Is there a difference between the Anime and Manga?

[Z008MJ]

Now, i have only seen the Anime, but parts of what i have read about the Manga seem to differ.

So, it makes me wonder?

Are the Manga and Anime indentical?
Are they the same with small unimportant differences?
Or are they seperate stories?

[Niko Jims]

Most of the manga I've read is very similar to the anime. For example, in the last episode of Ika Musume, Ika grows her tentacles back after she has to save Ekio. In the manga, she grows them back when the whale is thrown at her.

[Veldin]

some nubering is deverent: (sry bad engl)

you probelbly know, OVER 9000!
in the manga it was: OVER 800!

[Z008MJ]

some nubering is deverent: (sry bad engl)

you probelbly know, OVER 9000!
in the manga it was: OVER 800!

........ 8000.

Anyway, can anyone give a certain answer about LS ....

[Droote]

The anime is very good to adapt the manga I think, so there are not many differences.
The biggest example I can think of right now is the last episode of the anime, that never happened in the manga. The end of the high school for the four main girls is melancholic but not as much as in the anime, but it's far funnier in the manga.
The OVA of course never happened either.
Also, we never get to see or hear about Ayano's boyfriend in the anime, let alone know that he is Misao's brother.

[Veldin]

for lucky star,
manga to anime.
i dit not see anying huge....

[Z008MJ]

I guess that makes me stick to the Anime then, so i need not buy the Manga if it is the same.

Thanks!

[Droote]

I guess that makes me stick to the Anime then, so i need not buy the Manga if it is the same.

Thanks!

I'd recommend the manga as well. It involves more than the anime. Beside the anime only covers a bit more than the three first volumes of the manga, and as of today there are eight volumes released. In other words, there are a lot more Lucky Star available through the manga than the anime.

[Huzi]

Now, i have only seen the Anime, but parts of what i have read about the Manga seem to differ.

So, it makes me wonder?

Are the Manga and Anime indentical?
Are they the same with small unimportant differences?
Or are they seperate stories?

Check by yourself. ;)
http://manga.animea.net/lucky-star.html

[furball]

The art style is a bit different? There's more color in the anime? There is sound in the anime? There's less movement in the manga?

[Supernova141]

Also, we never get to see or hear about Ayano's boyfriend in the anime, let alone know that he is Misao's brother.

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2597/reactionbest.jpg

[furball]

Also, we never get to see or hear about Ayano's boyfriend in the anime, let alone know that he is Misao's brother.

http://i55.tinypic.com/33k4x3q.jpg

[Z008MJ]

I'd recommend the manga as well. It involves more than the anime. Beside the anime only covers a bit more than the three first volumes of the manga, and as of today there are eight volumes released. In other words, there are a lot more Lucky Star available through the manga than the anime.

Well, good thing i am checking back here then to then. You put it in a better way, thanks.

Will check it out.

[Droote]

[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/33k4x3q.jpg[/snop]

Sorry, it is her brother. Sorry if I spoiled it all for someone.

[LuckyLordess22]

actually, most anime is very similar to the manga, but I feel that the manga is alot more authentice than the anime, plus it was the first thing to come out, so its what the writer wanted it to be origianally. so buy the manga, then watch the anime!

[ronelm2000]

I partly disagree. Kyoto Animation makes the best anime-original non-manga-based yet manga-inspired part. =P But yes manga before anime, as it is more advanced. XD

[VK-Skelton]

Well, the obvious difference is that the manga can go on longer than the anime (unless there's another adaptation in the future).
A lot of shows experience an adaptation that's marginally inferior to the original, but I think the anime stands up well by itself. Hell, it kept me entertained for however long it took me to start reading the manga.
The anime pretty faithfully adapts the manga for most of it's run, but there are a couple instances where it has original material, and, of course, it leaves out a lot of the more recent manga material as it hadn't been made by then, heh.

[Kalogeros]

For the most part, I kinda prefer the manga, but the Anime Tenchou skits in the anime are awesome. Episode 24 and the OVA were good too, for original material. Also, I can't help but try to imagine their japanese voices even when I read the manga now, because the voice actors were incredible. Well, maybe watching the anime actually made the manga even better for me. :P

[Veldin]

For the most part, I kinda prefer the manga, but the Anime Tenchou skits in the anime are awesome. Episode 24 and the OVA were good too, for original material. Also, I can't help but try to imagine their japanese voices even when I read the manga now, because the voice actors were incredible. Well, maybe watching the anime actually made the manga even better for me. :P


+1!
+1! damn,
you are so right!

[Droote]

Well, maybe watching the anime actually made the manga even better for me. :P

I think it did for me too actually. Just how I like the Azumanga anime better because I read the Azumanga manga first.

[Vossago]

Nobody's mentioned this yet...? The manga has WAY less pop culture references. Konata still makes a lot of references to anime clichés, but it's rarely to a specific show. Haruhi is never even mentioned except for a few times, all of which I think were after the anime had already came out.

The manga's more of a general slice-of-life without the over-the-top scenes like Anime Tenchou.

Oh, and the half-episode food discussion from Episode 1 never happened, it was just 4 strips about choco cornets and that was it.

Overall, I personally liked the manga more... Partly because it's longer. After 3 or 4 volumes it completely passes the anime.

[ronelm2000]

Nobody's mentioned this yet...? The manga has WAY less pop culture references. Konata still makes a lot of references to anime clichés, but it's rarely to a specific show. Haruhi is never even mentioned except for a few times, all of which I think were after the anime had already came out.

The manga's more of a general slice-of-life without the over-the-top scenes like Anime Tenchou.

Oh, and the half-episode food discussion from Episode 1 never happened, it was just 4 strips about choco cornets and that was it.

Overall, I personally liked the manga more... Partly because it's longer. After 3 or 4 volumes it completely passes the anime.

Blame KyoAni for firing Yamakan and filling the anime with anime references. XD

[ruudes]

Check by yourself. ;)
http://manga.animea.net/lucky-star.html
Where can I find the eight volumes Droote mentioned, as this scanlation only goes up to the 2nd volume?

[sheepgoesmeep]

Where can I find the eight volumes Droote mentioned, as this scanlation only goes up to the 2nd volume?
you can get the first 5 from here (http://forums.luckystarshrine.com/showthread.php?t=2443)
i can't think of anywhere to get the rest though :3

[ruudes]

you can get the first 5 from here (http://forums.luckystarshrine.com/showthread.php?t=2443)
i can't think of anywhere to get the rest though :3
Ah, thank you! Please do let me know if the rest are found! For now I will be heading to the store. :3

[doornarudo deshikananrudo]

I noticed some differences from the anime to manga. For example, the chronological order of certain events is changed from manga to anime. For example, while the anime only takes vols 1-3 to use, there is 1 scene I remember from vol 4 that was in the anime, and that was when Minami was sent to buy multiples of a 1 per person product. Even in vol 3 there are a few scenes at the end that were not in the anime (sorry about not being specific about manga chapter, I don't really remember that kind of stuff).

One thing hit me when I was reading vol 4: there's a scene that shows Misao and Ayano meeting Konata, Tsukasa and Miyuki for the first time. Granted, the anime never shows these 2 groups interacting EXCEPT for the last episode. Now, because of Lucky Star's episodic nature I'd presume that the event in the manga occurred offscreen.

Another thing is Patty. She barely makes any appearances in the manga up until vol 7, being treated as a minor in the series compared to the anime where she's often seen with the other 1-D girls. One thing I noticed is that there were scenes in the manga where Patty did not appear in, but in the anime she appeared in these scenes. One example is when Minami, Hiyori (and Patty) go to visit Yutaka when she's sick. In the manga Patty is completely absent from the scene, but she's there alongside with Hiyori in the anime. I think that KyoAni saw value in Patty's character so they made her appear in scenes she was never supposed to appear in. Given that she was inspired by Patricia Jan Lee I thought that she was a original character designed for the anime, but her appearance in vol 3 which was made before the anime would prove otherwise. Essentially Patty is a ascended character.

In my opinion both the anime and manga have their own merits, though I'd want to follow the manga's canon. I just like it better (partially owed to the Lucky Star's distressful "ending" which I hope isn't canon, though it worries me that it's like their trying to say that a Season 2 is a no-no). Besides, Misao and Ayano get more screen-time and more character development as they befriend Konata (during vol 7 it seems as if Misao and Ayano are spending more time with Konata than Kagami). Though I still love the anime, the manga hopes for a Season 2 like we all do.

[ronelm2000]

Those are all all true. Way to be specific. ^.^