Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24158017-20140301015335/@comment-5398287-20140301213234

The term "origin story", in the context of manga, isn't the same as "story of origin". While other forms of media might dedicate an episode or a few chapters or whatnot to explaining a character's background, a manga has to keep the pace going because it's a week-by-week affair. In As and the Lloyds' case, there were ongoing battles at that time, and a whole chapter explaining their backgrounds would screw up the flow considerably. In Yhwach's case it worked because a battle had just ended and another day was coming, but in most cases 3-4 pages is all Kubo can afford. Additionally, beyond their recruitment into the Wandenreich and what he was a survivor of, respectively, I can't think of much else to go into the Lloyds' and As's backgrounds that would require a whole chapter to show and explain.