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I like watching anime, but a few things annoy me all the time… (piefed.social)
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  • Manga is usually better than TV series, and TV series are usually better than movies
  • Too many internal struggles that drag on and on
  • Frequent flashbacks. Things that happened in the same episode they would have to remind you with flashbacks
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[–] wjs018@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

I get it...

When you read manga, you can go at your own reading pace and fly through a story. So, a plot point that drags on and on doesn't feel as painful (the exception is if it stupidly drags on past the point of plausibility...looking at you Rent a GF). However, the anime format makes you sit through the whole thing, warts and all.

Your point about flashbacks I have found to be less of a problem in recent seasonal stuff. Flashbacks are pervasive in shows that are continuously airing during their run (Pokémon, One Piece, Naruto, etc). Usually, the flashbacks are a way to take up time and save animation budget. However, shows that just run for 12-24 episodes and wrap up do this a lot less.

If you want to see a show that does flashbacks the right way, I would point to Frieren, where flashbacks add new things to the story.