> you'd quickly notice how many derivative anime are released each season. Never could get used to the term 'derivative' in that context. Everything's derivati

> you'd quickly notice how many derivative anime are released each season. Never could get used to the term 'derivative' in that context. Everything's derivative. Hard to know what word to use instead, but I just wouldn't attach an adjective in the first place and just skip past it. For instance, I don't call a particular reality show derivative, I'm just not really going to be interested in the first place, odds are.