Top 22 best anime adaptations of manga

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Most Japanese anime on the market today are anime adaptations from various sources. For example, sources such as light novels, games and visual novels.... In which anime adaptations from manga account for a large number. However, not every anime on the market adapted from manga is successful. From famous manga, loved by many people when adapted into anime, it will definitely receive mixed reviews. Most readers who love manga originals will worry whether their favorite manga when adapted will become better or not. Therefore, when producing an anime based on a popular manga there will be certain difficulties. But there are anime adaptations of manga that do the opposite. In this article, I will introduce to you the best anime adaptations of manga, better than the original. Let's see which anime they are!

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Nintama Rantarou

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Nintama Rantarou

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  • Japanese:忍たま乱太郎
    Type: Television
    First premiere: Spring 1993
    Studio: Ajia-Do
    Source: Manga
    Genre: Comedy
    Demographic: Children
    Duration: 10 minutes.
    Rating: G – All ages
    Rantarou, Shinbei, and Kirimaru are ninja students in the Ninja Academy, where first-graders are called "Nintamas" (short for ninja+tama (egg)). They have to learn everything a ninja has to know, but for our heroes, money, food, or play are all more fun. The series shows the daily adventures of our heroes, segmented in cartoon style, like 2 small episodes in a 30-minute show. The cast also includes teachers (Doi-sensei and Yamada-sensei fake girls), nintama kunoichi, villains (ninja Dokutake) and even family members of all the cast...

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Sailor Moon

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Sailor Moon

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  • Japanese:美少女戦士セーラームーン
  • English: Sailor Moon
    Type: TV
    Episodes: 46
    Premiere: Spring 1992
    Studio: Toei Animation
    Source: Manga
    Genre: Fantasy, Romance
    Duration: 24 minutes. each episode.
    Rating: PG-13 - Teenagers 13 and up
    Usagi Tsukino is an average and crying student who often gets low marks on her tests. Unexpectedly, her dull life is turned upside down when she saves a cat with a crescent moon on its head from danger. The cat, named Luna, later reveals that their meeting was not an accident: Usagi was destined to become Sailor Moon, a planetary protector with the power to protect Earth. Given a special brooch that allows her to transform, she must use her new powers to save the city from evil energy-stealing monsters led by the evil Queen Beryl of the Shadow Realm. evening sent.

    But getting used to her powers and fighting villains isn't the only thing she has to worry about. She must find the lost princess of the Moon Kingdom, the other Sailor Guardians, and the Legendary Silver Crystal to save the planet from destruction.

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Natsume Yuujinchou - Natsume's Book of Friends

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  • Japanese:夏目友人帳
    English: Natsume's Book of Friends
    Type: Television
    Episodes: 13
    First premiere: Summer 2008
    Studio: Brain's Base
    Source: Manga
    Genre: Drama , Slice of Life , Supernatural
    Duration: 24 minutes. per episode.
    Rating: PG-13 – Teens 13 and older
    Due to his unusual ability to see strange creatures called youkai, Takashi Natsume never blended in. Moved from one foster home to another, he was abandoned and alone. Over time, he came to terms that no one would believe him and closed himself off from his current caregivers and classmates. 

When Natsume accidentally breaks an invisible barrier, he frees Madara—a mighty spirit in the form of a lucky cat. Madara notices that Natsume bears a striking resemblance to his late grandmother Reiko Natsume, an outcast known to the youkai world for creating the Friendship Book. It is now in Natsume's possession, along with the youkai-calling power that Reiko defeated. 

Unconcerned about its power, Natsume decides to keep the book for the sake of his grandmother's memories and to protect it from youkai plots. So he made a deal with Madara: he would give the book to him when time ran out, and in return, Madara would act as Natsume's unofficial bodyguard, nicknamed Nyanko-sensei. With the newly found goal of freeing the people Reiko has sealed, Natsume's relationship with both youkai and humans gradually begins to improve.

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Nodame Cantabile

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  • Japanese:のだめカンタービレ
    English: Nodame Cantabile
    Type: Television
    Episodes: 23
    Premiere: Winter 2007
    Studio: JCStaff
    Source: Manga
    Genre: Comedy , Romance
    Duration: 22 minutes. per episode.
    Rating: PG-13 – Teens 13 and older
    Shinichi Chiaki is a first-rate musician who dreams of playing among the elite in Europe. Coming from a prestigious family, he's a notorious perfectionist—he's not only critical of himself, but others as well. The only thing stopping Shinichi from leaving Europe is his fear of flying. As a result, he is based in Japan. 

During her fourth year at Japan's top music university, Shinichi runs into Megumi Noda or, as she calls herself Nodame. On the surface, she seems to be a sleazy girl with no direction in life. However, when Shinichi heard Nodame play the piano for the first time, he was amazed at the kind of music she created. However, Shinichi is disappointed to discover that Nodame is his neighbor, and worse, she ends up falling passionately in love with him.

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Mob Psycho 100

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  • Japanese:モブサイコ100
    English: Mob Psycho 100
    Type: Television
    Episodes: 12
    Premiere: Summer 2016
    Studio: Bones
    Source: Web manga
    Genre: Action , Comedy , Supernatural
    Duration: 24 minutes. per episode.
    Rating: PG-13 – Teens 13 and older
    Eighth grader Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama tapped into his inner spiritual powers at an early age. But strength quickly becomes a burden when he realizes the hidden danger in his skills. Choosing to suppress his powers, the current Mob uses only his ability to impress his longtime lover, Tsubomi, who quickly gets bored with similar tricks. 
  • To exercise control over his skills, Mob joins himself under the auspices of Arataka Reigen, a con artist claiming to be a psychic who exploits the Mob's power in exchange for change. Now, driving away evil spirits on command has become part of the Mob's monotonous daily life. However, the psychic energy he wields is only the tip of the iceberg; If his enormous potential and unbridled emotions become frantic, a catastrophic event that makes him completely unrecognizable will be triggered. The Mob's progress towards the explosion is increasing, and attempts to stop it are futile.