A guy at the anime shop last year gave me a warning about a certain show

I was at the Otaku Planet store in Portland, just browsing the new arrivals. This older guy, maybe in his 50s, saw me pick up a Blu-ray for a popular isekai series. He leaned over and said, 'I wouldn't start with that one if you're new to the genre.' He explained that the fan discussions online for that show were really toxic. He told me he'd seen people get into huge fights over which girl the main character should end up with, and it ruined the fun for him. He pointed me toward a different series on the shelf, one with a smaller but nicer fan group. I took his advice and checked out the forums for both shows later. He was totally right. The first show's community was full of angry posts, while the second one was way more chill. Has anyone else had someone give them a heads-up about a bad fan community before they jumped in?

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cora6281h ago

It's funny you mention that... my cousin got super into a mobile game with a really rough fan base. She said the official Discord was just constant arguing about balance changes, to the point where she quit the game entirely. Sometimes the people around a thing can ruin it more than the thing itself. I try to avoid reading comments on stuff I really like now.