I read up to Volume 3, where the Anime stopped...
Okay, a bit of a yap session...
Overall, the writing is good, obviously... the prose is great, and the overall delivery is very good. The books are surprisingly short.
I was very surprised to see that the Anime was realllllllly faithful to the novel... I almost didn't see any changes/differences until Vol 3 rolled up.
Now if I had to compare the two.... This might be the first time I say this, but I think the Anime for once was actually the better experience. It's really good that we get a look at everyone's thoughts/monologues, like Lainie and Euphylia. But there are parts that I honestly disliked.
For starters, when Anis escaped the palace after Euphie announced her Covenant, unlike the Anime where it's Tilty that finds Anis and takes her in, for the novel it's....... Tomas.
I'm not going to lie, I couldn't enjoy Tomas, and the fact the Novel paid little attention to Tilty in comparison hurt a lot... it felt at times like Anis cherished Tomas more than Tilty, which is just, terrible, in my opinion.
Another thing is that it felt like the novel simply glossed over Anis' talking with the nobles and that's it, whereas the Anime showed us just how creepy and downright uncomfortable each instance of talking to these old farts was.
I did prefer the novel's flying show, though, it's a LOT more profound and detailed.
What do you guys think? Of course no spoiling Vol 4 and after, between the Anime and the novels, which is better?
