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If your favourite character dies, does your rating/enjoyment for the series change?
Jan 16, 2016 9:43 AM
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If your favourite character in a series dies/loses or has something happen to them that won't let have anymore screen time, do you start hating on the show or begin losing interest? Or do you still continue to enjoy the series even without your favourite character?
Jan 16, 2016 9:44 AM
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I would do an russia
and kill myself, because its my favorite character
my life
Jan 16, 2016 9:44 AM
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when L died I actually didn't lose interest all that much.

but I was sad the entire time :(
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Jan 16, 2016 9:51 AM
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I'd like to see Caesar be the main character of part 2 of Jojo. Get the screen time he deserved.

Although I don't list them in my favorites the large majority of favorite characters are antagonists, and so the show would lose more of it's meaning or more episodes if they weren't around.
Jan 16, 2016 10:00 AM
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If it's from a series that i like then nope.
Jan 16, 2016 10:19 AM
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it's situational...

a good piece will often have a good story and a good cast of characters, not just one really good character
a sensible writer of a good piece may be able to kill off interesting characters with few drawbacks, because there are other things to rely on
and a good writer may be able to use a death as an opportunity to make the piece better by getting a good story out of the event and maybe adding some new things they couldn't do before

if you're writing a piece which isn't very good then unless the death is the herald of very major positive changes (gambling) then you should probably just try to make the most of what little you have and protect your cast more
if you're intent on doing it anyway then you should build up your cast beforehand and slowly begin telling the story from more perspectives in order to make it less of a gamble
or pick the cheaper option and write the death in a way that makes it a reversible decision

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Jan 16, 2016 10:21 AM
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My favorite anime and character says no.
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Jan 16, 2016 10:34 AM
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Yes, and I also send an angry letter to the production company and start a rally online to get them resurrected.
Jan 16, 2016 10:40 AM
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Yes honoka x kagari and ichigo x rukia if one of the sailors on the ship dies then the ship doesn't work m8.
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Jan 16, 2016 10:58 AM

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Not really
Jan 16, 2016 11:02 AM

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Gurren Lagann

Jan 16, 2016 1:14 PM

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My favourite died
I didn't lose interest
Though i found it to be quite dull and shit after
Jan 16, 2016 1:16 PM

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Not really OP

If i like a series i stick with it.
Jan 16, 2016 1:21 PM

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I sure would be mad af, but if I like a series only for one character, then it's a pretty bad one. Unless it doesn't make sense killing off that character, I would still be able to enjoy the series.
Jan 16, 2016 1:34 PM
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I'd be disappointed but it's likely I'll finish the show if it's good. Especially if I'm satisfied with the screen-time the character had.
Jan 17, 2016 2:44 PM
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it only happened in death note, and i was hoping L would come back to life and that Kira would finally realize that they're both gay and then they should have lived happily ever after.

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