00:00In the anime industry, many series build elaborate universes and intertwine storylines.
00:06However, this narrative richness sometimes leads to internal inconsistencies.
00:12In this video, we will analyze examples of popular anime in which the extensive plot presents
00:18questionable points or plot holes without a convincing explanation.
00:22We will look at cases as diverse as One Piece, Naruto, Terror and Resonance, Evangelion 3.0,
00:30Assassination Classroom and Kapelian, pointing out why their intricate worlds generate contradictions
00:36that affect the logic of the story.
00:38The One Piece manga is famous for its global mysteries, but also leaves loose ends.
00:44For example, the special nature of the Gomu, Gomu no me, Luffy's fruit, raises questions.
00:51The One Piece wiki recounts that 13 years ago, the world government finally captured and secured
00:57the fruit after an 800-year search, but Shank stole it and Luffy ate it.
01:02Given this background, the question arises.
01:05If the government knew how fearsome that fruit was, why didn't they eliminate Luffy as soon
01:10as he appeared on the first wanted poster?
01:13Stopping him from the start would have prevented numerous subsequent conflicts.
01:17This apparent lack of official action, despite the powerful threat, suggests a plot hole.
01:23The world of One Piece is telling us that the fruit is in immense danger, but the story does
01:29not reflect the logical behavior of the most powerful villains.
01:32The image shows the young Naruto alone in his room, symbolizing his isolation.
01:38Naruto faces a similar narrative flaw.
01:40The protagonist harbors the QB, a demon that nearly destroyed villages, yet he still grows
01:46up in total isolation.
01:48Ranker's list of major plot holes points out that inexplicably, Naruto grows up in total
01:54isolation.
01:55Not even his father, the fourth Hokage, provides him with tutors, and only the Secret Service
02:00watches over him sporadically.
02:02This article further clarifies that such extreme isolation would seriously damage Naruto's
02:08development.
02:09In practice, the series ignores this psychological warning and keeps Naruto without any effective
02:16guardians.
02:16In short, it overlooks the fact that a child with such a dangerous demon should have received
02:22real supervision, which for many viewers is a huge plot concession.
02:27Terror in Resonance, 2014, is an anime that starts out as a promising thriller, but whose second
02:34half is questionable.
02:36Kotaku's review highlights that the series starts with one of the best openings possible, but
02:41turns into a completely forced mess halfway through.
02:45This comment alludes to the fact that, in order to carry out their plan, the protagonists
02:51discuss killing or sparing a girl who witnessed their attacks, although we later discover that
02:56they would never kill innocent people.
02:58Kotaku points out that such a dramatic scene is completely out of place, as the characters
03:04would not even consider that option.
03:06In other words, the conversation about killing Lisa makes no sense within the characters' real
03:11motivations. It is a narrative device introduced to deceive the viewer, not to reflect the internal
03:17logic of the story. Kotaku defines this type of writing as contrived. The characters act in ways that are
03:25foreign to their personalities just to advance the plot. For example, given that the protagonists are
03:31actually going to sacrifice everything rather than hurt innocent people, all the previous tension about
03:36killing Lisa turns out to be a retroactive deception. Thus, Terror in Resonance ends up relying on pretextual twists
03:45that seem invented solely for shock value, which breaks the overall narrative coherence.
03:50In Evangelion, 3.0 You Can Not Redo, the story jumps forward 14 years, leaving viewers confused.
03:59The key characters' return greatly changed, but the script gives no clear justification for why.
04:06Kotaku criticizes that the goals of the central cast are never explained. Those who rescue Shinji,
04:12for example, want to use the Eva as a power source for a flying aircraft carrier, but it's never clear
04:18why they need such a ship. In their own words, the main team remains obsessed with taking Shinji away
04:25without us knowing their real motivations. This narrative void makes their actions feel arbitrary.
04:31In addition, some characters act hostile towards Shinji for no apparent reason. The same critic
04:37mentions that the attitude of characters such as Mizato or Asuka, who previously encouraged him,
04:43is reversed without explanation. Overall, the lack of information about the character's attitude
04:49changes makes the plot of Evangelion 3.0 seem almost mechanical. Many transitions appear to be
04:56dictated by the needs of the script, not by the internal logic of the world. Copelion 2013 is often
05:04cited as an example of a logical script writing. In this post-apocalyptic anime, science fails to
05:10maintain consistency. The characters survive highly improbable situations. A specialized blog lists WTF
05:18after WTF in each episode. For example, an irradiated wolf receives instant medical attention and
05:26miraculously recovers. Damaged buildings have been unstable for decades and only collapse at the exact
05:32moment the protagonists enter and other absurd details. As the author says, the little I saw of this
05:38series is weird, everything that falls within logic. The image above comes from Copelion and,
05:45together with the quote, reinforces the idea. Each scene raises obvious scientific contradictions.
05:52In short, the plot of Copelion is full of four situations where the laws of physics and basic
05:57logic are ignored so that the characters can survive or move forward, confirming the criticism that it was
06:04constructed without respecting its own logical framework. The examples reviewed show that great narrative
06:10complexity does not always go hand-in-hand with internal consistency. By excessively expanding the
06:17plot, anime series present mysteries and extensive story arcs that sometimes require contrivances
06:24to move forward. In each case, we saw concessions, from characters acting without clear motives,
06:30Evangelion 3.0, Terror and Resonance, to ignored scientific consequences, Assassination Classroom,
06:38Copelion, or dramatic premises that contradict previous logic. Naruto, One Piece. In the end,
06:45these inconsistencies may be due to the writer's need to surprise or prolong the story, but at the
06:51expense of internal credibility. This reminds us that, no matter how epic or intricate a saga may be,
06:58maintaining a coherent logical structure is essential for the audience to perceive it as solid and satisfying.
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