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How important is MAL score to you when deciding what to watch?
Mar 13, 2023 7:40 AM
#1
I looked at my PTW list and saw some anime rated below a 7 and wondered if I should actually watch them. Because usually I end up rating them below 7 as well, which means I didn't like them much. So I looked at anime.plus and looked at shows which I enjoyed (7+), but are rated lower than 7 by MAL. 10/10s: Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou, 6.98 (Ecchi) 9/10s: Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls, 6.77 (Ecchi) Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Bride, 6.72 (Ecchi) Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta?, 6.72 (Ecchi) Freezing, 6.81 (Ecchi) Freezing Vibration, 6.73 (Ecchi) Yuusha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shuushoku wo Ketsui Shimashita., 6.83 (Ecchi) 8/10s: Senran Kagura, 6.28 (Ecchi) B-gata H-kei, 6.86 (Ecchi) Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu, 6.87 (Ecchi) Dagashi Kashi, 6.61 Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita, 6.95 7/10s: Kenzen Robo Daimidaler, 6.13 (Ecchi) Queen's Blade: Rurou no Senshi, 6.13 (Ecchi) Queen's Blade: Gyokuza wo Tsugu Mono, 6.54 (Ecchi) Manyuu Hikenchou, 6.19 (Ecchi) Hajimete no Gal, 6.29 (Ecchi) Seikon no Qwaser, 6.35 (Ecchi) Tejina-senpai, 6.41 (Ecchi) Getsuyoubi no Tawawa, 6.43 (Ecchi) R-15, 6.43 (Ecchi) Akiba's Trip The Animation, 6.50 (Ecchi) Monster Musume no Oishasan, 6.53 (Ecchi) Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai., 6.56 (Ecchi) Koharu Biyori, 6.59 (Ecchi) Nourin, 6.76 (Ecchi) Sunohara-sou no Kanrinin-san, 6.78 (Ecchi) Majimoji Rurumo, 6.84 (Ecchi) Omamori Himari, 6.84 (Ecchi) Keijo!!!!!!!!, 6.93 (Ecchi) Negima!?, 6.95 (Ecchi) To LOVE-Ru, 6.99 (Ecchi) Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi, 6.34 (Erotica) Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu., 6.44 Kenja no Mago, 6.62 Gamers!, 6.77 Aho Girl, 6.76 Choujigen Game Neptune The Animation, 6.92 So most anime I really liked which had a MAL score below 7 were ecchi shows. Somehow "Redo of Healer" is erotica and not ecchi, not sure what the difference is, borderline hentai? Most of the other shows also have quite a bit of fanservice, so it seems that this might be the reason why they are also rated rather low. Which means for me personally, it feels like I should ignore MAL score for fanservice- and ecchi-anime. But for "serious" anime, MAL score might actually be useful for me. Do you have noticed something like that as well? Does the MAL score help you sometimes to decide if you should watch a show or not? Do you also feel like ecchi shows get too much hate on MAL or am I just an ecchi simp? (I actually might know the answer to that question already) |
Mar 13, 2023 7:43 AM
#3
I couldn't care less about MyAnimeList scores. I'd rather watch the anime myself and then decide whether I like it or not. |
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Mar 13, 2023 7:44 AM
#5
My whole anime viewing experience is watching anime below 7/10. Rarely do i find hentais or ecchis that reach a 7 or an 8. Score don't matter to me, i only want to be entertained. |
Mar 13, 2023 7:51 AM
#6
Of course I do, I don't care much about MAL scores. I'm currently watching Vlad Love which has a score of 5.86 and it is great, you can tell the joke flew over MAL kids' heads |
Mar 13, 2023 7:51 AM
#7
The mean score on MAL is fucked up, people usually tend to give a lot of high scores, there's just too much of 8~10s, and some people even refuse to rate anything below a 5, so you can't really tell what's good and bad based solely on the mean score. It can't be trusted sadly. That being said, I usually disregard the mean score and trust more in some of my friends scores. |
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Mar 13, 2023 7:52 AM
#8
I definitely take ratings into account when picking shows but I’ll give anything a chance. Boruto has been a pleasant surprise. I was expecting a train wreck based on the ratings but it’s not bad. Not as good as Naruto and it definitely has 20-30 episode stretches of being very boring, but I’ve enjoyed it a lot And outside. Of LotGH and K-on 2nd season, none of the shows I’ve given a 10 have a score over 8. Or maybe I just have terrible taste |
Mar 13, 2023 7:53 AM
#9
I don't mind ratings that other people gave. |
Mar 13, 2023 7:53 AM
#10
Below 7? I watched shows below 6 that were good. |
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Mar 13, 2023 7:56 AM
#11
I don't really check the MAL score of an entry before watching it. |
Mar 13, 2023 8:02 AM
#12
As someone who likes ecchi and cgdct things, yes. Most of these are below 7 score and I like them a lot. |
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Mar 13, 2023 8:03 AM
#13
Where's the option "I do care about MAL scores, but that doesn't mean I won't watch something that caught my interest just because it's rated low" Scores need to be interpreted, because they also depend on the people who gave them and not just on the inner qualities of the show. There are quite a few <7 anime I love, but I can see why they don't appeal the mass audience. Ecchi is a good example of what I said above, since the mainstream audience systematically rates this genre lower. That doesn't mean that scores are useless: for example, I'll acknowledge that a 7.5 score for an ecchi anime is just as outstanding as an 8.6 of the latest popular shounen. |
Mar 13, 2023 8:03 AM
#14
Yeah and I liked quite a few of them. I've also hated stuff with an 8+ rating. I never use average scores as indicators of quality. Unless it's rated 2/10 or something. Then it's probably bad by any objective or subjective metric. |
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Mar 13, 2023 8:04 AM
#15
MAL scores have been manipulated so much that you shouldn't trust them at all. Places like anidb, anilist, and anime-planet are somewhat better, but not by a lot. Too many shows have been botted and spammed with alts to manipulate their score, coupled with the people that throw out 10's based on enjoyment, and even worse people that think 7 is “average”. |
Mar 13, 2023 8:06 AM
#16
I do not even look at the ratings for the most part. |
Mar 13, 2023 8:06 AM
#17
Typically, I'll dabble into anime with mean scores between 6-7 because I'll often find hidden gems that may have some sort of divided reception among fans or are obscure enough where there isn't wide reception to them. Anything below an average of 6, I know for a fact it's largely going to be a bumpy ride watching through it. |
Mar 13, 2023 8:11 AM
#18
I watch <7.00 shows but not very often but I read a lot of manga which is rated under 7. |
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Mar 13, 2023 8:12 AM
#19
Watched a show with 6.5 rating and enjoyed it quite a lot. Rating on MAL on show what general people think. But general population can be wrong or the answer depends to if something was good or not is based on your enjoyment purely. |
Mar 13, 2023 8:12 AM
#20
Seems like most people pay the MAL score no mind, like I did until today. Guess that was to be expected, still interesting. tchitchouan said: My whole anime viewing experience is watching anime below 7/10. Rarely do i find hentais or ecchis that reach a 7 or an 8. Score don't matter to me, i only want to be entertained. True, there are not many ecchi anime with an 8+ score. I watched all of them except "Kill la Kill" and "Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru" and liked all of them except for "Golden Boy". Ionliosite2 said: Of course I do, I don't care much about MAL scores. I'm currently watching Vlad Love which has a score of 5.86 and it is great, you can tell the joke flew over MAL kids' heads Haven't heard of that one, doesn't look bad at first glance though. Not sure why the score is so low, but that's always hard to say with unpopular shows below 100K watchers. Sachyan said: The mean score on MAL is fucked up, people usually tend to give a lot of high scores, there's just too much of 8~10s, and some people even refuse to rate anything below a 5, so you can't really tell what's good and bad based solely on the mean score. It can't be trusted sadly. That being said, I usually disregard the mean score and trust more in some of my friends scores. True, most people don't use the whole rating scale, that's why stuff below 7 is considered to be "bad" by MAL standards imo. I wouldn't consider a 5 or 6 on my list as bad, but rather average or slightly above. Bfolls said: I definitely take ratings into account when picking shows but I’ll give anything a chance. Boruto has been a pleasant surprise. I was expecting a train wreck based on the ratings but it’s not bad. Not as good as Naruto and it definitely has 20-30 episode stretches of being very boring, but I’ve enjoyed it a lot And outside. Of LotGH and K-on 2nd season, none of the shows I’ve given a 10 have a score over 8. Or maybe I just have terrible taste Interesting to see the first one who does look at score at least a bit when considering what to watch. I actually did not consider watching Boruto, but that's because I already did not like Shippuuden all that much and thought it can only get worse from here on. An 8+ is already a very good score on MAL, so I don't think this is weird. I actually have one of the few 9+ shows in my list which I did not enjoy. Well I'm pretty sure that a lot of people consider my taste terrible as well, no taste shaming in here :3 Nirinbo said: Where's the option "I do care about MAL scores, but that doesn't mean I won't watch something that caught my interest just because it's rated low" Scores need to be interpreted, because they also depend on the people who gave them and not just on the inner qualities of the show. There are quite a few <7 anime I love, but I can see why they don't appeal the mass audience. Ecchi is a good example of what I said above, since the mainstream audience systematically rates this genre lower. That doesn't mean that scores are useless: for example, I'll acknowledge that a 7.5 score for an ecchi anime is just as outstanding as an 8.6 of the latest popular shounen. Hmm not sure what that means, you use the MAL score to find new shows, but still watch low-rated shows if you find them through other means? Though with the general MAL score you don't know who the people were, unless you look at every single profile. I agree about ecchi anime, that's the conclusion I also arrived at. Imoutocore said: MAL scores have been manipulated so much that you shouldn't trust them at all. Places like anidb, anilist, and anime-planet are somewhat better, but not by a lot. Too many shows have been botted and spammed with alts to manipulate their score, coupled with the people that throw out 10's based on enjoyment, and even worse people that think 7 is “average”. I think MAL does detect those bot scores though and filters them out in the overall score? At least I think that's how it works since the "Ishuzoku Reviewers" incident. |
Mar 13, 2023 8:19 AM
#21
Guess I’ll be the contrarian here I would never watch an anime rated below a 7 these days I don’t have the time/patience to watch a mediocre show Would much rather watch the mountain of shows in my PTW which I know I’ll definitely like |
Mar 13, 2023 8:21 AM
#22
Gator said: I think MAL does detect those bot scores though and filters them out in the overall score? At least I think that's how it works since the "Ishuzoku Reviewers" incident. As a webdev by trade, I have not heard of or seen any infrastructure put into place to achieve this. And if they have, it may not apply retroactively to older series. But seeing as you already take the scores with a grain of salt it's all good |
Mar 13, 2023 8:27 AM
#23
I don't care at all. For example, some of those old black-and-white anime shorts with cute animals are rated even below 6, which by MAL standards is very low, but I often found them to be quite endearing and interesting. That aside, sometimes my tastes align with what most people like and sometimes they don't, it's all situational and I don't use MAL scores as a guide when I choose what to watch (most of these scores have nothing to do with quality anyway and even if they did, there is still no guarantee that those particular anime series would click with me). |
Mar 13, 2023 9:12 AM
#24
i definitely hesitate but if the synopsis looks good i do jump into it afterall why should i trust rating on mal when shikimori is under 7 and no game no life above 8 |
Mar 13, 2023 9:18 AM
#25
Yaboyblunty said: Guess I’ll be the contrarian here I would never watch an anime rated below a 7 these days I don’t have the time/patience to watch a mediocre show Would much rather watch the mountain of shows in my PTW which I know I’ll definitely like That's also what triggered me to look at my own shows, since some of the stuff below 7 I watched lately was quite boring and uninteresting. But I also have a hard time just dropping it once I started. So you only have shows in your PTW list rated higher than 7? Because usually I just fill them with whatever looks interesting and so far I never thought about looking at the score first. Imoutocore said: As a webdev by trade, I have not heard of or seen any infrastructure put into place to achieve this. And if they have, it may not apply retroactively to older series. But seeing as you already take the scores with a grain of salt it's all good While I am a software developer myself, I did not dig that much into MAL's technologies that much, so you might be right about that. At least if you look at some shows with a loooot of 1/10s, you notice that the overall score is actually not that bad. Might not be the case for older shows though, true. -YaoiBoy- said: I don't care at all. For example, some of those old black-and-white anime shorts with cute animals are rated even below 6, which by MAL standards is very low, but I often found them to be quite endearing and interesting. That aside, sometimes my tastes align with what most people like and sometimes they don't, it's all situational and I don't use MAL scores as a guide when I choose what to watch (most of these scores have nothing to do with quality anyway and even if they did, there is still no guarantee that those particular anime series would click with me). Older anime have less watchers, I agree that those scores can be weird at times. Since I'm not into old anime, I don't really notice it that much I guess. Of course personal taste never aligns with overall scoring, but I feel like a show doesn't get a really low score without something being fundamentally wrong with it. Though for some people that might be fanservice, which won't bother others. |
Mar 13, 2023 9:24 AM
#26
Yes. Well, I have unpopular opinions quite often, so I don't like to rely too much on MyAnimeList rating to decide to watch a work or not. They can help me set expectations, but never decide whether to watch or not. I watched School Days, after all, and while I thought it was pretty bad, it's definitely not the antichrist or atrocity that so many people talk about and much of the score is tied to the emotional upheaval associated with betrayal and the characters in a plot of horror (and, of course, the bizarre and macabre ending). But School Days, in my opinion, is not even close to being worse than Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi, despite the second grade being higher. There are works that are not very well known in some seasons that receive a very low score, as is the case of Pet and, more recently this season, Hikari no Ou. Despite this, they are interesting niche plots and, in my opinion, better than some 7+ or 8+ works, so I don't see the reason to ignore them. |
Mar 13, 2023 9:27 AM
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Mar 13, 2023 9:28 AM
#28
i do care and also watch everything.. i feel unrepresented in the poll 5.xx shows tend to be more wild stuff 6.xx tends to be just extremely mid.. also for really obscure shorts and ovas.. 5.xx is kinda the expected rating.. should be treated totally differently from a 2010+ full length seasonal rated 5.xx |
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Mar 13, 2023 9:50 AM
#29
Gator said: I mean that a high score may catch my interest, but a low rated anime can do the same for different reasons (interesting premise, word of mouth, animation studio and staff, score of the source material, etc.). Hmm not sure what that means, you use the MAL score to find new shows, but still watch low-rated shows if you find them through other means? Though with the general MAL score you don't know who the people were, unless you look at every single profile. I cannot know exactly who rated a certain anime, but after watching enough anime I can identify some patterns typical of the average MAL user. Underrating ecchi anime is one of those patterns, but there are more: short (I mean 3-12 mins episodes), unfinished, controversial, 3DCG, iyashikei, low member count anime are all underrated from my experience. I'll make an example to explain what I mean: 8.40 is a pretty high score for Houseki no Kuni (anime), so are 3DCG anime really underrated as I said above? After looking at the score of the source material, I noticed that a 8.96 manga like HnK resulted in a first season of the anime rated 8.40; a comparable action series like Made in Abyss went from 8.78 (manga) to 8.66 (s1 anime). Both adaptations are considered quite good, but the difference in the score between 2D and 3D is noticeable. |
Mar 13, 2023 9:57 AM
#30
Always, never pay attention to ratings cause you can miss out on a gem that hits emotionally to your preferences. |
Mar 13, 2023 10:07 AM
#31
For the most part, score has no influence on me, although if it's rated higher than 8.50, or lower than 7.00, then I do give that some consideration. But if it's 7.00 to 8.50, then not really. Opinions in the population will vary by a lot, but if a large portion of the population likes or does not like an anime, then they're probably up to something. I don't think I've ever seen an anime rated below 6.00. This only applies to new anime. For season 2 etc., whether it's rated 9.50 or 5.50 probably won't influence my decision to watch it. |
Mar 13, 2023 10:12 AM
#32
Yes I do I recently watched inazuma eleven, my childhood anime, and it was better than I remembered it. |
Mar 13, 2023 10:19 AM
#33
I don't look at a show's score on MAL before watching it. |
Mar 13, 2023 10:31 AM
#34
Two of my leading criteria for picking random non seasonals are, Is it rated R+ and does it have a loli as one of the main characters. If the answer to both of these questions is yes, then it likely doesn't have a rating over 7. >:3c On a more serious note, when I first got into anime, I basically just sorted by the highest rated, and watched what everyone else seemed to think was good. But as I started to learn what my tastes were, I started venturing into more lesser-known shows, and even watching anime seasonally, which has led me to a lot of great series that weren't the highest rated. |
Mar 13, 2023 11:02 AM
#35
MAL overrates anime, not the other way around. So low scores are usually more trustworthy than high ones. I've watched a few 6s and almost always agree with the rating. 6 is not a bad score, just temper your expectations or you will be disappointed. it's those 8s and 9s you gotta watch out for. Those I take with a grain of salt. |
Mar 13, 2023 11:05 AM
#36
no I don't give that much of a shit about MAL ratings |
Mar 13, 2023 11:10 AM
#37
yep and if you seek validation over how high your score/ranking your favorite series has or how much it sold or whatever else it may be then yeah, you need to fucking game over yourself irl right away because nobody at all with a brain would care about how that kind of stuff at all be it online or specially offline. |
Mar 13, 2023 11:12 AM
#38
I don't really take MAL score into consideration when picking a show. So long as it looks interesting then I'll give it a shot. |
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Mar 13, 2023 11:15 AM
#39
Definitely, Cause people have diff taste on everything so why not just watch it yourself and see how it is.. Dont care bout scores just watch the series |
Mar 13, 2023 11:16 AM
#40
I usually put anything "I" rate 6 or less into my "dropped" list, but that doesn't stop me from watching it. I only do that because I like to have my list specific to go through to rewatch, or go back and continue with. MAL's ratings are subjective IMO anyway, besides just because someone's opinion differs, doesn't mean much really, unless they have a unique perspective to a certain series. I can't let someone else's opinion stop me from watching something, it just ain't happening. On the other hand, I've watched anime that people will suck off and swallow (Love to death), but I might find it boring or I'll watch it and end up up just not liking it. In the end ratings mean squat. |
Mar 13, 2023 11:22 AM
#41
Don't think the average person on this website shares the same likes and dislikes as me, so no. |
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Mar 13, 2023 11:24 AM
#42
imagine caring about scores lmao no offense but the entire system is rigged |
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Mar 13, 2023 11:33 AM
#43
Very rarely, I focus more on the reviews than overall rating though If there is a good-written review that is in favor of a poorly rated anime I will watch it |
Mar 13, 2023 11:42 AM
#44
Ratings have never stopped me from watching a show before, but they do have a very small influence when I'm deciding on which show to watch next. |
Mar 13, 2023 11:48 AM
#45
Marander said: Yes. Well, I have unpopular opinions quite often, so I don't like to rely too much on MyAnimeList rating to decide to watch a work or not. They can help me set expectations, but never decide whether to watch or not. I watched School Days, after all, and while I thought it was pretty bad, it's definitely not the antichrist or atrocity that so many people talk about and much of the score is tied to the emotional upheaval associated with betrayal and the characters in a plot of horror (and, of course, the bizarre and macabre ending). But School Days, in my opinion, is not even close to being worse than Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi, despite the second grade being higher. There are works that are not very well known in some seasons that receive a very low score, as is the case of Pet and, more recently this season, Hikari no Ou. Despite this, they are interesting niche plots and, in my opinion, better than some 7+ or 8+ works, so I don't see the reason to ignore them. Expectations are a good point. If the show has no visible flaws or controversial opinions from the synopsis and has a low score, then usually there is something wrong, like low production value. Haven't watched School Days yet, but I think the reason for the low score is quite obvious from memes and stuff. So I can imagine that the show in general can be quite good apart from that. elgatosaika said: i generally find sixes to be more interesting than sevens sevens are usually the lowest common denominator whereas sixes tend to have some feature that pissed off a whole bunch of people which gave the show angry 1s so to me they might be more interesting as i like contentious stuff I guess that's one way to use the scores another way. I guess that's how I set my expectations for ecchi anime. If an ecchi anime is rated highly, there is probably not that much fanservice in it, so people were not that offended by it. romagia said: i do care and also watch everything.. i feel unrepresented in the poll 5.xx shows tend to be more wild stuff 6.xx tends to be just extremely mid.. also for really obscure shorts and ovas.. 5.xx is kinda the expected rating.. should be treated totally differently from a 2010+ full length seasonal rated 5.xx I feel like that's contradicting. If you care about scores, but watch the show no matter what score it has, how do you care? Nirinbo said: Gator said: I mean that a high score may catch my interest, but a low rated anime can do the same for different reasons (interesting premise, word of mouth, animation studio and staff, score of the source material, etc.). Hmm not sure what that means, you use the MAL score to find new shows, but still watch low-rated shows if you find them through other means? Though with the general MAL score you don't know who the people were, unless you look at every single profile. I cannot know exactly who rated a certain anime, but after watching enough anime I can identify some patterns typical of the average MAL user. Underrating ecchi anime is one of those patterns, but there are more: short (I mean 3-12 mins episodes), unfinished, controversial, 3DCG, iyashikei, low member count anime are all underrated from my experience. I'll make an example to explain what I mean: 8.40 is a pretty high score for Houseki no Kuni (anime), so are 3DCG anime really underrated as I said above? After looking at the score of the source material, I noticed that a 8.96 manga like HnK resulted in a first season of the anime rated 8.40; a comparable action series like Made in Abyss went from 8.78 (manga) to 8.66 (s1 anime). Both adaptations are considered quite good, but the difference in the score between 2D and 3D is noticeable. I see, I'm not into manga so that's a new perspective for me. To me it feels like manga is always rated a bit higher than their anime counterpart, so a 0.5 difference wouldn't even be noticable for me. A highly rated 3D anime on the other hand is pretty rare, so I guess that would make it interesting. PenguinLam said: For the most part, score has no influence on me, although if it's rated higher than 8.50, or lower than 7.00, then I do give that some consideration. But if it's 7.00 to 8.50, then not really. Opinions in the population will vary by a lot, but if a large portion of the population likes or does not like an anime, then they're probably up to something. I don't think I've ever seen an anime rated below 6.00. This only applies to new anime. For season 2 etc., whether it's rated 9.50 or 5.50 probably won't influence my decision to watch it. Hmm interesting, I do consider 8+ shows to be generally viewed as great, 8.5+ shows are already quite rare imo. I think I've seen some anime with a 5.XX score, but never with a 4.XX score. But I'd have to look that up in the database. When it comes to sequels I feel the same way, I already have an opinion on the story and that transfers over to the sequel as expectation. Jackson1333 said: Two of my leading criteria for picking random non seasonals are, Is it rated R+ and does it have a loli as one of the main characters. If the answer to both of these questions is yes, then it likely doesn't have a rating over 7. >:3c On a more serious note, when I first got into anime, I basically just sorted by the highest rated, and watched what everyone else seemed to think was good. But as I started to learn what my tastes were, I started venturing into more lesser-known shows, and even watching anime seasonally, which has led me to a lot of great series that weren't the highest rated. I actually also used to look at top-rated anime, but then noticed that I tend to enjoy popular anime more than highly-rated ones. epidemia78 said: MAL overrates anime, not the other way around. So low scores are usually more trustworthy than high ones. I've watched a few 6s and almost always agree with the rating. 6 is not a bad score, just temper your expectations or you will be disappointed. it's those 8s and 9s you gotta watch out for. Those I take with a grain of salt. Even though I disagree, I can see the logic behind that. Most of the time I don't enjoy shows below 7/10 that much, but there are also shows with a 8.5+ score which I disliked. Crow_Black said: yep and if you seek validation over how high your score/ranking your favorite series has or how much it sold or whatever else it may be then yeah, you need to fucking game over yourself irl right away because nobody at all with a brain would care about how that kind of stuff at all be it online or specially offline. Well that's not a point I was trying to make. Once you know that you like a show, there really is no reason to care about score anymore. I was just talking about unknown anime that you might wanna watch. Slimsith said: I usually put anything "I" rate 6 or less into my "dropped" list, but that doesn't stop me from watching it. I only do that because I like to have my list specific to go through to rewatch, or go back and continue with. MAL's ratings are subjective IMO anyway, besides just because someone's opinion differs, doesn't mean much really, unless they have a unique perspective to a certain series. I can't let someone else's opinion stop me from watching something, it just ain't happening. On the other hand, I've watched anime that people will suck off and swallow (Love to death), but I might find it boring or I'll watch it and end up up just not liking it. In the end ratings mean squat. All ratings are subjective yeah, it's just that the more people rate something, the less subjective it gets. Though if you have an unpopular taste, like ecchi for example, what most people dislike might appeal to you even more. Cammell123 said: Very rarely, I focus more on the reviews than overall rating though If there is a good-written review that is in favor of a poorly rated anime I will watch it Good point, reviews are surely a better way to evaluating a series. Takes time to read a bunch of those though instead of just looking at one number, so you have to spend a bit more time. |
Mar 13, 2023 11:54 AM
#46
While I don't really care about MAL ratings, I do use them as a rough estimate of how good a show is. It might not drop a show completely because of its rating, but I might choose a show over it due to score differences. I guess in general, I watch stuff over 7. The only time I make choices based on score alone is when choosing seasonal shows to watch. I don't watch weekly and instead binge shows once they finish airing. I simply don't have the time to watch every seasonal show that comes out. Along with the fact that I have a backlog of older shows I also want to watch, I choose a selection of shows to watch each season based almost entirely on score. Right now, I'm sticking to shows 7.5 (which is what voted for on the poll) and higher, minus some exceptions. |
Mar 13, 2023 11:54 AM
#47
sometimes, there are some crazy little OVAs with <7.00 scores out there that are worth checking |
Mar 13, 2023 12:20 PM
#48
AnimePedestrian said: Pretty much the same here, but I do keep it in mind though. I generally do some research and such before picking up a show if it'll be enjoyably or not.I don't really take MAL score into consideration when picking a show. So long as it looks interesting then I'll give it a shot. |
Mar 13, 2023 12:20 PM
#49
fyrflys said: While I don't really care about MAL ratings, I do use them as a rough estimate of how good a show is. It might not drop a show completely because of its rating, but I might choose a show over it due to score differences. I guess in general, I watch stuff over 7. The only time I make choices based on score alone is when choosing seasonal shows to watch. I don't watch weekly and instead binge shows once they finish airing. I simply don't have the time to watch every seasonal show that comes out. Along with the fact that I have a backlog of older shows I also want to watch, I choose a selection of shows to watch each season based almost entirely on score. Right now, I'm sticking to shows 7.5 (which is what voted for on the poll) and higher, minus some exceptions. That sounds like a good idea, if I had to decide between two shows which seem the same grad of good to me, I'd also go for the higher score or more popular one. The problem of time is why I asked this question in the first place, since I "only" watch 4 episodes a day at max and I want them to be enjoyable. I guess depending on how much time you have on your hands, a rating of 7.5+ at worst seems valid. |
Mar 13, 2023 12:23 PM
#50
Because of the way MAL calculates scores, series with fewer ratings have scores that are less representative of (and lower than) the community's actual opinion. https://myanimelist.net/info.php?go=topanime I find that on popular series the score is essentially accurate, so I do take it into account somewhat. Although, on obscure series it's essentially meaningless. |
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