| Super_Boom said:
I find some mangaka put the characters first, and advance the story around them, while others will prioritize the story, and then just hope it makes sense for the characters to do whatever they need to advance it. I prefer the former over the latter, but I suppose a truly great author can balance the two without sacrificing either. Though I suppose that's not a huge revelation. :P -------------------------------- Anyways, I read this earlier: Keijo cancelled, next chapter is the last one Maybe I'm misunderstanding the Reddit post, but it sounds like the author is being held accountable for the anime flopping, and so the editor just came up and told him to end it. Even if I ended up dropping the anime, this story kind of pisses me off. I honestly didn't know this was a thing...it definitely makes me less enthusiastic to see my favorite manga adapated...when it might circle back to the source material. |
About Keijo, it's hard to say. The Reddit post points out that there is no official source for that quote. I will say that the manga was better than the anime by a long shot, though. It was ridiculous but the characters were well made and interesting in the manga. Hats off to the mangaka for managing to do that despite the direction of the content.
If it's true then I would guess that they were counting on the anime to bring up the sales of the manga, which have never been anything special. The anime didn't do very well, though, so ...
As for some mangaka letting the plot drive the characters like sheep while others let the characters drive the plot, that's definitely true. It's something that can make a big difference to me. Watching characters basically follow a script as though they're just hitting their cues isn't very immersive. It usually feels either like poor writing or lazy planning.
Hare-Kon, the manga I've been reading lately, is even more enjoyable to me because I never really know what the characters are going to do next. They're all reacting to one another. The writer has given them unique personalities which factor into their actions. One of the wives just did something I didn't see coming, though it makes sense given what the other character did and her own quiet-yet-intense personality, which changed the dynamic in a hurry. I like that kind of thing.
Of course, you being such a massive fan of Fairy Tail, you probably like questionable plot devices. Hmph.
