>that katanagatari episode
Timeskip
Jason Lee
Sebastian Sanders
>anime
Ryan Walker
Nothing worse than a timeskip
Isaac Scott
>new arc
>villain makes a flashy entrance
>oh, those guys you were struggling with ?
>they were just small fry in our organization
>proceeds to smash our heroes so they need to get stronger
it basically guarantees training arcs, random powerups and other shenanigans. Villains might also depower.
Jeremiah Gonzalez
>Villain joins the heroes
>jobs every single battle
Lincoln Cox
That's exactly what I'm expecting with the first arc villain in Dr Stone now that he's joined Senku
Ryan Cook
>henchman tries to stop villain's evil plans well after it's too late
Leo Barnes
>character has a speed form
>somehow isn't fast anymore next arc
Jaxon Carter
Tell that to basically every manga that gets worse after one.
Bentley Scott
This is honestly BECAUSE the arcs are short. when authors are forced to condense things a bit for a short arc, they generally end up pacing things better. when they have "breathing room" and can run an arc for three fucking years, things start to drag.