About the adaptation

yutaGAWKkostu said:
I'm almost done with the first season and I've been into anime for quite a long time that I'm aware of the mess this second season is but, why exactly is this a mess??

I'm an anime-only so should I watch this or just read the manga?? Is it really that bad from an anime-only perspective? I heard they skipped several arcs but are those arcs worth reading? I don't have any problem with reading the manga but I still prefer anime that's why I'm kinda confused.

yoshZZ said:

Even from an anime only perspective it's just a sloppy mess. It's so rushed that you just wonder why there's suddenly a time jump in the middle of something happening, the purpose of certain characters has fully lost all tension or reason, and all the big moments that are shown just come out as extremely anti-climactic and lackluster. That's all ignoring the pathetic excuse for a final episode and scene, and the insanely weak animation, especially when compared to the art on Season 1.

I would like to point out though something that a lot of people seem to forget due to how bad the show became, but the first couple of episodes are manga accurate and actually good. It's maybe the first 3 or so episodes, I forget exactly, but those episodes do stay at a normal pace and continued the show well, having been well-received at the time of airing (before the show started going off the rails).

As to whether the manga is worth reading, I'd say that's up to you and how big of a fan of the series you are. Fans love certain arcs such as the Goldy Pond arc (which is cut in its entirety despite being the fan's favorite and most anticipated arc, as they also did with a fan-favorite character who was cut intirely), but they say other arcs are really weak and they lost interest. If you're interested in seeing where the story goes after season 1, I would recommened the manga over the anime definitely though, and then if you want you can go back after reading and finishing the manga to see why people didn't like season 2 (If you watch it before reading it'll just spoil all the biggest events in the least interesting and most infuriating way possible. It's basically a shitty cliffnotes that's an insult to all the effort put into the first season).

yoshZZ said:
I would like to point out though something that a lot of people seem to forget due to how bad the show became, but the first couple of episodes are manga accurate and actually good. It's maybe the first 3 or so episodes, I forget exactly, but those episodes do stay at a normal pace and continued the show well, having been well-received at the time of airing (before the show started going off the rails).

Lucifrost said:

Those few episodes may be good, but they are not manga accurate. They led me to believe the anime would invent its own story with an original ending. Imagine my surprise when the anime then had a time skip and went back to following the manga, except it was awful.

yutaGAWKkostu said:
I'm aware of the mess this second season is but, why exactly is this a mess?

yutaGAWKkostu said:
I'm almost done with the first season and I've been into anime for quite a long time that I'm aware of the mess this second season is but, why exactly is this a mess??

I'm an anime-only so should I watch this or just read the manga?? Is it really that bad from an anime-only perspective? I heard they skipped several arcs but are those arcs worth reading? I don't have any problem with reading the manga but I still prefer anime that's why I'm kinda confused.

WestOnAndrewAve said:

As an anime only it's not terrible but it's still a good step down from the first season. The missing arc didn't really affect my experience since I didn't know about it in the first place, but the intensity the first season had wasn't there because thematically the narrative changed. It did make sense so it wasn't bad because it was different, it just wasn't as good of a story. Also the time skip people complain about didn't confuse me at all it seemed fine, I think it only confused people if you knew the manga. The biggest criticism anime only will have though is the literal slideshow ending of how everything ends which is atrocious in any form of story telling. And I don't mean badly animated, it showed still images of how everything ends, similar to the end of Resistance 3 if you ever played that game. So I would probably recommend reading it for more content and a better experience overall.

LinkDQ said:
Honestly, my girlfriend and I both really enjoyed season 2. We’re anime only. I could see hating it if you read the manga, but it’s really not bad from an anime only viewpoint. Sure it’s rushed, but it’s still good. Definitely moreso if you haven’t read the manga.

yutaGAWKkostu said:
I'm almost done with the first season and I've been into anime for quite a long time that I'm aware of the mess this second season is but, why exactly is this a mess??

I'm an anime-only so should I watch this or just read the manga?? Is it really that bad from an anime-only perspective? I heard they skipped several arcs but are those arcs worth reading? I don't have any problem with reading the manga but I still prefer anime that's why I'm kinda confused.

yutaGAWKkostu said:
I'm almost done with the first season and I've been into anime for quite a long time that I'm aware of the mess this second season is but, why exactly is this a mess??

I'm an anime-only so should I watch this or just read the manga?? Is it really that bad from an anime-only perspective? I heard they skipped several arcs but are those arcs worth reading? I don't have any problem with reading the manga but I still prefer anime that's why I'm kinda confused.

kookool17 said:
15 volumes were adapted in 12 episodes, it was rushed. But the manga is a true masterpiece. The longest(v7 to 13) and best arc of the manga (named Goldy Pond) is not even adapted, just skipped. In the anime, the story is made different to be understandable. But I think the season 2 might be quite enjoyable if you dont know the manga(that is a 10/10). Also the world building in the manga is really good whereas it doesnt really exist in the anime.

kookool17 said:
15 volumes were adapted in 12 episodes, it was rushed. But the manga is a true masterpiece. The longest(v7 to 13) and best arc of the manga (named Goldy Pond) is not even adapted , just skipped. In the anime, the story is made different to be understandable. But I think the season 2 might be quite enjoyable if you dont know the manga(that is a 10/10). Also the world building in the manga is really good whereas it doesn't really exist in the anime.

bunidiot said:

That is literally comparable to jjk s1 AND s2 adapting 16 volumes of jjk manga.

I was so confused and disappointed when they made season 2 like that because season 1's quality felt so out of the world and realistic, it was like waking up in the morning and seeing the sun rise while your eyes are perfectly clear and sharp.

And here I am still hoping for a season 2 renewal like the one they did with spice & wolf..