why?
| why do a lot of newer anime fans(from 2021-present) like to be elitist and contrarian for no reason? |
| Because the whole internet is just an Echo Chamber to dislike anything popular. they must be non-conformist and unique |
| I guess it all of the above. I myself am more newly into anime, started in 2020, and have mostly stuck to Seinen. Which I mean makes sense as when I was getting into anime I was eating what I liked. I mean there were some Shonen I watched - mostly older shows like FMAB, Death Note, HxH and now Yu Yu Hakusho. Oh also I was in my early 20s when I got into anime... so that defiantly steered me in watching shows like Berserk, Psycho Pass, Monster, Fate/Zero, Ergo Proxy and so on as those shows were more aimed for my age range. Those shows also are more complicated which again I was moving away from the more simple black and white morality in western nerd culture. Marvel, Star Wars and so on had all become very formulaic and predictable when I shifted into anime. |
Sometimes it takes a real man to be best girl. Gilgamesh is also chad.   |
| because they ( most of the time) seek attention |
| What you see is what you get Sorry my English is not the best |
| Because they wanna be liked by elitists. |
This dance is the pinnacle of human achievement. |
| There is no such thing as "objectively good" anime. Reception to any given anime series always comes down to personal preferences, feelings, beliefs and mindsets. It seems like you're asking a loaded question with a false premise, to be honest. I get the impression that, if anything, newer anime fans are less likely to eschew mainstream anime than ever, especially as the industry has continued to pump out popular seasonal anime at a consistent enough rate that casual fans often never feel a real incentive to "explore". I checked out a "Hidden Gems" thread the other day and seen anime like Blend-S, Charlotte, Oshi no Ko and Made in Abyss mentioned in it — that series as recognised as that are seriously considered obscure by some users tells you a lot about how front loaded anime popularity is nowadays. You'd think that any anime that falls below #50 in the popularity rankings may as well be some elusive cryptid. |
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  ｲ乇刀乇乃尺ﾑ乇 ㊎   ㊰☽ Shaded Horizon ☾ |
| I consider them and the ones who claims popular show to be objectively good in the same category, ie they are delusional attention seekers. |
| There's no such thing as objectively good anime. Most popular shows are not good and are carried by either nostalgia, recency bias, or production values. Also you seem awfully insecure in your own opinion. |
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| I am relatively new, I have been watching anime for probably not much more than 7 or 8 years but I kind of see the opposite I guess? I think people that got into anime recently are super obsessed with some older works, especially Berserk. Like half of the young guys in my gym have a Berserk tattoo, it's crazy how popular it is. |
They think that make them special (even if they don't know anything about anime like character development , they have a STRONG dunning-kruger effect) |
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| Actually, i've been through this phase. Tho it wasn't because I hated any of the popular anime, I haven't even watched them when I was in this phase. The case was because there are a lot of underrated anime which get overlooked thanks to all of the popular anime. So I always kinda get pouty whenever I see my favourite underrated anime get lower ratings than those of mainstream ones. But then that emotion's gone when I watch the said popular anime and come to like them. So objectively I wouldn't call it hating, it's just rejecting the thought of having one's favorite anime less liked than every other popular anime. |
| because newer isekai animes sucks. |
| I see that people which are obsessed with 'social patting on a back' found a nice scapegoat - so called 'elitists'. I mean what else could they deal with unpleasant fact that popular isn't equal to quality. People gather in fan groups for a blind positivity and circle-jerking like mass elitists which oppose other fan groups. But it's always was easier for a group of people to bully some lonely quiet kid which sits in a corner of class with an excuse that he is just edgy/arrogant/elitist and deserve it, or else why would he avoid to be a part of group. I can see clearly insecurities in these people of group which can feel subconsciously that something isn't right but simply can't oppose to 'social acceptance' obsession. |
| Frankly, same to the people who try to bandwagon on the Isekai hate. It's just to join the "cool" kids table. Or something like that |
| "Objectively good"... Alright... |
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| I take pride in disliking some popular anime and liking some others. I take pride in disliking some "objectively good" anime and liking some others. I don't need a reason: if it's boring, it's boring. |
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| Coz they are teenager and think its so edgy to be different than other until they will feel embarassed about stuff like it LMAOO |
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| while i did get turned off from listening to radio cause it was always nickelback, nickelodeon, nickel minaj, fault doesn't lie with nickelback for making catchy songs. they made success with it. not sure how vanilla relates to disliking popular or good anime. the i'm unique behavior has been present since i first landed here though |
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