Category: Character Analysis
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Is Frodo Baggins a Bad Protagonist?
Of all the characters in Lord of the Rings, Frodo tends to get the most hate and criticism. It’s fairly easy to see why. Compared to characters like Gandalf, Aragorn, or even the other hobbits, he doesn’t have that much presence. Especially in the films, which is the version of the story most people are…
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Casca and Farnese: Parallels of Illusion
This might shock you, but Berserk is a fairly dark story. It’s a brutal world where bad things tend to happen to just about everyone. You name it, it happens, no matter how fucked up it is. And women really don’t have it easy. Which is probably why these two are… well, the way they…
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The Perfect Character Design of Guts
Something that always bothers me about a character’s design is wasted space. Plenty of characters in anime and manga have bits and pieces to their looks that are simply a waste of space. Why does Deku have those little red pouches if he never reaches into them? Then there are characters like Guts, who don’t…
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Floch Forster: Devoting Your Heart and Becoming a Devil
*This article will contain spoilers up until the beginning of Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2. If you’re not caught up yet, you may want to pass on this one.* Season four of Attack on Titan had a ton of interesting character work. A good amount of which we’ve already covered. From Gabi’s controversial…
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The Perfect Character Design of Monkey D. Luffy
Breaking down Inosuke’s drip was a ton of fun. Let’s do that again, shall we? One of Oda’s greatest strengths as a mangaka is his fantastic character design. Often times, you can figure out what a character is all about just by looking at them! Not to mention that they often service their unique movements…
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