What is with the constant mistreatment of the Garlean story?(6.1 Patch spoilers)

[Brinne]

As far as the question of "Is Garlemald unpopular?" is concerned, one data point of interest might be that NHK poll that really put Emet-Selch on the map:

https://www.nhk.or.jp/anime/ff/ranking/?cat=series

Among the FFXIV characters, the only Garleans who ranked at all were Zenos and Asahi, who is a meme character in Japan. Keep in mind Minfilia, generally acknowledged as a very unpopular character, managed to rank near the very bottom.