Novel & Cerita Background Character

Background characters surviving in manga is such a fun topic! I've always loved those subtle side characters who somehow dodge every catastrophe while the main cast suffers. One trick is to give them just enough personality to be memorable but not enough to steal focus—like the cafeteria lady in 'My Hero Academia' who always serves curry. She’s there, she’s consistent, and she never gets caught in villain attacks because she’s not 'important' enough to target.

Another angle is irony. Maybe your background character is painfully ordinary, which becomes their survival superpower. Think of Rock Lee’s teammate Tenten in 'Naruto'—often sidelined but always scraping through. Or take inspiration from 'One Piece', where recurring background faces like the News Coo seagulls survive everything because they’re part of the world’s fabric. The key is making them feel like they belong in the setting, not like plot armor is protecting them.