This time around we finally tackle the age old fandom question: is the anime or the manga better? This episode we go through series where we prefer the source material as well as the adaptation, including some controversial hot takes you’re not likely to hear anywhere else. As is often the case, not all of them do we agree on.

Timecodes:

0:00 Introduction - setting the scene with our experience and views on anime vs manga

2:36 Manga > Anime - we preferred the source material

3:07 Recent WSJ adaptations: Sakamoto Days and Chainsaw Man, The Promised Neverland

7:36 Erased, Ooku: the Inner Chambers, Wandering Son

14:52 Anime > Manga - the adaptation exceeding the source material

15:12 WITCH WATCH, Dandadan, Heavenly Delusion, Chihayafuru, Mob Psycho 100, Blood Blockade Battlefront, Teasing Master Takagi-san

19:44 The Elusive Samurai, Nichijou: My Ordinary Life, Attack on Titan

24:48 A Silent Voice - our biggest disagreement

32:14 Bleach - does Samu prefer the anime or manga?

33:31 Our controversial takes

33:50 Samu: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, The Flowers of Evil

40:09 Enzo: Fruits Basket, Usagi Drop

46:52 Conclusion - hot takes are the interesting ones!