Backlash and Sequel

Backlash

Backlash noun - A movement back from an impact.

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Sequel and backlash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sequel" instead a noun "Backlash".

Sequel noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Backlash and sequel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backlash" instead a noun "Sequel".

Nearby Word: sequela

following	following backlash	following sequel
real	real backlash	real sequel
successful	successful backlash	successful sequel
great	great backlash	great sequel
Other adjectives: bad, potential, main, possible, inevitable, subsequent, last.

Fan reaction was pretty much "No, really, you shouldn't have." It somehow made enough money to justify a sequel (yet considering the backlash, it seems highly unlikely).

Source: Live-Action Adaptation
People began talking about her a lot either due to her being a rare M rated game on the console or the backlash a lot of her fans created because the sequel wasn't multi-plat.

Source: Newbie Boom
Unfortunately, while the female fans were pleased, it provoked a massive backlash against the game from the male otaku audience, in part because some of the original cast didn't make it into the sequel and the Bishōnen males were seen to be "replacing" them.

Source: Periphery Demographic / Video Games

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