The Beginning After the End anime is trying hard to shrug off the criticisms. Animation, at this rate, is one of the most overused ones. Yet, the series does nothing to salvage its other aspects, and the recent episode proves that.
Now we all know how the series has gained backlash from fans to no avail. The creators are working on a second season. What’s truly frustrating is how the anime abandons one of the most important facets of storytelling: logic.
With Arthur’s recent arc, it all seems completely nonsensical, as some fans pointed out. The recent episode would have everyone facepalming, but is it a first for the anime? Not, and here’s why these absurdities don’t work out!
The Beginning After the End abandons logic in Arthur’s arc
The Beginning After the End is riddled with inconsistencies. The animation is erratic, and the fight scenes are beyond intolerable. But what takes the cake in every sense is how the series abandons logic in most aspects.
Arthur’s power leap is one such example where it feels too rushed. The anime, too, strips him of his character depth by positing him as an overpowered main lead. His actions up until now had most fans questioning the story.
Episode 11 also followed in the footsteps of previous ones, and it is unbearable for the most part. What stood out the most was his motivations and goals to explore the Dicathen Continent. This is inconclusive, but that’s not it.
Although he is a King in spirit, the logic behind his actions doesn’t adhere well. Rather, it seems illogical for a kid to venture out for adventure. That too, after he experienced life-threatening situations, and these are what fans are saying:
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Arthur using Vincent to achieve his goals seems smart, but it isn’t ideal. Alice’s response to his dreams also aligns with the absurdity of the situation. But TBATE sure as heck has a pattern of following these absurdities.
TBATE is pooled with absurdities
TBATE’s absurdities do not make any sense on most occasions. It also highlights how the story itself reduces Rey and Alice to secondary, as well as one-dimensional, characters. But this isn’t the first time the story does that.
The MC surviving a huge fall after the Bandit Attack, for one thing, seems crazy. The anime conveniently skipped out on this part, which would make it all the more inconclusive. But there’s a string of events that prove this trait.
His actions at the Helstea Auction House made Rey lose his job. It was all for Sylvie, yes, but our hero isn’t adept at restraint now, is he? This highlighted a chasm between his physical and mental age as an Isekai character.
Also, the fact that he could help Lilia awaken her mana core adds to the blatant use of plot armor. His survival after the Bandit attack was one such incident, but the story seeks to overuse this plot device quite often.
A kid surpassing an elder elf, challenging nobility and royalty, and being an unparalleled prodigy. There’s nothing weird about it after all, now is it? But that’s TBATE for you, and it sure capitalizes on both plot armor and eccentricities.
The Beginning After the End is currently available for streaming on Crunchyroll. The manhwa is currently available for reading on Tapas.
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