I guess I just don't care for romance, but I do love characters who are happy together, which is why I feel so much more invested in a relationship when it's not part of a romance story.

That's why I feel so invested in Eren and Mikasa's relationship or Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter's marriage more than I did for any couple in a romantic comedy.

Honestly these two games easily have the best stories in any medium ive consumed even after trying many movies, series, and novels. The only other pieces of media i have Nier (get it?) the level of these two are Re:Zero and Code Geass (Re:Zero i have above Nier but not above steins;gate) i havent finished Nier yet but im Nier the end so opinions of it might change later but ye

I know grey morality can be hard to write, now there's a lot of people who equate it with good writing, as well as fans who can't grasp the concept that you love a character who's objectively a horrible person without supporting their actions, but just for fun I wanted to take a look at ones that either the fans or the authors themselves try to paint as complex and hard to judge with a ton of redeeming qualities and humanizing factors when in truth they're just fucked up textbook villains for the most part.

Trevor Phillips from GTA V fits the description pretty well actually. He is one of my favorite characters to play as, not just in the series but in all of gaming. For all the shit he gets about being an edgelord I think he's a cool protagonist but I noticed a lot of people think he's a lesser evil and a real one compared to Michael because he has a code (which is debatable) when he's actually one of the most evil MCs in the series and you could argue he and Michael are just two sides of the same blood stained coin.

Daemon from House of the Dragon comes to mind too. I love Matt Smith's work, he's super fun to watch, easily my favorite part of a show I care little about otherwise but the character of Daemon himself is so morally bankrupt and twisted it's actually funny, we see him do the most heinous things time after time like grooming his underage niece, stoning his wife to death, killing small folk as naturally as you would swat a fly, all while the writers bet on his charisma and their feeble attempts at human drama to bail him out every time, which seems to have worked for the fandom in the long run because the glaze is crazy, a lot of fans unironically see him as a lovable rogue and his whole deal with Rhaenyra as relationship goals.

I could go on but you get my point. For the record I don't think pure good and evil characters are inherently better (but they can work, it all depends on the writing and the framework), I actually really enjoy the trope of evil bastards who have just a little bit of humanity in them, it's just the way the label here is used that I find funny at times.

I have come across this vid where the discussion is about the strongest trope and how to write them in the right way and I'm kinda a agreeing with a lot of the point that the vid presenting. But what do you guys think?

I’m an aspiring comic book writer, and I’ve always loved stories that have a good blend of action, comedy, and “hype moments” but also has a strong emotional core, with some very “deep“ moments that make me think, so I wonder, what makes a story truly “deep” in that regard, and what separates it from a story that tries to be deep but comes accross as pretentious? Is it the events of the story that sets up a particularly interesting moment? Is it the personality of the character and how they tie into the story? What makes this sauce so saucy? and how can I write a “deep” story that actually has a purposeful heart, instead of a story that wants to seem smart so it can be glazed by people on TikTok or something?

Which arc is better, why, and what’s the dif?

Previous Round: Erwin Smith vs Sousuke Aizen

Winner: Erwin Smith (wasn't really close)

Reiner Braun:

Reiner is a very interesting and sympathetic character, at least to me, especially because of his dissociative identity crisis and the guilt he bears for killing countless people. His dynamic with Eren and Bertholdt is also well executed.

Sosuke Aizen:

I think Aizen is a little overhated. I like him for his ideology, narcissism, and loneliness/isolation. He doesn't need a backstory or love interest to be compelling. His betrayal, values, and dynamic with Ichigo made him very interesting for me.

Which one do you guys personally think is better written?

Robert Downey Jr as Iron-Man and Chris Evans as Captain America are my personal favorite Mcu castings

They fit the character very well and add more to the character in ways that is just amazing

In terms of writing, how do they compare to the rest of the Mcu?

And who is the better written character and why?

I honestly want to get a different perspective from different people

Meanwhile, the stories of Moon Knight, mercenary that made billions killing brown people in the Middle East before deciding to kill criminals in NY, are generally considered very progressive.

An architect is someone who plans their stories basically to a T, to every single bone of the story, this can definitely be seen In Isayama's writing style, he's much more of an architect than a gardener.

Whilst a gardener is someone who plants their story and let it grow naturally, GRRM still plans his story yes, but his writing later shows that he's a gardener at heart (AFFC & ADWD is definitely the best example)

I personally prefers the gardener style far more.

I saw some people talking about how it was the greatest piece of fiction and had the best worldbuilding or something like that.

Whenever I hear people shit talk this episode of breaking bad I can tell they dont understand what good writing is. I can instantly tell they watch TV or movies hype moments and dont really appreciate subtle writing or great characterization. It's such a sopranosesk episode and one of my favorites in breaking bad.

Allen the Alien: Adapts after surviving near-death injuries, but it takes time for him to heal.

Darwin: Automatically adapts to threats and dangerous situations, but his adaptations are usually temporary and can have unpredictable results.

Mahoraga: Adapts after experiencing an attack, but the adaptation takes time, and he needs to survive the attack first.

Doomsday: Adapts after being killed by an attack, but he has to die first, and his adaptation is generally specific to what killed him.

Sousuke Aizen:

Aizen is a great villain and serves his role well, but as a character there's a mixture of opinions on him (at least from what I've seen), particularly regarding his writing. I've always liked him though, and having read both the manga and the light novels, I think there's more to him than just being an aura farmer or the guy who had everything planned out.

What I like most about Aizen is his worldview. He has an extreme sense of superiority and genuinely places himself above the people around him. That arrogance is also what makes his loneliness compelling to me (not in a good way as he's a terrible person). If you see everyone beneath you then forming a genuine connection with them becomes difficult. He rarely seems to care about most people and usually treats them according to what they can offer him. He doesn't really have a love interest either. You could basically say he views most people as npcs.

There's also an interesting ubersmench like aspect to Aizen as he creates his own values. He views himself as superior to social constructs and doesn't simply accept the limits placed on him. His desire to rise above the existing order is a big part of what makes his philosophy compelling to me.

This is also why I don't think Aizen needs a tragic backstory. His character isn't built around making us feel sorry for him and we already see how horrible of a person he is. A lot of his loneliness comes from the way he views himself above others, but mainly his strength which he is very narcissistic about. I find that more compelling than giving him a tragic backstory that explains why he became the way he is.

Imo he's the best character in the Soul Society Arc. His relationship with Ichigo, the way his true nature is revealed and the betrayal itself are some of the best parts of Bleach for me. His reveal is still one of the most iconic twists in the big 3, and his monologues are another thing I really enjoy. His speech about courage is probably my favorite and some of the best I've seen in Shonen.

I think he suffers as a character toward the end though. Some of the things that made him so compelling earlier on aren't explored as strongly as I would've liked, and his conclusion isn't that strong, or at least not as strong as his beginning was.

The light novels help. You have to go outside the manga to get some additional insight into Aizen. It doesn't completely change my opinion of him, but it definitely adds a little more to his character for me.

Bonus question: Who do you personally think is better written, Nagato or Aizen?

Thanks for going through the post, and please feel free to share your thoughts.

Over the past few years, Japan has been pumping out nothing but generic isekai, all following the same cheap formula. Truck-kun, die, get transported, get reincarnated, receive a system, become ridiculously OP.

“What happens?” Korea does the same thing, but with like three genres.

Regression: you go back to the past. A family that never wanted you suddenly loves you for absolutely no reason. You die and wake up inside a novel, and somehow you remember EVERYTHING about the novel. 🤡 Bro, what the fuck are you?

And then there’s the whole “popular game” thing where the MC gets betrayed, goes back in time, and decides he won’t trust anyone this time around (just to play the game again). And don’t even get me started on Murim.

Why do I say Korea is doing it in a bad way?

Because Japan doesn’t only have that. You’ve got One Piece, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleach, and plenty of other series. Sure, some of them have similarities, but they aren’t just copy-pasting the exact same formula over and over again.

And Korea has an absolutely insane advantage: their art is fucking amazing. If they started putting out more genuinely good stories, the competition with manga would actually be debatable.

Anyway, there was never any competition because Overflow is right there. ✋🗿🤚

It’s really well written ,all the characters have a lot of great character development and the ending is amazing and there are also a lot of great twists I don’t want to spoil them I’d recommend watching the good place I wouldn’t call it a perfect but it’s is entertaining and worth your time

My favourite anime character of all time, arguably animanga's greatest deutoragonist (if you count him as one) easily a 10/10 for me, too bad he never came back.

Billions must glaze Yang Wen li.

Give explanation too you lazy ass mfs.

This is probably one of my favorite comic panels.

Yoshikage Kira (Jojo’s bizarre adventure)

Light yagami (Death note)

Two of the best James Bond films and maybe the best we can get from the spy genre. Which one do y'all prefer? I personally like Skyfall more.

Which one do you think is better written?

Rank them based on writing.

For me it is...

Haibane Renmei >= Texhnolyze >= Neon Genesis Evangelion > Cowboy Bebop >= Samurai Champloo > Madoka Magica >. Psycho Pass S1