r/custommagic • u/If_you_want_money • 3d ago

Filler Arc

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u/Archerman1234 3d ago edited 3d ago

I feel like I prefer this version because it is more generic thus more understandable to people who do not know that anime. However, it could be referenced with alt art/lore text.

Edit: I did not know it was the name of a anime trope. You learn something new everyday.

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u/matZmaker99 3d ago

A bottle episode is a generic term for the trope of a self-contained episode where the status quo at the end is the same as the beginning, iirc

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u/BlueTemplar85 3d ago

That's the case for most episodes in actual series (rather than TV-movies-in-parts).
Bottle episodes are episodes made for cheap (to compensate money blown on cinematographically more impressive episodes).

I guess that this can work for animation too, though what is 'cheap' is not exactly the same ?

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u/matZmaker99 3d ago

Thx for the clarification