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Haven't seen yet gimai seikatsu (probably will get to it sooner than later, currently watching Bleach, for a change of pace and genre).


Not from a point of disagreement, but rather for further understanding: may you please elaborate your logic how (or, perhaps "why" is more accurate?) when a character explains in "a paragraph long line" their feeling of responsibility for something they had nothing to do with, "it assigns a binary value to their feelings"? Do you mean that it's either they feel responsible or either completely detached from the event/s?


I see your point about the "dumbing down", and agree. I think, perhaps, it stems from the writers' commitment towards their target audience (mostly teenagers and younglings, I assume) to make sure the latter understand EVERYTHING. And this, in my eyes, is the main pitfall (and I can't say that seeing Bleach currently isn't affecting my current thought process): writers are 'allowing' their characters to explain too much, which is weird because anime is both an auditory and a visual art form. And like you wisely said: "is kills nuance".


..."but when dialogue demands that it be the expository cornerstone, that's a problem." - Great point and phrasing (:


Not intentionally and without prejudice, both directors and writers of anime, are belittling too much their 'core' audience's understanding ability. Again, I don't think they do it consciously or out of disrespect. It's seems to be more like an industry standard or 'best practice' sort of thing.


I'll add just this - the breaking of the flow of action-sequences or of dramatical (verbal) conflict, is the worst! 😅 I mean, how can any writer or director justify the protagonist turning his back to an enemy - mid fight! - in order to say harsh words to his/her buddy, or anything else that is not fight-related? It blows my mind that any writer or director would agree to halting the fight in order to tell some backstory, or rain on the viewer some 'wisdom' of life. It seems to me as though establishing 'proper' timeline of events within a given scene, is an impossible feat.

Thank you for your comment (no cynicism).
I have seen all of the anime series you've mentioned, but perhaps it was too long ago for me to remember them vividly enough so to include them in my "analysis". It's always a pleasure to engage in conversation on a beloved topic (as opposed to engaging in conflict or quarrel).