Thread:KAnon2020/@comment-37367628-20200424172146/@comment-45405164-20200506233325

@MisterVelvet

I didn't realize how focused the series was on Maple. I first tried looking up various other anime fandom wikis to get an idea of what to put in Plot. I found few series adding plots when the story is as focused on one character like BOFURI is.

I first watched the 12 episodes of the anime again while taking notes before and asked myself if I should start with Maple. After decided to start with Sally, I tried typing something up but part way, I realized how packed it was becoming.

As I was writing it up, the differences came to mind as well and the question about how to deal with them.

How should I deal with a difference between media? Though the manga seems to follow the WN nicely and the LN likely follows that trend while cleaning things up, the anime just doesn't seem to care. ie: Maple doesn't get help from Francesca at all in the WN, not until long after the guild competition at least. I don't remember Maple and sally talking to Drag and Dred in the cake shop or at all either. At first I forgot so I tried checking the manga but they weren't there at or around the cake shop chapter. ie: (Kasumi dungeon with Maple & Sally event 2) [WN] The dungeon is larger. Kasumi finds a key and earrings on the ceiling. The key is needed to get to the last room of the dungeon. A group of snails spawns as they walk to the door after jumping up. The key gets stolen and they need to steal it back.. ie: [Anime] Kanade gives Maple & Sally a book. (island not checked) Maple and Sally active the puzzle and are instantly teleported. [WN] Kanade goes to check island. Kanade gives info about island. (they separate) Maple & Sally walk down the beach and find ruins. They overhear a group talking about a puzzle from a book. Sally kills for the book. They fail to activate puzzle so they camp the ruins. They activate puzzle at the right timing. They go to a shrine where light is seen. They use the teleport portal. They walk from a dome room with ocean on both sides and enjoy the view before reaching a boss door. ... ie: [Anime] Mai & Yui join in early. Train at Poison Dragon Dungeon using Poison Immunity potion. message board talks about the Twins.... [WN] Mai & Yui join later. Train at same dungeon with Maple in Atrocity form. Twins are kept a secret, not mentioned on the message board, nor seen by Frederica during her spying..

Note: The difference is massive. The existence of a Poison Immunity potion nullifies all of Hydra indefinitely (not counting Venom Invocation). Talking about the twins on the message board makes inviting them less impactful and I believe it was Chrome (who would be talking about them on the boards) who mentions keeping them as a secret weapon for the guild competition. (Before I came to this realization, I already didn't like how they changed the series. With this in mind now, I can only see it getting worse in season 2. These aren't the only holes the anime staff opened up.)

I tried building these plots from the anime: Payne Dred Drag Frederica

What do you think of them? If they're good, I'll finish off all but Maple and Sally and then try and build theirs after.

After getting the Plot from the anime perspectives up and your response to how I should deal with the difference between media below, I'll try cutting the WN into arcs and then build onto their plots further.