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When I watch anime, the most important aspect has always been the characters. If the characters are likable and charming, that's a good anime. The characters are the fuel that drives the story forward. A story is nothing without its characters to push the narrative. You can make the most original premise all you want, the most unique power system all you want, or even the most badass moves all you want. If you try to pour diesel (I mean the characters) onto the most advanced car, the car is not going to run at all.

Note: The logic that an anime is bad because it has a morally disgusting main character is idiotic. If such logic exists, then anime like Death Note, GTO, Chainsaw Man, Attack on Titan, or HxH wouldn't even pass the 7.00 average score. Only the so-called 'holier-than-thou' use this argument when they can't find anything to argue about the anime like bad production value, badly written characters, or a boring story. Just because the character does not have a moral compass does not make them a badly written character.

Flaws I'm okay within an anime:

1. I'm okay with an anime with mediocre visuals as long as they can keep that consistent animation throughout the whole series. I hate it when they give an outstanding first impression only to disappoint with the stiffest animation you'll find.

2. An anime that is set in a School or Slice of Life does not mean the anime is boring. Of course, it's still predictable with your casual exams, coming late to school, and being subjected to your usual tropes in anime, as long the writers know how to properly execute the characters with that trope. If an anime needs to always have an interesting or original premise all the time, then any slice-of-life or comedy anime should never get high ratings.

3. Any anime that has corny (or more accurately, cringe) lines or cheesy moments can be objectively bad but that does not mean the anime is not fun to watch. Enjoyability and immersion also play a huge role in watching anime, and if you're not having fun with it or keep getting distracted by stupid things that happen in the anime, then it's justifiable to say that the anime is bad.

Flaws I'm not okay within an anime:

1. If an anime is not funny, it's usually because they screwed up the characters or pacing. You can make a pervert funny if the writers know how to make them funny like GTO. It also means that the characters are not likable enough or too bland to watch.

2. Building up forever to make a crucial climax only to lazily make up plot fallacies within the anime. The character is cynical and doesn't have hope in themselves? Well, wait until they magically make this character stand up for themselves without any subtle change in perspective that may be significant to the character.

3. No character development. Stop making characters suffer through the most tragic fates, only for them to react to it for 5 seconds and then resume as the same person as before. Treat them like a real person. If you keep making douchebags characters that just want to bring misery to the main characters nonstop without any sort of redemption or charm from the main characters, all I feel is literally nothing from them. A bad character is someone who lacks any meaningful development or unrealistically gains development without going through conflict or obstacles.

These are what I value in an anime. If the anime has good characters, any moments that defy logic or reality are instantly justifiable, no matter how stupid it is.