Why do erotic anime have so few users? Is it lack of interest? or MAL hiding them?

Most anime fans nowadays are normies and/or sex-repulsed, so that could be part of the issue.

@Shmubm
I doubt that theory.
The top 3 most popular anime of summer
Dandadan s2 (known for SA and fanservice)
Dress Up Darling s2 (known for skimpy cosplay)
Kaoru Hana (tall pretty boy shoujo)

I'm guessing the lack of streaming service picking up this anime. Social media exposure as you mentioned seems to help though

@rohan121 Hm, fair point. I'm just used to seeing people complain about (lewd) fanservice, nudity, sex scenes, etc. in media. My perspective might have become skewed because of that.

@Gnza Just give it some time and people will start watching it


It does have a manga adaptation
https://myanimelist.net/manga/149963/Nukitashi__Nukige_Mitai_na_Shima_ni_Sunderu_Watashi_wa_Dou_Surya_Ii_desu_ka?q=nukitashi&cat=manga
https://myanimelist.net/manga/183724/Nukitashi_R

erotica (aka softporn)? yes.

ecchi? no, not really. Gushing over Magical Girls and Chained Soldier were quite popular.

also, ecchi does not get filtered as long as it's not rated R/18+. just logged out and checked the seasonals for a sanity check, and "ecchi" labeled shows are right there.

so no, MAL is not conspiring to limit fanservice. filtering literal porn by default seems like a sensible thing to me. they are also filtering kids shows by default, so are they conspiring against children's TV?

Actually, no.
First of all, the anime you’re talking about had almost no promotional push, and it doesn’t have a manga source only a visual novel. After looking into it, it seems to be a well-loved title, but not one with mainstream recognition like Clannad or similar. That means it didn’t start with a big built-in fandom to hype it up in the first place.

From the start, there aren’t many anime tagged explicitly as “Erotica,” but even among the few that are, you can still find some well-known ones. So visibility really depends on promotion and how much buzz there is around the show.

I’m also a bit confused about what you said regarding ecchi content. Yes, you do need to turn off the +18 content filter on MAL to see shows tagged as Erotica or Hentai but not for Ecchi. In fact, some of the most popular anime on the site fall under the Ecchi tag. No Game No Life, for example, is clearly labeled as Ecchi and shows up right on the front page. Maybe I’m missing something, but from what I see, Ecchi anime are still widely visible, even with content filters on. (Like I said maybe I missing something)

At the end of the day, whether people like it or not, there are underage users on MAL, so of course the site needs to restrict +18 content. But even then, it only takes one click to view those shows. And it’s not just Erotica that gets this treatment if you want to browse kid-friendly anime like Pokémon, you also have to filter by the “Kids” category. So no, it’s not specifically targeting Erotica MAL just sorts anime by age rating across the board.

There are also plenty of non-erotica shows with similar or even fewer viewers than this one.

Compare that to Haite Kudasai, Takamine-san from last season it ended up being the 12th most-watched anime of that season. Everything about it screamed ecchi: the poster, the character design, even the exaggerated expressions on the trailer or the name of it, was clear from the start what kind of show it was. That’s a big reason why it become popular..

Now look at Nukitashi the Animation. Its poster, title don’t immediately suggest Erotica or Ecchi. It looks more like a mid-tier (at best) action or fantasy series than anything. It’s only when you read the synopsis that you realize how wild the premise actually is. But for that to happen, people have to open the page first. Why would they?

And let’s be real on platforms like MAL or streaming sites, first impressions matter. Most users are scrolling through dozens of titles, and if something doesn’t catch their eye immediately, they move on. So if a show doesn’t visually communicate what it is especially in a niche or controversial genre it has a risk getting completely overlooked. Which is happened to this show.

@krautnelson

Last season's Yandere Dark Elf had an "erotica" tag for most of its run, which was later somehow changed to "ecchi". A tag that feels so vaguely defined, yet could make a significant difference in its visibility (It got way fewer users than Makina-san, even though they were basically the same in explicit content)

@krautnelson

Last season's Yandere Dark Elf had an "erotica" tag for most of its run, which was later somehow changed to "ecchi". A tag that feels so vaguely defined, yet could make a significant difference in its visibility (It got way fewer users than Makina-san, even though they were basically the same in explicit content)

Actually, no.
First of all, the anime you’re talking about had almost no promotional push, and it doesn’t have a manga source only a visual novel. After looking into it, it seems to be a well-loved title, but not one with mainstream recognition like Clannad or similar. That means it didn’t start with a big built-in fandom to hype it up in the first place.

From the start, there aren’t many anime tagged explicitly as “Erotica,” but even among the few that are, you can still find some well-known ones. So visibility really depends on promotion and how much buzz there is around the show.

I’m also a bit confused about what you said regarding ecchi content. Yes, you do need to turn off the +18 content filter on MAL to see shows tagged as Erotica or Hentai but not for Ecchi. In fact, some of the most popular anime on the site fall under the Ecchi tag. No Game No Life, for example, is clearly labeled as Ecchi and shows up right on the front page. Maybe I’m missing something, but from what I see, Ecchi anime are still widely visible, even with content filters on. (Like I said maybe I missing something)

At the end of the day, whether people like it or not, there are underage users on MAL, so of course the site needs to restrict +18 content. But even then, it only takes one click to view those shows. And it’s not just Erotica that gets this treatment if you want to browse kid-friendly anime like Pokémon, you also have to filter by the “Kids” category. So no, it’s not specifically targeting Erotica MAL just sorts anime by age rating across the board.

There are also plenty of non-erotica shows with similar or even fewer viewers than this one.

Compare that to Haite Kudasai, Takamine-san from last season it ended up being the 12th most-watched anime of that season. Everything about it screamed ecchi: the poster, the character design, even the exaggerated expressions on the trailer or the name of it, was clear from the start what kind of show it was. That’s a big reason why it become popular..

Now look at Nukitashi the Animation. Its poster, title don’t immediately suggest Erotica or Ecchi. It looks more like a mid-tier (at best) action or fantasy series than anything. It’s only when you read the synopsis that you realize how wild the premise actually is. But for that to happen, people have to open the page first. Why would they?

And let’s be real on platforms like MAL or streaming sites, first impressions matter. Most users are scrolling through dozens of titles, and if something doesn’t catch their eye immediately, they move on. So if a show doesn’t visually communicate what it is especially in a niche or controversial genre it has a risk getting completely overlooked. Which is happened to this show.

@kirA_-_


But is it really necessary, though? It’s not exactly an OVA/ONA hentai; it’s a commercial anime broadcast on public TV, with censored versions relatively suitable for all audiences. The key visuals they use to promote it are already appropriate and MAL censors anything with visible nudity anyway, so I’m not sure why there would be an greater concern to even hide them as if it were some pornographic image, rather than just a neutral information board. Or do descriptions or reviews count as explicit content?

I've been wondering about this as well. You'd think an average anime fan is a perpetually horny porn addict, but hard ecchi and erotica anime are surprisingly unpopular on this site.

Erotica (and I guess also hentai) literally can't be found in the app. If an erotica anime is among your 10 favourites, the app will only display the other 9 in your profile.

I wonder how many MAL users only use the app and not the website.

Because anime that exists primarily so that a certain subset of men can get their rocks off has little appeal to anyone else, especially considering the interactions in such anime tend to be shallow, contrived, and barely resemble how people act in real life. It's amazing how many anime fans will play mental gymnastics to get around that obvious fact.

@MelodyOfMemory What a horrible generalization. Not everyone who watches ecchi or erotica anime do it to "get their rocks off". And yeah no shit people in it don't act like how people act in real life, it's fiction. That can be applied to literally every anime out there. This is just some sort of weird thing you have against the genre and you using your own mental gymnastics.