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Apr 14, 2021 1:16 AM
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I get the some people are completionists about finishing anime and it's possible that the ending of a 1-cour anime may ruin things. But giving something you spent hours of your life to watch and give it a dookey score like 3/10 feels silly.

Like you're just admitting that you watched 12 episodes of trash by your own free will. Not only that, you took the time to write a 1 page essay of why you hated watching all of this show.

Personally if I think a show is 3/10, then I drop that crap immediately. Why subject yourself to trash when you could spend that time watching something good. Just help me understand the thought process here.
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Apr 14, 2021 1:24 AM
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it's their problem and their time, nothing wrong. We need those negative reviews too, I don't wanna go to some anime page and see that everyone rated it a 9 or 10
Apr 14, 2021 1:32 AM
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It's not a big deal to me, but when I go to an anime page and see a 1/10 review then right below there's a 10/10 review. It makes it harder to actually gauge the quality of the show
Apr 14, 2021 1:34 AM
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I also don't get these people when anime is just meant to enjoy.

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Apr 14, 2021 1:36 AM
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Not to be blunt, but they do that because they can. Even when you don't like a show, you could still tune in, give it its full chance and then judge it for its entirety, not just the x episodes you have seen.
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Apr 14, 2021 1:40 AM
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Just because someone rated something low, doesn't mean they didn't enjoy it.

I have rated Domestic na Kanojo a 3/10, but I'm also a degenerate who read the manga all the way to the end because I enjoyed it.
It's not good, but it's enjoyable.
Apr 14, 2021 1:42 AM
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Judevin said:
Just because someone rated something low, doesn't mean they didn't enjoy it.

I have rated Domestic na Kanojo a 3/10, but I'm also a degenerate who read the manga all the way to the end because I enjoyed it.
It's not good, but it's enjoyable.


the concept is amazing .
but the execution is just .....what

you can enjoy ex arms without thinking its good

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Apr 14, 2021 1:45 AM
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Judevin said:
Just because someone rated something low, doesn't mean they didn't enjoy it.

I have rated Domestic na Kanojo a 3/10, but I'm also a degenerate who read the manga all the way to the end because I enjoyed it.
It's not good, but it's enjoyable.


So you recognize it's trash, but still enjoy watching it. I understand now what they mean when they say trash taste
Apr 14, 2021 1:45 AM
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i think i see this question a lot, and i have a suspicion that it's a common reaction from some people when they see negative reviews of works that they enjoy

'if you don't like it then why did you watch it??'
Apr 14, 2021 1:53 AM

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GreatAide said:
i think i see this question a lot, and i have a suspicion that it's a common reaction from some people when they see negative reviews of works that they enjoy

'if you don't like it then why did you watch it??'


Yeah, I was just salty. I still think hate-watching something is weird tho.
Apr 14, 2021 1:54 AM

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All those threads make me think that some of y'all would only be happy if all negative criticism ceased to exist completely. Newsflash: it won't. Negative scores and reviews exist for a reason. Plus if they didn't finish it and wrote a negative review, y'all would be whining that "you can't judge a show you haven't finished yet!!! That's not fair!!1!". Could you please make up your goddamn minds already?
Apr 14, 2021 1:55 AM

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I understand now what they mean when they say trash taste
That'll be on my fucking gravestone.
Apr 14, 2021 1:55 AM

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I used to be one of those people who would TRY and complete every anime I started so yeah, I did end up with a few low rated ones that way. Now I either finish a crappy anime because I'm doing the seasonal challenge on anime-planet (oh, so many crappy anime I've watched because of that) or because a series is hyped and people keep telling me 'it'll get better, just watch' and then 90% of the time it finds a way to sink to a new low and is f**king TERRIBLE (I look to Mushoku Tensei as my most recent example... ugh. you can't tell me that an anime about a man who is mentally 40+ and perving on CHILDREN is okay... it's very much not).

Personally, though, those negative reviews are needed. If all you see are good reviews and then you start a series and are like: "WTF is this sh*t show" you could have avoided that with the negative review on top of the positive. I like to read the varied opinions and then decide if perhaps the series would be worth a shot or not. I also sometimes compare my list to the reviewers to see if my rating are in any way similar (generally they're not. I'm stingy on ratings so most people rate higher than me).
Apr 14, 2021 2:01 AM
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Maybe to see what's all the hype about people rating certain shows as masterpieces.

Like watching all seasons of Re-zero and finding out that it's actually bad, and being able to have that info to disprove that it's good.
Apr 14, 2021 2:01 AM

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You just answered your own question lmao

I'm a completionist and that's why I finish everything I've watch.
And I'm just the type of person who wants to hope that the anime will get better as time goes on.


I wasted all my time in rewatching to the point of my rewatch total is higher than my overall anime total lmao
Apr 14, 2021 2:01 AM

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Because this site uses 10-score system?
Why do these scores exist if you think people shouldn't give them?
Bad shows can be enjoyable, it's a common knowledge you have to realise. Also, there's "cringe binge".
Personally, I enjoyed each show I watched and didn't drop, even if I gave it a 2 or a 3.
Apr 14, 2021 2:07 AM

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Nemo_Niemand said:
Because this site uses 10-score system?
Why do these scores exist if you think people shouldn't give them?
Bad shows can be enjoyable, it's a common knowledge you have to get. Also, there's "cringe binge".
Personally, I enjoyed each show I watched and didn't drop, even if I gave it a 2 or a 3.


Then shouldn't your personal enjoyment be reflected in your score. It feels like a contradiction to say you enjoyed watching all of it, yet critically think it's a bad show.
Apr 14, 2021 2:14 AM

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Like some users said here, a show being bad doesn't mean it's not enjoyable; plus, it depends on the user's rating criteria. For example, in my recent Black Clover review, I said it's enjoyable to an extent and rated it 3/10, noting what's done well and what's bad about it. To me, even if I had fun watching it, overall it was bad compared to really good shows, and this happens often with anime. I don't plan to change my rating system, it's just that my expectations are too high because I've watched some of the best shows out there.
Apr 14, 2021 2:19 AM

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do reviews always have to be about the positive aspects of a show? can people not enjoy a show while acknowledging that show's bad points?

people can do whatever they want lmao. i find both people who rate high and low scores' reviews helpful. people who rate low can explain what made them rate it so low, their disappointment towards it, just as how people who rated the show a high score explained whats so good about it
Apr 14, 2021 2:20 AM

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Stuff I have completed below a 5 is usually stuff I felt divided on until the end or where I retroactively changed my mind on the actual quality. Often this is with shows I watched a long time ago. Only exception was MSG ZZ where I hated it from the very get go but I was trying to see all of the UCs stuff in order. I don't agree on the idea of rating something below a 5 if you enjoyed it (unless in the sense of laughing at how bad it is). If a series doesn't have much depth besides being an action fest but I enjoyed I am going to at least give it a 6.
Apr 14, 2021 2:33 AM

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Pretty much all of my completed 4/10 and below animes are either disappoimtimg sequels/adaptations or animes that I watched as a teenager then realized how trash they were later on. The only exception to that was nisekoi, I knew it was trash from beginning to end but my love for onodera at the time made me power through that first season.
Apr 14, 2021 3:05 AM

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shw300 said:
Nemo_Niemand said:
Because this site uses 10-score system?
Why do these scores exist if you think people shouldn't give them?
Bad shows can be enjoyable, it's a common knowledge you have to get. Also, there's "cringe binge".
Personally, I enjoyed each show I watched and didn't drop, even if I gave it a 2 or a 3.


Then shouldn't your personal enjoyment be reflected in your score. It feels like a contradiction to say you enjoyed watching all of it, yet critically think it's a bad show.


No it's not a contradiction. You are allowed to like bad things, you know?
Apr 14, 2021 3:23 AM
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Reviews would be negated, if they were all positive reviews and no critical reviews.

The people who write reviews for pieces they find trashy are doing the hard work for us.
Apr 14, 2021 3:49 AM

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Different people do things differently.

If you really want to know that much why they do that, ask them.
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Apr 14, 2021 4:08 AM

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I mean, it's up to the individual as to whether or not they feel they've wasted their time. I also agree with numerous other replies that the people that do this provide a potentially invaluable service; it would be pretty uninteresting if everything was extremely highly rated because no one watched anything they remotely disliked. There's also the fact that the value of watching bad things is entirely dependant on how someone intends to consume the medium. If it's a simple pastime just a means of garnering some entertainment, then sure, maybe only watch things you like, but if you're interested in the medium in a more analytical or critical sense, it only makes sense you would want to consume bad media in order to better understand your own taste and have a firmer grasp on the elements that determine quality on both ends of the spectrum. Even in the former scenario, there's a chance that if you only watch good things without anything bad that what was once considered good may become average if it can only be compared to other good or great series and is divorced from the true mean quality of the medium.
Apr 14, 2021 4:16 AM
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People like to watch dumb shit. And so do I.
A show doesn't need to be good to be entertaining.
Apr 14, 2021 4:32 AM

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Maybe they just like reviewing anime?
Apr 14, 2021 4:54 AM

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The reason I did it for most of the time was to socialize. When everyone was talking about that specific anime, I'd want to watch it and engage in the discussion. Tower of God one that I remember disliking from start to finish and gave a 3/10 but at least I could discuss with my friends about it.
Apr 14, 2021 6:50 PM

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Well, it might be because they expected some anime are good but weren't?
Or it's popular and they just watch everything that's popular? (it's stupid but some people are like that)
Or they are a fan of some "type" of shows but they didn't enjoy it? (I'm completely sure there are lots of battle shounen fans completed Fairy Tail without liking any eps of it lol)
Or other reasons people said like they enjoy reviewing or it's a "so bad it's good" anime or etc.
Apr 14, 2021 6:56 PM

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I gave one a 2/10 (probably quite high considering all the drops it has) and gave a review on honestly what I felt about it. I don't really see the issue here at all?

Actually I think I gave another 2 and reviewed that also? but that was more of a guide/warning.
Apr 14, 2021 7:19 PM

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There are some stories that are borderline masterpieces till the very end, and then drop their balls really hard at the finish line. The best example of this is AOT, it was easily 9-10/10 story before the final chapter came out. It was so fucking terrible I regretted touching AOT ever in my life. All the iconic scenes, characters, themes and story were masterfully ruined in just span of 45 pages. Not to mention I wasted 3 yrs on crap like this. I rated it 4/10.
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Apr 14, 2021 7:29 PM

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Because if I didn't sit through absolute shit like Kimera and No Game No Life, I wouldn't be able to properly appreciate anime that are actually good.

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Apr 14, 2021 7:38 PM
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Because it's not up to you what is and isn't a waste of time when it comes to how others spend it.

Just because it doesn't make sense to you doesn't mean it doesn't make sense to others, some people do get something from completing a show they didn't like and crafting a review on it, hell to a lot of people the review IS the payoff. I'm not one of those people, however I absolutely love talking about anime with people even when I'm talking about my negative opinions, so I can absolutely see why some people find joy in being a critic in these situations. Being able to put your thoughts onto paper/digital review columns is alluring, writing is fuckin fun.
Apr 14, 2021 8:13 PM

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I get the some people are completionists about finishing anime


You answered your own question, mate. But to add, critics actually exist and the act of critiquing is pointless if everyone only finishes what they evaluate as well-written. So yes, there needs to be some low-biased individuals who will spare their time to critique even the most abhorrent of anime just to write a critique and let other types of people (like you) know which show to steer clear of or at least set expectations low for.
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Apr 14, 2021 8:26 PM
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Because some people don't wanna drop. Plus, garbage deserves to get reviewed



Apr 15, 2021 2:26 AM

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I gave Gatchaman Crowds a 3/10 and wrote a review for it. In its case, it was simply that it started very good, and slowly became a 3/10 as it went on. And then I wrote a review to say what I think went wrong.

And at the end of the day, quality and engagement aren't the same thing. I don't get bored watching The Room, so to speak.
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Apr 15, 2021 2:36 AM
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People often say '' it's about the journey not the destination '' and I don't really think that''s always true.
Sometimes the ending ruins the journey, it makes it feel pointless.

If a show really screws up the ending then I can see a score like that.
Game of Thrones is an example of that I legit think that the whole last season ruined the show as a whole ( the last couple of Seasons really didn't hold up to the early ones ).
It doesn't really mean that the early Seasons weren't good but I personally feel like the last Season compromised the whole story and show to the point where I just feel depressed rewatching it again and it feels pointless.

I can't really think of an Anime like that at the top of my head tho.
There's plenty of Anime that I can think of that just end on a cliffhanger because they ran out of material.
But I can't think of any that was so bad towards the end that it just upset me.
Apr 15, 2021 2:44 AM

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based on your logic
all reviews should be positive then because you can't criticize any anime because if you criticize or give a low score you shouldn't review it
Apr 15, 2021 5:44 AM

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OP should watch some episodes of MST3K or Rifftrax to learn that you can enjoy pretty well some 3/10 shows or even worst titles.
Apr 15, 2021 6:37 AM
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Because they want to. Do they need any other reason? Plus what would be the point of reviews if all of tthem were positive?
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Apr 15, 2021 6:45 AM

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I mean 12 episodes is nothing, maybe spending 100+ episodes and rating it a 3 is kinda weird.
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Apr 15, 2021 6:47 AM
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I'm with you. I typically drop shows that I score below a 6. Or I just don't continue to watch it after the first season.
Apr 15, 2021 6:49 AM

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it's just a review tho. also prelim reviews are a thing.

what I don't get is how a cartoon can make someone unironically angry to the point where they have to write a 1/10 review for it.
Apr 15, 2021 6:55 AM
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They complete it and write a review for it bc they want to or just write a review to inform others about how shitty the show it.
Apr 15, 2021 7:03 AM
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There is a saying ''Dont judge an anime by it's first 3 episodes''.
Apr 15, 2021 7:09 AM
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Sometimes it's just fun to watch bad shows and then complain about them being bad.
Apr 15, 2021 7:27 AM
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While I do disagree with OP's idea (I pretty much share OnionKnightRises's opinion on this matter), I also find the idea of "it's bad but enjoyable" completely asinine. You simply won't find any joy on something you think it's bad, this is literally basic logical thinking.

This idea seems to stem from a place of insecurity, from people who are to afraid to voice their honest feelings and thoughts about a thing they like in fear of being shunned by a larger community. If you enjoyed sometihng, that means you thought it was good, stand up for yourself and defend it instead of being a wimpy loser and try to appeal to a broader community.
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How are we supposed to have negative reviews then?
Apr 16, 2021 10:43 AM

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I will admit I've done this before with 40 or so jojo episodes then rated it a 3 and sometimes you just can't look away from how shitty it is or you watch it over a long period of time to see if you'll eventually start to like it. Still doesn't justify how stupid it is. Also before the jojo fans report me for having a different opinion, YOU CAN LIKE JOJO JUST LIKE HOW I'M ALLOWED TO NOT LIKE IT
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Scordolo said:
I also don't get these people when anime is just meant to enjoy.


So many stupid users turned off their mind when they watched, just like me when i watched Fruits Basket The Final and I dropped it after ep 2
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