Anime aimed more at children and teenagers, especially girls, should be placed in a separate category.
Admiration for High School DxD and Prison School can cause confusion or even shock among people whose tastes are very different from yours.
Do you know what a guilty pleasure is? Today, this term is used to describe such works of culture that in the public consciousness are considered bad and unworthy of admiration, but for some viewers or readers it is precisely such projects that bring genuine pleasure. For some of the audience, the very fact of watching such anime can cause feelings of guilt or frustration.
Just a few years ago, it was shameful to talk about your guilty pleasures with friends or to show your love for them to everyone. Today you can find many lists on the Internet of “shameful” anime that bring joy and pleasure. Here are some of the thoughts shared by anime fans on Reddit.
Big projects and anime for girls
Some people consider big titles such as Sword Art Online or Fairy Tail shameful. While these are large-scale titles with a huge number of viewers, for many, they are not prestigious enough to love and be proud of. For some anime lovers, they are overly simple shows in the shounen and seinen genre, but in that commonness, other fans find comfort and enjoyment. Isn't that the most important thing?
Anime aimed more at children and teenagers, especially girls, should be placed in a separate category. An example is K-On!, a musical comedy about schoolgirls who form their own band and have fun together. Simplicity and naivety K-On! cannot leave even the most stale viewer indifferent, but many people find it difficult to honestly admit their liking for this show.
Embarrassing anime and entire genres
Speaking of school plots, we can think of High School DxD and Prison School, both of which it is not common to admit your love for due to their hypersexualized imagery. Admiration for such shows can cause confusion or even shock among people whose tastes are very different from yours. To an unprepared viewer, such projects often look like blind indulgence of the fantasies of a male audience, but in reality they contain many interesting characters and situations that mock the typical ideas of men about women.
There are users who call entire genres shameful. For example, isekai is a category of fantasy anime in which the characters find themselves in another era or world. The genre implies stable tropes and techniques.In isekai, ordinary people are the most popular as the main characters. Finding themselves in a new place, they receive an unexpected advantage that allows them to achieve what they want. Genres like isekai often don't require much imagination, which makes them quite predictable. However, this is not a bad thing, since many viewers find true pleasure in such predictability.
Anime aimed more at children and teenagers, especially girls, should be placed in a separate category.
Admiration for High School DxD and Prison School can cause confusion or even shock among people whose tastes are very different from yours.
Do you know what a guilty pleasure is? Today, this term is used to describe such works of culture that in the public consciousness are considered bad and unworthy of admiration, but for some viewers or readers it is precisely such projects that bring genuine pleasure. For some of the audience, the very fact of watching such anime can cause feelings of guilt or frustration.
Just a few years ago, it was shameful to talk about your guilty pleasures with friends or to show your love for them to everyone. Today you can find many lists on the Internet of “shameful” anime that bring joy and pleasure. Here are some of the thoughts shared by anime fans on Reddit.
Big projects and anime for girls
Some people consider big titles such as Sword Art Online or Fairy Tail shameful. While these are large-scale titles with a huge number of viewers, for many, they are not prestigious enough to love and be proud of. For some anime lovers, they are overly simple shows in the shounen and seinen genre, but in that commonness, other fans find comfort and enjoyment. Isn't that the most important thing?
Anime aimed more at children and teenagers, especially girls, should be placed in a separate category. An example is K-On!, a musical comedy about schoolgirls who form their own band and have fun together. Simplicity and naivety K-On! cannot leave even the most stale viewer indifferent, but many people find it difficult to honestly admit their liking for this show.
Embarrassing anime and entire genres
Speaking of school plots, we can think of High School DxD and Prison School, both of which it is not common to admit your love for due to their hypersexualized imagery. Admiration for such shows can cause confusion or even shock among people whose tastes are very different from yours. To an unprepared viewer, such projects often look like blind indulgence of the fantasies of a male audience, but in reality they contain many interesting characters and situations that mock the typical ideas of men about women.
There are users who call entire genres shameful. For example, isekai is a category of fantasy anime in which the characters find themselves in another era or world. The genre implies stable tropes and techniques.In isekai, ordinary people are the most popular as the main characters. Finding themselves in a new place, they receive an unexpected advantage that allows them to achieve what they want. Genres like isekai often don't require much imagination, which makes them quite predictable. However, this is not a bad thing, since many viewers find true pleasure in such predictability.
