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elle_white) wrote2012-03-04 08:16 pm
elle_white) wrote2012-03-04 08:16 pm
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I recently finished watching Full Moon wo Sagashite. It was deeply engaging and beautiful! I was surprised by how much I came to love this anime. I started off reading the manga, but I was so disgusted that I had to put it down. I think this is one of those rare cases where the adaptation is far better the original. The anime is mostly light-hearted in it's first half, but becomes The manga is a much darker story that contains more triggering material.
The premise for both the anime and manga is the same. A twelve-year-old girl named Mitsuki has dreams of becoming a singer, but she has throat cancer. She is visited by two shinigami, a grumpy and dorky boy called Takuto and an energetic girl named Meroko. They tell her she only has more year left to live. Wanting to make the most of the time she has left because of a promise she made to a boy named Eichi, Mitsuki convinces the shinigmai to help her make her dream come true with their magic. I know it sounds morbid sentimental, and I admit it can be ridiculous at times, but it is handled extremely well, overall. At least in the anime, which is surprisingly light-hearted and sweet in its first half. The second part deals with the darkness inherent in its premise, while being ultimately hopeful and inspiring.
Whereas the manga was too dark. Nearly everyone's personality is different. Whereas Takuto is a cranky and lovable dork in the anime, he's a possessive asshole in the manga. He gives Mitsuki CPR when she's passed out, but hopes she thinks he forced kissed her so she'll get upset. This is played for laughs. He tries also tries to rape her later on. Takuto would never do that in the anime. He respects her in the anime and would never do anything to harm her. There are a few instances were the supposedly sympathetic guys try to commit sexual violence against a twelve-year-old girl. That's the main reason I had to stop reading.
There are creepers in the anime, but they are actually treated as assholes by the narrative and they get called out on their behaviour. I mean, the anime isn't perfect with gender. There were a couple of things I would criticize, but it's far better than the manga. And the anime definitely doesn't contain the grossness of the original story.
And the anime is more about Mitsuki's dreams and how she inspired to keep going by all the people she meets along the way. But the manga focuses more on how she heals the shinigami. Two of them being guys who were sexually violent towards her at some stage.
I also felt the friendship between the two main ladies was even more important in the anime, and was developed in a sweet and epic manner. Meroko feels jealous towards Mitsuki because Takuto is interest in her. This happens in both versions. But Meroko cares about Mitsuki from the beginning in the anime. She feels protective and of her and conflicted about her role much earlier on than in the manga.
The anime is sometimes criticized for being slow and having too much "filler." But I would much rather have the anime, which slowly develops its characters and their relationships. This version emphasizes friendship, hope and unashamedly giving fate the middle finger. The anime, while not perfect, is a deeply touching story that made me extremely happy.
The premise for both the anime and manga is the same. A twelve-year-old girl named Mitsuki has dreams of becoming a singer, but she has throat cancer. She is visited by two shinigami, a grumpy and dorky boy called Takuto and an energetic girl named Meroko. They tell her she only has more year left to live. Wanting to make the most of the time she has left because of a promise she made to a boy named Eichi, Mitsuki convinces the shinigmai to help her make her dream come true with their magic. I know it sounds morbid sentimental, and I admit it can be ridiculous at times, but it is handled extremely well, overall. At least in the anime, which is surprisingly light-hearted and sweet in its first half. The second part deals with the darkness inherent in its premise, while being ultimately hopeful and inspiring.
Whereas the manga was too dark. Nearly everyone's personality is different. Whereas Takuto is a cranky and lovable dork in the anime, he's a possessive asshole in the manga. He gives Mitsuki CPR when she's passed out, but hopes she thinks he forced kissed her so she'll get upset. This is played for laughs. He tries also tries to rape her later on. Takuto would never do that in the anime. He respects her in the anime and would never do anything to harm her. There are a few instances were the supposedly sympathetic guys try to commit sexual violence against a twelve-year-old girl. That's the main reason I had to stop reading.
There are creepers in the anime, but they are actually treated as assholes by the narrative and they get called out on their behaviour. I mean, the anime isn't perfect with gender. There were a couple of things I would criticize, but it's far better than the manga. And the anime definitely doesn't contain the grossness of the original story.
And the anime is more about Mitsuki's dreams and how she inspired to keep going by all the people she meets along the way. But the manga focuses more on how she heals the shinigami. Two of them being guys who were sexually violent towards her at some stage.
I also felt the friendship between the two main ladies was even more important in the anime, and was developed in a sweet and epic manner. Meroko feels jealous towards Mitsuki because Takuto is interest in her. This happens in both versions. But Meroko cares about Mitsuki from the beginning in the anime. She feels protective and of her and conflicted about her role much earlier on than in the manga.
The anime is sometimes criticized for being slow and having too much "filler." But I would much rather have the anime, which slowly develops its characters and their relationships. This version emphasizes friendship, hope and unashamedly giving fate the middle finger. The anime, while not perfect, is a deeply touching story that made me extremely happy.
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But the manga is just terrible in many ways. Takuto attempts to rape Mitsuki because she wasn't getting over Eichi's death fast enough for him. He is a total prick in the manga. Meroko's backstory is filled with grossness and involves rape.
The manga and anime are two completely different stories. I loved the anime, but the manga is just awful in every way possible.