Most Overrated/Underrated Anime Discussion Thread v.5

Isterio said:


I do not understand how you came to that conclusion.
Although I call something Bullshit it doesn´t mean that it´s inherently bad.
The Movie Commando is definately bullshit but totally enjoyable.
Something can be nonsensical and dumb but still fun to watch/read or play, specifically because it involves those dumb tropes.

Did Dragon Ball make a dumb Anime trope acceptable and appreciated for generations? Definately, but it´s still enjoyable, to see your Shounen/Mecha protagonist shout out of his lungs that they´re gonna win this larger than life battle and save the world.

Did Go Nagai ruin the Media of Anime and Manga by writing Harenchi Gakuen, inventing the Ecchi genre and making pornography more accesible to society. with the motive to speak out against the proletariat of the 70´s? No definately not, he´s written some of the most hillarious Ecchi series to ever exist, Cutie Honey.
But this doesn´t change that fact that it´s dumb and filled with nonsense.

Lobinde said:

And anyone saying that anime bullshit represents some sort of decline of society or that anyone who likes them are weeaboos and/or pedophiles need to take a chill pill to say the least.

Isterio said:


Well, there are certainly bigger problems out there, alchohol destroys probably more than Anime does and pornography that declines birthrates isn´t limited to Anime. And while definately not everyone who watches moe shows is a pedohpile there is a great amount among them, I´ve wrote about that destinction in a different thread which should put this debate to rest, as there is a science behind pedophiles. I´m suspicious of one member on this site specifically.

While I can admit that the Fate whatever spinoff Yuri loli kiss arouses me I can also openly say that the last porn I´ve watched was called six fat asses fucked and the women in that video were probably over 30.

Isterio said:


Monster is the Hannibal Lecter of Anime, although it has exxagerated Anime bullshit in it. For example the fact that Johan manages to kill a house full of people by making them all kill each other. That plotline could have been straight from "The Purge" script.
On the other hand you can argue that Movies like the Clockwork Orange and the Hannibal Lecter franchise aren´t realistic to begin with and would fit into the exxagerated, wacky world of Anime.

Lobinde said:

Until we see anime terrorists ("NARUTO AKBAR!"), yes alcohol does more bad for society than anime.
The decline of birthrate in post-industrial nations is not caused by pornography. Even without porn these people wouldn't be having kids anyway, for a variety of reasons such as graying population, the rise of the tertiary "service" economy making child labor obselete, and a focus on having a long career instead of starting a family (particularly for women).

Yes there are a number of "moe" fans who are pedophiles but there are gonna be an equal number of shounen/seinen fans who are pedophiles, simply looking at it from a matter of demographics.

Quadrillion said:
When the grown Johan was shown for the first time it felt like the rain and the scene was actually real. Not sure if you get what I want to say.

Tyrel said:
Thread Cleaned

I don't think many people here know what we're trying to do. We didn't say you could use this thread to post your recommendations, simple list, and put the most vague answers possible. That doesn't go into any detail why a show is underrated or overrated.

Examples I saw: X show is underrated. It has a good psychological story to it... Etc. Things ranging from this I saw all throughout the thread.

It's not hard to explain how the psychological part of it is good.

If your post was deleted, then it broke the thread rules. Please don't turn this like the previous threads that we locked before.

Your posts are basically spam, and it breaks the thread rules. If the same people continue to do it, warnings and or bans will be issued. Please consider this before posting your opinions. There're plenty of posts in here that show what your post should sorta look like.

Clebardman said:


I saw someone shitting on this one yesterday. He gave it a 2/10 :p. I kinda liked it but daaaaaaaaamn it's slooooooow.

Zapredon said:
Overrated
Tatami Galaxy
I know this show is trying to send a message about choices in life,what you want but man, the repetitive of this show almost like Endless 8 with some changes here and there is getting old and bored.

razor39999 said:
Is K-On considered important/highly regarded? If so I'd say that's one that qualifies as overrated in my opinion. Haven't seen anything in it that other moe anime haven't done already.

EDIT:
Also Utena. I can understand why people like it, but the repetitiveness of some scenes, and the Nanami episodes totally killed it for me.

YaoiMaster said:
I think Miracle Train is underrated. It's just never talked about. I've never heard anyone talk about it, really. It's a pretty neat anime. Not too great or too bad.

Kuuchuu Buranko is often overlooked because of its animation style, but it's like an LSD trip... and who doesn't want that? Really, I don't hear about it much.

I think anime like SAO, Re:Zero, Black Butler, Naruto, and all the super popular mainstream ones are overrated. Popular anime tend to attract anime newbies who rate everything 10/10 because they have not seen much. Not sure why they're so popular, but they definitely are. Lots of anime with high ratings are overrated.

Zapredon said:
Overrated
Tatami Galaxy
I know this show is trying to send a message about choices in life,what you want but man, the repetitive of this show almost like Endless 8 with some changes here and there is getting old and bored.

lequack said:

I agree with this. I watched around 4 episodes but it was the same story with minor changes in each episode. Dropped it in the end. Apparently it has a great ending but I don't think I have the patience to sit through the rest of the episodes just so I can watch the ending.

dongyas said:
Overrated:

Re:Zero - I feel like the show is way too overhyped. I gave it up to 13 episodes and then dropped it since the protag was whiny and annoying. I also didn't like the twins too much and Emilia was the only character I could stand. The mansion arc was irritating and episode 13 was the tipping point for me. There's so many "teleported to an alternate universe" plots that by now, all of them have blended together and it will take a real winner to stand out. The characters in this show to me are too bland, especially Rem and Ram. Not to be picky, but every time I go on the anime subreddit, the page is flooded with Rem artworks. I can take a few maid artworks, but this show is definitely way too overhyped. (Reminds me of the early SAO hype days tbh)

Noragami Aragoto - In all honesty I found the sequel to be flat and boring. The first season of Noragami was fine, but for some reason, I couldn't complete the second one and everyone raved about it. The characters are pretty un-dynamic and forgettable, especially Hiyori. Is her only job to make the other characters blush and to occasionally whip out some cool wrestling move? The series pales to its predecessor in my opinion and I don't understand why people say it's better than the original. I was especially annoyed by the naivety of the characters in the first arc, everyone was way too gullible and annoying.

Underrated:

Ping Pong the Animation - A lot of people are deterred by the animation/art but it's honestly a must watch if you enjoy slice of life shows. The OST is great, character development is amazing, and it definitely focuses on relatable aspects of life. It's overshadowed by many sports shows and deserves a chance. Honestly, the only thing holding most people back is the artwork. I was surprised when I watched the first episode, but I quickly fell in love with the art and the storyline.

Darker than Black - I feel like this show rarely, if ever pops up in any anime conversation. Which is a shame because it's a pretty darn good show. The powers are cool, the characters are distinct, and the show maintains a dark/grim tone the whole time.

0v33t1 said:

The animation is something i'd understand people disliking, but from what i've seen it's been about the weak protagonist like 99% of the time.

0v33t1 said:

What the hell are you talking about?
First, I don't know how Earth + alien universe is stupid.
Second, I don't see how the characters are stupid, when they actually use their head unlike most of the characters in other anime..
Third, are you seriously saying that the MC is OP? He's one of the weaker characters in the show.

Judging from your anime list, you haven't even seen the show and come saying it has an OP MC when he's one of the weaker characters and how his powers are asspulls when they're not..

0v33t1 said:

I don't even want to bother with this but oh well..
You watched 15 episodes of a long, slow paced series, and go bashing the show because of things that are explained later in the show when you just didn't bother to stick around until that. Also the MC actually does start thinking later on when he gets character development. Also Kuga isn't that OP in the later episodes actually..

Sorry if that somehow came out in an offensive way.

dongyas said:
Underrated:

Ping Pong the Animation - A lot of people are deterred by the animation/art but it's honestly a must watch if you enjoy slice of life shows. The OST is great, character development is amazing, and it definitely focuses on relatable aspects of life. It's overshadowed by many sports shows and deserves a chance. Honestly, the only thing holding most people back is the artwork. I was surprised when I watched the first episode, but I quickly fell in love with the art and the storyline.

Wintovisky said:
You mean the other way around, don't you? NHK is a show full of terrible characters and shit romance. Oh, plus a terrible ending (lmao) and a silly "psychological" story (could've been well done, since the theme is interesting, unfortunately it was more like a joke with all that TV thing, that retarded love interest girl and don't remind me of the "scam" part... sigh). Massively overrated. Tatami Galaxy, on the other hand, brings a cool idea in a cool way. Yes, it's really exhausting to watch it, but at least we get "real" psychological anime with this one. Oh, and a suitable ending as well, with really interesting characters that, surprise, aren't annoying like "certain" shows smh...

Edit: implying NHK doesn't have a bunch of fanboys as well rofl. Both are psychologic "cult" shows here smh.

One said:
I'll have to disagree with your rant.

NHK had a much better psychological aspect than Tatami, and much more realistic. The environment it captured was the true sense of despair in which Hikikomoris live. I've been through that stage, I get it. Aside from the things in the character's mind and romance which would never happen with a shut-in, everything portrayed was realistic. The ending though was not very satisfying, I admit it.

Tatami on the other hand felt very bland. Its setting was bland, main character and his monologues especially felt bland. The ending was impressive though, but it wasn't enough to compensate for the mediocrity already laid out.

Kreion said:


I disagree with you here - especially on calling something like Tatami...bland. The art style alone makes it not bland, given that bland is usually a visual descriptor it's a kind of poor choice of words here. The problems with Tatami stem more from the loop idea in that whilst individual episodes work well and the ending/start does too the middle kind of drags as you just continue going through more loops with little new information being given to you. Honestly I think you could have cut Tatami down by 2 episodes and it would have been better.

Also Tatami wasn't going for the sense of despair - it never attempted to, so you comparing plots like that doesn't really make sense. Tatami is all about the idea of life-envy, that people are constantly comparing themselves to others or an ideal and being disappointed they don't reach up to it, it's nor a soul crushing despair rather than a mute disappointment. Again you are comparing a series which is about widening your gaze in general (since the main character is a plot device for the thematic elements) to one which is specifically character driven.

This applies to both you and the other poster by the way, the two shows really aren't that comparable, it's like comparing Panty and Stockings to Madoka, they're both vaguely magical girls right?

NeoAnkara said:
Rokujouma no Shinryakusha is massively underrated. There are literally no harem that can even compare to it. How it integrate all character and connect it to one another is simply amazing without making any of them stand out more than other. Even in the arc that focus on one girl the other also developed nicely. The multiversal plot along with complex character backstory add the spice to the series. But the most important thing of all is that this is the most loving and sweet harem that I've ever encountered. Too bad really that the anime ended literally when the question that have been build up through the series about to be answered.

NanoRin said:
In recent memory, Re Zero, and it's really not just because it was hyped and popular af. I've started it, it's good, but I keep putting off finishing it for some reason, the characters just really don't grip me. I will try to finish it though.

Same with Your Lie in April, again I think it's good and I can see why it's rated so high on MAL, but I've also put off finishing this one because I got bored.

Dancewithknives said:
To be honest, I wasn't a fan of Haruhi Suzumiya. Its pleasant to watch, the animation is pretty, but everything else just left me uninterested.

jak123 said:
I liked YLIA, but...

Dimethylanime said:
A few that come to mind are Toradora, Cowboy Bebop, and Angel Beats. Toradora and Angel Beats were way too random and forced, and Cowboy Bebop was just boring. Sorry, not sorry. The soundtrack was good though.

Also, I didn't like the first season of Darker than Black much, but I liked the second season. Usually it's the opposite.