CATDOLL: Netizens are hotly discussing whether late-night animation is no longer popular.

When it comes to late-night animation, the first thing that comes to mind is usually those works with pornographic and violent tendencies; however, late-night animation in Japan is not all about pornography and violence; rather, it is divided into animations for high school students and above, or even adults, which are called late-night animations.

However, some of the late-night animations that have been aired recently are not very exciting. People often don't want to watch them after watching one or two episodes. Why is that? Too many harem-selling erotic shows have caused "aesthetic fatigue" among the audience? Even the old animation company "Kyoto Animation" has embarked on the road of selling erotic shows. In this era of unlimited harems and brainless plots, will late-night animations never recover? In this regard, Japanese netizens had a discussion;

Mingmae: Mingwu しさん Submission date: February 26, 2015

Late-night animation has become almost invisible these days... Has everyone focused on online games or mobile games? The number of shows being broadcast now is much higher than before, so it should be even more popular.

Mingmae: Mingwu しさん Submission date: February 26, 2015

Even if there are a lot of them, the overall quality is not good. Just think about it, when I open 5 new shows of the month and find that I can't watch any of them, will I still have any hope for the late-night slot? In addition, the audience's appetite is now picky. It's not like you can sell a lot of shows just by having a harem of girls.

Mingmae: Mingwu しさん Submission date: February 26, 2015

I used to be a die-hard Kyoto Animation fan, but now I feel like a bystander. I think the previous new anime craze was driven by Kyoto Animation's "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya", "Lucky Star" and "K-ON!", but now this company can't make good things at all and can't serve as a model, so the entire late-night slot is no longer popular.

Mingmae: Mingwu しさん Submission date: February 26, 2015

Since Attack on Titan, it’s hard to find a pure late-night drama that can excite me. I didn’t pay attention to Lovelive! before because I wasn’t an idol fan.

Mingmae: Mingwu しさん Submission date: February 26, 2015

I think it's not that it's unpopular, but the mentality and crowd of the audience who watch the works have changed. If you think that late-night slots are only for otaku, then that's not the case. But look at the performance of "Osomatsu-chan", rotten girls are the hope for the future.

Mingmae: Mingwu しさん Submission date: February 26, 2015

Nowadays, too many works are only in a single season, and the plot is rushed. As a result, it seems that I have to catch up with the series every week to complete the task, but after watching it, I don’t feel anything special...

Mingmae: Mingwu しさん Submission date: February 26, 2015

Are there any late-night shows that can still spark discussion nowadays… For men, there should be Girls und Panzer, LL, The Idolmaster, Kancolle, etc. For women, there is Osomatsu. I think the popular works nowadays are usually sequels, and opening a new chapter may not be popular. Looking at the new shows in January, everyone should have been shouting "Kyoto Animation is great! PA is great!" But now the only one that can win praise is "Good Wishes". It's not exciting enough for the audience. Can we wait for an original masterpiece like "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"?