While most anime are based on manga, many great shows are actually based on visual novels instead. Visual novels are a popular style of game in Japan that are narratives the player must navigate, often making choices that impact the outcome of the story. This can make them somewhat hard to adapt, but not impossible as many anime show.
Of course the biggest challenge in adapting a visual novel is condensing all the content contained within into a clear narrative. While someone playing a visual novel can experience all of its diverging story paths, most anime are constrained to one straightforward narrative which usually necessitates making some major cuts. Some series on this list have gotten around this by making multiple anime to encompass the entire story. This list will just be focusing on one entry per franchise however for the sake of variety. That being said, here are the...
Of course the biggest challenge in adapting a visual novel is condensing all the content contained within into a clear narrative. While someone playing a visual novel can experience all of its diverging story paths, most anime are constrained to one straightforward narrative which usually necessitates making some major cuts. Some series on this list have gotten around this by making multiple anime to encompass the entire story. This list will just be focusing on one entry per franchise however for the sake of variety. That being said, here are the...
- 10/23/2023
- by Ben Sockol
- ScreenRant
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