Poll: Manga or Anime? Which do you prefer?

[Hamsterlad]

i like both anime and manga. they both provide entertainment

 

[Arsen]

The ONLY good manga I ever read was Akira.
That.was.it.

 

[savandicus]

I think most animes that are made after the manga have finished are usually extremely good (Unless the manga sucks a big popsicle) however when anime series get made while the manga is still going then it results in fillers and stupid endings that ruin flow and ruin a good anime. However i prefer anime purely for the reason that i dont have the time to read mangas, 30 min episode can sometimes equal 1 or 2 full books to read to get the same story across.

 

[Easykill]

I don't watch anime anymore. I find manga is better in every way. I read a lot of manga.

 

[Alphavillain]

i a not a fan of both

I can't stand either. It's nothing but furries in those books.

Don't really know the difference. And I don't like either, to be honest

then it's so awesome that you decided to visit this thread and post so, because when discussing what you like about Japanese cartooning it's always productive to hear that someone doesn't like it and has nothing to add but a random shot at everyone who does. Bravo, you guys are teh awesome.

As for liking anime vs manga. The problem with this thread is that it doesn't consider anime without a manga equivalent or manga without an anime equivalent. Or anime / manga that diverge a great deal from their counterpart (Say Haibane Renmei or Lucky Star for instance).

And I think we can all be safe in the assumption that the manga that is being discussed is not the distribution company but the medium, and any person who did not know the reason Manga inc. is called Manga inc. is because manga is what comic books are called in Japan should be educated to avoid silly comments like:

I thought Manga were just a distribution company for anime, not another genre per se.

As for anime vs. manga, Nothing pisses me off more than individuals toting the inherent superiority of one over the other, it's absolutely inane and a point for discomfort for someone who enjoys the "less superior" one.

One time I mentioned I rather preferred the bleach anime because I enjoy animation and enjoyed the noise of it all as I live on my own. Two hours later the guy who had asked me about this had gathered four people together to tell me how the manga was superior, my claim that they were effectively the same thing was apparently blasphemous, I also had to put up with twenty minutes of how it's OK I don't like reading manga because I obviously can't read as fast as the aforementioned douchebag implying that I wasn't quite as bright as him really pissed me off.

Two months later I pass mention how I prefer the Deathnote manga over the anime because the trims the anime made really impacted a lot of the subtle genius of the writing and he's all over me again on the other side of it. God this guy was a total asshole, grrrr... I rage still even thinking about him.

This is also why everyone freaking hates fanboys, they take no time to learn a single solitaire thing and yet assume they know it all. Bear this in mind all those who dropped half-assed definitions on this thread. Don't be a fanboy (or girl as the case may be) you will cause more hate than love.

Fact is you have to take every piece of work in and assess it on its own merits. and even anime / manga pairs (Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, DBZ, etc.) can both be enjoyed for completely different reasons making choosing a favorite just silly.

Wow, someone woke up on the wrong side this morning, didn't they?
But I get your point that the anime scene is full of snobs: I've joined Anime News Network but haven't contributed to forums yet because I'm sure I'll get plenty of people like that prick comic store owner from The Simpsons telling me I'm a noob. Which I am. I think the problem with anime is that to get a full show legally it takes research and investment in order to get all the DVDs. There is just SO much of it, and not much of it is that great.

 

[gigastrike]

I prefer anime, but a lot of the time the story gets changed and forces me to go back to manga.

 

[Ursus Astrorum]

I enjoy both, personally, and for different reasons. Manga is the original format, and can be read almost anywhere. Anime is a bit more immersive, however.

 

[sirtunic]

I just say, people who say animes better just haven't read manga. ill accept in some cases (full metal) that the anime may be just as enjoyable although i hated the ending. but nothing compares to it in its original form, its soo much better. its clear, there's no fillers or edits.
i absolutely hate series that come out weekly cause they have to make them in a week. they are awfully slow and poorly made. animes are normally rushed and as a result they suck compared to the original script. Id recommend to anybody who even thinks the slightest, that anime crap is better, the next time they want to watch something new they bloody read it first.
I just cant see the attraction to the normally poorly colored, poorly animated, poorly written pile of shit.

I cant understand how people can like anime more than manga, or even put it on the same fucking level. Its bloody shit, if one of you could make a list of animes that measure up to their mangas, id reli like to see it, cause to be honest i don't think there are many.

Calm down, dude. What anime have you been watching?

But regarding your question, Black Lagoon.

~edit~
Oh, but yea, I usually prefer whatever media it came out on first. Sometimes, when an anime reproduces a climactic manga fight, it helps to clarify what you were trying to figure out.

 

[sheic99]

I prefer reading stuff from Vertigo.

 

[ZP---Fanatic]

i'd Say Anime More Than Manga