Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20180708204808/@comment-24407809-20180713180740

Heir of Revan wrote: Fire Eater wrote: Neetaku wrote: Fire Eater wrote: Neetaku wrote: Fire Eater wrote: I think the man upstairs should've placed higher priority on fleshing out his Paradis crew instead of being so determined to make them all expendable before introducing us to the Liberio crew, one that is presently being headlined by one who few have any heart for. Eren, Armin, Jean, Hange, Historia, Erwin, and Ymir are all members of the main Paradis cast who I'd say have been fleshed out really well (whether you like them as characters or not). And that's not even counting Reiner, Annie, and Bertolt (kind of) who were initially introduced as being part of the Paradis cast. I don't think it's fair to say that Isayama has spent no time developing the Paradisians just because he didn't flesh out one character that you liked more than the others. Thoroughly disagree. And please let us not go back to Ymir and Bertolt, I think I've said my piece on both already.

I've been disappointed by other shows where character growth clearly was not treated as a natural priority, and where it's been woefully unbalanced, for me it's an enormous offense if that element is treated haphazardly. You say you thoroughly disagree, but about what? That the characters I named haven't been developed well? I suppose that's opinion based, but I don't really see how anyone could argue that they haven't received good development as characters.

I also don't understand your point when you bring up shows that don't treat character growth as a priority. Attack on Titan has put a lot of emphasis on development on character growth. Just look at where each of the characters I named were when they first appeared, and where they are now (or when they last appeared in Erwin's case). Character development is a huge factor in this series, whether you like how the characters have progressed or not.

I also don't see where your argument that character development is unbalanced in the series comes from. I agree that there are some characters that haven't been developed, but there are far more that have received proper growth and treatment. I suppose that's what you mean by "unbalanced" character growth, but there isn't a single series in existence that has properly developed every single one of its characters. It's just not possible. Them let me be angry about the "some" of this argument, okay?

And I don't like a series where everybody is truly expendable, no redshirt with a name gets anything unless you're Floch, Mobilt or Petra. And even then, two out of the three kicked the bucket far too soon.

I don't have the energy nor the patience to get into all the nitty gritty over this, so I'm going to repeat my disagreement and say that I'm just not satisfied with the balance here on this matter. And I find the secondary characters far more intriguing than the likes of Eren Yeager. Who I am totally rooting against now. Levi, Mikasa and Armin are clearly the heroes, not this guy.

I've seen too many big names here who got offed inexcusably early when I think they should've been able to contribute so much more. I'll also name Annie as an offender because she's been comatose for what, 82 chapters? If you can't give a major character a purpose in that much time, you're doing something wrong. Especially if it's a truly complex character like Annie Leonhart. I think the fact that she's still out of action is testament to the flaws in narrative I'm talking about here.

But if you want more from me on this, you'll have to message me or go to one of my blogs. This is a broader topic not suited for this thread. Must I remind you that technically they forced Historia into a position she CLEARLY didn't want to be in? That doesn't ruin her character growth, though.