This week has not been awesome but thank the lords of bl for Cherry Magic, because I haven't met a bad mood that a japanese bl cannot help.
So, I was thinking about writing something when all versions of Cherry Magic finished airing but this episode of the anime was too interesting for me, so I thought I'd share.
[spoilers for episode 3 of the anime]
There's been a lot said about the changes made for Thai version so I don't think it's necessary to mention them all. I already said something about the umbrella change being my favourite as well as the fact that Karan can't sing. Another big change that happened on the latest episode of the anime was the missing bus scene. If you watched the Thai version you know the one. That scene is not in the Japanese live version or the anime, but it is in the manga. Slightly different of course, in the manga the excuse that Kurosawa uses to change seats with Rokakku is that a girl has a crush on him so he should sit with her. But still, I find it interesting that in this particular case the Thai version was the closest of all to the source material.
In the anime the trip is not really a trip, more of a get together and they also change the Rokakku scene that in the manga happens on the bus ( Rokakku is feeling car sick and that's when Adachi gives him some anti-nausea meds) but in the anime happens like the Japanese live version, over a work dinner.
I did however enjoyed that they kept the sauna scene pretty much loyal to the manga, because as much as I laughed out loud at that scene in the Thai version, the manga/anime version I find much more interesting. Kurosawa basically having to confront the fact that Adachi is a man and his own thoughts surrounding his attraction.
This is actually one of the many reasons the manga Kurosawa is my favourite, because we get much more insight into him and his attraction to Adachi.
But yeah, this episode of the anime is the first that starts to deviate from the manga and I wonder if that's going to continue because I was really looking forward to seeing some of the manga scenes in the anime and now I don't know what to expect.
Still, in case it wasn't obvious, I'm having a great time with all these versions and I can't believe we get so much Adachi and Kurosawa.
