Manhua vs Novel (with link to the novel)
#1
Posted 01 December 2011 - 11:52 PM
Personally, I'm enjoying the manhua. It's nice to have a visual that you can use to follow the story.
BUT: the novel is better. More detail, funnier, and you get a lot more insight into the characters (like I can't even remember if in the manhua it is discovered that Gui was originally just pretending to be gay.) Additionally, you get to imagine how hot the people are. The manhua, being good, just doesn't quite live up to how hot Prince is in my mind. No-one would, but that is beside the point. Imagination is why we read, right?
I'd be interested in others' opinions on this.
Jo
#2
Posted 05 December 2011 - 01:26 AM
and yes indeed the fact that Gui wasn't gay is mentioned in both versions... poor guy I kinda feel for him as fellow man....
#3
Posted 15 December 2011 - 09:23 PM
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#4
Posted 10 April 2012 - 08:26 AM
(note : i still like manga though ;d )
#5
Posted 23 April 2012 - 04:07 AM
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#6
Posted 14 July 2012 - 10:51 PM
Second, if you like the manhua, you'll love the novel. 9 times out of 10. and only in providing that the 10nth is semi-illiterate.
#7
Posted 31 December 2016 - 05:39 AM
I enjoy both. I do agree that the novel has more detail and imagination is required for imagery. (One of the reasons I will always pick a book over a movie.) That said I would have never known 1/2 Prince existed if it hadn't been for the manhua. I also enjoy the imagery of the manhua. Even though it's not really the image I would imagine for Prince had I only read the novel, it's still great to have it. I think Prince is more 'cute-ish' in the manhua than I would expect from the description in the novel. There was a lot more humor in the novel due to the greater understanding of what was occurring in the background of the character's minds.
I'm not sure why I'm weighing in since I think there are pros to having both. Though if I had to pick just one, I'd probably pick the novels though, because I can read through it quicker [Less loading time]
Edited by taunt, 31 December 2016 - 05:41 AM.