[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

For what your view so far, isn't that also "just their opinion" like what you said here? And that it's just them expressing their personal thoughts? I'd wonder where'd you draw a line at "people just expressing their thoughts", or dismissing their takes (even if I agree) like this.

On how it is positioned. If a person simply expresses his thought, this is one thing, but if his opinion is positioned as research, then the requirements are much stricter. Plus, they probably also took money for this nonsense!

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This is the exact root of repressing darker emotions. Because it's prefered to see people happy and laugh, they'd shame people for feeling sad or angry, and the society pressuring them so they'd just be happy repressing their true feelings, potentially turning them into tickling time bomb. And to those who are being sa dfor long time, or even holding back for having fun, it'd be better if they try to address their emotions and feelings and not just force them be happy, like being understanding to like, perhaps their paranoia for not having fun (e.g. it won't last long). Toxic positivity is a case when someone's advice dismisses their feelings and just force them to be positive. And I can prefer if that there's a tragedy happening, the characters react appropriately/naturally to not get over their predicaments easily, even if they may be sad for long time, and emphasize how bad those tragedy are, not sugarcoating it (which may happen in lighter shows to preserve its "happy" nature).

Personally, I still encounter toxic negativity more often. Plus, again, I'm not sure it's fair to blame the riders for this. Yuto in Den-O and Ryussei in Fourze were unhappy for a good third of their shows and their problems were not resolved very quickly. Yes, miraculously, but this is already a merit of the fantasy genre and the same thing happens in dark shows. And speaking of the victims of the episodes, isn't it possible that their problems seem solved simply because the viewer no longer sees them? Who knows how long they've been suffering behind the scenes? And the shock of meeting a hero and a monster may well push any sadness into the background.
Plus, my definition of happy nature is still a little different. There is nothing funny about Fourze, as retold. Zodiarts are no more ridiculous than other kaijins and are quite cruel and deadly. What makes this show fun is the main characters, their personalities, interactions and positivity. This means that any show can be light at least at some stage. It's just that some shows decide not to do that.