2014-09-10, 08:50 PM
Malthe Wrote:No, SAO isn't hated for something as simple as being mainstream. It is disliked for having flat and shallow characters along with one of the more gary stu main characters.
And because i can't be bothered to write something long and elaborate, here: http://pastebin.com/pVhQrd6Y
And if i hated SAO for being mainstream why the pineapple are almost all my favourite manga and anime also things that are mainstream? Doesn't seem to add up buddy, using "hurr you only dislike it because it's mainstream" is an awful cop-out excuse.
Also, truly exclusive content in maple is very rare. For the most part contet ends up being shared between other versions of the game.
uh huh, sure. ive been on anime/manga for a long time now, and the 'gamer online' storyline seems to be popular right now. but not even in its genre, when you look side by side at some of the other piles getting air time, i dont see howits so horrible even with your pastebin. people that can hate a show so much, and still have the show succeed (2nd season) is pretty laughable, but understandable. haters gonna hate. i can agree there's so much hype around it, and its not all earned. but no amount of hatorade is gonna persuade me. something like 80% of the anime getting translated is actual garabge, so when "we" see something good, all hell breaks out.
real-world example; kanye first hit album back in 2003 and his hype wall was enormous. that doesnt mean the guy wasnt talented. they call that "free advertising". so when i see people up in arms, sure i can cop-out the excuse but thats only cuz the hate makes no sense. and bring attention to the already popular show.
when Gundam decided to take a pile on their entire franchise and turn the universe into "Buy our toys" campaign for a season, there wasnt half as much anguish as there is about SAO. look at SAO next to something classic, like Trigun or Cowboy Bebop. the parallels for success are there, and yet, slightly different, more like Big O, where they both sorta reboot themselves mid season.
the people who are angry at SAO for being to tropes or whatever else reason, only betray themselves. there are plenty far worse anime more deserving of cookie cutter hate mail than something popular and beloved. and next year, they will pick something else, all Ron Moore-Cylon dart board style.
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P.S. i also said original. there were commas; oxford style and everything.