Every single time some sci-fi or fantasy seasonal show airs, there's always people insisting that it is just too "fictional" or "unbelievable". The writing is kinda awkward and the characters get obnoxious. Those are certainly aspects of an overrated show. But to say you just can't believe it is just lazy criticism. They are literally in a post-apocalyptic world where a light turned all of humanity into stone for 3700 years. The entire premise is outlandish. The stroke of luck sets up the whole story. Like if you can accept that a beam of light can stop human civilization for millennia but not that one of them breaks free by sheer luck from the environment, I don't know what to tell you.

Literally everything is tagged Comedy I thought my most watched genres would be Drama or Action until I looked at my profile. They should consider the weighting or something when they're doing stats instead of how many shows you've watched with that tag. It also lessens the impact of actual comedies like Nichijou and Hinamatsuri.

I hated him so much when I watched UBW. Then I played the VN.

I just don't understand why this show is the one that deserves this long rant about. It's clearly not the kind of show for you considering how dialogue driven it is. I understand getting hyped up about it and then ending up disappointed but I don't see why all these arguments apply to this show in particular when so many other shows have done much worse in terms of ripping off other shows or have obnoxious writing or have gigantic plot holes. Is it to be contrarian? Or are you tired of everyone hyping it up?

You can't get into it but like I said before it's pretty easy to see why people would like it. It's an interesting premise, has sharp dialogue, and good chemistry between the main pairing. It subverts some high school romance tropes and presents the supernatural elements in a relatable way for high schoolers or of how we remember high school (Kaedes social anxiety or Mais disappearance). Borrowing influences from other shows or having an air of pretentiousness aren't cardinal sins and it's not even close to the worst offender for these problems. I'd understand being put off by the show and dropping it but I don't get why this anime in particular deserves so much of your criticism. There's nothing salvageable for you but is it really surprising that it's a popular show? I can't speak for everyone but even if your criticisms are valid I don't see how it can't be a simple, enjoyable show for a lot of people. I don't understand your shock of it being rated so highly either.

And to answer the last question, the other arcs focus on a specific character but they're used as plot points to further Mai and Sakutas relationship and lets viewers see how those events affect the relationship.

There is so much text I only had the patience to skim through but the biggest problems is that the show pretends to be smarter than it is and Sakuta is a dick?

I think the level of pretentiousness is whatever you take away from it. It's not stuffing philosophy and science in your face nor is it the biggest focus of the show. At least from what I've seen, the main focus is on the relationship between Sakuta and Mai. Your concerns about its plausibility might bother you but I'm not sure if most of the audience really care about that considering the romance is the main component. No one expects the adolescence syndrome to be as fleshed out as Mushishi.

And Sakuta's character is the comedy part of the romantic comedy. Again, it just seems that you personally dislike dry, sharp humor. A lot of his jokes fall flat with me too, but again, it's not the focus of the show. He's a dick and it's supposed to be funny. I don't understand how that's any worse than Toradora or any other romcom with a protagonist that would be shitty in real life.

This show is not meant to be a deconstruction of the harem genre or some brilliant, philosophical analysis on teenager psyche. You're going too deep about this show. You might think it's super pretentious and that it pretends to be deep but understanding of the show is pretty surface level. The reason you seem to hate it is the sharp, dry dialogue. And the way it presents that dialogue is (I admit) pretty contrived. Who in the world would ever banter like Sakuta and Mai? How does Sakuta seem so effortlessly cool? And obviously, if you hate that, it's going to be glaring in a show like this. But honestly, at the end of the day, it's a work of fiction. The expectation of it to be realistic and less obnoxious might seem like a huge problem to you but it's just a romance show. The comedy and supernatural aspects are on the side. There's nothing wrong with that. I personally think you're taking the pretentiousness thing too seriously. It doesn't seem to pride itself on philosophy at all; at most it prides itself on the dialogue. And yeah, that can come off as obnoxious but I think that part is more personal preference.

Obviously though, I can see why it would be irritating and the romance is underdeveloped so far because of the speed in which the arcs are getting completed.

But all the writing just sounds like you hated the dialogue and then made up everything else to say why the show is unoriginal and boring. Maybe you hate the art, sound, and animation but they seem about on par with most anime coming out today. Really though, all this writing just boils down to the fact that you find the show obnoxious. I can't say I agree but I can see why. Beyond the dialogue though, it just sounds like you hate on it for the sake of hating on it. It's not supposed to be realistic, it doesn't have to be the pinnacle of comedy, and it's definitely not as deep as you think it is. I don't see why this show in particular deserves the hate compared to all the other anime that suffer from similar problems.

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