or is it the other way around? I figure one has to be popular before they'll turn it into the other. Just curious.
2007-03-12 08:18:52 · 10 answers · asked by aa.gabriel 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
It depends on a few factors...
Movies, such as "Spirited Away" by Studio Ghibli, are animated first, and then there are spin off movies from popular Anime series (think, Pokemon).
Now, TV series, can come from manga, or be original, which is less frequent (see further for examples), but another area anime may come from is Video Games, and there are a lot of them! "Sakura Wars" is one of my favorite Anime, and it originated as a game.
Also, some anime come from novels actually. For example, a popular series, "Full Metal Panic" actually was from a novel first then made into anime and manga form.
There are popular Anime, "Noir" and "Madlax" which are first Anime from the creative studio "Bee Train".
Hope that helps!
2007-03-12 09:26:02 · answer #1 · answered by thethespi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time anime comes from the manga. And from this comes the game. Of course, there are some mangas that come from animes, like Princess Tutu. Their are some animes that never became mangas, like Nanoha, and mangas that never became animes, like Demon Diary. And the storylines can be very different or close to the same. It just depends on the series, really.
2007-03-12 10:36:13 · answer #2 · answered by Kage 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's usually the manga, then the anime. The reason is simple: mass producing a manga is far less expensive than producing an anime. Creators and TV agents want shows that they know will be popular on TV.
2007-03-12 08:23:31 · answer #3 · answered by Will the Thrill 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of times yes. Like everyone says, but there have been incidents were they have come from live-action shows first. They tend to root back to manga to though. NANA was a manga, then a live-action movie, then an anime. Same for Deathnote.
2007-03-14 07:01:17 · answer #4 · answered by crypticbluerose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most cases, yes, the manga is first. But in some cases, especially recently, a manga is made based on a popular anime series. I think the "Wolf's Rain" manga is one.
2007-03-12 10:04:35 · answer #5 · answered by Isis-sama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost always... just like most of our movies come from books, and the books are better... most anime comes from manga, and the manga is usually always better.
2007-03-12 08:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by peachfuzz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
normally manga then anime, but most of the time the manga is more detailed because the author wrote it, while in some animes the company changes things for more publicty or such
2007-03-12 08:57:20 · answer #7 · answered by Kao 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it goes both ways. But it is generally printed for first then animated later. This is a much cheaper way of judging interest in the story. Making movies is expensive.
2007-03-12 08:48:19 · answer #8 · answered by Scott B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
almost all anime are made from manga, none are made from show cause i have not watch one with the show first that the manga
2007-03-13 17:09:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really, movies for one.
and also, some come H-Game like Fate Stay Night.
or even Pokemon, that was a video game first.
2007-03-12 09:42:04 · answer #10 · answered by The No Named Dreamer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋