If you’re not new to the world of anime, you know that most of the shows are based on manga. Of course, you don’t have to read the manga to enjoy an anime series, however, some anime-onlys find it quite difficult to stay that way. But why is it so? We are going to talk about three main problems that might await you along your anime watching journey.
Let’s start with the most obvious issue: waiting. We think it’s safe to say that we all hate it. Especially when the show is extremely good and it has a tendency to end episodes on cliffhangers. In that case, waiting for new episodes or seasons might become a kind of a slow torture. And it’s not so bad when it comes to shows that air weekly, like One Piece, but how are you supposed to live if you have to wait for years for a sequel? This is the reason a lot of fans give up and start reading manga.
Even if you don’t read manga, it doesn’t matter if other people follow suit. The Internet is an incredible yet annoying place sometimes, and no matter how hard you try to avoid spoilers, you’re never 100% safe. It’s especially challenging when it comes to such big titles as Jujutsu Kaisen or Attack on Titan, people can easily forget to put a spoiler warning and that’s it.
The third reason is quite upsetting too because it’s the quality of some anime adaptations. They’re called adaptations for a reason because anime doesn’t always follow manga frame by frame, and it’s obvious because those are two different types of media, and anime can often add some things for clarity or remove unnecessary details. Nevertheless, sometimes anime creators decide to move away from the source material and, unfortunately, such practices don’t always have a positive result. A good example of that is Tokyo Ghoul, which was highly criticized for its deviation from manga. Fans were particularly critical of Season 2 and scolded it for poor pacing and omitting some crucial story arcs. The same fate befell The Promised Neverland Season 2. The anime made significant changes to the original story and even skipped some major plot arcs as well as altered character motivations.
Anyway, it’s always completely your choice, whether to read the manga or not. If waiting and a bit of disappointment sometimes doesn’t scare you, you have nothing to worry about. Just be careful and try to acquire the skill of scrolling really-really fast when you see a manga frame to avoid the spoilers.
How difficult is it to be an anime-only?
If you’re not new to the world of anime, you know that most of the shows are based on manga. Of course, you don’t have to read the manga to enjoy an anime series, however, some anime-onlys find it quite difficult to stay that way. But why is it so? We are going to talk about three main problems that might await you along your anime watching journey.
Let’s start with the most obvious issue: waiting. We think it’s safe to say that we all hate it. Especially when the show is extremely good and it has a tendency to end episodes on cliffhangers. In that case, waiting for new episodes or seasons might become a kind of a slow torture. And it’s not so bad when it comes to shows that air weekly, like One Piece, but how are you supposed to live if you have to wait for years for a sequel? This is the reason a lot of fans give up and start reading manga.
Even if you don’t read manga, it doesn’t matter if other people follow suit. The Internet is an incredible yet annoying place sometimes, and no matter how hard you try to avoid spoilers, you’re never 100% safe. It’s especially challenging when it comes to such big titles as Jujutsu Kaisen or Attack on Titan, people can easily forget to put a spoiler warning and that’s it.
The third reason is quite upsetting too because it’s the quality of some anime adaptations. They’re called adaptations for a reason because anime doesn’t always follow manga frame by frame, and it’s obvious because those are two different types of media, and anime can often add some things for clarity or remove unnecessary details. Nevertheless, sometimes anime creators decide to move away from the source material and, unfortunately, such practices don’t always have a positive result. A good example of that is Tokyo Ghoul, which was highly criticized for its deviation from manga. Fans were particularly critical of Season 2 and scolded it for poor pacing and omitting some crucial story arcs. The same fate befell The Promised Neverland Season 2. The anime made significant changes to the original story and even skipped some major plot arcs as well as altered character motivations.
Anyway, it’s always completely your choice, whether to read the manga or not. If waiting and a bit of disappointment sometimes doesn’t scare you, you have nothing to worry about. Just be careful and try to acquire the skill of scrolling really-really fast when you see a manga frame to avoid the spoilers.
