Those are really good points you make on the differences between the anime and the manga! I feel similarly, but I've never seen anyone else phrase it exactly that way. I think both are very touching themes. As for Tohru, I don't think they actually changed much? They just didn't get to a point where they could show more of the background of her character.
I think Takaya Natsuki's art style is pretty stable now, yeah. It's pretty, but not very dynamic...
When I say "not by the numbers," I mean that the director's style comes clearly through, and that they worked with the material, rather than adapting it page-by-page. This can be contentious if they change things too drastically, but if it's exactly the same, might as well just read the manga, you know? I think the Furuba anime takes advantage of the audiovisual format, with the sound effects and stylization.
There's a lot in the later volumes that felt less than convincing, but it's easier to talk about that when I go back and read those volumes again. Aside from everything you mentioned, the whole Kyoko and Kyou connection always came across as really half-baked to me.
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on 2012-10-28 06:17 am (UTC)I think Takaya Natsuki's art style is pretty stable now, yeah. It's pretty, but not very dynamic...
When I say "not by the numbers," I mean that the director's style comes clearly through, and that they worked with the material, rather than adapting it page-by-page. This can be contentious if they change things too drastically, but if it's exactly the same, might as well just read the manga, you know? I think the Furuba anime takes advantage of the audiovisual format, with the sound effects and stylization.
There's a lot in the later volumes that felt less than convincing, but it's easier to talk about that when I go back and read those volumes again. Aside from everything you mentioned, the whole Kyoko and Kyou connection always came across as really half-baked to me.