Forum:The issue of Manga Versus Anime images

Its been a blunder that caused an argument in toggling and has some concerns since... I swear there are topics for this but can find them.

Should we use anime images over manga.

Okay, there was meant to be a supporting text in Image Guidelines that stated we use anime over manga. However, I forgot and since the IG is now certified as use its something that I just can't add without editors agreement. As it stands, there is no reason for using either, and if one disapproves of anime change over, one can revert the images back to manga causing sometimes an edit war.

I don't want to vote on it, I'm deciding.

However, I'd like to hear everyones thoughts on it, if the admins and beaucrats feel its a issue to adress especially, I'll open the poll in this topic and we'll go from there. Once the outcome is set in stone, however, it will have to be revoted.

Myself? I'm happy with the blunder because it doesn't force us, but I'm saddened because I've got memory of the toggling argument in my mind. Despite the fact I pointed out theres no call for either, thus renders toggling to get both pointless, that wasn't enough for some at the time. I don't want to discussing toggling too much here, but we can't use both right now anyway so right now the step I want to take is deciding how much we should rely on the anime. Personnelly I note sometimes the images from the anime are disappointing.

As I noted in the past, we don't have to have the EXACT image used in the manga for the anime counterpart and an image of the event as it happened (no filler fluff) is enough. That means the anime have a bigger advantage over the manga for providing more scenes. However one argument that remains FROM the toggling topic is that the manga is the "true" representation of Oda's work (and note; RAW only). I don't want to see us forced to use one or the other though as they both have their reasons for staying, its just the odd edit war here and there... Though closing editing is a easy way out, the problem crops up every so often. One-Winged Hawk 01:27, February 5, 2011 (UTC)