I have a hell of a lot to say on this, so here it goes.

I prefer Anime better then Manga. It has good animation and the scenes from the Manga are animated so they can be shown on TV. Manga is basically a graphic novel book that can be read. Anime is a lot cooler then Manga because the scenes are animated and some of the Manga scenes are changed. Manga is quite boring, while Anime is awesome and epic seeing that the Manga version was made into an Anime so it can be watched. I prefer Anime much more due to the Graphics, Animation and Scenes. Manga is just the anime as a Graphic Novel. Anime shows much better scenes and it has good music and opening themes to it too.

So yeah. I adore Anime more then Manga. Manga is good, but Anime is better.

While I like anime a lot, I have to say I like manga more, if only because of its accessibility. If I want to read manga, all I have to do is pick it up and read. I can read it anywhere; in my room, on a train, in the garden, at the waiting room of a dentist's surgery etc. I can read as much or as little as I like at any one time. Anime, on the other hand, requires me to sit in my bedroom and watch it on my laptop, and if I need to stop or close it down for whatever reason, I can't go back to where I left off very easily. Anime, unlike manga, cannot have bookmarks inserted unfortunately. As of consequence, I sadly don't have the time to watch much anime.

Another reason why I like manga more is that it is the original thing; the mangaka drew and wrote it by his or herself, and nothing has been altered. There are few things worse than completing a manga and eagerly looking forward to watching an anime, only to find that the characters or storyline have been changed according to the director's tastes. Imagination plays a big part of it too; when you read a manga, you get the great artwork, yet just like as if you were reading a book you can kind of hear the characters' voices in your head, so you sort of get kind of a private cinema experience! There are also some scenes and images which, in subtle ways, just can't quite be captured in the same way when animated; whether it's the lack of colour or imagination I don't know, but somehow they just have a different feel. I also personally feel the manga-only fanbases aren't quite as big and aggressive as some of the anime ones, and seem a bit friendlier in ways; perhaps because there aren't quite so many readers as there are watchers. And there are many mangas which haven't been made into animes; take Yotsuba@!, for example, or Hirameki Hatsume-Chan. They're both very funny and great to read, yet for popularity reasons or due to the mangaka's own decision, they would never have been published had the fans been only interested in anime.

Don't get me wrong; anime, along with all forms of filming and animation, is an art form in itself. But for me, manga has a quiet and understated magic of its own. It's the excitement of finding the latest volume at a bookshop after waiting months for its release, the elation of discovering the entire Fruits Basket series on a shelf at the local library, the comfort of sitting in bed with a cup of coffee, engrossed in the artwork and storyline. Somewhat expensive, yes, and some mangas are hard to find in bookstores, but for me they are worth every penny and since discovering manga, I have also found my own artwork to have improved in many ways, and has inspired me to want to be a mangaka myself someday.

Jeepers, I should've made that into an article XD

Indeed you have. Your comments are always articles, LaughingHyena. You should make article out of these XD

Hahaha yep I probably should've XD

It's not 100%. I've seen some anime that have blown my mind by making scenes truly come to life before my eyes, and occasionally by expanding on certain aspects the manga glossed over (i.e. improving on certain fights). But I chose manga here for a reason. For one thing, I sort of like the idea of imagining how scenes knit together rather than seeing them. It's not completely imaginative, but it gives me a small thrill. Another reason is that I genuinely hate filler. I have yet to see one I've truly enjoyed, so I stay away from anime that includes it. I know manga does too, but the volume tends to be lower. Lastly, I do like seeing the drawings themselves. There's often so much movement going on in anime that you can't really appreciate specific scenes or characters as well as you do in manga.

I agree. Manga does have a lot of epic scenes. I prefer Anime more though because those scenes are animated and it is much better then reading Manga. Your opinion is good though

I've spent a day thinking...and I still can't choose. I hold a lot of respect for manga and their writers, as it is basically the mangaka writing and drawing a story for us to see, filtered only by the editors. Anime, on the other hand, is so...industrial. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but the idea of animation companies calculating funds with the focus being on how the audience will receive and respond to their efforts just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. On the other hand, anime has music and voices that draw you into the story in a way the manga just can't.

Frankly, I prefer series that are both anime and manga so I can enjoy both forms if I so wish, choosing which I like better. That was the case for To Aru Kagaku no Railgun and Tsubasa Chronicles. I'm just not decisive enough to choose one form over the other in a general way,

I have to say I like manga more. For the most part I just prefer reading more than watching TV. But also, a lot of things that are in the manga might not be included in the anime. And there's plenty of manga which has many scenes carried out differently then in anime. I would have given anything to of had the Death Note ending follow the manga... Also, some anime steers way off course from the original manga. There was only about 8 or so episodes of Black Butler that stayed faithful to the manga. Same with Attack on Titan. And towards the end of Soul Eater the plot became really different then the manga. Plus there's plenty of great characters within manga that you never get to see in the anime. Also, a lot of my most favorite animes ended when the manga was still ongoing. The Ouran anime ended right when things were getting really exciting in the manga! Same with Fruits Basket. The Hetalia manga has so many funny scenes and loveable characters that weren't able to fit into the anime~!
Overall, I just really prefer manga because in manga there will usually be so much more detail within it that they didn't have room for in the anime. So when I read manga I feel as though I get a better grasp on the plot and characters.

Your opinion is good Stella, but I prefer Anime more. Manga does have a lot of epic scenes but Anime has it extended or edited out. I have not really read a lot of Manga's, but I have watched the Anime adaptations. I will start to read the Manga soon. Your opinion is good however

I like watching anime, some I don't even read the manga to and some mangas I don't watch the anime. For me the manga is a little bit better, I'm not a big reader of books but I'll read a manga the whole day. The manga is like a gateway to the anime for me, it'll decide whether or not I watch the anime instead of wasting my time on an anime I wouldn't like when I could've watched something else. Fillers are also some times a problem for me, especially Naruto. Currently I'm trying to catch up in one piece and I'm nowhere near that in that anime so I'll try the manga.

Good point. Manga is what started Anime. Manga has a lot of good scenes in it while Anime has some edited or cut out. I prefer Anime more because those scenes are made into Animation and it looks good while watching them on a TV Screen

I totally agree Jess. Anime is awesome, and the scenes, music and animation are just mind-blowing and epic. Manga is just a graphic novel, while Anime has those scenes animated with an awesome soundtrack. Movies and spin-offs are very good too and they count as sequels to the main Anime series.

Other then that, I thunk you're the only one here who has voted for Anime (Apart from me XD)

i love anime, but i would say manga is better because first of all you can read it whenever you want like at home or at the doctors or at school. also they have so many chapters and one chapter is about like one episode from an anime. manga usually has at least five or six chapters each volume. also the manga is made by the original creator. the mangaka has written this, and drawn this. nothing has been changed or left out. which is often a big problem with anime. they leave stuff out, or change important details. i also just personally like manga better. i mean i always liked reading a volume and then waiting for the next volume to come out. it's always worth the wait. there's many mangas that have never became an anime. usually for popularity reasons. for example take
fushigi yuugi genkaiden, alice 19th, absolute boyfriend, and god child.none of these were ever made into an anime. yes absolute boyfriend had a live action but that's different. all of these mangas were really good, but because of popularity and other reasons they were never mad into an anime. now, if i only ever watched anime, i never would have found out about these mangas. anime is good to though. it has all these differant kinds filming and animation but once again i just feel that mangas better.

Despite the fact that I love reading and enjoy reading manga, every now and again, I call this poll a win in favor of anime for me. I have plenty of respect for manga and the original drawings of the anime idea, but I love the way that many anime portray the ideas and play out the scenes. I just have never really got manga, like I have with anime and I'm a true anime fiend.

As much as I love watching anime, I honestly prefer reading Manga, mainly because I've always preferred reading to actually watching a series. Another reason is most of the original plots of different series are way better than the changes that they make in an anime. Sometimes, they don't include characters or certain parts that changes to whole story altogether. I also feel like there are more great stories in manga, because some of the good ones don't get popular enough to get an anime.

Omg kakukun u said it all :D i feel the same way and i still love both <3

I've never fallen asleep reading manga but I have fell asleep watching anime many a times... the creative side of my brain is continuously working when I read manga. I've got to make up voices to match the written dialogue and make high-octane scenes flow as if I was actually watching it happen etc. You just don't get that with anime, since it's all done for you. Manga also allows me to connect better with the story; I feel more involved when I read manga than when I watch anime. Not to mention the manga is always more 'unrestrained' than the anime adaptation; very little is toned down. You more-or-less get exactly what the mangaka intended to put across, no holds barred.

So it's manga all the way for me. And I've found that if I read the manga of a series first I can't bring myself to watch the anime adaptation while I can easily read the manga after watching the anime adaptation.

I like both, but... When you watch anime, you get the music, which can sometimes be BEAUTIFUL. The whole experience just feels more real and seems to flow better.

i prefer manga, dragon ball, naruto, bleach and series are the reasons why the anime isn't as faithful to the manga as it should be, and oh god the filler.. just, no