Yes, it’s perfectly normal for no one in the anime to die. Get over it.
Summary:
Many fans seem to be unhappy when no one dies in action anime, criticizing it for being “low-stakes”.
It can be frustrating to see characters saved against all odds every time, but many anime work well without putting them in danger in the first place.
People in real life don’t usually go through life-or-death situations, and anime characters shouldn’t either.
A lot of otaku seem to criticize anime for being “low-stakes” and for many characters avoiding death. In their mind, this feels like the anime isn’t serious enough. This criticism is often directed towards isekai series, which are nowadays notorious for their lighter tone.
However, it’s important to remember that not every anime has to be grim and full of suffering — it’s perfectly possible for something to not have any life-or-death situations and still be interesting.
It can be annoying for characters to be miraculously saved every time
Yes, it’s undeniably frustrating for a series focused on battles to run for hundreds of episodes, and every time the main characters are in mortal peril, they’re miraculously saved. Fairy Tail is often said to be a case of that — hardly anyone dies there, and almost every time they’re brought back.
It can be argued that Fairy Tail is more about the friendship and bonds characters build, however, but that doesn’t make it less annoying for the viewer. If the characters are going to be fine, why bother to put them into life-or-death situations?
Character deaths are more uncommon than you think
However, character deaths aren’t necessary for the series to function. Consider it this way: many anime are perfectly entertaining without action — and in most of them, no one dies, obviously — so why should deaths be a staple of the action genre as well?
You can also look at something like Haikyuu!! — an anime extremely entertaining and beloved by fans all around the world. Sports anime are a type of action anime, yet obviously, with the series being about volleyball, no one’s in danger of dying there.
Not necessary for the anime to function
Life-or-death situations aren’t necessary for character development. It should be obvious in the first place: billions of people go through life without experiencing anything like that. Obviously, those people change and learn.
The same can be true for anime characters: they don’t need to be near death — or see their loved ones die — to experience any sort of development. Yes, anime with many deaths can be more entertaining and feel like the stakes are higher — look at Jujutsu Kaisen, for example.
However, it can also, in a way, devalue the characters, making fans feel like there’s no reason to care for them in the first place. On the contrary, something like The Misfit of Demon King Academy (Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha) has a protagonist so overpowered that no main characters are realistically in danger. Though it still amassed a certain following that loves the series.
Perhaps we should judge the anime for its content and not for the presence or absence of certain tropes.
Yes, it’s perfectly normal for no one in the anime to die. Get over it.
Summary:
Many fans seem to be unhappy when no one dies in action anime, criticizing it for being “low-stakes”.
It can be frustrating to see characters saved against all odds every time, but many anime work well without putting them in danger in the first place.
People in real life don’t usually go through life-or-death situations, and anime characters shouldn’t either.
A lot of otaku seem to criticize anime for being “low-stakes” and for many characters avoiding death. In their mind, this feels like the anime isn’t serious enough. This criticism is often directed towards isekai series, which are nowadays notorious for their lighter tone.
However, it’s important to remember that not every anime has to be grim and full of suffering — it’s perfectly possible for something to not have any life-or-death situations and still be interesting.
It can be annoying for characters to be miraculously saved every time
Yes, it’s undeniably frustrating for a series focused on battles to run for hundreds of episodes, and every time the main characters are in mortal peril, they’re miraculously saved. Fairy Tail is often said to be a case of that — hardly anyone dies there, and almost every time they’re brought back.
It can be argued that Fairy Tail is more about the friendship and bonds characters build, however, but that doesn’t make it less annoying for the viewer. If the characters are going to be fine, why bother to put them into life-or-death situations?
Character deaths are more uncommon than you think
However, character deaths aren’t necessary for the series to function. Consider it this way: many anime are perfectly entertaining without action — and in most of them, no one dies, obviously — so why should deaths be a staple of the action genre as well?
You can also look at something like Haikyuu!! — an anime extremely entertaining and beloved by fans all around the world. Sports anime are a type of action anime, yet obviously, with the series being about volleyball, no one’s in danger of dying there.
Not necessary for the anime to function
Life-or-death situations aren’t necessary for character development. It should be obvious in the first place: billions of people go through life without experiencing anything like that. Obviously, those people change and learn.
The same can be true for anime characters: they don’t need to be near death — or see their loved ones die — to experience any sort of development. Yes, anime with many deaths can be more entertaining and feel like the stakes are higher — look at Jujutsu Kaisen, for example.
However, it can also, in a way, devalue the characters, making fans feel like there’s no reason to care for them in the first place. On the contrary, something like The Misfit of Demon King Academy (Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha) has a protagonist so overpowered that no main characters are realistically in danger. Though it still amassed a certain following that loves the series.
Perhaps we should judge the anime for its content and not for the presence or absence of certain tropes.
