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I finished Heroines Run the Show. 80% of it was really good, I liked Hiyori a lot, and the dynamic between her and the surly idols was fun. Unfortunately, the last few episodes ruined this anime by wholeheartedly embracing the most toxic aspects of idol culture. It's an industry known for this junk, where idols are stalked and harassed and have their careers ruined for the tiniest things. I don't rag on something like Love Live for not dealing with it because they don't bring it up. Heroines Run the Show did bring those things up, and all it had to say on the matter is 'that's fine, because passionate fans are what matter most'. I understand why they did that, the people who made this have a whole stable of idol properties and you don't get money from crazy fans by attacking the crazy fans. I'm not a crazy fan, though, so I found the end of this anime sickening. It'd be like a story where an abused wife goes back to her alcoholic husband or something. Realistic? Sure, that happens all the time in real life. But fiction doesn't need to glorify it.

Slot this one in at the absolute bottom of my Spring list. Like, Healer Girl was a 6/10, this is a 2/10