Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20161228230634/@comment-25266931-20170105011752

Warren Witch, you make some legit points. But I don't think Steven Universe is that show that sets that bar. If it has good writing, that's good. But I think the problem with RWBY writing is it's more based shonen manga/anime. Where all eyes are on a small few characters so often that when something new happens with a co-star it seems out of nowhere because the follow thru comes late.

It's like we go most of the show seeing team RWBY or team JNPR. If they sudden did an episode about Glynda being Salem's half sister that would seem like an ass-pull because they rarely talk about Glynda or give her time to talk about herself with the cast (and by extension, the audience). They need to better rotate their characters to spread focus. Shonen shows often have huge casts but only a handful matter. While co-stars come and go and get maybe one good episode to their name the Gokus, Vegata, Ichigos and Naruto will always be front and center.

Remember how Neji didn't get no major parts in Naruto then in the middle of the Ninja War he jumps in and defects attacks meant for Naruto, and saves him but ends up hyper-dying due to it. That seems out of no where because sense we don't live in Naruto's world we never hear about Neji because it's always focused on Naruto. So when a character dies aburptly after not being seen or important for so long it fills the audience with either "that was fucked up they killed him off like that" or "meh, who cares, he ain't Naruto".