| I mean this quite legitimately. I know someone will say don't rely on ratings and see it yourself. It isn't like that for everyone. There are people who will see a very low rating for an airing show and will assume it's bad. Naturally they will avoid it, not like some of the people who wants to see it at first hand. Not exactly saying that the show i'm about to introduce is marvelous at any level, it's just merely an example of a show that may actually be a beautiful show for some people. I personally think it's much better to watch the series without knowing the rating, the low rating may even delude you. ---yes i know ratings are there for a reason----- ---just putting it out there that sometimes it's unnecessary---- ---yes i did say sometimes---- |
| Anime is pathetic. So am I for being a part of this community. |
| So it's MALs fault that people are sheeps who can't decide for themselves if they want to watch specific show ? Nah. |
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| Most people rate very generously so getting a low average score usually means that the show is rather bad (ofc there are exceptions). So if you just want to see what the comunity thinks about a show the Mal ratings are a good way to do that but stuff like the synopsis should be more important when deciding what to watch. |
| This doesn't really have to do with MAL or anime specifically but ratings in general, critic ratings before a movie comes out can help make or break movies or even shows. I personally wait to see what gets high ratings or has high favor a month into a season before watching something i don't already know i'm going to enjoy. It's not a problem at all, if you think it is, the only solution is make better anime. |
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| maybe slightly but i feel most people only watch the most popular shit anyway even if its lower rated (or on a more optimistic note, replace "most popular shit" with "series they're genuinely interested in") like i dont think Ken En was on too many people's radars; it certainly wasn't in mine |
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| Too bad people doesn't know yet that MAL is irrelevant and so does its communities and ratings lol It's like hearing a librarian telling you that a certain book on physics sucks. Sure, he's a librarian, so he has lots of knowledge from reading there, but he's not a physicist either. |
| There's probably a handful of people who do that, and they're stupid |
| Who are you and why do you show your hostility towards a complete stranger whom you've not once spoken with before. Are you seriously asking to get blocked? Well, if that's what your intent is; to tempt me into throwing hands with someone as lowly and insignificant as you, then i may grant your wish provided you articulate yourself a bit better when trying to spite a person of my wavelength. |
| i can't understand why do so many people keep using mal's ratings as a guide to decide which shows are worth watching. |
 Ｓｗｅｅｔ♥I guess, as long as I have life, all I can do is fight with all my might. |
| maybe they should wait until the anime is finished until they decide to watch an anime |
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| 1. I watch something. 2. Afterwards see MAL average, stats page to compare how some of the people I know liked/disliked something. 3. Rarely read reviews for some probable entertainment or see thoughts of someone I know. So yeah.. going through top rated Anime is easy to start watching Anime casually. If you don't want to spend too much time to search for something to watch. And MAL score simply shows the average of how much people liked something. (although troll ratings and people who have their rating system affect the average a bit. In the end seeing the amount of users rating something still gives the general gist of how much MAL community liked something.) |
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| idk, it does probably scare off some people. Personally I know what titles I'm interested in and will almost never change my mind just because of the score/reception. There are some exceptions like the recent Basilisk anime or the Berserk anime from a while ago, but even then it's not so much the score as it is the reviews and what I heard about them that made me skip them. In the end you need to know how to interpret MAL scores. Depending on stuff like genre, popularity and availability a low score can be more or less meaningful in my opinion. |
AlcoholicideNov 8, 2018 2:55 AM
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Theres always that one idiot on every seasonal "why is the rating high/low" while it's airing. I hardly even check or look at the MAL score. It means nothing. |
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| Kind of. Probably. I don't watch currently-airing stuff but I try to ignore ratings when picking out what to watch. Because I don't want to be biased by an expectation. |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| Not unless you're a mindless sheep. You have a brain, use it. The ratings are just there for people to express what they think of the series. |
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| people on this website need to learn that numbers exist from 2-6 too, not everything has to be a 1 or a 7+. then again, nobody really cares about the ratings on this website, filled with overrated trash. the only shows that get the flak they deserve are the really bad ones. |
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| I guess it really depends. This seasons Conception and My Sister My Writer are so all over the place it's unironically hilarious, but I think the scores are reasonable. Something like TG:re S2 I can sorta agree with. Guaranteed it's a mess but I assume most of the hate comes from manga readers |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| After some time they understand that MAL's score doesn't matter at all but when you haven't seen much anime it's hard to take every anime a chance so for example like me, they don't watch any anime that have 7- score |
| i'd never watch anime depends on MAL ratings... i watch anime depends on my mood,taste and voice actresses. and yet... i dont watch most of TOP 100 anime ranking on MAL. |
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| true, i almost ignored ssss gridman because it had 6.92, i gave it a shot and not regretting it so far |
| you watch anime for yourself, not for others.... |
 "If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not that hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on." |
| my easy guide to MAL rating anything that have <20k members and <4 score : unwatchable 4-6 mean score but have at least has 20k members : niche anime that have a lot of haters, probably harem or cliche anime. 6-7 mean score with at least 20k members: niche or cliche anime that didn't upset the community. 7-9 mean score but have <20k members: probably fujo bait. 7-8 mean score with 20k-100k members: either unique genre or sold CGDCT 6-8 mean score with more than 100k members: haters alert 8-9 mean score with more than 100k members: either elitist anime or salty haters can't drop the score. |
Blue_ReaperNov 8, 2018 3:31 AM
| I basically don't care about ratings. |
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| It depends. I might be hesitant to pick up a show if I see it rated 5-6, I fell that it might have a bad plot and with bad animation. However many shows are under rated. I think it's best not to look at the rating but also at the reviews on MAL and external on different websites. Check the people reviewing the anime with a much higher score, see what they have reviewed in the past, what their scores are on the watch list. Mal also has a few tools which if used correctly can make you decide - reviews, stats that show percentage of different ratings. |
ecchiharemgeek said: Yes https://myanimelist.net/anime/37823/Conception A good example of brainless sheep hating on a series And 1 rating something because of its genre Without watching it Well it is an isekai show about impregnating women from another world |
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| Consider that most anime fan pirate anime whether it's download or streaming it illegally,I don't think whatever MAL ratings has really hurt the current air show. |
| it can ruin to a lot of people since ratings are an overall look of an anime but it doesn't really affect me |
| I think popularity is a bigger drive than actual rating. People will watch what most of the other people are watching. |
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| Not really It's just a matter of preference, we can't always have the same taste. "Different strokes for different folks" |
| I think its more likely to affect completed shows than airing ones unless you pick it up late in the season |
| Anything in the 5's or lower is a good indicator that a show is garbage and that you shouldn't watch it. |
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| Sadly, it does for some. While I don't care about ratings, I know a bunch of people who avoid stuff if the rating isn't high enough for them for some reason. Take "RErideD: Tokigoe no Derrida" for example. I'm really enjoying this, but apparently a bunch of people expected it to be exactly like Steins Gate, and because it wasn't, they're rating it low, and it's scaring people away from it, but this Anime is actually really good. I've never seen Steins Gate, so unlike those other people, I wasn't making any comparisons, and I'm fully enjoying the Anime for what it is. "Radiant" is another Anime that's getting rated low, because apparently the Anime isn't exactly like the Manga. Big deal. Some of us never read the Manga, and don't care to, but it's still a great Anime, and I highly recommend it. |
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| Yes, a low MAL rating could ruin viewership of an airing show, but at the same time a high MAL rating could increase viewership. It balances out. IMO, if people are so hung up on basing their watching on the rating, they deserve what they get. They deserve to be annoyed with a show they find crappy, that they started watching because of a high score. They also deserve to miss out on what they might consider a good show or a hidden gem because they passed it up for having a low score. |
 You're never too old to watch anime. If I ever stop watching anime, check my pulse I'm likely dead. I wake up with coffee & anime, I go to sleep with coffee & anime. Sorry if my sarcasm is bad, it's not my first language. |
| I kinda agree. Ratings do create prejustice. I don't rely on them but still when I see rating 8+, my expectations would be higher than when I see rating <6 Oh, I remember the days when MAL didn't have this giant score number at the top of anime page. |
| wait someone is paying attention to ratings in MAL? Ahahah funny. I don't care about rating or reviews in mal. Trailers, Synopsis, Friend recommendations is all that matters, but I don't really think it's ruining viewership, most of people don't check ratings at this point. |
| Sure there are good anime but have 6 rating. But most of them are actually shit. Good luck find the good one |
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| It MIGHT be little unfair to the shows that're still airing. They might go good or bad in later episodes,so you may say the rating now is not fully reflective or whatever.I don't know I just don't see it as a big problem.People here are getting more independent and don't really care about ratings anymore.They'll watch what they want to watch,regardless of the score So the answer to the question is "not quite" It may affect some people,but only some |
| Narrator: We're now at the natural habitat of some of the garbage human beings in the world. And here,you see one of them is trying to say something intellectual and funny But he failed.I guess he's too lame to do so. |
| for airing shows I plan on which ones to watch based on synopsis and pvs and source materials before they air, so i dont get influenced by bad reviews |
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| look at the top viewed anime on kissanime, and then their rating on mal, and you get your answer |
| It depends since we value different things on how we choose an anime to watch. It could be more or less for all we know. I choose anime to watch by: plot, art/animation/visual, and genre. But there are cases that ratings did influenced me to set aside one series for the another. |
| I do look at MAL ratings and consider them but this doesn't stray me from watching, usually. I tend to like some things that other people don't, so if it sounds like my type, I'm in. |
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