8D -- that's the problem: I'm not able to read the novel. I only understand a little Japanese, which is definitely not enough for me to be able to read a work like Shiki. (adult works like that, I assume, are more difficult to read than light novels/manga for teenagers.)
I definitely share the sentiment. In my eyes, the original version will always be the best. Most canon too. So even if I find that the adaptation is better, or that I apparently like it more, I'll still refer to the original version because it's like, an absolute truth to me (lol). I respect canon very much. But in this instance, the manga/anime adaptation isn't as good as the original, which makes me even more irritated. (Though I take immense pleasure in the OSTs, because they're that awesome)
I think, just like how people in real life are, however extroverted they may be there will always be some things they keep to themselves, even from their best friends. Perhaps Toshio thinks of his determination to not end up being like his own father as something like a vow, and not something Seishin actually needs to know. As for whether Seishin knows about how his relationship with his father is or not... I think he somehow knows to a certain extent. Seishin is also pretty sharp at many things, and he grew up alongside Toshio. But this is only a guess.
Toshio is definitely perceptive, and I know he's not as shitty as he lets on. I think Toshio does notice things about Seishin, but he doesn't really understand their roots (he will over time though), unlike Sunako who thinks she can relate to Seishin on many things. She's already interested in Seishin as his own self, as the writer of the books she read. She deliberately makes aggressive moves towards him, and is happy to make lots of conversations with him. (though I somehow get the impression that they're not as alike as she initially thought) I agree that Toshio doesn't think it's necessary to make conversations like this, but I think it's also because he doesn't really know how, as he doesn't understand the roots of these things he notices about Seishin.
I do think Seishin actually knows Toshio as himself aside from knowing how humans work, but I agree that he perhaps become so used to the idea of ideal Toshio that it can blind him on occasions. But deep inside, he knows how Toshio really is.
Re: 8D
I definitely share the sentiment. In my eyes, the original version will always be the best. Most canon too. So even if I find that the adaptation is better, or that I apparently like it more, I'll still refer to the original version because it's like, an absolute truth to me (lol). I respect canon very much. But in this instance, the manga/anime adaptation isn't as good as the original, which makes me even more irritated. (Though I take immense pleasure in the OSTs, because they're that awesome)
I think, just like how people in real life are, however extroverted they may be there will always be some things they keep to themselves, even from their best friends. Perhaps Toshio thinks of his determination to not end up being like his own father as something like a vow, and not something Seishin actually needs to know. As for whether Seishin knows about how his relationship with his father is or not... I think he somehow knows to a certain extent. Seishin is also pretty sharp at many things, and he grew up alongside Toshio. But this is only a guess.
Toshio is definitely perceptive, and I know he's not as shitty as he lets on. I think Toshio does notice things about Seishin, but he doesn't really understand their roots (he will over time though), unlike Sunako who thinks she can relate to Seishin on many things. She's already interested in Seishin as his own self, as the writer of the books she read. She deliberately makes aggressive moves towards him, and is happy to make lots of conversations with him. (though I somehow get the impression that they're not as alike as she initially thought) I agree that Toshio doesn't think it's necessary to make conversations like this, but I think it's also because he doesn't really know how, as he doesn't understand the roots of these things he notices about Seishin.
I do think Seishin actually knows Toshio as himself aside from knowing how humans work, but I agree that he perhaps become so used to the idea of ideal Toshio that it can blind him on occasions. But deep inside, he knows how Toshio really is.