Anime-only characters you wish were in the manga?

[Memento]

I've always thought it was a little strange how Mika Kayama only appears in the anime, even though she's mentioned on Shingo's design page in the Materials Collection. This makes me think Naoko came up with the character and was going to include her in the manga, but then never got around to working her in. It would have been nice to see her show up, if only because it would have helped flesh out Shingo a little bit.

I'd also love it if Yuuchirou were in the manga (but as a "big brother" type character for Rei, not as a potential love interest).

 

[Neo Queen Serenity]

Ryo Urawa.

 

[Sakuranbo]

The anime only characters that I wish were in the manga are:

.Thetis

.The DD Girls

. Yuichiro Kumada

. Ryo Urawa

. Shinozaki

. Tsutomu Asai

. Kengo Ibuki

. Ail

. An

. Fiore

. Makai Tree

 

[Tsundereshipper]

Fiore, Ail/En and Ryo. Of course I appreciate Yuuichirou’s character but I’m not sure he would fit Rei’s tone in the manga, the former 3 don’t conflict as much. (Except Fiore, that would require Naoko to dismantle some of her bias and be willing to be more inclusive of queer men instead of just women)

 

[FloraKiraraHime]

Ryo Urawa.

The anime only characters that I wish were the manga are:

.Thetis

.The DD Girls

. Yuichiro Kumada

. Ryo Urawa

. Shinozaki

. Tsutomu Asai

. Kengo Ibuki

. Ail

. An

. Fiore

. Makai Tree

I also think Urawa Ryou would make an amazing addition to the manga canon.

 

[Clow]

I would like a continuation to “Casablanca Memories” with Yuichiro.

Let Rei connect with someone who doesn’t lie and isn’t manipulated by her father.

 

[FloraKiraraHime]

I would like a continuation to “Casablanca Memories” with Yuichiro.

Let Rei connect with someone who doesn’t lie and isn’t manipulated by her father.

Good choice! I like Yuichiro because he never lied to Rei or wasn't maniplated by her father.

 

[Sakuranbo]

I also think Urawa Ryou would make an amazing addition to the manga canon.

Yeah I agree since he's a very interesting character.

 

[kasumigenx]

I've always thought it was a little strange how Mika Kayama only appears in the anime, even though she's mentioned on Shingo's design page in the Materials Collection. This makes me think Naoko came up with the character and was going to include her in the manga, but then never got around to working her in. It would have been nice to see her show up, if only because it would have helped flesh out Shingo a little bit.

Galaxia being evil when the bracelets are removed was also a plan in the manga that made it into anime which Naoko scrapped.
It would be interesting to see a Chaos Galaxia fighting Cosmos in the anime and manga which I think was Naoko's original plan that she scrapped.

It would be actually interesting to see the Mirror Parodies in the dream arc.

 

[journeyin2mystery]

The anime only characters that I wish were in the manga are:

.Thetis

.The DD Girls

. Yuichiro Kumada

. Ryo Urawa

. Shinozaki

. Tsutomu Asai

. Kengo Ibuki

. Ail

. An

. Fiore

. Makai Tree

This list is so good!

I'll add Mr. Kitakata (the guy who drew the fairy and flower books)

Hiromi Matsuno (the animator who Nephrite targets) and her partner Kazuko Tadashita

Yoshiki Usui and his partner (fashion designers)

Elsa Gray (track star)

Morga (the demon who pretends to be Naru's mom in ep1)

 

[KingPriceman]

Morga (the demon who pretends to be Naru's mom in ep1)

She's already in there, she just looks different.

I think there should have been more youma in general in the manga, maybe allies post DK arc?

 

[Sakuranbo]

This list is so good!

I'll add Mr. Kitakata (the guy who drew the fairy and flower books)

Hiromi Matsuno (the animator who Nephrite targets) and her partner Kazuko Tadashita

Yoshiki Usui and his partner (fashion designers)

Elsa Gray (track star)

Morga (the demon who pretends to be Naru's mom in ep1)

Thank you and your list is good too.

 

[Starlight]

Why would anyone want an anime-only character in the manga? I can understand the other way around since the anime would have taken the basic idea and/or design of the manga character and significantly improve on them, but what do you gain from the opposite? Why would you want an interesting, well-crafted character become a single-panel, useless, non-entity? You don't go from steak to sloppy joe.

 

[journeyin2mystery]

The anime had some really good minor characters whom I would like to see more in the light of day, is how I take the thread, in general.

Why would anyone want an anime-only character in the manga? I can understand the other way around since the anime would have taken the basic idea and/or design of the manga character and significantly improve on them, but what do you gain from the opposite? Why would you want an interesting, well-crafted character become a single-panel, useless, non-entity? You don't go from steak to sloppy joe.

This is a good point...in my mind, since we are imagining characters from the anime we would like in the manga (and this is purely imaginative fancy), I also pictured a (new) robust and rich manga, where everything could be explored, and these characters would have even more time.

Conversely, if it was to be the original manga, they would likely be one panel or less blips, as you say.