How faithful is the manga

[Stave]

Theres no chance of this coming out in the UK so Ive decided to read G.U+ how close to the games is it, and where Ive read up to (chapter 6) how much of the game does it cover. KTHXBYE

[Haku/Osaka/Kolulu]

I don't know how far it goes into the series, but I'm pretty sure it strays pretty far from the actual games on several accounts.

[AuraTwilight]

They differ from the main story from chapter one. Case in point, Atoli isn't an Epitaph User.

[Erroneous]

Case point two, Haseo/Endrance/Boredux arena battle and first Eptiaph Avatar encounter.

[Zaizeku]

Even his look doesnt change, he looks like his twinblade form, and when Tri-Edge data drained him he doesnt go back to lvl 1

[AuraTwilight]

Actually, he did go back to level one. He just like...got back up. Another change is that Sakubo is in a coma before the manga even begins, and Endrance goes into one later.

[Jimbob]

He goes back to level one but he doesn't lose his ability use use Broad and Scythe because it used the old idea that all Adapt Rogue weapons were built in and there was no extensions (which they presumably changed to add on each volume something new)

[ShinoBee]

The manga isn't too faithful to the game. I suggest just looking at YouTube videos and reading spoilers.

[Marioshinobi]

Haseo doesn't change forms even though he has job classes such as sword and scythe, he remains in his first form forever.

Shino apparently is a Epitaph user. ( though that might be fact in the game itself maybe, but she doesn't develop any real epitaph-ness, but I do believe she is a epitaph user from the anime. )

Bourdeaux was infected with AIDA and had attacked Haseo when he was training in The World of the dead ( tree place ), Kuhn saves him. They don't fight in the arena.

Haseo awakens his avatar while fighting Endrance. The whole Avatar battle is also far different considering they float above their Users and attack on their own behalf, the epitaph users themselves just have to stand still and control them really.

Yata is far more psycho in the manga than the game, he even went as far as laugh crazy when Haseo awakened his Avatar.

Atoli finds Tri-edge, Endrance and Sakubo are in coma's.

Yah...alot of issues with the manga..

[.hack//BICTIOUS]

Shino apparently is a Epitaph user. ( though that might be fact in the game itself maybe, but she doesn't develop any real epitaph-ness, but I do believe she is a epitaph user from the anime. )

It's true in the games too. She was the original carrier of Innis, but lost it when she was comatized.

[AuraTwilight]

Shino apparently is a Epitaph user. ( though that might be fact in the game itself maybe, but she doesn't develop any real epitaph-ness, but I do believe she is a epitaph user from the anime. )

 Shino's an Epitaph User in the games, too. She just never awakens, so when she becomes an Unreturner, Innis leaves her and goes to Atoli.

[Marioshinobi]

Ah so the assumption was right, I kinda figured she was something due to the fact she and Haseo were about the only ones that survived the bugs in the game, or at least noticed them a bit.

Off-topic question: What's the deal with Tabby? She also survived moments in the game where everything went grey and glitchy, was she a chosen one too at times but didn't awaken considering she didn't practically do anything at all?

[AuraTwilight]

No. It doesn't take any special powers to survive the glitches, at all. Anyone can notice, escape, and survive them. They're GLITCHES, not AIDA or Avatars.

[Azure crow]

Shino apparently is a Epitaph user. ( though that might be fact in the game itself maybe, but she doesn't develop any real epitaph-ness, but I do believe she is a epitaph user from the anime. )

 Shino's an Epitaph User in the games, too. She just never awakens, so when she becomes an Unreturner, Innis leaves her and goes to Atoli.

A good explination is that "Awakening" is the epitaphs way of truly,and finally,choosing you above anyone else.
It puts it's full trust in you,and lends you it's power as well as shares your health.
Although that's not to say that an Epitpah can't leave after it's awakened,it's ust that a comatosde players Epitaph that has awakened goes into a stat of uncouncious being while the user is comatose,unless it leaves before the player is comatized,but it's not a risk as the epitaph protects the user from most conditions that would lead them to become comatose,and gives them a good deal of immunity,although not infinite.
And it's also not to say that the awakening is a bind that is inseperable,as the epitaph can be removed.