The Best Japanese Manga Series Based on Anime (Part 4)

  FLCL Omnibus It’s hard to imagine that FLCL exist outside the anime because of the series’s hyperactive use of animation. This may be the reason why the manga adaption by Hajime Ueda takes a completely different route than the anime. The manga interprets the surreal adolescent story in a more emotional way while the

The Best Japanese Manga Series Based on Anime (Part 3)

  Psycho-Pass: Inspector Shinya Kogami Psycho-Pass has 2 manga series: one directly adapts the anime storyline, and another chronicles an earlier tale that was set before the TV series. While Psycho-Pass: Inspector Akane Tsunemori is the direct adaptation of the anime series’ Season 1, focusing on Akane Tsunemori, the leading hero, Psycho- Pass: Inspector Shinya

The Best Japanese Manga Series Based on Anime (Part 2)

  Summer Wars The manga version of the anime Summer Wars is a perfect example of how manga can shed new light on a beloved anime. This is a breathtaking animated movie which explores the role of technology on people’s private and public lives. The love story of Natsuki Shinohara and Kenji Koiso drives the

The Best Japanese Manga Series Based on Anime (Part 1)

Japan is considered the world’s animation capital with hundreds of fantastic manga series being optioned as new movies and TV series by Japanese animation studios every year. While some become popular multimedia franchises, some others become dust in the wind. You may have seen a lot of famous manga series inspire anime adaptations but may