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Aug 6, 2022 2:49 PM
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For me, there isn't too much controversy.
WataMote is and isn't a good depiction of social anxiety depending on who you ask. It has been called sadistic by some.
Monogatari is probably the most controversial. Tons of fanservice for one, and some think it's pseudo deep.
Madoka Magica might also be considered to be pseudo deep too.
Lucky Star, Azumanga Daioh, Yokohama Shopping Trip, and Non Non Biyori don't have any controversy to my knowledge.
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Aug 6, 2022 2:53 PM
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Mine is mostly slice of life/comedy series, so not really that controversial.
Aug 6, 2022 3:17 PM
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I would like to think that no reasonable human being would have any issues with my favorites, but MAL will find a way to bitch about anything, it seems.

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Aug 6, 2022 3:29 PM
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Monogatari is the only one that I think is controversial.
Aug 6, 2022 3:35 PM
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As far as i know, i don't think any of them are controversial.
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Aug 6, 2022 3:38 PM
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Interspecies Reviewers is highly controversial that i wish it should have been a hentai genre instead and with hentai then they can make it more explicit
Aug 6, 2022 3:39 PM
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City Hunter is probably pretty divisive.
Aug 6, 2022 4:14 PM
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based on what is actually on my favorites list, I would say FLCL
I used to have Yosuga no Sora on there, though.
Aug 6, 2022 4:20 PM
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I don't have any favorites, so I'l use past tense. I used to have Redo of Healer and Euphoria in my favorites, so pretty timid lol
Aug 6, 2022 4:22 PM

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I don't have any controversial anime as a favourite.
If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time.

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Aug 6, 2022 4:32 PM

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I was already accused multiple times to be a pedophile from people just looking at my favorites here in the forum. I guess some people will always find something stupid to get upset about.
Aug 6, 2022 4:41 PM
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Define controversial. But in my favorites I only have FLCL (original - fuck the sequels), and Vivy: Fluorite Eyes Song sooo... I dunno lol
Aug 6, 2022 4:41 PM

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Mildly controversial.
Lotgh is usually highly regarded by the ones who have seen it but in the eyes of some people its fans are annoying fun haters which is an unfortunate reputation.
Ghost in the Shell has a large percentage of fans who prefer Stand Alone Coplex to the 95 film but I still don't view it as a controversial choice.
Turn A Gundam is relatively unknown among non gundam fans and some gundam fans view it as kind of an outlier in the franchise. Still fans of Tomino's work hold it in high regard which is why I don't consider it a controversial choice.
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Aug 6, 2022 4:42 PM

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Not at all.

Cardcaptor Sakura and Urusei Yatsura are literal classics. It’s rare for me to see any of these shows be talked about in a negative light.
Daa! Daa! Daa! and Yumeiro Patissiere aren’t well known enough to spark any controversy between them (not that they would, anyways)
The idea of Hamtaro being controversial is like the most hilarious shit to me, if I’m being honest lol.
Aug 6, 2022 4:42 PM
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Not even sure. My taste is mostly niche junk that nobody likes, maybe Monogatari or Centaur no Nayami, but eh, I'd like YOU the reader to judge my weird taste since I got no braincells
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Aug 6, 2022 4:47 PM

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Ignoring Usagi Drop's infamous manga and Made in Abyss' shotacon/lolicon undertones, I would say my favorites are mostly safe.
Aug 6, 2022 4:48 PM
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they're controversial to people with no taste
Aug 6, 2022 4:48 PM
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not much controversey to be honest, pretty chill stuff. Except maybe mushoku tensei 😑
Aug 6, 2022 4:53 PM

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Kuzu no Honkai is quite controversial for various reasons. Given the score progression, most people disliked the ending.

I wouldn't say that Nana and Kanashimi no Belladonna are controversial, but they also are too sexually explicit for the average conservative anime watcher.
Aug 6, 2022 4:55 PM

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I don't think mine are controversial, but hey, Given is in there and that has two boys kissing at some point, so I'm sure that could be considered outrageous to more homophobic people?
The rest is either regular standard popular shows or stuff no one knows anyways.

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Except maybe mushoku tensei 😑

What do you mean maybe, lol. That's literally the most polarizing/controversial anime of the last years 😂
Like it or hate it, you certainly can't claim it's not controversial~
Aug 6, 2022 4:59 PM
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Ignoring Usagi Drop's infamous manga and Made in Abyss' shotacon/lolicon undertones, I would say my favorites are mostly safe.


Well to be fair, Usagi Drop is 99% awesome, until the last few panels. Then you skip ALL the levels of the abyss flying past Riko and the gang at supersonic speeds, and just straight up start knocking on the gates of hell ;~;
Aug 6, 2022 5:00 PM
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I don't think mine are controversial, but hey, Given is in there and that has two boys kissing at some point, so I'm sure that could be considered outrageous to more homophobic people?
The rest is either regular standard popular shows or stuff no one knows anyways.

pompeo said:
Except maybe mushoku tensei 😑

What do you mean maybe, lol. That's literally the most polarizing/controversial anime of the last years 😂
Like it or hate it, you certainly can't claim it's not controversial~


what on my list is THAT controversial other then say MT, made in abyss or monogatari (maybe eva too)... okay nvm that's quite a few 😓😓😓
Aug 6, 2022 5:14 PM

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Monogatari is the most controversial thing in my favorites as well. I understand why it's controversial and don't completely disagree with it's critics but the good part of that show is so good that I can't help but love it anyway.
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Aug 6, 2022 5:25 PM

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Made in Abyss is probably the only controversial out of all the shows in my favorites list.
The remainder of my favorites are mostly SoL and/or have little to no controversy.
Aug 6, 2022 5:33 PM

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I have freezing and fairy tail in my favorites, I don't need to explain
Aug 6, 2022 5:36 PM

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My favorites are pretty good and chilll.
Aug 6, 2022 5:42 PM

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Let's see hmmm.. None. Nothing sus.
Aug 6, 2022 5:43 PM

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Probably, NGE and Steins;Gate. I have seen a lot of people saying those shows are masterpieces but I also have seen a lot of other people saying that both shows are overrated pieces of trash.



Aug 6, 2022 5:47 PM

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None, really. 1 is pretty obscure, there's a bunch of really popular series that don't really have any controversy and are relatively mainstream. Yugioh i guess is controversial since it's a little cheesy and goofy.

I also have a hentai i really enjoyed. That about as controversial as it gets with me.
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Aug 6, 2022 6:55 PM

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not very but I know some people take umbrage at the way shows such as Clannad portrays it's female characters.
Aug 6, 2022 7:01 PM

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Sword Art Online is controversial for some people, but I think others are not.
Aug 6, 2022 7:04 PM

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I think the only controversial one of my favorites is Mushoku Tensei due to the pedophilia subtext. Other than that, I can't think of or am not aware of any of my other favorites being controversial. Both To Your Eternity, Baka to Test, and Saiki Kusuo are not anime that I would think of as having something to be controversial.


Aug 6, 2022 8:42 PM

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My lowest rated favorite is Magic User's Club with a 6.76, but I'm not sure how controversial that would be.

I recognize it's not an objectively great anime, but it's still one of the top ten most fun anime I've watched.
Aug 6, 2022 8:45 PM

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Not much controversy for mine. The usual suspects on there, except for Fairy Tail. There was a long period of time between being a kid and watching what i thought were cartoons and being older and getting back into anime, and i started back with Fairy Tail for my deep dive into the industry. It's been non-stop ever since.


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Aug 6, 2022 8:47 PM

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https://myanimelist.net/anime/17777/Saikin_Imouto_no_Yousu_ga_Chotto_Okashiinda_ga

Mitsuki is 15. An angel (who does lesbian things to her) also puts her in a chastity belt thong thing. The BD version is uncensored.

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Madoka Magica might also be considered to be pseudo deep too.

That's not a controversy. That's shit talking.

It does have a "controversial" thing in the OP, though, for some. You get a full glimpse of Madoka's bare ass.
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- Mushoku Tensei (I don't think I have to explain this one)

Others didn't have much controversies, some minor stuff across the community
- Megami-ryou no Ryoubo-kun with the MC being 12-13 years old with a harem 18+ years old girls, so you know the drill.
- Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road was apparently called misandric and across the whole time it was airing people complained they killed a guy in the first 10 minutes. Not something big, but I had to heard it for 3 months and even if you currently mention it you can still see someone that was bothered by it.
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Rebellion is controvesial with its ending,

and and sonny boy and akudama drive are pretth underrated, but thats honestly jt.
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I would say they aren't that controversial except to people who think they are too "normie"
Aug 6, 2022 9:01 PM

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They are mostly relaxing Slice of Life, so........
Aug 6, 2022 11:36 PM

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For me, not really controversial at all. I think all of mine are pretty standard things to have in your favorites
Aug 6, 2022 11:50 PM

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I would say only Charlotte is controversial, and rightfully so its pretty shitty
Aug 6, 2022 11:51 PM

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Thankfully, not a single one of them is touched by Twitter. That waste of a platform
Aug 6, 2022 11:58 PM
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Mine is literally a time bomb lmao, idgaf i like what i like

Aug 7, 2022 12:04 AM

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Oh boy...
So my faves are as follows:
- fmab
- one piece
- jojo's

Not exactly controversial series, but the fandoms don't exactly have a "nice" reputation
Aug 7, 2022 12:14 AM

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I have a borderline hentai ecchi that sparked a lot of controversy when it came out, an overly praised and criticized shounen, a loli incest hentai along with its source material, a guro doujin starring a girl with a JFK assassination fetish and two siblings who get decapitated while having intercourse, a gory and somewhat incestuous manga whose anime adaptation is considered to be one of the worst anime ever made, the mangaka of that loli incest hentai, and Adolf Hitler.

I'd say on a scale of 1-10 it's an 8.
Aug 7, 2022 12:26 AM

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I have a number of overhyped shows in my favourites, plus a couple of trendy shonens, so what do you think? I even got attacked by trolls a few times because of this. What's more, Yosuga was on my list earlier and people used it all the time to accuse me of something during an argument.
Aug 7, 2022 1:57 AM

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Nagatoro-san and Made in Abyss have sparked some controversy.

I did once find a list that supposedly contained anti feminist anime which included two of my favorites, Fate/Zero and Hakuouki (the latter is literally aimed at women btw). As a feminist myself I certainly don't share the viewpoint of whoever made the list but yeah, that was pretty funny to see.
Aug 7, 2022 2:01 AM

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Not controversial at all, the only thing I can think is that someone might see me as pretentious which I couldn't really dispute but

I'm just a sad girl or a drama queen is the reality, despite my favs most everything I watch is comedy
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Aug 7, 2022 2:57 AM

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I don't think Odd Taxi and Cowboy Bebop are too controversial. And Aria, Kyou Kara Ore Wa, Lupin, Kaiji and Princess Tutu seem to be long forgotten.

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