Atsushi Ohkubo’s Fire Force anime is slowly transcending towards its conclusion, and it won’t be long before fans see the series come to an end. The journey of Fire Force has been a great one, which is combined with thrilling action sequences, shocking plot developments, and brilliant animation. However, there is one thing that might be posing a problem for Fire Force.
This element is the comedic timing of the series. While Fire Force is a series featuring science fantasy and dark aspects, it periodically embeds comedy to lighten the mood of the narrative. This has been a great addition to the anime until now.
In the recent episodes, the comedic timing of the Fire Force anime has become a major problem. They disrupt the narrative and undercut the dark themes.
The different layers of comedy in Fire Force
The overall narrative of the Fire Force anime carries a very serious tone that revolves around the destruction of the world through fire. This dark and serious tone extends into other elements and themes like action, psychological thriller, and suspense. However, there is one aspect that stands out within the anime series, and that is the comedy of Fire Force.
Fire Force tries its best to embed small but impactful comedic elements within the story that keep the mood light. From Arthur Boyle’s goofy and dumb founded personality to Company 8’s funny banter, Fire Force makes sure that the dark theme of the series doesn’t overpower the narrative. In fact, it even uses Tamaki’s unintentional “Lucky Lecher Lure Syndrome” as a humorous development.
Every season of the Fire Force anime has embedded humor into the story, and it has more or less worked for the series. It breaks tension and adds variety to the storytelling of the anime. Even the third season, which is supposed to mark the most devastating ending for the series, saw the inclusion of comedic elements that slow the pacing down for anime fans.
The comedic timing of Fire Force might cause issues from here on
Although the comedy works in favor of Fire Force, the timing of it is slowly becoming a big problem for the series. As fans know, the narrative has become more serious than ever. The great cataclysm is on the horizon, and it is in the hands of Shinra and the rest of the Company 8 members to stop it before everything is turned into ashes.
At this moment, sudden humorous elements may not land as greatly as creators have hoped. Not only that, they also hurt the thrill that the narrative is greatly building up for the climax.
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Plus, it also ruins the emotional impact of a scene, which is not great for the anime and the characters in any way at all. Thus, the creators need to work on their comedic timing in the series.
As mentioned above, Fire Force is reaching its conclusion, and thus, it cannot get any more serious than this. It is understandable to add comedic moments to the story, but the studio needs to make sure that their timing does not disrupt the overall flow of the narrative and ruin the ending, which, according to many, is the most important part of the entire series.
Fire Force is currently available to watch on Crunchyroll.
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