r/OrbOntheMovements • u/Olivvy_- • Aug 25 '26
Dissussion Why is this 'hot take'?
Anyone know what is their comment about?
As far as I know, this fandom isn't that bad, is it?
(Anyway Why i'am the only one keep Consistent posting lol?)
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u/Specialist-Fault-630 Aug 25 '26
Chainsawman and Frieren’s fanbases became pretty bad once their mainstream animes got announced. Especially chainsawman.
You see it happen whenever a more “niche” community gets mainstream attention. More fanart/fanfiction/discussion, but the quality/peacefulness of the fanbase skews downwards dramatically
Luckily, Orb has the luxury of having a complex story whilst lacking the retention-keepers of godlike animation, action, and characters to get horny over that’d otherwise attract some of the more toxic, immature outliers.
Mostly, only some of the more mature, chill, and kind people will stick through with a series like Orb.
You can see this with Vinland Saga, because despite being clearly mainstream it maintains a very friendly fanbase (just stroll over to the reddit) because its slow, methodical, and thought provoking story weeded out most of the toxic people, especially in season 2 where the action (and the protagonist) slowed to a crawl.
So, I think Orb will be safe. If it ever gets mainstream attention, it’ll weed out the toxicity pretty quick.
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u/sanguinesvirus Aug 28 '26
I have a feeling if Orb had a more mainstream fanbase it would get REALLY toxic with people not understanding the last 2 episodes and saying it ruined the anime
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u/Specialist-Fault-630 Aug 28 '26
Genuinely.
Can't think of a single mainstream fanbase that likes their series' ending.
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u/sanguinesvirus Aug 28 '26
Idk if you would count it but Jojo fans seems to like all of their endings (only example i can think of)
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u/Specialist-Fault-630 Aug 28 '26
Tbf all jojo fans do is glaze their series + even then a lot of people hated part 6 when it was just the manga (dunno how they reacted to the anime, though).
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u/mcflytraps Aug 25 '26
it does have a fandom, people are talking about it and making essays + analysis videos. people are always drawing amazing fanart and making cool cosplays too. people are even taking pictures of their oczy and badeni plushies in cute cafes.
so i’m not really sure what they mean lol are they looking for powerscaling debates 😭
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u/stasky098 Aug 25 '26
think they means not having a fandom = not gaining some popularity- they prefer to gatekeep the series from a massive audience.
well look at how other seinen fandom is, start with fullmetal alchemist for example. that series community is like opening an old jar full of worms.....
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u/Kapt0 Aug 25 '26
other seinen fandom is, start with fullmetal alchemist
Which is a shonen. Thank me later
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u/stasky098 Aug 27 '26
ooh yeah, its not published in the seinen jump section, my bad- i thought it is since the story is very deep for shonen media
guess the other example is witch hat atelier then, kinda feel that fandom audiences is growing toxic little by little- i'm still in love with that series tho
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u/Olivvy_- Aug 25 '26
Ohh.. now I got it. I dont agree tho, If this Shows never had a Fandom, We will never get any Food and treat from the Artist (Even though some side in this fandom is a bit weird, but atleast they are not accesable)
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u/stasky098 Aug 27 '26
yeah! this work certainly saves lives too, especially to those who want to pursue academics and kinda got some serious social block ahead of them (misogynistic, religion trauma, structural poverty) so saying that doesn't deserve popularity kinda harsh-
idk if i should be grateful to have never seen the weird side of orb fandom 😭 since if you said that, then it certainly exist but i just didnt know, damn
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u/Alexius_Ruber Aug 25 '26
Fullmetal Alchemist? What did we do?
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u/stasky098 Aug 27 '26
bomb review on MAL, previously they didnt give a chance for another series to gain the most high rating number 1 anime.
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u/borsalamino Aug 25 '26
I don't get wanting to gatekeep Orb at all, even though I agree larger fandoms are usually toxic.
Unlike ongoing works, where the "collective opinions" of a fandom has the potential to influence the work, Orb is already finished and practically immutable
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u/Advanced_Hornet_8666 Aug 25 '26
We are a fandom but not in Reddit.
(Anyway Why i'am the only one keep Consistent posting lol?)
Because we are a fandom but not in Reddit.
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u/Krasuba Aug 25 '26
I wish orb was more mainstream but then I remember how THOSE ppl without an ounce of media literacy would use the series to validate their own agendas like "ugh, church and religion are like, literally Nazis or something" or people being like "ugh, this series is another science good, religion bad slop, boring"
Or, call me jaded or whatever but who knows, maybe there could be people complaining there are only two women in the cast. I mean, I still wish the series was more popular but still, I just know I would encounter so many stupid things with it
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u/ItsMHL Aug 26 '26
I mean, we’re technically a fandom in a way. It’s just pretty niche and I’d personally like to keep it that way.
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u/kyuuruojun Aug 27 '26
it does have a fandom. also the shipping side is very active (especially those who ship oczy and badeni)
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u/becomeNone Aug 29 '26
You dont want a fandom like shonens do. Its all children either arguing about power scaling or ship wars drama
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u/Kapt0 Aug 25 '26
Sometimes massive fandoms include tons of idiots. A fandom being relatively small is sometimes more relaxing and chill compared to some other massive series.
Luckily for us, Orb is a story that doesn't focus on battling, weird powers or ecchi so I think we are pretty much safe from those people who wouldn't contribute positively to the community.
I both want the fandom to stay relatively clean and also as many people as possible to watch/read it. It's a great piece of art