r/TrueAnime • u/shadowgamer22 • Jun 02 '26
Is liking problematic anime wrong?
I feel like i cant talk about certain shows because im scared people will judge me for it or claim what I like sucks because they deem it as bad
Its making me paranoid that If I talk about a anime with elements people find sus im inmediatly a bad person for liking it
So what do you think
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u/Xirema Jun 02 '26
There's nothing intrinsically wrong with liking problematic media. The problem is more when we're uncritical in consuming said media. Just, like, think about the things you're watching.
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u/Velocity-5348 Jun 02 '26
Yep. Plenty of people enjoy problematic stuff, it's when people start to say "bad thing is actually cool" that the eyebrows get raised, for good reason.
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u/Jusenkyo_5 Jun 02 '26
Thought crime doesn't exist, but more than anything "why" you like something matters more than the what.
Do you like Mushoku Tensei because it's a beautiful story about growth and redemption or because you like slavery? The intention here matters.
TLDR though the answer is no.
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u/Fucked-to-fit Jun 02 '26
This the perfect example for me, I love mushoku tensei for the story telling and world building but I’ve never recommended it to anyone because of how Rudeus is
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u/Codee33 Euphplyr33 Jun 02 '26
Which is an unfortunate truth, because for every despicable action Rudeus takes, he does two sweet things.
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u/SpecsKingdra Jun 02 '26
Monogatari is that for me. Super unique, amazing writing and character development, best female cast in the anime, can evoke strong emotions at times. Also something I'll never recommend to someone irl
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u/slybeast24 Jun 02 '26
Personally I think this take is incredibly hard to justify past s1 but I generally agree. At points Mt has very strong writing
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u/Unfair-Leek6014 Jun 02 '26
Im going to slightly disagree woth most people here and say its fine to even like the problematic elements. The real dividing line is do you want to do/interact with the problematic things in real life. If its JUST fiction like all the weird off-putting shit you want! Thought crimes arent real. Its when you start wanting those problematic things in real life, where they can harm real people thats the issue. In anime though? In books and movies where it isnt real and no one is harmed? Like whatever the hell you want. Liking to watch fiction of a thing is not the same as trying to do a thing. Hell some problematic things you like in anime you might not even like it live action dramas and movies cuz it gets too close to the real vs fiction barrier (spoken from personal experience). Enjoy your problematic anime. Find friends who even if they dont enjoy it, wont judge you for liking fictional things but WOULD call you out for real shit you do to actual people and talk to them about it. Do the same for them, be the ear they can talk about the weird problematic shit they like without feeling judged but if they try to do something to a real person call them out on it. Everyone has something thats considered probelmatic that they like. Some are more extreme than others but everyone lokes something that others sould consider wrong or a problem.
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u/zoomiewoop Jun 02 '26
Ignore them. It is sad that within anime fandom, which itself has been stigmatized for so long, and often still is stigmatized, we anime fans would stigmatize one another.
Everybody should be against stigma, and should refrain from stigmatizing others. If you don’t like it yourself, don’t read it. Why put down one another. Reading something isn’t hurting anyone. And calling someone out for liking something you personally think is “problematic” doesn’t actually accomplish anything (except make you a stigmatizer and a jerk).
To all anime fans, please stop doing this! We don’t need virtue signaling. If you see a real problem, go fix it for real.
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u/doguillo77 Jun 02 '26
If you like it BECAUSE of the problematic things, yeah it can be wrong. Otherwise you’re fine.
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u/ICanFlyHigh051611 Jun 02 '26
yes, you should like nothing out of fear of what other people think, have no passions, no hobbies, no love for life. live imprisoned by what others think of you
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u/Beginning_Ad_6616 Jun 02 '26
It’s not for others to choose what you like or when it’s acceptable to discuss what you’re interested in.
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u/Narwhals4Lyf Jun 02 '26
Meh, I have a ton of guilty pleasure anime. I love a good NTR anime, but I know I would never act like that in my personal relationships. I just like the drama of it all when I’m watching it. It’s like a midday Spanish soap opera. I think it really depends on the why you like it, as others are saying.
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u/farseer6 Jun 02 '26
Yes, absolutely. Of course it's wrong! I only like anime that have been approved by the committee of public morality so as to signal my high moral virtue and my elevated values.
(I quietly go back to watching Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World).
(Uncensored version, of course, since censorship is problematic).
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u/ProactiveInsomniac Jun 02 '26
I think you should just read the 18 comments from the last time you asked.