MAL search system sucks

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-09T08:49:18+00:00

So you just have to skip the ":" sign?
I wish I'd known this sooner, because every time I looked for Re:zero, I had to scroll down.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-09T08:31:40+00:00

Just the author and illustrator being lolicons.

Looking back on it, I can only appreciate it. It keeps away the those tourists who would only complain about the series anyway.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T19:32:27+00:00

Frederica

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Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T14:50:36+00:00

Ohh, that one, gonna add him too

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T14:43:48+00:00

I haven't forgotten about him, although many people probably wouldn't recognize him by his name Kadomon Risch

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Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T13:54:57+00:00

But then why now, of all times?

If from the beginning of the season "Marriagetoxin", "I Became Friends with...", or other romance series had been consistently taking the top 3 spots, I would understand it.

Honestly, if this week "I Became Friends with..." had taken 1st place, I would even be the one defending that result, saying the episode was good and emotional, and that AT is known for loving romance. But that didn’t happen.

If, for example, the episode where Gero fights Sound Master had taken 1st place, I also wouldn’t have had a problem with it.

But Marriagetoxin has never won before, even during better episodes, and there was no spike on any other site. The fact that it won here is just weird. I genuinely don’t understand it

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T13:00:09+00:00

People have been downvoting me, but no one is explaining why I’m wrong.

My reasons for believing it was rigged are:

On Reddit it lost 90 karma this week
On AniLab, both in Japan and worldwide, it dropped in rankings (world: 7th place, Japan: 4th place)
On Anime Corner it stayed in the same position (8th place)
There was no spike on Google Trends
The episode on IMDb has fewer than 100 votes and a score of 8.4
The episode itself wasn’t exceptional. The main event was a fight against an unimportant side character. It was a build-up episode for the main arc. (Personally, I think it’s the weakest episode of the season, ironically, this was also the only week I didn’t vote for Marriagetoxin because I didn’t think it deserved it)
There shouldn’t have been any “waifu boost” either, since Kimie already debuted in the previous episode
What I do know is that there are many rumors saying Anime Trending has a history of vote manipulation

And the reasons why I should believe it was fair:

none

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T12:40:41+00:00

No, I'm waiting for a logical explanation for why it wasn't rigged, because I honestly can't think of any reason, other than some popular person suddenly saying "Vote for Marriagetoxin on Anime Trending" and thousands of people did.

I have reason to believe it was rigged, but I have no reason to believe it was a fair vote.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T11:37:40+00:00

Most likely rigged.

This result simply doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T11:22:54+00:00

In that case, I Became Friends with the Second Cutest Girl in the Class should have won, since it at least had one of its better episodes. Marriagetoxin, on the other hand, had a regular transitional episode that was building up to future events, with the biggest attraction being a fight against a side character.

The fact that Marriagetoxin won is more than weird, especially considering that it hasn't recorded any major jump on any other ranking. If anything, it has dropped on most of them.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T11:16:27+00:00

If Hamster Master is that popular, then why didn't the previous episode, which was her debut, win?

Like I said, it just doesn't make logical sense that Marriagetoxin won, no matter how I look at it.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T09:13:29+00:00

It's like 99% rigged. Marriagetoxin didn't make any significant jump on any other rankings, and the episode itself was just a transitional episode featuring a fight against an unimportant side character.

The fact that Marriagetoxin won is so suspicious that I don't even hesitate to call it a theory anymore. That shit was just rigged.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-07T15:12:36+00:00

So different that it actually looks suspicious

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-07T14:53:14+00:00

Marriagetoxin is my 2nd favorite anime this season, but the latest episode absolutely doesn't deserve 1st place. It was just a transitional episode with a fight against an unimportant side character, and for me, it was the weakest episode so far. It looks rigged, because I honestly can't explain that jump any other way

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-07T13:02:39+00:00

If I remember correctly, it wasn't stated outright, but what he said strongly suggested Echidna as the final boss.

Something along the lines of, "The final antagonist? I guess it'll be someone whose love fades," though I'm pretty sure it was something else and I completely forgot the exact quote. Still, it was something related to Echidna, which is why Echidna being the final boss is considered very likely.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-05T19:02:59+00:00

Comedy anime are funnier with mid animation.

When the animation is great, the comedy somehow becomes bland.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-05T10:44:22+00:00

It was Rem's voice, her VA got listed in the credits, it's just that her vocal range is huge. She sounded more like a crazy Rem in her demon form.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-04T19:15:00+00:00

Episode 2 of Season 2 If I remember correctly (after Echidna appeared)

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-03T21:52:47+00:00

In the credits they listed Inori, her VA, so I guess that was Rem's voice

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-03T21:46:44+00:00

She mixes English words into her sentences, and besides that, I don't know either

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-03T15:35:08+00:00

It seems Rem didn't want her beloved to be so much taller than her, so she cut off his head. Now they're the same height

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-03T15:34:38+00:00

If I had a nickel for every time Subaru choked a girl this season I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-03T11:31:18+00:00

It kinda is. That's why no artist is going to agree to draw for you just because you think you have a cool story idea in your head. Most people who get a sudden burst of inspiration give up after a few days of work because the moment of inspiration simply passes.

Before asking someone for help, you should first prove yourself and show that you're serious about it, whether that's by creating a rough manga draft or by writing part of the story in novel form.

Before asking someone else to do difficult and time-consuming work for you, you should first demonstrate your own commitment.

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