Which one I should watch first Magic Kaito 1412 or OVAs?

Oct 5, 2014 3:18 PM

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I suppose there is no reason in watching the OVAs since this is the same story, just redone and probably going further.

Oct 5, 2014 5:49 PM

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There's no "OVA", though.

Oct 5, 2014 8:13 PM

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Frezlaj said:
There's no "OVA", though.

"Specials"
"OVAs"
Pretty interchangeable at this point.

Oct 5, 2014 11:13 PM

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This one (apparently) will adapt the same material as the Specials and even more.

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Oct 6, 2014 1:28 AM

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OVA is higher quality, and has buckets more flair. (And come on, this is Kaitou Kid we're talking about. He is *personified* flair.)

Honestly, the first episode of the anime was sort of disappointing.

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Oct 6, 2014 6:45 AM

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ChaosBeing said:
OVA is higher quality, and has buckets more flair. (And come on, this is Kaitou Kid we're talking about. He is *personified* flair.)

Honestly, the first episode of the anime was sort of disappointing.

I just watched the first episode of the specials to compare. I actually prefer the 1412 one though the Special did have a bit of things I liked more.

I don't really understand how you can say the special had more flair because honestly, the first episode of 1412 had WAY more flair than the first episode of the specials. Example below.

On top of that, the animation is better in the 1412 version, not much better but better. The colors were changed slightly on the hair and it doesn't really make any difference to me at all.

The 1412 one also had some clever artistic shots that showed off how he did certain magic ticks.

Other differences that I preferred the 1412 first episode were...

A thing that I preferred in the special though was...

Other than that, the episodes were exactly the same. Since I thought the 1412 version was not only flashier but also better animated and the fact that it will have even more material than the specials seem to cover. I don't see how the specials could possibly be better than the 1412 version.

We will have to wait and see I guess. They really aren't that different anyway, you can pretty much watch either one. lol

KetenOct 6, 2014 7:01 AM

Oct 6, 2014 12:40 PM

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ChaosBeing said:
OVA is higher quality, and has buckets more flair. (And come on, this is Kaitou Kid we're talking about. He is *personified* flair.)

Honestly, the first episode of the anime was sort of disappointing.

I disagree that the OVA is higher quality. :/

But 1412 version skipped a few things in the special and got into the story too quickly imo. OVA opened the show better.

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Aug 17, 2015 2:23 AM

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I would say watch the TV Series.

The show pretty much covers the OVA material to appoint. However as mentioned the OVA's are better quality (Atleast if my memory is correct) OVA's are Conan OVA's and not really Magic Kaitou's. Kid just features in them.

The specials and tv series just shows the heists from Kids perspective.

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Jul 24, 2023 4:39 PM

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Keten said:

ChaosBeing said:
OVA is higher quality, and has buckets more flair. (And come on, this is Kaitou Kid we're talking about. He is *personified* flair.)

Honestly, the first episode of the anime was sort of disappointing.

I just watched the first episode of the specials to compare. I actually prefer the 1412 one though the Special did have a bit of things I liked more.

I don't really understand how you can say the special had more flair because honestly, the first episode of 1412 had WAY more flair than the first episode of the specials. Example below.

On top of that, the animation is better in the 1412 version, not much better but better. The colors were changed slightly on the hair and it doesn't really make any difference to me at all.

The 1412 one also had some clever artistic shots that showed off how he did certain magic ticks.

Other differences that I preferred the 1412 first episode were...

A thing that I preferred in the special though was...

Other than that, the episodes were exactly the same. Since I thought the 1412 version was not only flashier but also better animated and the fact that it will have even more material than the specials seem to cover. I don't see how the specials could possibly be better than the 1412 version.

We will have to wait and see I guess. They really aren't that different anyway, you can pretty much watch either one. lol

I agree and respect some of your points like how they made some scenes make more sense (Kaito having a string on the wall to hang himself), we see him putting on a disguise on his classmate, or his tricks having more sense within the classroom. However, I think the specials wanted to capture some of that craziness that happened in the manga with their own flair and time which I also respect. It's quite outrageous that he brings an octopus balloon and very unbelievable but I think it ties to its comedic effect (which only happens in the first episode). I do also like how Kaito uses cards instead of his card gun so no one traces Kid to him but I think the card gun was his own invention so... take of that what you will.

Going back to my point, a lot of the first episode in specials was more for comedy but what I enjoy is how it ties later into the episode.

I find TMS/special having higher quality graphics and animation because even though A-1 can handle background, character models are very questionable at best and you can tell they're not used to Gosho's style and I can see it just falling apart with the mismatched faces, elongated noses, weird movements, etc. TMS while having a bold animation (only for the first episode), they are still very consistent with it and can still have really good shots. I also think from a storytelling point of view, specials just handles a lot of things better like their characters and dynamics.
So while I appreciate some minor decisions 1412 made, as a whole composition, specials really take eth cake for me. (Specials/OVA >>> MK 1412) It might be a lot more outrageous but I think that's part of the charm they wanted to capture that ties a little to the manga (because the manga started out as a gag). While 1412 was more faithful to it story wise, specials was faithful in its comedic but both with their own modern flair. For the specials, this quirkiness tones down in future episodes but I think they still balance comedy and serious better than 1412.
But ultimately for anyone starting, I say watch both and be the judge if you want to. I prefer watching specials but if you just want to be introduced to the full cast without caring too much about story/consistency/continuation, I say 1412 is a good new viewer starter.

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