![]() ![]() Based on the best-selling manga of the same name by Tite Kubo, fans early on wondered how the anime would condense all the pages of filler.Īs it turns out, they didn't. He sets out to defend humans from evil spirits, all while guiding lost souls into the afterlife. The series follows Ichigo Kurosaki after he is bestowed with the powers of a Soul Reaper, a role similar to that of the Grim Reaper. 48 onwards).Bleach is a more traditional adult anime that ran from 2004-2012 but is still ongoing to this day. I did not watch Conqueror of Shamballa closely, but my impression of it was that it required knowledge of the 2003 ending (ep. Incidentally, The Sacred Star of Milos should not require much manga knowledge. ![]() If you skip stuff, it may be useful to read summaries and make sure you know the chronology of the adaptation in question. Keep in mind that later plot will still be similar or even identical. 10 (2003) seems like a decent points, although opinions will vary. If small differences aren't much issue and you want to reduce the amount you read/watch, vol. If you want to be aware of all small deviations, starting from the first chapter/episode of the respective adaptation is best. 5) are covered relatively early on in 2003, so there's going to be some duplication unless you specifically avoid those chapters. Moreover, some details in later chapters (e.g. There's no single point before which everything is identical and everything afterwards is not. However, important differences will have come up before that even though most of the events might be recognisable to someone who saw 2003. The homunculi are different in the manga continuity.įMA:B and the manga plots seem unrecognisable from a 2003 perspective by around ep. The details of Hughes' death are different. 25, where the 2003 plot completely diverges (so ep. The events at Laboratory 5 are different. Scar makes no such appearance in the manga, and the role of his brother is different. ![]() Moreover the details about Ishval (which isn't discussed until chapter 58) and Scar are different. Grand is killed very early on in the manga, and only appears in Ishval flashbacks. The Tringhams appear later in the anime so they can't just be regarded as "filler" material. He is arrested, not killed in the original anime, and he shows up later. In the manga continuity, it is specifically stated that Shou Tucker is killed. Looking at the Wikipedia chapter and 2003 episode, we have several candidates: When do major differences start to appear? 2003 also has some blatantly non-manga content at the beginning (e.g. being a minority, Rose is darker in 2003). There are also slight differences in character details (e.g. Roy finds the brothers because of reports of there having been skilled alchemists, not because of a letter. Al never even attempts the state alchemist qualifying exam in the manga, and the train and Shou Tucker incidents happen after Ed becomes a state alchemist. In the Lior arc, we see an failed "resurrection" of Rose's boyfriend in 2003 that was created from some birds, whereas this never shows up in the manga. There are differences even at the beginning. Depending on how strict you are with the plot divergence, there are several candidates. Tl dr: there is no exact point where the stories go "different ways". ![]()
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