| Actually, most of those profiles with scores below 5 are auto-generated bots with the sole purpose of keeping the average score on this site SOMEWHAT low. You see, if it wasn't for those bots, the ratings on MAL would just be off the charts high, and this would scare a lot of critics away from registering on here since they'd get the impression that there aren't any like-minded users. And who takes a site seriously if there aren't any critics registered? So, it's pretty much just a marketing strategy, albeit a pretty questionable one. |
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| Listen man, if a show is trash I'm gonna rate it like it's trash. That doesn't mean you have to think it's trash, or that I'll judge you for enjoying what I think is a trashy anime, or anything. Not sure why other peoples' ratings of shows bothers you at all tbh. |
IpreferEcchi said: The ones who give low scores don't watch things that they like. Well how am i supposed to know if i like it or not before watching? |
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ZaFsii said: IpreferEcchi said: The ones who give low scores don't watch things that they like. Well how am i supposed to know if i like it or not before watching? lrn2precognition, scrub. 30 character bullshit ugh |
ZaFsii said: IpreferEcchi said: The ones who give low scores don't watch things that they like. Well how am i supposed to know if i like it or not before watching? I do some research. I skim episode threads. I look at screenshots. I know what genres I like. |
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IpreferEcchi said: I do some research. I skim episode threads. I look at screenshots. I know what genres I like. I think limiting yourself to only the genres i like the most makes me feel burnt out, and looking at screenshoots doesn't really say much about the anime other than art and maybe even some spoilesr. Also i'd rather not skim epsiode threads or do research to minimize on spoilers and not trying to get others opinions affect me much cause it might not be the same for me as it is for them at all |
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ZaFsii said: IpreferEcchi said: I do some research. I skim episode threads. I look at screenshots. I know what genres I like. I think limiting yourself to only the genres i like the most makes me feel burnt out, and looking at screenshoots doesn't really say much about the anime other than art and maybe even some spoilesr. Also i'd rather not skim epsiode threads or do research to minimize on spoilers and not trying to get others opinions affect me much cause it might not be the same for me as it is for them at all Screenshots and GIFs say a lot to me. If it has sexy characters/moments, I'll probably like it as long as a cherished character doesn't die. I also noticed a trend that the majority of shows I like tend to have an average score between 6 and 7 on MAL. If there's a show with that average I haven't seen, I should consider watching it unless one of the other factors deters me. |
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| Because anime sucks. Get over it. (Mean Score: 3.97, 45% drop rate) |
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| Code Geass was terrible and fully deserved a score of 2. I didn't have any other choice. |
koniiichiwa-sama said: It's not just the animation. The voice direction, sound direction, and visual direction are all awful as well. That adaptation literally did nothing right.zodd0 said: The average score looks pretty high to me. Even the disgraceful Berserk 2016-2017 has 6 and even 7+... im gonna admit berserk 2016 adn 2017 arent too great but the main thing people dont like is the animation, the story is all based of the manga (mainly) and the berserk manga is a 9.3 average, the highest ranked manga so when i hear ppl diss the berserk 2016 and 2017 anime it pisses me off. no but for real the animation does piss me off and its kinda making me think about dropping 2017 xD |
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Moog said: People don't tend to pick shows randomly, and many don't score dropped shows. It makes sense for the average to be around the mean of 5 and 10, i.e. 7.5.It seems to me that users here have a tendency of rating things too high; on a site that uses a 1-10 scale, the average seems to be around 7, when it'd make more sense for it to be 5. I've seen profiles where people say that a "7" or "6" anime is "not that good," when it should actually be above average good. Relatively few users actually give extremely low scores, and if they actually put in the effort to make an account here and list their anime, I doubt it's because they dislike anime as a medium. Ultimately, everyone has their own arbitary way of rating shows, and that is OK, because it's MyAnimeList. KanaAoi said: Then it means they're scoring them on some other basis, which honestly makes no sense.The more you watch, the lower your standards will become. And anyway, giving anime low scores doesn't mean you don't enjoy watching them |
AbayoDec 7, 2017 5:01 PM
| But the M in MAL stands for my. Don't see why other people's utilization of the rating system hurts you. |
| People rate however they want. Their List, Their Choice, Their Opinion. Sometimes (from what I've noticed. Albeit I barely look at profiles yetalone other people's lists) I think they're just trolls that just made a account and added in a bunch of popular of anime whilst giving them low scores mixed with a few popular (shitty) animes or just random ones and rating them highly to trigger people. Seems pretty pointless but whatever rocks their boat, I guess. That or they are just harsh when they dislike a anime in any kind of form. Whether it just be something like the dislike the artstyle, a specific character, or something petty like the MC's hair. They rate it <5 ignoring the other characteristics of the anime... Meh. I always try to rate fairly (by rating it overall) rather than being petty like that and rating low just because I dislike one thing even if it is something notable. I do usually deduct like a single point though if there is something I dislike notably. (Like Medaka Box Abnormal for that cliffhanger ending. Properly end a season pls >_> The last ep was like a OVA instead of a Finale.) |
 “Don’t just mindlessly judge people as you please.” – Rin Okumura “Your past shouldn’t stop you from achieving your goals and dreams.” – Rin Okumura |
| There are a few edgy elitists out there who have low scores only because they like to preach about whatever old anime they've seen, and also some that rate shows low because they have one stupid nitpick about everything. However, I'd say that people who have genuinely low scores don't hate anime at all. The more anime you see, the better idea you have of what's truly great or terrible, what cliches and tropes are overused, how good or bad directing is, etc. Once you get to a certain point, you're bound to rate anime lower than you did before. Eventually, 10s become incredibly rare because there are so few shows that reach that level. At the same time, 4s and lower become more common because they just don't meet the same level or execution or storytelling. To sum it up in one sentence, people have low scores not because they hate anime, but because most anime just can't meet the bar. |
Snot-nosed_BratDec 7, 2017 8:43 PM
| There are trolls out there so I'm just going to talk about a serious situation here. Every person's rating system are different. Some might be skewed while others could spread their scores over a wider range. My rating system is the latter version, so it's going to be pretty rare for me to rate an anime below 5. Their definition of 1 could be the same as my definition of a 5. |
My Anime List < Have a good day! > My Manga List |
| Everyone has a different rating system anything a six and higher for me is a series I enjoyed. Anime I rated 5's I also don't hate but may not find that interesting. My average rating is a 6.82 as of making this comment and its not like I give many series really low scores (I would actually argue I am over forgiving in general) but most series are going to be in the okay, to mildly entertaining area. Still scores as a whole aren't a good indicator on exactly how people feel about certain shows especially long running ones. |
BilboBaggins365Dec 9, 2017 2:14 PM
| It depends on what you consider a "bad score''. For example some people think 7 is an average score and 6 a bad score.... For me 6 is a quite decent score and 7 a very good one. |
| I'm not a big fan of rating because for some people its a big turn off when the show has 6/10. I rather say "Yes, it is worth watching." or "No, if I were you, I'd watch something else." if someone asks me. People use their own taste to rate different series and its completely fine. Some people are really strict when it comes to rating and some of them are feeling bad and don't rate less than 6. I think that saying "can they really enjoy anime" was bit too harsh. The fact that some people have specific taste in anime and don't like leaving their comfort zone, doesn't mean that they don't enjoy it at all. There is so much of this shit that everyone will eventually find something that will suit their needs. At the end of the day, everybody has both their own opinion and a right to share it with people but that doesn't mean you have to agree with it, which is why I can see where you're coming from. |
| I don't see anything wrong with people giving low scores (1,2,3). What I definitely do not understand, is why do they go thorugh watching those anime if they dislike them so much. |
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| ??? I think is the opposite. Many people give very high scores much more. I'm not afraid to give score below 5 when an anime really deserves it. And, of course, a little of diversity is good. |
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| Cos people want to complete everything and when half the seasonal anime are pure rubbish they still wish to complete them. I only watch anime that interests me that way there is a higher chance I will enjoy it |
| I mean everyone has different opinions and go about rating things differently that's why. Hell, I don't even agree with my own main score on MAL honestly. Because i rate music videos, short films, movies, and TV series, OVAs and ONAs entirely differently. |
| "Even if there isn't a God or meaning behind life. That doesn't mean you can't create your own meaning and make the best out of life." |
| I mean some of it is justifiable. I watched Nami and Utsu musume sayuri, in my opinion, that definitely is appalling. |
| People who write reviews on MAL just to give an anime a 1, 2, or 3 rating as if they think their opinion matters at all. These blood sucking fools who may end up convincing some random reader not to watch an anime they may have otherwise enjoyed are fucking assholes. |
 ☆☆☆ "There's a huge difference between one and infinity. However, compared to the difference between existence and non-existence, one and infinite are nearly the same. I am the child destined to become the best witch... no... The greatest Creator in the world...!" -Maria Ushiromiya ☆☆☆ |
| I mean the rating system consists of 1-10, so why not use the full range? |
| I just watch what I really like. Making my mean score pretty high. I just don't find spending my hard earned off work time on a bad anime just for the sake of increasing my COMPLETED numbers. People have different taste, I get it. Though I honestly don't understand why spend lots of time in a anime you don't like watching... Or maybe because they have lots of time? I envy them T_T |
| The point where the darkness lies Is the place I hide my true self Are you prepared to open your eyes? Cause between those line is yourself |
| It's their list and their taste and can do whatever they want Different rating systems can be a possibility as well |
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| I often see people giving anime's extremely high scores. people go and give anime high scores to seem like they love it more than others, and when some users see that people give low scores to some anime there gonna say things along the lines of "how can you give this animea low score when it clearly didn't deserve it" and then they make a thred about it. The thing that really gets on my nerves tho is that people give animes high scores and they think they are bigger anime lovers. if you give so much high scores and like everything you watch no matter the quality can you really say you enjoy good anime??? (I don't mean to throw any shade at anybody) |
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| I don't care what other people rate. I don't even bother updating my list for long periods of time. There are things there that I wouldn't really be interested in watching now. However since I am rating it late I try to remember the me back then. I am not interested in aligning my past personal scores with how I may be externally viewed for imaginary clique social points. Even the embarrassing ones. Hentai that makes it to the list gets a auto 10/10 cuz I have seen some enjoyable anime but it has never made me COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooOOoooMMMM!!! Other than that, I hard drop and ghost. |
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| P1: you must score based on enjoyment P2: every anime provides a minimum level of enjoyment based on production values alone C: If your average score is below a certain number, you simply dont enjoy anime as a medium This is your reasoning OP. The problem is the people don't follow premise 1 when they're scoring. They score based on how one anime compares to another, relative scoring. Relative scoring is retarded and nonsensical, you must only assess an anime based on how you enjoyed, all other scoring is illegitimate Some people disregard enjoyment as a whole and score based on pretentious critical analysis that means nothing. those are the worst kind |
fishyrishiOct 16, 2021 5:09 AM
Deathko said: if you give so much high scores and like everything you watch no matter the quality can you really say you enjoy good anime??? (I don't mean to throw any shade at anybody) I like everything I watch because if I didn't like it then I wouldn't finish it, and if I didn't think I would like it then I wouldn't start watching it in the first place. The people who give low scores are more confusing to me, since it feels like they force themselves to watch things they hate. |
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_Maneki-Neko_ said: Deathko said: I often see people giving anime's extremely high scores. people go and give anime high scores to seem like they love it more than others, and when some users see that people give low scores to some anime there gonna say things along the lines of "how can you give this animea low score when it clearly didn't deserve it" and then they make a thred about it. The thing that really gets on my nerves tho is that people give animes high scores and they think they are bigger anime lovers. if you give so much high scores and like everything you watch no matter the quality can you really say you enjoy good anime??? (I don't mean to throw any shade at anybody) What really bothers me more is, when they ask for recommendations, you look into their list and they seem to like everything well enough. And everything you want to rec to their favs that you know, they already have seen most of them. Oh god yes. Someone asks for reccs so you open their list and all you can see is a massive blob of 8-9-10 with two shows rated 7. "Sorry can't suggest anything specific, just watch whatever" Narmy said: Deathko said: if you give so much high scores and like everything you watch no matter the quality can you really say you enjoy good anime??? (I don't mean to throw any shade at anybody) I like everything I watch because if I didn't like it then I wouldn't finish it, and if I didn't think I would like it then I wouldn't start watching it in the first place. Why? What's wrong with watching something bad, or out of your comfort zone? Does any show that looks interesting to you turn out good? You never thought you might miss on many good shows that on the surface don't appeal to you? |
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| I don't know, you can take my list and have a look at what the numbers mean. I tell you now, "2" =/= 2 I think the same logic is true for most. |
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