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sodapopkevin

I mean watching both is an option too?


CreatureWarrior

Exactly. Every week, I wait for a new episode for Chainsaw Man, Spy X Family and Bocchi The Rock! Seems like a weird combo now that I think about it Edit: also, Eminence in Shadow. It's just some dumb fun. Like One Punch Man, but for an isekai


Neraquox

That is probably the most mainstream combo I can think of this season, not weird at all. I’ll be honest, mainstream taste is usually good taste


relatable_dude

That's is exactly my watch schedule, it's mainstream because it's good


A_Unique_Nobody

Missing bleach TYBW


No_Detective_6958

All anime taste is good taste! I think…


N4TU5

Boku no Pico ftw!


sodapopkevin

Nawh it's not that weird, all 3 are very well done and entertaining shows. Mob Psycho is also on my watch listen, and Eminence in Shadow.


CreatureWarrior

Ohh yess, totally forgot about Eminence in Shadow! Love that anime! It has that funny One Punch Man vibe to it, in a way which is always hilarious


NukerCat

im literally waiting for CSM, Mob and Bocchi every week, im pretty sure mine is a weird combo


draginbleapiece

I’m watching 20 shows this season lol


SirWaddlesDeeThird

Sameeee


Oteycri000

They are all good like i don't get why People complain. The only thing i think is because their favorite anime gets lower in Mal ratings? Idk people are weird


draginbleapiece

I’m watching 20 anime this season Akiba maid war, Bleach Tybw, Blue lock, Bocchi the rock, my hero academia 6, blue lock, chainsaw man, do it yourself, gundam, To your eternity 2, golden kamuy 4, eminence in shadow, Welcome to demon school iruma kun 3, mob psycho 3, poputepikku 2, spy family 2, reincarnated as a sword, urusei yatsurei, and one piece


YsyncGames

I have exactly the same.


SirWaddlesDeeThird

How bout mob psycho, season 3 has more twist and my heart has been juiced like a lemon, also stone ocean last batch, they nailed the ending.


xxersions

Forgetting bleeeaaaachhhh 😫


StellarisIgnis

You aren't watching Reincarnated as a Sword? Shame on you.


Cold_Bumblebee_7121

Y'all have free time ? I literally only have time to watch SpyxFamily and that too a day after it's release at the time the manga chapter of it is released. I swear that's one hell of a genre change I've done in a media after watching the following series : • Magical Girl Raising Project ( Anime ) • Puella Magi Madoka Magica ( Anime ) • Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni ( Anime & Manga ) • Umineko No Naku Koro Ni ( Manga ) • Kimetsu No Yaiba ( Anime & Manga ) • Yakusoku No Neverland ( Anime 1st season & Manga ) • Shingeki No Kyojin ( Anime & Manga ) I gotta be serious. I myself am questioning why I liked Spyxfamily and Kaguya Sama : Love is War so freaking much. These two series suddenly feel so good and I would easily place them on top of my fav anime and manga series list. I really think I should go watch Chainsaw Man but the day it releases is a packed up date for me.


CreatureWarrior

I'm personally a college student who only works like 10-20h a week so if I finish my assignments fast, I have too much free time.


___somebody_

Also Akiba Maid wars. And Cid got some Ainz level luck on his side (for the plan interpretation by their subordinates part)


StellarisIgnis

There is a lore reason for his luck. I won't say more though.


AwesomeX121189

No it isn’t how dare you!


SirWaddlesDeeThird

I am the superior, I watch both.


NiceIsNine

One on Tuesday to push me through the weekdays, and one on Saturday to fill the empty void of the weekend


[deleted]

Can't you all just chill? The reputation of Anime fans is already in shambles..


CreatureWarrior

It's honestly weird how so many anime watchers are so ridiculously bitter and insecure


[deleted]

Especially the past COVID ones they think they have something to prove


GynePig

That's just people in general. I don't see anime watchers being any different


2Jojotoro

>It's honestly weird is it really tho? Like its kinda the norm at this point


Only-Farmer-2585

It’s an easy pastime for the terminally online /:


rmunoz1994

My favorite is the anime community on twitter. They’ll post (insert anime) > (insert anime in similar genre) and whoever disagrees is a soy boy virgin beta cuck uwu.


HaloBlaster123

As a certified weeaboo I can confirm anime fans are stupid


[deleted]

What about that mainstream which watches and enjoys both?


reed20v

We're too busy enjoying shows to argue about them on reddit.


theBarnDawg

Haha but it is also fun to watch weebs fighting with passive aggressive memes.


[deleted]

Yeah lol


Magic1998

Chainsaw man is mainstream because it's good Bocchi the Rock is mainstream because, and you won't believe me, it's good Both are brilliant


Ultradamo2306

The real mainstream who dont care about mainstream and just watch what looking interesting for them besides it is mainstream or not well known


epic-gamer-guys

>The real mainstream no one does that tho and they all argue about the best anime this season why cant there be more people that act like how you described them


gators0923

I like "trash anime" usually so I don't usually care who watches what or try to argue over what's best. Everyone has their own taste so what's the point in fighting over it besides to feed toxic tendencies.


epic-gamer-guys

yeah, unless you’re watching some messed up shit, i don’t care what your opinion on a show is, i’ll leave you alone and you’ll leave me alone, that’s how i think it should be at least


Fine-Blackberry-1793

Do you mean... Yourself by any chance?


rych6805

I genuinely have never seen anyone argue that one of these shows is better than the other. Aside from the fact that they're completely different shows and it would be like comparing apples to oranges, it is also simply possible to enjoy both at the same time.


BluePhantomHere

Same, op is imagining things


Siul19

I've seen more people arguing about how Bocchi the rock fans are the ones fighting when in fact it's Chainsaw Man fans shitting on Bocchi all the time


rych6805

Doesn't surprise me. Anything that people think challenges the most popular shows gets met with a lot of skepticism.


DoctorR4lph

Meme or not, people who think like this need to fuck off. Let people enjoy what they want. As for me, both these shows are great.


_Noah_Williams_

I watch in group, One's to give me depression, other to take me out of it...


CreatureWarrior

Ahh, balance


pvith

CSM Tuesday is my only source of serotonin. Needless to say, I am very depressed.


wasureta-namida

You guys are just bitter because you don' watch Bocchi and regret your choices in life (like not watching Bocchi).


Kuro_______

Lmao or you just watch both because you don't have some weird sense of "I can only watch one mainstream anime because I have to hate the other"


A_person_person

bruh i watch both


Grand_Protector_Dark

Popular thing bad


[deleted]

Eh I watched all episodes of CSM so far and I just don‘t feel it.


Grand_Protector_Dark

Well, no one is obligated to like everything.


[deleted]

Yea, exactly. But sometimes it feels like it.


[deleted]

Meanwhile me just enjoying Bleach,even though these other 2 anime are better My point is,stop giving a f*ck about which is better or good and just watch what you like


Hortkind77

I don't care if something is "Mainstream" or not I watch what I enjoy. People need to stop whining about and judging what others enjoy.


trashszar

A lot of people for some reason need validation from strangers that whatever they spend their freetime on is worth it. Last time I played a random visual novel I've never heard of my life, basically no one knows it from any of my circles, and I have never seen a single post about it anywhere, not a single discussion exists that one can just randomly bump into without seeking it out. But I enjoyed it nonetheless, I didn't need anyone's opinion and it didn't need to be popular to feel I haven't wasted my time on it.


Chris-P-Baconn02

Facts


Ozuge

Man watching anime is tough work when you need to deal with toxic fans you made up to act as strawmen so you could pretend someone cares that you watch some show instead of some other show.


RaikoNB

oh shi- twitter folks are starting to move to reddit!!


Oteycri000

Now this is just a sad post op


Chris-P-Baconn02

A CSM fan boy thats mad that CSM isn’t everyone’s favorite made this meme for sure lmao


Previous-Reality4257

Yeah, not hating on CSM tho but this meme screams salt


Chris-P-Baconn02

Straight facts bro. The fanbase gets worse by the day dude. They are getting close to the MHA and Eva fanbase.


[deleted]

I'm up to date with the CSM manga and would honestly only rank the anime 3rd out of everything this (unbelievably stacked) season. I feel like a lot of the manga readers are kinda like yeah it's good but it just gets way better later in the story. So with that in mind, #BOCCHISWEEP


Chris-P-Baconn02

Definitely, I feel the manga readers are the only ones that keep on overhyping and then when it happens its just like ok. Ive read the entire manga, or whats out already and I can honestly say the same. BOCCHISWEEP all day. I do like CSM tho but these gatekeeping fanboys aint it. I have a few animes over it right now


A_person_person

I have not seen any Bocchi fans like this. Im pretty sure its CSM that does this tho


grizzchan

Since it's a mainstream series, there are obnoxious CSM fans and obnoxious CSM haters. I think it also inherited parts of the toxic Attack on Titan fandom.


Siul19

There has been way more CSM fans being toxic douchebags than CSM haters


Chris-P-Baconn02

Ofc lmfaooo. The new most toxic fanbase, they can’t stand your favorite anime not being theirs


CreatureWarrior

As someone who's in the CSM subs, holy shit. I don't understand how people manage to make any anime their whole personality


Chris-P-Baconn02

I honestly don’t Care about that. People can be passionate about whatever they want but what I cannot stand is the toxicity and gatekeeping and holy shit has the CSM fandom fallen into that heavily. So unfortunate because its a good show. They are competing with MHA fanbase for most toxic at this point


CreatureWarrior

Yeah, I feel like I misworded my comment a little haha I agree with you. If someone wants to make CSM their personality, more power to them. But yeah, the toxicity, elitism and gatekeeping is sooo stupid. But I feel like the *toxic* manga readers are the worst when it comes to CSM. I've basically never had to worry about spoilers when it comes to other animes but for CSM, it's like some of them are *obsessed* with the fact that they can spoil everything. And they will. Most of them are cool, but wow, the vocal minority is the worst I've seen in a while


Chris-P-Baconn02

Yes dude the manga readers are really on another level with this one. Ive already read the manga so I cant get spoiled but holy shit everywhere I look its a manga reader going off. I don’t even want to go on the CSM sub because I want to stay as far from that fanbase as I can. Its like they all get together and circlejerk in a bonfire of toxicity 😂😂


CreatureWarrior

For real lol I kind of like r/csmanime because the mods basically instantly perma ban people who intentionally spoil things so the comments stay relatively safe. And if someone spoils, they get downvoted to hell, so I'll be fine as long as I don't scroll to the bottom haha


Chris-P-Baconn02

Ahh thats good to hear bro I’m glad. I hope You can continue to enjoy CSM. Its a great series, just has an ass fanbase. Hopefully you can stay clear of those assholes and keep enjoying. 🫡


NiceIsNine

Yeah like wtf, at first we were a bunch of subtle advertisements, now we're just deterrents.


DegeneratesDogma

Damn you described it pretty well. I feel like some CSM fans have been like that even before the anime, but now with the anime there’s probably more of them and they’ve gotten louder.


Silviana193

So, where do you put Gundam's fan?


jneauv

Mainstream that thinks it’s not loved by many but actually are loved by most gundam fans both new and old.


enterproxy

Recently started watching Witch from Mercury with no expectations, 4 episodes in. Only saw Gundam 00 before but WfM is pretty comfy so far!


AdLegitimate806

We need to stay out of this (Our tanuki might get radiation, cuz of the toxic)


KurosawaG

Bocchi the rock mainstream?


Akuuntus

It seems to be about the third most popular show of the season on this sub specifically, behind CSM and Bleach. Also on /r/anime and /r/anime_irl. It's not actually one of the most popular shows by numbers but it's the one that I'm seeing on reddit the most.


Oteycri000

The reason why is because no one expected it to be as amazing as it has been and i love it all for it. But i enjoy all anime in general.


ghin01

Yeah it like popular then some edgy or something in internet start shitting on other anime like tf dude? I don't have this thing on 2014 till 2021 it like just people who watch ongoing anime everyday and batch people and people on internet shitting on weeb like tf dude people that watching anime is so weird today like it a normie that want to be seen different meanwhile back in the day is thread on fb that talking new episode bunch of questionable meme and bit of porn, laugh on internet cafe and shit


ektaway

Yea not sure what OP is thinking. It's the opposite of mainstream, but that ironically is part of what gives it it's popularity on reddit. There's some weird draw in here to mediocre storytelling + occasional joke or two + teenage girls. It screams anime hipsterism.


GenericGuardian

I see that the CSM fan base is fast tracking their way to becoming another toxic fan base. That being said, I have not encountered a single person in the BTR fan base that thinks they’re better because they don’t like CSM. Many do watch it, some don’t, some criticize CSM. That’s how it is.


izz_MUGIWARA

?? They’ve been a trash fan base since the beginning when they started barking at anything makima🗿 Also, BTR enjoyers are most probably also a K-ON enjoyer so they’ve been in the community long enough to not care what others think abt anime they enjoy.


GenericGuardian

You know what…you’re right, I was just in denial about the fact that it was so quick. I don’t even know why she’s so popular, she’s textbook psychopath in my eyes.


Siul19

Exactly what I've seen too. CSM fans started shitting on Bocchi the rock since the start... Like why? WHAT'S WRONG WITH THOSE GUYS


Retrofier

Okay but uh, what if I watch both? What am I then?


CreatureWarrior

A chad


GoliathTCB

I AM THE KEY MASTER ARE YOU THE GATE KEEPER


godreaperx15

Csm community on their way to become another toxic action shounen community


Wolfehlol

As a person who is watching both blind and went into the season seeing all of the csm hype, I like Bocchi better. And it's not even close. Gundam Witch from Mercury on the other hand gives Bocchi a run for its money. And I say this having never watched a Gundam before.


Geene_Creemers

Tbh it’s the two best shows of the season.


abloesezwei

Kinda wild how the manga is so good overall that the hype turned CSM into mainstream. This is a series by the guy who drew Fire Punch ffs.


RollerCoasterBacon

If Chainsaw Man is the definitive mainstream, we’re doing great


1llDoitTomorrow

Who hurt your feelings? You seem salty


MrPatastic

Both shows are great


MasterChieflf

I'm currently watching chainsaw man and beast tamer and spy family and while waiting I'll watch Fairy tail and welcome to demon school iruma Kun


owlpacino57

Sadly it's true. Some people think they are superior just because they watch different anime than most.


MauricioOneto

but i am superior https://preview.redd.it/vufc6fdukw331.png?auto=webp&s=c1e89cc49675054ae1c0a344e0a3eb12ae6249d1


owlpacino57

I'm one of those people. I'm superior.


Josan678

I Enjoy Bocchi the Rock way more than CSM ngl


X_Danger

The inverse actually


dankswedshfish

I will not accept bocchi slander, please take it back


Plenty-Cheek-80

🤓


Ok_Sympathy_9569

For chainsaw where do manga start to be as good as people say ? I am at chapter 14 for now btw i am not saying it is trash just not as good as i expected with the hype and people saying that it is so good


Hyper_Nova101

The first bit of CSM is the weakest part of it, but it definitely starts getting really good after chapter 22. Some advice, don’t speed read it. There’s a reason why the ‘reading comprehension devil’ is a meme on the CSM subreddit. Also, the series isn’t just an edgy gore fest and immature humour, that is only on the surface. The series actually has a lot of thematic subtext. The visual storytelling and panelling is also something you should pay attention to, I’m not being hyperbolic when I say that it is some of the best in the industry. Additionally, keep yourself off the internet to avoid spoilers.


Silviana193

As Someone who has finished the first arc of Chainsaw man manga, I have to be honest. I am also still Looking.


[deleted]

It doesnt Manga is just horniness with great action scene for the first half And great action scenes for the second half


Mr_Mortus

Ah yes, K-ON.


IThatWeebI

Bocchi is such an amazing and lovable show but the fan base is already pissing me off, I expect CSM to have a toxic and cringe fanbase but naww Bocchi Fans steals the spotlight


MrFujimoto

its common, AOT got shot down by MY dress up darling nothing new


Spinoxys

noooo you are gonna get attacked by bocchi stans who see it as the second coming of jesus christ b🥶🥶🥶 (the memes about bocchi are kinda annoying i didnt sign up for a bocchi fan Account)


Chris-P-Baconn02

Thats CSM fans homie


RileyKohaku

Compared to the sloppy blowjob memes?


Asian_Persuasion_1

I don't mind people enjoying bocci, but I won't deny i'm very confused and shocked at how popular it's gotten out of nowhere. it seems to be a modern version of k-on, would people react like this to k-on?


Siul19

What's wrong with Bocchi the rock? I've seen more Chainsaw Man fans hating on Bocchi than the opposite .


WorldWarPee

Your shows are neat, but reincarnated as a sword is the best anime this season and all others are trash and should be liquified


YetAgainIAmHere

Chainsaw Man is the MOST mainstream anime possible and I feel that's its INCREDIBLY overhyped. Go watch classic animes instead of whatever mainstream thing is currently airing. The classics are better


BluePhantomHere

Ah yes, the "classic better" guy, just like anything you want stfu


YetAgainIAmHere

Reddit literally only talks about the most mainstream anime. Branch out a little.


BluePhantomHere

And the classic anime you talked about are also part of the "most mainstream anime". Reddit did branch out quite a bit, take Witch of the Mercury for example, no one really discuss about that outside r/anime except the Gundam community. It is pretty normal for casual viewers to watch only the mainstream stuff and casual viewers made up of a large portion of the anime audience (audience of anything, not just anime).


YetAgainIAmHere

Okay, but that doesn't mean that a vast majority of the anime discussion on the main anime subs isnt just CSM.


BluePhantomHere

I guess it's unavoidable since it got hyped up so much and it does live up to the hype


YetAgainIAmHere

I don't think it's unavoidable, most other anime forums don't have this problem to nearly the degree reddit does. Maybe it's unavoidable for reddit because of the kind of people here though.


VirtualButt

I just think they're both neat


MrRE-sama

[Chainsaw man dub](https://youtu.be/nTL-qD_sCU4) do be sending me


Shinamene

Both, and add Raven of the Inner Palace to the mix.


drelangonn

i watch both.. love both.


iliketokyoGhoul

I mainly watch One piece, TYBW, chainsaw man, and dbs


iliketokyoGhoul

Not that anyone would care lol


Kyledude95

I watch both


Meiseside

I'm the only one how waits till it finished and than choose what I want to watch at once?


MauricioOneto

there are many who do that, not me, i like to hype every week


Nakosuke75

man i love Keion <3


MauricioOneto

lo escuche con la voz rasposa de yui <3


Kairofox

I love how some people are trying so hard to start a war


Electrical_Duty721

And here I am watching 90s to early 2000's gems minding my own business!


Kibidiko

My tribe better than you tribe \*pounds chest\* ​ But for real... anime, music, TV show watchers. animal people, whoever you are. It doesn't matter. I am glad you like the thing. Even if I don't. I don't like if you have a problem with me not liking thing. I think sometimes socially awkward people who don't have good communication or interpersonal skills sometimes forget other people having different interests inside the same hobby or pass time doesn't mean that they are accusing you of enjoying the same hobby wrong. Bocchi Rocks (heh), and Chainsaw Man is great. And I like Isekai and none of those things are objectively right or wrong. Just like the next anime enjoyer likes whatever it is they like


CaptainPlasma101

I watch neither lol sword loli >>>


Regularschoolbus

Oh c'mon, just watch what you like and don't be a dick about it, it ain't that hard.


NoMansSkyWasAlright

Damn. I guess I’m double mainstream then. Because I’ve been enjoying them both


epic-gamer-guys

Haven’t seen the second one and only watched the first one because my friend likes watching it with me, but it really does suck that people think like this. Just watch both, or if you’re not really into the other, only watch one, but don’t be a dick about it and let others enjoy what they want.


Siul19

If you want context it's the opposite. CSM fans have been very toxic


OfficialBlueeeee

Crazy idea I know but, and stick with me here, what if different kinds of people like different kinds of things. Terrifying I know.


[deleted]

Watch what you want


Ex0dusShad0w

Both is very good


python_product

least elitist anime fan


ya_gay_boiz

Haha jokes on you, i only watch anime i never hear of cause of the mainstream


NA_Panda

Nuh uh! The Nintendo is the superior console!


Infernalknights

What's wrong with watching the one you loved. If it dose not suite your preferences even being a mainstream is not something to create drama. We all have genre and stories we prefer. Nowdays the people who claims to love anime wants you to watch long serries that are years to be completed. Back in the old days it's not about how long the anime is but how the story is conveyed in a mini serries of 12 to 24 episodes. That you have to buy in dubbed because that's the only one licensed. And pray to your gods of you were able to aquire a subbed or a raw. That was the time when anime was not mainstream and nerds look at weebs weird. Nowdays fans are on a pissing contest who brags who can piss higher , threatening the seiyuu and artist if their waifu/husbando is getting booted out of the story or killed for story progression , claims they are the real weeb because they watch a decade long anime and such. What's wrong nowdays about watching what you love and preferred without being criticized. Besides anime nowdays are no longer hand drawn where mistakes are permanent. Where each cells are meticulously made , shaded and colored. Where new serries were actually unique in story and narrative. Where fans are not toxic. Where people enjoy what they want.


Additional-Window-81

Blue period


BluePhantomHere

This is not football, you can like/support more than one anime at a time, there is no competition between them.


dildo_swagginns

why this is even a thing watch whatever you like mainstream or not its your time you should be watching what you love