The Great War between Men and Gods is a manga loved by countless readers because of its unique, new storylines and extremely thrilling and satisfying fighting scenes. This is definitely a manga that you should read once in your life if you have ever been curious: "What if humans and gods dueled".
However, since being adapted into anime, many people believe that the anime is worsening the image of the original in the eyes of the public. Some fans even stated that they would rather watch a powerpoint presentation than watch the anime. What is the reason behind this incident? Let's find out with Hobiverse!
Plot summary: War of Men and Gods (Shuumatsu No Valkyrie)
Record Of Ragnarok is a work composed by authors Fukui Takumi and Shinya Umemura. The manga is released periodically every month in Japan's Comic Comic Zenon magazine. The manga is set in the celestial world, which is ruled by the gods of the world's cultures and religions led by Zeus.
Every 1000 years, the gods will meet at Valhalla palace to discuss human existence. After thousands of years of constantly leading the world to develop, the gods felt that humanity was becoming increasingly corrupt and ugly. So they agreed to end human life.
The gods hold the power of life and death in the human world
Before the decision was made, one of the 13 Valkyries in Norse mythology, Brunhilde, called for a Ragnarok battle between humans and gods with the goal of saving human existence. She personally selected the 13 strongest people in human history to fight one-on-one with the gods. In addition, to keep the battle balanced, Brunhilde and her Valkyrie sisters are ready to turn into weapons to assist humanity in fighting.
Brunhilde took advantage of the opportunity to live for humanity through the war between humans and gods
Although it still follows the old fighting shounen motif, it cannot be denied that the fiery battle scenes in the manga Great War between Men and Gods have caused great resonance, and have been widely accepted by the manga-loving community. We thought that when it was adapted, we would have another anime masterpiece, but the harsh truth made fans of the original just want to "punch the studio".
The details in the anime are prolonged
The original work of The Great War between Men and Gods scored points thanks to the fierce battles between ordinary people and gods to decide whether humanity is allowed to exist or not. Currently, the manga's progress is completely unfavorable to humanity as the gods are leading by 1 win. Just two more losses and humanity will perish. Although the story line is relatively fast, there is still enough room for each character thanks to the author's clever integration and ingenious arrangement.
The battle between King Leonidas and the Sun God Apollo in the latest chapter
However, the anime adaptation does not promote this. Instead, developments in the film move quite slowly. Typically the first match is between Lu Bu and Thor. The vanguard battle was supposed to be the most notable match, so that readers could somewhat understand the fighting styles of both sides, but the anime gave the two competitors an entire episode 2 just to... reminisce.
The vanguard battle in the anime lasts up to 4 episodes
While in the manga War of Humans and Gods , the flashback only lasts less than 1 chapter. Perhaps the producers wanted to leave the most attractive content for season 2, but the way they did it made season 1 lose points in the eyes of fans because it was extremely lengthy, rambling and boring.
Slow-motion everywhere
Many viewers complained about feeling like they were watching an Indian drama because of the excessive number of scenes that used slow-motion effects. The exciting action scenes in the story become interrupted by the overuse of slow-motion and stop motion effects just like a slide show. This makes the audience extremely uncomfortable when they feel like they've been sleeping all night and the character has just brandished a weapon.
The lack of neatness and sloppy drawing makes viewers extremely angry
The way of leading is so boring
In addition to fighting, the attractive factor in the original manga also lies in the philosophical dialogues for people to justify themselves as well as convince the gods to give up their intention of destroying the world. However, in the anime, the battle scenes are exaggerated to the point of being "excessive", and the voiceovers to introduce historical characters or gods are also somewhat lengthy and boring.
The battle scene is colorful but not at all smooth
Besides, during battles, instead of describing the battle, the anime focuses on discrete flashbacks, listing the faces of each person in the character's family. At the same time, the amount of time to show the expressions of the people in the match is also quite a lot. What fans need is a great fight scene, not the audience's reaction at the scene.
Instead of watching the fight, we have to watch the reaction of the audience at the scene
If you want to enjoy the War of Men and Gods series properly, Hobiverse recommends that you watch the manga instead of the anime. The fierce battles of humans against the gods to gain a chance to survive for all humanity will certainly make you thrilled through every page of the story.
