Do anime fillers effect your rating of the whole series ?

IntroverTurtle said:
Liar, you gave it a 4 and didn't even get to any filler.

Tyestor said:


That's because it's genuinely bad before I got to any filler. Once I get to filler, I'll rate it lower.

JizzyHitler said:
I hate how people consider filler to bad automatically, filler when done right can be really damn great especially if the series is a comedy

AstronomyDomine said:
Obviously. They are part of the series, no matter if they actually affect the rest of the series or not, but you should take them into account since they are there.

However, it's not because it's a filler it will certainly and unarguably be a bad episode, and mainly for such a reason you ought to see them. Unless tons of fans have seen them already and the opinions shared are kinda unanimous, so if you're not willing to waste time on them you're free to skip those not beloved episodes. I prefer building up my opinions myself, so i'd watchem though

BeyondNero said:


But i don't see fillers as apart of the adaptation (Which seems that most ppl here forgetting this, No Objection), It wasn't in the original story, I see it as i see farmer's milk cows, They make it for the money( or to escape the cancellation of a series).

Yes, not all fillers are bad but even if they are good i don't take them into account for rating the whole series, They are like a momentary enjoyment, For example (I make this a lot):

One Piece fillers are well balanced and funny and it always comes between two arcs (So they don't ruin the original adaptation).
Shippuuden fillers are semi-complete shit taht comes in the middle of the most important events (Reason why ppl drop it), Pathetic and not funny.

I most of the time skip fillers, But if get a glimpse of the filler-episode story and i like it i'll just watch it for entertainment.

AstronomyDomine said:


I see and understand your point. If you're rating the original and principal story on its own, perhaps disregarding any possible filler is the most correct path to be chosen. On the other hand, i think the adaptation must be evaluated alone, and fillers are undoubtedly part of it. I admit it's hard to do so, but that's what i try to do.

Your example concerning One Piece was perfect. That's a great collection of fillers done right, what only adds to the final score for that series. While too many bad fillers just make me unable not to decrease my overall rating. Even if i had read the original source and i'm aware those are not there.

That's the main reason why i can't enjoy Dbz, for example. I'm a lover of the manga, but fillers + horrible pacing, turns me into a hater of its animation. If it even makes any sense lol

Anyways, that's my opinion and i totally respect yours. Peace bro!

BeyondNero said:
But i don't see fillers as apart of the adaptation (Which seems that most ppl here forgetting this, No Objection), It wasn't in the original story, I see it as i see farmer's milk cows, They make it for the money( or to escape the cancellation of a series).

IntroverTurtle said:
But fillers are factually part of the anime. When you buy the DVDs it will come with those episodes, the company who makes the episodes and all the tv guides will list them as numbered episodes, when you update your lsit you count those episodes. An adaptation doesn't exist to solely adapt each page one by one, it seeks to make it better and transfer over from still manga pages to an enjoyable anime experience. If they feel like they have to move something, cut out a scene, change something, etc, they will. An anime is not only an adaptation that should be seen as connected to the manga but it's also it's own anime and can be different from the manga.

BeyondNero said:
Why do we watch Anime? Because of the genre, story, art, etc...

And where did that story, genre, art, etc... came from? The Manga adaptation.

They are part of the anime but not the ORIGINAL SERIES! (Which is why i watch the show), Their like "add-ons ".

Besides most of them (most, NOT all) ruin the show for the ppl and the Manga-ka (the artist) and it's not fair.

Old_Raven said:
Yes. One Piece is the best example IMO. If Oda didnt put so much attention in the characters we'll only see once --*cough* Brownbeard *cough*-- I would rank the series much higher, but because Oda does, I stick to the 3/5 I give it.

Old_Raven said:
Yes. One Piece is the best example IMO. If Oda didnt put so much attention in the characters we'll only see once --*cough* Brownbeard *cough*-- I would rank the series much higher, but because Oda does, I stick to the 3/5 I give it.