Originally Posted by
Takatsuki
You're claiming that it's popular because of the "high budgeting"(No proof that it's even that high. Amazon is funding it, but we have no idea how much).
There is no manga. And what appeals to Japan, is indeed the harem's. Why do you think the market is saturated with them? AoT didn't have an extremely high budget and it wasn't that well animated. It was average to below average at best.
Until we see what the actual budget of this series was, it still falls under the average of 2 million dollars for 13 episodes, or around $130k per episode, which is not a lot at all.
For a series that has "Action" as the main genre, you can usually expect a little more than what they're putting out. Even if you don't, what are the other reasons to watch this? The thriller aspect of it? I just called out what will happen in this week's episode last week, and was 99% correct. Not a very good thrill if I can guess it.
Point in case is, Japan always has and will always have shit taste.