Anime and Manga Comparison: Karte 1: I've Been Taken

**This is a comparison page between the first Episode of the Anime and the associated Chapters of the Manga, listing notable changes.**

**Episode 1 covers Chapters 1, 2, 3, elements of Chapter 4, Chapter 5, and Chapter 6. The main story of Chapter 4 was skipped, but is adapted later in the show.**

## General Changes

* Most instances of blood in Ichikawa's murder fantasies gets removed, relying instead on stylized violence and a foreboding atmosphere created by music or lighting.
* While most sexual references are left intact, the more extreme ones are usually altered, such as calling Moe a slut, or changing Adachi's dialogue slightly.
* The anime has a more standardized style compared to the manga, which occasionally utilizes semi-chibi designs during comedic moments.

## Chapter 1:

* The conversation between Adachi and Oota is heard in the anime, but not in the manga. In the anime, Adachi is mocking Oota for masturbating with a toilet paper roll.
* The imagination spot of Ichikawa killing Adachi is shown differently. In the manga, a chibi version of Ichikawa is bent over Adachi, stabbing him in the chest with a pool of blood forming behind him. In the anime, a more stylized kill is depicted with dozens of slash effects crossing over his face.
* Similarly, his imagining of Yamada's corpse has her intimate areas covered by a white cloth in the anime. In the manga, she is nude, and even partially detailed. The anime also replaces the blood with red flower petals, and adds a water drop ripple effect.
* A scene transitioning Ichikawa from class to the library is added, where he comments on the class being too loud.
* Yamada's "Lee" bag was changed into an "Eee" bag.

## Chapter 2:

* Ichikawa's opening monologue begins earlier, with a scene of him by the lockers and leading into the classroom inserted. In the manga he starts in the classroom.
* In the anime, Moe has a background conversation with Chi and Yamada about a television show.
* The chibified panel of Ichikawa cutting off Moe's head with a katana is not shown in the anime.
* While the dialogue is mostly unchanged, more detail is given to Moe's poster, which compares Japanese and American political systems. Interestingly, this causes a minor plot hole, as it lists notable U.S. Presidents, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Obama, Trump, and Biden. Biden, however, was not elected until 2021, and BokuYaba takes place in 2019. Her poster also only has one Bush when it should have both Sr. and Jr.
* More information is heard about Ichikawa's team project. In the manga, you can only gather what you can see from the poster, but the anime has Kanzaki talking about Sustainable Development Goals, and their history with the United Nations.
* A shot of the helicopters is not in the manga, and confirms that Yamada is correct about them being Ospreys, specifically the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey.

## Chapter 3:

* The first scene of this Chapter's adaptation in the anime is a combination of scenes from Chapters 3, 4, and 5. Yamada sitting on Chi and her demanding to switch positions is from Chapter 4, as is Adachi talking dirty about them, and telling them to imagine Chi as her boyfriend. The conversation itself is from a single-panel flashback in Chapter 5, where they talk about CiEL Magazine, and it replaces a conversation about ice cream from Chapter 3.
* Anime Adachi wants to be "friends with benefits" with Yamada, but Manga Adachi just wants her as a sex slave.

## Chapter 5:

* The beginning setup of the events of Chapter 5 are totally different. In the manga, it is a Sunday, and the Chapter starts with Ichikawa in his room, already dressed in his gothic attire. Ichikawa also only visits the magazine shop after spending his free day checking out CDs and books. In the anime, he is seemingly walking home from school in his uniform, and only wants to check out the magazine. He rushes home to change clothes and then returns.
* Ichikawa's shirt says "Death Boy" in the manga, but just "Death" in the anime.
* A panel of Ichikawa walking several times around the magazine stand, wondering if he should buy the magazine is not in the anime.
* While the panels of Ichikawa buying the book, and trying to hide the fact that he's buying a fashion magazine by adding a horror book, are removed, when he opens the bag in his room, the horror book is still there, implying it does happen off-screen.
* A scene from much later in the manga (Chapter 57) where Ichikawa is looking at his examination results is added in the anime. This also makes his mother have a much earlier appearance than in the manga, since she is standing beside him.

## Chapter 6:

* "Pickup-pai" gives his name as Nanjou Haruya immediately, much earlier than in the manga.
* Chi's comment asking Ichikawa if he's a senior driver is missing in the anime.
* The final panel of Ichikawa's bike in the river is also missing, replaced with an extended shot of Yamada and Ichikawa looking at each other.