Plot armor is inevitable in fiction, since the story can only happen if the most important characters make it to the end. The trick in mediums like anime is not to avoid plot armor, but to hide it ...

For many video game characters, the threat of death lends some tension to the events of a story. While it is often assumed that the main character must survive to the end of the game, this is not ...

Louis Kemner combines his love of creative writing with his passion for anime to craft some of the most compelling anime articles on the 'net. He's also a total gamer who has two decades of Magic: The ...