Why Most Anime Protagonists Are Useless

Having a goal isn't the same as having agency. This video breaks down what separates a protagonist who drives their story from one who just gets escorted through it, using a test I call the Angel Test. Series covered: Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Saga of Tanya the Evil, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Trash of the Count's Family, Konosuba, and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. ⚠️ Light spoilers for the series above. Chapters 0:00 The Illusion of Goals 1:01 Goals, Stakes & Agency (The Angel Test) 2:13 The Tourist Protagonist 4:04 The Power Level Fallacy 6:04 The Empathy Trap 8:09 Agency at Any Scale 9:52 Agency Without Heroism 11:28 Frieren: The Ultimate Test 13:24 Where This Doesn't Apply + Verdict Which protagonist fails the Angel Test the hardest? Tell me below. #Anime #AnimeAnalysis #Isekai