How Mentor Characters in Anime Lost Their Impact

Mentors have long been a cornerstone of human progression, serving as guiding figures who instill wisdom, and are, more often than not, the ones shaping their pupil’s growth. In anime, they’re generally used to offer emotional resonance to the narrative, like Master Roshi in Dragon Ball or Kakashi Hatake in Naruto. Such characters have traditionally wielded a significant narrative weight.

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