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This is good! The slides move faster, as you said in the video description, but I think they go at just the right pace anyway. The music is great too (I really have to buy the anime soundtrack now).
Maybe it's just me, but it seems like the manga adaptation is trying to combine the live action movie, anime, and Aramata's books (obviously). Some adaptations go off on a tangent but this one seems to stick with the subject matter that's been given.
SpongeBobeeshia1991 6 months ago
@SpongeBobeeshia1991
Thanks! You might be right...the 1st part of this manga seems to be more accurate to the novel than either of the other two cinematic adaptations. Kato DOES go on a date with Yukari in the book and events play out almost exactly as they're portrayed here (including Rohan being proactive about contacting onmyoji). But the kodoku worm Yukari spits out seems influenced from the live action film design since in the book it was amorphous instead of a cricket shape.
aznricekracker 6 months ago
Still unsure about how the climax at Hirai's temple plays out in the book though. I'm beginning to notice that in each of the adaptations something completely different happens that causes Hirai to lose. I'll have to ask my Japanese contact I guess.
Hirai's loss at the temple is a very important point in the story because Hirai is the descendant of the legendary master Seimei Abe...thus, he should not have lost. That Kato won shows that Kato is actually better than the best onmyoji on earth!
aznricekracker 6 months ago
@SpongeBobeeshia1991
Just came upon two pieces of info...
Other sources claim that the manga adaptation was written in 1987--1988 (which I suspected but didn't want to jump to conclusions), meaning that it was before the anime. The cover of this edition says 1999, this is probably a republication.
Also I searched for the writer of this manga. He wasn't on the credits page, but on the next page it says "SCRIPT BY HIROSHI ARAMATA". Since Aramata's a screenplay writer, I wouldn't doubt it.
aznricekracker 6 months ago
That was great thanks for another part! I loved the anime and the actual movie very cool there was a manga adaptation as well! Keep up the good work!
iworshipfoods 6 months ago
@iworshipfoods
You're welcome! Thanks for the encouragement!
Oh yeah...please support our Facebook community to get the original book translated (unless you already have)!
aznricekracker 6 months ago