Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20180708204808/@comment-24407809-20180713050223

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.