I just started watching season 2 of the thousand year blood war and it is everything that modern media lacks. The concepts of sacrifice, devotion, self limitation, all of these are lost on the “modern audiences”. The fight sequences are brutal, and for a reason. The entire series really makes me wonder if japan really forced the continuation of the anime with the US caving for profits because it goes against every woke sentiment they have.
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Its funny. Bleach was considered the "meh" option of shounen series for its entire run. Passable, but the most mindless turn your brain off action of the Big Three.
Now this new series comes out and everyone loves it and can't stop raving about it. Which makes me wonder if standards have fallen that hard, or if its genuinely that much of a step up over the original. Which I'm happy for you guys who enjoy it if that is the case.
Don't worry, the ending still has to happen.
Heh, I love how ironic this could be considered.
I think One Piece was less redhead and closer to "well it exists." It didn't have incredible hype or constant discussion, but it also wasn't under constant mockery and scrutiny like the other two of the Big 3. Its fans were incredibly devoted, and most of them wouldn't react with "yeah I know its bad but its my thing" like was common with Bleach and Naruto for a lot of people.
Naruto was there for shipping wars once people realized the story was only gonna get stupider (aka from Shippuden on), Bleach for mindless action that you didn't think about (that s-CRY-ed did better), and One Piece for the hopes that one day all this setup would pay off (apparently it did, as all its fans I know have watched all 1000 episodes plural times and read the manga a few times too).
I can't speak to mainstream weebery, but that's how it was in the more extreme weeb depths I hung out in at the time.
It's lowered standards.
Tite Kubo has a single story he can tell and that's it. Not to mention the amount of ass pulls where characters suddenly have a secret weapon that was never mentioned beforehand that wins the battle for them.
Was Urahara his self insert? 🤔