because the entire manga isn't planned to get animated to it's end and the anime has to end somehow, even before the mangaka him/herself may know how the story will end. Or with series like Fullmetal Alchemist the anime caught up with the manga and the only choices were to invent a new story for the anime or stop the series in order for the manga to get further ahead (or go with fillers). In that case they chose the former. |
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hagakure|returns
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Unlike here in the US, most people in Japan read manga than watch anime. It might gained many new fans, but the majority of the serie's fan have already read the manga. When an anime is adapted from a popular manga, it's because the fanbase is huge and many otaku want to see their favorite manga animated. So it helps both the anime and manga in term of advertistment. Anime companies are looking to profit as well and it's easy for them to adapt popular series. It's not like anime company are doing it solely to promote the manga (they could probably care less since they don't profit off manga sales) |
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KyuuA4
Posts: 1361 Location: America, where anime and manga can be made |
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Then going back to the "Why do some anime do not follow the manga?" Well, "what's the point of watching something if y'already know what's going to happen"? Plus, if someone manages to come up with a new story direction, why not use it? Many key decisions will determine whether the final product will turn out good or bad. |
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