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Letterboxd Controversy Over Anime

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The Fight That Nearly Destroyed the Letterboxd Community

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Letterboxd removed anime from its official list of top-rated anime movies.

The site's curators said the move was a "careful effort to align our eligibility rules," but users disagreed.

The debate became so big that major directors started weighing in on the decision.

The controversial decision is typical for the site, which has dealt with similar issues for years .

Fifteen million users may not sound like a very impressive base for a social platform, but it’s enormous for such a niche and specific community.

With End of Evangelion, there wasn’t any higher authority—the decision was entirely down to Letterboxd .

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