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Gaim had the advantage of having Urobuchi announced early as its writer, so for every "he's a Malaysian knock-off" comment there was also either ridiculous praise of the Madoka writer or tempered interest because he had previously turned a magical girl series dark (which yes I know, is more common than people think, but he got more people to hear about it), so people believed he could handle a mandated "fruit ninja" season.

Gaim didn't happen on its own, it worked because the writer took what he felt worked from the "toys", and barely used what he clearly didn't like (those hopper mechs the Kurokages got). So yeah, I liked Gaim from the get go, even during the happy looking dance arc. That's because I knew early on who was writing this and he wrote the story well. I don't have to look at a book and guess who's writing it, it's there with the ridiculous image on top. So if I see something that looks completely stupid, but I see Mark Waid or Alan Moore, or Brian Jacques had wrote it, I'd give a chance based on what they personally have done, regardless of what company they were under. Ex-Aid doesn't get that trust Gaim or Redwall does until I hear who's writing it, and even then we'll see how much Toei forces them to "sell the toys". Which normally wouldn't bother me so much if they didn't look like Happy Meal quality toys.