Shounen is a genre of anime that doesn't often change. And if it does, it does so very slowly. Ever since Dragon Ball rolled around and established the core rules and narrative beats of the genre, shounen has remained more or less the same. Whether it be about ninjas or grim reapers or a simple… Continue reading How Shounen Protagonists Have Changed
Category: Character Analysis
Slime Incarnation and It’s Many, Many Characters
Having an extensive cast of characters isn't normally a problem. Especially not in long-running fantasy epics. If done properly, it can make your world feel diverse and lived in, and it can give the audience many different perspectives from which to view it. But in anime, it tends to be a problem more than a… Continue reading Slime Incarnation and It’s Many, Many Characters
Kyojuro Rengoku: How to Make Your Audience Love Your Character
*Warning: this article will contain spoilers for the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train film and minor spoilers for the manga.* The moment this dude showed up in the movie, I knew I was going to have to write an article about him. Extreme is a word that describes Demon Slayer very well. Each character has at… Continue reading Kyojuro Rengoku: How to Make Your Audience Love Your Character
Endeavor: Falling Into and Emerging Out of Darkness
Endeavor. The former #2 now #1 hero of My Hero Academia. And one of, if not the, most controversial character in the entire series. When we first met him, Endeavor was about as far from a positive light as he could get. The dude abused his wife to the point that she nearly went insane… Continue reading Endeavor: Falling Into and Emerging Out of Darkness
Jaime Lannister: Why He Worked and How the Show Ruined Him
Alright. This one is personal. Throughout the entirety of the first book/season of Game of Thrones, no character seems more villainous than Jaime Lannister. The man who betrayed his king and earned the title of Kingslayer. The cocky bastard who seems overjoyed to attack Eddard Stark and kill his men. The man who fucked his… Continue reading Jaime Lannister: Why He Worked and How the Show Ruined Him
