| Its very even but i have to go with characters. Altough i love Code Geass i think Lelouch is what ressonates with people and not the actual plot, if you understand what i mean |
| Characters, plot does not matter one bit for me tbh, If I’m gonna be around these characters for hours then they have to be well written or at least have some personality/dynamic. |
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| Around 90% of the times (I just made that up), if the characters are bad, that means the story isn't good either. On the other hand of the spectrum, even if the story is very lacklustre or kinda poorly written, the characters can make up for it if they are compelling enough (unless the story is completely dogshit). For example, a lot of things about the plot of Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? is.... questionable, but the bizzare and hilarious characters more than compensate for it. Long story short: Good characters. Bad characters can completely bring the show down, while good characters can make the show better. |
| Definitely characters, if an anime with good plot had only characters in it that would irritate the hell out of you, what's the point in watching it? If the characters are good you can at least enjoy them. |
| I'm kind of a sucker for plot driven stories, but I don't think one is more important than the other. Having the balance between the two is great, it's just that I tend to focus primarily on the plot. |
| I sometimes forget to finish my sentences. |
| Depends on wether you prefer passive or active characters. If you like active characters, then the character drives the plot; If you like passive characters, then the plot drives the character. I think my favorite is when an anime/tv show/film manages to have two main characters: one of them passive and the other one active. I think it is a nice contrast and provides a good deal of balance. |
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| Personally I like when the characters are developed more than the plot but both are still needed to make a show good. Either one can make or break a show, like the characters in a show could be great but the actual plot could be terrible and vise versa. |
| Good characters. I can watch a whole season of nothing but asses being wiped as long as I think the characters are good. If I find the characters bad it will always dampen the experience too heavily. |
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| I prefer good characters to be honest. |
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| I never heard good story with badly written character so both aspect influence the story |
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| both are super important but maybe characters? Fun characters can make rarely but sometimes make up for a mid plot |
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| I guess its the characters at the end of the day that we as anime watchers resonate and relate with. |
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| good characters make the anime enjoyable |
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I did just copy-paste yours after all. |
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| Good characters for me. Humor and Good characters almost single handedly make Slice of Life as popular as it is. While not-so-good characters can put a dent on even the most ambitious plots. For example, Paprika (imho) |
| Good characters all day. Show with good characters can be very enjoyable even lack of the plot. But show with good plot and bad characters can be very boring because lack of investment in the characters because of how bad or unlikeable they are written. |
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| Good characters can make anything great - but great plots can have shit characters. |
| Characters are a huge factor in directing a show's direction, and without good characters the show doesn't have much direction. A plot is still important, but I'd prioritize a good character rather than plot, since you don't need to have the best plot to still be a good series. |
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| Even tho they are really really close but I prefer good characters more than good plot. |
| Obviously characters, if the characters aren’t good then the plot isn’t also good ( in my opinion) |
| in general, good characters > good plot |
| This definitely depends on what the show tries to portray. A character driven drama, like March Comes in Like A Lion would be very bad if it didnt have compelling characters. The same applies for the Ghost in the Shell movie but with its' compelling story/philosophy. |
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| Execution is more important. Even if the source provides good materials, things still can be shit. |
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| If the plot is good enough, characters would be definitely batter. I would prefer a show where it's depends on every characters characteristics rather than one man show. |
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| good characters over story any day. |
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MVKO said: no hate but I think that most of the code geass characters were butchered just so that lelouch might look smart amd cool.characters 100% of the time. a great plot can't make up for shit characters (AoT), but great characters can make up for a shit plot (code geass(?)). |
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| Good characters of course. The thing is that Good characters can carry a mid to bad plot quite easily while good story can't carry shit characters. Like SAO. It had an interesting story but damn the characters made it unbearable. |
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| characters. Its why I love DBZ so much, its clearly more character-driven. Even if there's little plot, long as I absolutely love the characters I will absolutely love the show. Without the same cast DBZ wouldn't even have been the same @YeeYeeAss facts. SAO's plot was interesting but I don't think I remember liking a single character tbh. |
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| It will always be a 50/50, both need to be good in order for an anime/manga to be classified as good. But I guess for me, characters are a little bit more important. They can still make the show enjoyable, if it is lacking in plot. |
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