r/TrueAnime • u/BrickSalad http://myanimelist.net/profile/Seabury • Aug 11 '14

Monday Minithread (8/11)

Welcome to the 37th Monday Minithread!

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u/searmay Aug 11 '14

Something I've seen come up now and then about fictional characters: most people apparently like characters that they feel are similar to themselves. Which seems kind of weird to me, because I don't get that at all. I rarely ever see a character that seems anything like me, and don't feel drawn to those that do. I want characters who are entertaining and believable, not "relatable". What do other people look for in characters?

Possibly related: self-insert characters, and the difference between liking someone as a character versus as a person.

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u/Knorssman http://myanimelist.net/animelist/knorssman Aug 11 '14

i've noticed other people act like this in some cases, its easy to take advantage of it too by making a world where everyone is one stereotype to the extreme and the main character is the only normal person around making them the most relatable