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Do you think the topic and theme of "friendship" getting too repetitive?

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Apr 13, 2018 4:11 AM
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Other than romance scene in a harem that is annoying, i find it also annoying and repetitive. When i see any all girl cast, it most likely be about friendship. its very boring if you see the same execution many times in a row, it just gets too cheesy. if it goes any further towards logic and reasoning,saying "friends are their power" now its just the power of BS. i know its mainly for the child to teen audience, but i can watch a anime for adults audience or straight up gore and the topic is still there.
Apr 13, 2018 4:18 AM
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You really need to watch more anime.
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Apr 13, 2018 4:21 AM
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You really need to watch more anime.

I think this post about sums it up...
Apr 13, 2018 4:25 AM
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"The power of friendship" is probably an ancient trope my dude, it's not an anime thing
Apr 13, 2018 4:33 AM
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there is more anime than battle shounen you know....
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Apr 13, 2018 4:44 AM
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As its own, yes.

In anime, no. There are plenty of anime out there that isn't about my nakama.



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Apr 13, 2018 6:49 AM
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No. The answer is simple. Japanese people values friendship. To imply that you can't live on your own and always do everything by yourself, and also to rely from other people and help them when they are in need.
Apr 13, 2018 6:51 AM
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No since you can't never have enough of the masterpiece called fairy tail
Apr 13, 2018 6:53 AM
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IDK WHAT USSAID CASE IT WAS 2 LONG BUT WE CAN BE FRIENS WITH BENEFITS INNSTEAD
Apr 13, 2018 6:56 AM
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You're probably watching the wrong types of shows. You might also be watching too much. Take a break every now and then.
Apr 13, 2018 6:59 AM
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i agree they're are too many friends in anime
Apr 13, 2018 7:02 AM

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Have you ever watch this friendship masterpiece called "Fairy Tail"? You'll understand that the others is only a small part of what friendship power can give you.


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Apr 13, 2018 7:06 AM
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This is a completely personal view but friendship in anime is great and precious - I'd much rather watch shows about friendship than romance. I'd also say that there should be more anime based on the importance of friends.
Apr 13, 2018 7:09 AM

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Quite a few people are mentioning you not watching enough anime, despite the fact you've definitely watched quite a few.

There's some there that definitely don't fall within the "friendship theme", whatever you define it as. I'm pretty sure you're just unintentionally only recalling those anime containing these themes because it fits your hypothesis, then forgetting about the rest.

I'd recommend you a few anime, but geez -19.2% affinity. We disagree on just about everything EXCEPT purely/mainly comedy anime. For the love of god, @rebornnora go watch Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun.
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Apr 13, 2018 7:18 AM

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You believed in ecchi law, as stated in your profile. Go read visual novels, honestly. You've already seen enough anime to make a statement here, even though there are still more anime to go as they said.
Apr 13, 2018 7:41 AM

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No, friendship is the foundation of good idol anime. Idol anime requires chemistry which requires friendship at the very least, just look at Idol Time Pripara and Aikatsu Friends.


Apr 13, 2018 9:27 AM

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What else is not repetitive? Surely we both can agree that we need more isekai/harem and CGDCT.
Apr 13, 2018 6:54 PM
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Quite a few people are mentioning you not watching enough anime, despite the fact you've definitely watched quite a few.

There's some there that definitely don't fall within the "friendship theme", whatever you define it as. I'm pretty sure you're just unintentionally only recalling those anime containing these themes because it fits your hypothesis, then forgetting about the rest.

I'd recommend you a few anime, but geez -19.2% affinity. We disagree on just about everything EXCEPT purely/mainly comedy anime. For the love of god, @rebornnora go watch Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun.
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What else is not repetitive? Surely we both can agree that we need more isekai/harem and CGDCT.
Have not see isekai a lot but i disagree on the harem thing. the CGDCT, maybe
Apr 13, 2018 7:36 PM

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How do you remove friendship from a narration that implies opening up or experiencing something with people? It's a basic narrative and it is the basis for a lot of relationships, that's why you see it so often.
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Apr 13, 2018 10:13 PM

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Hmm, the only time I was conscious about the friendship thingy is Fairy Tail but even then, I didn't mind until I started reading complaints on other sites. So I don't think friendship is a repetitive trope and there are more tropes out there that I find more irritating than it. Other types of relationship could be great to explore but bear in mind that any kinds of positive relationship have to stem from the basis of friendship. And this is personal but I find it heartwarming to see characters having fun with their friends, it's something that'll get me attached to them even more.
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Apr 13, 2018 10:17 PM

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No since you can't never have enough of the masterpiece called fairy tail


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Apr 14, 2018 12:38 AM

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I hate it, the things one can do with just the power of friendship in anime like fairy tail and other Shounens are highly exaggerated, there has to be at least some realism for it to make sense.
Apr 14, 2018 12:43 AM

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Kuma said:
there is more anime than battle shounen you know....

Yeah... this.

There are genres specifically targeting people who enjoy that theme.

If you're tired of it, you need to deviate.
Apr 14, 2018 1:01 AM

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As all people are different so are their relationships and it is always interesting to explore various aspects of friendship. The problem is not with the theme itself but with bad writing.
Apr 14, 2018 6:43 AM

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i hope you have a good relation with your friends, reborn :(
Apr 14, 2018 7:13 AM

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without nakama power, then we won't be seeing an ending to those shonen battle mangas/anime.

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