>cartoon protagonist has at least one parent who is unknown or dead
Why is this such a common trope?
>cartoon protagonist has at least one parent who is unknown or dead
Why is this such a common trope?
To better relate to their pathetic audience.
to rip off anime even more
reduces the core cast size
Fuck the nuclear family
lore fuel
If the character isn't necessary in some way then they're not gonna bother to create it.
to avoid showing the "social construct" of a normal family
>no father
self-insertion
Guy who's only watched anime: getting some real anime vibes from this
Cartoon creators are too fucking lazy to create 2 parents.
Because of rape
>this
Thats why the Boonchuys are Based
Because it creates easy conflict for the character to overcome.
I see your 1 parent and I raise you 4 missing/dead parents.
one less voice actor and development
I miss my dad. Not divorce, he died suddenly on a trip a couple years ago. It’s still hard not being able to regularly talk to him and see movies with him. He took me to cool movies ever since I was a kid. Now I usually go with friends. I… can’t go alone.
most cartoonists have dysfunctional relationships with their parents.
Amphibia keeps winning
Good way to introduce drama
Millennial all come from broken homes.