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
| 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 |
| "Justice Never Dies!" - Kenji Endou, 20th century Boys |
| 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. |
keragammingFeb 20, 2017 6:31 AM
| the protagonist is unlikable, its pretty straight forward and unshocking but it its fan claim its the best anime ever, its just like any other average anime really |
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TSmasher said: It isn't! -.-why people think AoT is overrated. TSmasher said: No... Of course it's not an asspull! Isayama said he as the story defined from the beginning (except for the ending it seems)... I seriously don't understand why. I've actually been trying to grasp it, but I don't understand why people think AoT is overrated. If it's not your cup of tea, that's fine, but I don't think this show is overrated. I don't think it's the best either, but it's certainly very good and pretty amazing. On all of the arguments they make, I can make a counterargument easy. 1. Eren's titan form being an asspull? No it's not, there are hints to it such as the injection from Grisha, after hitting his head while training there was steam rising from it (and he heals in like an hour), and the titan's fighting form were all hints. When I rate an anime I tend to watch all the seasons and rate them together because... you know... it's just one story, not 20! And Eren has the Titan power since the end of episode 2. How do I know? I read the manga... So I jugde the anime based on the answers I got from there and actually make a pretty fucking sense!!! TSmasher said: Eren isn't weak, is average at least... (https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1619146 - I agree with this guy)...3. 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: The excuse of that there is no character development is the worst! That's just someone who feels disgruntled! It's the first season! There's still a lot of story ahead and you want character development right on the first? What about the rest!? Besides, the second season got a lot of it and I only see the score getting smaller! I don't get this people... -.-4. 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. Abhishantz said: it is not, they think it's overrated bcoz their fav anime got less score than AOT HunterXJared said: Maybe... 😂😂😂They call it overrated cause their favorite anime isn't praised highly enough. sim0n2170 said: Exactly...It deserves its praise but not the "Best show ever". keragamming said: I think you got all of my thoughts... 😤😤😤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. - Those are great questions showing that the show isn't that bad writtten! Nice... - The anime is clearly an "adaptation" and is far from being complete so it's an error to judge it that way... |
| I'd say it's underrated. |
| I think it's genuinely good and deserves it's current score. But not higher than that. |
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Metal_Ice786 said: I'd say it's underrated. Are you serious? What makes you think it's underrated? |
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Pixel_Vapour said: Metal_Ice786 said: I'd say it's underrated. Are you serious? What makes you think it's underrated? It has such a rich story, but many rate it low becuase of the lack of action. |
Well 1 million members and the second most popular thing on the site. I definitely wouldn't call that underrated. |
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Metal_Ice786 said: Pixel_Vapour said: Well 1 million members and the second most popular thing on the site. I definitely wouldn't call that underrated. I think the score could've been higher. The score is fine as it is. It's slightly higher than my favourite anime Madoka Magica. |
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| I don't enjoy Shingeki as much, but the overrated argument is stupid. Calling something overrated is the same as saying: "My opinion is years better than all of these people that enjoy something that I don't. Of course this thing is trash, why can't people agree with my majestic opinion?" If something is successful. It IS successful. You can dislike, but you can't never say it doesn't deserve its success because you aren't the center of the world. |
| Overhyped, disappointing, and edgy. |
"When you made this thread, I cried and screamed" -Swagernator 2017 |
| It's a good show, but not worth all the glory it gets. |
| Why do its fans get so annoyed by people saying its overrated |
| Predictable, cheap writing, over dramatized. It lives on its premise and name. And no, I have nothing against it "because it gets higher rating than my show", it has nothing on my BERSERK |
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