Why do so many anime protagonists sit in the back of the classroom next to the window?
Except when there's a mysterious transfer student, where there's one seat behind the protagonist reserved for them.
>>159034970
What sounds less time-consuming, drawing a main character surrounded by other people, or just drawing the main character in a small empty corner?
>>159034970
That's where the unsocial losers always sit.
>>159035303
They also need to be able to see outside so they can see the thing/girl who kickstarts the plot.
>>159035303
This.
Its cheaper to animate, close ups dont require as much background work.
Also sets up shots for looking outside which you see in literally everything.
>>159034970
It has the double benefit of allowing them to look out the window and talk to classmates without the teaching hearing
>>159034970
So the typical looser can relate with them
>>159034970
So lazy animators/mangaka have to draw fewer classmates. Plus they get to fill half the screen/page with an unchanging wall, window and sky.
>>159034970
because they are the MC