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[–] SnowGator@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Oh yea, I saw some of the twitter follower charts and wondered what kind of data that was showing. Like, is popularity the same as quality? I’m sure there’s some correlation there, and maybe the difference isn’t meaningful for our purpose of highlighting current anime for discussion.

[–] wjs018@ani.social 4 points 4 months ago

I think I have found those two charts most interesting when comparing the difference between them. For instance, last season I noticed that Bravern was consistently very popular in the JP Twitter lists, but usually not even listed in the MAL+AniList chart. There are plenty of shows that are popular in both markets, so I often find it most interesting when there is a big difference.

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 4 points 4 months ago

I like following the charts to unearth hidden gems near the start of a season.

Bravern was a good example. From the publicity shots, it looked like another typical stupid 90s style super robot show, and I had little interest.

But the JP Twitter loved it, so I gave it a looksee.

As fearless leader says, it's actually a really great parody, so especially funny if you're versed in the shows from that era.