/a/ - What are some of the worst examples of “character - Anime & Manga

Anonymous

03/29/26(Sun)15:39:30 No.287099196

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Anonymous 03/29/26(Sun)15:39:30 No.287099196 Archived

What are some of the worst examples of “character bloat”? (constantly introducing new characters instead of developing the ones you already have)

Anonymous
03/29/26(Sun)15:54:16 No.287099493

Anonymous 03/29/26(Sun)15:54:16 No.287099493

Please care about bleach...

Anonymous
03/29/26(Sun)15:59:15 No.287099593

Anonymous 03/29/26(Sun)15:59:15 No.287099593

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Most Kirara series have a main cast of 3-5 characters and typically only introduce further characters once in a while. In this series it felt like a new character every two chapters.

Anonymous
03/29/26(Sun)15:59:20 No.287099595

Anonymous 03/29/26(Sun)15:59:20 No.287099595

>>287099196
This has been a problem since Water Margin, the massive cast of characters is one of its most famous features but a lot of them are practically footnotes at best.

Anonymous
03/29/26(Sun)16:05:15 No.287099734

Anonymous 03/29/26(Sun)16:05:15 No.287099734

DanDaDan is currently experiencing it. It's not as egregious as series like Bleach, but the ballooning cast really feels like it's beginning to detract from the main appeal of the manga.

Anonymous
03/29/26(Sun)16:08:13 No.287099800

Anonymous 03/29/26(Sun)16:08:13 No.287099800

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At least everyone in Bleach is eye pleasing,now let's talk about OP and how all the actuall cool characters are forever in the background

Anonymous
03/29/26(Sun)16:08:20 No.287099811

Anonymous 03/29/26(Sun)16:08:20 No.287099811

>>287099196
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/OnePiece

Anonymous
03/29/26(Sun)17:22:59 No.287101467

Anonymous 03/29/26(Sun)17:22:59 No.287101467

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>>287099800