Probably regretting how season 8 went
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I'm just done with the content treadmill in general.
Anime has been my go to for the last few years. I had paid subscriptions for years but then after 2 different buyouts of my anime streaming sites that made my experience worse every time, I discovered a free streaming site that has all the features that I want.
https://9anime.me
It works for me and I am loving the site so far.
I have a question. Is anime becoming more woke as it becomes more mainstream? I don't think so, but it is a possibility.
Not the anime that I watch.
There are heaps of different anime. Some I don't like and I'm not interested in, some I absolutely love.
There are strong female characters, but it doesn't feel woke, it feels more like it was just a story choice... a bit like how Ripley from Aliens wasn't a woke character, she was just an awesome character who was female.
Also, for every anime with a strong female lead, there are plenty of harem style anime's.
So no, I don't think it's gone woke, I just think that the depth of options within anime are very deep and there's something there for everyone, no matter what you like.
Honestly, if someone wanted some strong feminist anime I wouldn't be surprised if it's available, and I wouldn't have a problem with it existing because people should be able to create something that appeals to (mostly, within legal limits) whatever audience they want to target.
However I do have a problem when existing characters and stories/worlds are co-opted and transformed to fit some modern political view, like is happening in the West.
Anime has a degeneracy of its own. There's a reason why anime was pushing trans stuff way before it became mainstream elsewhere