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Oct 30, 2020 9:59 AM

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Ghemotoc said:
It's all fine and dandy, but what do you say when a show is actually overrated?

Like, lets say there's that movie, Kimi no na Wa, its animation is average af on a technical standpoint, and everybody is yelling "OMG 10/10 BEST ANIMATION EVER!". How do you call that besides being overrated?

Well they're clearly trying to mean that the anime was visually appealing and just say "the animation was good" without concern for the technicality of the term.
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This forum seems to have a grudge for the movie, but it'll always hold a special place in my heart.

+1
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DINGO_SCUM said:
monster is overrated
bunny girl senpai is overrated
jojo's is overrated

overrated exists and these 3 are proof


You aren't giving much of an argument with this though lol
Oct 30, 2020 10:03 AM

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Seems like you have to live somewhere where the term overrated doesn't exist
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Well I guess there's no such thing as overrated then, right?
Oct 30, 2020 10:05 AM

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Something being overrated or underrated is someone's opinion. It was never ment as an actual constructive criticism. It is no different than someone saying x show is good or bad.
Its just that some people believe that some shows get way the fuck more praise than they "think" the show deserves , which is just a cooler way to say they don't like the said show that much. It's not that deep.
So what's the next thread Arin?
Maybe "Stop saying x show is good or bad!!" ?
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so you're criticizing criticism that end in a timeless loop. you are part of the problem here as well.
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Oct 30, 2020 10:11 AM

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I don't know, maybe you just say the truth. I really like KnY but still that serie is Overrated, the same happen with Tensei Slime, Hyouka, The end of death note, SAO, SnK 3rd Season.

But this is just my opinion.
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Oct 30, 2020 10:24 AM

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I think you have the right idea but the wrong explanation.

Over-rated isn't criticism on itself, its just a statement. So, if you say “X is overrated” and don't elaborate any further, you are only giving an opinion (a very annoying one). But, if you say, for example, “X show is overrated, because X genre isn't very mainstream so Y and Z show, that are better for (insert reasons) don't get as much attention, bringing up the X show originality for the average viewer”.

Overrated is just an adjective used to describe the state of a show that you think is real, but isn't an argument or valid criticism. BUT it can be used seriously and correctly.
Oct 30, 2020 10:57 AM

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animu007 said:
Nefelupitou said:
What I understood:

Kimi no na wa is overrated, but please, don't say that kind of stuff to me


You nailed it.
gosh this is just sad.

No, it is beautiful to see the extent he goes to defend his favorite animu, he must have seen the movie and really liked it that's why his heart cannot take people calling it overrated, because he knows it's not overrated. He knows his love for the anime is real and the feelings he felt while watching them were real and hates how others appear to de-legitimize those feelings by calling it overrated. Many people would just subconsciously give in and conform to the opinions of the mob whereas OP takes them head on and tears them apart like the chad he is.
Don't act like you've never got butthurt from people constantly disparaging your favorites
Oct 30, 2020 10:59 AM

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Katapullt said:
animu007 said:


You nailed it.
gosh this is just sad.

No, it is beautiful to see the extent he goes to defend his favorite animu, he must have seen the movie and really liked it that's why his heart cannot take people calling it overrated, because he knows it's not overrated. He knows his love for the anime is real and the feelings he felt while watching them were real and hates how others appear to de-legitimize those feelings by calling it overrated. Many people would just subconsciously give in and conform to the opinions of the mob whereas OP takes them head on and tears them apart like the chad he is.
Don't act like you've never got butthurt from people constantly disparaging your favorites

I get mad when someone shits on my fav anime , but I never write a two page essay about how a word is shit and people should stop using it. The original post is just sad.
Oct 30, 2020 11:08 AM

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Katapullt said:

No, it is beautiful to see the extent he goes to defend his favorite animu, he must have seen the movie and really liked it that's why his heart cannot take people calling it overrated, because he knows it's not overrated. He knows his love for the anime is real and the feelings he felt while watching them were real and hates how others appear to de-legitimize those feelings by calling it overrated. Many people would just subconsciously give in and conform to the opinions of the mob whereas OP takes them head on and tears them apart like the chad he is.
Don't act like you've never got butthurt from people constantly disparaging your favorites


yeah perhaps but i don't open a thread and harass people by crying about how wrong people are cause ItS NoT UnDeRrAtEd!!11
seroiusly just because somebody say "no it's not you're all wrong".
he doesn't have automatically right.

i mean when everybody would act like him this site were a pure "no it's not overrated" forum.

but perhaps this is just my overrated opinion with this kind of things.

plus i doooooupt so many people constantly disparaging Your name at all. he has absolutely no reason to defend his favorite animu.
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Youch, I just imagined a newcomer coming to this site, seeing this thread, and going "Ahh, so this is what MAL is like"
Oct 30, 2020 11:20 AM

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DBZisUnderrated said:
Youch, I just imagined a newcomer coming to this site, seeing this thread, and going "Ahh, so this is what MAL is like"


perhaps like this



but people with experience with forums don't care much.
Oct 30, 2020 11:22 AM

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animu007 said:
DBZisUnderrated said:
Youch, I just imagined a newcomer coming to this site, seeing this thread, and going "Ahh, so this is what MAL is like"


perhaps like this



but people with experience with forums don't care much.


Yeah, something similar to that lol

I'm sure people who have been here for months or years have seen posts more ridiculous than this
Oct 30, 2020 12:16 PM

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Katapullt said:
I can sense you're a battered your name fan, that's why you made this thread. Don't worry, every Your Name fan goes through this phase where he tries to speak about his appreciation for the movie and gets shot down by a mob of pretentious sneeds spamming overrated till he gives up. It's like a rite of passage for us.
The movie was beautiful to watch, I don't think I liked watching any other movie more than that. I think I will forever be a fangirl of that film

I got past that phase back in late 2016 or something. That was after how I was so enchanted by the movie, I daydreamed about it, I liked it that much. Just as I came back home from school, I've decided to write a beautiful paragraph to congratulate Kimi no Na wa on how good it did on the box office. As typed my paragraph, I was really happy and proud of Kimi no Na wa, my face was exactly the way my GIF forum avatar is now, I was typing everything from the bottom of my heart and all I wanted to do was to appreciate how great it was. Until... the angry mob attacked me with their pitchforks and stones. I don't understand how I got so many bad responses only for an appreciation post, with most of the response being "Kimi no Na wa overrated trash" and literally nothing else. The days went by, the haters grew in number. Y'know, before it was like, just like other anime, Kimi no Na wa was often mentioned by people, but slowly it was being forgotten, it was almost like that Kimi no Na wa was a taboo anime, you know like how no one mentions Voldemort's name in Harry Porter? It was like that. And whenever someone mentioned Kimi no Na wa, the angry Koe no Katachi mob came with their pitchforks and stones. But then I realized, that the "Hating popular stuff is cool" trend was revived from the dead, it came back to haunt Kimi no Na wa. I was disheartened that a gift to the anime community was being treated as utter trash. From that day I swore, even if my fingers give out, even if I'm tired of not sleeping, even if I starve to death, I will protect Kimi no Na wa no matter what. Even if I get one person to realize how beautiful Kimi no Na wa is, then I'm successful.
In the present day, the hate has calmed down, as Koe no Katachi fans are still crying how their movie isn't the all time top grossing anime, and I hope it stays that way.
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I said keep your hands on the table
Oct 30, 2020 12:24 PM

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Arin-san said:
Katapullt said:
I can sense you're a battered your name fan, that's why you made this thread. Don't worry, every Your Name fan goes through this phase where he tries to speak about his appreciation for the movie and gets shot down by a mob of pretentious sneeds spamming overrated till he gives up. It's like a rite of passage for us.
The movie was beautiful to watch, I don't think I liked watching any other movie more than that. I think I will forever be a fangirl of that film

I got past that phase back in late 2016 or something. That was after how I was so enchanted by the movie, I daydreamed about it, I liked it that much. Just as I came back home school, I've decided to write a beautiful paragraph to congratulate Kimi no Na wa on how good it did on the box office. As typed my paragraph, I was really happy and proud of Kimi no Na wa, my face was exactly the way my GIF forum avatar is now, I was typing everything from the bottom of my heart and all I wanted to do was to appreciate how great it was. Until... the angry mob attacked me with their pitchforks and stones. I don't understand how I got so many bad responses only for an appreciation post, with most of the response being "Kimi no Na wa overrated trash" and literally nothing else. The days went by, the haters grew in number. Y'know, before it was like, just like other anime, Kimi no Na wa was often mentioned by people, but slowly it was being forgotten, it was almost like that Kimi no Na wa was a taboo anime, you know like how no one mentions Voldemort's name in Harry Porter? It was like that. And whenever someone mentioned Kimi no Na wa, the angry Koe no Katachi mob came with their pitchforks and stones. But then I realized, that the "Hating popular stuff is cool" trend was revived from the dead, it came back to haunt Kimi no Na wa. I was disheartened that a gift to the anime community was being treated as utter trash. From that day I swore, even if my fingers give out, even if I'm tired of not sleeping, even if I starve to death, I will protect Kimi no Na wa no matter what. Even if I get one person to realize how beautiful Kimi no Na wa is, then I'm successful.
In the present day, the hate has calmed down, as Koe no Katachi fans are still crying how their movie isn't the all time top grossing anime, and I hope it stays that way.


We are now at the part of the anime where the villain explains his actions and why he acts the way he does.
Oct 30, 2020 12:33 PM

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DBZisUnderrated said:
Arin-san said:

I got past that phase back in late 2016 or something. That was after how I was so enchanted by the movie, I daydreamed about it, I liked it that much. Just as I came back home school, I've decided to write a beautiful paragraph to congratulate Kimi no Na wa on how good it did on the box office. As typed my paragraph, I was really happy and proud of Kimi no Na wa, my face was exactly the way my GIF forum avatar is now, I was typing everything from the bottom of my heart and all I wanted to do was to appreciate how great it was. Until... the angry mob attacked me with their pitchforks and stones. I don't understand how I got so many bad responses only for an appreciation post, with most of the response being "Kimi no Na wa overrated trash" and literally nothing else. The days went by, the haters grew in number. Y'know, before it was like, just like other anime, Kimi no Na wa was often mentioned by people, but slowly it was being forgotten, it was almost like that Kimi no Na wa was a taboo anime, you know like how no one mentions Voldemort's name in Harry Porter? It was like that. And whenever someone mentioned Kimi no Na wa, the angry Koe no Katachi mob came with their pitchforks and stones. But then I realized, that the "Hating popular stuff is cool" trend was revived from the dead, it came back to haunt Kimi no Na wa. I was disheartened that a gift to the anime community was being treated as utter trash. From that day I swore, even if my fingers give out, even if I'm tired of not sleeping, even if I starve to death, I will protect Kimi no Na wa no matter what. Even if I get one person to realize how beautiful Kimi no Na wa is, then I'm successful.
In the present day, the hate has calmed down, as Koe no Katachi fans are still crying how their movie isn't the all time top grossing anime, and I hope it stays that way.


We are now at the part of the anime where the villain explains his actions and why he acts the way he does.

Will Arin San get his redemption or will he die fighting?
We can only assume.
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there were no lies detected in this post
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Roevhaal said:
If there is no such thing as overrated and underrated then that would mean that all popular and highly acclaimed anime are great and all unpopular and less acclaimed anime sucks. This couldn't be any more wrong though.

Overrated - considered to be better than it really is
Underrated - better or more important than most people believe

Of course not everyone is gonna agree but that goes with calling something good or bad aswell, you might aswell make a thread talking about how there are no good or bad anime.

Honestly, I've lost all motivation to reply nows that this thread went to shit, but I can't stand this.

How did you come to this conclusion? Mate, for the millionth time. What the hell does "Overrated" actually mean? People rated it high because they enjoyed it that much. How the hell is anyone gonna tell me how much I enjoyed my anime? All the replies here are basically saying "B-but there are objective flaws in those highly rated anime" but isn't anime subjective? Bruh. There are so many contradictions, I don't know what to say, yet I'm the bad guy here.

I'm sorry my favourite anime wasn't exquisite enough for your tastes, but don't tell me how much I shouldn't have enjoyed it.




I said keep your hands on the table
Oct 30, 2020 2:31 PM
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Arin-san said:
Roevhaal said:
If there is no such thing as overrated and underrated then that would mean that all popular and highly acclaimed anime are great and all unpopular and less acclaimed anime sucks. This couldn't be any more wrong though.

Overrated - considered to be better than it really is
Underrated - better or more important than most people believe

Of course not everyone is gonna agree but that goes with calling something good or bad aswell, you might aswell make a thread talking about how there are no good or bad anime.

Honestly, I've lost all motivation to reply nows that this thread went to shit, but I can't stand this.

How did you come to this conclusion? Mate, for the millionth time. What the hell does "Overrated" actually mean? People rated it high because they enjoyed it that much. How the hell is anyone gonna tell me how much I enjoyed my anime? All the replies here are basically saying "B-but there are objective flaws in those highly rated anime" but isn't anime subjective? Bruh. There are so many contradictions, I don't know what to say, yet I'm the bad guy here.

I'm sorry my favourite anime wasn't exquisite enough for your tastes, but don't tell me how much I shouldn't have enjoyed it.
Is this even a reply to my post? You seem to be going on a almost completely unrelated tangent.

Overrated simply means that it is rated or valued too highly according to ones standards. There's obviously subjectivity involved but as I said, claiming that there isn't a single overrated anime is about as stupid as claiming that there isn't a single good anime.
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Arin-san said:
katsucats said:
So you think when someone expresses something they don't like about a show, it's a fact? Never mind. I'm not going to get myself banned but I can barely contain my pity.

So you think when someone says "I don't like this and I think the people that do like this also shouldn't like this", it's an opinion? Never mind. I'm not going to pointlessly argue with someone who suffers to differentiate between opinions and criticisms.
LMAO YES! I sincerely hope you're joking. In fact, all prescriptions are opinions. Give me ONE piece of evidence for any prescription that exists in the universe, period. And don't say the Bible haha
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DBZisUnderrated said:
Youch, I just imagined a newcomer coming to this site, seeing this thread, and going "Ahh, so this is what MAL is like"


Aren't you a newcomer tho? You joined only last Tuesday.

Arin-san said:
I'm not going to pointlessly argue with someone who suffers to differentiate between opinions and criticisms.


Isn't this what your entire rant is based on? lol
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We are now at the part of the anime where the villain explains his actions and why he acts the way he does.
Spot on, but the plot is shit and he's gaining no sympathy whatsoever.
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Arin-san said:
Roevhaal said:
If there is no such thing as overrated and underrated then that would mean that all popular and highly acclaimed anime are great and all unpopular and less acclaimed anime sucks. This couldn't be any more wrong though.

Overrated - considered to be better than it really is
Underrated - better or more important than most people believe

Of course not everyone is gonna agree but that goes with calling something good or bad aswell, you might aswell make a thread talking about how there are no good or bad anime.

Honestly, I've lost all motivation to reply nows that this thread went to shit, but I can't stand this.

How did you come to this conclusion? Mate, for the millionth time. What the hell does "Overrated" actually mean? People rated it high because they enjoyed it that much. How the hell is anyone gonna tell me how much I enjoyed my anime? All the replies here are basically saying "B-but there are objective flaws in those highly rated anime" but isn't anime subjective? Bruh. There are so many contradictions, I don't know what to say, yet I'm the bad guy here.

I'm sorry my favourite anime wasn't exquisite enough for your tastes, but don't tell me how much I shouldn't have enjoyed it.
Soooo if we all adhered to your logic, we'd no longer have terms like "good" and "bad", because of course, everything is subjective. Overrated is frequently used as an empty criticism, but that doesn't mean the term itself is void. If I feel something is overrated, I will justify it and thoroughly explain why it believe it doesn't deserve the degree of praise it receives. By rating something super high, you are setting a high standard and holding the show up to high esteem. Overrated simply means that the show in question does not actually meet that standard. It's just an opinion bro, no need to get worked up over it. I'm sure you've got better things to do.
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Hrybami said:
DBZisUnderrated said:
Youch, I just imagined a newcomer coming to this site, seeing this thread, and going "Ahh, so this is what MAL is like"


Aren't you a newcomer tho? You joined only last Tuesday.

Arin-san said:
I'm not going to pointlessly argue with someone who suffers to differentiate between opinions and criticisms.


Isn't this what your entire rant is based on? lol


Yeah, but this isn't my first impression, when I said newcomer I meant somebody who came just today or when this thread was made
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DBZisUnderrated said:
Hrybami said:


Aren't you a newcomer tho? You joined only last Tuesday.



Isn't this what your entire rant is based on? lol


Yeah, but this isn't my first impression, when I said newcomer I meant somebody who came just today or when this thread was made
Holy wtf, you made 292 posts in a week? Slow week?
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meanwhile I made a thread about classic shojo anime and it got zero responses.....lost all faith in mal
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Soooo if we all adhered to your logic, we'd no longer have terms like "good" and "bad", because of course, everything is subjective. Overrated is frequently used as an empty criticism, but that doesn't mean the term itself is void. If I feel something is overrated, I will justify it and thoroughly explain why it believe it doesn't deserve the degree of praise it receives. By rating something super high, you are setting a high standard and holding the show up to high esteem. Overrated simply means that the show in question does not actually meet that standard. It's just an opinion bro, no need to get worked up over it. I'm sure you've got better things to do.

No no no you don't understand. A normal dude just can't say x show is good or bad/overrated underrated without giving a 10page essay to Mr Intellectual right here.
You need to get paid for your opinions in order for it to have value. Otherwise, you're simply not trustworthy. How is your opinion worth anything if no one paid for them? Critics are intellectuals and speak the word of God!
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Thanks for this thread, it's been a while since the last shitstorm on the forums lol like around a week maybe
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i'm here because of the copypasta .v.

Lol I am low-key happy that people are now discovering the original through the parodies.
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katsucats said:
DomineLkira said:

No no no you don't understand. A normal dude just can't say x show is good or bad/overrated underrated without giving a 10page essay to Mr Intellectual right here.
You need to get paid for your opinions in order for it to have value. Otherwise, you're simply not trustworthy. How is your opinion worth anything if no one paid for them? Critics are intellectuals and speak the word of God!
You know what? You're right. Intellectual discourse is a downright REQUIREMENT. I'm not worthy of chiming in, seeing as I'm not a hyper-intellectual with vast anime expertise. I beg for forgiveness.
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The term overrated should be ban since they killed my wife and children
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Guys, numbers used to score an anime differently than it's current score is a stupid term. No one should comment/input their subjective perspective by summarizing their opinion of an anime in simpler terms! >:(
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People have been arguing here for 2 days now
If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time.

Watch more movies, please.

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DBZisUnderrated said:
Youch, I just imagined a newcomer coming to this site, seeing this thread, and going "Ahh, so this is what MAL is like"

What do you mean? 99% half the posts on AD are either reposts (with a slightly adjusted title) or shitposts.
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Thread Locked for not adhering to Anime Discussion Rules 2.d(ranting/blog).

Rant/blog style threads do not create meaningful discussion, rather, it just creates a back and forth argument between users who agree or disagree with the op. In turn, this can create further violations within posts.

In addition to this, the thread had a fair bit of discussion on overrated/underrated. Please refrain from creating threads that meet this criteria; it just pits two groups that aim to validate or invalidate a series against each other, which more times than not results in excessive violations.

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