What are some shows you thought everyone was overrating, but found to be at least as good as they said?
| I'm sure that at some point a lot of us had fallen victim to the Hype Machine. IE, we hear so many good things about Y, so you head into the work with high expectations, only to be somewhat disappointed. Keep in mind, you didn't necessarily find them bad, and Hell, they didn't enter that muddy "mediocre" or "okay" territory. Just a feeling that it was over hyped even if you still liked it a lot. That said, only The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzmiya and Fist of the North Star have managed to pull this off. TMoHS was an anime that showcased a mesh of different ideas that never failed to flow smoothly, and Kyon's epic narration served to put us in the action in the face of the titular character's antics. As for Fist of the North Star, it's as every bit the male chauvinism and 80's cheese fest as the title sounds, yet it's also a surprisingly tender fiction that begs you to be just and live your life to the fullest. Manly tears indeed~ So then, do you have anything that matched the amount of overhype you were afraid something might have had? |
 |
| I refused to watch Death Note but I found that it was actually quite good since it was really cool chess match of sorts. |
| Evangelion. When I first watched it, I got 4-5 episodes into it, then dropped it because it just bored the crap out of me. But since so many people were raving about how amazing it was, and telling me about what a mind rape the ending was, I thought I'd start it over and at least try to finish it. Lo and behold, now it's my favorite anime. |
| Code Gayass Durararara Eden of the East Hayate no Gotoku I feel bad because I dodged all of those series like the plague to watch moe shit. Then I got desperate and watched the above. And most of them are now my favorite anime :P Crazy how that shit works. |
 |
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Also Nodame Cantabile, Hunter X Hunter, Now and Then, Here and There are some recent ones I can think of. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| ghost in the shell, samurai champloo/bebop |
| definitely K-ON! |
| Wanna read the"To aru majutsu no index" Light novels in English? Go here. http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=To_Aru_Majutsu_no_Index  |
| NANA, it's so unique Black Lagoon. It was an amazing ride, especially season 2 Code Geass...well being new to anime at that time I actually didn't know about the hype before watching it, but I think it deserves it's hype, and a lot of people exaggerate it's flaws. It does have flaws but they aren't as bad as the elitists claim. Spice and Wolf. I thought it would be more otaku 'normal dude meets hawt chick' pandering, but it wasn't. Zeta Gundam. Everyone talks about how it is so much better than the "new" gundams (apparently anything after 1990 is "new" in gundam fan land) but I thought "no, it will be bad just like SEED and 00". But it was actually quite good, and made me start actually liking the gundam franchise. |
| Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky star. Haruhi Suzumiya was actually very good. The only complaints I would have would be the confusing episode order and the horror show that was endless eight. I have not yet seen the movie and plan on watching it this weekend. Lucky star is funny but it is highly overrated. |
| Kaiji, Lucky Star and Neon Genesis Evangelion. |
ToukaApr 5, 2011 3:55 PM
| I'd say Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Nana, Rose of Versailles, NGE, Revolutionary Girl Utena and Cowboy Bebop. LoGH and Nana probably surprised me the most. |
| Death Note. I refused to watch it for the longest time because I had never met someone who was into it who didn't annoy the living hell out of me. But one day, my roommate went on a huge tangent about how awesome it was and how he was going to cosplay L, so I watched it. And was impressed. |
| Azumanga Daioh Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Clannad After Story 5 Centimeters per Second Spirited Away Cowboy Bebop Higurashi series Spice and Wolf |
 |
| Gintama. For a long time my brother kept going on about watching it, I kept putting it off until eventually I decided I'd try it and well, what an idiot I was -- I literally LOVE this show, and actually stands as my favourite Anime TV Series. Also, love that it's finally back ^__- |
| EF- a tale of memories. I didn't like the patch eye girls' arc as much but enjoyed the other arc very much. After getting recommended Clannad and dropping that show, I had put EF on hold low priority as to not disappoint myself. The beginning and some episodes were a bit slow but overall especially the endings for the characters of Ef was much better than I expected. |
KeiranShikari said: Clannad After Story 5 Centimeters per Second Higurashi series Spice and Wolf k-on!! lucky star (still watching tough) Haruhi Suzumiya FMA (brotherhood) things i tought where the opposite death note Yosuga no Sora |
| Seto no Hanayome People in some forum, told me I won't regret it, they were right Spice and Wolf Never would I thought I'd enjoyed it that much Aria The "Animation/Natural/Origination" Saying I found it just as good is an understatement. |
| Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines. |
| Welcome to the NHK. It was on my plan to watch list for quite a while cause I heard it was pretty good, but I only got around to watching it a month or so ago. and I'm glad I did haha. |
| Death Note : I saw someone advertise Death Note back in 2006 on MSN, I didn't like the idea of watching anime without action. One day, Death Note (dub) was on television, it was on New Years and they did a special night with only Death Note. I watched more than 5 episodes straight, I got hocked. Death Note became my first non-action anime since then. Naruto : Same thing with above, but it became my first anime I watch with subs. I thought it was a stupid cartoon. Oh boy I was wrong. Baccano!: I was skeptical about this one. But it turned out to be another masterpiece. Full Metal Panic! : At first I was... what? Full Metal... Alchemist rip off or something? Then I watched it, I liked it. One of the funniest thing ever. Tengen Toppa Gurren Laggan : The show is certainly overrated, but I did found it good. A solid 7/10 for me, but not something I'll remember in 10 years. Well except |
| "I'm commander Shepard, and Legend of the Galactic Heroes is my favorite anime in the galaxy" |
| This topic screams "legend of the galactic heroes" Anyone who hasn't seen it might hate it because of the fans on this site but they'll join their ranks once they see it.. I can bet on that. |
| Cowboy Bebop. Don't get me wrong, I loved it, but I don't think it was as hype as everyone says. |
| "You watch too much." "I don't watch enough."  |
Zero0neFive said: Cowboy Bebop. Don't get me wrong, I loved it, but I don't think it was as hype as everyone says. I think you're missing the point of this thread then. |
Kinoholic said: Zero0neFive said: Cowboy Bebop. Don't get me wrong, I loved it, but I don't think it was as hype as everyone says. I think you're missing the point of this thread then. Am I really? |
| "You watch too much." "I don't watch enough." |
| K-On Haruhi |
| "If you feed me, Seymour, I can grow up big and strong!" |
Zero0neFive said: Kinoholic said: Zero0neFive said: Cowboy Bebop. Don't get me wrong, I loved it, but I don't think it was as hype as everyone says. I think you're missing the point of this thread then. Am I really? Yeah, the point of this thread is to pinpoint anime that is hyped but not over-hyped. You seem to believe it wasn't hyped, so you missed the point. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
insan3soldiern said: Zero0neFive said: Kinoholic said: Zero0neFive said: Cowboy Bebop. Don't get me wrong, I loved it, but I don't think it was as hype as everyone says. I think you're missing the point of this thread then. Am I really? Yeah, the point of this thread is to pinpoint anime that is hyped but not over-hyped. You seem to believe it wasn't hyped, so you missed the point. Ok, so according to you, the point of this thread is to discuss anime that is hyped, and to talk about your reactions to said anime, while knowing that it's hyped. So if I were to say that I loved Cowboy Bebop after I watched it, even though I knew it was hyped up (which I did), then my post would be part of the point this thread is trying to make? I'm sorry, I'm just a little confused. |
| "You watch too much." "I don't watch enough." |
| Easily Full Metal Alchemist:Brotherhood. I actually put off watching it because I thought the scores were inflated because of fanboys from the initial FMA series. Finally ended up watching it and it now rests on my favorites list >_>. |
| Definitely Haruhi. After seeing it, I've been converted. |
 |
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes Then again, my taste might just be casual since most people, including some fans, don't think that highly of the first season, the highlights seems to be in the later parts of the series. I am not much of a critics and have yet to see anything beyond season 1, but I like what I've seen. |
live2winApr 5, 2011 11:03 PM
| the first time i watch the lucky star op ... i was like what the f*** design/music on dope? but at least the series is genius ;) edit: the biggest "surprise" was madoka definitely (normal mahou shoujo anime for sure xD) |
zwolf12Apr 6, 2011 4:48 AM
 |
| So far, in my personal opinion, three of the anime I've watched have lived up to the hype surrounding them... Cowboy Bebop Higashi no Eden Monster |
 |
| There are several but I don't remember them all. Some would be Lucky Star Haruhi Suzumiya Neon Genesis Evangelion |
Zero0neFive said: Ok, so according to you, the point of this thread is to discuss anime that is hyped, and to talk about your reactions to said anime, while knowing that it's hyped. So if I were to say that I loved Cowboy Bebop after I watched it, even though I knew it was hyped up (which I did), then my post would be part of the point this thread is trying to make? I'm sorry, I'm just a little confused. No the point of this thread is to talk about anime that you thought might be OVER HYPED but turned out to be exactly how the people who "over hyped" it said it was. example: Oh theres no way this anime can be exactly as good as these people say it is.. *watch the anime* It was EXACTLY as good as they said it was! Not "oh it was good but didn't necessarily live up to the hype" which was what your post about cowboy bebop said.. It has to be something that lived up the hype 'perfectly'. |
| Gurren Lagann was definately more impressive than I assumed. However Code Geass for me is NOT living up to its apparent greatness |
| Code Geass - my brother keeps telling be about it and I just ignored it for almost a year.. Good thing, I was so bored last January, that I finally tried it out. And the rest was history, it turned out to be my favorite anime.. XD It actually turned out better than what i expected.. SO MUCH BETTER :) |
 |
| Not even once an anime thatI watched to check out what the hype was about lived up to its name. But it has happened to me to watch an anime, love it and then discover it is overrated and overhyped. :3 |
 Waratte Oemashou Sore ha Chiisana Inori |
| Death Note I guess... tho I didn't think I'll get disappointed anyway |
| FMA:Brotherhood by like a landslide. Comparing it to other shows I've watched using the anidb ratings to gauge how good it is, it's about a 7 for me. |
| Escaflowne. I had heard that it was quite good by quite a few people (and I thought it couldn't possibly be all that) but when I watched it I found out that they were actually underrating it. It's good to be wrong sometimes... |
ladyxzeus said: I was going to go with this, but then I remembered about Princess Tutu. Even that is probably only a mild example because it has relatively few fanboys compared to something like LOGH, TTGL or Gintama, but apart from that, it fits well enough.Not even once an anime thatI watched to check out what the hype was about lived up to its name. |
Current FAL Ranking + Previous best::  [ |
| Death Note |
 |
| Azumanga Daioh, Lucky Star and Clannad. |
Kinoholic said: This topic screams "legend of the galactic heroes" Anyone who hasn't seen it might hate it because of the fans on this site but they'll join their ranks once they see it.. I can bet on that. Why would anyone hate a show because of fans? If I see that a bunch of people are annoyingly fanboyish about a show my first impulse is "There must be something behind it" and I'll try to become an overexcited fanboy myself (It increases enjoyment :P). If the show still disappoints me with that attitude, then it deserves my hatred though ^^. Anyway to name some more examples I could think of: Baccano! Arakawa Under the Bridge (even surpassed my expectations) Higurashi Series Welcome to the NHK (Surpassed them too, probably because I tend to expect less from non-action-ish series (though that has changed over the course of the last year and by now I expect less from action series) Aoi Bungaku fit my expectations perfectly too. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| ~Cross Game ~Death Note |
    |
| I will have to say Cowboy Bebop. It's an amazing show but not the best anime ever. |
| ¯l_(ツ)_/¯ |
More topics from this board
» Best Trap Character in Anime?GoatPieceLuffy - 1 hour ago |
47 |
by LSSJ_Gaming
»»
26 seconds ago |
|
» Do you wish your culture was more represent in anime?Spunkert - 11 hours ago |
28 |
by epidemia78
»»
32 seconds ago |
|
» Visual Novels — General ThreadShizuna - 7 hours ago |
23 |
by Shizuna
»»
3 minutes ago |
|
» "This was a Masterpiece!!!" sections or moments in shows that aren't that.APolygons2 - 3 hours ago |
12 |
by JaniSIr
»»
3 minutes ago |
|
» Do you have any special memories from the anime fandom?RobertBobert - Today |
3 |
by JaniSIr
»»
7 minutes ago |