Plot armor is inevitable in fiction, since the story can only happen if the most important characters make it to the end. The trick in mediums like anime is not to avoid plot armor, but to hide it behind character growth and thematic events. But even when an anime protagonist is written well, it’s obvious they have incredibly thick plot armor. Depending on the viewer’s attitude, that can be immersion-breaking and annoying, or just plain funny.

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