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oyceterSo I've been mainlining the anime of Ouran High School Host Club like mad, and I love it!
I read vol. 1 of the manga a few months ago, when the anime first came out and everyone was squeeing about it. I didn't really like it, so I never read the others until today. I think I was very boggled by the humor of the manga; sometimes humor works better for me in print form, and sometimes better animated. I'm not quite sure how my brain parses it, but Ouran definitely worked better for me as anime. Part of it is pacing -- I don't pace myself well in manga, so I often miss punchlines and dramatic moments if it's not emphasized by the panelling. Also, the panels themselves are so incredibly busy that I end up skimming the entire thing out of sensory overload.
The anime, on the other hand, has funny blinking arrows and sound effects and still frames, all of which serve to pace the entire thing better, leave times for breathing, cue me in on when I should be concentrating.
Also, I suspect that I'd find the episodic nature of the manga much more accessible if I'd been reading it in monthly installments intead of as volumes.
That said, the manga and the anime are amazingly similar; there have been a few divergences in plot and story, but I suspect that some of the things in the manga will end up in the anime anyhow. I was a little sad to see that Renge's role in the manga isn't quite as large, and I miss having the music and etc. tell me when something's supposed to be serious and what something's a joke.
Not sure if I'll keep reading the manga right now, though I suspect I will pick it up once I finish the anime, just to get more of it.
I read vol. 1 of the manga a few months ago, when the anime first came out and everyone was squeeing about it. I didn't really like it, so I never read the others until today. I think I was very boggled by the humor of the manga; sometimes humor works better for me in print form, and sometimes better animated. I'm not quite sure how my brain parses it, but Ouran definitely worked better for me as anime. Part of it is pacing -- I don't pace myself well in manga, so I often miss punchlines and dramatic moments if it's not emphasized by the panelling. Also, the panels themselves are so incredibly busy that I end up skimming the entire thing out of sensory overload.
The anime, on the other hand, has funny blinking arrows and sound effects and still frames, all of which serve to pace the entire thing better, leave times for breathing, cue me in on when I should be concentrating.
Also, I suspect that I'd find the episodic nature of the manga much more accessible if I'd been reading it in monthly installments intead of as volumes.
That said, the manga and the anime are amazingly similar; there have been a few divergences in plot and story, but I suspect that some of the things in the manga will end up in the anime anyhow. I was a little sad to see that Renge's role in the manga isn't quite as large, and I miss having the music and etc. tell me when something's supposed to be serious and what something's a joke.
Not sure if I'll keep reading the manga right now, though I suspect I will pick it up once I finish the anime, just to get more of it.