/a/ - Animu & Mango

>>827115

>What is the appeal behind this show?

Its an anime aimed at woman.

>And why do I see everyone frequently flaunting it around and needlessly obsessing over it?

Furries and Tumblr.

It's cute. It has adult-focused humor without being crass and vulgar. The main character's struggles are equally comedic and sympathetic. The characters are charming and can be more nuanced than expected. Its sense of humor is cynical but retains enough optimism to stay relatively upbeat instead of becoming a sad pity party or black comedy. It has some funny gags. And it's cute.

>>827127

>It has adult-focused humor without being crass and vulgar.

Lots of anime do this.

Am I wrong for not wanting to watch this because it was made on Flash? I saw enough Newgrounds Flash cartoons when I was a kid.

>>827141

I watched it and was unaware it was made in Flash but considering it's simplistic style I am not surprised.

Nobody knew it existed until it hit Netflix, then the normalfags and tumblrites latched on.

>OH MY GOD SHE ACTS NICE IN AN OFFICE ENVIRONMENT BUT SHE'S SECRETLY MAD, THAT IS LIKE SOOOOOOOOO ME

Fucking normalfags reeeeee and etc

>>827183

Unfortunately true.

Is an anime about adult office people in Japan, and I kinda like those kinds of slice of life animes.

You don't even get a MAL (not entirely normalfag site) link on the first page in search engine when searching "Aggretsuko", really makes you think. Not saying that it's bad though

>>827183

I swear these people are the most unaware of history. They are actively destroying everything even our anime. Thank god Japan hasn't even looked in the direction of the feminist virus of you know who else

This shit is an attempt to undermine Japanese anime in favor of netflix anime shows(which are shit compared to true anime).

God I fucking hate them.

>>827187

I want a second Hitler to gas all normalniggers in every media, I'd even give up anime altogether to live in a better world

>>827166

>Company co-founded by the Great-nephew of Edward Bernays

Are these kikes really that ubiquitous holy shit I just read about this bastard.

>>827115

Pretty sure the new Netflix series is the reason for it's large Western popularity.

The original Aggretsuko which aired from 2016-2018, was at least to my knowledge far less popular than the Netflix 2018 version, though since it's Sanrio it always had normalfag appeal.

I remember watching some episodes before it hit kikeflix.

It was pretty alright. Some parts were average, but some got a chuckle out of me.

Kikeflix is cancer and the normalfags should go fuck themselves.

>>827157

They have a documentary defending Gawker called Nobody Speaks.

They have a TV series called Dear White People.

They have a documentary portraying the White Helmets as heroes.

They have a show about teenagers drawn like 8 years olds where they show a little girl talk her vagina. Big Mouth.

>>827223

>They have a show about teenagers drawn like 8 years olds

Isn't that something normalfags keep complaining about when it's anime? Even when it's not actually true.

>>827223

But what about Little witch academia and other collaborations funding anime.

>>827183

Now watch as someone makes a 40 minute video praising it for being a deep deconstruction of the slice of life genre.

>>827115

It is cute, not entirely terrible, and is on Netflix, so of course it will be hailed as something great by normalfags.

>>827428

I don't think your criticisms hold up the further into the show you get. You could watch it and see if it solves any of your issues with the first couple of episodes. Or you could just give up and resign yourself to the unfathomable mystery of the popularity of a cutesy short young adult anime series on Netflix.

>not entirely terrible

<That's a bigger flaw than being bad.

This is just a meme that people use to shit on average shows that aren't nearly as flawed as the actual bad shit.

>>827437

And you can't say anything about the show's consistency because you barely watched it. Then you made a thread to go "I JUST DON'T GET IT YOU GUIZ, AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO DOESN'T GET IT???" What did you want, for a bunch of anons to pat you on the back and jerk you off for dropping it? Congratulations, you spent an hour on an anime, didn't like it, stopped watching, made a thread on /a/ to complain about how you didn't like it with little more criticism than "I don't like it" and "the bear show was better." And then you dragged in this "ACTUALLY, by not being BAD bad, this show is actually WORSE than bad" nonsense.

What's the point of making this thread when you have fuck-all to discuss?

>>827437

>you don't understand the show gets better

Who are you quoting?

>>827183

I've seen a couple of the original shorts circulating on social media sites, but it was more of a passing thing, rather than a "fandom".. now we're seeing fanart, shipping, and all the typical normalfag cancer exactly because it's a netflix series. The ease of access and width of distribution means as many normalfags as possible can see it and further ruin anime.

>>827448

>I'm mocking your post, dumbass.

That wasn't even my post moron.

>>he doesn't understand greentext can be used for sarcasm and an overview of a general statement

I am well aware that newfags and /v/ermin are incapable to correctly use greentext, but that doesn't mean I need to tolerate you retards here.

>>827458

Anon, I am just doing my job of self moderation.

> I already told you I'm open towards being convinced there's one good episode

No you didn't, because I wasn't even in any discussion with you. I just attacked you for your blatant newfaggotry.

I actually didn't enjoy Aggretsuko and found it below average, but that doesn't mean I tolerate obvious newfags/crossboarders on /a/.

The only redeeming quality of this show is the cute voice actor. Everything else is garbage. The reason its getting attention is simple. Its on netflix and feminists are pretending its a social commentary on the patriarchy.

>slice of shit

>good

Shirokuma Cafe and Retsuko are both mediocre. Retsuko is the better series because it has shorter episodes and you don't have to waste as much time on it.

It's popular because of how easily accessible it is.

It's popular because it's "relatable" and normalfags will love a character or series when they're relatable. Oh, she's an office lady like me, oh, she's lonely like me, oh she gets angry like me, oh she has a garbage office life like me. That's why so many anime that aren't flavor of the season don't get their attention, they can't relate that much to certain characters.

It's cute, relatable, decent writing, and a not shit English dub. It's pretty amazing by Netflix standards.

It's a hit with normalfags because it normalizes being a miserable brat and they can say "look that's me" when watching it. Also because it's on netflix. Every clip and episode I've watched Retsuko just comes off as a bitter bitch who's just on the cusp of throwing a literal tantrum at any given moment. I don't see the comedy in it at all

>>830797

I'm pretty sure the appeal is cuteness instead of the comedy, and just a bit of absurdity and humor is the side dish, while obviously taking care to appeal to normalfags through and through.

>>830731

I've watched it all and you're pretty much entirely right. The series is all about trying to be relatable. Having trouble waking up in the morning. Trying to be positive, but shit keeps happening to you. Having a shitty boss that you want to scream at. Wanting to just scream in general. It's not grossly offensive, but it's a little depressing when you dig deep into it. Knowing that the universal relatable humor is now "haha, we're all miserable and filled with a rage that won't ever go away!"

But on a surface level, it's alright. Mediocre, at best. The scene where she finally snaps and screams back at her boss felt nice, but it didn't really pay off. Then there's the end of the season where they are rushing to finish their work and we're supposed to be like, "Wow! The boss is actually a hard worker and a cool guy!" but then you remember the fat fuck wasted weeks, if not months fucking around and doing nothing while playing golf, so they only have to work so hard because he's a worthless fuck.

Needless to say, I have mixed feelings about it. 4/10

I'm not a furry, but I am a cute-con, and she >>830761 is cute enough to be erotic to me, and that's all that matters for me to keep enjoying all the rare appearances of her.

Otherwise, everything's been said, a pretty shallow wide-appeal show, which is alright but nothing more.