| Well, oversimplifying: Poplular does not mean Overrated. A popular anime can be popular because IT'S actually good, presents refreshing ideas and has an interesting and engaging story. Overrated does not mean Trash. Sure, there are several anime I think they're ranked way higher than they should be but many of them aren't bad at all, mostly of them are decent/good, but not great. Obscure/Forgotten does not mean Underrated: There could be the case in where an anime stopped being popular, but was very talked about in its peak popularity era. Watching old anime after it stops being highly popular is a relatively common niche, but that doesn't make your tastes better than anyone else. Underrated does not mean Masterpiece. As I stated in the "Overrated does not mean Trash" point, the opposite applies perfectly. |
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| I don't care I just watch whatever I want don't let hype stop you from enjoying something you like it really does not matter if people say it is or is not just enjoy what your Gunna enjoy. |
| Underrated = "I like it" Overrated = "I dislike it" Here you go, that's what it means, at least that's what 99.9% of people mean when they say it. Like people can straight up call a show that's in top 50 in both popularity and rating "underrated", and the likelihood of that increases if the show is actually bad. |
Black_Scam said: JaniSIr said: Underrated = "I like it" Overrated = "I dislike it" Here you go, that's what it means, at least that's what 99.9% of people mean when they say it. Like people can straight up call a show that's in top 50 in both popularity and rating "underrated", and the likelihood of that increases if the show is actually bad. What are your overrated shows?? That you think it is... I mean, my anime list is public, so you could check which highly rated and popular shows I trashed. Though admittedly I've also dropped some after a couple episodes, with no hard feelings attached, just because found them boring. |
| The more popular an anime* is, the more it will be watched by newcomers, who rate everything higher because everything is still new to them. That's the correlation that makes popular anime overrated and underwatched ones underrated. Good or bad doesn't matter. *unless it has some controversial elements |
| Both do have meaning. But people tend to use it so often they lose its meaning. |
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| In discourse today, no, not really. On here, it generally means : Over-rated = something I don't enjoy that a lot of others do Under-rated = something I enjoy that not a lot of others do |
| I use them as subjective terms to describe a discrepancy between my opinion of a show and the broader consensus in both its score and popularity--not something to take too seriously. Some people like to use them as objective terms, which is silly and requires lots of effort to justify (to no avail, at that), and some people think the words shouldn't be used at all, which is even sillier because it presumes everyone to be in the former group. |
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| Overrated means - "I don't like it as much as the others do". Underrated means - "I like it more than the others do". Is it that hard to understand? |
| Overrated just means that general consensus is higher than my own assessment and underrated just means the opposite. Something could be a 9 and underrated or a 2 and overrated if my assessment is that it should be a 10 or a 1 respectively |
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| Overrated/underrated are relative terms. If I say a score is overrated it is overrated relative to something else otherwise the term is meaningless. In most instances people say overrated/underrated relative to their personal opinion/enjoyment. The poster doesn't often say it but that is the implication unless they state otherwise. But I suppose you could say a series is underrated if the critics give an anime a low score but the show ended up becoming a commercial success. Overrating would be applicable if critics raved the show but it didn't too well on sales. Whatever way you use these terms you are comparing one score (the MAL score) with something else. Naturally if someone comes up with this show being overrated you should ask them what is it overrated relative against? |
| It means: Overrated - I hate this anime and it shouldn't be this popular Underrated - I love this anime and I hate the fact there aren't many people who know it |
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| According to my MalGraph stats, it seems I do believe that there are way more overrated anime than there are underrated anime. And yup, "overrated" and "underrated" do indeed have meaning. As for whether these two terms have any weight to them, that would depend on how they're being used imo. Overrated = when an anime is rated way higher than what one believes it should be rated. Underrated = when an anime is rated way lower than what one believes it should be rated. I know a lot of people don't like when they see “overrated/underrated,” but I personally don't mind. I care more about how the terms are being used, as well as what one's statements and explanations are when saying “overrated/underrated.” |
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| Also you have witnessed hundreds of times how people people use them - implying that their personal preferences should be the norm... |
| It means stop reading the name of a thread the moment I see those words....well, I guess this is an exception. |
| Overrated = things I don't like are being praised Underrated = things I like are being ignored. |
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| Overrated For example, once upon a time when it came out, I skipped "Puella Magi Madoka Magica". Then years passed and I got to hear people in forums and YouTube discussing it, so I figured I'd enjoy it if I got around to it. Underrated "Ex-Arm" I admit I never watched it. However judging by the cover art, I thought I'd like it. Then I watched The anime man, Gigguk and Connor's opinion on it, which included scenes from the anime. I assume you can imagine what followed. Yup I just skipped it and felt as though I dodged a bullet. |
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| Just going to use the MAL rating system on this one because I'm too lazy to think about it more deeply: overrated = anime above 8 that I found average or maybe worse e.g, Attack on Titan underrated = anime below 7 that I found great if not a masterpiece e.g, Gundam Reconguista in G |
| Overrated - Anime that's popular but isn't as good as/takes attention away from series people like. Underrated - A good series but people just missed out on it or never watched it. Personally, i hate "Overrated", just because you hate something doesn't mean it's bad and everyone else should hate it too. But underrated, i feel the opposite. It does suck to see something you like not get recognized or get the attention it deserves. |
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| Overrated - Popular anime I dislike Underrated - Unpopular anime I like |
| Overrated- Popular anime with a lot of praise that is (imo) either average as hell or just plain terrible Underrated- Relatively unknown anime or anime no one ever seems to talk about (general rule of thumb, in my book of personal rules, is that if it has over 75,000 users it's NOT underrated. This is my opinion and my definition of underrated, anyway. It's evolved into this because I get so f-ing tired of people saying things like like HxH or FMAB or Gintama or SNK are underrated. Too many damn trolls that I simply can't take seriously) |
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| I would rather give two examples; Overrated would be something I consider to be common and uninspiring, not necessarily bad but not necessarily good either, but somehow receive a lot of praise for being accessible. On the other hand, Underrated would be something I consider creative and unique, but receive a lot less than it originally deserved perhaps because it lacked accessibility in its exposure. |
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| Me likey = underrated Me no likey = overrated Facts!!!! |
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| A ton of answers, all the same Don't have anything to add to the topic, it's pretty simple and straight forward |
| Things I like: underrated Things I don't like: Overrated In all seriousness, I have no idea what influences my opinions anymore |
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| Absolutely nothing. If I haven't heard of whatever they're being applied to I'll check it out. |
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| Overrated: Something that's rated higher than it should be. Underrated: Something that's rated lower than it should be. I think that these two words are the peak of subjectivity because, in the absence of a specific "rating system," supporters and opponents argue and never come to a conclusion. |
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