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Aug 21, 2013 11:34 AM
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Gonzo.
Seriously. All that CGI, and their animation is all over the place. Plus their shows seem to start out slow and take a lot of patience.
Kruszer said:
Gainax I would say, comes to mind. This company is in the business of making good series and then ruining them in various ways, usually the ending.

I love Gainax...
No they suck and you know it. Gonzo is the better one...

But Gainax did Gurren Lagann, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, and Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt. How could I think they are bad? Only show here I don't like is FLCL, and its still a fun watch.
Aug 21, 2013 11:35 AM

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Pierrot and Deen, these guys are competing to see who's going to become the worst by the end of this decade.
So, What do you think is on the other side?
Aug 21, 2013 11:49 AM

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According to MALgraph, it's Studio DEEN.
Aug 21, 2013 2:13 PM

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I really dislike Kyoto Animation, they just seem to be getting even worse these days too.
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Aug 21, 2013 2:20 PM

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I'm going to say DEEN because of how they ruined Umineko
Aug 21, 2013 2:27 PM

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Khalan3 said:
KyoAni;
Either they make boring moeshit or they screw up promising anime like Suzumiya Haruhi

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KyoAni. K-On. That's why.


You're dumbass.


RyanTheRandom gets it.
Aug 21, 2013 3:10 PM

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Kyo ani

I gave everything I watched from them pretty low score except nichjou & chuu2. I wouldn't call any studio terrible because that seems ignorant & stupid but kyo ani is definitely my least favorite studio, looking forward to their next original work though, it looks promising.
Oct 7, 2013 7:16 AM

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gamer2710 said:
The studio that blatantly overuses the violent loli tsundere voiced by Rie Kugimiya.

lol!
Oct 7, 2013 8:04 AM

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According to my MalGraph its Sotsu Agency and Avex Entertainment, but I am not sure if this two are animation studios.
The first I recognize and that has at least 5 anime I seen from them is Production IG(10 anime seen), and shortly after that Studio Deen(7 seen).

Also funny enogh my most favourite is Studio VAP which I gave an average of 9.14 over 7 shows

Berserk (rated with 9)
Claymore (rated with 8)
Death Note (rated with 9)
Elfen Lied (rated with 9)
Monster (rated with 10)
Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki (rated with 10)
Ouran Koukou Host Club (rated with 9)
Oct 7, 2013 8:07 AM
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worst
kyo ani
best
Eiken
Nippon
Toei
Sunrise[ Bandai]
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Oct 7, 2013 8:17 AM

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Is anyone else not seeing new replies? WTF is wrong with MAL ive had this the second time today, and only here, the last reply I can see is from zoze which was 1 hour ago.
Oct 7, 2013 8:20 AM

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Studio Deen - Fate Stay night's most memorable moment became "People die if they are killed"

SAO - A1 pictures

Hidan no Aria and Zero no Tsukima- JC staff
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Oct 7, 2013 8:30 AM

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Studio Deen - Fate Stay Night was horrible. It became memorable only because of the famous "People die if they are killed" quote

JC staff - Hidan no aria, Zero no Tsukima. But they have improved a lot recently, I will give them that
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Oct 7, 2013 9:07 AM

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JD2411 said:
I'm going to say DEEN because of how they ruined Umineko


I'll never forgive them for this one. >____>


I dislike DEEN for all the adaptions they have ruined, same goes for J.C. Staff, but I don't think they are the worst out there.
Oct 7, 2013 9:09 AM

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Malgraph says A-1 Pictures
Oct 7, 2013 9:12 AM

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Wow I can see the replies again. After about 2 hours. Am I the only one who had this? I had it from both my laptop and my mobile device, from both my mobile internet and the home WLAN.
Oct 7, 2013 9:13 AM

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Studio 4°C. Those criminals that butchered Berserk and made a Tv series that is old as fuck look good in comparison. I hate them even more than my favorite hate studio Kyoani.
Oct 7, 2013 9:29 AM

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baki502 said:
Wow I can see the replies again. After about 2 hours. Am I the only one who had this? I had it from both my laptop and my mobile device, from both my mobile internet and the home WLAN.

You seem obsessed. No, you weren't the only one.
Oct 7, 2013 9:32 AM

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For any English Dub fan Sentai Filmworks is going to almost always be terrible. Few shows they dubbed and scripted turned out well.
Oct 7, 2013 9:36 AM

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I would say that the worst studios are probably:

Studio Deen - They butchered so many shows that had easy-to-copy/great source material, and just turned them to shit for fun.

and

ARMS - All they really make is softcore hentai, and most of it is shit. Also, for the few of you who are wondering: I think Elfen Lied is shit.
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The only thing more pathetic than quoting someone you know nothing about, is quoting yourself.
Oct 7, 2013 9:39 AM

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Apparently AIC or Zexcs, responsible for Kotoura-san and Aku no Hana respectively.

*cringe*
Oct 7, 2013 9:41 AM

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MellowJello said:
Apparently AIC or Zexcs, responsible for Kotoura-san and Aku no Hana respectively.

*cringe*


What's wrong with Aku no Hana in your opinion?

Most people just think it's shit because of the art style.
It's natural for a person to deny he's a failure as a human being. That's why he searches for somebody who is more miserable than himself. That's why so much animosity exists on the internet. Those who aren't able to find a more miserable person, turn to the internet and call other people losers, even though they've never met. Just to make themselves feel superior. isn't that pathetic? There's a sense of security that comes from speaking badly of someone else. But that isn't true salvation. — Tatsuhiro Satou
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The only thing more pathetic than quoting someone you know nothing about, is quoting yourself.
Oct 7, 2013 9:49 AM

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KyoAni
All their anime are a huge pile of garbage.

Also according to MALgraph:
Hoods Entertainment:
The creators of fine anime like Seikon no Qwaser and Manyuu Hikenchou etc.
Oct 7, 2013 9:51 AM

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ZEXCS. Nuff said. They never make 2nd seasons of their shows and almost all of them are horrible except few.

Oct 7, 2013 10:00 AM

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Kruszer said:
Gainax I would say, comes to mind. This company is in the business of making good series and then ruining them in various ways, usually the ending.
this but there good at making fighting animations i must say there plot lines however :|
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Oct 7, 2013 10:11 AM

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Can't think of anything else than Brain's Base.
Oct 7, 2013 10:13 AM

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YandereTheEmo said:
MellowJello said:
Apparently AIC or Zexcs, responsible for Kotoura-san and Aku no Hana respectively.

*cringe*
What's wrong with Aku no Hana in your opinion?

Most people just think it's shit because of the art style.
Excusing the art style (which means I may as well judge the source material), it's about middle schoolers (at first I sincerely thought it was high schoolers) getting in the most ridiculous of situations. And no, I can't just "suspend my disbelief" because it's a series grounded in reality, not fantasy.

The protagonist is a somewhat sensible person who, through sheer inhuman stupidity, never considers the easiest solutions to his problems. Solutions ranging from calling the authorities, not giving a fuck about red head, and just keeping the damn clothes.

Look, even if she rats him out, who are they gonna trust? Some crazy bitch who tells people to stfu and has no friends? Or the semi-normal guy who has friends that can vouch for him?

Ignoring ALL THAT; and just saying "protagonist is an idiot; deal with it", not a single character was likable. Protagonist is a hipster dumbass. Red head is a crazy bitch who should probably go to jail. And the crush is some psycho that may or may not be a candidate for mental hospitalization.

Best part? I haven't even finished it. And I have to so people who question "why" I hate it can get an assful of actual "reasons".
Oct 7, 2013 10:27 AM

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baki502 said:
Wow I can see the replies again. After about 2 hours. Am I the only one who had this? I had it from both my laptop and my mobile device, from both my mobile internet and the home WLAN.

You seem obsessed. No, you weren't the only one.

Im not obsessed with the topic at hand but I am an IT-Guy I am obsessed with every problem surrounding technology and computers.
Oct 7, 2013 2:18 PM

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A1-Pictures is the worst anime studio, since it is unable to produce any good anime, especially when it comes to likeability of characters.. and dont forget that they created SAO

But Gonzo is pretty much behind them with only making bad anime
Oct 7, 2013 2:28 PM

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Well, according to MALgraph (weighted score) my favorite is also VAP:



But in terms of absolute score (disregarding everything I don't know) it would be Artland:

Eyeshield 21 (rated with 6)
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu (rated with 10)
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu Gaiden: Senoku no Hoshi, Senoku no Hikari (rated with 9)
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino (rated with 8)
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino OVA (rated with 7)
Gyagu Manga Biyori (rated with 7)
Mushishi (rated with 9)
Yugo the Negotiator (rated with 8)#


The worst would be DAX Production:



Other well known studios that rank pretty low with me are PA Works, Satelight, Studio DEEN and Studio Pierrot.

Top-contenders include Madhouse, JC Staff, Dentsu and Nippon Animation.
I probably regret this post by now.
Oct 7, 2013 5:17 PM
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gpimg by mal graph
top then faves
1 Toei Animation 372 8.09 8.09 4098.07h
2 Nippon Animation 119 8.32 7.86 1971.20h
3 Tokyo Movie Shinsha 95 8.41 7.80 978.38h
4 Tezuka Productions 43 8.91 7.65 217.30h
5 Sunrise 187 7.76 7.64 2028.47h
6 Mushi Productions 46 8.78 7.64 419.52h
7 Shin-Ei Animation 56 8.46 7.61 1381.55h
8 Tatsunoko Productions 78 8.12 7.59 1125.50h
9 Dynamic Planning 48 8.27 7.51 323.60h
10 Studio Ghibli


bottom 20
2 Pink Pineapple 37 4.49 6.53 50.33h
3 Y.O.U.C 23 3.30 6.56 21.38h
4 Milky Animation Label 26 3.88 6.59 36.12h
5 J.C. Staff 82 6.22 6.75 433.80h
6 Digital Works 16 3.56 6.75 16.60h
7 Gonzo 36 5.53 6.79 238.12h
8 Genco 35 5.77 6.86 231.95h
9 Xebec 40 5.95 6.87 378.72h
10 Green Bunny 12 3.83 6.87 14.65h
11 T-Rex 8 3.00 6.91 9.40h
12 AIC 74 6.55 6.92 184.43h
13 Bones 22 5.64 6.94 201.35h
14 Rakuonsha 13 4.85 6.95 222.87h
15 Kyoto Animation 25 5.96 6.97 167.83h
16 Obtain Future 6 3.00 6.97 2.32h
17 Dentsu 36 6.29 6.98 687.12h
18 ASCII Media Works 10 4.60 6.98 60.03h
19 AT-X 16 5.44 6.98 99.87h
20 Five Ways 5 2.40 6.98 11.00h
21 Madhouse Studios
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thats why
mal graaph is odd to me
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Oct 7, 2013 5:34 PM

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Going off MALgraph my bottom three are:

Oriental Light and Magic
Toei Animation
Studio Pierrot

Not surprised at all that my top 3 are Shaft, KyoAni and A-1 Pictures.
Oct 7, 2013 5:42 PM
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mitch3315 said:
Going off MALgraph my bottom three are:

Oriental Light and Magic
Toei Animation
Studio Pierrot

Not surprised at all that my top 3 are Shaft, KyoAni and A-1 Pictures.


not every one is corsed with bad taste
"If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine"

When the union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall run
There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun
Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one
For the Union makes us strong
Oct 7, 2013 7:06 PM

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If i go with MALgraph
Shaft 64.35h 7.29
KyoAni 106.57h 7.21
Madhouse 124.90h 7.14

Worst are
Zexcs 11.25h 5.86
Xebec 47.92h 6.40
Toei 189.05h 6.27
Oct 8, 2013 12:45 PM

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J.C.
A1
Gonzo
Deen
It is so dense. Every single image has so many things going on.
Oct 8, 2013 1:03 PM

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It's probably not the worst, but A-1 Pictures is pretty mediocre. I'm not a manga/novel reader, but even I realise that most of their adaptions are either rushed or not representative of their counterparts. Plus, Magi and Fairy Tail have really mediocre animation.
As for my favourite companies, MAL graph says that it's Sunrise because of Gintama and Code Geass but it's actually Madhouse. I basically enjoyed all their shows that I've watched. Bones and Production IG are two others that I consider excellent.
5 main aspects I base my ratings on:
1. Did DramaEnthusiast make a thread about it?
2. Is it better than Breaking Bad?
3. Did MellowJello recommend the shit out of it?
4. Has it caused a (very entertaining) shitstorm on MAL?
5. Is it actually good?

Scratch the fifth point, it's not very relevant...
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ill just go with mal graph cause even the companies i dislike like jc staff and kyo ani have made good shows here and there

according to mal graph its....oh J.C staff.

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Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Oct 8, 2013 1:32 PM

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Sunrise.

They fucked over Kuro Kami The Animation completely.

God do I hate them for fucking up the series, and completely changing it. They turned Keita into a emo high school faggot that couldn't get his shit together until near the end of the series. They also rushed it completely missing out important details and other crap.

Though I guess I shouldn't really blame the whole of Sunrise, just the staff that was managing it.
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According to MALgraph my 20 least favorite are

357 ASCII Media Works
358 Earth Star Entertainment
359 AT-X 35
360 Silver Link
361 Genco
362 MS Pictures
363 Dwango
364 Digital Works
365 Magic Capsule
366 Kinema Citrus
367 Y.O.U.C 13
368 A-1 Pictures
369 Doga Kobo
370 Rakuonsha
371 Pink Pineapple
372 Milky Animation Label
373 Animation Do
374 J.C. Staff
375 Xebec
376 DAX Production
377 Kyoto Animation

Pretty much agree with this, I don't hate J.C staff though. Also don't agree with the hentai stuff :(

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Oct 8, 2013 2:07 PM

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Wow, battosai, didn't know you hated/disliked KyoAni THAT much ^^.
I probably regret this post by now.
Oct 8, 2013 2:13 PM

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Higashi_no_Kaze said:
Wow, battosai, didn't know you hated/disliked KyoAni THAT much ^^.

I would have it that low too, if I forced myself to watch all of their shows ^^. I dont see why people watch something they know they wont like...
Oct 8, 2013 2:21 PM

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Studio DEEN
Idea Factory
Zexcs
Oct 8, 2013 2:46 PM

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Aside from their short animations and movies the only things I've managed to actually finish from them are Haruhi, Hyouka, Air, Clannad, Kanon, FMP and I'm attempting to finish Kyoukai no Kanata now. It's mostly me being optimistic and trying the first episode and then realizing theres literally zero things that appeal to me in the show I'm watching and getting really annoying with myself and for even trying and dropping it with a unrealistic low score.

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Studio Pierrot due to the Animation Quality in Tokyo Ghoul, Naruto and a few others not counting Akatsuki No Yona because the animation is good on Yona and its easily the best anime from Pierrot.
Toei Escaped only because of Lovely Complex, Digimon Series and World Trigger
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Wait. I dont get KyoAni hate. Their art is gorgeous and animation quality is great. Same goes for J.C.Staff.
Saying a studio is bad simply because you didn't like the title they made is plain stupid and childish.

Gonzo and Deen are definetely the worst becuase their animation is horribe 90% of the time and the latter 10% is below average. Both also like to take a good manga and turn it into a shitty low budget adaptaion.
Studio pierrot and Toei are somewhere there but you gotta take into account they produce ongoing manga adaptation and have to wok with strict deadlines and budget. And unlike gonzo and deen they often invite great key animators for some scenes.
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People seem to forget about Idea Factory, the geniuses behind Mars of Destruction and Skelter+Heaven.
Oct 25, 2015 6:11 PM

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Arms is pure shit. Only fanservice and hentai shows with low production values.
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Niddy said:
Arms is pure shit. Only fanservice and hentai shows with low production values.
They've made pretty High Quality shows though, with decent to good animation.
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Pierrot

They created Tokyo Phoul and its even shittier sequel
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@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite
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