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Hot take: Solo Leveling deserved to win AOTY. Great world-building, good goal for the MC, proper use of space/time, good pacing, side characters/shadows were fleshed out and had their uses. Suspense was amazing, everyone waited each week for this show.
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Anonymous 6w

You could say this about any other anime. I was gnashing my teeth every week for Apothecary Diaries. It is subjective yes, but I think most anime that isn’t shonen is seen as boring for the majority of people. And, a majority of people don’t like anime. You could say the same thing about any marvel movie. Just because it’s insanely popular doesn’t mean it’s good.

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Anonymous 6w

A majority of viewers did not watch all three. I actually did, and was an OG manwha reader too. And I never understood the hype. I’m just saying you’re trying to say that only popularity dictates the quality of something which is just not true.

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Anonymous 6w

Feel free to debate; at the end of the day, they already won. And if you’re going to say “But Apothecary!! But Frieren!!” Shows are entertainment. And if that entertainment can’t keep the majority of the population entertained, then it was not deserving of AOTY. They were both great shows, just not infinitely entertaining. Even Solo Leveling’s slow moments were entertaining.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6w

Except you can’t, YOU were gnashing your teeth every week for Apothecary Diary, however the majority of people were not. Following up are the two graphs of series ratings for their first two seasons.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6w

Like I said early, subjectively, on an Entertainment aspect of the Majority of viewers, Solo Leveling was better.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6w

Except I’m not, never did I say the quality was better; I stated the entertainment is, for the mass amount of people, everyone knew that on an entertainment level, solo leveling goes past Frieren and Apothecary diaries. It doesn’t matter if the majority of viewers didn’t watch all three. EVEN if every viewer watched all three, Solo Leveling would still have the highest ratings. That alone is the facts, other than that; EVEN the viewers of Apothecary Diaries AND Frieren, didn’t rate it higher.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6w

That alone is fact; the viewers of Apothecary Diaries AND Frieren, didn’t rate it higher. That is true on all aspects.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6w

This alone is proof.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6w

“OG manhwa reader” I’ve read over 20000 Manga’s and Manhwas, I’ve watched every single anime that came out in every single season for the last 25 years. I have no life; and I can genuinely say, Apothecary Diaries is not the hype y’all say it is. It’s just your averagely good anime. Standing at a solid 7.8, And that’s the truth.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6w

You know what “I’ve read over 20000 manga and manwha’s…I have no life.” Made me so sad that I’ll let you have this one

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6w

Fair enough.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6w

If it makes you feel better, I’m chronically disabled and can’t move my left part of my body or my legs; I can’t feel anything on the lower half of my body. It’s been like this for a very long time, so it’s not too bad

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6w

I’m sorry to hear that. I’m also chronically disabled, though it affects my heart and connective tissues more than anything else. I’m glad media has improved your life

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6w

Thanks, I’m sorry to hear about your heart

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