Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20180208183201/@comment-24407809-20180221023920

Krakatau94 wrote: So I've apparently lived enough to see someone tell me Levi Ackerman is a two dimensional character. I'm not even going to bother prove otherwise since it ould be an exercise on futility, like explaining chess to a brain dead cockroach. First of all, keep the discussion civil.

Levi is the very definition of two-dimensional. He's the generic "dark brooding loner, who actually has a heart of gold deep down" character that is included in most shonen anime, combined with the generic "guy who's stronger than everyone else" trope in most shonen anime. Feel free to offer a rebuttal to this in a civil manner if you disagree.

Krakatau94 wrote: It's impossible to flesh out so many characters in such a short span compared to endless gargantuan titles like One Piece and Naruto. If you actually expect new characters like Gabi and Falco to be flshed out you're a god damn idiot. I agree that Mikasa is a somewhat shallow Rei-clone but most of the other main characters are pretty fleshed out comapred to kiddy crap like the aformentioned. Second of all, keep the discussion civil.

Here's a list of characters who were fleshed out in around the same amount of time as Gabi and Falco:


 * Floch
 * Kenny Ackerman
 * Rod Reiss
 * Ian Dietrich
 * Keith Shadis
 * Theo Magath
 * Pieck
 * Eren Kruger
 * Willy Tybur

Krakatau94 wrote: Some chump here said the story isn't mind twisting, I beg to ask what shonen really had a plot twist like Eren's titan transformation? Third of all, keep the discussion civil.

There's nothing groundbreaking about the main character of a manga returning from death with some amazing new power.

Krakatau94 wrote: How many shounen manga actually takes the risk to make a full 180 degree change like the marley arc or There are some prominent examples, such as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Death Note, but I'll give you that one: AOT is a rarity among manga for choosing to take its story in a totally new direction.

Krakatau94 wrote: mercilessily kill characters like flies? The only main characters who have died so far have been Bertolt and Erwin (and Ymir, if you consider her a main character). All other deaths have been either minor characters, or supporting characters. AOT is pretty merciful in that respect.

Here are some anime series that are merciless (at least compared to AOT) when it comes to character deaths (you can add them to the series CommonSwift already named).
 * Death Note
 * Deadman Wonderland
 * Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
 * Future Diary
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure