

During the Fall 2016 season, I chanced upon an off-hand comment somewhere on
_Reddit_ about the different adaptations of _No. 6_. If my memory serves me,
the user argued that there was a discrepancy between the anime adaptation of
_No. 6_ and the original light novels in how a certain plot point (possibly a
relationship between two characters) was approached.

Furthermore, at some point before that, I saw someone mention in passing that
she disliked the anime adaptation but enjoyed the manga and light novel, which
suggests to me in retrospect that there are notable differences between the
different adaptations of the underlying content.

At the time, I did not pay heed to any of this, since I had no interest in
_No. 6_. Unfortunately, over the last month or two, I have seen a couple
stills from the _No. 6_ manga that piqued my interest. Since I would like to
know how to approach to series (via the manga, or via the anime) if I ever get
to it, I am now wondering if there are any notable differences between the
original light novels, the manga, and the anime, and if so, what the nature of
these differences is:

  * Are there major differences in _plot points_ , similar to how there are differences in plot between the two different anime associated with _Fullmetal Alchemist_ or between the anime and manga for _Elfen Lied_?

  * Alternatively, are there obvious discrepancies with _framing_ or _focus_ or _tone_? (For instance, the _Revolutionary Girl Utena_ manga feels more grounded in reality than the anime, and concepts such as "revolutionizing the world" are more clearly fleshed out there. However the _basic_ structure of the manga matches that of the anime, although the anime has an expanded plot, pairs Juri with Shiori instead of Touga, etc.)


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no.-6
How do the different media for No. 6 fit in with each other?