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HunterxHunter does a brilliant play on side characters, they kill them. I couldn't think of a better way myself. Besides, letting the side characters live will only drive up the plot and distract the main characters from their purpose. 

 

I will admit though, that side characters do provide something important: information. Main character(s) need the necessary information to move the plot. The fact that it takes a few episodes to figure out a good character is actually a villain, is evident of that fact. Nevertheless, side characters will at times provide too much information like their love, life story, or hatred about a particular character.The characters at that point, should go off on the deep end to their deaths. Granted not every side characters should die yet the more they interact with the main characters, the more they want to either help the main character or have the main character help them.

 

 

In long running anime series, the side characters are abundantly everywhere.  Obviously they are there to drive the story plot and distract the main character(s) from the plot. The greatest difference between long running anime and shorter anime, lies with the side characters becoming essential  to the plot. In this way, the side character has the right to add to the plot and be a part of plot. Again, side characters are abundantly everywhere in long running anime series; therefore, many main characters are develop and focus on.

 

This would in a number of cases, force the original main character(s) to drop from the plot to being side characters. Additionally,  creating either one or two  big holes in the plot:  A)  What was the point of introducing that character in the first place and/or B) isn't the story dragging on too much? Simply put, the logic holes deal with how the plot flows which is disrupted  by the new main characters. This is why, HunterxHunter is brilliant with dealing of side characters.

 

Everyone agrees with this logic right? or does everyone have a different opinion?

 

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