If the anime wasn't for you, there's a good chance the manga won't be either. The early anime is a very faithful adaptation of the manga, and has a generally pretty similar feel to it.

Manga>>>>>>>anime for one-piece and haikyuu for me

I’d really really consider giving a few more episodes of the anime a shot or going with the manga (since you should be able to get through the first couple of arcs pretty quickly). I think the first third of the first season is by far the hardest part to get through of the entire series. (Narratively speaking, all of the decisions make sense, Hinata needs to be established as incompetent and Kageyama as totally obnoxious for their skill/character growth to feel satisfying, it’s just not as compelling a read/watch as the rest of the series.) I found the three on three practice game and the alumni game pretty cringy the first time round, feeling like they were way too invested in a high school sport. I stuck with it because the reviews were so good. However, give it a handful more episodes and you’ll almost certainly have a complete turnaround and be totally and completely invested in every point and in each of the characters. (Coming from someone who doesn’t like sport and didn’t know any of the roles of volleyball before watching the series, so now regards it among my top 3 favourite manga and anime ever.) If you’re a couple of episodes into the tournament and you’re not liking it, then it probably isn’t for you.

The art style is, but story wise not really. The anime does a good job representing the manga.

Overall, no - the anime is basically a shot-for-shot remake of the manga. For the first three seasons, there is just a small handful of scenes from the manga that never made it into the anime, and that's the only difference.

However, the anime cut out a significant portion of the manga for the Tokyo Qualifiers, and S4 is also slightly less faithful to the manga in the sense that they skip through a lot of the more "minor" scenes. But that all being said, nothing happens in the anime that doesn't happen in the manga.

Personally when I first compared them, I had strongly prefer the anime because of the OST and some small extra stuff the added in, but ever since the animation went a bit downhill in s4 (no offense).

I’ve slowly started to lean towards the manga, mainly because on how epic the new arc is and the fun discussions/theories that comes w it since the manga is ending soon.

i started with the anime but switched over to manga after i ran out of episodes to watch. i still prefer the anime because of all the tiny extra stuff (but again i just have a general preference towards anime) but if you wanna keep going on then perhaps manga might be a better choice

I just started the manga but I like it more I don’t know why

You’ll run out of the anime soon enough but the manga you will be reading for a while.

I watched the anime first but I would say the manga is better (opinionated ✌️ just started reading it and I absolutely love it)

I just recently read the manga, picking up where the anime left off and I feel I might’ve enjoyed it more than the anime.

You need to 100% read the Manga. If you keep waiting for the animation to finish then you will keep waiting for years. It took like 4+ years for the movie to come after season 4. Don't wait. How is it spoiling anime when the manga is the original source? I can guarantee you you will enjoy the manga more than the animation and wouldn't regret reading it first especially because well i wouldn't say it. Starting from volume 34

I think it could be worth waiting. The movie is going to have to cut a lot, which could make it less enjoyable if you were to watch it for the first time knowing what the match is supposed to be.

If the Nekoma movie is any indication, the next movie will also be a bastardisation of the manga. So yes, you should read the manga. The movie also likely isn’t coming out until at least late 2026/2027

Manga is better honestly, even in the shitorizawa match the order sequence at the beginning of how it was scored is different in the manga vs the anime.

The anime is all time (my 2nd best anime I’ve watched outside of jjk) but the manga (where the anime ends; so far) part of the story is even better somehow

The size is a big differenhahahahhahahahh

Well look inside and compare for yourself

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What matters is what's inside. Plus one seems to have a hard cover that the other. It's just suppliers sometimes.

I think the manga is a few levels above the anime, so yes.

For storytelling purposes, manga is superior no doubt.

You will likely be able to find the manga through your library, or if you have ~$3 every month, you can get Shonen Jump (both an app and a desktop version through Viz Media), and it's all on there as well!

I suggest reading online first! That way you can decide you want to buy or not. Also try checking your public library if they have any.

I read Demon Slayer online and I’m saving up for the boxed set.

Most anime are watered down versions of the manga, Haikyuu being no different. Meaning that yes the manga is worth it.

Anime up to the end of season 3. Season 4 covers the best match in the series and unfortunately manga did it 5 times better

I would say watch the anime then pick up the manga after. I love the manga for the future but personally I find it a lot more encapsulating to watch it. The action scenes hit harder and draw me in. Then you get an idea of the characters voice characteristics which makes distinguishing their personalities in my head more fun.

I'd suggest watching the anime first. It's really good. You can read the manga after but definitely anime first. Season four has its ups and downs but I'd still recommend watching first then reading after.

Both. Always both lol.

Anime + OVAs + Movies. Then manga. Repeat as many times as you want.

The movies and anime are great, but if you want to go more into the future then manga is the way to go, or if you’re a collector.

I seriously hope you don't actually expect someone to list every single difference. The anime (like all animes, naturally) isn't a 1:1 adaptation. It removes scenes, adds scenes, changes scenes and restructures them.

Manga is like comic. Anime is like cartoon.

Ok but seriously from what I've heard, the wording is a bit different and the fights are different as well but that's all I'm aware of.

"Slight differences" that's the most you need to know, really

manga is in book or some shit but anime is in video

There's some extra scenes in the Manga - like Stain showing up in Tartarus - and sometimes subtle differences in fights. I know that the Midoriya vs Muscular fight is a little different in the manga (not big differences, i believe how Midoriya actually first encounters him, as well as when Muscular breaks his arm - he's a lot closer before going to punch him again).

There's also a scene with Midoriya and Bakugou in the manga on their way to fight All Might.

but the anime tends to expand on things. It also has the OVA's which I believe aren't in the manga except for the All Might Rising one.

Also characters might be changed subtly - like Iida's eye colour. It's red in the manga and blue in the anime.

Same here, the anime is so good but everyone dislikes the current arc in the manga and it seems like the end is near for the manga

The manga is sexier

I went from the anime to the manga somewhere around the beginning of the train arc and it was pretty much a smooth transition

Lol I love how people are saying the manga is great but if you go to another post it’s like “Holy fuck this manga is trash, why is someone using tnt to cook a fucking cake.” Lol anyways the newer chapters are shit but everything else is how you’d expect it, actual cooking. Anyways it’s not as bad as you think when I say using tnt to cook but yes, you should read the manga.

I don’t think you’ll be confused.

But the anime does leave out a lot of interactions from the cast. There also a bunch of fun volume extras with little doodles/comics and also two short extra chapters (scanlations have it at the end of chapter 182 and 183) about how Rindou and Eishi became friends.