History DeathByAdaptation / AnimeAndManga

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', King Bulblin left with his fellows after losing his last duel with Link. In the [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess2016 manga adaptation]], he pulls off a HeroicSacrifice when he decides to help protect Hyrule Castle Town.

* Dakki in ''Manga/SoulHunter''. In the manga she lives and becomes part of the world and even saves the main character's life. In the anime, her depth is non-existent and she gets a normal {{All Your Colors Combined}} death.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', King Bulbin left with his fellows after losing his last duel with Link. In the [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess2016 manga adaptation]], he pulls off a HeroicSacrifice when he decides to help protect Hyrule Castle Town.

* Partial example: Straight Cougar's ''Anime/{{S cry ed}}'' fate is ambiguous in the anime (we last seem him sitting in a chair when his limbs appear to go limp) but he quite unambiguously died in the manga adaptation.
* Hao is killed by Yoh at the end of their final battle in the anime version of ''Anime/ShamanKing'', subjecting him also to AdaptationalKarma in the process.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' ended its anime before it was revealed that Tier Harribel had survived Aizen's killing blow or that Ginjou, Tsukishima and Giriko would remain the story as spirits living within the Soul Society.

* The 1960's [[Manga/{{Batman}} Batman manga]] by Jiro Kuwata had a story called "The Man Who Quit Being Human", loosely based on the Silver Age comic story "The Man Who Quit the Human Race". One of the most notable differences the manga adaptation has with the original comic book is that the mutated Governor Warner is killed in the manga version rather than put in suspended animation until humanity evolves to the same state he is in like in the original story.
* ''Manga/AkameGaKill''. The [[Anime/AkameGaKill anime]] kills off Tatsumi, Mine and Kurome where they survived at the end of the manga. The point of divergence starts when Mine dies instead of ending up in a coma, Akame successfully kills her own sister without Wave's intervention, and Tatsumi dies from the injuries he took in his fight with Shikoutazer, due to him never forcing Incursio to evolve, resulting in him being much weaker even with a golden EleventhHourSuperPower. Due to that, Tyrant never possesses him and turns him into a dragon and Esdeath destroys his body along with herself.
* Almost all characters from ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'' except Kamui died in the film adaptation. In the anime, five Dragons of Earth were killed while three Dragons of Heavens and Hinoto died. In the manga, the kill count of major characters hasn't reached this number because it has been on a hiatus.
* ''Anime/{{Another}}'' has Kazami who was thought to have been [[AccidentalMurder killed by Teshigawara]], but survives, only to really die later on. The anime, in general, killed off more students than did in the manga or novel versions.

* ''LightNovel/HeavyObject'': In the Light Novel, Flide's fate was never disclosed. In the anime he had a brainwashed Milinda destroy his hideout with him in it to ensure the protagonists never get the means to disable the program he used for the brainwashing.

* ''LightNovel/Overlord2012'': In the original web novel, Arche Eeb Rile Furt becomes Shalltear Bloodfallen's SexSlave, then is eventually freed and lives happily with her sisters as citizens of Ainz Ooal Gown's kingdom of Nazarick. In every other adaptation (light novel, manga, and anime), Shalltear kills Arche, then her parents sell her sisters into slavery to pay off their debts and they die from overwork.

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'':

* This trope is not as common as SparedByTheAdaptation in ''LightNovel/TheAmbitionOfOdaNobuna'', but there's still one example: Konoe Sakihisa was killed in 1571, 41 years before his historical death in 1612.

* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'':

* The anime version of ''Anime/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' kills off Lu Bu during the Battle of Xiapi. The manga version, [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms like the novel]], has him executed after the battle by Cao Cao.

* In the movie version of ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'', Touga, Akio, and Shiori all die whereas they lived in the original series that the movie is a retelling of. Touga accidentally drowned trying to save Juri. Akio fell out a window after Anthy discovered that he was molesting her. Shiori turns into a car and has a race with Utena (also a car), when she crashes and explodes.
* [[Anime/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms The anime adaptation]] of ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' kills off Diao Chan, who in the novel simply disappears after her role in bringing down Dong Zhuo.

** The mad king in "The Coat of Many Colors," the show's version of "Allerleirauh," is heavily implied to die in a fire he set by accident. In the original it's never mentioned what happened to him [[note]](Perrault's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkeyskin own version of the tale]] has the King surviving, recovering his sanity, marrying a WidowWoman and apologizing to his daughter.)[[/note]]

* Doctor Marcoh, Scar, Izumi Curtis, Selim Bradley, and Yoki in the ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' 2003 anime.

** The manga adaptation for ''Anime/PokemonArceusAndTheJewelOfLife'' has Marcus try to destroy the temple to kill Arecus in a suicide attack. Arecus survives, but Marcus is never seen again. The manga adaptation for the next film, ''Anime/PokemonZoroarkMasterOfIllusions'', has its BigBad suffer a DisneyVillainDeath.

* The alternate ending for the Negima saga in the ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' Final Movie has Fate Averruncus]] dying during the prologue. He and his death are never mentioned or alluded to by any of the other characters during the rest of the film.

** Dulcis has completely different roles in both novels and anime but falls under this trope nonetheless: in the novels, he is the leader of a cult praising [[BigBad the Dark Lord Shabranigdo]] and is eventually slain by Lina; in the anime he is a friend of the prince [[TagalongKid Pokota]]; he attempts a [[KillEmAll mass murdering spree]] in the name of his and Pokota's kingdom and is nearly absorbed by a beast, but manages to survive. In the ''manga'' adaptation of the anime season he appeared in, though, he is killed by [[BigBad Shabranigdo]].

* In the ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' manga, protagonist Akira Fudo is possessed by the Demon Amon, giving him the ability to become Devilman. Akira eventually dies in the manga's [[KillEmAll apocalyptic]] [[DownerEnding finale]]. In the [[Anime/{{Devilman}} 1972 anime]], Akira and his father are killed in the first episode by demons; one of whom, Devilman, steals Akira's body and becomes the show's protagonist.

** ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' does this in the movie, sort of. In the series there is a scene where Alto goes missing and Sheryl falls into a coma from {{de|athByDespair}}spair and her {{ill|Girl}}ness. Now in the series they [[UnexplainedRecovery both get better]], but in the movie Alto is missing and [[TheHeroDies most likely dead]] (at least his survival chances are very low) and Sheryl, while healed from her illness, still lies in a coma (though she begins to stir just as the movie ends). There is [[OnlyMostlyDead hope for both]] (less for the former, more for the latter), but compared to the series, this counts as ''possible'' death. However, [[WordOfGod Shoji Kawamori]] later debunked the pessimistic interpretations. A more straightforward example would be Brera Stern, who does a [[DyingAsYourself Kamikaze run]] on the [[OmniscientCouncilofVagueness Galaxy Fleet conspirators]], where he had previously survived the series.

** Because of the timing of production and release for the [[Anime/SandsOfDestruction anime]][[note]]The game started production first, but the anime was released first in order to create hype for the game[[/note]], Elephas Rex is either this or SparedByTheAdaptation, depending on whether you take the one that was released first or the one that was conceived first as the "original" adaptation. He dies in the game, but lives in the anime.

* In the ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' manga, protagonist Akira Fudo is possessed by the Demon Amon, giving him the ability to become Devilman. Akira eventually dies in the manga's [[KillEmAll apocalyptic]] [[DownerEnding finale]]. In the 1972 anime, Akira and his father are killed in the first episode by demons; one of whom, Devilman, steals Akira's body and becomes the show's protagonist.

** May apply to Hong Chungwa and Green Phil(?) in the anime, as they are not seen again after Endorsi beats them up during Hide and Seek test, even in a scene in which everyone should be present and other badly wounded characters are already healed up. In the original, Chungwa not only lives but somehow makes it through the test in spite of Endorsi trying to fail him, and Green Phil is not even the other character attacked by her, he being a CompositeCharacter here.

* ''Anime/PokemonGenerations'' has the eighth episode end with Archie and Shelly about to be killed by Kyogre after causing TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

* In the ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'': [[CompilationMovie A New Translation]], Four Murasame is killed by her superior officer after helping Kamille escape into space. In the TV show, she was shown to have survived, only to be KilledOffForReal [[HeroicSacrifice saving Kamille's life]] at Mount Kilimanjaro.

* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'':
** The novelization of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' kills off Amuro Ray when the Gundam is shot in the back by a Zeon mobile suit's bazooka rather than dying in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''.
** In the ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'': [[CompilationMovie A New Translation]], Four Murasame is killed by her superior officer after helping Kamille escape into space. In the TV show, she was shown to have survived, only to be KilledOffForReal [[HeroicSacrifice saving Kamille's life]] at Mount Kilimanjaro.

* Because the manga adaptation for ''Manga/KingdomHeartsII'' has the episodes of the Disney worlds included compressed into a single visit, Xaldin is killed ''before'' the Battle of the 1000 Heartless as opposed to not long afterwards. He dies in The World That Never Was, at the hands of a Vexen Replica, rather than at Beast's Castle.