| Sometimes, but it doesn't really matter as long as i like the synopsis. Sometimes the seiyuu drag me in though. |
| MY score is important. MAL score doesn't matter to me unless it's below 6, in which case it must indisputably be garbage. |
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kamisama751 said: Well that's also perfectly explainable. Every anime hits its peak at a certain point and then starts dropping. Some do it sooner, some do it later, but everything will in fact start to go down eventually. So in terms of very old anime it's perfectly understandable if they're generally lower rated because they will have been dropping for quite a long time already. Sure there are some series like LotGH which manage to stay somewhat stationary even today but that's just an exception. In the same way I can guarantee that everything in the current top 10 will be lower rated in 10 years than it is todayHaXXspetten said: Saying that MAL score doesn't matter at all is pretty ignorant. Obviously there is a reason why shows get good or bad scores. All you need to do is a) take into account whether you're in the same target demographic as the one the show in question is aimed towards, and b) don't forget about the sequel effect and the 1/5 rule, and consider how that affects the scores on this site. As long as you do that, then you can definitely use MAL score as a quite accurate indication as to whether the show in question is likely to be something you'll enjoy or not Or if you just want to use statistical probability as an example, if you were to take 10 randomly picked shows in the top 100 ratings on MAL, and then do the same for 10 randomly picked shows all rated below 7.00 then I can guarantee that you'll have a MUCH greater chance of liking almost all the ones from the former group more than the ones from the second Personally I've seen about two thirds of all the entries in the top 250 on MAL from just about every genre and I'll just say that I've liked probably around 90% of them. With a big enough sample size it kind of speaks for itself Also in my experience I'd like to say that 7.00 is kind of the barrier where almost everything below it is in fact pretty much garbage. The only potential exceptions are either a) troll anime, or b) highly controversial series Of course there are many right/acceptable scored shows. However, in order to be accurate for a ranking/database you need to do it right for nearly all anime or at least the known ones. MAL failed it there. Sequel effect is a good example of failing to do so. Also don’t forget those idiots casuals who topped One punch man and Boku dake ga inai Machi into the top 10 even though there are only 4/5 episodes out at that time. How should I trust something like that? What I or the most people here want to say is not that all high scored anime are bad, rather just that the scores are more or less a bit “random generated”. There are good anime with a lower score for sure. Look at the older ones. Nearly no one knows them besides people who rate it critically(/good taste people) and they just rate it fair. Oh there are tons of trash in the top 250 by the way. That, and as you said yourself, that kind of target demographic probably rates a bit more critically in general than others. But again, as long as you're actually aware of all this then you can still use MAL score as a decent indication. Just subconciously add like 0.20 or something to an anime like that and you'll be fine. Etcetera |
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| Not really. I don't care about reviews either. I pick whatever sounds interesting to me and make my own opinion about it. |
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AllenVonStein said: If you saw an anime or manga or whatever with a low score like 5 - 4 Are u still willing to watch it or u don't bother to add it to your list. Yes I would still watch it. Everybody has different tastes.There is a saying that one man's garbage is another man's treasure. |
| Scores are just for hipsters.....who cares if for example- action and comedy packed Heavy Object has only 6.83 or any short series and some boring/slow like Mushishi gas 8+ ? I know what I like and what I don't like....scores are not so important |
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| Of course. If the series looks interesting, I'll give it a shot no matter what other people say about it. After all, my opinion may differ from theirs. |
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| Since the average score for a mediocre anime seems to be around 7, I won't bother watching something that's below 6. Otherwise score doesn't mean much to me. |
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| Lol I never really look into the score section. Synopsis first, then art, then reviews, etc. Like, score is the least thing I would look at, perhaps. But if it has shitty art, shitty reviews, and shitty synopsis, I would definitely jump into its score to see. |
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| No, I only pay attention to the synopsis and genre when I'm looking for new stuff to watch. |
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| If I only watched anime based on MAL scores, I'd probably quit anime 25 times by now. |
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| I usually read the synopsis + the cover page because if I find the "design" or "art" nice then I go for it |
| if the synopsis is interesting I will watch it |
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| It is relatively important in terms of how I prioritize it. I get really curious when I see an anime that has a big score and try to find out what makes it appealing and well-received. |
| I don't really care for scores. Synopsis and voice actors is what matter for me. |
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| If it looks like it would interest me I'll add it and watch it later, no matter what it's score and rank may be. |
| if it looks interesting, but has a low score, i might hesitate a bit. but i don't think it would stop me from watching it if i really is interested in it |
| No,score doesn't affect me a lot. Well, sure I might skip some 5.5 rated show(but there arent many full lenght shows that get such low rating anyways), but I'm totally up to stuff thats 6.00+ I think MAL scores are still pretty inacurate.Like sequels always get super high ratings,plus there is somewhat a genre bias. A lot of moe CGDCT shows get quite low ratings,despite being quite good for their genre. Action/psychological tends to get higher ratings. I guess thats just what the majority enjoys. And also there are hyped shows every season,which get quite inflated ratings (but they drop down pretty quick) and then there are shows,that are actually decent,but overlooked due to more popular shows airing at the same time. So yeah, I as moe/SoL lover, often dig around the 6.5-7.00 range,and I often find quite good shows,that are often just overlooked and dubbed as "ughh stupid highschool girl shit" |
ezikialrage said: .There is a saying that one man's garbage is another man's treasure. that's true , i do the same as u , but score like 5-4 is not encouraging |
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| It does, unless an anime really grabs my interest usually if its ranked like 3,000+ I'll be a bit worried about checking it out and if it's like 5,000+ I might not check it out out unless I can see its a really niche anime and I'm part of the niche it appeals to. |
| I don't even look at the scores, I barely even care what the synopsis says. I just watch what I think will appeal to me and score it on my own personal enjoyment. |
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| Before I joined MAL... I was just vaguely aware of this site. I only checked this for anime recommendations, before. So, I can't care less about the general score MAL has for shows...(I'm only curious to see how my score stack up to the rest of the world) Though... if it's personal scores of people... it depends but for the most part it's also the same as above. |
| Not at all, I only watch the plot and the picture (and the comments of my friends). |
| I have never looked at the anime/manga score for any series I wanna go into so.... I feel a bit stupid now knowing something like that actually exists. Oh well, it doesn't still make a difference. |
| 'Life is full of ups and downs, trials and tribulations, successes and disappointments. Think positive always and never allow disappointments drag you down. Hell! Disappoint anyone and everyone, but never and I repeat, NEVER disappoint yourself'. |
| For me, the genres and the review, is enough for me to choose, if i want to watch or not |
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| Yes,I know well MAL,if an anime has a score below 7.50 I will be very wary about it. |
| No, I don't even look at it. Synopsis, genres, PV, are more important to me. |
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| People rate Anime/Manga differently,meaning that I give 7 score to a series I enjoyed and which I consider good,but for others 7 means average,even bad.So I can't 100% trust scores but If a show has a very low rating I'm not sure I'll dare to watch it. |
GDSpeed said: For me, the genres and the review, is enough for me to choose, how do u choose ur Reviews , do u have a specific user who u trust ,tbh i mean reviews doesn't help at all . the first reviewer think that story is 8/10 , art 7/10 the second one think that story is 4/10 , art 5/10 what are u going to do here ? |
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| Nah, just a peek at the cover art or watching the pv is enough. |
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| If the plot summary is still interesting enough, I'd give it a shot. But I would probably prefer to watch something with a six or above. |
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| Honestly I don't watch anything lower than 8. Other than a few shows, any show with a rating below 8 has generally disappointed me. There are a few dodgy ratings out there, but MAL generally has a decent ranking. |
| I don't go by MAL scores. Everyone has individual taste, so why would I base what I watch off someone else's? That doesn't make any sense. |
| genre→plot→art for me scores...hmmmm usually when i am feeling really on the fence w/ a show but i always give it a try anyways |
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| I never minded mean scores, but I know from experience that there are some pretty good titles in the top 2000 albeit I usually have better expectations of something coming from the Top 1000. The point stays though, sometimes good stuff fly over people's heads(Nobunaga the Fool WHAT THE F$#@), give things a try if they look somewhat interesting to you from the premise or even the poster. They just might be good. |
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| There's a hentai with close to an 8 rating. Need I say more? |
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| Yeah. I'll be less interested in watching a show once I see it's rated in like the 1500s. |
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| Scores is important to me. Because if has a low rating, it's probably not good at all. |
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Unfortunately, this is pretty true. Actually, “7” should mean that the anime series which was awarded this score, is a good one and if it happens to be a bad one, it should, instead, receive a rating of 4 (based on the MAL guideline for ratings). Since it is most definitely not the case, the scores hold less value (at least, to me). Thus, you have to adjust them yourself if you want them to have some relevance and actually be worthy of your consideration. As for myself, I will pretty much never watch anything that has a score of 7.50 or lower, but there is, obviously, some exceptions. For instance, I will almost always read some reviews before starting to watch a new anime series and this might influence my decision. Also, I only consider a few reviews worthy of being taken into account; those that were written by people that I find to be credible. I’m saying this, because, there’s certainly a pretty big bunch that truly isn’t. Lastly, even if a certain anime series has an incredibly high score, it still doesn't mean that I will give it a try, since, maybe, by reading its synopsis or simply looking at its tags, I could very well realize that it's something that just doesn’t appeal to me, that I’m definitely not interested to watch. |
| I start with the higher rated ones and read reviews and look at everything until I find one that I want to watch. If it seems uninteresting, I skip it. If one with a lower rating looks promising, I'll still watch it - but why not have both when there's not enough time to watch everything? Besides, chances are if some of the top ones are to your taste, it'll be decent (and at least not end stupidly). And the ones that aren't will still be shite to you, but that's no reason to hate. In other words, I see it as a list of what the most people recommended. I still have to choose because we have different taste, and I'm not going to care about half the things other people care about. There isn't anything wrong with agreeing or disagreeing with the rankings, even though we all secretly rejoice when things we love are loved by others. That said, YOROZUYA foreva. Peace. XD XD |
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