This is an absolute abomination of the author's original work. Wow . . . I mean, just, wow. Don't get me wrong, my rating has nothing to do with the animation, or even the plot, since it is a good plot, but it's just NOT "King of Thorn." They should have either done A) justice to the original manga or B) made a totally different movie with different characters. Don't ravage such a fantastic story as "King of Thorn," just don't DO it!
It felt like, mmmm, like I started in the author's world, and then halfway through mad scriptwriters took over and threw in every
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Dec 31, 2012
Suki tte Ii na yo.
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Whenever a manga is made into an anime, there is always the danger that it will catch up with the manga and then the story will change. This one didn't necessarily follow that scenario, like the butchering of Kaoru Mori's "Emma," but it was still a bit on the irritating side because it altered some aspects of the story that I actually liked.
For instance, the grittiness of having Mei and Yamato actually spend the night alone in a hotel room, not with his sweet little sister gumming up the works. The manga had them be alone together, but the anime couldn't be that courageous. So, ... |