Yeah, i watched it back when i was really into slice of life / romance shows. But that show is not it, its super depressing and soul crushing. Its not what you want to watch when looking for a romance show...
Agreed, when I saw Nana in romance, I just thought to myself, poor beginner about to go into something expecting something fluffy only for them to have their very soul crushed.
It’s a romantic drama. The romance in Fruits Basket is interwoven with the drama in such a way that it would be an entirely different story without it.
Yeah we know. I dunno which version of the show you watched or how much - maybe the original run which doesn't even really clear the first volume. The remake is supposed to closely follow the manga, which is heavily focused on [Fruits Basket Spoiler]child abuse, neglect, and trauma, and in the climax there is an attempted murder,
The story is slow to peel away the layers and it's not nonstop depressing shit, but the fucked up shit going on is the actual central conflict and source of drama. The romance is just a consolation prize.
Eh there’s a fair amount of crossover for a few of them. Though they should’ve just gone with anime genres instead of putting them into American/English ones.
The systems don’t line up super well (especially with general ones like action or comedy)
There is crossover yes but it doesn't feel super intuitive. And yeah you're right the mismatch between American/Japanese genres definitely adds to my discomfort with the list.
Slice of life is the most egregious imo most of those suggested are slow versions of other genres. But tbh, the very act of having pointless, low intensity anime might clash with Western ideas of TV entertainment.
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u/Dr_Phrankinstien 27d ago
Bro what are these categorizations lmao