The thing with harems is that they’re a trap. The author can’t keep dragging things out or the fans get frustrated - we want a resolution. But pretty much the moment there is a resolution, the manga’s dead. Without the dynsmic of the harem, there isn’t va point any longer.
And I assume that’s exactlyvwhat the author is trying to avoid here.
But I was thinking the time-skipped characters would just be there long enough to kill all of the harem noise, then just stay in the background as a framing device - the story is being told through their reminiscences.
The more I think about it though, the more I hope they’ll become a regular part of the manga, and potentially even the “new” protagonists. That could open up the possibility of a whole new set of adventures, and with characters who are sort of both familiar and new, which could really be pretty neat if it was done well.
The thing with harems is that they’re a trap. The author can’t keep dragging things out or the fans get frustrated - we want a resolution. But pretty much the moment there is a resolution, the manga’s dead. Without the dynsmic of the harem, there isn’t va point any longer.
And I assume that’s exactlyvwhat the author is trying to avoid here.
But I was thinking the time-skipped characters would just be there long enough to kill all of the harem noise, then just stay in the background as a framing device - the story is being told through their reminiscences.
The more I think about it though, the more I hope they’ll become a regular part of the manga, and potentially even the “new” protagonists. That could open up the possibility of a whole new set of adventures, and with characters who are sort of both familiar and new, which could really be pretty neat if it was done well.
We’ll see…