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pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-0-473-12076-4. ^ Peel, John (1973). "Review of 20th Century Boy". Disc Magazine.This is especially bad in the relationship between Sena and Riku. There’s this whole backstory that no one cares about that was dragged on and on with Sena, Mamori, and Riku that never happened in the manga. Also, despite Riku getting 10x more screen time than the manga, they decide to also make him doubly more immature. He loses his cool when playing against Sena in a match and is put on the bench to settle down. This never happens in the manga, because in the manga, Riku’s not an idiot who can’t reign his emotions in. Of course, the moments between matches are where the filler mostly resides. Again, random events that get prolonged just a bit too long or dialogue that’s extremely pointless and rehashed over and over again in order to fill in those precious minutes of complete nothingness.
So, do I recommend the manga over the anime? Eh, up to you. I think all of the changes that the anime made were way worse, and the pacing is a lot slower than it should be at times. But, when it matters the most, the matches and the clashes between teams shown in animation to me, feel a lot more exciting in the anime. Plus, Hiruma’s voice acting is just way too good to pass up.