#and naruto's wave arc is genuinely so cool and raises such interesting points about kekkei genkai and other worldbuilding details | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

woodfrogs · 2 years ago

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long (mostly unplanned) series almost always have a first arc with completely different vibes than the rest of the story as the author(s) figure out what exactly they're doing and the problem is. i always fall in love with the first arc's worldbuilding and wish everything after stayed more similar

thinking about it further the problem might just be that the authors i'm thinking of are not good at writing and so when they're left to develop a story further it inevitably fumbles

#i speak #this post is about warrior cats and naruto specifically though it applies to a lot of other things #mostly media where it was originally just supposed to be the one book/series (warriors) or where the author didn't plan (naruto)#like wc tpb sets up such an interesting world with legendary history (tigerclan leopardclan etc) and a naming system and it feels like-#-you're getting a glimpse into it. while later series get rid of that stuff and focused in on a few details and made it almost too grounded #and naruto's wave arc is genuinely so cool and raises such interesting points about kekkei genkai and other worldbuilding details #that get lost later on #(honestly the vibe kinda stays until the timeskip)#idk. i love both of these stories as they are and wouldn't want them changed but specifically their first arcs stand out in a different way

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