| So it appeals to niche audience and they gave it a 10 because they like it. What seems to be the problem? I can't relate the characters with human standard of logic because they are not humans. I have more problems with Rokudenashi scoring sky high than this. |
| Well sure. I don't remember the first season much (Have the same problem with Shingeki no Bahamut), so I'm just going to go by dim memory. I was thinking that the tengu and tanuki in this series is kind of predator and prey by nature. I'm not sure about the other brothers, since you were only talking about Yasaburo, does he really seem like the kind of character who will get angry over this? I think he was described as the weirdest one out of the four. |
| I still haven't seen s2 yet but iirc, Tanuki have a different view of the world hence they bear no grudge against benten for eating their father. Iirc, I think they considered it as part of the natural order or something. As for the uncle, he escaped, or was eaten, not really sure. PS, they are intended to be all weird, its title is"eccentric family" after all. Heck going to episode 2 of season 1 already gave that vibe. |
| I suppose I'm a bit biased because this is one of my favorite shows, but frankly I don't think it's overrated at all. The first season has less than an 8.00 score. I doubt this season will rise above it either. To top it off, the show isn't even popular. As someone in this forum said earlier, it really appeales to a niche audience and that's about it. |
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Misanthropian said: 1- Tengu are meant to be half-gods in Japanese culture, and somewhat evil on top of that (not as clearly as demons, but almost). So one of them kidnapping a human because he liked her sounds reasonable for what he is.I remember watching the first season 4 years ago and when the first 6 episodes aired the score was < 7 and then in the last episode jumped to 7.8 (less people watch it and those give 10 waw) . There is so much questions the show didn't answer to : 1- Why did the tengu master kidnap Benten?? 2- Why doesn't Yasaburou hate Benten even if she ate his" father"???? (ok so i will eat your dad in a hot pot and you will love me forever yay) 3- What happened to the uncle after the last episode..?? 4- C'mon stop giving 10 just because you like a character .. and there is more .... (no flame plz) PS:Watched 3 ep of S2 and i can say Nidaime is making the show more interesting but still we need answers from S1 2- That moral ambiguity is largely explained in the first season. Odds are a tanuki might end being eaten, so holding a grudge over that is something he simply doesn't do. 3- He's gone, exiled most likely. 4- Actually in my case it's hard to like one character in particular (besides Yasaburou himself because his quest for fun is actually what I mostly get from this anime)? Its main appeal is the very same universe and the unexpected new characters and interactions it brings. |
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Misanthropian said: True. Well, double check considering I overlooked his response.Lordwen said: 1- Tengu are meant to be half-gods in Japanese culture, and somewhat evil on top of that (not as clearly as demons, but almost). So one of them kidnapping a human because he liked her sounds reasonable for what he is. 2- That moral ambiguity is largely explained in the first season. Odds are a tanuki might end being eaten, so holding a grudge over that is something he simply doesn't do. 3- He's gone, exiled most likely. 4- Actually in my case it's hard to like one character in particular (besides Yasaburou himself because his quest for fun is actually what I mostly get from this anime)? Its main appeal is the very same universe and the unexpected new characters and interactions it brings. it's what Takuan_Soho said . thanks anyway :D |
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| I think I gave it a try years ago but didn't like it. Might give it another chance at some point, heard good things about it so far. If it's overrated or not I don't know yet. |
Misanthropian said: Anathor said: I think I gave it a try years ago but didn't like it. Might give it another chance at some point, heard good things about it so far. If it's overrated or not I don't know yet. same, i watched it when it aired and didn't like it .But the second season is a little more interesting so give it a try :D Will do ;) I'll probably re-watch it from 0 |
| I'd say it's underrated by MAL's rating standard. Between 7 and 8 means it's just about watchable here. |
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Helenaya said: i thought the season 2 will solve it but still no ! Liked the 3rd ep . I gonna give it a chance maybe next episodes will give answers This is trilogy. You must wait for season 3 |
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| This is a bit insulting. Mal members don't give a certain anime high rate base on the character they like. Everyone has their own preference & likes, what you don't like doesn't mean others hold the same opinion. You don't understand the plot, doesn't mean we are the same as you. Whether this is overrated or not, its still good enough to have 7/10 and above. |
valvravetruthApr 30, 2017 12:19 PM
Misanthropian said: 1- Why did the tengu master kidnap Benten?? 2- Why doesn't Yasaburou hate Benten even if she ate his" father"???? (ok so i will eat your dad in a hot pot and you will love me forever yay) Question 1: there are 2 version of answers, but I can only give you normal view answer because the second answer is spoiler of why Akadama kidnapped Benten. Just like one of the member above said, Tengu is a different existance than human. Just like other myth from different culture(not just Japan), if they fancy you then they will kidnap you and take care of you like your own parents. Question 2 is a bit tricky. Firstly The "view" in Uchouten universe is different from our real world value. Their world consists of Tengu, tanuki and humans.(well there are other entity but we will only focus on the three written above) Tengu, Tanuki and human stand side by side. Human eats Tanuki, Tanuki tease Tengu, Tengu scare/triumph the human. But weirldly in order to balance out each other, there must be human eating the Tanuki, thats why the Friday Club(season 1) exist. Don't ask why, its normal in that universe. Tanuki of course is afraid to be eaten, but there is nothing they can do and accept it as normal. Now here comes the main point, Benten and Yasaburo. Just so you know only Yasaburo is a special case and he doesn't really feel contempt against Benten. In season 1 Yasabura's father is foolish/stupid(whatever you call), he doesn't really mind being eaten. Even worst, he even told the professor to make(cook) him more tastier(looked delicious). Now back to Yasaburo, in the 3 siblings Yasaburo is just like his father, has his foolish gene. Well you don't need me to explain as you know how Yasaburo's personality has been like in anime. Benten has warned him countless time she is his father's killer, but Yasaburo does't care and still go near to Benten again & again(every Tanuki scare of Benten), even Benten doesn't know what he is thinking and took interest on him at the end. Yasaburo is just foolish |
valvravetruthMay 1, 2017 3:53 AM
| I literally have no idea what you are saying, what you reply back doesn't even reflect what I write at all. Either you half-heartedly read my comment or english is not good. Misanthropian said: and i can tell you that i wrote the name of the topic as a question like that people with opposite opinions respond ... For the plot, rly do you ask if i understand the plot??? i answer to you with a question xd : Do you understand the plot?? (how do you feel now and answer me don't say don't copy my questions blablabla) Firstly Just like you wrote this thread and asked question, you have stated you don't understand some plot. I nvr ask whether you understand the plot or not. If you really read my comment what I meant was, just because you don't understand some plot you try to blame other members overrated it base on character they like. To be fair, I did try to answer 2 of your question above. Misanthropian said: euuuh watched more than 1000 animes and i can tell you if dropped = 0 then this anime won't have a 7.5 No idea what you are saying. |
valvravetruthApr 30, 2017 12:22 PM
There is no need for season 3 I think. The current season 2 will solve most of them, including why Akadama-sensei kidnapped Benten and the relationship between Nidaime. |
Misanthropian said: I remember watching the first season 4 years ago and when the first 6 episodes aired the score was < 7 and then in the last episode jumped to 7.8 (less people watch it and those give 10 waw) . There is so much questions the show didn't answer to : 1- Why did the tengu master kidnap Benten?? 2- Why doesn't Yasaburou hate Benten even if she ate his" father"???? (ok so i will eat your dad in a hot pot and you will love me forever yay) 3- What happened to the uncle after the last episode..?? 4- C'mon stop giving 10 just because you like a character .. and there is more .... (no flame plz) PS:Watched 3 ep of S2 and i can say Nidaime is making the show more interesting but still we need answers from S1 Do you still think it's overrated after this week's episode? 😁 |
Misanthropian said: I remember watching the first season 4 years ago and when the first 6 episodes aired the score was < 7 and then in the last episode jumped to 7.8 (less people watch it and those give 10 waw) . There is so much questions the show didn't answer to : 1- Why did the tengu master kidnap Benten?? 2- Why doesn't Yasaburou hate Benten even if she ate his" father"???? (ok so i will eat your dad in a hot pot and you will love me forever yay) 3- What happened to the uncle after the last episode..?? 4- C'mon stop giving 10 just because you like a character .. and there is more .... (no flame plz) PS:Watched 3 ep of S2 and i can say Nidaime is making the show more interesting but still we need answers from S1 1. Because Tengu (Daitengu) often abduct a human. either to torment or to teach. I suggest you to googling about this. Uchouten kazoku is an anime filled with japanese folklore character afterall. it's like point out "why vampire drink human blood". 2. His father said, "among three of them, yasaburo is the most resemble me". I always wonder, which part. Maybe his kindness and forgiveness. Even if he make a revenge, he tricks someone not hurt or threatening their life. Especially in latest episode. As for me, this is interesting. I've watched a lot of anime with "revenge" theme. Angsty, stubborn main character with darker mood is a must. But uchouten filled with light mood, dark theme, and the main character is an animal, who knows that "being eaten by a human" is a fate too. on top of that a fool who forgives and kind but smart at the same time. well the fine line between genius and idiot. But he is still a lovable character and unconsciosly, I take Yasaburou's side. Feeling angry and angsty when Yasaburou still talk politely to someone who ate his father. 3. Umm... if you watch the latest episode. you already know ;) 4. Uh... it's up to me. I'm a blunt person so I apologize before. But I must remind you that you are not the standard. your way to give score is not the standard. If I see the anime that doesn't worth the score in MAL, I keep it to myself. I might be a blunt person, but I don't want to hurt people's feeling. Last but not least, OMG I'm waiting for the next episode~ kaisei's secreeett |
ArekiaMay 22, 2017 5:07 PM
Arekia said: Misanthropian said: I remember watching the first season 4 years ago and when the first 6 episodes aired the score was < 7 and then in the last episode jumped to 7.8 (less people watch it and those give 10 waw) . There is so much questions the show didn't answer to : 1- Why did the tengu master kidnap Benten?? 2- Why doesn't Yasaburou hate Benten even if she ate his" father"???? (ok so i will eat your dad in a hot pot and you will love me forever yay) 3- What happened to the uncle after the last episode..?? 4- C'mon stop giving 10 just because you like a character .. and there is more .... (no flame plz) PS:Watched 3 ep of S2 and i can say Nidaime is making the show more interesting but still we need answers from S1 1. Because Tengu (Daitengu) often abduct a human. either to torment or to teach. I suggest you to googling about this. Uchouten kazoku is an anime filled with japanese folklore character afterall. it's like point out "why vampire drink human blood". 2. His father said, "among three of them, yasaburo is the most resemble me". I always wonder, which part. Maybe his kindness and forgiveness. Even if he make a revenge, he tricks someone not hurt or threatening their life. Especially in latest episode. As for me, this is interesting. I've watched a lot of anime with "revenge" theme. Angsty, stubborn main character with darker mood is a must. But uchouten filled with light mood, dark theme, and the main character is an animal, who knows that "being eaten by a human" is a fate too. on top of that a fool who forgives and kind but smart at the same time. well the fine line between genius and idiot. But he is still a lovable character and unconsciosly, I take Yasaburou's side. Feeling angry and angsty when Yasaburou still talk politely to someone who ate his father. 3. Umm... if you watch the latest episode. you already know ;) 4. Uh... it's up to me. I'm a blunt person so I apologize before. But I must remind you that you are not the standard. your way to give score is not the standard. If I see the anime that doesn't worth the score in MAL, I keep it to myself. I might be a blunt person, but I don't want to hurt people's feeling. Last but not least, OMG I'm waiting for the next episode~ kaisei's secreeett Just to torment or teach? Do you think Akadama slept with Benten? |
tropicaldaruma said: Arekia said: 1. Because Tengu (Daitengu) often abduct a human. either to torment or to teach. I suggest you to googling about this. Uchouten kazoku is an anime filled with japanese folklore character afterall. it's like point out "why vampire drink human blood". 2. His father said, "among three of them, yasaburo is the most resemble me". I always wonder, which part. Maybe his kindness and forgiveness. Even if he make a revenge, he tricks someone not hurt or threatening their life. Especially in latest episode. As for me, this is interesting. I've watched a lot of anime with "revenge" theme. Angsty, stubborn main character with darker mood is a must. But uchouten filled with light mood, dark theme, and the main character is an animal, who knows that "being eaten by a human" is a fate too. on top of that a fool who forgives and kind but smart at the same time. well the fine line between genius and idiot. But he is still a lovable character and unconsciosly, I take Yasaburou's side. Feeling angry and angsty when Yasaburou still talk politely to someone who ate his father. 3. Umm... if you watch the latest episode. you already know ;) 4. Uh... it's up to me. I'm a blunt person so I apologize before. But I must remind you that you are not the standard. your way to give score is not the standard. If I see the anime that doesn't worth the score in MAL, I keep it to myself. I might be a blunt person, but I don't want to hurt people's feeling. Last but not least, OMG I'm waiting for the next episode~ kaisei's secreeett Just to torment or teach? Do you think Akadama slept with Benten? sometimes to torment or sometimes to teach magic (actually, a lot of sources mention that Tengu likes to kidnap. Only this source mention about teaching magic plus they describe tengu in pop culture, aaaand "the eccentric family" mentioned in this web https://www.tofugu.com/japan/tengu/) Hahaha as a fans, we always imagine more than the anime provide. Tbh, I never think about that so... I don't know. but one thing for sure, he didn't hesitate to touch her. Benten must be disgusted :P how about you? what makes you think Akadama (might be) sleep with her? |
Arekia said: sometimes to torment or sometimes to teach magic (actually, a lot of sources mention that Tengu likes to kidnap. Only this source mention about teaching magic plus they describe tengu in pop culture, aaaand "the eccentric family" mentioned in this web https://www.tofugu.com/japan/tengu/) Hahaha as a fans, we always imagine more than the anime provide. Tbh, I never think about that so... I don't know. but one thing for sure, he didn't hesitate to touch her. Benten must be disgusted :P how about you? what makes you think Akadama (might be) sleep with her? Oh I'm sure it was all business when it happened. Like : "Ojiisan, if you were to teach me Tengu flight, maybe I can let you touch my thigh." "No, no, I said thigh, just thigh. If you want more, I might like your flying teapot as well." "More? The fan." |
tropicaldarumaMay 23, 2017 5:48 AM
| Why does this title end with a question? Even though it's just a statement? |
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tropicaldaruma said: Arekia said: sometimes to torment or sometimes to teach magic (actually, a lot of sources mention that Tengu likes to kidnap. Only this source mention about teaching magic plus they describe tengu in pop culture, aaaand "the eccentric family" mentioned in this web https://www.tofugu.com/japan/tengu/) Hahaha as a fans, we always imagine more than the anime provide. Tbh, I never think about that so... I don't know. but one thing for sure, he didn't hesitate to touch her. Benten must be disgusted :P how about you? what makes you think Akadama (might be) sleep with her? Oh I'm sure it was all business when it happened. Like : "Ojiisan, if you were to teach me Tengu flight, maybe I can let you touch my thigh." "No, no, I said thigh, just thigh. If you want more, I might like your flying teapot as well." "More? The fan." hahaha yooou, how could you. Benten is one of your favourite character. how could you think something like this hahahaha |
| I don't think that it is overrated. Currently is has 7.93 So far I have watched 3 episodes and seems quite good. Prequel has almost the same 7.96 score (I have given 7/10). The show is not for everyone, so relatively small number of people will watch and enjoy it, thus providing high scores. According to stats these are the number of people Watching/Completed/On-Hold/Dropped/Plan to Watch: Prequel - Total: 80,712 Sequel - Total: 18,728 In comparison: Original Hunter x Hunter: Total: 184,158 One Piece: Total: 567,013 Original Naruto: Total: 768,779 So, no wonder :) |
| Everything will unfold in due time, don't worry. This is a NOVEL adaptation, not an LN or a manga, so the whole structure of the story is different. There are foreshadowings from the first season to the second and etc. As for overrated, only the animation and the style deserves a score over 8 in my opinion, not to talk about the story and the colorful and interesting characters. |
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| Well, as far as my viewpoint goes, it's not overrated. It's just sipmly a good character driven story. If you have watched only a few episodes of it i can understand your viewpoint to an extent. I thought the same when started it. It's kinda tough to see where the show goes before you hit the middle of the first season, but after that in only gets better by the episode. And as far as the second season goes so far, this is no longer an issue since this season has started strong and doesn't have this learning curve that the first had, since the first one finished by having made it pretty clear as to how most things work in the sociaty of this story and the second one only just keeps only building new stories upon whatever the first one has setup already. |
| Tbh to me the series is far, FAR from being overrated. The character design might not be like the "top-notch" ones we're used to see nowadays (and that's probably what's throwing-off must people to even start it to begin with) but personally I feel like it's what it gives its charm. The story is funny, sad, entertaining, unique and it just puts a smile on my face each time a new episode is out. (When the first episode was released I was so so SO happy! I was so glad Uchouten Kazoku still had the same vibe as the first season, even if it's been years since the first season, the second season started so well I didn't even felt like there was a gap between seasons -unlike with SNK-) imo it's really well written, and albeit it's mostly a fantasy (realistic?) universe with its own rules, you can understand some points by just having some slight knowledge about japanese mythology. I've seen loads of shows, and very few were that good (and the animation...!! the sakuga in importan scenes is so freaking good<3 <----I'm really picky when it comes to animation, hence why I also mentions this part because I think it's really important) |
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NemuriNezumi said: Tbh to me the series is far, FAR from being overrated. The character design might not be like the "top-notch" ones we're used to see nowadays (and that's probably what's throwing-off must people to even start it to begin with) but personally I feel like it's what it gives its charm. The story is funny, sad, entertaining, unique and it just puts a smile on my face each time a new episode is out. (When the first episode was released I was so so SO happy! I was so glad Uchouten Kazoku still had the same vibe as the first season, even if it's been years since the first season, the second season started so well I didn't even felt like there was a gap between seasons -unlike with SNK-) imo it's really well written, and albeit it's mostly a fantasy (realistic?) universe with its own rules, you can understand some points by just having some slight knowledge about japanese mythology. I've seen loads of shows, and very few were that good (and the animation...!! the sakuga in importan scenes is so freaking good<3 <----I'm really picky when it comes to animation, hence why I also mentions this part because I think it's really important) This is pretty much how I feel about the series as a whole as well so far. I hadn't even heard of this series until I looked through the list of what was coming out this season, so I thought I'd watch the first season. I think I gave it a 9 anyway. It is exceptionally well written, with great animation style, lots of heart, charm, whimsy, and enjoyable characters. I find myself getting lost in the setting every episode, and that's a rare thing. |
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| Over-rated my ass. Great and lively characters. Great and interesting visual Good animation. Good world building Good essentric Great story telling. It's a breath of freshair in the modern generic show/ art/ style of mediocrity of a huge bunch of anime. |
| It's not overrated. It's deserves a much higher rating. As for the question they are either already answered (like the 2nd or 3rd question) or mystery for book 3 (like 1st question). Since there is obviously something we don't know about benten past yet. I gave it a 9 because some mysteries remain. I am hoping whenever author writes the last book of the trilogy, it gets adapted into anime. So i can watch it and increase the score to 10. I genuinely like it more that tatami galaxy in terms of worldbuilding and lores. But it feels a bit incomplete as of now. |
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