In the end, the series' execution sets it apart from its copycat foundations. And the writers stuffed the cast with tropes borrowed from well-known horror works. A virtuous organization of supernatural fighters trying to prevent humans from turning into demons? D.Gray Man. A special school devoted to training warriors? Naruto. That said, Soul Eater offers little original to anime as far as its story goes. Fifty-two half-hour segments rarely yields as satisfying experience overall. The series' tight, energetic approach stands out despite the show's heavily derivative feel. Of all anime, shounen shows tend to embody the worst practices of uneven storytelling: Dragon Ball Z is so ponderous that the remastered Dragon Ball Kai manages with 1/3 the original's air time Naruto, an otherwise fun and action-packed romp, stuffs its final EIGHTY episodes with filler. Conversely, the plodding half-formed yarn of Aoi Hana withers when almost nothing happens (even by the statue-speed standards of yuri romance, that anime fails). The deft, non-linear approach of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni keeps its viewers on the edge of their seats. Pacing is the rate at which a story progresses the speed at which the plot develops can make or break any narrative effort, but appears to me to be an acute issue in anime. StoryLet's talk for a moment about pacing.
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