Manga or Anime

[oka1992]

i wanna get ahead but i wanna see actual fights not just pictures... im so confused?

[maxime1007]

No the one who's confused is me because I didn't get what you want to said/ask ._.

[UtahCrip]

real G's dont read

[Akatsuki~Butterfly]

MANGA.
read it.

Well, If you're the type that wants to get it over the fillers and want to continue on the main plot then choose manga. Besides, Manga is waay better than the anime, imo. You'll see acual fights.

[Soltir]

Manga.

[lurch]

read it for the facts .
watch it for the action

[Chimp Dudley]

Read the manga and only watch some of the fights in the anime.

[Seshiro]

I've been reading anime since I saw all Bleach episodes and I can discover that manga isn't as good as anime because I like watching battles in animation.

[Vizard Sparx]

read it for the facts .
watch it for the action

I do the same thing. :D

[Beriadan]

I read the manga for the story and the art. If there's a good fight, like Ulquoirra versus Grimmjow, I'll watch that, but I prefer the manga overall, since they stick so much shit in the anime nowadays.

[Yoruichi-hime]

manga is definitely better!

[Milkshake]

Read the manga & watch the anime for the fights(the major ones because the minor battles would probably be animated poorly)

[Vizard126]

i read then watch cause of so many damn fillers...:mad:

[NekoTron]

Read the manga & watch the anime for the fights(the major ones because the minor battles would probably be animated poorly)

Same for me!!! The only thing i hate in anime is fillers....:sick:

[Vizard Sparx]

I like Anime more, for the eye candy.

[snowsfoot]

manga

[Khonnz08]

All you have to is be patient...You'll see the actionnnnn!!! YAY! TRICK! YAY!

[Tachikaze]

I agree with most here read the manga, it actually builds excitement for the anime fights to see how it will look

[14M85H4NKZ]

I was going to say anime but after all these manga posts I think ill start reading while I wait for the anime to catch up some.

[sesshobyakuya]

read it for the facts .
watch it for the action

Agree. Because READ the actions in manga seems to be a bit dull and confusing, so it is better to WATCH it.

I do both, watch and read. Because if you read, you will know the story in Bleach more advance than in the anime.

[lordantoon]

I dont have preference because manga and anime have its advantages and disadvantages.

[octocheese]

I like Anime more, for the eye candy.
^Agreed!

I was going to say anime but after all these manga posts I think ill start reading while I wait for the anime to catch up some.
^That's how I started out too. I decided to read the manga starting at the beginning. Often when there's no Anime a new manga chapter comes out so I get a little bleach each week. Plus the story lines are usually separated by a lot of time so it's almost like reading/watching two different things- both bleach!

[Celiaties]

Hard to say. I love the movement and voices in anime, but I hate the fillers in there. The manga is the original story, but sometimes it can be hard to grasp the events without movement. I can't say one is better than the other, really.

[Hiwapi]

the only reason i like manga is why i can learn more things than the anime :P
and the only reason i like anime is because the way they present the fights xD
so its a hard call for me :amused:

[ttso20]

Wow, it would be hard to pick just one, I have to say that I agree with most of the board, read the manga for the details, usually better backstory, and no filler but fights are much better animated, and in many cases are usually longer than the few pages they get in a manga.

[Wras]

I prefer the manga, even for the fights. Don't get me wrong there's the occasional good voice actor or catchy opening, and everybody loves color, but the anime makes it feel 'stale' personally. Having faithful, almost frame-by-frame adaptation is cool but at the same time (like when characters are running) it just seems to fall short. The "feel" of the manga, I guess, is why I prefer it.

[AngelicEnforcer]

The manga pwns the crap out of the anime in terms of quality and lack of "cheesiness" (ex: Ichigo thinks outloud to himself like a bad Speed Racer episode).

But lots of people prefer the audio/visual in 25min. increments. Don't know why though... animation is terrible, you can tell it was originally a manga. I mean look at the quality of GITS* then look at bleach and you'll see what I mean.


Was also originally a manga, but got skilled animators to draw up the show.

[Angels Punishment]

I used to prefer the Anime but now it's getting worse and worse with animation so I like the manga better now.

[Dean]

Anime is still doing fine for me.

[KurotsuchiAl]

I don't know actually. I like it the way it is- first reading the manga, then watching it full action it the anime. As for the japanese releases (which I read and watch) there is at least one year difference between the manga and the anime, cuz of all the fillers, which means if there wasn't the manga, I'd go totally crazy.

[DeathStrike]

I prefer the Anime
It's more action filled in the anime, and I'm always going to prefer watching the fights other than reading the pictures, as reading the manga is too quick.. .

[temari]

Actually i prefer the anime;cus it's more fun & looks more real (specialy the fights)& you can also feel that the characteres are alive & have feelings but it doesn't mean that i don't read the Manga sometimes

[bigdon9]

i prefer the manga. it feels more authentic and theres nothing like turning the page into a plot twist or your favorite character showing out

[Coushatta]

I watch and read both. Online.

[Hachuyani]

I've never been much of a Manga fan even though I scanlated. I would definitely have to say the Anime.

[arctic_zakura077]

i prefer and am comfortable with both

[kkdog44]

i prefer and am comfortable with both

i agree, but i did used to h8 manga but both cool now

[-Raiken-]

I like the Anime better then the Manga, but I still enjoy the manga of Bleach and I just picked up the 23rd volume of it.

[karax268]

I follow both but prefer the manga, it just feels more real somehow

[Shmaw]

I've never been much of a reader, and to see the action in motion is just better imo.

[Nida_Nightmare]

I prefer reading mangas cuz they are devoid of irksome fillers and I am updated with the storyline well before my anime-watching friends :smile:

But watching animes later on with the background music (animations and all) is also fun! Not to mention less time-consuming as well :sweat:

[mansher]

Anime with the plot of the Manga >>> Manga but
Fillers in Anime <<<<<<< Manga.
I mean chopper ate 2 rumble balls in a row in a One Piece filler when later on in the Manga he said "I can't eat more another rumble ball within six hours after I already consumed one" I was like What the heck????

Plus Zommari dodged Byakuya's lightning and Byakuya can move as fast as Zommari that means Byakuya > Lightning speed, and Ichigo moves faster than Byakuya so that puts him at Ichigo speed >>> Lightning speed right?

But in the fillers, when Kariya uses lightning, Ichigo can't dodge it. Stupid fillers. Anime+Manga story is the best. But Anime Fillers sux.

[mansher]

Anime with the plot of the Manga >>> Manga but
Fillers in Anime <<<<<<< Manga.
I mean chopper ate 2 rumble balls in a row in a One Piece filler when later on in the Manga he said "I can't eat more another rumble ball within six hours after I already consumed one" I was like What the heck????

Plus Zommari dodged Byakuya's lightning and Byakuya can move as fast as Zommari that means Byakuya > Lightning speed, and Ichigo moves faster than Byakuya so that puts him at Ichigo speed >>> Lightning speed right?

But in the fillers, when Kariya uses lightning, Ichigo can't dodge it. Stupid fillers. Anime+Manga story is the best. But Anime Fillers sux.

[izzyman000]

manga ftw

[fifenfk]

i started off watch the anime at ep 112 and before that a buddy played The Seales Sword Frenzy and i was hooked,didnt know there was a manga till i joined the forums so now i read and watch and i prefer both cuz the manga lets you know whats gona happen in the anime and the anime is the manga in color and motion.So for me BOTH.

[Hachuyani]

I really should read more Manga, though I've scanned never really read intently other than Kenichi and Bleach.

[wedo0325]

Personally i prefer the manga its kubo's original story and art seen the way he wanted us to. The anime on the other hand is based on the manga but completly out of Kubo's control so as far as the anime goes Kubo doesn't have much do to with it, i mean they in theory could do what they wanted to the anime.The anime is also good but with all the censoring and quick animation leaving some episodes looking sloppy, which i see as butchering the original story and art and i wouldn't appreciate that to much if i was the author of somthing. So although it is great to watch the story play out animated and in color the said set-backs make me prefer the manga.

[fakeobsession]

i agree with wedo...
i like the original storyline...without these coughstupidcough fillers (ex. bounto)
cause they ruin the plot...
although i like to see the actual characters in action...

[Baishin]

Manga, easily.

Sometimes..I think the editing in the anime is quirky and ridiculouys while the manga flows smooth, but some of the anime fillers are great to watch though.

[Mystik]

I prefer the manga cause its actual facts but i also like the anime cause its nice seeing them actually move... do both like i do. >.<

[eternio]

the best part abotu the manga,imo, is no fillers. nevermind fights. just no filler. like 2 episode soccer games haha

[Icestorm]

This is an easy question. Manga by far, the anime is seriously inconsistant in its portrayal of the manga and often doesnt get this quite right. Kubo on the other hand is pretty good at staying at a high level of drawing skill.

[redfable]

I like the manga a ton I am not a big fan of the voices on the anime but i like chads voice

[Seshiro]

I'm not sure which is better but think it's anime, both of them have some advantages and disadvantages. Important is fact that manga is free from spoilers ;p I prefer animated battles and I like Aizen's voice it's awesome ;]

[Chantal]

I really prefer the manga more, you won't get all thos fillers such as in the anime. It helps following the story better without fillers:smile:

[eternio]

i like the anime alot more....but soemtiems the voices are SOOOOO terrible when dubbed that id preffer to be deaf

[Nephi]

Hm atm I like mangas more. Cause most of the anime-fillers just suck. But sometimes I'm just to lazy to read the manga ^^ so I watch the anime xD

[MissTaken]

Manga>Anime

[Lune]

Manga > Sub Anime >>>> Dub Anime. :odd:

[Marauda]

Manga, Mang.

[kochito22]

I really prefer the manga more, you won't get all thos fillers such as in the anime. It helps following the story better without fillers:smile:

The manga has fillers. All those damn "Kurosaki-kun!"s from Orihime.

[xTHHxAimiForevr]

The manga has fillers. All those damn "Kurosaki-kun!"s from Orihime.

Wait... what...? :neutral:

Manga has fillers... (did I miss a joke or something?)

[kochito22]

Yes. Yes you did.

[xTHHxAimiForevr]

heh. sorry I knew something wasn't right.

[Nida_Nightmare]

lol @ the manga fillers by orihime :P

Well reading manga online is a lot more comfortable than watching anime because if you watch anime, you have to watch it all the way through because otherwise, your concentration is broken if you keep pausing it. Instead, with manga you can always flick the pages back and refresh your memory so that's an added advantage in addition to skipping out the boring fillers that make you want to drop following that particular series.

[meffi]

I havent even started with the manga, and im at the latest episode with the anime. think i really should start reading the manga as well, the book can be better than the film they say.

[RipVanRagnarok]

I havent even started with the manga, and im at the latest episode with the anime. think i really should start reading the manga as well, the book can be better than the film they say.

Novels are almost always better than on screen adaptations.

[Uzumaki Hinata]

The manga is the superior product. Have you guys noticed how ridiculous that Bount arc is, they we are currently in the middle of? Die Bount Arc! DIE!!

[Hitsugaya_Hinamori]

Anime because my eyes hurt when reading in manga but it is disame with anime sub i still read but the picture are moving and colored.

[bleachisbeast15]

Outrageously depends on whats happening. Most fights I prefer in the manga since the anime changes them around a lot. I think the only fight I prefer in the anime is 'Desperate Effort V.S. Desperate Effort' (ichigo v.s. grimmjow third fight) in the manga it seemed to be hard to represent the actual closeness and destruction of the fight, while the anime did it fairly well. So overall, manga.

[ashie321]

I agree with elurch too, manga is good coz its so far ahead of the anime... but sometimes the fight scenes are too confusing in the manga - so i have to wait till anime comes out to see how the action really played out...=)

[Zaylen]

Anime because it make it be like a movie and it's like you live the whole story =0.

[Gun.Smoke]

I hate the anime fillers. so i prefer the manga.

[En]

Manga

[dynamo]

Manga easily, I don't really like the Bleach Anime (art).

[Renji_Fangirl_09]

i like both, probably the anime more tho, then again saying that the manga is awesome too

im balanced perfectly in the middle....and like both equally... :odd:

[He's a Mentalist]

Manga.

[ichigozero]

I like both. Sometimes I don't really get what they're trying to do in manga and some of the drawings do make it difficult for me to read so I'll watch the anime to at least get a better understanding of the story. But I hate the fillers, that much I can say.

[Rinshaw]

Manga puely because it lacks filler episodes.

[Hitsugaya_Hinamori]

anime because it is like reading a book,in a book you only see words thier are no moving things that is why i hate reading books and books are like manga.I dont really hate manga i am just lazy

[Rinda Man]

for the SS and arrancar arc i prefer anime. anything after that manga.

[Nana]

I prefer the manga over the anime because of the fillers which exist for the anime.

[The Ultimate]

I prefer manga because I am more...into the storyline than anime. I also love the art. It's somewhat hard to pick between the two because the art in anime is great as well.

[Rosh]

I like both but yeah I dont like the fillers for the anime, and one thing I dont like about the manga is they move slower than the anime. The anime cover more in one ep than the manga does in 2 maybe 3 chapters.

[skycrapper]

Both complement each others. Manga stimulates imaginations, while anime got (great) motions and (cool) visualizations, though imagination is more restricted.

But I prefer manga. I love daydreaming.

[MashiroKuna]

i like both the anime and manga but i think the anime is better.

[skycrapper]

i like both the anime and manga but i think the anime is better.

Oooh . . . can I spoil you? Can I? XD

[lurch]

Read the magna for the FACT
Watch the anime for the FUN
But doing both leads to disappointments

[Rangiku]

I read the manga to keep up with the storyline other than that I like the anime better.

[HisANA]

Both are awesome! yeay!

[Rayne]

I love both, but I prefer the anime....except for the stupid fillers

[die_komposer]

I like both! I am a little behind on the anime, but that's what I started with (I only read the manga because I couldn't wait any longer lol...well that and I was really put off by the Bounto arc...and the other fillers...ugh).

[Sony]

ever since i have learned about fillers and what they are, i opted for the manga
the Bounto arc really pissed me off cos it was long and had nothing to do with the main storyline, after that i sought the manga and things have been easier for me

MANGA FTW

[Gruja]

respect for both but i like anima more...:cool:

[ikkistorm]

the anime is great and everything having the movement and colors, always a plus but i would perfer manga just because it doesnt have filler arcs and the manga is farther ahead
i mean i like to know everything that happens lol

[GinIchimaru]

Anime, nothing beats seeing the fights in action and i feel people can get more attached to the characters when they watch them and hear how they feel and all that stuff. It's just a little more emotional if you ask me

[ikkistorm]

yeah thats true sometimes i cant wait till like a fight scene in the anime comes out like itachi vs sasuke its ganna be awesome

[Ichigo_Kurosakifan15]

I too love both the Manga and the Anime but I sort of like the Anime best where the fight secnes are more easier to follow .

[Mike Kuchiki]

I like both Manga and Anime, I like Manga because well. It's Ownage, I like the anime cause it's Ownage again!

[satwikpanda]

Manga cos it doesn't have filler, but anime cos it makes the fights come alive...

[KingtheKing]

I prefer to see things moving but manga is better cause no random fillers.

[Moani Ikaika]

manga of course

[Shunshin Yoruichi]

I prefer the anime because there is more to be seen. In the manga they often cut things out.

[xrawrx]

^WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA, first of all you retard. second of all dont say the cut thing out, because the anime adds thing in. the manga is the original, thus being the TRUE story.

read it then go back and watch the fight, the only reason i dont watch is because the manga is way ahead and i dont feel like going back to watch.

[axeline]

I'd go for Manga...

Well first of all, Manga is basically a book and you’re actually reading instead of mindlessly watching television. I’m going to assume that most people who read library blogs like to read somewhat. Also you can start or stop reading whenever you want to. Manga is portable which is in my opinion a big plus. You can take Manga to school if you want to, or to the park (I don’t know why you would want to bring a Manga book to the park…BUT it’s nice to have options :P ). Pictures allow you to use your imagination instead of having all the animation done for you.

[skorpion_02]

i prefer the manga too.

For one, I like reading much more than watching. It allows your imagination to roll. Its sort of healthy exercise for creativity.

And the manga is the real thing. You dont have to endure watching the anime's fillers yet you get the story. Its like getting straight to the point instead of running around the bush.

Though I still watch the anime for the OSTs (Bleach just have so wonderful OSTs!), I still prefer the manga 100%.

XDD

[noiz]

It's a real shame that Bleach came off as a shounen anime. If they went with the regular style, they had, in my opinion, a top notch anime (I know, each to his own, but since you're reading this it means you like the series as well), but no, they had to turn it into a cash machine... It could all fit in some, let's say, 100 episodes, taken that the first arc, the soul society arc is pretty much great, "filler" episodes where fresh and funny, and 60 episodes for that arc is a decent number.

What the audience would get in 100 episodes is - on-point story, action INTENSE, great plot, MUCH better quality animation and drawing, and an all-around great anime. This way, as you all know, it gets pretty messy already by the time the bounto arc kicks in. The drawing from there on is simply child-level. Got better recently tho. I still can't help but feel the bitterness whenever I think how could it could've turned out.

Yeah, by know it's pretty clear that I went with the manga :) I stopped watching bleach when the "little teahouse princess" arc came in. That was just too much to handle. Since then, I get updates from friends on which episodes are manga-related and watch me a few of those, see some fights, and then back to manga it is :)

[cosmos89]

Personally, I prefer anime cause I like to see fights moving and with colours. I don't mind fillers because some of the filler episodes are funny.

[Davo1515]

Manga. No fillers, true, and far ahead. I certainly prefer manga, but i also still watch the anime. if a fight or something i really wanted to see animated is released, or a friend tells me to watch a specific episode, ill watch but the manga is better. Basically, Anime for action, Manga for the rest.

[juozas]

I prefer manga becouse it shows more real story there. And it's good to look deeper into... By the way it bores watching fillers in anime and that's reason why i like manga more...

[Dark_Kenpachi]

anime of course but sometime`s i read the manga..

[Dark Vice]

I prefer the manga, but I do love epic battles in the anime.

[jeuxaijin]

manga. hard. the bishies are waaaaay hotter in print :xp:

[ShinigamiX]

Both . the Anime for the OST and the Epics Battles .
and the Manga for the drawing .

[Zcyth]

I think I like the Manga more now.

The animation for the anime has gotten really cheap >_>
The first 2 arcs of Bleach was very good though.

[Revenge]

I prefer both, but manga more.

[AizenIsGod]

Anime. Its not too far behind (it is because of this that we are getting the current filler arc).

for those simply saying "manga", the guy doesnt want to look at pictures but watch it animated. hence with the anime and manga running so close, it would be pointless for him to read manga.

[kalist0]

hi ^^ there pplz

i think that we should update the manga chapters in bleach exile 'cause the latest manga episodes don't have the image on book chapters like it was suppose

[rebelshinigami]

Both. Anime's better for fights though because animation can capture every moment in a fight, every sword strike. But I like both the anime and the manga equally.

[Yachiru7979]

I really like the design of the manga but i'll go with anime. The music makes it much more epic during battles and much more breathtaking during sad moments. Plus the voices of the actors make it more passionate and real. And the colours make it, well, more colourfull ^.^

[aastik01]

The manga is good but the virtual effect in anime and its sound track make them awesome!
therefore i prefer anime

[BlueSkies]

The anime is good because it gives a way better visualisation of your favourite scenes than the manga does, but in the end I think the manga is the better because it keeps to the point (where as the anime prefers jumping as far as it can away from the point sometimes) and because you can see Tite Kubo's drawings!

[kalist0]

anime is really great and has great fight scenes bue lately the bleach producers have been a little dissapointing! they do animes in hurry and in the end it gets a sucky draws anime xDD but bleach rulez anyway

[dumbfaggot]

if the manga and anime were on the same chapter/episode people would stop reading the manga because in my opinion i would rather see ichigo vs. uliroqqoajfalfjfl (idk how to spell it) than read it.

[CakeSpoon]

Manga, by a lot. I only watch the anime for a little bit of flavour material.

[Shining_Knight]

Anime for the kewl fights that they get from the manga, and manga for the clear story :)

[1kuranai1]

I love anime because the reason I like manga in the first place is the epic fighting!!!...So seeing it animated makes it rule even more.

So anime FTW

[Kuchiki_Aizen]

^ I totally agree with u and aastik. The Anime just brings the battles to life........