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Except for the very beginning of episode 1. There is no reason they had to show as much as they did and make it that uncomfortable, literally none of the rest of the show ever hit that tone again. As long as they dont repeat that I think it'll be perfect.
Oh yeah. It starts out very dark and then it's all sunshine and laughter afterwards. Makes you wonder why they dropped to that tone in the first place.
I agree. Maybe it was just easier to gloss over that in the manga, but I don't remember it being so unnecessarily drawn out. Maybe it's like that in the light novel? At any rate it really doesn't fit the tone of the series in the beginning, so it just comes across as incredibly tasteless and awkward.
I mean, it is necessary to show the viewer what kind of world it is, if it is dangerous, etc. It can build up both an empathy for the main character/ characters in the world as well as give a motivation to the main character that doesnt require too much explanation. That kind of start is a rare one, but it can work.
Goblin Slayer, for example, does this to great effect. The first episode is hard to watch, intentionally so, but it easily and quickly builds the basis for the main character doing what he does. It explains to the viewer in no uncertain terms how dangerous such a weak appearing monster is, and why they are a threat. It also shows why the threat is ignored by more prestigious adventurers. And the rest of the anime carries the same dark, gritty tone. I actually quite liked Goblin Slayer.
I just think that Skeleton Knight didn't really need it because, unlike Goblin Slayer, the entire rest of the show does not match that tone. A lot of people who were put off by Goblin Slayers first episode probably wouldnt have been able to handle the rest of the anime, but with Skeleton Knight I think they might have scared away a large portion of viewers that might have otherwise liked the anime.
I forgot about that. I did skip forward a bit there.