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May 8, 2024 5:25 AM
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Sousou no Frieren is an exceptional anime, but whether it's the best is really just a matter of personal preference. You've got some people in the community hating on it just cause it's holding number 1 spot on MAL, but honestly, I think that's just plain stupidity. If it's up there, it's 'cause the majority thinks it's the best.

You've got all these people saying, "It's overrated" or "I'm gonna hate it" before they even give it a chance. And then, when they actually watch it, they're just hunting for its flaws instead of giving credit where it's due. No matter how great an anime is, if you are determined to hate it, you'll always find reasons to hate it.

Sousou no Frieren is great, with both its strengths and weaknesses, and it totally deserves all the hype and attention it's getting.
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May 8, 2024 5:27 AM
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youre definitely new user right? i mean it has the top rank here on myanimelist so therefore it has less hate than all other anime on the rankings
May 8, 2024 5:31 AM
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The bigger the fanbase grows, then the bigger the hatedom gets.
May 8, 2024 5:31 AM
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I don't hate it but personally I don't think it's the greatest anime from last year, let alone the greatest of all time according to some charts and people. Plus some people just like to hate on the current popular thing to feel special or whatever. so there's a lot of that too.
May 8, 2024 5:36 AM
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I think you described it pretty well. Since it has the number 1 spot some people are only looking for it’s flaws. Those people started frieren because they wanted to prove themselves right. Prove that their prejudices towards the show were justified. Those people tend to pretty vocal about it too since the premise 'I don’t like what’s popular, so I’m better than you' is pretty popular.
May 8, 2024 5:36 AM
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It's always the same thing with every new extremely popular show.
May 8, 2024 5:38 AM
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Gashadokur0 said:
And then, when they actually watch it, they're just hunting for its flaws instead of giving credit where it's due. No matter how great an anime is, if you are determined to hate it, you'll always find reasons to hate it.

Literally the perfect description of @Okeanix
May 8, 2024 5:47 AM
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We hear these things whenever a show takes the top spot so its nothing new

@Zarutaku good job my dude this thread its gonna be a shitfest in a few hours lol
May 8, 2024 6:03 AM
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Gashadokur0 said:
And then, when they actually watch it, they're just hunting for its flaws instead of giving credit where it's due. No matter how great an anime is, if you are determined to hate it, you'll always find reasons to hate it.

Literally the perfect description of @Okeanix
@Zarutaku There isn't any credit I can give to Frieren.

I can only give credit to Madhouse for making this mediocre one-shot manga successful with its animation, directing, and such.

Go read Frieren manga and die of boredom with its one-dimensional story and characters, which you can find in any random Korean manga, lmao. Same quality.
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May 8, 2024 6:11 AM

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The way the title is phrased makes it seem like everyone hates this anime which is definitely not the case.
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May 8, 2024 6:26 AM

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Because it's a very popular show. Any popular show at some point becomes a target for edgy people who hate it just because it's popular and so they want to stand out because of the show.
May 8, 2024 6:29 AM

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@Zarutaku There isn't any credit I can give to Frieren.

I can only give credit to Madhouse for making this mediocre one-shot manga successful with its animation, directing, and such.

Go read Frieren manga and die of boredom with its one-dimensional story and characters, which you can find in any random Korean manga, lmao. Same quality.
@Okeanix I agree, Frieren is a great anime. Glad you enjoyed it.
May 8, 2024 6:29 AM
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The more people saw the thing the bigger the room for hate, general rule, I agree that the show is great but not as unique and good
May 8, 2024 6:31 AM

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Cause people are idiots and think going against whats popular makes them smart.

Its fine to dislike popular or highly aclaimed shows, but when you do it for the sake of doing it, or have a "all popular shows suck" mentality, you're just dumb.


There is also this trend of people going with "this is shit" instead of "i don't like it".

Which happens when people don't understand their own bias.

I can tell you that i do not like demon slayer, but i will not tell you its a bad show.

I fucking love date a live, but I won't call it better than mid-ok.

But most people can't seperate their prefrence from their critical opinion.

which normally leads to some of the dumbest takes you will ever see.
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May 8, 2024 6:43 AM

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It's by far the #1 anime on MAL by absolute miles. You are hearing a very minor vocal minority. Even if this was a series I disliked and I made a thread about it, that's only one among many, many people ratio-wise so doesn't matter at all. I know friends that don't enjoy the characters and the pace of the series much and even then, minority opinion and I can see where they are coming from but a lot of people have had different experiences with it that seem more positive.
May 8, 2024 6:47 AM
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I really liked Frieren. Then again, I also really enjoy SoL and more relaxed anime... So, I'm more the target audience for it.

Popularity isn't really a factor in my enjoyment of an anime. I can equally enjoy the popular as well as the obscure without clouding my opinion with a few meaningless numbers.
May 8, 2024 8:13 AM

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Hate comes with being a popular and highly rated anime on MAL.
May 8, 2024 8:16 AM

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Gashadokur0 said:
Sousou no Frieren is an exceptional anime
Decent? Yes.
Exceptional? Hell nah.
May 8, 2024 8:25 AM

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Unless the one criticizing Frieren has some exceptional obscure series in their favorites, their criticism is null and void
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May 8, 2024 8:25 AM
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It's very common to hate on something very popular since it gets exposure so much, it attracts many kinds of people including the ones who cannot accept that their favorite anime isn't as popular as it.



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May 8, 2024 8:27 AM

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Gashadokur0 said:
And then, when they actually watch it, they're just hunting for its flaws instead of giving credit where it's due. No matter how great an anime is, if you are determined to hate it, you'll always find reasons to hate it.

Literally the perfect description of @Okeanix
@Zarutaku How can someone even take a Re:ZERO fan seriously?
If you want to reply to my posts, come up with valid arguments instead of ad hominem HIGHER LEVEL THINKERS ONLY
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