>>66262707Wrong. Mashima is brilliant.
Why is he brilliant? Simple. He knows EXACTLY how to make a generic shonen series sell.
Cliches? Got lots of em.
Recurring battle arcs? Got those too.
Hot chicks? Full of them.
Powerlevels? Hell yes.
Love and friendship persevering above all? You betcha.
Kids eat this stuff up. People in general eat this stuff up. A bunch of young adults critiquing it on an American imageboard mean nothing to him; you're not his audience.