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What's considered a low Mal Score, I don't watch below 7.5. Im willing too though?, What's your cutoff score?

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Feb 5, 2020 2:27 PM

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MAL scores are (usually) a joke, there are many anime below 7 that are really good, even better than those anime with 8, which most of them are (usually) not that good.
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Feb 5, 2020 2:28 PM

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it used to be below 7, but then i started to find some that really liked that were 6, so now it's below 6, but if it's 6 I will fist read the synopsis and genres and look for more info.
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Feb 5, 2020 6:02 PM

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I wouldn't watch a show with a MAL score less than 4.
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Feb 5, 2020 6:08 PM

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Usually under 7.20~7.25 unless the synopsis looks really good then I'll try to watch it anyways. Most of the time I end up agreeing with the overall score.

For classics as long as it not in the 5 range. I noticed most niche classics that have just been getting fansubbed lately are in the low or mid 6 range.
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Feb 5, 2020 6:10 PM

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I completely drop the show if I score it below 7 (6 down) and I only watch shows that I rate 7 about once every week or two, 8+ are the shows that I will watch to finish.
Feb 5, 2020 6:14 PM

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anything lower than 8.81 is too low for me. ishuzoku reviewers is the standard for anime now.
Feb 5, 2020 6:16 PM

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I'm usually SUPER cautious about anything below a 7 but am willing to give stuff a shot if I've heard multiple people say good things. Because like. The thing about scores on this website (especially with recent review-bombings) is that they're not an accurate depiction of the show's quality, or how the viewer may see it. I'll give almost anything a chance unless people give me a reason why not.
Feb 5, 2020 6:21 PM

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I don't trust some of the mal scores because I have seen some that were scored 5 or 6 and they were pretty good. So its just based on your likings.
Feb 5, 2020 6:50 PM
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If you check the animes I've watched they're quite below a 7. I think that just because it's lower doesn't mean it's not good it just means it's probably not for that person who rated it. I don't like people who just looks at the rating of things and assume it's bad when they haven't seen it yet for themselves. I think they're missing out on a lot of underground anime that have more potential than popular animes. Personally I don't watch an anime based on it's rating I find it really stupid because it's just a number but I guess anything below a 4 is not considerable for me.
Feb 5, 2020 6:52 PM
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Anime with a score of a 5 is considered average. Anything below that score is my cutoff (with the exception of the unintentionally funny shows)
Feb 5, 2020 6:54 PM
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Scores really don't matter IMO, it's the very last deciding factor for me lol
Feb 5, 2020 7:54 PM

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Anything less than 7 then I wont even bother giving it a try. Theres a reason it has a bad score.
Feb 6, 2020 9:41 AM

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Freshell said:
Bakchos said:
@Kosmonaut you know you are a follower of God when we are not tagged in this heretic travesty. We did things right.

Not having been tagged as a friend of mine is a necessary but not sufficient condition to not having the gay. You have almost no gay. The gay levels in you are low enough that you will be accepted into the kingdom of heaven, where all the boring old wrinkly weekly church goers are. @Kosmonaut is pretty gay. Gay enough to go to hell where the rock and roll is. But not gay enough to be tagged in a post beseeching people to score an anime where guys hit on you, the viewer, while trying to help you go to sleep.
This is quite offensive, given that I'm not gay. I'm not saying there's any problem in being gay, don't get me wrong, but I'm not into that shit. I'm that which the media hates: cis, male, white, straight and christian.
Feb 6, 2020 9:51 AM
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6 is my usual cut off and i have watched lower rated stuff. You miss a lot of cult anime if your cut off score is too high and then end up watching the nickleback of anime. Stuff a lot of people like but isn't very good.
Feb 6, 2020 9:54 AM

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Oh look, someone necroed one of these stupid threads again.
Feb 6, 2020 10:00 AM

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The only time I'll even consider taking the MAL score into account is if it's a 5 or lower, and those are actually fairly rare to come across from what I've seen.
Feb 6, 2020 10:06 AM

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if an anime has at least 5 I would watch it but if it has member less then 100k I wouldn't watch it..
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Feb 6, 2020 10:41 AM
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1-4. 5 is average and 6-10 is high. I Have many 10's,9's,8's and 7's since i'm very caring of what I watch and I look at both pros and cons very well.
Feb 6, 2020 10:49 AM
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For me it's 6.5
I quiet enjoy some animes which has less than 7 score
Feb 6, 2020 1:11 PM

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Freshell said:
Luchse said:
This is peak quality right there! Never have I been so stunned at the sight of sheer beauty and majesticism. Right away I will drop all them scores for the sake of this utmost phenomenality! F*ck Gay men drinking tea and playing battleship the animation when I've been graced with this.

That was your before reaction. What's your after reaction after having given it a 1? ;)
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@Kosmonaut you know you are a follower of God when we are not tagged in this heretic travesty. We did things right.

Not having been tagged as a friend of mine is a necessary but not sufficient condition to not having the gay. You have almost no gay. The gay levels in you are low enough that you will be accepted into the kingdom of heaven, where all the boring old wrinkly weekly church goers are. @Kosmonaut is pretty gay. Gay enough to go to hell where the rock and roll is. But not gay enough to be tagged in a post beseeching people to score an anime where guys hit on you, the viewer, while trying to help you go to sleep.

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May 7, 1:45 PM
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I already consider everything below 8 a low score. The reason for that is because most people on this site have a mean score of around 8 and don't even use the full scale.

But anything below 7.8 is most likely pretty much average or bad stuff.

never found a show that I genuinely loved that has a low rating like that besides maybe naruto
@shayed__ I have similar opinion. If A series doesn't have a single season at 8+ means it's not worth my limited time unless it's low because it is 3 or more decades old or it has many episodes in one go.Ex. Bleach before TYBW Arc had only one season in MAL despite having 300+ episodes thus it would have been an exception. Though I might bend rules in future to see 7.8-8 rates shows
May 7, 1:54 PM

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Anything that's below average, so in case of anime on MAL database that's below 6.5
May 7, 1:59 PM

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Who cares about average ratings? They're a scam and you won't escape NTHE.
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May 7, 2:02 PM

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That 's a good cutoff for me, too, if the premise is interesting. I'll give it a 3 eps test. Anything lower, down into the 6 range, and I might try it, If I get a recommendation from someone who I know has similar tastes. Anything under a 6 isn't going to be worth my time.
May 7, 2:40 PM
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@shayed__ I have similar opinion. If A series doesn't have a single season at 8+ means it's not worth my limited time unless it's low because it is 3 or more decades old or it has many episodes in one go.Ex. Bleach before TYBW Arc had only one season in MAL despite having 300+ episodes thus it would have been an exception. Though I might bend rules in future to see 7.8-8 rates shows
@Shivansh081719 How did you even find this thread, it's been necro for 5 years.
May 7, 2:41 PM

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Below 7 it makes me skeptic about it.
Below 6.5 is bad.
Below 6.0 is atrocious.
May 7, 2:55 PM

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I guess a low score would be anything below a 6.5, though I don't have a cutoff for what I choose to watch. There's some great stuff out there with criminally low scores, especially among comedies or old anime.
May 7, 3:20 PM

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6.

I know it's considered average or below average, but there are some shows I like that are ranked 6, so I will still at least give a show a chance if the premise intrigues me enough. I see 6 as "might be good, might be bad."

I refuse to watch anything below 6, though.
May 7, 3:31 PM

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Well I really don't care about Mal score but if is below 5.8 this where O don't dare to watch it.
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May 7, 5:26 PM
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Am I crazy for thinking this thread shouldn't exist.

It was necroed 5 years ago for a reason.

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May 7, 6:06 PM
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It's rather sad that an adult is both that much of a snob and that unable to form their own opinion.
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