So many complaint threads

None of this invalidates the criticisms. Just accept there are people with different opinions, just because you don't agree with the criticism doesn't mean it's "complaining".

I think it’s weird that people use “people have different opinions” as some sort of carte blanche or shield.

Opinions can be invalid lol. The feelings attributed to the opinion held will always be valid. Your feelings are your feelings. However, the statements made in your opinions can absolutely be invalid. Especially if they’re based on a lack of comprehension.

OP did a great breakdown of why many common criticism are rather absurd.

You do not have to accept that there are people with different opinions, because opinions can be truthful and/or informed, and they can also be untruthful and/or uninformed. What you should accept though, is the right for them to have the *feelings* that they do.

@Kanna4Rokudaime I'm sorry but I'm not going to let somebody with an 8.1 mean score tell me about invalid opinions.

What does my score have to do with anything? I don’t even score half the stuff I watch. You sound silly.

@Barbok bro you're as cringe as the whingers who lack media literacy on this site.

@Barbok But it's mostly the truth? Even the latest "am I the only one" post complains about the antagonists in Ep 3. Ep 3 when only two out of the teased antagonists had any good amount of screen time.

It's not only the truth in Re:Zero forums. People in MAL (if not in many other boards) have shown the sheer inability to analyze or criticize properly across franchises. Critics are the lamest beings on the planet if what we have come across count as criticisms.

We are not even talking about people simply calling things "boring" or "overrated" - there is absolutely nothing to discuss there.

Also none of what you have written here invalidates anything made in the post. At least they did the work of writing about some of the points. Meanwhile, you can just be proud of expressing emptiness in words.

@Laplace_kun Like OP, you have an above-average mean score, so it’s natural to see things more positively.(which isnt a bad thing but important to consider). But many fans defending the anime and dismissing criticism often rely on extra context from light novels or YouTube deep dives—context that anime-only viewers won’t have. It’s unrealistic to expect everyone to catch every small detail, and it’s the anime’s job to ensure the story still makes sense without requiring extra material.

Criticizing people for “not paying attention” when they didn’t watch a breakdown of every frame (exxageration), is unfair. Most of the common critiques aren’t even about minor details but rather about production and direction choices, like the rushed time skip or missing key moments from previous seasons that were only mentioned in the novel and left out entirely from the anime (one of those examples being Subarus Indiana Jones training only being shown for one scene without much context as to why). These issues stand out more to anime-only viewers, and it’s not about “not understanding the characters” or “not paying attention,” especially when those viewers made it this far into the series without issue. Why would they suddenly stop paying attention now?

Of course, empty complaints like “this show sucks lol” don’t warrant engagement, but disregarding valid criticism by blaming the audience is absurd. It’s okay to enjoy the show, but we should acknowledge that it has flaws, especially given how convoluted some parts of the earlier seasons are without LN context. Fans shouldn’t need supplemental material to follow along, and criticism from anime-only viewers is valid within that context. This is an anime discussion board after all, you'll have anime only watchers that will be confused about skipped content, left out from previous and even this season already.

@Kanna4Rokudaime It has everything to do with it. Someone who has a mean score of 8 for the shows they watch is naturally more likely to dismiss a more critical opinion as invalid. This is because their consistently high ratings suggest a tendency to view content more positively overall, making it harder for them to appreciate or accept constructive criticism, especially when it leans more negative.

@Laplace_kun Like OP, you have an above-average mean score, so it’s natural to see things more positively.(which isnt a bad thing but important to consider). But many fans defending the anime and dismissing criticism often rely on extra context from light novels or YouTube deep dives—context that anime-only viewers won’t have. It’s unrealistic to expect everyone to catch every small detail, and it’s the anime’s job to ensure the story still makes sense without requiring extra material.

Criticizing people for “not paying attention” when they didn’t watch a breakdown of every frame (exxageration), is unfair. Most of the common critiques aren’t even about minor details but rather about production and direction choices, like the rushed time skip or missing key moments from previous seasons that were only mentioned in the novel and left out entirely from the anime (one of those examples being Subarus Indiana Jones training only being shown for one scene without much context as to why). These issues stand out more to anime-only viewers, and it’s not about “not understanding the characters” or “not paying attention,” especially when those viewers made it this far into the series without issue. Why would they suddenly stop paying attention now?

Of course, empty complaints like “this show sucks lol” don’t warrant engagement, but disregarding valid criticism by blaming the audience is absurd. It’s okay to enjoy the show, but we should acknowledge that it has flaws, especially given how convoluted some parts of the earlier seasons are without LN context. Fans shouldn’t need supplemental material to follow along, and criticism from anime-only viewers is valid within that context. This is an anime discussion board after all, you'll have anime only watchers that will be confused about skipped content, left out from previous and even this season already.

point completely missed 😑

@Kanna4Rokudaime It has everything to do with it. Someone who has a mean score of 8 for the shows they watch is naturally more likely to dismiss a more critical opinion as invalid. This is because their consistently high ratings suggest a tendency to view content more positively overall, making it harder for them to appreciate or accept constructive criticism, especially when it leans more negative.