It might because the story had to change, instead of staying stagnant.
Gracefield arc at the start was easy to understand since you have an antagonist that is clearcut and obvious, as well as a goal of escaping that is immediately observable.
However, the theme cannot stay the same afterwards because they're not facing against another human who can be manipulated or misled by acting; the enemies are brutal and only see humans as livestock, so why would there be a theme of suspense and psychological battles when you have antagonists that literally just want to devour you.
It's kind of the same as trying to negotiate with the (non-intelligent) titans in Shingeki no Kyojin.
I'm glad Neverland managed to move on. It felt a bit foreign at times trying its hand at experimental plot developments, but it usually comes back around and wraps it up decently.
- igd7536 years ago3
I understand the story change,
But I think what bothered me was how it came out of the differential that was this terror thriller, for armed children killing demons.Although it is even possible to explain why they are defeated by children, but still, the development itself seems to be hindered. An example is in the end, a villain who in theory had died, is the one who solves all the mess they caused in the form of government.
Shingeki is a good comparison, because the way things are going, there is a good chance of not ending up in the shonen pattern, where everything is resolved with a smile from the protagonist saying to the villain "you can't be bad ok? But it's okay now, let's all be friends"
I think that in the end, at least for me, the title disappointed in solving everything easily, and mainly, for losing its differential, since today there are several sleeves about killing demons, and everyone is more competitive in this than this title.
- Bokuno6 years ago1
I agree with where you're coming from, in fact, I thought the same thing right after the Gracefield arc ended.
I felt the full force impact of the shounen genre because what seemed to be winning through smart tricks and teamwork coordination at first ultimately became a generic fistfight. Gracefield arc was exciting because it was interesting to see what they would do using their intelligence (since they are the top scorers in the curriculum) and how they got characters other than the main 3 people involved in the plan.
However, everything changed
when the fire nation attackedafter their escape from gracefield. The Goldy arc was almost a solo arc, we lose touch with all the minor characters that they have been developing, and we see more brainless fights instead of well thought out plans and witty strategies. (hence becoming more 'shounen')The story could have taken a whole new direction if the author decided to leverage upon their intellect (which was what enticed me to like the show in the Gracefield arc in the first place).
They were in an unfamiliar world, following the traces that have been left behind in a few scarce books. Instead of patiently gathering information about the demons and their weaknesses, they decided on a head-on charge with only a small team, and ultimately leaving it up to
plot armourluck.Introducing Norman and his team of shounen-ish fighters that can face off directly against the demons using brute strength was the probably the biggest nail in the coffin lol
