Downer
Downer noun - Something (as a situation or event) that is depressing.
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Synonyms for Downer
Sleeper and downer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sleeper" instead a noun "Downer".
Nearby Word: downing
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- Net result: the Downer Beginning that portrays Haruka's backstory—and the thing that made the series a bit of a Sleeper Hit—can be said to be expanded from the two or three strips where Haruka told Manabe her case of Blessed with Suck.
Source: Adaptation Expansion - Kotoura-san (It's infamous Downer Beginning gave it near-instant Sleeper Hit status on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, but the premise is alienating which may have slowed the spread of its awareness among fandoms.)
Source: Sliding Scale of Anime Obscurity
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