The Game or The Anime?

[MadHamster]

Which one to choose?

[Andrey]

i played original game and watched anime so plot is the same, you should only choose...

[Tek It x Tek]

The anime came from this.....

[👁]

I played the non-HD version and I must say the game is better because of how detailed it is. But seeing the anime is a good experience since you don't have to read too much (but some details are lost imo).

[Sage Of Canada, Bobo Won]

I cried during the anime, never played the game

[OdanUrr]

Play the game first. You'll cry your heart out.

[Taka]

People sure do cry easily.

[BocchiGG]

All!!!!!!!

[I Should Be Sleeping]

Anime feels very rushed compared to the game. Plus there are small differences which make the anime less grim like the exclusion of the story involving children getting mowed down by the mech.

[keal]

Ooh. I just got this game. Nice to know there's an anime to go watch after this!

[Storm User]

The pacing is pretty fast in the anime to the point certain details are out of sync or left out to fit the runtime. I would recommend playing the game first and then the anime.

[keal]

Played the game, then watched the anime series. If you want the best experience, play the game, then watch the anime. There's little details that the game fills in and makes the anime better. But not much. You can just watch the anime series. It does a pretty good job covering the same ground. You get to see the main character in the anime, unlike the VN. But you get more details of the story in the VN. But not much. So if you want to do just the anime, it's fine.

Next comes the Planetarian movie. This one is tough. It recycles a lot from the 5 episode anime series. You watch the movie for a bit, then you can fast forward. You'll see some new footage, so watch that, then you get more recycled footage from the series. Fast forward that. Then the ending is new stuff. In all, you get maybe 30 minutes of new footage. Your best bet is to play the VN, then watch the whole movie. But if you watch the anime series, fast forward through this movie.

The final and essential video to watch is Snow Globe. It's short, about 30 minutes. Watch this. It completes the story.

You can play the game, watch the movie, then Snow Globe.

You can play the game, then watch Snow Globe.

You can watch the anime series, then the movie, then Snow Globe.

You can watch the anime series, then Snow Globe.

If you're hardcore, you can play the game, watch the anime TV series, then the movie, then Snow Globe.

In the end, at least play the game or watch the series, then watch Snow Globe regardless. The extra scenes in the movie don't amount to much. It's new footage but you don't need to really see it.

[Jarie 水栓 (Suisen)]

I watched the anime, then movie, then Snow Globe, then played Planetarian, then Planetarian HD. I loved it every time, tears rolling down my face regardless.

At least, read either version of the VN (depending if you prefer the older or newer art, I like both), then watch Movie and Snow Globe.