Attack on Titan
Is AoT Overrated?
Definitely
32.4%
317
No, it's the best show ever
34.4%
337
It's amazing, but the fans overrate it
25.7%
252
I've never seen this show
2.0%
20
In between
5.4%
53
979 votes
| From my experiences of discussing anime with many people with different tastes from both online and in my personal life, I have found that the majority of reasons why people hate on AoT/SnK and call it "overrated" are because they are either butthurt that their own favorite anime isn't rated as high or as successful, or they simply love to hate it because it is popular. I once knew a guy who only watched the first five episodes and decided to drop it because it was higher rated than Neon Genesis Evangelion. Also, I had a friend who once dropped the series after watching the first few minutes because it was "boring." To sum it up, a lot of people love to hate on this series simply because it has been so successful, and we can't have any new series becoming more popular or successful than the "classics" now can we? |
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TSmasher said: [/quote]tobi9790 said: You wish to know why, sir? I have done some thinking about it and people will hate on overrated things. Then sometimes fans make them hate it too. Shouldnt be worrying about why some aren't fans of Attack on Titan :p Soon there will be a ecchi spin-off called Attack on Tits where big breast girls charge through the gates and kill people either from smothering them to death or they die from blood loss (nosebleed). Ooooopsss off topic so sorry. Lets go over a few things shall we? :D Eren vows to kill every titan, that sort of sounds like something cliche like Light Yagami yelling out the window he'll kill every criminal or Ichigo Kurosaki wanting to kill every hollow. OK thats all I can come up with :)) Its up to you if you decide Attack on Titan fits in with the big cast like FMA, Code Geass, Death Note. (The ones almost everyone seen) or if it goes to bottom of pile. That's just the thing, I'm not so sure it would be overrated so I'm not sure why people are hating on it. I guess the fanbase can be obnoxious though at times (no offense to anybody here), but I don't think anyone should treat a show more or less than what it is. AoT is a very great show, but it's not the best. Tbh, I watched FMA, Code Geass, and Death Note, and I thought they were great, but not the best. For me the best will probably be Naowi Urasawa's Monster, a not so watched anime, but very amazing thriller if you've ever seen it. Bakashift's got a great review on it. Also about Eren yelling about killing every titan, I think just about anybody would be pissed if somebody destroyed your home, killed your mom, and destroyed your dreams of visiting the outside world and there was not a thing you could do about it. It's also ironic with the fact that You have a good argument and I see what you mean. I watched Monster a looong time ago it was very interesting but need to rewatch someday. Weelllll its a given fact that the BEST anime does not exist. whyy? everyone has different likes and dislikes and see things differently. thats why thers no best anime but there are darn good animes. attack on titan i must say is doing a gooood job getting non-anime fans attentions and bringing them to the world of anime. as for this part, good point. :D it still has some cliche like look at many animes where they have characters that have bad pasts their parent or parents are dead or something. and then eren is somehow the ultimate power that will save the world being half and half. sooooo yeah it has cliches, not perfect animation but good anime? sure. |
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| Because it is popular. |
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| I think the arguments you've countered are really just nitpicks. Attack on Titan is overrated because the writing is just overall quite weak. Don't get me wrong, I like the show; world building is one of it's strengths, but it's full of stock characters (yeah they get developed, but that development is relatively weak and that doesn't stop them from being stock), unbearably slow pacing at some points (especially during the second half) and just how seriously it takes itself to the point of self parody. I mean you're fighting derpy giant naked dudes - have a bit of self awareness man! |
| I think it's a very good show and I pretty much marathoned it because it was so compelling to me. But I also think it's overrated because many see past it's flaws and it definitly has some. Just for example: - pacing issues in the second half - some wacky reasoning for holding off with the conclusion to questions (typical fault when writing mystery, it's hard to find the right balance) - reducing Mikasa's text to "Eren" 95 % of the time - the conversations are subpar/flat at times - there is a hard contrast in animation between stunningly amazing and pictures That said, I'm really looking forward to the next season. Although I will wait until it's fully aired because I can't stand watching a show like this weekly. |
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| It's a great show and it easily makes it to my top 5 favorite anime, but the reason many (including myself) say it's overrated is its plot. There isn't any. There's a lot of cliffhangers, and it's a show that'll put you on the edge of your seat. But just sit down for a moment and try to think about what happened in the plot since the series started. Try to think about how much the plot has progressed over the course of 25 episodes, and you'll realize that there was barely any progression at all. And that's a problem that exists with a lot of anime that fall under shounen. That's what made Hunter x Hunter special, in my opinion. It actually had a decent amount of plot progression and wasn't as stretched out or vague as other shounen series. Just try to think about how this series will end. It's species vs species. How can this series possibly end? Regardless of what they find in the basement (I haven't read the manga, so I don't know) I don't see any way for humanity to somehow exterminate all of the titans, and it probably won't end with the extinction of humanity because that'll be a pretty crappy ending to the series. The only way I can see this series ending is Eren dying. Character development is another issue. There isn't much character development. |
SurphyseDec 25, 2014 11:32 AM
| Because they have bad taste. |
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| In my case I didn't actually feel like watching it, it just didn't interest me. But the massive amount of hype made me check it out regardless. Due to all the hype I went in with way too high expectations, so it just left me disappointed. That in turn made it really hard to get into the show. I would probably have enjoyed it far more if it hadn't been so overhyped. I'm sure there's some reason for the hype though, so I'll probably try re-watching it before season 2 launches. Had the same experience with Steins;Gate, which I loved the second time around. |
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| The third ''I like dis popular animuh Y do ppl say it overr8ed becuz I dunt think it iz'' thread I see today. Sigh |
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| The series is pretty good for mainstream anime but it's not as good as people say it is so yes it is overrated. |
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TSmasher said: The problem here isn't ''nothing ever happens''. The problem is that the show is repetitive; titans appear, some people die, Eren goes MUST KILL TITANS MUH, Mikasa goes EREN EREN, Armin goes AM SCARED BUT I GOTTA DO IT, some more people die, Eren Mikasa - and later on, Levi - slashes titans, Eren goes titan and kills titans, Mikasa goes EREN EREN and Mikasa/Levi slashes titans. The story becomes very predictable after a while, and that's not how I want my animuh.Nothing ever happens? Seriously? Having a thousand questions in a show, finding out a lot of the answers to these questions, having tons of characters die, and character development, qualify as nothing happens? TSmasher said: ''Philosophies and interesting themes''? He wants to kill titans so he can avenge his comrades and mommy and he blames himself when something goes wrong. That's not what I call ''philosophic thoughts''.Eren is weak. Weak does not equal to bad main protagonist, and his philosophies and interesting themes make him a good protagonist and an interesting one because he's flawed and often his decisions aren't correct. TSmasher said: No character development: There's actually going to be a ton in the second season and a lot already in the manga. The first does have some too with Eren, Jean, and Armin. He has a ton of regret in the first season at the end, starts to hesitate and learns the taste of failure. The only character I would actually say is static even up to date, is Mikasa. ''A ton in the second season and the manga''. That might be true, but we're talking about Shingeki no Kyojin S1 and not the second season or the manga, so why are you bringing those up? As for the character development... I'll give you that Jean and Armin develop, but they're literally the only ones. Nobody else did. How am I supposed to care about the others if they have very little to no character development? TSmasher said: It might appeal to the masses. That doesn't change the fact that it is poorly written, rushed and even kind of cliché, and it certainly doesn't make it an amazing show.Tbh, I think this show/manga deserves much of the hype. The only thing I can really say for the haters is yes, I agree that it's not the best, because best is a subjective term. However, it's a pretty amazing show. |
Comic_SansDec 31, 2014 5:17 AM
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| i love this series..but i agree that it's overrated.mainly because shows which were better than SNK didn't recieve even half of its hype |
| I do think that SNK is overrated. I haven't read the manga, so what my impression of the series is based off of solely the anime's presentation. I think that the first half of season one of SNK (eps. 1-13) were the best. The latter half of the first season, was as stated previously by several other people, very repetitive. The beginning was promising and very exciting. We had a protagonist who had a purpose to kill the Titans -- revenge or for saving humanity -- and he made a lot of progress in his journey in doing so. The audience is thrown into the world of SNK, and it's exhilarating and enjoyable. However, the latter half really failed in its deliverance. I had hoped to see more character development, especially concerning Eren's skill and drive. Instead of developing as a character, Eren seems to devolve into a weaker, more indecisive character. When Captain Levi arrived, I was really excited because I thought there'd be more scenes with Levi training Eren to improve. What we are presented with is a very, very overly revered character who is so unable to protect his comrades. Comic_Sans said: As for character devlopment...I'll give you that Jean and Armin develop, but they're literally the only ones I do have to say that I really grew to respect at least Armin by the end of the first season. He's probably one of my more favorite characters in the entire series. He steps up to the plate and does what needs to be done, including smacking around Eren to wake up and do his job correctly. The pace of the second half of the show left something to be desired. The show seemed to drag on and on, with more and more people dying unnecessarily. After a while, it was just like, "Oh WOW. ANOTHER person dies. Greeeeat. Now everyone's all angsty over what happens." I almost didn't really care at the end of the Survey Corps' mission (eps 21 or 22?) when the titans came to attack them for the last time when they were collecting bodies to bring home. I really had high hopes for SNK. But it really just was a huge let down, especially after the great buildup led on by the first half of the series. |
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| Overrated the word that became meaningless. If you think about it logically. Every series is overrated weather its popular or not. Their is not a single series in the world that everyone love at the same level therefore ot will fall into the overrated category. @comic san it seems you are a late bloomer here I've been seen you posting here pretty frequently here. From reading your comments about snk it's painfully abvious that you haven't seen the big picture in this series. Please when watching snk you should always have your thinking hat on your head. Let me try an enlighten you on the 1st season. At first look snk may look like a simple straight forward series, but if you start thinking and analyzing the series. You will realize that this series is much more deeper and complex than you initially though. Have you ever wondered what could be the motive of the collosal titan and the armored titan, which armin theorize could be human shifters as well? What are the point of letting titans kill so many people? What are their goal? Why did the female titan wanted to capture eren? Where do these titan shifters come from? Why are there titans inside the very Walls that are used to protect the humans? Why did eren father gave his young child these titan powers? Where did the titans come from? These are a few of many interesting questions in the series. Btw all these question were brought up in season 1 of the anime. Just think about these questions, I would really hold my tongue before saying this series is poorly written when you really don't know shit. The 1st season was basically just to introduce you to the plot and characters. Btw about the lack of character development for certain characters. You said that you're talking about just the 1st season. Well yea you're right. But you should still remember that the anime is an adaption from a manga. Its not like the author had a time traveling machine and be like " oh I better flesh out every character that has a importance in the plot in the first 33 chapters because 3 years from now my series will get an anime adaption" I'm not saying you can't talk negative about the characters but at the same time you have to keep a open mind and rémember that the manga doesn't have seasons in it. Also about it being repetitive I disagree, but we do have titan shifter in it for a reason plus human vs human fights as well in the 2nd season. The first half of season 1 introduce us that our main character can tun into titans. The second half shows us that their are others that can turn into titans. Snk is a series that has psychological themes, action, mystery/conspiracy ect. So think again if you think this series is just a action show. I'm so burn out right now. We are in 2015 now and I'm still have pointless discussion about the 1st season of attack. I need to take some break from the anime adaption. |
| @comic san. Don't take it personal but you honestly remind me of the casual snk fans. The fans that like the series because of its actions without paying much attention to the story the only difference is that the action didn't impress you. Its like eating just the skin of the mango without getting to the juicy part. I mention those questions so you can probably see that the story is not as simple as it seems. Anyone reading your comments about this series wouls think snk is just a action gore series like hellsing with any deeper meaning to it. I'm not trying to convince you to like the series. I just want to make sure you fully understand the 1st season. |
| Because it is overrated |
keragamming said: Let me try an enlighten you on the 1st season. At first look snk may look like a simple straight forward series, but if you start thinking and analyzing the series. You will realize that this series is much more deeper and complex than you initially though. ? keragamming said: Have you ever wondered what could be the motive of the collosal titan and the armored titan, which armin theorize could be human shifters as well? What are the point of letting titans kill so many people? What are their goal? Because they're loners and outside of the society. You don't have to be Descartes to realize that. keragamming said: Why did the female titan wanted to capture eren? Where do these titan shifters come from? Why are there titans inside the very Walls that are used to protect the humans? Why did eren father give his young child these titan powers? Where did the titans come from? These are not, in any way, philosophical questions. keragamming said: These are a few of many interesting questions in the series. Btw all these question were brought up in season 1 of the anime. Just think about these questions, I would really hold my tongue before saying this series is poorly written when you really don't know shit. The 1st season was basically just to introduce you to the plot and characters. ''Interesting'' questions does not equal ''well-written''. keragamming said: Btw about the lack of character development for certain characters. You said that you're talking about just the 1st season. Well yea you're right. But you should still remember that the anime is an adaption from a manga. Its not like the author had a time traveling machine and be like " oh I better flesh out every character that has a importance in the plot in the first 33 chapters because 3 years from now my series will get an anime adaption" I'm not saying you can't talk negative about the characters but at the same time you have to keep a open mind and remember that the manga doesn't have seasons in it. But the script writers could still have chosen to develop some of the characters better, right? keragamming said: I am talking about the big picture of SnK. I've already explained why I found the show repetitive (titans appear, some people die, Eren goes MUST KILL TITANS MUH etc) and I don't see why I should have to repeat myself.Also about it being repetitive I disagree, but we do have titan shifter in it for a reason plus human vs human fights as well in the 2nd season. keragamming said: Don't take it personal but you honestly remind me of the casual snk fans. The fans that like the series because of its actions without paying much attention to the story the only difference is that the action didn't impress you. Its like eating just the skin of the mango without getting to the juicy part. I mention those questions so you can probably see that the story is not as simple as it seems. Anyone reading your comments about this series wouls think snk is just a action gore series like hellsing with any deeper meaning to it. I'm not trying to convince you to like the series. I just want to make sure you fully understand the 1st season. I said the show was repetitive and the character development next to zero. I didn't say a word about the action part (which I actually liked, by the way). keragamming said: I'm so burn out right now. We are in 2015 now and I'm still having pointless discussions about the 1st season of attack. I need to take some break from the anime adaption. Please do so. |
Comic_SansJan 2, 2015 9:44 AM
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| Never seen it. I justify posting in this thread just to say that because there is a poll option for it. I'm a genius. |
| @Comic Sans, I'm sorry but you just said some pretty damn nonsense. |
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| I don't know OP I agree with you |
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| Because it's popular and liked by "new" anime watchers. Anything that's very popular and hyped is automatically overrated by long time anime viewers. |
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robis798 said: ''Nonsense''? I just explained why I think SnK is overrated and why I don't share keragamming's opinion. I didn't try to force you all to agree with me or something.@Comic Sans, I'm sorry but you just said some pretty damn nonsense. |
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| Because it's attracted extensive international attention. It may be overrated but it's still damn good |
Comic_Sans said: robis798 said: ''Nonsense''? I just explained why I think SnK is overrated and why I don't share keragamming's opinion. I didn't try to force you all to agree with me or something.@Comic Sans, I'm sorry but you just said some pretty damn nonsense. Well it's completely okay not to like something, but cmon, you sound so biased that you actually stop thinking about the series and say stuff that is completely wrong and/or stupid. |
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robis798 said: Comic_Sans said: ''Nonsense''? I just explained why I think SnK is overrated and why I don't share keragamming's opinion. I didn't try to force you all to agree with me or something. Well it's completely okay not to like something, but cmon, you sound so biased that you actually stop thinking about the series and say stuff that is completely wrong and/or stupid. Her reasons are pretty consistent and understandable. You got to keep in mind it her opinion in the longrun |
monarchyanarchy said: robis798 said: Well it's completely okay not to like something, but cmon, you sound so biased that you actually stop thinking about the series and say stuff that is completely wrong and/or stupid. Her reasons are pretty consistent and understandable. You got to keep in mind it her opinion in the longrun Well I'd say it's pretty closed minded on her part, but meh, why does it matter. |
goodshitgoOdshitJan 2, 2015 3:41 PM
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| How are they supposed to be main characters if they die in the beginning? |
| It's from overexposure, I can't go into a manga section of a book store without people talking about how it's the greatest. |
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Bewb_Lord said: Because it is overrated |
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| Its not Overrated, Everyone just Love it. Shingeki No Kyojin is Great Anime, it certainly is one of the best Anime But its not the Best Anime ever created. |
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Infinite_Image said: Well for me I'm not the biggest fan of AOT. I think the only way it's overrated is the way fans give it 10/10. When I score something I compare it to things that are already pre-existing on a 7 or 8 slot. If you want to read something that's a ten out of ten read the highly acclaimed berserk. A dark and gritty medieval seinen serialized in young animal magazine shows no remorse. Attack on Titan has got nothing on. Just read Berserk it has a better story than most literature in the world, top notch artwork, amazing characters that grow and develop but aren't gonna live forever, and a very phycological core inside of it. By comparing AOT to other series I have deemed it myself an 8.5/10. Just because a series is overrated doesn't mean it's bad, it just means it doesn't meet up to reality if you look into it. I like berserk, but the story is really not its strongest point. The world and its characters is what make berserk what's. You need to understand that people have different preference. What you consider good maybe bad to someone else. Even though berserk is #1 not everyone think it's a 10/10. If you go look at the stats there are people that rate it a 6/10, 7/10 ect. Welcome back to reality. |
| It's an outrageously popular anime. By definition, it HAS to be overrated. It just happens that the Anime is highly stylized with exaggerated shouting and dramatic moments. The people who critique anime usually like more subtle characterization than the ones in AOT |
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| It's overrated because, while it is a good show, it's also the anime that a lot of people watch without caring to dive deeper into the medium. There are a lot of better anime out there but they don't take the time to explore. |
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| I felt the second half was a bit weak, but highly enjoyed the first half. Pixel_Vapour said: It's overrated because, while it is a good show, it's also the anime that a lot of people watch without caring to dive deeper into the medium. There are a lot of better anime out there but they don't take the time to explore. What anime is your signature from? |
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| It is overrated, it was not an interesting watch, it had to explain everything more than once, the characters are all pretty much dull and having nothing to them, not to mention the story is a rip off of FM. They assume the problem was out side but then it turns out its really all within the city. I don't see why people like it so much. |
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hinto said: What anime is your signature from? It's from Re:Zero |
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hinto said: I felt the second half was a bit weak, but highly enjoyed the first half. Pixel_Vapour said: It's overrated because, while it is a good show, it's also the anime that a lot of people watch without caring to dive deeper into the medium. There are a lot of better anime out there but they don't take the time to explore. What anime is your signature from? The show in his signature is from Re Zero |
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OP said: It is overrated, it was not an interesting watch, it had to explain everything more than once, the characters are all pretty much dull and having nothing to them, not to mention the story is a rip off of FM. They assume the problem was out side but then it turns out its really all within the city. I don't see why people like it so much. Within the city is just a sub plot, not the main plot, mangax reader speaking here, it has similarities towards claymore ect, god forbid this series to have similarities to another, you might as well call it a rip off evangellion and blue gender as many as said. But the more the story delves deeper into the plot the more different it is from all those series, snk is going a completely different approach from those series. Btw snk got its influence from muv luv and many other series and video games, its a mixture of everything in one. I don't care if someone think it is overrated, but at least know your facts before calling it a rip off, good luck finding a original serie that no other series has done before. |
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