The new fighters are there to present an obstacle for the protagonists, not to be "invested in". That's not the point of the arc, and certainly not the point of a massive turbulent battle royale. There's already more than enough characterization and investment implemented for the main characters in the manga (Universes 7, 11, and possibly 6) and generally with greater care than the anime's version.Exline wrote: I have to disagree with you on the pacing. I think it's a tad too fast. We get such little time to become invested in these new characters compared to the anime. I'm not implying that the manga should slow the pace down to how the anime was doing it, but at least follow a much more reasonable pace for a battle royale and the narrative as a whole.
The pacing is perfect because it sticks to the arc's core narrative beats and themes without wasting the reader's time. While there's nothing inherently wrong with appreciating the development the anime invested into unimportant characters, it's still ultimately just fluff. I don't think Toyotaro is writing this any differently than how Toriyama would have handled it.