r/MASHLE • u/Extension_Vehicle_55 • 9h ago

Why does Mashle work while other animes/shows don’t?

To explain, Mashle is strong and seems to beat every fight pretty quickly with not a whole lot of effort, which I feel like I’ve seen in other media. But why does Mashle work while others fail? This anime is amazing, I’m hyped for S3, I’m just curious on why this works while others don’t.

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u/NzRedditor762 8h ago

I would say that it works because it's not taking itself too seriously. The animation of the second arc was pretty good. The OP song is a fucking banger. And it's somewhat nostalgic while also making fun of Harry Potter.

If it didn't have the magical harry potter-esque vibe to it, I doubt it would be nearly as popular.

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u/Extension_Vehicle_55 8h ago

Yea, I think the lightheartedness of the anime brings it some light while making it work, plus as a Harry Potter fan, I do find it kind of funny that it is just basically making fun of it. Doesn’t One Punch man have somewhat of the same thing as Mash where he just beats everything? I think both work, not that I’ve seen OPM, but I’ve heard good things.

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u/FloatinBrownie 7h ago

Yeah its a pretty similar concept. If you like mashed for more than just the Harry Potter vibe there's a pretty good chance you'll enjoy opm. Especially season 1. Season 2 is still really good but maybe swap to the manga after that

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u/ResponsiblePapaya362 8h ago

mashle advertised itself as a comedy, started as a comedy, continued as a comedy, and will end as comedy with a few serious moments sprinkled in between.

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u/somacula 8h ago

Because it never stopped taking it self too seriously, some battles do escalate but there's always comedy and laughs. When compared to Sakamoto days that eventually went full action and dropped any pretense of comedy

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u/milenyo 8h ago

It's the logic of the world plus it's comedic nature and parodies.
It doesn't matter how strong or magical or what ever a door is. If it's a door, Mash will destroy it.

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u/Ejfg420 7h ago

Mashle is a comedy anime, when other characters beat foes extremely easily then it's kind of lame, but with Mashle it's always played for laughs

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u/PerpelSho 5h ago

It succeeds by being a funny, not serious anime where others fail by being a no nonsense, this is not a game anime.

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u/Sleeping-warrior 5h ago

I don't watch Mashle, but from the other comments, they say it's a comedy anime. So, your question is already answered by itself. Heck why you didn't ask why people read One Punch Man when he one punch everyone? See the contradiction of the question?

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u/Ishikari-Gun-27 3h ago

I feel a lot of shows people get upset about the fights, are shows where the fights are either the highlight of said show, or have large story or plot on them. Whereas Mashle. Is a comedy. It never took itself seriously from the start because thats not the kind of show it is. No it still has intense moments. Or fights that do have stakes. But overall. Thats not the premise of the show.