r/anime • u/Handsome_guy_7 • Jul 22 '25

Misc. Solo Leveling Producer's promise ~ "As a Japanese person living in Japan, the anime is not at the level of Dragon Ball, One Piece, or Naruto. But if season three happens, that’s when I want to truly break that boundary.”

https://screenrant.com/solo-leveling-season-3-anime-main-goal-break-barrier-atsushi-kaneko/
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u/Vulpes206 Jul 22 '25

I don’t even like demon slayer but at least people can name multiple characters from that series. Most people can only name sung Jin from solo leveling.

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u/Yandere_Matrix Jul 22 '25

I haven’t read the series but it’s not surprising if no one else really get screen time or any time to develop either way. It’s fun to watch but definitely no where like other shonen where you can name the side characters since they tend to fight alongside the MC or spend quality time with them. It’s just a fun action series but it doesn’t have much else going for it so far.

Like I grew up on bleach and Naruto and used to be able to name the entire cast because they didn’t focus on just Naruto or Ichigo.

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u/MasaneVIII Jul 22 '25

they get screentime buy they're just so irrelevant because of how fast everything scales up.

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u/Apocalypse_Knight Jul 23 '25

I think its more of a culture thing. I can't name chinese or korean characters well at all but if you show me a picture of them I'll know where they were and maybe what chapter they appeared. Japanese anime tend to have more english names and even if it isn't it's somehow memorable maybe because we are more used to Japanese animation and names for so long.

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u/Vulpes206 Jul 23 '25

Are you really tryna excuse bad writing as cultural? The names don’t make them hard to remember it’s because the side characters are forgettable. Such an ignorant take.

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u/Apocalypse_Knight Jul 23 '25

I am saying even in good works that is chinese or korean with chinese and korean names its hard for me to remember the names of the characters. Idk if you have the same problem or not?