Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20180608184740/@comment-5179916-20180622195957

KemonoTitan wrote: Do you find the main characters surviving while hundreds of red shirts kick the bucket to be good writing? I don't. It breaks my immersion to see several nameless characters killed in battle, yet every main character survives the ordeal. This. All of this. Having all the main characters survive every single encounter due to fan popularity is boring and the story suffers as a result (looking at you, Daryl Dixon from the Walking Dead.) Making all the characters open to the possibility of getting severely wounded or killed gives the story an air of unpredictability and keeps it fresh as a result. Seeing Marco die way back in Trost was a welcome surprise since he was being groomed, along with the rest of the 104th, as a main character; plus, that made Jean go through a character shift from a self-centered jerk into a capable leader in his own right. Same thing with Sasha; sure, it was jarring and quite a shock to see her killed but that opens up several pathways for Connie (becoming more reckless in future battles, going after Eren in revenge for causing her death, etc.) Plus, it also makes room for new characters to grow and step up to take their place.