@Segoth said in Brilliant healer anime:
without the background unless you already knew who the characters were I’m sure the viewers are going to be confused.
Why? When going into any media blind, it's not possible to know who the characters are anyway. I mean sure there are (written) series that do pages of expository dump giving out all the character/world details on introduction, but that's more an exception not the rule. And is usually a sign the author spent too much time designing their characters/world, not enough time on how their characters live in their world, and will proceed to then write a narrative that stays within the initial rules of their design but is otherwise lucky if the narrative itself remains consistent with itself.
As for the episode, I honestly found the introduction refreshing. It's different from the standard debut queue of new episode new character that makes for the typical make-things-up-as-I-go-along narrative fare. It gives a clear reference point of here's what to expect, now lets see how we get there.
That said, I'm also of the "give me something to look forward to" persuasion such that in medias res typically affords a better idea of whether or not I'll enjoy a series long-term. The start-from-nothing-and-slowly-build-up-to-some-random-conclusion means that a series can easily veer off into a swamp and proceed to get itself lost in it and I would have no clue. Relatedly, the anti-spoiler mindset that pervades the anime/light novel communities essentially promotes the latter and makes it harder for me find things that would otherwise be enjoyable to me. Heck even JNC moving the color images to the back of the epubs has meant that when I start reading, I don't have anything to look forward to/get excited to read about when I read through the story.
