Some of these series (particularly FMA and Trigun) are still very well regarded, despite their divergences. While diverging from the manga can be divisive among anime fans, these turns of events usually come about for a reason, and the production studio is simply doing the best with the situation they've been given. When it came time to make the Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood anime and adapt the manga properly, though, the studio opted not to animate what they had adapted the first time again, so neither series is actually a 100% faithful adaptation of the manga-an anime viewer would really need to watch both to get it all. The 2003 anime adapts the manga for the first 30 episodes before going off in its own direction, creating a very different sequence of events and radically altering many characters. Since the manga had barely begun by that point (it started in 2001 and ran until 2010), it was obvious that the series would need to do its own thing if it were to end in a satisfactory manner. For the sake of those who haven't experienced both the anime and the manga, spoilers will be kept to a minimum.įullmetal Alchemist's original 2003 anime may be the most famed example of an anime diverging from the manga, but the truth is that this was always meant to be the case. This list is primarily focused on how and why the anime diverged from the manga, and much less so whether or not it was a good thing to deviate. In a few cases, it even happens because fans were unhappy with the manga, and the anime was written with those complaints in mind.īecause it's difficult to compare how different things are, these entries aren't ranked in any particular way.

In others, it was never meant to be the exact same, but rather more 'inspired' by the manga. There are many reasons why this might be the case in some situations, it's because the manga isn't finished being written yet, and the anime ran out of material to adapt. However, while some adaptations are fantastically faithful to the manga, such as Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, others.

Fans of anime and manga know that it's extremely common for manga series to be adapted into anime, more so than original stories being created as anime directly.

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