How long before this show gets good?

For everyone saying this is ragebait, here is the real ragebait:

Solo Leveling unironically deserved Anime of the Year.

Frieren is tagged as "shounen" even though it doesn't even act like one.
If you are bored with, it's fine.
You are just not mature enough for it, it is as simple as that.
Try again when you get significantly older and smarter.

@Alexzsandros You don't require high level intelligence to watch Frieren tho. It has a basic plot. This isn't Steins Gate.

Steins Gate does not require high level intelligence to watch either, otherwise it wouldn't be this popular. At its core, Steins Gate is actually a harem anime with a sci-fi setting after all.

@JoeChip Well, I guess you're right on that part, but I disagree with it being a harem anime.

Bait or not, I'm definitely feeling this even at ep 15. Only episodes I enjoyed were the first (which is kinda cheating since it's the one that requires having a little plot to set things up) and episode 11, where I felt the whole "reflection of the battle aftermath" was solidly handled (the battle itself was boring as hell).


I don't think it's necessary because it's a Slice of Life. A lot of tv shows I like have SOL elements, like being more character than plot-focused. I think the main reason is how anime as a medium tries to be entertaining with this genre, and why in the end I'm not an anime fan anymore.


To try to explain, SOL doesn't have dramatic conflicts or a strong plot, so it tries to be entertaining with everyday life stuff. So characters have to have actual charisma, hobbies must be interesting to watch, and it has to know how to reinvent itself to not stagnate. However, most anime is averse to organic everyday stuff, so it tries to appeal to what 12-15y gets obsessed with.


It throws cute girls and makes everything they do appeal to that demographic (Literally fanservice, just not sexual). In this case, it makes the main character OP and all fights are about enemies thinking they have already won, but losing at the end, so the MC can aura farm. It has the same fantasy setting I'm tired of seeing, but since that demographic loves LOTR and D&D they'll eat it up. Having outstanding production quality with its animation to appeal to art fans that get entertained just by knowing how impressive it looks or what technique they used, rather than improving the plot in any way. Have an OST that baits people that don't pay attention to making it look like the show has any emotional quality. And definitely don't reinvent itself regarding the whole "Flashback that showed Himmel had romantic intentions for Frieren", showing thousands of flashbacks saying the same thing.


Anyway, I can still see myself enjoying it afterward if it tones down all this stuff and actually tries to be entertaining. But as of right now, not only do I think it is mediocre at best, the fact that 83% of people rated this at least a 9/10 is very telling of how anime fans are just kids in adult bodies, and how they will shape the industry to reflect their immaturity rather than push the medium to a respectable place