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You can really tell just how old storytelling is when you watch five different shows and feel like you’re seeing the same characters with a different appearance. What you’re experiencing there is one of the foundational pillars of fiction! You could sort Natuto, Luffy, and Asta into one or Guts, Thorfinn and Eren into another; this time we’re discussing what we consider the most important character archetypes in animanga. From the mentor figures to the hot-headed upstarts, look forward to us ranting about them all.
By Manga Kaiwa5
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You can really tell just how old storytelling is when you watch five different shows and feel like you’re seeing the same characters with a different appearance. What you’re experiencing there is one of the foundational pillars of fiction! You could sort Natuto, Luffy, and Asta into one or Guts, Thorfinn and Eren into another; this time we’re discussing what we consider the most important character archetypes in animanga. From the mentor figures to the hot-headed upstarts, look forward to us ranting about them all.