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In my opinion, one of the core reasons of mecha anime being hated is the mecha-series targeted for kids that shape the general opinion that mecha anime is all about giant pieces of metal taking on each other. Some examples would be anime like Webdiver, Dai-Gunder, Transformers, NG Lamune, etc. Pay attention that in those animes, the stories’ only concern is how the MC fight the bad guys and getting power-ups so the mechas can be ‘upgraded’ to look nicer. That is an obvious and absolute turn-off even for some regular teenage anime fans.
One more core reason is that some (if not most) of the haters never really experience a good mecha series. People can easily hate what they don’t know. That’s why I tend to respect some friends of mine who detest Twilight after actually seeing the whole thing more than some people in internet forums who despise mecha-anime even though they barely watch a series.
Oh, I chose the second option, btw.
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