Comments on: Manga Character Cliches That Should Die: The Good Guy

By: Jules

Jules — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:43:24 +0000

@Sapphire Pyro
Yes but though there are two eyes, Teito can control one of them which was where I was going with it.

By: Jules

Jules — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:39:57 +0000

@Landon
I see what you mean. When the mangaka fuse together the character’s personality and story as one unified perspective, it becomes annoying for the read to continue on.

By: Sapphire Pyro

Sapphire Pyro — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:38:08 +0000

The best powers or weapons are exclusive only to the good guys, that or the rarest power/weapon.
– That doesn’t apply to 07-Ghost though. Remember there’s an “Eye of Raphael”? xD

I also hate this stereotype, but if they’re put in interesting stories, I’m absolutely fine with that. In other words, if the mangaka can use these stereotypes well, the series can turn out to be decent. (And the fact that I like Teito and Allen has nothing to do with that).

I look forward to the terrible shoujo cliches! I have lots to bash on that. *not really anti-shoujo though*

By: Landon

Landon — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:27:14 +0000

My issue with these sorts of characters isn’t their existence. What irks me is when the story in question presents their world view as the Correct one.

Trigun is a perfect example. I love everything about that series save for Vash. His high and mighty moralizing gets on my nerves. I relate with and prefer Wolfwood’s perspective. I could live with this if the anime presented these views as different sides of the same coin, much in the same way that the Justice League cartoons present the differing views of Superman and Batman. They’re something of a yin/yang of super heroics, both being needed to maintain stability.

Instead, the series tries to convince us that Vash’s viewpoint is correct while Wolfwood’s is incorrect. This is exemplified by *spoiler* having Wolfwood DIE, largely as a result of following through with his viewpoint. The series essentially ha Vash’s beliefs “win” and Wolfwood’s “lose.” THAT’S what irks me. I don’t want the series to tell me who is right, I want to come to that conclusion myself.

By: Jules

Jules — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:24:46 +0000

@Glo

Death Note came pretty close to that… well that is all I will say for those who haven’t read it yet.

By: Glo

Glo — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:10:51 +0000

I would love it (and I’ve been saying it for years) if someone on the planet made a show where the bad guy actually comes out on top.

Also, I hate Allen Walker, he’s so lame.