20 years ago it would have been considered garbage. Generic Identical Isekai Number 6524304072 isn't worth watching no matter who you are. But the sad reality is, "not worth watching" is actually no longer even close to the bottom of the barrel. Now if a show doesn't try to groom children or incite race riots it's halfway decent. Just being bland and forgettable is considered a positive, because at least it's not actively harmful.
You do have a point with some things as I have dropped shows in the past that were just so mind numbingly boring, but they've never directly insulted me as a viewer unlike a lot of Western franchises.
Honestly looking at the 90s, I can't believe people were so spoiled. Icons like Sailor Moon holding up the mainstream and masterpieces like the Samurai X OVA at the high end.
High craftsmanship anime seems like it's making a comeback with MAPPA and Makoto Shinkai, but it's still not at the same heights.
20 years ago it would have been considered garbage. Generic Identical Isekai Number 6524304072 isn't worth watching no matter who you are. But the sad reality is, "not worth watching" is actually no longer even close to the bottom of the barrel. Now if a show doesn't try to groom children or incite race riots it's halfway decent. Just being bland and forgettable is considered a positive, because at least it's not actively harmful.
You do have a point with some things as I have dropped shows in the past that were just so mind numbingly boring, but they've never directly insulted me as a viewer unlike a lot of Western franchises.
I'll take bad over insulting. I'd rather watch a bad show that's kina boring than one that lectures me on how terrible I am.
Not really, you missed the decades when every show tried to be Gundam, so you had generic identical space mecha number 3638579, instead
Sure, but we knew they sucked back then. Nowadays they'd be considered bland but watchable.
Honestly looking at the 90s, I can't believe people were so spoiled. Icons like Sailor Moon holding up the mainstream and masterpieces like the Samurai X OVA at the high end.
High craftsmanship anime seems like it's making a comeback with MAPPA and Makoto Shinkai, but it's still not at the same heights.