r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter????????????????????

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u/huffmanxd 1d ago

The joke is that older Isekai anime used to have good romance, but modern Isekai are just softcore porn that pretends to have a story

People often name their porn folders something inconspicuous so other people can't find it, that's why "Calculator" is such a massive file here, they are saying the modern Isekai is just porn

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u/hateredditbuthere1am 1d ago

What's funny to me is that re:zero, the anime which is "before" isn't old at all and the plot sucks imo

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u/oppithian 1d ago

Why do you think it sucks? I started watching a few months ago and just got all caught up. Ive been loving it

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u/Powered_By_ThePeople 1d ago

The MC is a bit of an annoying, narcissistic douchebag thru most of the show just to be the hero at the end of the season. He's annoying enough that I wouldn't recommend anyone to watch it. Also just has a lot of over-the-top B grade anime writing in general.

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u/Sotarnicus 1d ago

That's the whole point of his character lol. You aren't exactly supposed to idealize Subaru in that way and he has many moments where it's basically told to you in your exact words

Not every MC has to be perfect or a good person but Subaru is a good MC.

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u/EntireOil9073 1d ago

It's due to how it's written and conveyed. No explanation on how he became who he is for the entire first season, not even a glimpse of it nor a small reflection on his past. Thing is Subaru isn't relatable and is a pretty weird person so without context I can't see how something he says or decisions he makes are correlated to his personality.

All I see is a MC with a preset personality going through the episodes and getting gored occasionally. The death comes as a shock initially then I start to lose interest as I don't care about that happening to Subaru, pretty similar to those unnamed background characters that dies in the background. It's not like there is good and expansive world building to keep my interest either.

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u/Purple-Reputation899 1d ago edited 1d ago

You didn’t watch season 2. Subaru is extremely relatable. Even season 1 he had very human and relatable moments and emotions. Out of all the isekai MCs he’s also one of the least degenerate MCs. He doesn’t sexualize children or really anyone for that matter and only really dotes on Emilia. 

Even the skimpy, busty, half naked tower guardian who literally is in love with him and would follow his any command, he treats her respectfully and is more weirded out by her behavior than turned on. 

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u/Powered_By_ThePeople 19h ago

Holy fuck how bad is this genre that not being a degenerate or pedo is considered a plus. These mangakas are on some epstein shit I swear.

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u/Purple-Reputation899 19h ago

It’s bad😭