Do you genuinely hate all of them? or is it a finding a lot to enjoy about bad media kind of deal?
| This has been having me wondering for a while. I've seen a lot of people with super low average scores on mal, I'm talking 4/10 and below. In some of the cases, It's partly because I know and can see they are the type of person who goes out of their way to find terrible media. so it actually makes sense to me. I haven't done it, but I can easily see myself one day going through the bottom 100 of mal. it sounds fun in a weird way. But there is another group with below 5 scores that seems to genuinely have deep passionate hate for like 70% of they watch, while considering 25% of it generic, with there only leaving 5% of things that they seem to genuinely enjoy.... and that just doesn't make sense to me. How can you spend so much time consuming a media that you hate most of it? I get it, finding that one show that impresses you beyond words is a special feeling.... but these types of people don't even drop shows. If my standards were THAT high, I would drop 90% of what I watch on episode 1, or alternatively stop watching anime. so I want to know, if you are the type of person that hates most of the things you complete, what in the world is it that pushes you to finish those shows and spend so much time on them? Why not drop them early on based on the writing/production/premise? |
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| Aww don't let the thread die. I wanna know the reasons too. Even if you don't care, maybe some other does. Like me haha |
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Aww don't let the thread die. I wanna know the reasons too. Even if you don't care, maybe some other does. Like me haha
| @tinker3bellz1 fair enough, I was being selfish, I didn't consider that someone else might wanna know. I'll delete that last part |
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| they want to look like dignified anime critics, and they want to and they will use every opportunity (including this thread) to brag about themselves being "completionists" as some supernatural ultimate beings. that's how I feel about those people, anyways |
| Op, where is the "see results" option? Anyway I don't know such people nor am i one of them, but i think they derive some sort of pleasure in holding a few things on a hugh pedestal while talking about how bad most of it is, just a speculation, some people do love to hate, good for them ig. |
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Op, where is the "see results" option?
Anyway I don't know such people nor am i one of them, but i think they derive some sort of pleasure in holding a few things on a hugh pedestal while talking about how bad most of it is, just a speculation, some people do love to hate, good for them ig.
Anyway I don't know such people nor am i one of them, but i think they derive some sort of pleasure in holding a few things on a hugh pedestal while talking about how bad most of it is, just a speculation, some people do love to hate, good for them ig.
Blueberry173 said: Op, where is the "see results" option? mal has a built in show results option below the other options. don't worry I didn't know it existed for the longest time either. |
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Blueberry173 said:
Op, where is the "see results" option?
Op, where is the "see results" option?
mal has a built in show results option below the other options.
don't worry I didn't know it existed for the longest time either.
| @APolygons2 oh my gahh, *hides in a corner* t-thanks 🥴 |
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| I think low mean score shows that some people just have high standards than an average anime fan, which isn't a bad thing imo, people can rate however they want, after all it's just entertainment. |
| plin plin plon |
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I think low mean score shows that some people just have high standards than an average anime fan, which isn't a bad thing imo, people can rate however they want, after all it's just entertainment.
| @nishant0 I know, that's why I made the question of the poll what it is. I am just wondering if one didn't find most of what they watched enjoyable or entertaining.... why finish it? I have seen people watch hundreds of episodes of shows they hate. one or two hate watches I get Finding entertainment in bad media, I also get. but What I don't get are the people who hate watch most of what they watch, and they finish everything. |
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| I also wanna know. Like i saw a review on frieren page in a not recommended part where the viewer has watched 12/28 episodes and has given 1 rating. What’s the point in watching if you didn’t enjoy the first 4-5 episodes. |
| Low mean score doesn't mean hating the majority of the anime you watch. Quite the contrary, the more you enjoy anime as a medium and the more anime you watch, the more you'll care about distinguishing different levels of good (thus lowering your mean score), instead of slapping a 8/10 to anything that doesn't make you fall asleep midway. This kind of discussion isn't useless, because people around here still believe that someone with a 8.5 mean score enjoys anime than those who have it at 4.5, when what really matters is the difference from their own mean (e.g. a 7/10 given by a 8.5 mean score user equates to less enjoyment than a 5/10 given by a 4.5 mean score user). |
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@nishant0 I know, that's why I made the question of the poll what it is.
I am just wondering if one didn't find most of what they watched enjoyable or entertaining.... why finish it?
I have seen people watch hundreds of episodes of shows they hate.
one or two hate watches I get
Finding entertainment in bad media, I also get.
but What I don't get are the people who hate watch most of what they watch, and they finish everything.
I am just wondering if one didn't find most of what they watched enjoyable or entertaining.... why finish it?
I have seen people watch hundreds of episodes of shows they hate.
one or two hate watches I get
Finding entertainment in bad media, I also get.
but What I don't get are the people who hate watch most of what they watch, and they finish everything.
| @APolygons2 I've never done that, so I don't really get the point of hate watching a show, although I have watched some anime (that I didn't like at first) in the hope that it might get better later on, but I can see why some people gave a lower rating (like 4 or 5) than the average user, as everyone has their own way of judging. |
| plin plin plon |
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Low mean score doesn't mean hating the majority of the anime you watch. Quite the contrary, the more you enjoy anime as a medium and the more anime you watch, the more you'll care about distinguishing different levels of good (thus lowering your mean score), instead of slapping a 8/10 to anything that doesn't make you fall asleep midway.
This kind of discussion isn't useless, because people around here still believe that someone with a 8.5 mean score enjoys anime than those who have it at 4.5, when what really matters is the difference from their own mean (e.g. a 7/10 given by a 8.5 mean score user equates to less enjoyment than a 5/10 given by a 4.5 mean score user).
This kind of discussion isn't useless, because people around here still believe that someone with a 8.5 mean score enjoys anime than those who have it at 4.5, when what really matters is the difference from their own mean (e.g. a 7/10 given by a 8.5 mean score user equates to less enjoyment than a 5/10 given by a 4.5 mean score user).
| @Nirinbo I'm not exactly only talking about low scores. This is why I included the question too. The easiest way to ask the my general question would be: "to the people who genuinely hate most of what they watch, why do you finish so many things that you hate?" |
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| It's all comparative rating. A 3/10 doesn't mean the anime is awful, it just indicates that shows with higher scores were better than it. |
| I can't speak for this group since I'm not one with such a low score, but my theory is that they separate their enjoyment from the production and plot writing values. |
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| Anything I rate above 1 means it has redeeming merits I enjoyed. |
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| It's more of an appreciation rather than the actual score to me at least. If I give something lower than 4 then it means I don't really like most of its elements and don't see myself particularly care about them to give a decent score. Yeah sometimes they say you have to be patient and persist a little to get the good part. But If don't really paid off then yeah I don't hesitate to put the lowest possible score. Hate is a little too strong for a word since after watching most of these shows, I don't have any particular grudge or anything lol. I simply move on and watch other shows. But I do enjoy writing some of my thoughts on my list so when I revisit them I could at least remember why I don't enjoy them. It's just that I prefer making a huge rift between the one that I truly enjoy watching and the one that I simply forgotten once it was over. |
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| I enjoy some of them, and hate some. |
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I also wanna know. Like i saw a review on frieren page in a not recommended part where the viewer has watched 12/28 episodes and has given 1 rating. What’s the point in watching if you didn’t enjoy the first 4-5 episodes.
| @SLEEK__ASSASSIN The longer a show the more eps you have to watch. Shows of that length generally pick up plot more around the 8th to 12 episode where a 12 episode series you generally need anywhere from 2 to 4 episodes. |
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| Well, if you use the scale 1 to 10 fully, 5/10 is a mediocre anime. If you watch enough anime I would expect your average score typically should be somewhere around 4-6/10. |
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Well, if you use the scale 1 to 10 fully, 5/10 is a mediocre anime. If you watch enough anime I would expect your average score typically should be somewhere around 4-6/10.
| @Ca309 A show with an average score below 7.0 on Mal means that it has quite a few problems, aka considered generic, trashy, and possibly a waste of time. So (for most people) 6 to 7/10 is kind of the line between mediocre and decent shows on this site...well this is also true for other media rating sites like IMDB, Rotten Tomato, AOTY. If you watch enough anime I would expect your average score typically should be somewhere around 4-6/10. I understand why people would use 5/10, instead of 7/10, as the score for mediocrity, but like OP, many people are confused about why someone's average score can reach below 5/10. Your statement just doesn't make any sense, it is like saying "If you have been to enough restaurants, your average Google review score for them should be around 1-2 stars" |
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| I usually never rate anime if it's bad. I only rate it if it's worth atleast 7. Because I know how hard it's to make animation and produce it. |
| I need somebody who can love me at my worst No, I'm not perfect, but I hope you see my worth 'Cause it's only you, nobody new, I put you first And for you, girl, I swear I'll do the worst If you stay forever, let me hold your hand I can fill those places in your heart no else can Let me show you love, oh, I don't pretend, yeah I'll be right here, baby, you know I'll sink or swim |
| They are just another Edgy Lord since with hate anime, it means cool for them whereas in fact not really happen as their imagination like this one lollll |
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| disappointed noone with a super low mean showed up to this thread, i wanted to know dangit! my theory is some folks use a different rating metric than the one mal provides. i've seen certain accounts state that 3 or 4 is equivalent to most other people's 5, and that can lead to a much lower mean compared to if they considered 5 average. i've always done 5 = average and 6 = slightly above average, but not everyone agrees that 5 is a middle of the road score. i get it though, since something being awful can make it more entertaining than if it were just blah its also possible for people to get confused and think 5 is the max rating, like how it is on goodreads. not sure how, but it could happen |
| My mean score isn't that low it's in the 5.00 range but part of the reason it's that low is from my seasonal anime watching days mixed with my stubborn attitude to never drop anything. Watch enough seasonal muck and your mean score is inevitably going to tank. Without all the seasonals my mean score was in the 7.00 range lmao. |
| Not one of those but i have encountered one. Iirc they said sth like "bcoz trash anime is more worthwhile than Hollywood trash", said a person who's so far seen 1000+ eps of One Piece giving it 1/10. |
| Sometimes I see users talk about a certain series and have very similar thoughts to mine about said show, but then rate the show 2 or 3 points lower or higher. I think it's just personal preference with how one uses the 1-10 scale. 1/10 scores though, generally ignored, it's usually exaggeration or trying to rustle some feathers. They're not THAT fucking bad lol (unless it's objectively garbage production, etc) |
| Well my average is 5,7 so i guess its not that low but i can explain my thought process if u want. First thing is i ve watched a lot of trash xd Second i have a simple rating system If something is interesting or enjoyable i ll give it 6 or above if its not i ll give it 5 or lower , the finale score depends on how well it was made or how i ve felt about it i guess. |
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| Yes I dislike most of what I watched, my mean score is 3.9 and I don't think particularly highly of my 6 and 7's like people tend to claim about people with lower mean scores. |
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Yes I dislike most of what I watched, my mean score is 3.9 and I don't think particularly highly of my 6 and 7's like people tend to claim about people with lower mean scores.
| @Roevhaal Then why do you finish them? What is the reason you have spent so much time on stuff that you hate, when you can just drop them early on or avoid anime in general until something REALLY catches your eye? also, do you go into these shows expecting to hate them, or is it a cycle of going in with high hopes and being disappointed? If It's the former, why bother? |
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| Seems like those people genuinely think they are better than anyone else, only their opinion matter is relevant and objective and everyone else has shit taste, ONLY their faviourite anime is good, rest is total shit. In short, they really like to sniff their own farts. I mean, just look at this as an example. |
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| People who have a lower avg rating than 4.5 really should quit watching anime. Clearly, they can't find any sense of enjoyment from watching anime when they have a rating this low. |
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People who have a lower avg rating than 4.5 really should quit watching anime. Clearly, they can't find any sense of enjoyment from watching anime when they have a rating this low.
| @Zimmu NO, NO BAD, BAD COMMENT! Like I said, a lot of them are people who just like going out of their way to find comically bad anime. Those guys are great! Like, anyone who has seen the bottom of the barrel is actually great as not giving 1 or 2s to decent shows. because they know what a real bad show looks like. |
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@Zimmu NO,
NO
BAD, BAD COMMENT!
Like I said, a lot of them are people who just like going out of their way to find comically bad anime. Those guys are great!
Like, anyone who has seen the bottom of the barrel is actually great as not giving 1 or 2s to decent shows. because they know what a real bad show looks like.
NO
BAD, BAD COMMENT!
Like I said, a lot of them are people who just like going out of their way to find comically bad anime. Those guys are great!
Like, anyone who has seen the bottom of the barrel is actually great as not giving 1 or 2s to decent shows. because they know what a real bad show looks like.
| @APolygons2 Ok, then maybe I should rephrase: People who watch anime normally, without going out of their way to find comically bad anime and still have a rating of below 4.5 should stop wasting their life. I mean, its kind of a pointless thing to watch bad anime in the first place, knowing one wouldn't even finish it or get any sense of enjoyment. Although I don't know anyone who find bad anime on purpose, Ill try not to be too critical of them ig. |
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@APolygons2
Ok, then maybe I should rephrase: People who watch anime normally, without going out of their way to find comically bad anime and still have a rating of below 4.5 should stop wasting their life. I mean, its kind of a pointless thing to watch bad anime in the first place, knowing one wouldn't even finish it or get any sense of enjoyment. Although I don't know anyone who find bad anime on purpose, Ill try not to be too critical of them ig.
Ok, then maybe I should rephrase: People who watch anime normally, without going out of their way to find comically bad anime and still have a rating of below 4.5 should stop wasting their life. I mean, its kind of a pointless thing to watch bad anime in the first place, knowing one wouldn't even finish it or get any sense of enjoyment. Although I don't know anyone who find bad anime on purpose, Ill try not to be too critical of them ig.
Zimmu said: I mean, its kind of a pointless thing to watch bad anime in the first place, knowing one wouldn't even finish it or get any sense of enjoyment. Although I don't know anyone who find bad anime on purpose Are you telling me you don't know people who love "so bad it's good media"? damn, I thought that was pretty comment. I've seen a lot of people who look through the trashiest of the trash to find that one "fun bad" show. |
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| 4/10 score user here, usually when I hate something I don't complete it, if I do complete something that I hate, it's because it's either a sequel of something that I already watched, or I didn't hate it until way too late to drop it. |
| I'm also one of them pretty soon if I keep watching random music videos. Most of them suck anyway, haha. Last year my mean score was ~7.40 and now it's 6.07. :C |
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| Personally speaking, I'm a completionist, so if I pick something to watch and I don't end up liking it, I will give it a lower score. Also, my standards for anime are a little higher now, so the bar for a good score is also higher. On another note and this is pure speculation on my part, I think that some people who give very low ratings and write bad reviews do it in order to highlight the flaws that they perceive to exist. Trying to bring attention to flaws always brings defensive responses from fans, so you do kind of have to go in extreme directions to bring attention to things, especially for popular anime. Obviously, this isn't true for everyone who has a low mean score (some people just have exacting standards). |
Reply to APolygons2
@Roevhaal Then why do you finish them?
What is the reason you have spent so much time on stuff that you hate, when you can just drop them early on or avoid anime in general until something REALLY catches your eye?
also, do you go into these shows expecting to hate them, or is it a cycle of going in with high hopes and being disappointed?
If It's the former, why bother?
What is the reason you have spent so much time on stuff that you hate, when you can just drop them early on or avoid anime in general until something REALLY catches your eye?
also, do you go into these shows expecting to hate them, or is it a cycle of going in with high hopes and being disappointed?
If It's the former, why bother?
| @APolygons2 It's a combination of not wanting to leave stuff in the middle and not having anything better to do, that said I have a lot of basically dropped anime on my on-hold and on my watching list. I learned to not go into anime with any hopes during my first or second year after the honeymoon phase was over. I go into stuff with the mindset of 'it could be decent'. |
Reply to APolygons2
Zimmu said:
I mean, its kind of a pointless thing to watch bad anime in the first place, knowing one wouldn't even finish it or get any sense of enjoyment. Although I don't know anyone who find bad anime on purpose
I mean, its kind of a pointless thing to watch bad anime in the first place, knowing one wouldn't even finish it or get any sense of enjoyment. Although I don't know anyone who find bad anime on purpose
Are you telling me you don't know people who love "so bad it's good media"?
damn, I thought that was pretty comment. I've seen a lot of people who look through the trashiest of the trash to find that one "fun bad" show.
| @APolygons2 Yeah bro, at least myself don't know anyone who does that. But the world is big and there are so many types of ppl out there so I guess it makes sense |
APolygons2 said: If my standards were THAT high, I would drop 90% of what I watch on episode 1 Thank you for the shout-out, dude. 😁 |
| その目だれの目？ |
Reply to Piromysl
Seems like those people genuinely think they are better than anyone else, only their opinion matter is relevant and objective and everyone else has shit taste, ONLY their faviourite anime is good, rest is total shit.
In short, they really like to sniff their own farts.
I mean, just look at this as an example.
In short, they really like to sniff their own farts.
I mean, just look at this as an example.
| @Piromysl Oh my god, she even has an Umineko pic. That franchise attracts the most arrogant pseudo-intellectuals. |
| その目だれの目？ |
Reply to Piromysl
Seems like those people genuinely think they are better than anyone else, only their opinion matter is relevant and objective and everyone else has shit taste, ONLY their faviourite anime is good, rest is total shit.
In short, they really like to sniff their own farts.
I mean, just look at this as an example.
In short, they really like to sniff their own farts.
I mean, just look at this as an example.
| @Piromysl bro why does mal say i have 47% affinity with oxodon, literally false information 💀 gotta respect a woman who speaks her mind tho 🙌 |
APolygons2 said: ... what in the world is it that pushes you to finish those shows and spend so much time on them? Why not drop them early on based on the writing/production/premise? There's a simple reason, at least for some people I've known: they have "nothing better to do". I'm not being dismissive, I genuinely think they don't know about or want something else. I've seen people who watched a lot of anime and only anime continue watching shows that they didn't like, because that was still better than not watching any anime at all. They just did not enjoy non-anime media, like Hollywood films, Netflix shows, and K-drama. I don't think there's anything wrong or unusual about that. I've felt similarly from time to time, periods when I just didn't have the appetite for any non-anime movies or shows. Either they have tried them and did not like them (much), or they weren't willing to try (we all have "no-go" zones). Anime was kind of "their domain" anyway and a big part of who they were as people. What else would they be doing in their spare time? What else would they even talk about? Why didn't they watch other "better" anime instead, then? Because "there weren't any", according to them. They couldn't find anything, even after doing a lot of research (allegedly). It was difficult recommending anime to them too, because they've already watched so many shows and had high standards and very specific tastes. So they kept watching anime and kept being let down and unhappy. I don't know if they went on MAL and diligently rated and reviewed these shows 4/10, but I could understand why they kept watching and how frustrated they were feeling. I hope they found something they enjoy by now... |
| This has no simple answer, there are many factors into this equation. But let’s view the very basic: people want attention, that’s what they gain when they are found to have low scores, to stand out from the crowds. Anyhow, Respect to those people, they are necessary to balance the scores, to point out the shortcomings inherent to this media. I would say that is the case with the majority of users with low scores. However, there are many possibilities, whatever comes to your mind; distinction, personal scales, bots, some twisted kind o fun, too much free time, etc. For example, I met a person who scored in an inverted scale; 1 was 10, 10 was 1, just for trolling. And why people "complete" everything? Why something they dislike? well first take into account that people lie, a lot. Then, to understand you must have the willing to view things from different perspectives, each case is unique, how life molded those people, we just can’t generalize here. But again many reasons, probably a lot of them have anxiety issues with leaving something unfinished. Some of them might have regrets later. Time will pass fast, with no mercy, and they will have so much time wasted on unpleasant screen time. Anyway I might be a little biased, after all, time doesn't have the same value for everyone, even after years apparently. Consider that things are not "black or white", perfection does not exist, but they can get close to excellency, on different spheres, or being timeless, as you age your taste will change, you will have a different view on what you watched, there may be no need to rate things anymore. Respect to those people who have low scores and have no need to brag about it, keeping it to themselves. |
| With my 4.65 mean score on MAL, usually I watch most of isekai trash & some genuine bad show and they are easier to watch and to get more different opinion. Mostly I don't have time to read LN as they are too consuming so I stick with anime format. There are some show that are deserving of lower rated just from their multiple reasons (how faithful the story from the adaptation, quality of production, their bias, enjoyment factor, etc...) I can still enjoy watching bad show and it comes somewhat niche/handful as a tangent convo from peers to forum discussion. |
| I make OC maymay |
Reply to Serafos
I'm also one of them pretty soon if I keep watching random music videos. Most of them suck anyway, haha. Last year my mean score was ~7.40 and now it's 6.07. :C
| @Serafos As someone that has attested your suffering through the avant-garde short section I can understand why your score is relatively low. I mean the fact a 1 minute short has the same weight for MAL as a 300 episode series in the overall score means that we need a better system for calculating the "score" a user gives to stuff in general. I mean, my score would be also above 7 if it weren't because of the shorts I completed are "harming" my average, even if I tend to give higher scores than you usually do. |
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