A bad but exciting and polarising show gains more popularity than a consistent and good show because there is a lot more to talk about on surface level about the bad polarising show.
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is the best show since Ping Pong but it's not popular at all. There wasn't much to talk about on the surface level because it was consistent and grounded, but it had a lot of depth, especially in character interactions. An inconsistent and polarising show like Toradora had a lot more going on in surface level and was a much wilder ride than Rakugo, despite being worse.
Go figure why melodrama is popular.
I found both Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu and Ping Pong too boring because the stakes were too low. Toradora was boring too, I dropped it halfway since I knew how it would end, the comedy was shit, and it wasn't even grounded like the two above shows so it was impossible to take it seriously, well if nothing else the girls were at least memeable and cute.
Yep Toradora is Boring AF. I personally dropped it at ep 2.
Rakugo has emotional stakes and physical stakes. Ping Pong also has both. The stakes weren't low, that's one of Petros' incorrect talking points.
Petros has also admitted he dislikes sport anime for being about sport.