What is considered a trashy show in the anime community? As opposed to the gems, trashy shows are those that have questionable writing, or weird animation due to crunches and scheduling problems, or just don't hold up against other series in the season with higher production values.
That doesn't mean, however, that these shows cannot be enjoyable. Quite the contrary: they can become an infinite source of joy. Modern culture, both online and offline, tends to be much more accepting and teaches people first to be more accepting of themselves.
It started with the term "guilty pleasure" and its debunking: you shouldn't feel guilty about things that you enjoy, it's counterproductive. Embrace your cringe, get immersed into things of questionable quality if it makes you feel fuzzy inside and relieves you of some of the daily stress, and don't enter a self-flagellation session over your supposedly wrong morals.
Then the "guilty pleasure" term transformed into "so bad it's good", allowing people to find joy in trashiness without trying to validate it and give it a deeper meaning. The animation feels wonky and creates some funny smears? Great, it's memeable! The story has so many plot holes it turns into a fishing net? Awesome! The protagonist can rival a tree in terms of intelligence and emotional capacity yet he still gets all the girls? Okay, good for him!
Things don't have to be critically acclaimed and universally good to be enjoyable. Trashy shows can sometimes be even better at distracting people from their daily routines and becoming a weekly recharge session during which the viewers will regain a bit of their power. These shows are silly, we're watching them because we know they are silly, and the source of this silliness doesn't matter. Some shows hide a layer of wholesomeness under the cringe exterior, others are not even trying to pretend to be good and fully embrace their questionably enjoyable nature — and this brashness and openness is exactly what makes them enjoyable.
In modern days the majority of the shows that the viewers label as trashy are isekai ones, especially with the genre trying to evolve and explore different angles, including even the most deranged concepts. But as long as it brings you fun, you shouldn't be ashamed of enjoying it.
Everything's fine as long as it makes you happy.
What is considered a trashy show in the anime community? As opposed to the gems, trashy shows are those that have questionable writing, or weird animation due to crunches and scheduling problems, or just don't hold up against other series in the season with higher production values.
That doesn't mean, however, that these shows cannot be enjoyable. Quite the contrary: they can become an infinite source of joy. Modern culture, both online and offline, tends to be much more accepting and teaches people first to be more accepting of themselves.
It started with the term "guilty pleasure" and its debunking: you shouldn't feel guilty about things that you enjoy, it's counterproductive. Embrace your cringe, get immersed into things of questionable quality if it makes you feel fuzzy inside and relieves you of some of the daily stress, and don't enter a self-flagellation session over your supposedly wrong morals.
Then the "guilty pleasure" term transformed into "so bad it's good", allowing people to find joy in trashiness without trying to validate it and give it a deeper meaning. The animation feels wonky and creates some funny smears? Great, it's memeable! The story has so many plot holes it turns into a fishing net? Awesome! The protagonist can rival a tree in terms of intelligence and emotional capacity yet he still gets all the girls? Okay, good for him!
Things don't have to be critically acclaimed and universally good to be enjoyable. Trashy shows can sometimes be even better at distracting people from their daily routines and becoming a weekly recharge session during which the viewers will regain a bit of their power. These shows are silly, we're watching them because we know they are silly, and the source of this silliness doesn't matter. Some shows hide a layer of wholesomeness under the cringe exterior, others are not even trying to pretend to be good and fully embrace their questionably enjoyable nature — and this brashness and openness is exactly what makes them enjoyable.
In modern days the majority of the shows that the viewers label as trashy are isekai ones, especially with the genre trying to evolve and explore different angles, including even the most deranged concepts. But as long as it brings you fun, you shouldn't be ashamed of enjoying it.
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