As someone who read the manga first, I can definitely sympathise with the unanimous groan of disappointment emanating from Nabari no Ou’s fanbase. The anime stopped following the manga’s story around halfway through the show, and while this is not necessarily a bad thing, it was also somewhat unnecessary. Had they waited a few more months, they could have had chapters 47-51 to work with in order to conclude the show (to those who haven’t yet read it, I will divulge this: chapters 50 and 51 present such a strong sense of finality to the storyline that the majority of readers believed that the manga had actually ended until an official announcement from the mangaka was released. Not only that, but it was indeed superior in every way). Another difference I noticed is that the BL aspect seemed to be played up a LOT. If you’re not one for yaoi, the manga probably would have been the better option there as well. Also, a question as I’ve been going by translations based on summaries alone — Did they leave Yoite’s gender as male in the anime? I was told that they did; if so, I wonder whether this was done to cater for the BL fans or because it was deemed an unnecessary detail (which it isn’t, as Yoite’s intersexuality is an important part of his personality). Hmmm.

This show is just one that is too good to not lay out the sarcasm card on.

Anywho, I may have had my issues with the series as a loyal follower of the manga, but all in all I think it is definately top class. I haven’t ever been as enraptured with an anime as I was with this one, there is just something about the characters and story that really sucked me in and wouldn’t let go…

just wish that the subbers would sub faster… @__@