Do people really not like Tougen Anki ?

I’m on episode 10 and everything I’ve seen online is negative or “it’s mid”. I’m not saying it the greatest show ever but I do enjoy it quite a bit so far and was happy to see they are working on another season. It’s pretty cookie cutter but I do like the fact it’s a little darker then most shounen and I actually feel tension like characters could actually die. I guess would just like to hear some other people’s opinions, I’ve also seen hundreds of anime and I feel like I know when shows are actually mid vs fairly good.

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Daddy_Wes992026-01-26 06:47

I’m 17 in, and I love it

SirRHellsing2026-01-26 06:49

Nothing about it feels that interesting, like there's no moment where I was really excited about it. The best thing about this series are just the women designs

CrispyBath2026-01-26 06:49

I've watched a few eps on Netflix and I kinda just forgot about it, it didn't leave any impression on me

81Ranger2026-01-26 06:50

Haven't watched it (not an action shoenen watcher) but what is "mid" anyway?

Seems like there's whatever trendy word for great is. "Peak" maybe. Then there's whatever trendy word for negative or bad. Then there's "mid" for everything else.

So, it's either bad, or "peak" / great, or "mid". Not much gradation in this scale, I think.

Reeblefer182026-01-26 06:51

Bad 1-4 mid 5-6 good 7-8 peak 9-10

81Ranger2026-01-26 06:56

Seems reasonable, but I think some people - at least on snap social media - only have 3 tiers for their opinions. Seemingly.

In other words: (in a 10 point MAL-like rating)

* 1-4: Bad
* 5-8 Mid
* 9-10 Peak

To be clear, I like your scale better and agree. I'm just extrapolating from observation of comments and such.

Reeblefer182026-01-26 06:57

I don’t think calling something mid would make it an 8 don’t think anyone who’s ever sad sum was mid has ever thought it was more then a 6 6.5

81Ranger2026-01-26 06:58

Maybe, hard to say.

Agreeable_Store_38962026-01-26 06:58

A 'Good' but not peak anime would be something like Fireforce or BNHA Vigilante or Trigun.. no ones out here saying these are bad by anymeans, most people who watch it say they're good, they're just not cultural juggernauts like JJK/Frieren are.

'Mid' comes off as something akin to.. coworker anime.. it's not trash, or terrible, it's not particularly good.. people don't shit talk it, but they also don't watch it.. see the 50 seasonal anime that never get discussions on this subreddit of more than 40 comments per episode.

81Ranger2026-01-26 07:04

The problem for me is that these - aside from Frieren - are all meh, for me, personally. I dropped JJK after 10-15 episodes and honestly that was giving it too many. I haven't watched Vigilante because I dropped the main series before 3 episodes (though that one seems more up my alley than the main series). I'd much rather watch the small seasonal anime with 50 comments than the "cultural juggernauts" - at least the action shoenen ones.

Agreeable_Store_38962026-01-26 09:51

And some people like echii.

81Ranger2026-01-26 10:49

Yup. It's all fine and personal taste.

omen0562026-01-26 06:50

It's just your avg shounen, it's nothing special and definitely falls in the mid category cuz it doesn't even feel much original. The same troupes done over multiple times making it kinda bland. I have read the manga and it really bored me because every arc feels repetitive and our mc lacks character developments, dunno why you saying this is a dark shounen cuz this never felt like one, having blood related powers doesn't make a shounen "Dark".

Reeblefer182026-01-26 06:52

I’d rate it around a 7.5 out of 10

Khaoticsuccubus2026-01-26 07:33

Prolly referring to the Momotaro and their butchering of the oni. Which honestly came off so overboard 1 dimensionally evil that it was more comedy than dark to me lol.

MusubiKazesaru2026-01-26 06:50

I didn't. I was told it and Gachikuta were both anime to look forward to. Both got two cour seasons and sequels, one wound up barely being average and the other was a total chore to watch. Guess which one was which.

Reeblefer182026-01-26 06:52

I didint care for gachikuta much either power system kinda lame imo

MusubiKazesaru2026-01-26 06:54

I think the setting and aesthetic are good, but we had like three or so good episodes all season. The rest ranged from outright boring to average. The characters are pretty boring and I agree that I don't think anything special has been done with the power system.

omen0562026-01-26 07:00

I think rudo as a mc appealed to me more cuz unlike our hot heated boy in this anime he genuinely repented on his actions and also him trying to change, now that's a good development and mindset. I like how the series has a mystery tone going on.

Not saying shiki wouldn't get some development but I just think rudo was better in this department.

Alextheawesomeua2026-01-26 06:55

I remember dropping the manga because of how bored I was . And its hard to bore me

Jojo_Smith-Schuster2026-01-26 06:55

Couldn’t even make it through the first episode tbh. The janky CG animation and cookie cutter plot line just immediately turned me off. If you like it more power to you, but it wasn’t for me.

Reeblefer182026-01-26 06:57

I think it’s like blue exorcist but better

Jojo_Smith-Schuster2026-01-26 06:58

Can’t really say I enjoyed that one either. When it first came out I watched it, but didn’t care enough about it when the second season aired years later. Like I said, if you enjoy it I’m happy for you.

Reeblefer182026-01-26 06:59

Yea I didint care for it much either so I’m w you there

fun_until_you_lose2026-01-26 07:09

Back it up with some details. What do you like better?

Reeblefer182026-01-26 07:11

It’s more mature and it creates more tension I feel like important characters could actually die, I also like the villain group I think the dynamic is interesting.

nowbear2026-01-26 07:16

hoo boy. In time, you will learn what mature really means, and it's not Tougen Anki.

Reeblefer182026-01-26 07:18

More mature the ur typical shonen lol. Mature is not even a good word it just pulls less punches

omen0562026-01-26 15:32

Calling other shounen typical when tougen anki is one of the most typical shounen lol.

External_Ad_18582026-01-26 06:55

It’s a shit anime .

Reeblefer182026-01-26 06:58

Seen lots of anime don’t think this one would be considered shit

External_Ad_18582026-01-26 07:48

Bro this anime … there’s no damn feeling about . The fights , the connections between characters… story wise idk but I watch anime that gives you some kinda thrill/goosebumps/make you smile 😂etc. Anyways overall shit anime .

Mammoth_Let_83352026-01-26 06:58

I just think im getting too old for shounen anime.

Reeblefer182026-01-26 07:00

That’s valid I’m 21 now and there’s still a charm but it can obviously be corny

noctaviann2026-01-26 07:01

I watched the first cour before dropping it. It was completely unremarkable. The first episode was the best it ever was. Everything felt generic after that. A 3 out of 10 at best.

Reeblefer182026-01-26 07:03

Interesting I think the mometaru(idk how you spell it) are actually pretty interesting

Cyd_arts2026-01-26 07:02

I've seen some fans on twt but this sub really dislikes it so you probably wont find many fans here. I havent seen it myself to judge tho

Reeblefer182026-01-26 07:04

Interesting I was jus curious why ppl seemed to not like it

Adorable-Poet-7932026-01-26 07:04

i haven’t watched but my dude if you like it, you like it. who cares.

Reeblefer182026-01-26 07:05

Yea that’s not why I made the post I’m jus curious mostly to see to if it will end of getting finished or dropped you know

keznaa2026-01-26 07:08

I didn't hate it but did end up accidentally dropping it. It just wasn't invested enough to keep up when it was airing . It did seem like it was trying to recreate the pull of some other anime in the same genre, Blue Exorcist comes to mind. It's not bad but it is kind of forgettable although I do like that one assertive girl who is very not shy about how she would bang her would be bf lol that cliche overly shy overly applogictic girl gets on my nerves so so so much! This isn't an uncommon observation though there ain't anything wrong with it per se but there seems to be basically one body type for the first and it thick muscular with giant boob. Not that here are that many body type variations to begin with in anime especially for the girls but its so clearly copy and paste at times so It's sorta distracting. That being said, I do like that they didn't just go the super skinny but still got enough nutrition to grow massive boobs. I may pick it up again and hopefully it got more attention grabbing.

Reeblefer182026-01-26 07:10

Yea it reminds of of blue exorcist too

Kukii_kuriimu2026-01-26 07:17

Man I just loved Tougen Anki. It felt different and like more dark than regular shonen. I won’t like seeing all that blood demon powers was a bit creepy in the start but I liked the story line

Klinicalyill2026-01-26 07:22

“Cookie cutter” doesn’t even begin to describe it.

It’s every trope in anime ever, but executed poorly and ad nauseam.
I’m not sure why you mean by tension and worrying a character might die, it acts like it’s dark but it’s actually super tame. No one who isn’t a bad guy is in any real danger. Similarly, a lot of the themes like having blood as powers *could* set the stage for a dark show, but it ends up just being edgy instead.

Reeblefer182026-01-26 07:23

🤷‍♂️better then 99% of the isekai slop shows that come out now

Solomon_Black2026-01-26 07:23

I personally think it sucks. But if you like it, more power to you

onepieceweeaboo2026-01-26 07:28

How old are you

Reeblefer182026-01-26 07:31

21😭, i did not mean this show is super dark i just meant its more so then a typical shonen

GodOfUrging2026-01-26 07:28

I was pretty on board for the edgy powers and aesthetic. Then they decided to go a bit roo far in having the good guys act like absolute morons to make the cartoonishly evil villain look smart in comparison during the first major arc.

As more and more acts of egregious stupidity piled on throughout the arc, it became increasingly difficult to take the emotional stakes seriously since the good guys came off looking too incompetent to operate a blanket without borrowing the communal brain cell.

Narrow-Grape57882026-01-26 08:15

What is toungen anki?

STRAWLEE2026-01-26 09:22

I liked the anime though I would agree that it was pretty generic. I didn’t keep up with the show while it was airing because it couldn’t keep me invested long enough, however, I watched the whole thing after it aired and it was a good binge nothing more nothing less.

7-7.5/10

the_card_guy2026-01-26 13:59

I actually liked the first episode of Tougen Anki.

However, the preview for the second episode killed all hype- it quickly turned into a school arc for training. I couldn't even bring myself to watch it, because I'm done with Harry Potter-esque stories (going to a school to be trained in your abilities)

FinancialYear4752026-01-29 00:05

It's just you average shonen with some added edgyness on the blood power system, the CG on the blood is also not that good. There's nothing really special about it to stand out, I really liked it but I can definetely see why a lot of people wouldn't