| Categories such as 'popular', 'edgy', 'offbeat', 'SOL', or even 'art' are not mutually exclusive; anime is anime regardless of what associative properties cultural fiat might wish to apply to it. |
| You should just like what you like and there is no problem with that. Though, I have cringed at some people's reasonings for avoiding popular anime. I remember talking to a guy over PSN that had well under 50 completions and he was saying: "Lol, Popular anime. I like to watch the hardcore stuff because I'm hardcore. That shit is to popular for me" It was pretty stupid. |
KagamiDec 22, 2016 2:31 PM
 |
| It ain't honestly nothing wrong with not liking popular anime but who fuckn cares lmao?You're the one missing out not us. |
YumiLovesMe said: I don't mean to come off as some kind of anime hipster or anything but I just don't really like popular anime. Am I the only one? I like a lot of offbeat and SOL type stuff personally. Again not trying to be a hipster or some such but still. Different strokes for different folks. Everybody has different tastes in anime. So the answer to the thread question is no. |
| Yes, you are the only one, its also very uncommon that people dont like popular anime(and tell others about it). |
 Oshii is probably the only director that loves dogs. He thinks he's a dog himself. That's right, its slime! It will dissolve your clothing slowly before my eyes! |
| this kind of uninterest for all popular anime seems like watching different for the heck of it popular anime have as variety in genres and quality as anything else |
| Nope. Just do as you please. *teehee* |
I would say no but Im sure somewhere out there there is a guy who doesn't like that Grave of the Fireflies movie and is just labeled as uncultured |
 |
| Provided you don't mean "I lose interest as soon as I know it's popular", it doesn't really matter no. Watch what you're interested in, I guess, it's just that dismissing popular anime as interesting because they are popular is not the way to go. Watching popular shit usually allows you to get in more conversations than just knowing about niche stuff, so I'd suggest at least checking out the most interesting ones if you want to hit up people at conventions or something, though it's not a requirement. Well, in the end I'm one to suggest at least checking out the critically acclaimed anime, or sources of inspiration, but I don't suppose you're much of the writing type, so it doesn't matter. |
| i'm the opposite , i dont care about unpopular anime ^^ watch whatever you enjoy |
 |
GamerUnglued said: Darek said: I'd argue that Tatami Galaxy is pretty popular. It's rated the 52nd most popular show on this site and is critically acclaimed. Hearing that someone else knows about and loves So Ra No Wo To makes me really happy though. It's one of the best Slice of Life shows out there but almost no one knows about it. The only similar show which I think is better than it is K-ON, but that's kind of hard to beat and it comes fairly close for me.What even is the so called popular or mainstream anime, what even makes one... I dunno some of my favs seem to be unpopular (so ra no wo to, tatami galaxy, cross game) some seem to be really popular... I really don't care. I disagree. I don't think Tatami Galaxy is that popular. Yes, it's highly rated and acclaimed, but that doesn't mean it's popular. It's popularity rank is 436, not 52. Also, only 47K people have completed it. That isn't much. If you ask most anime watchers, they will most likely have no idea what it is. OT: No, just watch what you want. |
 |
Deknijff said: I would be that guy. Fell asleep during it on three separate occasions. I just can't get into it.I would say no but Im sure somewhere out there there is a guy who doesn't like that Grave of the Fireflies movie and is just labeled as uncultured |
Chandela said: Is it just boring?Deknijff said: I would be that guy. Fell asleep during it on three separate occasions. I just can't get into it.I would say no but Im sure somewhere out there there is a guy who doesn't like that Grave of the Fireflies movie and is just labeled as uncultured I can imagine it being that because all I hear about it is that it really shows the horror of war for kids and in honesty I don't really care for that so I haven't bothered watching it |
|
Chandela said: I was also that guy. The characters were acting nonsensical and dumb for the sake of creating drama and they were so unlikable and annoying that I couldn't even find myself caring about them regardless. The entire thing could have been avoided if the main guy just fucking gained some humility for the sake of his sister.Deknijff said: I would be that guy. Fell asleep during it on three separate occasions. I just can't get into it.I would say no but Im sure somewhere out there there is a guy who doesn't like that Grave of the Fireflies movie and is just labeled as uncultured |
GamerUnglued said: Darek said: I'd argue that Tatami Galaxy is pretty popular. It's rated the 52nd most popular show on this site and is critically acclaimed. Hearing that someone else knows about and loves So Ra No Wo To makes me really happy though. It's one of the best Slice of Life shows out there but almost no one knows about it. The only similar show which I think is better than it is K-ON, but that's kind of hard to beat and it comes fairly close for me.What even is the so called popular or mainstream anime, what even makes one... I dunno some of my favs seem to be unpopular (so ra no wo to, tatami galaxy, cross game) some seem to be really popular... I really don't care. Tatami Galaxy isn't popular at all. You know something is popular if a majority of casual fans know what the anime is. |
|
| Uuuurrrrrr... Of course there isn't any problem with liking whatever you like, and besides what would you do if there was? Force yourself to enjoy popular shows? I can't really shake off the feeling that despite saying you're not trying to sound like a hipster, you just made this thread to try and appear cool and out there by having unusual tastes. Thi might be due to the fact that you actually do like popular anime, you gave really positive scores to Mirai Nikki, Kill la Kill, Soul Eater, FLCL and Lucky Star so why are you lying to us if not to try and sound like an anime hipster? |
| I don't really care about the popularity of an anime. I do however get curious on what all the fuss is about and end up checking it out. If I enjoy the anime, I enjoy the anime. Whether it's popular or not. |
 |
GamerUnglued said: Kagami said: I would say something is popular if a majority of anime fans in general (casual or not) know what it is. I also think that casual anime fans are a minority. Even with that, I know tons of casual fans who may not know the name of the show but can recognize the distinct artwork from it because others have mentioned it or they've seen it online.Tatami Galaxy isn't popular at all. You know something is popular if a majority of casual fans know what the anime is. Casual anime fans are not the miniority. I would say the majority of anime fans have seen fifty or less shows and the such. The show you mentioned might be popular within the portion of the anime community, but is not popular in general. Smart anime fans are still the miniority. I saw somebody do an interesting statistic on myanimelist back in 2014 and I'd agree with what it said. |
|
| I personally think it's much more uncultured to only watch popular anime and not care about anything else. Just watch what you like. You shouldn't feel bad for not having generic taste, most of us don't. "Popular anime" are usually just what can appeal to the most people so naturally they won't cater to your specific needs as well as more niche anime will. |
  |
GamerUnglued said: My bad. I was actually looking at top rated and not most popular, where it is ranked 52. I do disagree with you about the popularity though. TTG has always been pretty hyped, and I'm pretty sure that most serious anime watchers have at least heard of it. It probably hasn't been completed by many because Yuuasa's works are all ugly as hell and it's a turnoff. I'd also argue that being ranked the 436th most popular anime of all time among the hundreds of thousands of anime on this site is pretty damn great. I meant casual anime watchers would have no idea what it is. Of course serious fans would know. When you think of popular anime, it's stuff like One Punch Man, Tokyo Ghoul, Sword Art Online, Naruto, and Attack on Titan. Those are popular series that the large majority of anime watchers would know. Tatami Galaxy is pretty out there in terms of popularity. |
AeroheartDec 22, 2016 3:40 PM
|
YumiLovesMe said: ...I like a lot of offbeat and SOL type stuff personally... Speaking my language!!! XD The popular ones I like are, news to me, considered "older" like Azumanga Daioh, Lucky Star, and K-On!. I am genuinely late to the party, but I don't run into many Kuragehime or Ichigo Mashimaro fans...Hanamaru Youchien ones either. Like what you like, just don't be a snob about it and you won't be a hipster! Liking steak medium rare filet mignon doesn't make you a snob, but looking down on those who don't is being a snob. You're doing a-ok, good job!  |
 |
| It's not bad to not like popular anime, but it gets tiresome when the same people repeat the same topics with the same anime over and over again. That's why it's a lot more interesting to venture into the unknown so that you can have something new to talk about. |
 |
| Having any taste in anime at all is uncultured. Keep that in mind kids. |
| Basing your interest on the popularity or lack of it rather than content and staff of a show will always seem weird to me, but in general it's up to every individual. There is a fairly big variety in terms of popular shows (unless you only count the top 5 or 10 most well known shows and call the 10000 others unpopular no matter if they have 100k or 10 viewers on MAL) so just based on content I have a hard time seeing someone not liking ANYTHING that's popular.I think you usually need some kind of aversion against the thought of popularity to manage to dislike every single thing that is popular enough to deserve the name. But maybe I'm wrong. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
GamerUnglued said: Darek said: I'd argue that Tatami Galaxy is pretty popular. It's rated the 52nd most popular show on this site and is critically acclaimed. Hearing that someone else knows about and loves So Ra No Wo To makes me really happy though. It's one of the best Slice of Life shows out there but almost no one knows about it. The only similar show which I think is better than it is K-ON, but that's kind of hard to beat and it comes fairly close for me.What even is the so called popular or mainstream anime, what even makes one... I dunno some of my favs seem to be unpopular (so ra no wo to, tatami galaxy, cross game) some seem to be really popular... I really don't care. Tatami Galaxy is rated #52 in the top rated shows, and #456 in popularity. of course it's critically aclaimed but sadly it's not known by the majority of people. |
 |
| i disliked popular series too when was new to anime, those good old days :/ |
| It doesn't matter unless you are specifically not enjoying them as soon as they aren't popular. Some anime in my top 10 aren't that popular(Katangatari, Tatami Galaxy, Ping Pong, Kyousougiga). Others are very popular(Fullmetal Alchemist 2003, Evangelion, Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, etc.) If you go past that, it's still the same. Yeah I like Gunbuster, Ushio to Tora, and Hotarubi no Mori E but I also like Durarara!!, Haikyuu, and Madoka Magica. It's just taste, the actual shows that are popular don't really matter. Because the reasons I dislike some popular shows(Attack on Titan, Re:Zero, Boku dake ga Inai Machi) all vary from each other and my opinions towards them. |
| every single one of my forum posts is dumb and invalid except for 1, I don't claim them it was a different person it was all fake |
GamerUnglued said: Kagami said: When I say not casual, I don't mean the super critical people. I more mean the people who know more than just AoT, SAO, and other main stream stuff. People who only watch those three and similar stuff are casual. People who started by only watching those but enjoyed them so much they looked for similar shows are more what I'm referring to, and those people make up a majority of anime fans, especially on MAL. Even before I started to understand what made anime so great, I knew about shows like Angel Beats, Code Geass, Steins;Gate, Mirai Nikki, and Toradora which are all in the top 10 most popular here and I'd have never heard of without doing a bit more research. TTG also appeared a lot in my research of potential anime to watch, but I'd avoided it because it frankly looks like ass.Casual anime fans are not the miniority. I would say the majority of anime fans have seen fifty or less shows and the such. The show you mentioned might be popular within the portion of the anime community, but is not popular in general. Smart anime fans are still the miniority. I saw somebody do an interesting statistic on myanimelist back in 2014 and I'd agree with what it said. Angel Beats, Toradora and especially Code Geass still fall into the realm of what a casual fan could know. I'm not dissing casual fans or anything, but like I said: They are the heavy majority and have seen around 1-50 anime and they are typically the same titles. It might seem hard to believe due to a portion of myanimelist users that have seen a lot, but that isn't even close to how many fans or casual fans out there. There's a reason why casuals have so much say in how our world runs. Its the same reason why digital over physical is so popular. I could explain more, but a lot of fans who have seen hundreds of anime+ are the vast miniority. A lot of reasons tie into that: They have lives, family, other hobbies, etc. |
|
| OP you are doing it wrong, just like what most people like and you'll be safe. Ohh and, yeah side with Rem fandoms... xD |
| Well, I personally do not care for Re:Zero and SAO and will not watch it. But just because I don't want to watch it doesn't mean I hate it. Just acknowledging popular anime as commendable in their own reasons and not giving a flying fuck is okay. If that's okay, then you're okay too. It's okay to have preferences and unique tastes. |
| I don't think so. While I've seen some popular shows like Inuyasha and Kill la Kill, there's alot of popular shows I haven't gotten around to yet like Attack on Titan, Soul Eater, Sword Art Online, Deathnote, Full Metal Alchemist, etc., because the particular plots of those don't sound interesting to me. It's just all has to do with one's personal taste on what you watch or don't watch. |
Exclusively female yuri community with polls, games, member cards, and more. Join today.Recruiting Staff too! |
| I full on like anime like Moldiver, Video Girl Ai, Kimera, Earthian... ummm you aren't alone but if you start liking anime rated 5-6 and putting them in your faves... owning them on DVD, trying to show your friends, your friends say "haha thanks for the bad anime night" and you are like yeah I guess they are pretty cheesey... ummm yeah. lol Toward the Terra, the old movie? I genuinely like it. I don't care how dramatic and cheesy it is. It makes me feel this special feeling. |
The anime community in a nutshell.  |
| Uncultured? oh my... is there even such a thing?? There is usually a merit in delving deeper on not-so-mainstream culture, aka the ones you cannot get from the "cultural supermarket". But, let this not sway you into a perspectival thinking that you are on your way to digging up a Yamashita treasure, or a grand scientific discovery (like gravity). In the playing-field of culture, being a deviant is not synonymous to innovativeness, as sociologists would agree that the main repercussions for being not in the mainstream are the "sanctions" that the society will eagerly throw upon you. It is not a matter of being a deviant because you like to be unique, instead it is more, "Am I ready and prepared enough to receive the sanctions?" Very much the same in anime culture, what is considered to be holding more power and authority enables and empowers us if we are on this circle, but at the same time it provides us an inescapable constraint from the arbitary rules and regulations that accompanies it. LoGH fans gives them an elevated manner of sophistication and transcendence but are heavily sanctioned of the elitist label by the community. Hence, you will either brave up and endure the sanctions, or go with the flow and conform to the larger body, that's pretty much there is to it. Avoid the mentality of attributing "good-ness" or "bad-ness" onto culture dialectics, as it is somewhat inappropriate and misleading. |
HaeduansDec 23, 2016 1:23 AM
| Hmmm don't think so, well, I don't know, but I usually dislike popular anime too because most of it is cliché, ecchi or bad attempt at comedy. |
23 ♀ | ES/ENG  |
| Yeah the more obscure ur taste, the more uncivilized it was. |
 la critique de l'intention pure |
| It is a disrespectful and most shameful display of very big cowardice. |
More topics from this board
» New anime fans have an extreme inferiority complex and huge beef with older fansEastIndiaCompany - 32 minutes ago |
4 |
by Zarutaku
»»
42 seconds ago |
|
» Visual Novels — General ThreadShizuna - 3 hours ago |
15 |
by Shizuna
»»
43 seconds ago |
|
» Why do people complain about "rapey" characters in anime?Alpha_1_Zero - Yesterday |
48 |
by APolygons2
»»
49 seconds ago |
|
» Why male characters tend to have more interesting personalities than female characters?Alpha_1_Zero - Yesterday |
30 |
by Miyamotodex23
»»
4 minutes ago |
|
» Is there any specific setting or theme you’re biased tonishant0 - 31 minutes ago |
5 |
by Spunkert
»»
15 minutes ago |