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I swear this happens every time.

MC starts off actually interesting—has some personality, maybe even decent morals. You get invested a bit.
Then something bad happens and you think, okay, this is where the character development kicks in.

But instead it just turns into:

“Trust no one.”
“Feelings are weakness.”
“Only power matters.”

And after that… it’s like they all become the same person. Just stronger, colder, and somehow way less interesting.

I don’t even mind ruthless characters, but it feels like a lot of stories confuse “ruthless” with “no personality.”

This hits a nerve because everyone either agrees or gets defensive. Both sides will flood the comments. Its also not about anime its about the medium itself.