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Aug 17, 2012 6:40 PM

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Well this happens every season with anime being highly rated at the beginning because of high expectations from the source material. Right now I wouldn't think that I would give it the score that it has, but from what everybody up there says, The main story hasn't started yet for good reasons. There are some things that they usually never change from the source material, and if people have watched a couple of episodes and saw how they are handling different parts, then I could see why people would rate it higher than you would hope it would be.
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No, I'm just annoyed people rate an anime before they finish. Reason? They never update, leaving overhyped shows on top. In fact, if it's LN readers who are rating it so highly, then it's even more stupid because we have no idea how the anime will adapt it.


I thought that almost everybody when they finish an anime think about the score again( I do it even when I rewatch a series), or if there was anything major that changed their opinion during the series they would change it at that time. I personally rated it an 8 because I like the setting, but if at the end I love it then I would raise the score up and vice versa.

It will probably adjust itself, a little bit after the anime has ended, but don't expect it to change a lot.

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Did you know that, by the consensus of MAL, SAO is a better anime than Higurashi and Bakemonogatari? And I can't take you seriously after you wrote "connect" as "concert."


Being on this site doesn't mean that you have to agree with the majority opinion. And forcing your opinions on someone is not a good way to get someone to agree with you.
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I mean, just look at the score. 8.61? Seriously? Kokoro Connect, an anime that (currently) has a better and more engaging plot, barely gets an 8.


You ever consider that an anime's rating is only dependent on it's own qualities and not a comparison to any other anime? Considering that a significant number of people(~20k) that rated SAO haven't even seen Kokoro Connect bring up Koroko's rating is kind of pointless.


No, I'm just annoyed people rate an anime before they finish. Reason? They never update, leaving overhyped shows on top. In fact, if it's LN readers who are rating it so highly, then it's even more stupid because we have no idea how the anime will adapt it.


Annoyed? Clearly a rating for a show that only has 6 episodes out is the users opinion on those 6 episodes. No one needs to what for a complete season before deciding on a score to give a show.

How can you tell that they never update? They most certainly have to update their list if they want their rating to count after it anime ends. You'd have to follow someone else's list pretty close to know that their score for a new show has not changed from start to finish. Of course there isn't any reason why their score should have to change since the decision to keep the score the same is just as valid as increasing or decreasing a score.

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Uberchu said:

Did you know that, by the consensus of MAL, SAO is a better anime than Higurashi and Bakemonogatari? And I can't take you seriously after you wrote "connect" as "concert."

For whatever reason, my mind just doesn't want to acknowledge this show is called "Kokoro Connect" I misread it once, but I keep forgetting I did.

But if people are enjoying this show more than said shows, it doesn't mean it is better, it means these people are enjoying it more.

That or I am completely wrong, and SAO fanboys/fangirls are less realistic than others and automatically rate this show a 10, which it doesn't deserve in my opinion.
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Uberchu said:

No, I'm just annoyed people rate an anime before they finish. Reason? They never update, leaving overhyped shows on top. In fact, if it's LN readers who are rating it so highly, then it's even more stupid because we have no idea how the anime will adapt it.


I thought that almost everybody when they finish an anime think about the score again( I do it even when I rewatch a series), or if there was anything major that changed their opinion during the series they would change it at that time. I personally rated it an 8 because I like the setting, but if at the end I love it then I would raise the score up and vice versa.

It will probably adjust itself, a little bit after the anime has ended, but don't expect it to change a lot.


What I meant by "not updating" was "not updating every episode." If you just update only at the beginning and at the end, well, until the series is over, a very overhyped show can remain at the top even if it's bad. It gives a false impression. For example, what if I rated Guilty Crown a 9 just because of the staff without even watching it, but I forget about the rating later?

IntroverTurtle said:
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Did you know that, by the consensus of MAL, SAO is a better anime than Higurashi and Bakemonogatari? And I can't take you seriously after you wrote "connect" as "concert."


Being on this site doesn't mean that you have to agree with the majority opinion. And forcing your opinions on someone is not a good way to get someone to agree with you.

Oh I'm not forcing my opinion, sorry if it came off like that. I was just using his own logic against him since he came off as someone who thinks ratings are 100% genuine.

Just so you know, I don't hate SAO, I just don't like too much hype. I'm perfectly open to the idea of it getting better as time goes on, considering how Steins;Gate took 12 episodes to get going.
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What I meant by "not updating" was "not updating every episode." If you just update only at the beginning and at the end, well, until the series is over, a very overhyped show can remain at the top even if it's bad. It gives a false impression. For example, what if I rated Guilty Crown a 9 just because of the staff without even watching it, but I forget about the rating later?

That is a worst case scenario in that you assume a viewer will decrease their rating of a show as the show goes on.

Use the "show all members" link on the stats page. It shows every viewers progress with the show. You'd have to track every single users progress and score to know if your worst case scenario is causing any meaningful "false impressions" but so far I'm seeing more people at 6/25 and current than not.

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Anime_Name said:

What I meant by "not updating" was "not updating every episode." If you just update only at the beginning and at the end, well, until the series is over, a very overhyped show can remain at the top even if it's bad. It gives a false impression. For example, what if I rated Guilty Crown a 9 just because of the staff without even watching it, but I forget about the rating later?

That is a worst case scenario in that you assume a viewer will decrease their rating of a show as the show goes on.

Use the "show all members" link on the stats page. It shows every viewers progress with the show. You'd have to track every single users progress and score to know if your worst case scenario is causing any meaningful "false impressions" but so far I'm seeing more people at 6/25 and current than not.


Well, they'd also have to change their ratings at the same time too, and I don't know how to track that. Also, "not updating a show everyday" works both ways considering how some shows start off bad but get better as time goes on.

Main reason I don't rate shows I'm watching is that it's a pain in the ass.
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Uberchu said:

What I meant by "not updating" was "not updating every episode." If you just update only at the beginning and at the end, well, until the series is over, a very overhyped show can remain at the top even if it's bad. It gives a false impression. For example, what if I rated Guilty Crown a 9 just because of the staff without even watching it, but I forget about the rating later?


A show only remains airing for 6 months( and I kinda think that everybody should give a show a chance), and that's the reason why there are reviews that some people update every episode. And changing it every episode doesn't sound that it would change that much, it usually takes a big change for someone to want to change their score. And then hopefully everybody isn't as forgetful as you are. Tens of thousands of people usually watch an airing at a time, it is impossible to monitor everyone and their scores. And that's the same thing with shows that have already ended and may be at maybe a score lower than they should be, it's only math, it isn't perfect and it doesnt take human personality into account.

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Oh I'm not forcing my opinion, sorry if it came off like that. I was just using his own logic against him since he came off as someone who thinks ratings are 100% genuine.

Just so you know, I don't hate SAO, I just don't like too much hype. I'm perfectly open to the idea of it getting better as time goes on, considering how Steins;Gate took 12 episodes to get going.


Well that's the thing, there is going to be hype on every show. Then why haven't you waited until the show is halfway through, or over. You said Steins Gate took 12 episodes to get going, well the guy on the first page explained that this part of the show is not the best, that it's small stories because you need the information to understand the main story, and that it starts on the main story on 8. So get mad at the rating when the anime is over and all of the story has been told.
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Aug 17, 2012 8:22 PM

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Why would people call this overrated? Since its got this high score, it is obviously not "overrated" and is just a good show according to its viewers, and to people immediately brining up Kokoro Conert, it is all about opinions, apparently enough people have a different opinion about both shows to rant about them (mainly SAO though.) And Kokoro Concert not being as popular as SAO? Well in my opinion SAO's synopsis sounded more interesting than Concert's so I am watching SAO instead of Concert.

God, people can just not appreciate it when a show gets a high rating.


No, it's about popularity. The SAO light novel was already popular in Japan so of course the fanboys of the novel saw the first episode and gave it high ratings. Other people were amazed by the well-done first episode and gave it high ratings. For an anime to hit an 8.60+ mark after one episode and stay in that mark after only six have aired IS overrating it. A majority of the fanbase is rating it high assuming that the adaption will be just as good as the novels which they loved, which is why it's being overrated. Plus we have some of those MMOPRG or whatever it's called fans that have higher chances of loving it as well.

For an anime that's only been covering side-stories, has had no consistent plot over the past 5 episodes, has had no proper character introductions, and has been paced far too fast for anyone who hasn't read the novels to really grasp or even care what's going on, there's really no other reason for it to be so overrated other then "the light novel was great, this will be, too!" There's hardly any action as well. Oh, and Kokoro *Connect is being brought up because over it's course it's been able to handle a somewhat fast paced plot splendidly, has significant character growth going on and some very well executed drama in it. Yet, it's been passed off as a silly comedy due to the old misleading synopsis and at the same time is rated so much lower then SAO which has done little to nothing except be a highly successful light novel to earn it's place. I'm not saying Kokoro deserves an 8.60 mean score as of now, but it's perfectly understandable as to why fans of Kokoro are upset of how high SAO is rated compared to a show that's actually been doing a decent job with it's intentional goal.
Aug 17, 2012 8:31 PM

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For an anime to hit an 8.60+ mark after one episode and stay in that mark after only six have aired IS overrating it.

No, that's called being rared highly and completely ignores that people are 6 episodes in and still think it's a good show from what they have seen. Since this site uses the averages of all that have seen a show then what ever rating a show gets is automatically a balanced representation of the viewers opinions.
Overrated =/= highly rated.


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When you say something's overrated, you're always comparing your own opinion to the opinion at large. That's not to say you're automatically wrong, but it does mean that you should be careful not to simply assert it and treat it as fact. Just because it compares favorably ratings-wise to another series you like doesn't mean it's necessarily better. None of us are bound to what other MAL members think.

I admit that I think the anime has failed to live up to the expectations of LN readers or even perhaps people who have no prior background knowledge, but as someone who appreciates the LN very much, I think you should start judging after episode 8. Right now it seems scattered for a good reason.
Aug 17, 2012 9:17 PM

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This again? For fuck's sake, why should it matter if SAO is overrated or not? If you like it, then good for you. If you don't like it, then too bad. It's that simple.

Also, lol mal rankings.
Aug 17, 2012 9:25 PM

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This again? For fuck's sake, why should it matter if SAO is overrated or not? If you like it, then good for you. If you don't like it, then too bad. It's that simple.

Also, lol mal rankings.


Well, I don't really care about ratings (one of my favorite anime, High School DxD, is rated poorly) but many people DO base what they're going to watch on ratings. So in a way, a higher rating encourages more people to watch.

And the rating is just an example of too much hype. Go to the "Favorite Summer 2012 Anime So Far" thread and almost everyone put down SAO.
Aug 17, 2012 9:26 PM

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A majority of the fanbase is rating it high assuming that the adaption will be just as good as the novels which they loved, which is why it's being overrated. Plus we have some of those MMOPRG or whatever it's called fans that have higher chances of loving it as well.


Then there are also people like me that rate an anime based on the feeling you get off the first couple episodes and then leave it until the end, to change it if your opinion changed. The scores are just opinions, most people don't base it off lets say actual facts, it's just about how good you think the show is. Everybody has an anime or multiple that you really like but there were things lacking, that if you gave it a score based objectively it would rate lower than you rated it. And if MMORPG fans like it because of the setting, that is a perfectly logical thing. Everybody has settings that they like and don't like. Everybody brings in their personal preferences in while watching an anime.

If there is an anime that is all about rock climbing and I'm lets say a rock climbing fanatic. Even if the anime is a little crappy it could still become my favorite just for the reason of it's about rock climbing, Which isn't wrong.

This site is MyAnimelist not Everybody's anime list.
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Well,it's not overrated to me because I don't care what others think of the series.
If the score people give it is high or higher than mine,then fine.That's their shared opinion.
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Oh & Space Brothers is still the best anime ever,in my opinion.Even when competing with Attack on Titan.
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Uberchu said:
Solkiskey said:
This again? For fuck's sake, why should it matter if SAO is overrated or not? If you like it, then good for you. If you don't like it, then too bad. It's that simple.

Also, lol mal rankings.


Well, I don't really care about ratings (one of my favorite anime, High School DxD, is rated poorly) but many people DO base what they're going to watch on ratings. So in a way, a higher rating encourages more people to watch.

And the rating is just an example of too much hype. Go to the "Favorite Summer 2012 Anime So Far" thread and almost everyone put down SAO.


But I seriously don't give a crap if people watch a series or not. It's just annoying to see "Is this overrated?" threads all the time when it seriously doesn't matter.
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Solkiskey said:
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Solkiskey said:
This again? For fuck's sake, why should it matter if SAO is overrated or not? If you like it, then good for you. If you don't like it, then too bad. It's that simple.

Also, lol mal rankings.


Well, I don't really care about ratings (one of my favorite anime, High School DxD, is rated poorly) but many people DO base what they're going to watch on ratings. So in a way, a higher rating encourages more people to watch.

And the rating is just an example of too much hype. Go to the "Favorite Summer 2012 Anime So Far" thread and almost everyone put down SAO.


But I seriously don't give a crap if people watch a series or not. It's just annoying to see "Is this overrated?" threads all the time when it seriously doesn't matter.


Nothing we do on the Internet matters. All this discussion is pointless. So why do we do it? Because we can. And why are you getting so worked up over this?
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Uberchu said:
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Uberchu said:
Solkiskey said:
This again? For fuck's sake, why should it matter if SAO is overrated or not? If you like it, then good for you. If you don't like it, then too bad. It's that simple.

Also, lol mal rankings.


Well, I don't really care about ratings (one of my favorite anime, High School DxD, is rated poorly) but many people DO base what they're going to watch on ratings. So in a way, a higher rating encourages more people to watch.

And the rating is just an example of too much hype. Go to the "Favorite Summer 2012 Anime So Far" thread and almost everyone put down SAO.


But I seriously don't give a crap if people watch a series or not. It's just annoying to see "Is this overrated?" threads all the time when it seriously doesn't matter.


Nothing we do on the Internet matters. All this discussion is pointless. So why do we do it? Because we can. And why are you getting so worked up over this?


That's a shitty reason, no offense.

And this is just my way of typing and expressing myself, I'm not getting worked up over this.

Still, it's annoying to see this subject resurface all the time. One thread is enough, god.
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Solkiskey said:
Uberchu said:
Solkiskey said:
Uberchu said:
Solkiskey said:
This again? For fuck's sake, why should it matter if SAO is overrated or not? If you like it, then good for you. If you don't like it, then too bad. It's that simple.

Also, lol mal rankings.


Well, I don't really care about ratings (one of my favorite anime, High School DxD, is rated poorly) but many people DO base what they're going to watch on ratings. So in a way, a higher rating encourages more people to watch.

And the rating is just an example of too much hype. Go to the "Favorite Summer 2012 Anime So Far" thread and almost everyone put down SAO.


But I seriously don't give a crap if people watch a series or not. It's just annoying to see "Is this overrated?" threads all the time when it seriously doesn't matter.


Nothing we do on the Internet matters. All this discussion is pointless. So why do we do it? Because we can. And why are you getting so worked up over this?


That's a shitty reason, no offense.

And this is just my way of typing and expressing myself, I'm not getting worked up over this.

Still, it's annoying to see this subject resurface all the time. One thread is enough, god.


I was under the impression that this was the only thread. And that's a shitty reason to express yourself, Internet tough guy. And finally, the fact is that all discussion in this forum is pointless. Deal with it and chill out.
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Uberchu said:
Solkiskey said:
This again? For fuck's sake, why should it matter if SAO is overrated or not? If you like it, then good for you. If you don't like it, then too bad. It's that simple.

Also, lol mal rankings.


Well, I don't really care about ratings (one of my favorite anime, High School DxD, is rated poorly) but many people DO base what they're going to watch on ratings. So in a way, a higher rating encourages more people to watch.

And the rating is just an example of too much hype. Go to the "Favorite Summer 2012 Anime So Far" thread and almost everyone put down SAO.


i can sort of understand you

ive watched DXD and read the LN, i loved the LN, its very good, one of my favourites but i personally thought the anime was very crap compared to the LN, but it surprised me that the ending was so good and was animated well, but it doesn't change the fact that it was a bit boring with too much ecchi and fanservice which is why people rated it lower, even though the ending was good, it doesn't change the fact that the anime had its bad points

basically what im trying to say is that just because its rated lower or higher doesn't always mean its significantly better, it just means that it appeals to more people and more people enjoy it, so you shouldn't call it overrated when its a fact that many people actually enjoy it

also i don't think you realise that the anime rankings have been balancing out but still remains in the top 100, i think thats proof enough that it isn't overrated because if it was, the majority of people who are now starting watch this would rate it lower and it would drop significantly

also again, i think its unfair to say SAO is overrated when its only reached episode 6, steins gate was mediocre until 12 but it still remained high and considering ive read the LN and i know that the main story starts at 8, i am refraining myself from judging the anime until that episode
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kamikaze_1996 said:
Uberchu said:
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This again? For fuck's sake, why should it matter if SAO is overrated or not? If you like it, then good for you. If you don't like it, then too bad. It's that simple.

Also, lol mal rankings.


Well, I don't really care about ratings (one of my favorite anime, High School DxD, is rated poorly) but many people DO base what they're going to watch on ratings. So in a way, a higher rating encourages more people to watch.

And the rating is just an example of too much hype. Go to the "Favorite Summer 2012 Anime So Far" thread and almost everyone put down SAO.


basically what im trying to say is that just because its rated lower or higher doesn't always mean its significantly better, it just means that it appeals to more people and more people enjoy it, so you shouldn't call it overrated when its a fact that many people actually enjoy it


That's kind of true, but most anime go up in rankings on MAL because of hype. You can't say SAO wasn't hyped a lot.

Then again, they're MAL rankings. It doesn't reflect anything.
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Solkiskey said:

That's kind of true, but most anime go up in rankings on MAL because of hype. You can't say SAO wasn't hyped a lot.

Then again, they're MAL rankings. It doesn't reflect anything.


Anime go up in rankings because of ratings. Saying it's because of anything is would be just speculation and assumption.

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Other than the high quality graphics, it's pretty average so far. Fairly entertaining, but these scores are way too high. Overrated much, yes.


Then you better to to making a shit ton of alt accounts if so many who rated the show are wrong.

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entertaining in a low-brow action movie sort of way, so i think it may be slightly over-rated, but then each person sees things differently....it is a fun show to watch, but definitely not a classic for the ages..........
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I think IMDB ratings are more accurate. Although not always. mal ratings are always too high to know if it's good or not. they are all 8 or 9.

at least this show is not a porn.
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People that haven't read the novel have no idea what they in for.

Hard to decide if SAO anime is overated or not, because the anime is still in state of introduction of characters and the main story has hardly progressed. However the LN is really good will have to see how they will do with further adaption of the LN and the LN has like 9 volumes (still ongoing I think). The LN is very enjoyable definitely not overated.
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Of fucking course it is.
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You know there are a lot of people who have read the LN and have rated the anime low? Just because they love the LN doesn't mean the anime gets a high rating. They rushed and squished the hell out of the side stories and made a lot of people angry, more so than is sensible but yeah.

Also don't be mad because it has kept its high rating, wait till the end and see if people change it. I do agree that people should keep the LN and anime separate though. Judge it as how it is in the anime not the content of the LN.
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kamikaze_1996 said:
Uberchu said:
Solkiskey said:
This again? For fuck's sake, why should it matter if SAO is overrated or not? If you like it, then good for you. If you don't like it, then too bad. It's that simple.

Also, lol mal rankings.


Well, I don't really care about ratings (one of my favorite anime, High School DxD, is rated poorly) but many people DO base what they're going to watch on ratings. So in a way, a higher rating encourages more people to watch.

And the rating is just an example of too much hype. Go to the "Favorite Summer 2012 Anime So Far" thread and almost everyone put down SAO.


i can sort of understand you

ive watched DXD and read the LN, i loved the LN, its very good, one of my favourites but i personally thought the anime was very crap compared to the LN, but it surprised me that the ending was so good and was animated well, but it doesn't change the fact that it was a bit boring with too much ecchi and fanservice which is why people rated it lower, even though the ending was good, it doesn't change the fact that the anime had its bad points

basically what im trying to say is that just because its rated lower or higher doesn't always mean its significantly better, it just means that it appeals to more people and more people enjoy it, so you shouldn't call it overrated when its a fact that many people actually enjoy it

also i don't think you realise that the anime rankings have been balancing out but still remains in the top 100, i think thats proof enough that it isn't overrated because if it was, the majority of people who are now starting watch this would rate it lower and it would drop significantly

also again, i think its unfair to say SAO is overrated when its only reached episode 6, steins gate was mediocre until 12 but it still remained high and considering ive read the LN and i know that the main story starts at 8, i am refraining myself from judging the anime until that episode


lolno

SAO is almost as bad as Guilty Crown
Aug 18, 2012 8:32 AM

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overhyped and overdiscussed but i don't know about overrated.
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Tarextherex said:
kamikaze_1996 said:
Uberchu said:
Solkiskey said:
This again? For fuck's sake, why should it matter if SAO is overrated or not? If you like it, then good for you. If you don't like it, then too bad. It's that simple.

Also, lol mal rankings.


Well, I don't really care about ratings (one of my favorite anime, High School DxD, is rated poorly) but many people DO base what they're going to watch on ratings. So in a way, a higher rating encourages more people to watch.

And the rating is just an example of too much hype. Go to the "Favorite Summer 2012 Anime So Far" thread and almost everyone put down SAO.


i can sort of understand you

ive watched DXD and read the LN, i loved the LN, its very good, one of my favourites but i personally thought the anime was very crap compared to the LN, but it surprised me that the ending was so good and was animated well, but it doesn't change the fact that it was a bit boring with too much ecchi and fanservice which is why people rated it lower, even though the ending was good, it doesn't change the fact that the anime had its bad points

basically what im trying to say is that just because its rated lower or higher doesn't always mean its significantly better, it just means that it appeals to more people and more people enjoy it, so you shouldn't call it overrated when its a fact that many people actually enjoy it

also i don't think you realise that the anime rankings have been balancing out but still remains in the top 100, i think thats proof enough that it isn't overrated because if it was, the majority of people who are now starting watch this would rate it lower and it would drop significantly

also again, i think its unfair to say SAO is overrated when its only reached episode 6, steins gate was mediocre until 12 but it still remained high and considering ive read the LN and i know that the main story starts at 8, i am refraining myself from judging the anime until that episode


lolno

SAO is almost as bad as Guilty Crown

I take that as compliment. Until now, i cannot understand why people hate guilty crown, other than ending, i only found 1 minor plothole so far. A little overrated maybe, but hey, do you like anime based on ranking? many good anime are on 7.xx ranking, but they are good. Also, try to write, not animate all 100 floor stories, the hometown, monster, and so on. I bet you will recycle a lot of idea when we reach floor 90++.
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Uberchu said:
SAO is ridiculously overrated. Nothing it has done warrants its status. There have been barely any action scenes, the short stories don't have as much impact without prior reading of the light novel and the pacing is horribly off. I doubt the main story is truly that good to make up for this.

I mean, just look at the score. 8.61? Seriously? Kokoro Connect, an anime that (currently) has a better and more engaging plot, barely gets an 8.


Koboro connect? let me just go remember the goods from the back of my mind.
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Aug 18, 2012 11:08 AM

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After watching episode 1, I was amazed by the potentials it had. I recommended the serie to a few gamebuddies who don't usually watch anime. I was sure this anime would be the next biggest thing. episode 1 + the ranking of the novel made me all hyped over this anime.

believe me, i'm not a hater but episode 2 till 6 was (below) average IMO.
I didn't enjoy ANY episode at all.same goes for most of my friends. But the ranking of the anime is still high ss fuck. So is it because most people who rated it that high did it because they already read the novel and know that it's going to get awesome?, or because you really think this anime is good up until now.


Go visit a discussion thread and then ask me if this anime is overrated. Stuffed with nothing but people complaining.
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Aug 18, 2012 11:36 AM

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I don't think episode 2 till 6 deserve the ranking, although I love those parts in the novel, SAO's anime hasn't done a good job.
But I still believe it will be better when it goes to the main story, maybe A-1 Pictures will work hard then.
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Aug 18, 2012 12:10 PM

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after the first episode 2 had abit hope for it.

but episode for episode it annoyed me more and more because all what they did in the anime was a waste of time. like the 2 episode about that group of ppl and that guild master n her husband who killed her. WTF ??? why has that to be in the anime and why 2 episodes? when i were in such a situation i would try my best to clear stage 100 and GTFO.

another overhyped anime which soon will be forgotten.

5/10

.oh and i honestly pity the people who give SAO 9/10 or even 8/10 cause this makes the real 8-9/10 look bad.

i am about drop this. its not worthy anymore.
Aug 18, 2012 12:13 PM
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I'm one of those who read the light novels so I was expecting a lot out of this. But after watching this, all I'm doing is skimming through the scenes since the animation of this is...missing all the best scenes. So from this I would say it is very overrated cause the anime is pretty boring.
And wut...I liked watching the -monogatari series much more than this series since it made me actually want to rewatch.
Aug 18, 2012 1:02 PM

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Neizaru said:
I don't belive there is a clear right or wrong when it comes to rating shows, it's a subjective matter after all. But I think people can't get over their own hype and realize this show is nowhere near as great as they want it to be. Rather than adjusting scores I'd have everyone realize they are deceiving themselves :) Thus it is overrated, since few viewers have accepted the simple truth :)


You don't believe there is a clear right and wrong but everyone that rated this highly is wrong because they are deluded into thinking it's a good show.

Fucking hypocrite.

At site that takes ratings from anyone and averages them together can't produce an overrated show. The resulting averages is the opinion of the community and if the community is delusion about this one product then they are delusional about them all, which evens the field.

Aug 18, 2012 1:42 PM

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everyone that rated this highly is wrong because they are deluded

There is no real rule how to score "properly". E.g if someone rates it great because he is enjoying it means he's wrong? He's wrong about enjoying it greatly?
The isssue is individual tastes have been distorted by the massive hype (maybe result of marketing efforts?). Overhyped would be more accurate than overrated, but the point is the same.
Get it know?


The community isn't rating based on hype they are rating based on what was seen. Hype might have been a reason if this conversation took place at the end of last season and there were 0 episodes shown but that's not the case now.

The ratings and averages are MAL are all self-correcting based on what the viewers currently think of the show.

Aug 18, 2012 1:43 PM
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fact is, overrated doesn't even suffice to describe how overrated this show is
Aug 18, 2012 1:54 PM

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Shaduge said:
fact is, overrated doesn't even suffice to describe how overrated this show is


The term overrated is underrated for this show.
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Aug 18, 2012 1:56 PM

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I am enjoying Sword Art Online more than any other anime atm, great animation and story, and yes I am watching several other anime series >_>
Aug 18, 2012 2:02 PM

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I'm not a SAO LN reader, or not yet.

But I don't consider this as a show that doesn't deserve to not be watched. I'm pretty sure that this anime would not be as popular as it is if the LN never existed. But if I consider SAO as an anime original, I would still watch it and I find that it's doing a pretty good job. It would still be the series that I would put it in my priority to watch weekly.

But it's true that I find it a bit overrated for the first 7 episodes, but at the same time, you can't really make a fuss of it since it hasn't ended, maybe the second half will be very good?
Aug 18, 2012 2:11 PM
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I'd like to say that this discussion is so silly and it leads to nothing. I currently would give 8 to SAO, but I rate shows after I watch them, so let's see.

We people have our opinion and somebody said here that Bakemonogatari is the best, which i though it was utter shit... Boring and lame.
Aug 18, 2012 2:39 PM

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Considering episodes up until episode 7, this anime is really overrated.

I actually still enjoy it but after episode 2, episodes started to be useless.
Aug 18, 2012 2:45 PM

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Lol another "the show's numbers aren't at a place where I want them to be" kind of thread.

I sometimes wonder how 50 shades of grey is the best selling novel ever, but on the other hand, I don't give a damn about it. You should learn to let it go too.
Aug 18, 2012 4:43 PM

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plushkin said:
Lol another "the show's numbers aren't at a place where I want them to be" kind of thread.

I sometimes wonder how 50 shades of grey is the best selling novel ever, but on the other hand, I don't give a damn about it. You should learn to let it go too.



Nah I want the anime that's recommended most to me to be good, that's why we need stuff like these out of the picture :P
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as long as you enjoy the anime, it doesn't matter what rating it gets.. though I guess some rating can help you decide to watch something or not, but good feed back must mean its good no?

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