Is CGDCT the best thing to ever happen to Anime?

I do not see much cgdct anime anymore. Wish we had more stuff like Wataten and Kunoichi tsubaki s2.

@rohan121 There seems to be way less cgdct anime since about 2020 just from looking at each year with the applied tag. I wouldnt say its a drought but definitely a dry season besides the yuru camp sequels. Seems like a lot of the genre has been cannibalized by shitty romcoms and romance shows casue thats all I see nowadays

@rohan121 There seems to be way less cgdct anime since about 2020 just from looking at each year with the applied tag. I wouldnt say its a drought but definitely a dry season besides the yuru camp sequels. Seems like a lot of the genre has been cannibalized by shitty romcoms and romance shows casue thats all I see nowadays

The Friendship genres (so not only CGDCT, but also Slice of Life) are indeed the best things to ever happen to anime. They're basically the same thing as Romance but without all the dumb stuff (going out with friends = SoL vs going out with your love interest = romance).

CGDCT is completely ordinary genre, like others. With your pros and cons. Another question is the audience of the genre, that “sometimes” can be very intrusive because of their obsession with the genre and very antagonistic to genres and themes, that conceptually contradict their favorite cute girls doing cute things. It is quite strange that wholesome and harmless genre rise up such a passionately or sometime even agressive audience.

@slimeco This is a somewhat erroneous opinion. There were a lot of such shows before, because Manga Time Kirara paid for the adaptation of each new hyped work. Sometimes even after 2-3 volumes in print. Because of this, each season had at least 4-5 Generic, often "shitty" CGDCT. That never really criticized, which is ironic, since there are a lot of isekai Haters among the fans of the genre. Maybe because their criticism of the isekai abuse was actually directed against the unloved genre (aka Male Lead Harems) in general? You get why I mean. But from some point they refused such a practice and the number of shows has returned to their standard norm of 1-2 or 3 shows in the season. In general, the Manga Time Kirara moved from quantity to quality.

@FrierenSimpKing Bocchi The Rock is a typical CGDCT with a good plot, but LR has never been CGDCT. I do not understand why people so stubbornly want to call them that. This is a classic All-Female Action show.

Well... when everybody's actively complaining and trying to Diminish and Change Up/Out everything,
or, at least, a high proportion of what Hardcore Fans like about a Genre...

- And, Indeed; Most Often, Exactly what, generally, had brought said fans to the table to begin with -

- You'd full well expect Said Established Fandoms to take such actions Rather Personally...

For me for sure, I love CGDCT. It embodies what I like in entertainment, a way to unwind and relax.

As long as CGDCT means Cute Girls Doing Counter Terrorism, this is a factually incorrect statement.

The show's official English introduction is
"For these peaceful days――there’s a secret behind it all.
A secret organization that prevents crimes: “DA - Direct Attack”.
And their group of all-girl agents: “Lycoris”.

This peaceful everyday life is all thanks to these young girls.

The elite Chisato Nishikigi is the strongest Lycoris agent of all time.
Alongside is Takina Inoue, the talented but mysterious Lycoris.

They work together at one of its branches–Café LycoReco.

Here, the orders this café takes range from coffee and sweets to
childcare, shopping, teaching Japanese to foreign students, etc.

The free-spirited and optimistic pacifist, Chisato.
And the cool-headed and efficient Takina.

The chaotic everyday lives of this mismatched duo begin!"

You are correct that the show consists mainly of the genre "Action" but it would be wrong to say the show has no SOL elements given that the main characters if logically possible always prioritize that over the action. Given that, it is at least understandable that Lycoris Recoil can be considered at least CGDCT-adjacent hence where many call it CGDCT even if it isn't fully correct.

@six20 Even people's tendency to call any All-Female show with Henshin as "Mahou Shoujo" makes more sense. LR has nothing to do with CGDCT, except that Chisato and Takina are Bishoujo and that the show formally has 4 Female Lead, which is quite a norm in modern All-Female show. However, now people are hanging this label on any All-Female show with a fairly cute design of characters.

@RobertBobert I'm not sure I follow. LR has action, LR has the leads also go out of their way to avoid conflict and prioritize the day to day operations of their café where conflict is usually outside parties trying to get involved with them. Given that, I know it doesn't fully fit CGDCT. That said, it factually has elements of SOL and given the female-led cast, it would follow that it has CGDCT elements. If it has elements, then it is understandable that many may incorrectly give it the CGDCT label.

Let's contrast that with Symphogear or Yuuki Yunna Yuusha. With the former, their daily lives always take a backseat to action-packed adventures. With Yuuki Yunna, the consequences of their adventures interfere with their daily lives in the Hero Club. LR doesn't have this, so it is understandable to me that some may call it CGDCT despite it not meeting its full requirements.

I used to like them a lot, not anymore.

I used to like them a lot, not anymore.

@Grecefar why don't you like them anymore?

@six20 Slice of Life elements do not yet make anime CGDCT yet. This genre is completely wholosome and is intended for relaxing adult men, who want to be distracted from life problems to watch the idealistic life of cute characters. With the same logic, you can call JJK Cute Boys Doing Cute Things, as it has sexualized male characters and the moments of Slice of Life with them. The key problem is that Slice of Life with female characters is not yet equivalent by default to CGDCT.

@RobertBobert Thank you, now I understand your position. So CGDCT must always include Iyashikei in its genre as well.

I'm curious though, what is your opinion of Hoshikuzu Telepath. It has the visuals and premise of a CGDCT but it goes pretty hard in its drama. Would you consider it CGDCT, or just SOL that happens that have a completely female cast? How about GuP or Dungeon no Naka no Hito? Those don't necessarily fit the "totally wholesome" requirement.

Edit:GuP is just what many consider a traditional CGDCT but it is pretty action-packed