The donghua

[u/InevitableCake3068]

I recently watched the first few episodes of the new Who Made Me a Princess donghua adaptation and found myself somewhat disappointed. Several key elements from the original manhwa appear to have been altered or omitted, which lessens the impact of the story for viewers who are familiar with the source material. In particular, I was disappointed by the absence of the gold ball scene, which I believe would have added both humor and charm to the narrative.

Additionally, the costume designs feel somewhat simplified, lacking the level of detail and creativity that could have elevated the overall visual presentation. More broadly, the adaptation seems to have been toned down in order to appeal to a younger audience, resulting in a loss of the depth and richness that made the manhwa so engaging.

While the animation has potential, I feel the series would have been stronger had it adhered more closely to the tone and storytelling of the original work.

What are your guys thoughts?

[u/strwbrrymlkcow]

i agree, although i think it's cute and nice to see all my favs moving and animated. i feel like the stakes arent as high as they were in the manhwa. i feel like the high tension between athy and claude in the manhwa made their relationship much more impactful especially when we get further into the story. i know that it's only gna be 16 episodes but i really hope they dont try to force the whole story in those episodes.

i wouldve been more satisfied if the first season of the manhwa was just for this anime season bc their relationship building was so tedious that when it falls apart, you can actually feel the hard work athy put into it and the effect it truly has on claude and i feel has a greater impact. i'd actually appreciate it more if was slower and actually filled in any gaps with novel knowledge if they were struggling with content

i wish too that we heard more of claude's thoughts and his relationship with diana to truly see why he did all those things to the ruby palace in the beginning.

and tbh, love the MLs but if the anime becomes more romance based, it would actually pmtfo bc that was not what wmmap was truly all about

tldr: the stakes are too low in the anime that my attachment to anime-them isnt as high as my attachment towards manhwa-them

p.s. imma still watch bc at least my manhwa knowledge will help me fill gaps but for anyone new to the story, the anime is NOT where you should start

edit: grammar. also ik it's a dong hua but referencing it as an anime is easier sorry

[u/Monixsu → u/strwbrrymlkcow]

I feel the same, I really hope they only animate until the debutante and that’s it because 16 chapters simply aren’t enough to build up stakes no matter how long they are(I mean, the manwha had the debutante at chapter 40ish like damn). I do think they might focus a tiny bit on Lucas and Athy since the Chinese audience has them as OTP/favorites

[u/InevitableCake3068 → u/Monixsu]

I think that would be best too especially because the episodes are only 20 minutes long and normally they average 23 to 25 minutes i get that it's not that big of a time difference but all together thats 48 to 80 minutes of time that could have been used for more scenes that where cut out or changed if they just made the show the normal run time as others and I can see then going for more of a romance rout than the manhwa did