Writing Article - November
Added 2019-11-04 15:04:49 +0000 UTCHi all
I wanted to apologise for the last month or two on here, where I've failed to provide writing articles and rewards as promised, outside of my updates on fanfiction that is. Life took a rather busy turn and I found myself lacking time to do them, which isn't much of an excuse since I promised them in the first place. I also should have communicated that better but fell into age-old mistakes of trying to deal with it quietly and not to bother anyone.
Those distractions should all be done, however, and I'll be implementing a more streamlined and rigid structure for reward in the future. From now on, rewards will always be delivered on the 4th or 5th of the month without fail. If, for whatever reason, it cannot be, then I will post an update informing patrons why and providing a new date for that month.
Sorry for the delay on previous articles. I'll be writing a second article this month to compensate for the failure of last month.
This is the November Article - which focuses on the topic of the antihero.
Comments
My one complaint regarding this article is the seeming implication that 'edgy and broody' are the defining qualities of the antihero. Yes, many popular and quintessential antiheroes are that (Wolverine, Vegeta, Guts, Sasuke, etc.), but let's not forget Tyrion Lannister, the whole Bebop crew from Cowboy Bebop (except for Edward, I guess), L from Death Note, and so on. This article. on the other hand, seemed to use the ruthlessness scale almost exclusively, with unhealthy habits as a far second. I noticed a lack of variety almost immediately. It was repeatedly mentioned how antiheroes are almost always merciless jerks, and while, again, a fair amount are, that's just one of several ways of making one, and the flaw of this article is the failure to mention or imply that. What about Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion? He's not a jerk, or ruthless, but he is an antihero; one of the most popular ones in anime, in fact. He is an antihero because of his very passive nature, severe lack of self-esteem, proneness to self-pity and selfish motivation for his actions. You did do a good job of mentioning that antiheroes and villain protagonists are two different character types, though I'd disagree that it's automatically off-putting. Hannibal Lecter? Sorry, but he never was an antihero, not in the film. Villains can have redeeming qualities without becoming antiheroes - and everybody loves him for it. Light Yagami? Classic example of a villain protagonist. I'd personally argue that he became a villain as soon as episode 2, where he killed the fake L out of nothing but pride, in combination with his earlier proclamation of 'becoming the god of the new world', and the following and obviously arrogant and self-righteous proclamation of 'being justice'. If not then, then when he killed all the FBI officers in Japan (still very early on in the show). And yet, everybody loves him for it (I do, too), and he's often thought of as being one of the greatest anime characters of all time. Him being a villain did not turn the audience against him; in fact, most would argue it made him more interesting.
M9M5
2020-04-11 16:22:33 +0000 UTCNot to be bothersome or anything, I know these things probably take time, but when's the second article coming out?
M9M5
2019-11-26 01:47:26 +0000 UTC
