How someone dying make anime better

Red_Keys said:
Because most anime fans are children with garbage taste.

skudoops said:
Adds a sense of danger to the show i.e the characters aren't invincible.

skudoops said:
1. They may hate the character.
2. Adds a sense of danger to the show i.e the characters aren't invincible.
3. For the feels (depending on whether the death is done properly or not).
4. May help the other characters grow.

Dunno, this seems easy to figure out.

Grunbeld said:
Because I want my anime to have some self-respect,


How can I ever be invested in action/tension or get a sense of adventure if I know nobody's flgoijg to die? What is the point of the action scene in the first place?


But, this doesn't mean that a show must be edgy like Akame, or make deaths worthless even if real like Naruto (everyone gets a 30 minute finale as if death is politely waiting, death should e abrupt and cold at times)

Red_Keys said:
Because most anime fans are children with garbage taste.

0Gintoki_san0 said:

This.

danae17 said:
If the death of a character is well executed then it will provoke an emotional response to the viewers. It can also keep the plot rolling (if the anime has become dull and repetitive). In most cases characters undergo a lot of development too.

Grunbeld said:
How can I ever be invested in action/tension or get a sense of adventure if I know nobody's flgoijg to die? What is the point of the action scene in the first place?

TheCommonMan1 said:


Yeah, sometimes its good for some shows, just not all the shows. A good author can turn an abrupt death into something meaningful, too.

Like, if a character praised by other characters and fans was to die abruptly in cruel irony. There is a fake, unlikable "hero" who takes advantage of other due to his popularity. He is worshipped by a kid who believes he is a real hero and does everything to please him. When it comes time to own up to his popularity, the 'hero' swatted and killed like a fly, but before he dies he decides to do one nice thing in his life and save the kid. The kid morns for the 'hero' afterwards and vow to continue the 'hero' legacy and become a real hero, not knowing that the hero was actually not a hero.

This way, the story is morally ambiguous and realistic without making the characters a total jerkass and making the story dark.

yhunata said:
They don't, but according to some people "Death = Mature", no matter how retarded, worthless and stupid it's done. For a recent example, see some of the episode discussions of Akame ga Kill!.



Dude, are you drunk?

TheCommonMan1 said:


And if it's not well-executed?

Grunbeld said:


But, this doesn't mean that a show must be edgy like Akame, or make deaths worthless even if real like Naruto (everyone gets a 30 minute finale as if death is politely waiting, death should e abrupt and cold at times)

Grunbeld said:
Apparently you don't know what "at times" means.


As for the spoiler, would have appreciated the former if it weren't some cheap shocl value, tasteless death, edgy too.

Grunbeld said:
I said abrupt, not... Pull an absent character out of butt after 60 eps just to kill him after 60 eps.

Grunbeld said:
Also deaths in naruto hardly have an effect thanks to bad execution.

Grunbeld said:
I mean as that death occured we got 10 as many BS revivals....

TheCommonMan1 said:

Death just replaces the previous audience with a new audience.

It doesn't have to have death to make an anime show awesome, though.

ScazoN said:
Yes, TTGL is an example. Ever since 'he' died, the show was less-annoying.

skudoops said:


That's true only when the deaths are terribly executed. I agree that an anime doesn't need death to be enjoyable, but certain types of action anime need it to keep up the tension. Everyone leaving unscathed every time removes any tension that the show may possibly have. Obviously stuff like Ippo doesn't need death but something like Magi certainly does.

On a side note despite what people say akame ga kill uses it properly, it's just that it happens too fast.