| My guess is that they get annoyed because the shows don't interest them but they see them being constantly discussed everywhere they go. |
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| I feel like they hate it mostly because of the fandom that the show got and not because of the actual quality of the show. Or they just want to be seen as cool. |
| Humans are social animals and when certain anime dominate the conversations in the fandom, it's fairly natural for everyone to want to be a part of that, not to be left out. But if it happens to be an anime from a genre they really, really dislike they probably don't want to watch it just to be able to trash on it, so they're saving time. Honestly, it may be toxic, but I still prefer it over the people who actually watch it JUST to be able to 'justify' their hate. They usually give the anime as much of a chance as the people who hate it without watching it, but carry themselves like they're just being objective experts who uncover the real truth behind why these shows are allegedly bad and their fans just retarded sheep. I find that much more toxic than people who just hate on a genre and by extension every show that's part of it, without having to watch it. Ideally neither of those two would be a thing because both are toxic, but I do prefer the type you described over the type I described. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| I don't think it's anything more than just people hating on everything that's popular... Because that's popular. They just believe that everything that appeals to a large audience is bad because too many different people enjoyed it, so they hate on it. You know, that makes them feel different. There's also the fact that some people tend to be annoyed by something being heavily talked about. They see it everywhere and it irritates them. I've actually mostly seen that with very popular characters, but I'm sure this is the same when it comes to shows. All these people are fortunately not the majority, but they're a very vocal minority that just tries to ruin others' enjoyment. The best thing is to just ignore them. |
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| They seem to think that popular = overrated and overhyped, and will say shit to get themselves attention. |
| Because the fan base stay saying ''it's a masterpiece'' and such and repeat and repeat like an idiot, for example i have this kind of problem with stein gates i never watched (and don't plan), but i plan to read the VN. |
The battle is over.  Show respect for the fallen who fought so bravely. |
| Because teenagers haven't yet learned to be tolerant on the one hand, and standing by one's own unpopular opinion on the other hand. They are very insecure with opinions, and seek the safety of the herd. So I consider that type of "hate" to be more of a social signal "I'm a member of the strong herd which has my back" than an actual opinion. |
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| Some just like to jump on bandwagons just so they wouldn't be left out, it's a type of mentality that's festered a lot in today's social media heavy society, or it might also just be the annoying fanbase. |
| On the Internet, it seems that malice is quite the fulfilling emotion. |
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| Because people can like whatever they want |
| 한 번만 살지만 제대로 하면 한 번이면 충분해요 |
| I remember I didn't want to watch SNK because one of my friends talked about it all the time, and he was so annoying/cringe with it that unconsciouly I kinda associated SNK with how I perceived him, without even trying to watch/think more about it. That's unfortunately how many things seem to work ; the loud minority is only the tip of the iceberg, and only divers can truly see its beauty, by overcoming preconceived ideas and judging by themselves. (pretty obvious ik) |
Shoko664 said: I feel like they hate it mostly because of the fandom that the show got and not because of the actual quality of the show. This. I'm old enough to remember Hetalia's heyday, and the fandom is legit why it had so many haters. |
| Well, nowadays some people on the internet are edgy attention-seekers, and if you are offended by this, you probably are one too. |
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| Maybe many of them think mainstream animes take over the place of others they consider way better and should have more recognition. Or they just want to hate because it's what almost everyone does. |
| Imagine how boring this world would be without Japan - a comment at youtube |
| maybe they saw some clips or watched a couple of minutes of it? |
| I think for some it might be because Don't like the art style They think it's overrated/overhyped It's mainstream The amount of hate it gets Amount of episodes Not interested Fandom Etc. Things like that. |
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| A lot of the popular anime, that I grew up with, I watched and enjoyed on my own time. Not because others talked about it, not because it was super hyped, not because it was just generally popular. I watched it because I read what it was gonna be about and the plot caught my interest. When it comes to some of the more modern popular anime, most of them I don't want to watch, and not because they are popular or that I don't give new series a chance (I'm quite the opposite in that actually) but because the plots don't interest me as much. I gave MHA a chance because a series about superheroes sounded awesome, but after watching I lost interest and left to watch something else. There is one saying I live by when it comes to anime/manga: Popularity doesn't always equal quality. Just because a series is well-liked among a large number of people doesn't mean there will always be a 100% guaranteed chance that new incoming anime fans will like them too. (That's mostly why I can never stand when people recommend the mainstream stuff to these new fans right off the bat. That's basically throwing those poor guys to the wolves- possibly traumatizing them after encountering very toxic fans so soon and making them into people who follow others by their coattails instead of letting them explore and find their own tastes.) |
| Often the case is to try to fit in with whatever group of people they're interested in being part of. Can't exactly have a fair criticism of something they've never watched, not even a single episode. |
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| It may contain content they've heard of, watched through clips, etc that they fundamentally disagree with. |
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| it's fun to be hyperbolic and opinionated, duh |
Who would be so heartless to hate Jojo (and Jiji) even without watching Maple Town?  |
| because the hype gets annoying Though im more annoyed by shows getting constantly brought up which I did watch but did not like. I just dont trust the community on a large scale at all, too normified for that. I put of watching bunny girl senpai for nearly 2 years because of this. Now I watch it and its actually quite good. its just that on average the most generic and boring shows get hyped. Generic cardboard MC, mixed with non progressing romance and sprinkled with boring ecchi jokes |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| prejudice is common human behavior my dude always has been lol |
| Elitists. Duh. They want to seem as having better/different taste than everyone else, so they hate on popular shows without even trying them. It makes them feel better than people who like popular things, I guess?? |
woopWOOOPAug 7, 2020 11:22 AM
| yum riceballs i just want a baccano! season 2 |
deg said: prejudice is common human behavior my dude always has been lol This is the most relevant comment here given how these replies here are full of prejudice already. Elitism? Feeling special? Hipsters? Too mainstream? How can people reach such lazy conclusions? "Oh no, someone doesn't like that popular anime without watching it. They must have a brain issue for thinking they are superior or something" Prejudice in both case here, just a common human behaviour. There is no mental health issue concerned. I did ask several people why they thought a certain show was bad even though they never watched it and the answers were always the same: "I saw some clip of it and didn't like it" or "I was told it was shit". It is not rocket science, people are full of prejudices. I am myself aware of that given how I just look at the staff or description of an anime and I have already a gross feeling of how good the anime seem to me. Sometimes, my prejudices end up being completely wrong so I learned to not rely on them too much. |
| trying to be different and quriky by hating on popular shit. idk it's some elitist thing it's dumb as hell. but there's like a specific very popular anime that i've researched so much on that i basically know everything, including the manga and i fucking hate it with my guts so. |
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