What is your opinion on this common trope that happens in many popular series? In what way it mostly damages or improves the narrative of the story that is being told for you, in your own opinion?
In what way it mostly damages the story's narrative for you?
It really depends, sometimes they bring a character back not because it would make sense but because people like that character and having it dead would turn off some of the viewers.
But sometimes it makes perfect sense, a great example is Berserk (spoilers ahead):
Bringing Griffith back was done as flawlessly as possible, it ties everything together, the egg of the perfect world had ate Guts' kid and now Griffith had to share the same body with Gut's son and eventually if miura hadn't passed away, Guts being torn apart by his love for his child and his hatred for Griffith would have been the biggest plot point in the story.
not the biggest fan of it. often times, reviving a character just feels like a cheap ass pull to make viewers happy. We get sad over a character death precisely because they are... dying. Sure I'd like to see my favorite characters not die, but if the cost is the plot and narrative, then I'd rather have them stay dead.
Revival of a character has to be done right, otherwise it can quickly feel like death has no consequence.
Done right: Cause a plot twist Think attack on titan where Eren is "revived"
Done wrong: Revive a character to create more seasons Reviving Lelouche from Code Geass, especially after his death was done so well.
If it's a "rough world" with serious tone story it's crap same as characters not dying as it feels cheap and lack of sacrifice. If it is a chill anime that doesn't take it too seriously it's okay, unless they do it so much that ot no longer means anything to die...
No trope is bad, the way it is applied it is what will make it great, good or bad. Of course this will also depend on each personal taste too.