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psink · 5 months ago

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Whilst overall I prefer the manga to the anime, there's one aspect that I think the anime does better - the very ending.

Compared to the manga's very compactly shown thoughts of the cast, the anime gives each of them a short scene.

But although that change already is great, what matters to me the most, is this added scene of Saiko.

Despite it being so short, it feels so fitting and important to Saiko's character, making its absence in the original seem wrong. (They also added Rifuta, though comparatively, her scene isn't so significant.)

#saiki kusuo #saiko meteori #rifuta imu #saiki k #tdlosk #the disastrous life of saiki k #i'm sure people must've said this before but i always think about this when reading through 281 #although i prefer the anime's version i also think the original has its merits #i feel like putting (almost) all of the words/thoughts in one panel puts more focus on kusuo's feelings #and it also nicely shows how recognizable the characters are just by how they talk #but i think showing the characters one last time before the end works better as a send-off #(plus it works better visually for the anime)#and i'm glad the anime remembered about imu and saiko #this scene works well as a 'conclusion/ending' of sorts for saiko (though naturally it'd be better if there was more)#it'd feel more incomplete without it #the anime also added small bits of dialogue here such as toritsuka thinking “ i know you can't hear me” which is also a nice touch #i really like the epilogue and i find the anime's adaptation of it the best part of the anime #the anime rarely adds things; it mostly removes stuff #there are few added scenes in earlier seasons but it's really not as noticeable as the things they cut/shortened #but because the epilogue has a whole episode to itself - the pacing is much better allowing them to add additional stuff #on top of already adapting the manga well #ended up going on a small ramble by accident

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