Which to do first... Read the Manga or Watch the Anime? (seriously)

~otakufevah Aug 10, 2012 Student General Artist

So i've been following Anime for a while and finally just now got into reading Manga. I don't know if I should read the Manga first or watch the Anime first or does it really even matter? Dx I've always been curious but i've only really watched 4 Animes in the time i've started looking over animes and never knew if I should've watched the anime firs or read the manga ^_^ Thanks for any input ^_^

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~Melissas-randomness Aug 11, 2012

It's random.
It depends when I hear of it.

~SoloDarkness55 Aug 10, 2012 Student Digital Artist

It's random for me. Most of the time I watch the anime first, but now I just read the manga first. It's always fun finding the difference between the book and the anime.

!Othone250 Aug 10, 2012 Student Digital Artist

I'll watch the anime first, and then usually read the manga. Except for Fullmetal Alchemist, where the manga was consistently good and the anime went to shit after it deviated from the manga.

~ZerotoHero108 Aug 10, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

I watch animes first. USually if I don't have access to it, then its anime, like Soul Eater.

~Winkuru Aug 10, 2012

It depends. Usually the original source is the better version so manga is usually the "right choice"

Doesn't really matter which you are going through first though if you are going to watch and read the series anyways. Bad adaptation can obviously put off though but so can bad art.

~otakufevah Aug 10, 2012 Student General Artist

I hate going through an anime and I can't watch/read every single part of it. So i'm going back through my animes i've watched and reading the manga and re-watching the anime xD It's like with books and movies most books have more detail than the movie does and eh ^_^ I can deal with the bad art if I really like the anime

!MrDrAce Aug 10, 2012

If you plan on doing both anyway, it doesn't really matter.
Usually, I watch the anime first because they're usually easier to get into (good way to gauge if you want to read the manga at all), and also because the manga tend to go on longer and be more in depth.

*ramuramu Aug 10, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

The mangas are usually first made, but in my opinion, it doesn't really matter which one you read / see first. ' w ' )

~otakufevah Aug 10, 2012 Student General Artist

Oh ok ty and is it true that most manga's have more in detail than they do in the animes?

*ramuramu Aug 10, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Yeah, they usually do. ^ _ ^ )

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