It's time to post! There are some anime protagonists that are more well-known than the anime themselves. They're usually almost exclusively shonen anime, and the most obvious ones that come to mind are Naruto and Goku. Although this helps people outside of the anime community discover anime, it also causes problems within the anime community. It makes fans say things like "this is good, but it's not as good as this other popular anime", and it makes it difficult for new anime to take off. The most well-known example of this was My Hero Academia. Although it did end up becoming popular, when it first came out it was completely dismissed by anime fans. They called it "Green Naruto" and accused it of being a direct rip-off. People who actually watched the show would know it's nothing like Naruto. But anyone who tried to say this were completely drowned out by the people who were dismissing it. I'm glad to see it managed to overcome this, but not all anime are so lucky. Sometimes genuinely good anime are stomped out of existence before they even get a chance just because it resembles a different more popular anime. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. I wanted to talk about this to bring attention to what a problem it's become in recent years. I hope it doesn't continue to be a problem, because there are some good anime out there that deserve a chance. Regardless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!