Predictability in Record of Ragnarok

CrunchyCrobat said:
I do not know how to do the spoiler thingy

matt8321 said:
The writer did a good job trying to favour both sides.

Polar0pposit said:
Unfortunately there is no spoiler option on phone as far as I am concerned so you can only use it on the website. And I have watched every season and enjoyed every second of it.

use this code : [spoiler] text [/spoiler] 

DavidM_27 said:

Zeus' win against Adam was bs 100%, Adam should have mopped the floor with him. Also, most wins are determined by who has the last power up.

Polar0pposit said:
It's clear that the anime has successfully captured our attention with its grand battles and storylines. However, what's been on my mind is the predictability of the show, specifically tied to a character importance and how it correlates with their chances of winning their fights.

There are many examples of this in the anime, and where this is first prominent is in the second round...


The concern boils down to the idea that if a character is granted significant screen time, they're more likely to win their battles. This pattern could undermine the tension and unpredictability that are key elements of engaging storytelling. In a competition like the Ragnarök, where the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, the thrill is derived from not knowing which side will emerge victorious. If we can accurately predict the outcome based on character prominence alone, it does raise questions about the integrity of the battles' excitement and tension.

What are your thoughts on this matter? Do you find the predictability of battle outcomes to be an issue, or do you think it's a minor concern in the grand scheme of the show's entertainment value?

Alex_the_reaper said:
I mean, predictability is part of an animated show, in a sports anime u can easily tell who is going to win, specially if its a rematch, in isekais u know exactly what skills they re going to get and at what order, fantasy anime if u see someone getting bullied there is a 90% chance the character will become op and get revenge, foghting anime is very ez to read too (tale baki as an example, not aure if u ever watched it but its a cool fighting show but u know who wins from the moment they challenge eachother) there is also some amazing animes that are predictable who wins, in aot from the moment everything is clear you know whats coming.
like BSD we all know the good guys win at the end vut we have no clue how and THATS wjat the show has to offer


shuumatsu primes for its character designs, and who they bring into fight, more than hyped to see who is going to win next you get hyped for who is going to fight, what powers will they have, from what mythology are they, how strong are they compared to the ones uve seen. at least imo.
btw i wrote and rewrote this alot, its 4AM and im rly sleepy it prob makes 0 sense and has the english of a toddler sry, but if u understand it congrats 😅

CrunchyCrobat said:
Some fights sure you can be like "oh, that character is more famous and has more screen time he has to win" but (also, since this is on the first season idk how much you have watched so spoiler warning for season 2, since I do not know how to do the spoiler thingy) there's battles like poseidon and heracles' , where it's not like that, poseidon is very famous and would obviously be favored to win, but alas he didn't, and in case of heracles VS jack the ripper, both are pretty prominent cgaracters, in history and mythology, and they represent good and evil in the show, so you can't really say which side is gonna be victorious at all, it would just be a 50/50 guess on who wins the fight

Akilis93 said:
it is like predicting than Naruto will beat Pain or become Hokage. or Goku defeating frieza. or just any other thing that happens in anime.