Alice the Wild: Special Double Review

As I write this review, this is the question on my mind: Which version is truer to Monkey Punch's original story? I have never read the manga, so I don't know the true answer. Part of me wants to say the Mankatsu version, because the whole show's shtick is to adapt stories that haven't been done before, so why adapt something that's been done correctly?
But I'm not 100% sure about that answer. When this comparison and review comes to an end, you can make up your own mind.

Episode 4

Episode 4 includes shady doctors, shady scientists, and shady cops. To shed some light on all three, please continue reading.

Episode 3

Okay, episode 3! We've got Mini Stages ending, Grand Stages starring afro'd Lupins, and more monkeys you can shake a stick at. Let's go!

Episode 2

It's Mankatsu episode 2!

Am I going to continue this post like it hasn't been five years since the last one?

Does the sun rise in the east?!

Without further ado, let's get this ball rolling!