| It gets a bit tiresome when they really ham up the sadness and misfortune, but otherwise no not really. |
| I'm fine with it, unless the backstory itself is bad for some reason. |
| Who are you and why do you show your hostility towards a complete stranger whom you've not once spoken with before. Are you seriously asking to get blocked? Well, if that's what your intent is; to tempt me into throwing hands with someone as lowly and insignificant as you, then i may grant your wish provided you articulate yourself a bit better when trying to spite a person of my wavelength. |
| I wouldn't attribute my issues to backstories as a whole |
| Only when it has nothing to do with the story. Sports anime, action anime etc. really dont care about your characters' backstories. Like Demon Slayer -- giving literally every demon a backstory cutscene is really really unnecessary and gets old fast. (Edit: lol got ninja'd by above post). Haikyuu went through a phase where it showed child versions of almost every character. Any 12 episode series does NOT need backstory 90% of the time. But if its a drama or anything that is intended to be a long drawn out slow burner, then yes I want backstory. |
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| I remember when reading Akame ga Kill I started laughing every time a character was about to die and a flashback would kick in because the author didn't care enough to develop those characters until the very last moment. It's almost accidental parody. Frankly for a while I thought it was a parody. But yeah, I don't mind backstories when that's all they are, backstories. I hate it when the author make it a central piece and tries to make us care about the character by giving them a sob story. It's not just lazy but condescendent as hell. |
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| Yeah it realy depends on the genre, but for many drama, or even slightly eotional anime, a backstory is necessary. Does it have to always be some king of tragic experience? No, and tragic backstories shouldn't be used to justify any bad or controversial behavior of the character :/ Overall I find them still very useful in order to flesh out the main characters, but can also be done in more subtle ways than the usual flashbacks for more minor characters, or to give a more fluid experience for the viewer. |
| Nah, I like my tragic backstories. I can understand and connect with characters more emotionally. As long as it isn't as eye-rolling and cookie cutter as Jiren's backstory. Lord knows that's the last backstory I need lmao. |
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| It depends on the characters themselves. Tragic backstories only have the correct effect on the audience if the character in question is “likable” or relatable. Whether a character qualifies is really dependent on personal preferences, of course. The execution and presentation of a tragic backstory should also be considered. So the tragic backstories of characters who you don't care about or don't like doesn't have the intended effect on you. Now to answer your question, I think tragic backstories or backstories in general are just part of the story. They are fine for the most part. |
| Eh. The recent oden flashback in one piece really sparked my love for flashbacks again so for now, I'll disagree. I still find enjoyment if it's well done |
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| Sounds like you're recognizing bad-to-mid writing and not liking that rather than your perception of backstories. |
 I don't believe in the Devil. You should. He believes in you. |
| Not all writers know how to use flashbacks Kimetsu no Yaiba has flashbacks about demons that were just killed. Why would I care? They died some seconds ago. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Kafka, Fu Xuan, Jingliu, Topaz and Huohuo. |
| I think similar to plot twists or 4th wall breaks in video games, It's pretty common and easy for people to get lazy with them, Some anime can add intrigue to a character that makes their backstories an opportunity to know more about them, But other (imo shittier) anime have the intrigue be the backstory, Which most of the time screams "Please care about this character, We forgot to introduce him so here's a 2 minute speedrun of his arc" Like most other factors in anime, It's good when it's done well. |
| I don't speak English that much, so please cut me some slack |
| Not really, what I am tired of about tragic backstories is when it suddenly appears in the middle of doing something important like fighting, because it means an obvious death flag |
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| Not really. I don't mind any kind of backstories as long as it's not badly written. |
| I love flashbacks if done right be prepared demon slayer gonna have lots of flashback coming and I love them all .Naruto flashback were annoying though like no need to show It 2-3times you already have terrible fillers and you want to add more into it |
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| Like everything else it depends, a lot of them come of as unnecessary or a last ditch attempt at milking some tears from you but others are handled well and actually builds the characters and their place in the world. |
| I think it's more of a problem with those anime you mentioned, or how anime approach this overall. Dropping a character's backstory in the middle of a fight as a way to introduce them or flesh them out is a very typical and repetitive trope, indeed, but sometimes it can be done right, if it accomplishes something for the plot and/or if it feels relevant enough to you. For instance, I think Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood did character backstories really well (they really do serve a purpose for the whole theme of the story, not just a particular scene), while Kimetsu no Yaiba did it really poorly for all of the oni (based on the anime, it just comes off as a weak emotional bait). I'd say Naruto also does decent with character backstories (character development is the forte of that anime). But, in general, sometimes you just get that feeling that the author is obviously just improvising some sad backstory to try and make you tear up a bit, or to make a character's existence feel more important and cause more impact. But if they don't really delve into it, flesh out that backstory and actually make it relevant to the subsequent scenes, then it just feels boring and predictable. |
| I don't mind backstories unless they excessively use them. One of my favorite characters doesn't even have a backstory while others does. |
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| Backstories are overused everywhere now. One must have a perfectly inserted flashback at the right moment, or it can completely ruin the character. Satyr_icon said: I remember when reading Akame ga Kill I started laughing every time a character was about to die and a flashback would kick in because the author didn't care enough to develop those characters until the very last moment. It's almost accidental parody. Frankly for a while I thought it was a parody. I never paid much attention to flashbacks in Akame ga Kill, on how they connect to the present. They were interesting enough, and we had enough action in the main story. From what I've read, many people thought like you it was a pardoy at the time "^^ I guess AgK is just following a classic scenario diagram, but I feel the author pulled it off well enough somehow. I loved how Akame and her sister ran through the forest, explaining how they became what they are now. |
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| I don't mind them to be honest. Probably helps that most of the series I watch nowadays have nailed the presentation via the character's origin bieng the whole point of the show. |
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