Why is it not popular?

Dec 18, 11:36 PM

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I consider this anime one of the best made in its sector, it has everything: excellent animations, good music, interesting characters, intriguing story ... it reminded me a lot of the first seasons of Aot and the promised nerverland which were also fantastic to watch, but then why is this work so little famous? Aot and Tpn when they were released immediately obtained a great following and great success while Heavely Delusion instead was not as acclaimed as it should, and I don't understand why 😕

Dec 18, 11:43 PM

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It has over 500,000 members and the the 5th most popular in its season.

Dec 18, 11:47 PM

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Yeah its really underrated

Dec 19, 12:12 AM

Haydorwaldor

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Idk but I’m really surprised it’s not getting another season yet

Dec 19, 12:15 AM

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Haydorwaldor said:
Idk but I’m really surprised it’s not getting another season yet

well thats not a surprise, the manga is monthly, rn there is barely for 1 season

Clueless reader's viewpoint

Dec 19, 12:16 AM

Guilmon1

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Well it came out in an extremely stacked season, but most of the opinions on it are positive from what I've seen and it's far from unknown

Dec 19, 12:17 AM

Guilmon1

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Well it came out in an extremely stacked season, but most of the opinions on it are positive from what I've seen and it's far from unknown

Dec 19, 12:40 AM

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BlindSwordmaster said:

Haydorwaldor said:
Idk but I’m really surprised it’s not getting another season yet

well thats not a surprise, the manga is monthly, rn there is barely for 1 season

Oh I didn’t know that that makes a lot more sense

Dec 19, 1:15 AM

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You know, I think is just a bad title.

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Dec 19, 2:33 AM

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Bad title and normal cover art

Dec 19, 3:04 AM

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Maybe cause it was streaming on Disney plus

Dec 19, 3:39 AM

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it's pretty popular though. 500k members.

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Dec 19, 3:44 AM

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It was pretty popular while airing....

Dec 19, 4:00 AM

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btw I hope we get 2nd season

Dec 19, 6:22 AM

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i would say the opposite.....This title seems so overrated for that character design & plot (imo)😳✌️

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Dec 19, 6:31 AM

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Disney. that's why

Dec 19, 6:48 AM

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Disney is the reason, they have so many great anime titles that are exclusive to Hulu/Disney+ but they don't tell people about them, thus making them all fail to get any attention. it's very rare that a series from them gets a new season. in fact it only started happening this year with" ishura," go go loser ranger", "mission Yozakura family", "undead Unluck", and "Tokyo revengers"

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Dec 19, 6:52 AM

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Maybe because it has transgender theme (boy in female body) and lots of people seem to dislike anything LGBT related.

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Dec 19, 7:28 AM

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Popularity wise it did worse because it released on Disney+ and there was basicly no marketing for it/ they used the japanese name instead of the english name for western audiences.

It still managed to do decently.

Dec 19, 9:25 AM

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Haydorwaldor said:
Idk but I’m really surprised it’s not getting another season yet

It most likely won't or even if it gets it'll be a long time later. Monthly manga+ S1 was a passion project with some of the best freelance animators in the industry. Kinda similar to OPM S1. Not same lvl but close.

Dec 19, 9:26 AM

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Leon888 said:
I consider this anime one of the best made in its sector, it has everything: excellent animations, good music, interesting characters, intriguing story ... it reminded me a lot of the first seasons of Aot and the promised nerverland which were also fantastic to watch, but then why is this work so little famous? Aot and Tpn when they were released immediately obtained a great following and great success while Heavely Delusion instead was not as acclaimed as it should, and I don't understand why 😕

Kinda niche topic+Non shonen+Disney plus jail

Dec 19, 9:44 AM

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Arka_Chakrabarty said:

Haydorwaldor said:
Idk but I’m really surprised it’s not getting another season yet

Yah I’ve been watching anime for a long time I just go in with no expectations of sequels lol

Dec 19, 9:54 AM

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I like gatekeeping, so I prefer it stays this way.

Dec 19, 9:56 AM

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I know but dragonball daima is rated high as funk for what it actually is

Dec 19, 10:05 AM

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Haydorwaldor said:

Arka_Chakrabarty said:

Yah I’ve been watching anime for a long time I just go in with no expectations of sequels lol

I'd like to say u're being too pessimistic but honestly this is the right way to go in current state of the industry.

Dec 19, 10:12 AM

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Arka_Chakrabarty said:

Haydorwaldor said:

Yah I’ve been watching anime for a long time I just go in with no expectations of sequels lol

I'd like to say u're being too pessimistic but honestly this is the right way to go in current state of the industry.

Yah it’s not negative or anything i just enjoy what I get and if I get more I’m happy I can always read it haha

Dec 19, 10:16 AM

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In my country Disney+ hid it. No promotion anywhere, which is a shame for such a good anime.

Dec 19, 11:08 AM

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Haydorwaldor said:

Arka_Chakrabarty said:

I'd like to say u're being too pessimistic but honestly this is the right way to go in current state of the industry.

Yah it’s not negative or anything i just enjoy what I get and if I get more I’m happy I can always read it haha

Exactly.... That's why I just usually start reading any series that I really love after the season ends. No sequel is usually the main problem for anime onlys.

Dec 19, 11:15 AM

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disney jail and they did not promote it much

Dec 19, 11:23 AM

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It is kinda hard to promote the show tho. A big part of it is not knowing what the hell is going on.

Dec 19, 11:42 AM

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Because most folks have no taste.

Dec 19, 12:13 PM

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Zarutaku said:
Maybe because it has transgender theme (boy in female body) and lots of people seem to dislike anything LGBT related.

It has zero trans themes. Trans is when you think you’re in the wrong body, this show actually had someone in a different body, something impossible and doesn’t happen in real life.

But I’ll agree that people thinking that it does have trans themes is very off putting if still ignorant

Dec 19, 12:25 PM

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It's a little complex to understand the concept behind the story and connecting dots .

Dec 19, 12:33 PM

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Todday said:
Trans is when you think you’re in the wrong body

The MC also thinks he's in the wrong body (because he is), so there's little difference to real trans people, they feel the same has happened to them.

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Nobody resembles me physically because I don't even physically exist.

Dec 19, 1:31 PM

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BlindSwordmaster said:

Haydorwaldor said:
Idk but I’m really surprised it’s not getting another season yet

well thats not a surprise, the manga is monthly, rn there is barely for 1 season

I think that this is the most important point

Dec 19, 1:45 PM

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It was very popular when it was airing. I thought it as my most favourite new anime of 2023 but later that year I changed my mind when Frieren started airing. But I partially agree with you. Now it has become underrated and nobody barely talks about it. I mean it was obvious because after it finished airing, no news about its sequel, no marketing about merch and no updates. It is like it literally became a ghost after airing.

Dec 19, 9:27 PM

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I never heard of this anime, so it's gotta be because of the lack of promotion. I discovered it while scrolling on Hulu and was hooked after episode 1.

It's a shame because, like you said, this anime has the full package: beautiful art style, plot, character development, gorgeous music, etc., yet it's barely known. I hope we get a season 2.

Dec 20, 2:22 AM

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Eileennow

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the curse of being owned by disney and dumping it onto hulu with little promotion, same thing happened to summertime render

Dec 20, 5:04 AM

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Disney + . No promotion etc

Spread the news by word of mouth

Dec 20, 5:07 AM

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EN_ZEON

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Because people get attracted if the show contains fight. DB, JJK, HP everyone of them is well known, but this emotional rolarcoaster anime isn't

Dec 20, 9:19 AM

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Well it’s big in Japan. American isn’t the whole world lol.

Btw it hasn’t been confirmed or denied, usually a sign that points to lack of source material.

My guess there will 100% will be a SE2 in 2026

Dec 20, 7:46 PM

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The stopping point wasn't great. I find it harder to recommend because I know people that are sensitive to the subject matter in the last episode because that kind of stuff isnt uncommon and there's very little time at the end for the characters to process what happened.

I remember it feeling kind of off when they got in the car smiling and the ED started playing (it makes sense for them to try to smile/tough it out but the vibes were just very off at that moment and not in like a good way)

obviously it's very impactful on both of the main characters, and I feel everything up to the end was done very well, just needed a little more to really let it sink in and process. It wouldn't really be much of a problem if there was a season 2 out

I have a hard time evaluating how good the rest of the show would be for anime onlys but I personally adore it and do wish it was more popular.

It seemed like it was really well received but didn't have as broad of a reach as other big shows. So I'm mostly gonna blame Disney. idk how well it sold in Japan though

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also check out summertime render

summertime render deals with same situation as heavenly delusion, it was aired on Disney+ ( not on tv) and was never promoted enough

just like heavenly delusion it has an incredible storyline,great character and is very beautifully animated, in fact the story is complete unlike heavenly delusion

Dec 21, 9:19 AM

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It's sitting at 430th place in popularity. Dandadan that is currently coming out, which everyone's talking about, is like 40 places lower. The show is pretty damn known

Dec 21, 3:47 PM

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8.21, with almost 200k watched, It is popular :)

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Dec 21, 4:50 PM

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A lot of great anime aren't popular. And if it became more popular, people would pop up out of nowhere calling it overrated.

Also that "meeting" that happens is really wild. I dropped my score from a 10 to 9 because of what that show was requesting from us as an audience. It would be pretty shocking if an anime that goes to "those" kind of places end up super popular. People are still shook up over Nina from FMA and a certain part of Valvrave. You give the average anime viewer wayyyy too much credit.

Lastly, I'm glad this anime didn't end up like World Trigger or Radiant. A lot of anime never recover from filler, and the ones that do never recover the fans they had before. Even Bleach couldn't pull off the filler shenanigans in this day and age and still be respected. I'd say look at it like Golden Kamuy. The new season will come when the studio has enough material to make a season worth watching. If it doesn't, treat it like Dark Gathering and go read the manga.

Dec 21, 7:40 PM

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because Hulu and Disney don’t care

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Poor marketing and advertising (no surprise since Disney had the distribution rights, same happened with undead unluck, the only anime that has survived their intentional incompetence is Bleach, and it's just because, I mean, it's BLEACH)

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Zarutaku said:
Maybe because it has transgender theme (boy in female body) and lots of people seem to dislike anything LGBT related.

I do not see it as LGBT, it's literally a boy's brain stuck in a beloved one's body. And as the story progresses he just keeps acting more and more as a girl so idk, he ends up embracing his female body, the mangaka didn't really care to bring any trans rep to the table at the end, I know cus I once read a random in reddit that was pointing that out lol, reserving myself to the second season 😈, first season was majestic.

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