| I still stand overrated is a buzzword more or less used only when someone wants to judge something more harshly based off the fanbase than the show itself, a shows popularity should not affect it in the slightest as the show was already a complete product before fans got their hands on it and that doesnt magically change. While yes there is some level of objectivity in there as to one show being better there really isnt much to gain by contrasting 2 shows other than a cheap way of venting that something you like is less well recieved. I just think its a waste that so many people get caught up in a aggrivation of shows they dont like being popular when they could be giving exposure to underwatched shows that people may not know about, we see threads almost daily of someone saying they lost faith in anime after only seeing like 100 shows, those people need to hear of underrated gems not whats overrated, grnated those guys dont even need to look into the remotely obscure to find good stuff at that number. to stay on topic and to potentially make myself less hypocritical than already on the topic, a really phenomenal relatively under watched show is infinite ryvius. Its labled as a mecha but it really isnt as there is maybe at most 2 or 3 brief skrimishes with the main show being focused on a large group of kids stranded on a ship and slowly devolving into a lord of the flied type identity. it features a wide cast full of character who all develop massively over the course of the show and manages to perfectly increase tension more and more as the show goes on to contrast with its mostly light hearted first half. |
JizzyHitlerApr 27, 2016 8:24 AM
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
GaryMuffuginOak said: Overrated: Clannad After Story One Punch Man I don't hate it, the animation and music is great. But, the episodes get boring because they are formulaic and you already know how it's gonna play out and how it'll end. Genos gets wrecked and Saitama one punches the baddie for a trivial reason. Clannad is probably my favorite anime but I've decided to relent because you said 'Grey haired girl' (Tomoyo) should've won and that's my girl lol. Instead my disagreement more lies with how you feel about OPM. I think you're missing the entire point of One Punch Man which is strange because you are at least half-way there. You said you already knew how it was going to play out and that is the point... the entire show is not only a metanarrative on the entire shonen action genre but also a story about how you should feel a little sorry for poor Saitama. All Saitama wants is to be appreciated and to find a worth adversary. |
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Gabagool said: Clannad is probably my favorite anime but I've decided to relent because you said 'Grey haired girl' (Tomoyo) should've won and that's my girl lol. Instead my disagreement more lies with how you feel about OPM. I think you're missing the entire point of One Punch Man which is strange because you are at least half-way there. You said you already knew how it was going to play out and that is the point... the entire show is not only a metanarrative on the entire shonen action genre but also a story about how you should feel a little sorry for poor Saitama. All Saitama wants is to be appreciated and to find a worth adversary. I don't know if you can say Saitama works hard if one of his moves is just called "consecutive normal punches" and then another is called "one serious punch". XD Out of the show, he was the most boring for me. Genos/sonic/silver fang/most other heroes were cooler, mainly cause their powers were more interesting than Saitama's. You couldn't really predict their abilities, but you could with Saitama. I even liked the character of Mumen Rider though. He's pretty much the embodiment of what a hero should be like. However, I didn't like the repetitive comedy and anticlimatic Saitama fights. But they managed to break out of that frame in the last fight, which was entertaining. The OST (OPM main theme) and animation was great. I don't think it's bad, the score just far exceeds what I expected. It was rising so fast it broke into the top 10 and the score still feels too high for the show. It's not the savior of anime, but I rated it 7/10, which the value for "good". |
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| Overrated: Fate/Zero All it really is is fanservice and a tool to fill in some unanswered questions and plot elements for fans of the original Fate/Stay Night visual novel. |
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| Overrated: Don’t know, don’t care As for underrated: Family movies – I’ll just admit right away that I also haven’t watched a lot of them, but I think that those kind of movies don’t really get a lot of praise on here, unless they’re made by Ghibli (or Mamoru Hosoda if you count some of his stuff as family movies). Though even Ghibli has something like My Neighbors the Yamadas that I consider to be underwatched and underrated. Sure it’s different from most Ghibli movies since it basically feels like a movie version of an episodic slice of life comedy show and thus won’t be for everyone. However even though I can’t say that all the jokes work, it’s still a relaxing watch that can be hilarious at times for me because of how relatable it’s. Another movie would be Magical Sisters Yoyo and Nene, though it doesn’t have a really bad rating. Yoyo and Nene is a colorful energetic movie with plenty of heartwarming and adorable moments. It also has some sad/dramatic moments which, while the movie has a lot of lighthearted moments that made me grin like an idiot, didn’t feel over the top or out of place and even got me teary-eyed. It’s not a movie that’s going to blow people away with its characters or story but all in all do I consider it to be a magical ride for all ages that deserves some more credit. I was also going to mention You Are Umasou, but I just saw that it has an 8.11 rating so it’s hard to call it underrated, however not a lot of people have watched it. Which is something you can say about most family movies/series I guess. It's not necessarily that the people who watched them give them a bad rating, but not a lot of people watch them. For example I haven't heard a lot of bad things about Chi's Sweet Home but even that one isn't exactly a popular show. Koi Kaze – On one hand do I understand that it’s not a show for everyone, but I expected it to have a slightly higher rating. Sure it’s uncomfortable at times and the MC annoyed the hell out of me a few times (mostly just because I didn’t agree with his actions), but I consider it to be one of the most memorable anime that I’ve seen. Dirty Pair: Now I haven’t finished this show, but since it’s episodic I don’t expect it to suddenly have a massive quality drop (unless it gets very repetitive). Anyway this show is just pure fun for me. The main characters have a great chemistry and are pretty charming, making them a duo that’s simply very entertaining to watch. Besides that is there lots of action/goofiness and while the show is episodic the episodes (so far) don’t feel like carbon copies of each other and can actually be quite surprising at times. |
sanata50lbsb said: Overrated: Fate/Zero All it really is is fanservice and a tool to fill in some unanswered questions and plot elements for fans of the original Fate/Stay Night visual novel. TRIGGERED I like UBW more but calling FZ simply fanservice is just too much. It's an anime which touches on hedonism, kingship, while adding a dash of heroism as well. I'd say UBW was more focused on it's theme and explored it more deeply but FZ isn't just fan service. This is fanservice. Not that I'm bothered. |
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| AnoHana is overrated imo. I'm glad it was only 11 episodes. The characters felt really cliché - the typical angst protagonist, the tsundere, the quiet one, the genki... And they only really had these qualities of their characters shown to us. The ending was also very melodramatic. This made the show feel unrealistic like everyone's reaction to Menma |
Arerisen said: Did you take a look at the most helpful reviews? Most of them are anything but positive, and points out the various flaws of Erased. Sure some might just bash it due to popularity, but I really don't think Erased was as amazing as some people made it out to be, heck people even compared it to S;G, saying it was on par with or even better. Read some of the lower rated reviews, I'll say they do a good job at explaining what (atleast makes me) find it quite overrated.I feel like everyone feels the need to take stabs at ERASED just because it was popular, and came out to great reviews this season. The ending wasn't great, but I still gave it a 7 as I thought it told a compelling story. Particularly, I like time travel, so I may be partially biased, but not much if so. It just feels like people hate on it because it got good reviews. Most of the people who say 'ERASED IS OVERRATED!' can't give good points as to why, and it comes off shallow and as if they're trying their hardest to stay away from the 'mainstream anime' crowd. Mod Edit: Removed deleted quote |
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Blahkabelison said: I don't know about underrated, but Angel Beats is definitely the most overrated anime that I've seen. The characters are bland and generic, (You've got the MC with no personality, the Tsundere love interest, the mysterious Kuudere, and everyone else are just for comic relief) The story was incredibly dull and pointless and went ultimately nowhere for nearly the entire series until the ending, which was so melodramatic, and obviously trying way too hard to be sad, plus the gaping plot hole. One, Yuri isn't a tsundere by any stretch of the imagination and is more of a leader-type character in the show. There's also absolutely no sense of romance being built between her and the protagonist either so that's an incredibly inaccurate assumption. Two, the only love interest was Kanade, the "mysterious kuudere", so you're wrong. Three, have you completely skipped over the guitarist segment? She had an entire episode dedicated to herself and wasn't used as comic relief. Actually, most of the cast weren't used as comic relief at all, except for maybe TK and the ninja. Four, how was the protagonist bland and generic? He had an entire episode dedicated to his backstory and he pulls off some crazy brave shit that not even the most generic protagonist would do. He finds meaning in his life and eventually changes from a delinquent to a med student to a martyr within a short period of time. Like shit, I acknowledge Angel Beats as a flawed show too because of its length and how it didn't have the budget or time to develop its potential fully, but for what it accomplished with so little, it's a pretty good gem. Maybe if you actually paid attention to the show (and from reading your post I can tell you didn't) you'd recognize some of its good points. |
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| I'm going to take a bit of a different approach and mention a series that I think is both popular and underrated. Or put another way - the popularity and the accompanying hype backlash overshadows the fact that it actually can stand its own against a lot of more "artsy" series'. Sailor Moon. Specifically the first season. The balance of power between the Sailor Senshi / Mamoru / the Shitennou was a compelling theme throughout the season, and as the episodes went on it was interesting to see which groups/individuals became "dominant" over the others, and how that dominance was exercised. Mamoru's unquestioned masculinity and role as the "Prince Charming who sweeps in to save the day" erodes as the Senshi grow in power and confidence, and I don't think it's any coincidence that that erosion of dominance is followed by him "switching sides," ostensibly through brainwashing, but it's interesting to guess how much of that brainwashing was accepted due to a subconscious need to reassert his dominance in an aggressive way similar to the Shitennou. The sexual politics among some of the Shitennou were also a lot more compelling than the usual villain archetypes seen in popular, mainstream anime, and I think they collectively served as interesting foils to the Sailor Senshi. Rei's playfully antagonistic relationship with Usagi is funny to watch, but also has deeper shades of complexity if one keeps in mind that there may be unrequited love for Mamoru as a contributing factor, and the resultant jealousy of Usagi. Minako has a fascinating role as the "experienced" Senshi whose Sailor Venus alterego thematically ties her previous work as a crime-fighter into broader themes of experience in love - whether that be more mature emotional romance or even sex - and reinforces the way in which the combat with the Shitennou can also be seen as an articulation of sexual self-identity when confronted with strong adversarial male figures. The "reset button" at the end gives a certain sense of surrealness to the events that transpired, and even reinforces an interpretation of those events as largely allegorical musings on the transition between girlhood to womanhood, complete with a villain who symbolizes the dangers of becoming "too strong" in the sense that that strength consumes the feminine qualities of compassion and love. Of course the second season immediately discards the reset button ending, but whatever. Also the soundtrack is fantastic. |
raegazelApr 27, 2016 8:38 PM
| Underrated: OreImo (season 1) - haven't watched season 2 yet. I've heard that's where whole incest romance kicks in. But season 1 was a lot of fun. I found it to be a very relatable and satirical otaku comedy with really likable characters and a touch of good messages. Nowhere near the perverted BS I heard it was supposed to be. |
TyrelApr 27, 2016 10:08 PM
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ExMavros said: it is not pretentious by any means.. it is stupid thou... the chess game made me chuckle...Overrated: No Game No Life - so much hype and praise for such a generic, pretentious piece of garbage. Escapism in a very offensive way and, oh my, there was a lot of fan service. ExMavros said: the mess starting in OVA...Underrated: OreImo (season 1) - haven't watched season 2 yet. I've heard that's where whole incest romance kicks in. But season 1 was a lot of fun. I found it to be a very relatable and satirical otaku comedy with really likable characters and a touch of good messages. Nowhere near the perverted BS I heard it was supposed to be. |
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| Angel Beats for me, its an overrated anime. Sure the characters are cute but its soo slow. Even the action scenes are slow. Finale is not that great as well. Its like the whole serie supposed to be sad as hell but not really. |
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| Needs more love: Fuujin Monogatari - The blocky art style is a major turn off for some, but past that lies a truly great SOL imo. Each episode explores a theme beneath the surface of what at first appears to be a coming of age series about controlling wind and flying cats. I think Mushishi fans would like this one. |
Gymkata said: Needs more love: Fuujin Monogatari - The blocky art style is a major turn off for some, but past that lies a truly great SOL imo. Each episode explores a theme beneath the surface of what at first appears to be a coming of age series about controlling wind and flying cats. I think Mushishi fans would like this one. This is definitely a beautiful thing.. Not only it has overall peculiar artstyle, it has amazing dreamy atmosphere and wonderful music that fits perfectly.  |
Kuma said: ExMavros said: it is not pretentious by any means.. it is stupid thou... the chess game made me chuckle...Overrated: No Game No Life - so much hype and praise for such a generic, pretentious piece of garbage. Escapism in a very offensive way and, oh my, there was a lot of fan service. It's very pretentious. Not as much as, say, Kara no Kyoukai but it still tries to be some intellectual mind game thriller with complicating tactics and terminologies but can't admit to being nothing more than fan service. But, yeah, the chess game was hilarious. |
| It's time you look inward and begin asking yourself the big question, "Who are you, and what do you want?" - Uncle Iroh |
Isterio said: raegazel said: I'm going to take a bit of a different approach and mention a series that I think is both popular and underrated. Or put another way - the popularity and the accompanying hype backlash overshadows the fact that it actually can stand its own against a lot of more "artsy" series'. Sailor Moon. Specifically the first season. The balance of power between the Sailor Senshi / Mamoru / the Shitennou was a compelling theme throughout the season, and as the episodes went on it was interesting to see which groups/individuals became "dominant" over the others, and how that dominance was exercised. Mamoru's unquestioned masculinity and role as the "Prince Charming who sweeps in to save the day" erodes as the Senshi grow in power and confidence, and I don't think it's any coincidence that that erosion of dominance is followed by him "switching sides," ostensibly through brainwashing, but it's interesting to guess how much of that brainwashing was accepted due to a subconscious need to reassert his dominance in an aggressive way similar to the Shitennou. The sexual politics among some of the Shitennou were also a lot more compelling than the usual villain archetypes seen in popular, mainstream anime, and I think they collectively served as interesting foils to the Sailor Senshi. Rei's playfully antagonistic relationship with Usagi is funny to watch, but also has deeper shades of complexity if one keeps in mind that there may be unrequited love for Mamoru as a contributing factor, and the resultant jealousy of Usagi. Minako has a fascinating role as the "experienced" Senshi whose Sailor Venus alterego thematically ties her previous work as a crime-fighter into broader themes of experience in love - whether that be more mature emotional romance or even sex - and reinforces the way in which the combat with the Shitennou can also be seen as an articulation of sexual self-identity when confronted with strong adversarial male figures. The "reset button" at the end gives a certain sense of surrealness to the events that transpired, and even reinforces an interpretation of those events as largely allegorical musings on the transition between girlhood and womanhood, complete with a villain who symbolizes the dangers of becoming "too strong" in the sense that that strength consumes the feminine qualities of compassion and love. Of course the second season immediately discards the reset button ending, but whatever. Also the soundtrack is fantastic. Sailor Moon is one of those mysteries I´ll never understand. I was around 8 years old when I encountered the series for the first time and watched all of it. Not me alone, but boys and girls alike everywhere. It was the first big thing before Pokemon took it´s place. For some reason a channel bought the rights around last year and marathoned it with 4 hour sessions a day during the evening programm. Out of nostalgia I watched a few episodes and was surprised how this show ever could have been perceived as writing. To give an example. Rei and Bunny (Usagi), bicker like they always do, because Rei is mean to Bunny since she´s an idiot and Rei´s a bitch. Meanhile Ami who just agreed to join them in some event Bunny wants desperately to see for reasons, get´s furiously mad at Rei, for being mean to Bunny. She claims that she doesn´t wanna see her ever again and that she´ll go study some more now, which was her initial plan. The monster appears, they team up and immedately are friends again. After the fight Rei is a bitch yet again, because Bunny is stupid and this time Ami laughs it up, although five minutes ago she got furious over the insult. This was the most confusing scene I´ve ever witnessed in any form of media. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mziTsgji7to I could explain why Sailormoon is overrated but Nostalgia critic did it perfectly. Ami doesn't have any friends other than the other Sailor Senshi and hasn't had any friends for a long time. Perhaps Rei's treatment of Usagi finally strikes a nerve - after all we can assume Ami has most likely been bullied at some point due to her personality - and she blows up. When they proceed to fight together, though, she realizes that they're still a functional team, and Rei's treatment of Usagi isn't creating a toxic atmosphere that will eventually destroy the group of friends - it's just the way Rei/Usagi interact and isn't fundamentally mean-spirited. After realizing this she tries to pretend like it didn't happen because SHE'S now the one whose actions could potentially harm the unity of the group. It's a scene of character DEVELOPMENT, not inconsistency. Is it the most well-written part of Sailor Moon? Not particularly, the execution isn't great, but I've always thought it was pretty clear that that was the intended point of those scenes. I've seen Nostalgia Critic's "review" of Sailor Moon as well as several other films. The only thing I'll say about him is that he is an "entertainer" moreso than a "critic." Which is fine but I don't attach any sort of legitimacy to YouTube reviewers like that. |
| The most overrated series I have watched is mirai nikki. I heard a lot of good things about it being the best battle royale anime but when I watched it I absolutely hated 90% of the characters especially the MCs while the story itself was all over the place especially in the end. The most underrated anime I watched would be terraformars not terraformars revenge, what I'm talking about is the first season of the show. despite the censored version the uncensored version stays true to the manga and even if it is censored it isn't as bad as people say it is. |
Rayzer said: tsudecimo said: Don't take them seriously. The haters just got a lot of free time to bash on something.I wasn't really referring to the score more to the comments I read in episode discussion threads. Though I only recently realized most people don't score shows early always thought the opposite was true And the other people doesn't have time to post on every discussion or they just don't want to post. I heard what people where saying about it in early reviews and thought I wasnt going to enjoy the show (i havent read the manga so i did not know what I was getting into). However when I started watching I became rather pleased those guys where wrong. Every most helpful review I see on most anime pages for the last few seasons is always "first episode is bad dont watch this show cause im not going to watch all of it". |
kuuderu said: Gymkata said: Needs more love: Fuujin Monogatari - The blocky art style is a major turn off for some, but past that lies a truly great SOL imo. Each episode explores a theme beneath the surface of what at first appears to be a coming of age series about controlling wind and flying cats. I think Mushishi fans would like this one. ...dreamy atmosphere and wonderful music that fits perfectly. Two important points I neglected to mention which it has in spades - one of the best combos I've ever seen in this department, actually. And as opposed to many, I thought the art style was also a perfect fit. Kenji K's Ost is gorgeous sauce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANfaX0aWr40&list=PL76A2D89BEB20876A&index=3 |
| I guess, Naruto is overrated? The ''fanboys'' are calling it a masterpiece, TBH, I like it a lot, but it isn't a masterpiece, tho, even if you exclude the fillers. The show is lacking smth + sometimes the fights are a bit derpy |
Duatizer said: Nearly every single fanboy for every show calls their respective show a "masterpiece", it's really nothing new for Naruto. If anything, I don't see THAT many people call it a masterpiece either, quite a lot of people are rather bashing it (though most of that is more related to the fillers than the show itself)I guess, Naruto is overrated? The ''fanboys'' are calling it a masterpiece, TBH, I like it a lot, but it isn't a masterpiece, tho, even if you exclude the fillers. The show is lacking smth + sometimes the fights are a bit derpy |
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Snappynator said: ]]Nearly every single fanboy for every show calls their respective show a "masterpiece", it's really nothing new for Naruto. If anything, I don't see THAT many people call it a masterpiece either, quite a lot of people are rather bashing it (though most of that is more related to the fillers than the show itself) You got a pont there, hmm strange that you don't see so many people that are crazy about Naruto. My whole family and some of my friends, etc. always talked about how great it was, that's the reason why I began to watch it. And, idd , the fillers are really killing the series, but luckily I don't mind fillers, if they just make decent canon eps in return, tho . |
| Overrated: Attack on Titan- this is probably in my top 20, but I can't deny the fact that it is an extremely overrated anime. AoT really is a good series with an interesting plot and solid world building, however it is nowhere near as original as many hardcore fans make out- if you dig down deep enough, you'll see quite a few of those typically Shounen staples that characterise anime such as Bleach, Fairy Tail, Naruto etc. We have the hardheaded protagonist who appears to be a normal teen, but actually has the fate of the world riding on his shoulders & everyone relying on him. We've got your typical trio of the perfectly perfect badass, overenthusiastic hothead & combat challenged brainiac. AoT really isn't as merciless as many think, and it doesn't give a particularly true to life representation of brutality with the plot armour still being pretty prominent. Sure, the body count is pretty high, but plot relevant characters don't actually die. It's just that AoT uses execution as its primary camouflage...the OST, visual style and overall attitude of the characters make it seem so much darker than it actually is. Add to this the pacing problems in the latter half, the lack of development for any characters other than Jean and Armin & one of the worst cliffhangers I've ever seen, and there you have yourself a pretty overrated anime. Death Parade- I was expecting a lot when I went into DP which is probably why I was a little disappointed by the end of it. However, this clearly isn't the case for a lot of other people who absolutely adore the series. Although it's visually outstanding, has a godly musical score and a sound premise, I just feel like it lacked that “something” and I didn't see what a lot of others did in it- the episodic stories were hit or miss most of the time and the quirky supporting cast didn't even get any spotlight (half the time I didn't even see the point of them being there). Sure Chiyuki got her story told, but Decim's revelation seemed quite forced to me and Nona, Clavis, Quin and Ginti were full of wasted potential. It probably should've been a longer season or had a second cour. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica- It's considered a deconstruction of the Mahou Shoujo genre and is constantly praised and regarded as being dark and gritty...but honestly, I don't find it that dark at all. I feel like a major contributor to its popularity and supposed darkness lies its visual style which is brimming with pastel colours and adorable character designs. It's just got that shock value, but that wears off around half way through. If you changed up those character designs slightly, I don't think it'd feel as shocking or unsettling as it initially appears. Then there's the drama aspect, which is just your typical friendship/romance/teen drama fare thrown into a more fantastical setting. The characters feelings, decisions and friendships just didn't feel real or convincing enough for me, so any drama surrounding them was cheapened. Although there's Kalafina and Kalafina is never a bad thing. Kaichou wa Maid-sama!- probably one of the most popular modern Shoujo anime out there, with a pretty likable, strong female lead and a charming male lead who tries to woo her. There lies my problem with the anime...absolutely nothing happens. There's barely any development, and that can't be good when romance anime depends on that relationship development. Sure, the back and forth banter between Misaki and Usui is fun for the first 10 episodes, but after a while it gets painful to watch. Just when you think Misaki is going to stop being so painfully Tsundere, or Usui is going to stop hiding behind his playful smirks and teasing, it's back to square one. Rinse and repeat. For 25 episodes. Underrated: Hunter x Hunter- a lot of people will probably thing I'm insane for sticking HxH on the underrated list, but compared to other long-running Shounen anime like Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Fairy Tail etc. etc. it really doesn't get enough attention or exposure at all. HxH is a great anime and it should be held in a similar regard to DBZ, One Piece and Naruto...it should be one of those anime everybody knows by name alone, even those who have yet to watch it, but for whatever reason it isn't. This is especially true in the West where it has a considerable lack of hype and even less merchandise. Seriously, for a series that's been around for such a long time (with the first anime being in 1999 and a reboot in 2011) it should be more widely talked about. HxH has great main characters, even greater villains and when it's good it's great. Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou- this anime is absolutely hilarious and has some of the most on point and perfectly timed comedic genius I've ever witnessed in anime. The thing that makes it so great is that you can identify with the characters so well...the comedy is off the wall, but not so much that it's unbelievable. Whether you admit it or not, you've been where these characters have at some point. However, I guess comedy is very subjective and the title “The Daily Lives of High School Boys” isn't exactly a huge selling point. Add to that the pretty dull art and sub par animation and I can see why Nichibros goes unnoticed, especially when Nichijou is its genderbent equivalent. Hanasakeru Seishounen- most people I recommend this anime to have never even heard of it, even people who actively search for romance anime which is sad because it's charming, has a witty, intelligent and beautiful main character as well as a compelling romance blended perfectly with politics. Perhaps people are put off by the fact that it's a reverse harem, after all the initial premise of playing a marriage game to find a husband even made me eye roll before I watched it. Level E- this is black humour done right. Level E is pretty outrageous and most of the time it's just plain weird. Again...comedy is subjective. The anime also has no overarching plot and the guy who is supposedly the main character disappears for extended periods of time while the anime is made up of mini arcs focusing on other characters...so I can see why it's not highly rated. However, it has one of the best first episodes I've ever seen, the music is great and the cast are downright hilarious- it really needs more love. You'd think it'd be more popular in the West given it's typically Western interpretations of aliens... Kuragehime- this anime is just charming. There's no other way to describe it. Perhaps the reason it's not widely known is because it's over before it really has chance to begin (being 11 episodes and all), or people write it off as just another slice of life, but the character growth and relationships carefully weaved in that short amount of time is pretty astonishing. It makes me sad that not that many people seem to like/know about it. The anime has wonderful music, lovely vivid art and fluid animation, and tackled some pretty relevant social issues using comedy to its advantage. I don't think the title “Princess Jellyfish” does any favours... it makes the series seem childish when in actuality, it's a Josei. Would ya look at that...I just typed an essay. If only I put that much effort into my studies. |
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| Sailor Moon is still really the best there is for me, as far as I'm concerned. It kind of symbolizes all the excitement of anime best back then and even now to be honest. All the stuff concerning more kind of I guess "deep?" anime like I don't know a recent one would be erased or something just never really hit the spot for me. I think the thing I liked best about SM is that it just kind of goes right for the gut, it doesn't really mess around, opting instead to just give you straight shots of drama, comedy, humor, whatever. |
PXSausage said: if you already accustimised with how aggreseive male MC in shoujo romance can be, i found tonari no kaibutsu-kun MC already pretty mild....And I think Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun is beyond overrated because I just can't get behind a show that starts off a relationship with, "Make one peep and I rape you," followed by Haru (who just said that) hiding under a box, telling Shizuku to follow him, and then she follows him as if a threat of rape is no big deal. And there are multiple moments throughout the show where Haru's temper leads to him hitting her or just getting violent in general and I think it's disgusting and shouldn't be played off as a funny rom com, which is how many people see it. |
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PXSausage said: And I think Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun is beyond overrated because I just can't get behind a show that starts off a relationship with, "Make one peep and I rape you," followed by Haru (who just said that) hiding under a box, telling Shizuku to follow him, and then she follows him as if a threat of rape is no big deal. And there are multiple moments throughout the show where Haru's temper leads to him hitting her or just getting violent in general and I think it's disgusting and shouldn't be played off as a funny rom com, which is how many people see it. It's a comedy and the relationship didn't start with that. Why not. The execution of their relationship make it seem harmless, it's not until an external factor, the viewer that try to make it seem like a big deal or domestic violence or something. Just another case of people's inability to see something without their own culture clouding their whole perception of the media they are watching. ''Violence'' in the show is always accidental, and nothing is meant by it. Context matters. |
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Strawberrycake48 said: Being #5 while having 178,669 giving it a score is anything but underrated. No matter how you put it, HxH isn't underrated at all. FT, Bleach, Naruto, OP...sure they have more people scoring them, but that doesn't mean HxH is underrated. Hell I see far more people praising HxH than DBZ, Naruto or FT. Also I hear HxH is supposed to be a seinen, not a shounen, which is also an important factor to take into consideration.Underrated: Hunter x Hunter- a lot of people will probably thing I'm insane for sticking HxH on the underrated list, but compared to other long-running Shounen anime like Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Fairy Tail etc. etc. it really doesn't get enough attention or exposure at all. HxH is a great anime and it should be held in a similar regard to DBZ, One Piece and Naruto...it should be one of those anime everybody knows by name alone, even those who have yet to watch it, but for whatever reason it isn't. This is especially true in the West where it has a considerable lack of hype and even less merchandise. Seriously, for a series that's been around for such a long time (with the first anime being in 1999 and a reboot in 2011) it should be more widely talked about. HxH has great main characters, even greater villains and when it's good it's great. |
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Snappynator said: That's just a meme. It's a shounen (since, you know, it's published in a shonen magazine), just a very obscure one, like AoT.Also I hear HxH is supposed to be a seinen, not a shounen, which is also an important factor to take into consideration. I agree it's not overrated at all. |
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| Overrated Fruits Basket. It just a really bad adaptation and also the tone changes are out of control. Another thing Tohru eyes are too big. Free! Just a shameless sports anime with hardly any sports whatsoever. Death Parade Too episodic, MC is not really emotionless, the black hair woman is bland and overall it's a very pretentious experience for me. Ef series. Too pretentious, They handle rape in an immature way in my opinion and all of the characters are just dull. Erased The story was dull, MC is kinda pretentious, The story goes Anime Original at the end even tho the manga has already finished and most importantly so much wasted potential. Underrated Gundam Build Fighters. Kids show done right, all of the characters are lovable and well developed, the OST is wonderful and the art and animation are great. Inazuma Eleven. Very well written arcs, All of the main and side characters are great and surprising well developed. Easily the best OLM anime in terms for characters and OST and the ending was heartbreaking for me. Also its one of those animes you don't need to be realistic to be good. BTW It's currently my favorite anime ^_^ Slayers Series Lina is one of the most badass female MC in anime. Slayers Next is one of the best squeals ever made and Slayers try is one the best Anime Original story ever. Mawaru Pequindrum. Amazing use of themes, The penguins themselves are great. the ending was heartbreaking. Eureka Seven. (Still watching ATM) Amazing world building, Great and lovable characters, Great, OST and The story is great. |
Illyricus said: Snappynator said: That's just a meme. It's a shounen (since, you know, it's published in a shonen magazine), just a very obscure one, like AoT.Also I hear HxH is supposed to be a seinen, not a shounen, which is also an important factor to take into consideration. It's published in Shounen Jump the same magazine for DB, Naruto, Bleach, etc And his opinion is not that unusual. MAL ratings don't mean anything, it's still a relatively unpopular series outside Japan and Asia. |
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tsudecimo said: Illyricus said: That's just a meme. It's a shounen (since, you know, it's published in a shonen magazine), just a very obscure one, like AoT. It's published in Shounen Jump the same magazine for DB, Naruto, Bleach, etc And his opinion is not that unusual. MAL ratings don't mean anything, it's still a relatively unpopular series outside Japan and Asia. Watching: 64,310 Completed: 179,436 On-Hold: 17,902 Dropped: 6,410 Plan to Watch: 52,901 Total: 320,963 It's 55th place most popular anime on MAL. Not something I can say unpopular worldwide or not. |
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TheCodeTrigger said: Eureka Seven. (Still watching ATM) Amazing world building, Great and lovable characters, Great, OST and The story is great. ? Eureka Seven is probably one of the first anime you'll hear about if you look for mecha shows... I'd totally dump it into the overrated category. It's a dragged out romance with poorly written mecha elements. Episode 1: Badass main girl kicks ass with her robot and meets the MC. Episodes 2-50: main girl takes the passenger seat and takes care about her "children", because that's what a real lady should do. Fuck this show. |
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| Underrated: Yuuki Yuna Is A Hero: Dark Magical girl series, labeled as poor version of Madoka Magica, in my opinion is a great series, with truly great and memorable scenes, like meeting with previous magical girl and see her condition, Fuu breakdown, and Karin series of Mankai |
Snappynator said: Strawberrycake48 said: Being #5 while having 178,669 giving it a score is anything but underrated. No matter how you put it, HxH isn't underrated at all. FT, Bleach, Naruto, OP...sure they have more people scoring them, but that doesn't mean HxH is underrated. Hell I see far more people praising HxH than DBZ, Naruto or FT. Also I hear HxH is supposed to be a seinen, not a shounen, which is also an important factor to take into consideration.Underrated: Hunter x Hunter- a lot of people will probably thing I'm insane for sticking HxH on the underrated list, but compared to other long-running Shounen anime like Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Fairy Tail etc. etc. it really doesn't get enough attention or exposure at all. HxH is a great anime and it should be held in a similar regard to DBZ, One Piece and Naruto...it should be one of those anime everybody knows by name alone, even those who have yet to watch it, but for whatever reason it isn't. This is especially true in the West where it has a considerable lack of hype and even less merchandise. Seriously, for a series that's been around for such a long time (with the first anime being in 1999 and a reboot in 2011) it should be more widely talked about. HxH has great main characters, even greater villains and when it's good it's great. I've heard a lot of people say HxH is a deconstruction of the Shounen genre, and with how dark the story can get it definitely treads into Seinen territory at times. So I see what you're saying about how many people it has scoring it, especially with it's Seinen-eque approaches and themes. But if we compare it other more Seinen-ish Shounen anime (such as Death Note, FMAB) the no. of scorers is still significantly less. Then there's the fact that MAL stats aren't exactly true indicators towards something being under(or over)rated. However, since it's always scored highly, maybe underrated isn't the right word after all? Maybe the words I'm looking for are under-exposed (especially outside of MAL)? Y'all got me second guessing myself now XD |
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| http://myanimelist.net/anime/31370/Tonkatsu_DJ_Agetarou many people argue what series underrated this season. because this season line-up is soo many unlike previous season.. you can see how series treated underrated when their score lower than 7.7 in spesific board discussion, but this series score and view count is just a wow... this series is avoided and looked down because cheap art style and animation, short, and wierd concept.. but seriously, this series is savage... it's progressively funny.. the music is dope.. and the character is charming... this series is highly enetertaining... |
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