Does this anime deserves the title of "cult classic"?

Theo1899 said:
Something like lotgh is more fitting. You say Gintama has a niche audience because it's aimed at a Japanese audience but isn't that the case for most anime? Also Japan is not a small market. Lotgh on the other hand has a smaller audience but not a tiny audience, just like most things people commonly described as "cult classics".

betaweeb said:
I feel like you’re underestimating gintama’s popularity somewhat, I’d be more inclined to just call it a straight up classic, rather than a cult classic to be honest.

Also, its fandom is atrocious, don’t take this the wrong way, but almost every single gintama stan on these forums keep saying the same shit about how great they are and how toxic other fandoms are, at this point I’ve seen a lot more gintama fans boast and put others down, than I’ve actually seen academia fans and others be toxic themselves.

Jay_Burson-510 said:

Really? I haven't seen those type of forums lately. Recently there was even a forum where someone was having a poll on whether South Park is not as great as Gintama and if Gintama is just Family Guy and South park is better and the majority voted on the latter. Either that's saying Gintama fans have reading comprehension issues or they think the show isn't that good (or I guess bots could be a probable reason but I digress).

Though I will say, especially back then, there are a handful of Gintama fans that just look down on other anime. But those where a handful in my experience. Again these are just my first hand experience and I haven't been that long here so I dunno what was like back then

betaweeb said:
I feel like you’re underestimating gintama’s popularity somewhat, I’d be more inclined to just call it a straight up classic, rather than a cult classic to be honest.

Also, its fandom is atrocious, don’t take this the wrong way, but almost every single gintama stan on these forums keep saying the same shit about how great they are and how toxic other fandoms are, at this point I’ve seen a lot more gintama fans boast and put others down, than I’ve actually seen academia fans and others be toxic themselves.

I_Love_deez said:


At least we are chill when it comes to the animation quality of it. Remember the ms paint op, because it was an experience of the current arc about heavily breaking the 4th wall. And their infamous 24min bg only ep, it was annoying at first, but it was the only segment that I'm looking forward to because it's deep, and it heavily explains the anime market.

Jay_Burson-510 said:
Anime I would consider as a cult classic is something like World Trigger. No one really knows about it since the firsts season is slow at first and the manga can't continue properly as the mangaka has wrist problems if I remember correctly. Regardless, the people who watched the show love it. It has a battle system many think is comparable or on par with the nen system in hunter x hunter. That and alongside intricate world building and complicated fights makes the show in engaging for a lot of viewers. The barrier of entry for this series is the fact that it is very exposition heavy like damn if you read some later manga chapters you'll understand what I mean.

I_Love_deez said:
A cult following refers to a group of fans who are highly dedicated to some person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium. The latter is often called a cult classic. A film, book, musical artist, television series, or video game, among other things, is said to have a cult following when it has a small but very passionate fanbase. A common component of cult followings is the emotional attachment the fans have to the object of the cult following, often identifying themselves and other fans as members of a community. Cult followings are also commonly associated with niche markets. Cult media are often associated with underground culture, and are considered too eccentric or subversive to be appreciated by the general public or to be commercially successful.

And i think that this anime deserves the title of "cult classic", because of the quality of the series:

-the jokes are mostly aimed towards the japanese audiences.
-the references are hardly to get it, similar to "The big bang theory" with its nerd-level gags.
-the japanese va is top notch, the reason why this anime is exclusively popular in japan, but not international (wishing from adult swim or comedy central to broadcast the series there in eng sub), and dubbing is impossible to replicate the quality acting.
-and the fandom here is chill, unlike most of the fandom *cough cough* MHA Fandom*cough cough*.

Yep, i approve this anime to have it's own "Cult classic".
What do you think?

betaweeb said:
I feel like you’re underestimating gintama’s popularity somewhat, I’d be more inclined to just call it a straight up classic, rather than a cult classic to be honest.

Also, its fandom is atrocious, don’t take this the wrong way, but almost every single gintama stan on these forums keep saying the same shit about how great they are and how toxic other fandoms are, at this point I’ve seen a lot more gintama fans boast and put others down, than I’ve actually seen academia fans and others be toxic themselves.