Reminds me of the days of crit blogs on Tumblr with people going off on Steven Universe and She-Ra.

I watched the pilot years ago, didn't enjoy it, and that's it. The tendency to make Anti-whateverism a personal online identity is deeply concerning. It's like an anti-fandom. Fandom is messy enough as is. Uniting in hating something is...deeply uncomfortable.

Don't call me out like this...

BRO I'M AT WORK I CAN'T WATCH FOR ANOTHER FIVE HOURS FUCK

Part of it is a general reevaluation after years of MCU slop, part of it is people who grew up with the Pirates trilogy and Rango.

Like, I genuinely didn't know people hated his Pirates sequels at the time, I always loved them.

Should've gotten Demi Moore to give it Substance smh.

Oh good. I don't have to put a red dress on and dance through the moorlands yet.

...is this Charli XCX soundtrack good at least?

...is it better or worse than Saltburn?

Is it better or worse than the 1930's adaptation?

Ah yes, my favorite children's movie, Godzilla vs. Hedorah.

Self-awareness isn't exactly a trait of people who value internet clout over going outside and touching grass.

Also surprised you didn't make note of this, but a lot of those themes you identified in YYH are also heavily present in HxH and given a much better exploration. The Chimera Ant arc is essentially a do-over in some ways of YYH's final arc.

A lot of people simplify Togashi's health issues to the strain of being a mangaka (which isn't exactly wrong), but by all accounts, he's an artist who would push himself far beyond what's reasonable. I think past a certain point in Hunter x Hunter, he's calmed down from that.

I'm surprised you didn't mention the OTHER major reason why Togashi ended YYH so abruptly. In the same doujin you cited, he also talked about his deep perfectionism and imposter syndrome impacting his drive to create. Togashi was really pushing himself too hard by the end and needed to quit.