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MHA is probably so popular b/c I don't think there's really anything else out there right now to scratch that shounen itch. Boruto is terrible. And Black Clover just shouldn't exist.
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Speaking of generic shounen, recently watched
Kekkaishi. Doesn't get much more generic than that. Too bad, too. The premise wasn't that bad, but it's time to end this "I'm a 14yo MS student who's gotta get strong to beat by rival so this bitchy tsundere-lite girl will like me while ignoring these homoerotic feelings I have for this other guy as I pull some unexplained power out of my ass to save the world" stuff.
Also gave
Eureka Seven a shot, but didn't make it past the first episode. It's like cheesy 80s surfer movie meets bargain-bin Gundam. No thanks. I have no fks to give to whiny MCs who do nothing but bitch about their not-that-bad lives.
Finally,
Angel Beats kept popping up, so went ahead and watched that. Wasn't terrible, but some parts were so damn obnoxious they gave me Johnny Test ptsd flashbacks (that baseball episode was the fking worst and I skipped all scenes with that TK jackass). Some of the characters' backstories were way too melodramatic. And can the "rebelling against God" trope finally die? That shit stopped being edgy almost 20 years ago. The mechanics of the world were just glossed over (how/why can school computers be used to "program" Purgatory and the people there?). And like a lot of anime, the ending seemed rushed (never even got to know why most of the supporting cast were in this world in the first place. But really, did anyone care by that point?). The final scene could've been more effective if there was any reason for Otanashi to be in love with Tachibana (Angel) in the first place.