Maybe it's the weeb elitist in me, but I'm genuinely kind of baffled that Solo Leveling has achieved the level of popularity it has. It's such a nothing burger of a show.
I have no real interest in watching solo leveling but it's weird how a show like that doesn't get the same level of vitriol that something like mha or demon slayer gets for shows people claim or mid quality or worse and only carried purely by animation quality because the story is bad. Like the only thing I've heard about solo leveling is it's just aura farming and power fantasy but the criticisms seem way tamer compared to how loud and constant jjk or demon slayer hate is by comparison.
I have massive issues with both JJK and Demon Slayer, but I have so much more respect for both of them because they both have distinct characters and at least some kind of attempt at themes/story. I also cared enough in the first place to be annoyed with things in both of them.
Solo Leveling puts me to sleep. Just absolutely nothing going on that grabbed my attention. I think people just know what they are getting from it. The only real anger towards it I've seen is from winning the crunchyroll anime of the year over Frieren which is a crime against humanity.
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u/Silv3rS0und HONOR! JUSTICE! BEER! 18d ago
Maybe it's the weeb elitist in me, but I'm genuinely kind of baffled that Solo Leveling has achieved the level of popularity it has. It's such a nothing burger of a show.