Why does AoT get so much hate?

[UglyMonsterFace]

I don't know if this is the case now, but I remember a time when people who said their favourite anime was Attack on Titan were judged very badly. As though they were "wannabes" or fake anime fans. There were also a lot of people saying AoT was not a good anime at all and that it was overrated and didn't deserve any of the praise it was getting. But I've recently finished season 3 and honestly? It is seriously the BEST anime I've ever seen. Based on the story, pacing, and action scenes, on top of character development and just over all how much thought was put into the series. It's nothing short of brilliant.. So why all the hate? Why would someone be a fake anime fan for liking this show? I don't really like keeping up with fandoms so I don't know the full reason for so much controversy for AoT or if it's even ongoing. But it's something that went through my mind at the end of this season.. I understand that people have different tastes and some people might not like it. But it is objectively not a bad show at all.. Other shows that are amazing, such as Avatar: The Last Airbender or Breaking Bad hardly ever gets any hate at all (which is good because those shows deserve so much love). So why does AoT get so much negative attention in the anime community when it is just as good and maybe even better than the shows I mentioned?

I just have trouble understanding it and I want to see the perspective of those who think AoT is only for fake anime fans.

 

[LadyDestani]

I honestly don't know, either. I thought it was really popular. Regardless of what others think, I'm enjoying it so far. It's not my favorite anime of all time, but it's probably my favorite anime that's currently airing. I withhold final judgement until it ends next season, but so far it's been great.

There have been a few moments where I questioned the storytelling. I don't think it's a perfect show, but those tiny little flaws (that may only be flaws in my opinion) are easily overlooked because the show is so captivating overall.

 

[LambdaDelta]

by aot, do you perhaps mean sao?

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

Are people aggressively shipping characters from this show? I just started watching a few eps of Moomin on youtube. Every comment section that isn't disabled really seems to want the kid character and the hobo to hook up.

 

[Tao]

I imagine partly just because it kinda 'blew up' and became "one of those" anime that typically non anime fans watched and rabidly insisted was the best anime ever based on their tiny sample size of 'usual suspect' anime they've watched such as with Dragonball Z, Sword Art Online and One Punch Man. I don't personally care about that sort of elitst stuff since I tend to watch anime and ignore the community, but yano, anime fans are a 'special' breed. Very big on their gatekeeping...


Personally, I thought it was one of those "fun idea, not great exectution" kinda things. The artstyle was really appealing, the whole premise is interesting, I just didn't like it though. It was quite a while ago that I watched it now with no intention of ever watching past season 1 so I can't fully remember my reasoning, but the story progression was at times tiringly predictable and it seemed like they simulatiniously tried to create a huge mystery whilst also making the answer painfully obvious. I really wasn't fond of a few of the main/prominant characters either, at best none of them being particularly appealing to me and at worst just irritating me.

I don't think it was an absolutely terrible show though, not deserving of tons of hate, though personally I've not seen much hate for it. I thought it was kinda just average and not worth my time. Sword Art Online seems like the turd that recieves all the hate (I could write an essay on why I dislike that trainwreck).

 

[Bcat]

Probably because it was really popular and overhyped for a few years. When something reaches a certain level of popularity it can never live up to the hype and it eventually disappoints people or they hate on it because they think it’s overrated.

 

[matt]

It's quite scary I recon that's why. If I were living there and giant monsters came over the wall I'd be scared

 

[CatSoul]

Where is AoT getting hate? Season 3, Part 2 is currently the second highest-rated anime on all of MyAnimeList.

 

[Noctis]

you might want to google the following and then you'll understand why it gets so much s***

attack on titan anti semitic
attack on titan imperialist propaganda
attack on titan fascism

 

[UglyMonsterFace]

Where is AoT getting hate? Season 3, Part 2 is currently the second highest-rated anime on all of MyAnimeList.

Like I said, I don't know if it's still currently getting a lot of hate, but I remember back when I got into it (before season 2 was aired), there was a lot of judgement going around for people who said AoT was their fave anime. There were also a lot of threads that said that it didn't deserve the popularity. This was when I just started getting into anime as AoT was the first anime I ever watched. It made me feel unwelcome by anime fans and I was ashamed for a while to say that it was my favourite anime. As if it didn't deserve to be someone's favourite.. Maybe things have changed for it now. I sure hope so

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you might want to google the following and then you'll understand why it gets so much s***

attack on titan anti semitic
attack on titan imperialist propaganda
attack on titan fascism

I don't know if you are saying that you think that AoT is anti-Semitic/fascist or just stating that the controversy could be a reason.. I heard of that controversy but believe it is completely baseless. I don't want to spoil anything, but if there is any Nazi imagery or fascist ideals shown in AoT, it is most definitely not shown in a positive manner. It is obviously portrayed as evil. Soo.. Not sure if you've actually seen the show.. But what was your point? That it's a racist show? Or are you just stating the controversy as a reason why there's a lot of hate? Genuinely confused.

I think anyone who has seen the show can tell you that it is not propagating any form of racism, or promoting hateful ideals..

Anyway, this controversy isn't really what I meant by hate for the show. Just meant how people are super judgmental of those who like the show and claim that it's a really bad show when it really isn't bad at all.

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I imagine partly just because it kinda 'blew up' and became "one of those" anime that typically non anime fans watched and rabidly insisted was the best anime ever based on their tiny sample size of 'usual suspect' anime they've watched such as with Dragonball Z, Sword Art Online and One Punch Man. I don't personally care about that sort of elitst stuff since I tend to watch anime and ignore the community, but yano, anime fans are a 'special' breed. Very big on their gatekeeping...
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I think I remember this being discussed. How people were saying it's their favourite anime but they weren't HUGE fans of anime and had only watched a few. But saying that those people didn't have a right to have a favourite or say it was the best is sort of unfair. It's definitely the best anime that I have SEEN. And I haven't been able to find one that matches it in quality. But maybe there is one out there, and I just haven't found it, but it's still the truth to say it's the best anime I've ever seen.. I think this was the biggest reason given for all the judgement when I looked at forums before.

 

[Noctis]

I don't know if you are saying that you think that AoT is anti-Semitic/fascist or just stating that the controversy could be a reason.. I heard of that controversy but believe it is completely baseless. I don't want to spoil anything, but if there is any Nazi imagery or fascist ideals shown in AoT, it is most definitely not shown in a positive manner. It is obviously portrayed as evil. Soo.. Not sure if you've actually seen the show.. But what was your point? That it's a racist show? Or are you just stating the controversy as a reason why there's a lot of hate? Genuinely confused.

I think anyone who has seen the show can tell you that it is not propagating any form of racism, or promoting hateful ideals..

Anyway, this controversy isn't really what I meant by hate for the show. Just meant how people are super judgmental of those who like the show and claim that it's a really bad show when it really isn't bad at all.

I was stating primary reason why I know everyone hates this show. I ain't here to start anything. And maybe that's why they're looked down because they like this show and they know its problamatic? This has gone for years though. Not sure how back you're going. I remember when this show kicked off, it was so popular. Extremely popular but it wasn't my thing. I've read the manga, watched the anime and even played the game. Apparently my fave arc is going to be shown as problamatic when it airs next year who knows. Is this show still hating hate now? Yes. As soon as a hater sees snk trending because a so called character "died" and made a post about it so many people were happy hoping everyone can stfu about the show already.

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

I was stating primary reason why I know everyone hates this show. I ain't here to start anything. And maybe that's why they're looked down because they like this show and they know its problamatic? This has gone for years though. Not sure how back you're going. I remember when this show kicked off, it was so popular. Extremely popular but it wasn't my thing. I've read the manga, watched the anime and even played the game. Apparently my fave arc is going to be shown as problamatic when it airs next year who knows. Is this show still hating hate now? Yes. As soon as a hater sees snk trending because a so called character "died" and made a post about it so many people were happy hoping everyone can stfu about the show already.

I've seen a few of those articles. They aren't true, but they keep popping up.

 

[Tao]

I think I remember this being discussed. How people were saying it's their favourite anime but they weren't HUGE fans of anime and had only watched a few. But saying that those people didn't have a right to have a favourite or say it was the best is sort of unfair. It's definitely the best anime that I have SEEN. And I haven't been able to find one that matches it in quality. But maybe there is one out there, and I just haven't found it, but it's still the truth to say it's the best anime I've ever seen.. I think this was the biggest reason given for all the judgement when I looked at forums before.

Everybody has a right to an opinion. I cant say much myself since I barely watch any sort of TV show or movies with probably at best watching like 40 anime over the course of 28 years (the vast majority being short shows too. I dobt have time for something 300 episodes long and still ongoing). More than the average Joe, far less than a typical anime fan.

That said though, I mean "insists it is the best" in the sense that somebody who hasnt watched an anime since Dragonball Z 20 years ago and that's the only one theyve seen will insist it's the best. They're allowed their opinion, but they're going to sound a bit stupid and irritate people who do watch things more regularly...The same way I would get frustrated when people who dont play guitar insist to me that Through the Fire and Flames is factually the hardest song to play ever.

 

[Alienfish]

Well, I only read the manga for some volumes cause I wanted to give it a try, and they basically used all the manga/anime stereotypes on the characters. Plus I found the story kinda boring.

 

[UglyMonsterFace]

Everybody has a right to an opinion. I cant say much myself since I barely watch any sort of TV show or movies with probably at best watching like 40 anime over the course of 28 years (the vast majority being short shows too. I dobt have time for something 300 episodes long and still ongoing). More than the average Joe, far less than a typical anime fan.

That said though, I mean "insists it is the best" in the sense that somebody who hasnt watched an anime since Dragonball Z 20 years ago and that's the only one theyve seen will insist it's the best. They're allowed their opinion, but they're going to sound a bit stupid and irritate people who do watch things more regularly...The same way I would get frustrated when people who dont play guitar insist to me that Through the Fire and Flames is factually the hardest song to play ever.

I totally get when someone *insists* it's the best out of everything without watching anything else would be annoying. But saying it's the best that individual has ever seen is still the truth without denying that there could be better out there. If that makes sense. So those people don't deserve to be judged just because they've watched less anime and find AoT to be the best out of those. And yeah same how with how people always say Flight of the Bumblebee is the hardest piece to play in classical music when in actuality, it isn't.

 

[Wildtown]

aot is one of the best animes idc what people say xD also people say the same things once a anime gets extremely popular