Medaka Kuroiwa Is Already Popular, But Not As They Wanted

A few days ago we reported that Japanese fans had begun to criticize the opening sequence of the anime “Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms.”specifically for a section where the female protagonists dance to the opening music. However, the dance is so bad and simple that it immediately attracted attention from people who called it “the worst dance ever seen in an anime opening“.

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— ミライ君 (@future_kun_) January 8, 2025

Curiously, this review has already added more than 150 million accumulated views, far surpassing the original publication of the opening of the series, which barely has 500 thousand views at the time of writing this article. Considering the massive diffusion that this criticism had, some are already debating whether it is possible that this negative publicity affects the anime adaptation in some way, either for better or worse:

«This is already a successful anime adaptation».
«The fans are very angry, hahahahaha».
«The movements look like those of an insect upside down, hahaha».
«It went viral in the worst way, lol».
«I thought it was on YouTube, but it turns out it was on Twitter, how confusing».
«It shows that it is low budget».
«Now it is more famous than the original work».
«Reminds me of an anime called Sakura Trick or something like that».
«The opening goes viral, but the albums do not sell. The same as always».
«Not even Kimetsu no Yaiba managed to sell records, so imagine».
«So is the story good or not?».
«There is a strange scene where a girl suddenly starts showing her bra».
«The author must be confused».
«It goes viral as if it were super popular content, but the original work does not receive any benefit. It’s funny.».
«Has made quite a few impressions».
«I can’t believe they approved this».
«Now surely more studios will intentionally make low quality openings to go viral».
«They don’t have the budget for something like Jumpso no way».
«I read some of the original manga, but is it as good as they say?».
«It is the most popular anime of the season».
«Still, it’s the most entertaining thing this season».
«If they did it with the intention of going viral and it worked, then it turned out well for them.».
«They should have hired the studio that did Kaguya-sama».
«This is the least desired type of virality. It won’t even help sell records or the original manga. In fact, existing fans might become disillusioned and abandon it».
«These things go viral, but they don’t generate sales. The author of Osamake He also said that, although the dance scene was viral, it did not affect sales at all.».
«Impressions are just empty numbers. Actually, it didn’t really go viral, so it’s logical».
«It seems that Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms is on its way to being recognized as the best romantic comedy in history».
«At their core, manga to anime adaptations are just advertising for the manga. As long as they boost sales, the anime itself doesn’t matter much. But in this case, it seems that it will not achieve even that».
«Definitely, controversy as a marketing strategy is effective».
«I like how the movements suddenly become clumsy, like in a badly canceled fighting game».
«The character design isn’t pretty, but it’s still impressive.».