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the article says this anime is a surprise hit this year. says who? by what measure? i read the article and a little about the anime itself and i am not going to waste my time on it.

it reeks an over-the-top big guns to little girls trope. an incoherent and disconnected story, which the article admits. and a lot of fan service. because that's what they do to keep young viewers when the story sucks and nothing else matters. and reviews are saying it's good even though the story sucks! what else can be good when there is no story?

so not for everyone. but if that's your thing, suit yourself.

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I suppose the writer meant it in the sense that no one hyped prior to its release. Being original work instead of adaptation is one factor.

How do you measure popularity objectively anyway. Sites like MAL might do well but in the end it’s in the amount and quality of conversations that truly matter. Hard to measure.

> and reviews are saying it's good even though the story sucks! what else can be good when there is no story?

I beg to differ. There can be more than just story in anime. Presentation itself is an aspect that cannot be dismissed. Because the expressiveness of the medium provides capability to tell narratives as pure sensory experience as well, not merely plot points.

On metrics, it's the #1 anime on viewership polls, "radio" events have a big following, and it has pretty strong reviews in general.

It's a surprise in the sense that it's trending at the same levels as SpyxFamily while having no existing manga following or dumpsters of money pushed into promotion. The "dark horse" monicker could be applicable I guess.

On taste, well, to each their own ?

I thought i was a really fun anime. But I like my, not super high quality, turn your brain off, anime. It is by no way a great anime. I thought it was a lot of fun to watch. But I definitely wouldn't recommend it to everyone. You need to be the correct audience for this show.

As for surprise hit of the year, yup, this is not it. If we go by expected shitty anime that was surprisingly good. My vote would go to isekai ojisan. And if we go by expected good anime that turned out to be amazing, it would be kaguya.

lycoris recoil isn't in there it is just one of the enjoyable seasonal shows.

We also have stronger candidates like cyberpunk Edge runner, overlord, engage kiss, and made in abyss this season. There is also summertime render from last season which is still airing.

Tough for lycoris to shine.

Was overlord good this season? I kinda dropped it after the third ep

It was somewhat mediocre compared to the source material but better than season 3, probably more comparable to the second half of season 2 in quality.

I'd say Lycoris Recoil has it easily beat.

I second Kaguya. The same blog//author wrote a detailed article about the production challenges of the third season: https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2022/06/30/kaguya-sama-love-is-...

>what else can be good when there is no story?

The, uh, animation part.

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