Code Geass is an original anime; all the manga adaptations and tie-ins are a little off one way or another. Although one of them -- Nightmare of Nunnally -- is quite entertaining in its own right, and seems to explicitly declare itself an alternate universe to the main anime universe and timeline.
With Angel Sanctuary, though, you want to read the manga. It was never made into a proper anime series -- just an OVA, I think -- and in any case the animated version only goes up to about volume 4 of a 20 volume series. It's like all the introduction and none of the actual story. (Apparently Kaori Yuki liked the voice actor choices, though, so maybe it's worth watching to get a sense of how she means the people to sound?)
I really need to finish reading FMA and Fruits Basket -- I left them hanging a couple years ago when I hit the end of my 18-month mad obsession with manga (also, I got tired of waiting for new volumes to be translated), but I very badly want to know how the stories end. Hmm. You know, I think my goal for my days off next week will be to hit a bookstore and spend some quality time reading. :-)
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Re: Top 5 favorite manga and/or anime series (plus some thoughts on story tropes)
Date: 2010-08-20 06:34 am (UTC)With Angel Sanctuary, though, you want to read the manga. It was never made into a proper anime series -- just an OVA, I think -- and in any case the animated version only goes up to about volume 4 of a 20 volume series. It's like all the introduction and none of the actual story. (Apparently Kaori Yuki liked the voice actor choices, though, so maybe it's worth watching to get a sense of how she means the people to sound?)
I really need to finish reading FMA and Fruits Basket -- I left them hanging a couple years ago when I hit the end of my 18-month mad obsession with manga (also, I got tired of waiting for new volumes to be translated), but I very badly want to know how the stories end. Hmm. You know, I think my goal for my days off next week will be to hit a bookstore and spend some quality time reading. :-)