So here I am reading a few "Suggest an anime!" threads and I have some suggestions that I want ot give but the anime may have a flaw. The series that first comes to mind is Kare Kano (His and Hers Circumstance) I really like the anime but I know it's bogged down with slow pacing and an obnoxious recap fetish. Every episode starts with a detailed recap, by the end a good five minutes of the episode is spent just recapping everything. Throw in the fact the episode has I believe two full recap episodes and you can see it has a problem.

But the story and characters are wonderful! So I would usually suggest reading the manga over watching the anime. Not only is it presented better but the anime only covers a third of the story.

Do you feel there are stories that are better in anime format or in the original manga format? Discuss!