>>113477380Fuuuuck, it's a long story. In shot,
Mostly some people liked it, some didn't and that's ok, but then the usual problem started with some people having a problem that others liked it. HEAVY shitposts and trolls were spammed.
Some were doing it just for the sake of it and others joined the plan to make others hate it (they had a discord and shit). Like pretend you're a fan and be obnoxious (spam) and other things to make it hated with association.
It also just attracted a weird crowd. I'm not just talking about fujos, shippers and teenage girls. There was Francis and the Alastor Schizo, gore and abuse fetishists. Probably contributed to the hate as it set the reputation of how the fandom was.
Even now, most people just shit more on the people who liked it. Hope I'm not making this sound like a bigger thing than it is, this is a trend with most popular things anyway.