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Why does the anime community dislike "NAKAMA Power" so much?

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Jul 8, 2021 11:40 AM
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Yeah its corny but is perfectly valid to be in battle shonen in order to portray a positive message to kids.

Does it really deserve the hate?
Jul 8, 2021 11:41 AM
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I don't mind as long its not abused like Fairy Tail.
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Jul 8, 2021 11:42 AM
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It can feel like an ass pull at times which is annoying. But personally I don't care as long as it's not overused




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Jul 8, 2021 11:45 AM
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Because of the existence of fairytail
Jul 8, 2021 11:45 AM
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cause its kind of a cheap and uninteresting generic way to write something...
Jul 8, 2021 11:49 AM
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^ could not have said it better myself then the guys above.

Jul 8, 2021 11:54 AM
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I don't consider manga as a means of propaganda but as a medium through which a person exercises his creativity in complete freedom and with a certain narrative coherence. All the opposite of all these mangas using the "nakama power" and the mangas of Shonen Jump in general which are very codified and intended for a well determined commercial target. I don't think these mangas are particularly bad, they're just not made for me and I'm now unable to read any of them :(
Jul 8, 2021 11:54 AM
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I mean, if you're gonna play the kids card, then wouldn't it also send the message that you can only achieve goals by relying on others?



Main issue is nakama powah gets used as a cheap way to bullshit a victory, almost essentially as a scapegoat for the author to get away with having the victor win the battle lol
Jul 8, 2021 12:11 PM
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No, it doesn't deserve to be hated. If used well, it can bring in incredible, memorable moments in any series.
Jul 8, 2021 12:12 PM
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a lot of MAL users are loners and even anti-social so they either hate being reminded of friendship stuff or they out right find it cringe to be friendly
Jul 8, 2021 12:25 PM

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Because they don't have friends in real life.
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Jul 8, 2021 3:51 PM
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fair enough, it's cringy imo
the Persona series did it from 3 onwards (game, idk if it's the same for the anime adaptations), ughhhhhhhhh
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Jul 8, 2021 3:54 PM

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It's stupid when it is used a lot, and not just fairy tail other shonen anime too
Jul 8, 2021 3:54 PM
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I think that it cheapens the tension in any conflict, because it's just a get-out-of-jail-for-free card, in writing terms.
Jul 8, 2021 4:00 PM

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probably because they expect every anime to be like akame ga kill where 95% of the main characters die instead of being saved by friendship and believing.

I honestly don’t think it deserves the hate, if you don’t like the power of friendship then watch another anime ๐Ÿคท‍โ™€๏ธ
Jul 8, 2021 4:04 PM

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Because we secretly love it,it’s just that when you love something government will ban it like isekai in Russia or hentai in France or Australia so we need to pretend we hate it
Jul 8, 2021 4:05 PM
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The power of Family > The power of Friendship

Someone's going to read that first part and think Eromanga Sensei or Oreimo I swear.
Jul 8, 2021 4:13 PM
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I don't mind nakamaship that really involves nakama and feels.
But it becomes a problem when the nakamaship starts to seem like a magical jutsu that solves all problems.


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Jul 8, 2021 4:23 PM

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Because of the nakama power extremist that is Hiro Mashima.

Jul 8, 2021 5:41 PM
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Because it has been used so much that it makes some peopel sick of it. Not to mention it's also a cheap way to defeat the character's foes.



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Jul 8, 2021 5:54 PM

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a "positive message" for kids isnt the same as good storytelling

even for kids i think they deserve better.

i personally also really dislike when a message is only a superficial claim by the story.
nakama power doesnt exist in real life. The power of real human cooperation is not as simple as believing in your friends and everything works out.

its basically empty messaging that doesnt proof anything while also being corny and at the same time opening up an easy and cheap way for a story to solve any problem it might run into .

i dont think nakama power ruins any anime as its pretty obvious from the start if an anime has it .
i just prefer good writing .
Jul 8, 2021 5:54 PM

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-why did I lose how could this be?
-because I have a pet parrot at home, and you don't.

it doesn't matter in a 1v1 fight how many friends you have, they're absolutely irrelevant. that's why it makes no sense.
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Jul 8, 2021 5:56 PM

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J-Tea-Chugger said:
The power of Family > The power of Friendship

Someone's going to read that first part and think Eromanga Sensei or Oreimo I swear.


can in diesel beat wincest tho ?
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Jul 8, 2021 6:14 PM
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Becuase they don't have any nakama they don't have any friends. They are just jealous.
Jul 8, 2021 8:38 PM

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Everyone hate stereotypes and cliches.

And so do I.
Jul 8, 2021 9:04 PM

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imo because it's stupid, and as others said it's cheap
Sep 1, 2021 6:53 AM

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When good character starting to lose and fairy tail battle come up.
"OH GAD NOT THIS SHIT AGAIN"
Sep 1, 2021 7:22 AM

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"is perfectly valid to be in battle shonen in order to portray a positive message to kids. "
So fighting others is valid and it gives a positive message to kids? Lol. Battle shounen fanboys be trying to defend their Nakama power.
Power of friendship CAN be done right if used in the right place. Like, Tokyo revengers is a good example. It uses power of friendship but it doesn't magically does a power up and defeat the enemy due to Power of friendship.
A bad example of POF would definitely be Mha and Fairy tail (there may be more) where random power ups happen illogically due to the so called "Nakama power"

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Sep 1, 2021 7:24 AM
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Because of Fairy Tail, Rave Master and any of Hiro Mashima's works.
Sep 1, 2021 8:32 AM
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I don't know why some people hate it so much. It doesn't bother me personally. It's no different from a person getting the motivation from family and friends to get through challenges in life. It seems like not everyone is able to suspend their imagination and understand the message that is sends. Many people expect fiction to somehow be realistic.
Sep 1, 2021 8:36 AM
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Its okay if it's used in moderation. The problem is, that shows which tend to use it slowly start to rely on it. This leads to always using nakama power instead of a goal or something else for the main character which would let him get stronger.


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Sep 1, 2021 9:10 AM

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I don't mind it as long as the anime is good then it's ight
Sep 1, 2021 9:26 AM

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I don't really dislike it bc I haven't seen it in an excessive amount in any of the show I have watched except Naruto [I don't really mind its Nakama Power bc it executed well imo].

Many people who replied here dislikes Nakama power bc of Fairy Tail so I'd better stay way from it lol
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Sep 2, 2021 3:55 AM

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We don't hate it, just bored of it, at this point.
Sep 2, 2021 4:05 AM
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people always mention fairy tail when it comes to this stuff ( haven't watched it) but how about black clover , bruh that show has a SHIT ton of "friendship power"( I don't hate the show itself though)
Sep 2, 2021 4:13 AM
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Because its bad writing. There is no point in establishing anything in a story if there are no consequences to anything and the good guys will always triumpth due to their friendship. Its just stupid, its lazy, and shows the authors lack the skill to write a competent beliveable story.
Sep 2, 2021 4:22 AM

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I don’t even really hate it personally
Sep 2, 2021 4:34 AM

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i find it inoffensive; people just need to turn off their brains when it happens, like i do. it makes the experience better. i will say that fairy tail used to be able to manage the nakama power better in the earlier arcs, but it got blown out of proportion in the last arc

either way, watch fairy tail, it's not THAT terrible

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