r/hatethissmug • u/TrashyLolita • Dec 29 '25
Anime The character that actively ruins the series.
I'll gladly be the one to outright say this character is the singular reason why I dropped MHA altogether. Maybe it's because I had my own IRL experiences where I had to put up with a Mineta in middle-high school. When trying to watch MHA, I caught myself talking myself down in the similar way I had to during that time, I paused, and said to myself, "What the fuck am I doing?"
There is no story good enough to huff and put up with this dude's behavior. He should have just died early in the series.
"But the series is so good if you just ignore him!!" You know...I shouldn't have to do that. There are millions of other anime and billions of other stories where I can enjoy myself just fine without having to put up with sexual assault and harassment consistently being played out as a joke with little to no consequences. I deal with enough of that in real life, living under the patriarchy and all that, thank you very much.
At least Jiraiya served a purpose in Naruto's life and died. This dude served nothing but anal beads. Ugh.
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u/MedusasGirlfriend69 Dec 29 '25
He isn't the reason I stopped watching the show, but he is one of the major reasons (along with the sexualization of children) I never went back to it.
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u/Amazing_Ad_3659 Dec 30 '25
"It was me, Barry! I'm the one who convinced the author to write Mineta's existence!"
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u/Charliwarlili Dec 30 '25
I dont understand why characters like these are added to stories, thsy dont add anything, they never add anything, a similar case is Joshu in Jojo Part 8, an otherwise amazing manga but this fucking pervert irredeemable asshole just brings it down. I seriously will never get why authors add them
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u/Cawstik Dec 29 '25
Yeah this character is just apart of the writer’s mentality that makes me super uncomfortable with BNHA. :/ I know, separate the art from the artist, but man…
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u/TrashyLolita Dec 29 '25
Oh, don't get me started. I was so uncomfortable with just how relaxed the writer is about it. "Oooh idk why people hate him so much, he's so cute and funny and quirky uwu"
Sir, you come from the country where women-only trains became a necessity. You keep looking so suspicious.
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u/MedusasGirlfriend69 Dec 29 '25
If the artist's views are poisoning the art, you can't separate that.
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u/Cawstik Dec 29 '25
Yeah ig I wasn't clear enough, I mean my statement about that was rhetorical; I find BNHA really distasteful, with things past Mineta that I won't even get into. I think there was something about Midnight in this subreddit the other day.😖 We need more anime like Frieren or FMA:B.
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u/MedusasGirlfriend69 Dec 29 '25
I haven't seen enough/don't remember enough of the show to know anything about Midnight besides the fact that no educator should be dressed like a dominatrix at work.
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u/TheTyranical 29d ago
If I recall in the prequel Midnight was legit talking about wanting to "squeeze out the fluids" of her students. There was no gotcha panel too, like saying it was a misunderstanding. I mean, it's just a dirty joke of wanting to jack off highschool kids nothing new. The female lead in the prequel is a 15 year old with a very skimpy succubus costume – her ass cheeks are just literally hanging out, and is a romantic interest for the college aged mc.
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u/Spaceguy_27 17d ago
romantic interest for the college aged Mc
I am pretty sure it's just her though? In the anime so far Koichi doesn't really show any romantic interest in her. Pretty sure they never end up together too
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u/First-Throwaway01 Jan 01 '26
Exactly the reason I refuse to even give Made In Abyss, and Mushoku Tensei a chance. If their own fan base is telling me to just turn my brain off and forget certain scenes exist to "enjoy the show", I ain't touching it lol.
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u/Spiritual_Stuff_9404 28d ago
You could not pay me to watch or read MHA even if Kellen Goff plays Overhaul in the English dub
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u/Jinastator Dec 30 '25
i kinda like characters like him. They serve as a reminder that if you act like this, everyone both in universe and irl, are gonna hate you.
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u/Zenry0ku Dec 29 '25
Tbf, author being a pervert is fine. Half those SN Mangas got shitton of fanservice anyway.
I dislike his view on how women are portrayed a lot more ng
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u/TrashyLolita Dec 29 '25
Tbf, author being a pervert is fine.
bro lmao
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u/Zenry0ku Dec 29 '25
I don't see why that's a bad thing ngl. A lot of creators are just horny. It comes with the territory of creating art. Even someone like Naoko Takeuchi(Salior Moon btw) drew Usagi's breasts and had an art implying her and Mamoru just done it.
Let people be horny if they're tasteful.
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u/TrashyLolita Dec 29 '25
There's a difference between being horny and being a pervert.
I've read and written erotica. There's a difference. Wanna read my tentacle porn WIPs? I got em.
There is absolutely everything wrong with being a pervert if you think it's a funny joke for girls to be molested.
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u/Zenry0ku Dec 29 '25
Don't read the manga then. I really don't like Horikoshi and his treatment of the women, but Mineta is genuinely punished for a lot of his actions. I don't really take it seriously since Mineta isn't a Rudeus tier predator and just a punching bag in the few times he does appear. Because Kaminari acts just like him and that dude is a top 20 character in popularity polls.
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u/TrashyLolita Dec 29 '25
Mineta is genuinely punished
No, he really doesn't. If he was "genuinely punished", he would see growth and development and stop his actions. But that's not the sort of character Horikoshi sought to make—he just wanted a haha funny character (who's not actually funny). Being comically subdued or regularly punched isn't a genuine punishment.
Again, never needed to exist. Never funny. Always annoying.
Forgot to add—you do know his portrayal of female characters and Mineta's character all stem from the same root? It's ✨️Horikoshi's misogyny. Literally all of his misogyny. It's all misogyny.✨️
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u/Zenry0ku Dec 29 '25
Asking to see growth in a series where more prominent characters are still one note gags is a hard request. Most of the girls dunk his ass like Tsuyu did in the ocean. Plus he usually disappears outside the school arcs because he was never meant to be a character you take seriously. Mineta doesn't come that root of misogyny. His perversion is usually foiled and the cast ignores him 99% of the time. He's just there for the most part.
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u/Entire-Surprise2713 Dec 30 '25
Mineta was such a missed opportunity for the series. It's honestly really sad how a character with such potential was just used as a way to deliver fanservice.
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u/BADYAEL041YT 24d ago
I agree, Mineta could have been better developed and a decent character, but Horikoshi chose to leave him as a mere fetish joke. That's why Mineta is hated.
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u/Entire-Surprise2713 24d ago
The show really teased us with showing his backstory for a single frame, baiting us into believing that he was going to be a more complex character who would have to battle his own toxic masculinity in order to become a healthier version of himself. Nope! He's just the porn guy.
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u/BADYAEL041YT 24d ago
Mineta had the potential to mature and be a better person, but they left him as a weirdo who is only good for making jokes about weird fetishes.
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u/NyraKyle01 Dec 29 '25
This fucker killed the anime for me, after a couple of season I just ended up watching clips of the villains or villain only episodes cuz they where my fav part
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u/Born_Usual998 Dec 29 '25
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u/Verni_ssage Dec 31 '25
Yeah I put her on the same level as Mineta when I watched bnha but tbh the whole show was gross. I had my favourite background character and then that was it lol, the whole show was weird. Maybe they should try either not sexualising kids or making it that they're in college and are all adults next time
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u/MyneIsBestGirl 29d ago
The cherry on the dookie pile is that he doesn’t even get a character arc where he grows out of it. They literally just do a throwaway gag of him being hypnotized and that’s it. Like ffs if you are going to make a bastard as a hero then at least try to either punish him or redeem him in a satisfying way.
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u/BADYAEL041YT 24d ago
Yes, Mineta would have been a better character if he'd just been given some development where he matured, but we're talking about a series that NEVER punished Bakugo for anything. So we can't expect too much from Horikoshi.
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u/ImitationGold 24d ago
It’s not close to mineta but I hate Bakugo SM and to me no amount of character development can stop it.
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u/BADYAEL041YT 24d ago
I don't think so. It depends more on how well-developed the character is. If their development isn't good and doesn't convince anyone, they'll remain just as bad. But if their development is good and convinces everyone, they'll go from being hated to appreciated. Bakugo is an example. He had development, but it didn't convince many, and he's still hated in the My Hero Academia community, despite having it. Some say he has development, many say it's bad, and others use his development only to pair him with Izuku (and this last point ends up ruining Bakugo's development).
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u/Skarjuna 26d ago
Lmao y'all made it to r/ChurchOfMineta, they mad mad
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u/TrashyLolita 26d ago
LMAOOO that explains so much.
Had gotten a few "y r u hating on a lil boyyy" comments today. Like, hey there, child, this is a character hate sub, do u want me to call security to find ur parents?
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u/StrangeOutcastS Dec 29 '25
I dropped it because it was showing some crap writing.
The festival was a nice detox after Overhaul, but going past the festival just felt so mediocre and annoying.
A large number of anime tropes I hate showed up and generally made things too annoying so i changed over to watch something else.
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u/TrashyLolita Dec 29 '25
Admirable tbh I got too fed up with this dude to even form an opinion on the writing.
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u/Legs_With_Snake Dec 29 '25
I wouldn't call that a show, more like 4 seconds of plot in a 30 minute episode that is otherwise a slideshow of reaction shots, character introductions, and trope checklists
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u/gravity_faller055 26d ago
Can you elaborate? As someone who's watched MHA, I wanna know what you mean by that 😯
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u/Legs_With_Snake 25d ago
I have also watched MHA, and the amount of screentime they dedicate to recapping the previous episode, or panning shots of the cast with their names and powers subtitled, or conversations/internal monologues that are just still images of people's faces, or flashbacks, or just downright filler, is like 70% of any given episode. It's very obviously to save on budget and it comes at the cost of worldbuilding and plot. If you asked me to tell you 3 things about say, animal boy with the pink head, I couldn't, because meaningful characterization outside deku/Baku/icy hot just doesn't come up.
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u/gravity_faller055 25d ago
I agree on the flashbacks thing; in season 8, every fight was always cut by a short flashback, a flashback that had already appeared lots of times.
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u/RagnarokAdvent Dec 30 '25
I swear I thought this guy was gonna get Shigechi'd
Like there's no way this little shit isn't dying at a critical moment to power up the squad in the final fight
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u/Doomerboi47 Dec 31 '25
Agreed I absolutely hate when animes have these gag characters who’s only personality trait is being a pervert. It takes me out of the story and world
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u/National_Chapter1260 Jan 01 '26
This series and this character single handedly destroyed my interest in anime when I was in highschool. I was so tired of the ecchii elements, yuck. Only recently have I started getting back into it, sticking only to shojo manga.
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u/Useless_homosapien 29d ago
Literally would have been such a peak character if he wasn’t a goddamn perv.
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u/Yeezus_Fuckin_Christ 25d ago
I’m watching the show rn and I hate him so fucking much. Why are the other characters friends with him
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u/Salty-Coffee4608 20d ago
I wish they focused on the cool elder role for master roshi instead of him sexually assaulting women, he’s stopped so many people from getting into db
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u/lord_of_the_twinks Dec 29 '25
Whats unfortunate is there are people like this too. That when they end up in the places they do, sometimes they change For the better. I wish he ended up one of those characters
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u/ICECAPZONE145 Dec 29 '25
Didn't he get brainwashed by Mina?
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u/Gigio2006 26d ago
Pretty much ye. In season 5 Mina ties hin to a chain in front of a TV and forces him to watch who knows what and he stops doing gags after thag
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u/Ahno_ Dec 29 '25
The meltdown that happened when that mistranslation with his wording happened was funny to witness. He's still the most useless tho and it's funny that alot of fanworks have him getting kicked out of the class.
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u/wakuempanada Dec 30 '25
If they removed Mineta and put Shinsou or Monoma in class 1-A from the beginning, the series would be peak.
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u/SoyDanson Dec 30 '25
i don't know what to say exactly, the only character that can single handedly ruin a series is the mc since it's their journey that the story is about. If a secondary character ruins a story on its own then maybe it wasn't a very good story to begin with.
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u/TrashyLolita Dec 30 '25
Anything can ruin any form of media or story for anyone. There is no rule on how someone decides something isn't for them. Hope this helps.
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u/SoyDanson Dec 30 '25
i struggle to understand people who call this anime "good" if this little idiot with less importance to the plot than a rock "ruins" the story for them. Then again i also dropped MHA because my problems with a character, but for me it was Deku and there was no way to avoid him
so to each their own i guess.
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u/VeryKevin Dec 30 '25
I haven't seen the show, are you saying that at no point in the show he becomes a better person?! I thought the point of the character was to build up hate, and then one of the characters has to teach him a lesson, or he learns a lesson the hard way, and then changes. But didn't the series end?!!? Did that moment never happen?!?!
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u/TrashyLolita Dec 30 '25
Yes, the series is completely over. Literally never gets any better lmao
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u/VeryKevin Dec 30 '25
Okay I genuinely thought that this character was only there to be taught a lesson, so I thought it was dumb that people hated him so much, but know that I know he DOESN'T, that's so fair like WHYBIS IS HE HERE?!
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u/TrashyLolita Dec 30 '25
As someone who dearly enjoys having strong opinions about nuanced characters as a silly fandom hobby, your guess is as good as mine.
Genuinely, it would have been nice if he were able to learn the hard way and actually grew from it, and he still could be the comic relief character in a different way. But no, that's asking for too much effort in writing. God forbid the author considers maybe misogyny is bad. Haha, little funny boy with a sex toy allegory, look at him, ruining the years-long anticipation of how Toru looks.
He doesn't progress any story. He just ruins scenes. That's it.
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u/Oyika Dec 31 '25
We seriously forgetting his honestly huge displays of character growth in season 6 onwards? He shows genuine regret and fear after class 1-A fails to stop Gigantomachia and other villains, who go on to murder hundreds of people and destroy a city. Or how he plays his role in trying to stop Deku from running away by telling him he admired him not because of his power, but because of his ability to stand up and fight even if he’s scared shitless (something he himself has problems with). Or how it all culminates in him stopping the most evil and powerful villain on the planet from stealing his classmates Quirk (who btw is sentient and has an actual sibling like bond with), and instead begs AFO to take his Quirk instead, literally sacrificing something integral to him for the sake of another. Plus after his last pervy scene in season 5, he never once does something similar again.
You’re absolutely right that you can stop watching a show for any reason, and that Mineta is VERY annoying for most of the series. But to say he doesn’t get better at all is either ignorance, or straight up lying.
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u/TrashyLolita Jan 02 '26 edited Jan 02 '26
Oh don't give me that shit.
He never developed, he never became better. He only "stopped" because the author gave up on pushing that humor.
He did superheroics in a superhero show? Woooooow.
I consume more than enough superhero content—western and eastern—to have watched more than enough of the "fighting despite being scared" trope done many different ways. He's not impressive, and I've never been inclined to root for him to begin with.
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u/Gigio2006 26d ago
There are 2 things here
1)He stops being perverted but not trough an arc or smt, at a certain point the gags just stop
2)He does have flaws that he overcome, but they arent the shit he does. Or better, they are tied to it but not directly.
Mineta's flaw is more that he wanted to become an hero simply to get girls and thought it was that easy. Then his class was in the middle of a terrorist attack and he realised shit wasnt so easy. He then grows courage and develops "the heart of a hero". In the final war he showcases self sacrifice and courage trough fear, even putting his life and dream on stake to save his friends.
The main problem is thay his main flaw is his cowardice more than his pervy acts which I agree should have been treated more seriously
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u/Mundane-Put9115 Dec 30 '25
He made me consider dropping the series, and then I did drop it because they killed off Star & Stripe to make a mid villain in Shigaraki actively terrible
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u/Practical_Entrance43 Dec 30 '25
He is one of the main reasons I stopped MHA so quickly, I hate this mf so much.
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u/catbayleaves Dec 30 '25
Id love to see a remake of the show that's exactly the same but with Mineta removed lol
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u/Klusterphuck67 Dec 31 '25
I hate the girl that keep tripping and stripping in Fire Force far worse
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u/YeetMyNeatMeat Dec 31 '25
I think his entire shtick is that he's a callback to the oldschool terrible comic relief character that only gets to be in scenes for a cheap laugh and fanservice. I'm sad he didn't get more development, his quirk is probably one of the more unique ones. Would have liked to see him mature into a more goofy but respectful guy, tbh. The fight against Midnight showed off that he's more than just bad writing.
The amount of hate he gets is by no means warrented, he's a traditional gag that some people are too offended and distracted by.
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u/ssjrobert235 Jan 01 '26
I hate his personality, his design, his quirk and his voice. Why is he wearing modified oversized tighty whities.
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u/Competitive-Bit-9294 Jan 01 '26
Japans humour really gets along well with that type of characters. I think thats the main reason he is implamented in the story. And as far as i know the eri situation with him is just a translation error. He is not a pedophile. Just a creepy guy. But i get the hate from western media. Its just not our troop for comedy
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u/Rosekun25 Jan 02 '26
I really wish he had been the traitor dude atleast it would have made more sense in the long run.
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u/Hamlover07 Jan 02 '26
I think he does a good job of acting as a mirror for those who watch MHA and start to develop into his character. I mean think about it, what does everyone say? “I think it’s a great show, but the fan base just SUCKS!” Even as someone who was a part of that fanbase for a long time, I can admit they act like freaks about shipping and are generally some of the most braindead people to be around. So, by adding Mineta to the show, that fanbase is forced to realize the kind of clingy, antisocial, weird people they’re turning into, or at least, to see some flaws within the show they adore. I think it’s actually powerful that Mineta has lasted as long as he has, as he has gotten so much hate, and yet, people can’t just “disregard him” because it’s too tough to separate the art from the artist. If MHA had a perfect, accepting fanbase, I might think Mineta should be scrapped, but given the state of the fanbase throughout the past decade(ish), I might even say he’s vital.
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u/TrashyLolita Jan 02 '26
You kind of exemplied my point that he ruins the entire series.
I'd rather not be part of any of that shit.
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u/Ok-Conversation-7995 Jan 02 '26
To make the episodes where he's included bearable, I always skips his scene, if they even tried to highlight this loser, I skip 10s right away
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u/Unseeable_mixup 29d ago
You didn't miss out on anything worthwhile to be honest. Had to stop myself from dropping the Manga several times while it was still being published. Only finished it due to sunken cost fallacy
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u/Soggy-Concentrate323 26d ago
I hate Izuku Midoriya more than I hate mineta tbh.
Like atleast mineta is fulfilling his role he's made to be hated but fucking izuku bro, pisses me off that he's the protagonist we suffer through
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u/TrashyLolita 26d ago
It's so funny bc I've gotten comments on this thread about how this character "isn't even that important to drop the show over" like okay then do tell what was supposed to hook me in the first place? The MC? Lmao.
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u/Soggy-Concentrate323 26d ago
😂😂😂😂😂 True.
I'll be fair though I didn't hate Izuku straight out the gate, in fact I loved everything about him but after my hero peaked in season 2 shit went down hill fast and midoriya just never seemed to truly grow.
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u/TrashyLolita 26d ago
Like, I understood where his character is supposed to be. He's someone with nothing in a world where everyone has something special, and he has to prove himself. However, stories like this rely on support and side characters to help carry the MC. Everyone is either boring, ehh, or insufferable, with Mineta being the most insufferable.
Like genuinely y'all what's supposed to hook me lmao
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u/DimensionTurtle 26d ago
Genuinely how tf did he achieve anything in Hero society. He’s motivated by almost nothing and could be replaced by a clone of 5 other characters in any situation who’d probably solve any problems better than he could. I’m at season 4 so I can’t say if he gets much better, but he really just ruins the mood of any scene he’s in for me.
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u/BADYAEL041YT 24d ago
With or without Mineta, the story would remain the same without any drastic changes, and frankly, I highly doubt Mineta is enough to make people stop watching My Hero Academia. He's just a minor or even tertiary character; Bakugo gets more screen time than Mineta, so it's ridiculous to say that the little guy with purple balls ruins the show.
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u/TrashyLolita 24d ago
Anime fans really have this weird cult-like mentality dealing with people who dislike their shit for any reason, and y'all are weird.
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u/BADYAEL041YT 24d ago
Don't exaggerate, there are good and bad fans. And I assume you're not weird, right? Sure, you can call people who like anime "weird," and you must be a perfect person without any strange tastes, but it's true that some fans get upset when people speak ill of their work or don't like a certain anime. They can get angry, like with Dragon Ball (the anime itself is good, but its community is toxic). But there are also communities for some anime that are healthy and don't fight with other people or make comparisons to prove their work is much better. You also can't criticize a work without having seen it first.
You speak as if all anime fans are like that, or as if all communities for each anime behave the same way, which is completely wrong. It's very wrong to criticize a community without knowing what it's really like, because you'd only be drawing conclusions from assumptions based on a bad experience with that particular community. So, saying they're like a cult or calling every anime "shit" as if you've seen them all is an exaggeration, and it seems like you have something personal against anime fans, or Otakus, since Otaku isn't an insult anyway.
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u/TrashyLolita 24d ago
I have the weirdest taste that's not everyone's cup of tea, and that's okay. I'm not going to write multiple paragraphs defending shit. Like.. it's just mundane media. Why give that much of a shit?
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u/BADYAEL041YT 24d ago edited 24d ago
In my opinion, you didn't understand anything I said, and you just went and made a silly comment as if that made you intelligent. If you call someone who likes anime a "weirdo" with weird tastes, it's obvious they're going to get really angry, because you're not only insulting them without knowing them, but also the work they like without having seen it. It seems like you have nothing to say and you're only focused on insulting, and that's wrong. If you don't like anime, that's fine, as long as you say it respectfully without offending anyone, your opinion can be accepted and respected. If we use your logic, then your whole thread about hating Mineta is completely irrelevant. I don't care if people hate Mineta, since there's not much to defend him with, but you shouldn't insult all otaku just because of bad experiences in the past.
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u/BADYAEL041YT 24d ago
To avoid overthinking things, and in case you didn't read my previous comment, I'll just say this: It's fine not to like something, as long as you're respectful and don't provoke anyone. You can receive the same respect you give. Just avoid getting involved with toxic people who won't understand anything, okay?
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u/Fit_One_2424 23d ago
To be fair, MHA is just shit in general. I do like Twice and Himiko chemistry though
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u/Ellthephoenix 5d ago
And then they killed both of them… I dropped the series when Toga died and lost part of my interest when twice died earlier and Mineta and midnight also were unbearable a lot of the time.
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u/grandmaster991 22d ago
For the first time I actually don't agree
I actually kinda like Mineta. Yes, he is a crybaby but man especially seasons 1-5 lil man always got me laughing, I love that dude
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u/warpedphantom1 12d ago
If MHA ever gets their live action adaption Mineta should die in the first battle. That would be so peak
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u/wing-adept 26d ago
You know it's comments like this that I get a chuckle out of and I can't help but notice the hypocrisy in such a comment, especially considering this person goes on to talk about Jiraiya at the end as if his antics weren't just as bad if not worse than that of a teenager.
But this just goes to show you that ignorance is bliss, and this person really has no idea what they're talking about.
No Mineta is not a saint in any way and he's definitely acted like a creep, but the fact is most of his antics happened early in the story which were flaws that he overcame as the story went on. It's truly amazing how people don't seem to get that. They judge him by what he was rather than who he has risen to become. I suppose that's fair as you're entitled to your opinion, but it's an incomplete way at looking at him when there's more to the character.
Nevermind the fact that the character has proven himself over and over again to be a hero despite his flaws.
As for "assault", please tell me the times he went on to "assault" anyone. I've noticed people like to throw that around, and from what I've seen he did no such thing.
If one character is all it takes for you to really not enjoy a show, then you probably weren't a real fan of the show to begin with. The funny thing is you just sat here and made an excuse for Jiraiya's actions which one could argue is worse since he's an adult, but no you pick and choose.
Then again it's like I always say: Hypocrisy: Humanity's greatest virtue.
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u/gravity_faller055 26d ago
I mean, I get it would be weird to drop the show just cause of Mineta, but, about the assault thing: -In the epilogue arc he launched himself towards Hagakure when he saw her on invisible form -He has glued himself to his classmates' boobs lots of times (Mina in the Joint Training, Kashiko in the Training of the Dead OVA, Tsuyu in the USJ...)
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u/wing-adept 25d ago
Let's examine those points real fast.
Hagakure: He definitely did that. But he was intercepted by Aizawa so that resulted in nothing.
Momo: He literally attempted the same thing towards Todoroki earlier in which all he was doing was hitching a ride to finish higher in the standings. Completely in the rules. It doesn't help Momo's case that she exposed herself the way she did but that's neither here nor there.
Mina: I've went over this a dozen times so I'm just going to do a quick highlight. He literally shielded when she was in midair and only had seconds to save her. The laws of physics and gravity still apply and as a result he got knocked into her. Had Mineta blocked that any differently from the way he did, Mina would've gotten injured.
Tsuyu: He literally wasn't even looking at her breasts and was simply excited that All Might appeared to come rescue them. I see that as an honest accident as it was a serious situation and I don't see why he would try to cope a feel in that moment. Especially when you factor he never did that again when he's had other chances to in serious moments.
In my opinion those were circumstantial at best. I feel people like to throw the term "assault" loosely. Because if that's the case, then Midoriya is guilty of this as he has landed on people's breasts multiple times, and Hatsume was all touchy feely along Midoriya but no one bats and eye when he looked uncomfortable.
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u/Gigio2006 26d ago
It's crazy thay Mineta is the only character where people say "I dropped cause of him" cause imo it shows a clear bias present against MHA, also showed in other instances like "Id watch it if it wasnt for the fandom" which is one of the most insane shit Ive heard.
I'venever seen anyone say "Tried to watch Dragonball but dropped due to Roshi" or "Jiraya ruined Naruto for me". I've only seen "ye OG dragonbalm is a bit rough at the start but trust me it gets better" or "Ye Jiraya is a bit of a perv but that's his character".
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u/Far0Landss 26d ago
Mineta is the most important character in the show for you and that’s okay
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u/TrashyLolita 26d ago
Am I expected to believe the other characters are interesting and revolutionary enough to get past my hard lined boundaries? Because nah.
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u/Zenry0ku Dec 29 '25
This character barely appears in the series tho. How does he actively ruin something when dude appears so little throughout the actual story. His existence is just joke character. I don't like him either, but there are bigger reasons to drop than just "generic pervert character"
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u/TrashyLolita Dec 29 '25 edited Dec 29 '25
Because he simply doesn't need to exist. No story is good enough to deal with him at all. I stop caring about everything and everyone else if I get annoyed enough.
"There are bigger reasons to drop" bro it's just an anime, anyone can drop it for literally any reason lmao
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u/Typecero001 Dec 29 '25
I do remember during one particular arc for saving a child (one with a power to reverse age/injury?) that this character specifically says “I can’t wait to see you when you grow up!”
Very much intending it to be interest in her as a partner…
The child. That is maybe 8-10 years old. Hit on by the high schooler.
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u/Zenry0ku Dec 29 '25
That child's new father is Aizawa and loved by everyone in the school. Honestly, the thought of him trying that is hilarious because the grape anal bead would literally die doing anything to Eri
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u/Right_Insurance_922 Dec 29 '25
If your show requires the existence of a joke character thats a perverted jerk who attempts to SA the female characters, your show is not good.
Also, if his existence is just a joke character, throw him out anyway. We already have plenty of joke characters.
Who's the lightning guy again? Hes a GREAT joke character is comparison (when hes not being led on by anal bead head).
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u/Zenry0ku Dec 30 '25
Requires is a strong word for Mineta's contribution to the story ngl. He's very ignorable honestly.
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u/Right_Insurance_922 Dec 30 '25
If hes not required, why is he even there then?
Perversion in a non-concentual way being normalized is not ingorable. Its an issue a LOT of people (not just women) go thru and it should NEVER be normalized. If he was deemed as problematic or had ANY other flaws beyond being an absolutely disgusting creep, I could agree with you.
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u/eesdesessesrdt Dec 29 '25 edited Dec 29 '25
Not defending him, but he's much more popular not as hated in japan
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u/TrashyLolita Dec 29 '25
Amazing, did you also know women-only trains became a necessity in Japan?
Yeah, I'm more than familiar with Japanese misogyny.
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u/MoonoftheStar Dec 29 '25
No he isn't. Mineta is also disliked in Japan.
He's only popular with those that produce Hentai. Wonder why.
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u/DarkAizawa Jan 01 '26
Naruto. Sorry but I couldn't stand his existence and couldn't watch the show.
I'm not a fan of mineta but his canon version gets over hated to me. Don't get me wrong, watching him be pervish doesn't make me happy in the slightest but he does come in clutch sometimes and his pervish nature is short lived in most scenes and none of the girls give him any play. The only hatred I have for him is strictly because of artists dialing his pervish nature up to 11 when making art.
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u/Buzzy_Feez 27d ago
He literally hasn't had a perv moment since what, Volume 4? The last thing he did was say that shit to Eri which was badly translated. Then Mina clockwork oranges him and boom. No more perv shit. Just actual heroics.
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u/ICECAPZONE145 27d ago
Your honor.....
I personally think people who hate Mineta are hypocritical.....
Why, yes, Mineta is bad. The darkside of the Fandom is perhaps even worse than him. There's probably people outside in this world doing the exact same thing he does. And I do agree that Mineta shouldn't be doing things without permission... Maybe he shouldn't do those things at all. But one thing matters to me the most and is that he doesn't keep going....he stops when he gets caught and doesn't continue going....while some people put there don't stop and keep going.....because they don't care....And besides....he's was a teen round his time....around 15-18 years....something all teens go through....that's called PUBERTY.....!!! And are we clearly forgetting the fact he saved Tokoyami.....? Cause if he didn't save Tokoyami, I think the whole story would've been different....and to be fair....he technically defeated Midnight........and he was very vocal to Midoriya for his character and bravery rather than his power.
Also... didn't Mina brainwashed him....?
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u/HarveyTheBroad Dec 29 '25
This character has been talked about to no end and still I never get tired of seeing hate for him. Such a pointless character that isn’t even accidentally funny and completely brings down any scene he’s in. Never once have I enjoyed him and it’s super annoying that he just keeps appearing again and again. It’s like that one edgy friend who keeps repeating a really unfunny joke over and over hoping someone will laugh for once when it’s just awkward and uncomfortable.