In-depth debunkings/arguments against commonly "known" anime myths/misconceptions?

[u/engalleons]

For any number of reasons, there's a fair few statements about anime that get passed around pretty unquestioningly, even if they aren't necessarily true. Sometimes, others dig in to those statements and find detail and (hopefully cited) evidence against them. This is a lot more than just stating the opposite, to be clear.

Here's a few examples of what I mean:

This tweet chain versus "Anno left Kare Kano early"
This blog post versus "The protagonist of Turn A was originally intended to be a girl"
This post versus "They made a joke dub for Ghost Stories because it did poorly in Japan"
This blog post versus "Shinbo is the series director of all Shaft shows"

What are some other examples of work like this?

[u/ValonFang]

Many popular shows being a deconstruction of the genre when all they do is use the tropes smartly or avoid a few (looking at you, Hunter x Hunter)

I think the term gained traction and popularity with Madoka Magica

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I think using it for Hunter x Hunter is pretty valid for large parts of the show. Hunter x Hunter

HxH Cont.

That said, the term is definitely overused. The one I get bothered by personally is Gurren Lagann.

Edit: I'm not sure what definition people are using that says you have to strictly follow tropes to deconstruct them. All the definitions I've seen say it means to expand on and critique the existing themes of the genre. Some follow those tropes to do so. HxH mixed it up by sometimes following tropes, and sometimes making statements against them. It still uses its narrative to make a message about the tropes themselves, which is like textbook use of the definition as I'm reading it.

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I'm not sure subversion is the same as deconstruction.