Attack on Titan
| I've been following AoT since it first started, but i never really enjoyed it as much as everyone else did. Not that i think its bad, yeah its good not the second coming of anime jesus most people think. Even the newest season, all i felt was "yeah its good but not really i still dont get the endless dick sucking this series gets" Do i just have shit taste? cus i think this show is overrated Edit: so people got the wrong impression by this, my fault for phrasing it like this. I just wanted to know what appeals to the fandom about this show that they praise it to high heaven and the newest season has a 9+ rating. |
Jy0J1Dec 4, 2019 9:26 PM
| If you think the show is not that good that's just personal preference. But it definitely isn't overrated by any means. I can see it becoming a classic after the final second airs next year. |
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| It's perfectly fine if it doesn't appeal to you as much as it does for a lot of people. A lot of the "dick sucking" this series gets these days though, is because of the final arc in the manga, which is really something else, even for the series, especially in terms of writing and storytelling. |
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| i dont get the hype of -insert mainstream anime you hate here- either |
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| Nah, the series has a mountain of issues. I've found it pretty entertaining at face-value, but it's still forgettable for me. You're not the only one who feels that way. |
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| Unless you have specific point to discuss around the characters, plot, animation, art style, sound or VA there isn't much to discuss here outside I don't like x popular show as much as others (because you still scored it positively). If I said I don't like FLCL (since it's in your favourites) how are you going to respond? I have said nothing about why I dislike it. What are we going to discuss? The idea of hype itself is stupid. Wow you don't like something as much as someone else. So? Overrated is not a criticism. It's just you comparing your expectations to others and then saying it doesn't totally meet it. You have said nothing about the show itself or it's own flaws or merits. |
| And that's okay! People are allowed to dislike a series without something being "wrong" with them. It's all up to personal preference. Despite the general tone and atmosphere on My Anime List, people are allowed to like and dislike things that don't line up with the popular opinion! Such is the way of life. |
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| I feel the same way. It's overrated as hell. I'm not even sure if it's in my top 40 anime. I've seen more or less everything in the franchise, and ended up enjoying each new season less and less. I think season 3 part 2 doesn't deserve to be ranked in the top 300, much less fucking top 5. *facepalm* It's the fanboys (ahem...and fangirls) skewing the data. Most of those who wouldn't enjoy it as much haven't bothered watching that far. That said, Attack On Titan has my absolute favorite anime soundtrack. |
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| You don't have to like it, we ain't forcing you. |
| Early on AoT was pretty crap but the author has really salvaged the story since the latter part of s3 pt2. Final season will definitely be good based on what's been released through the manga. With that said though, Mikasa and Levi are ridiculously overrated characters. |
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SadMadoka said: I feel the same way. It's overrated as hell. I'm not even sure if it's in my top 40 anime. I've seen more or less everything in the franchise, and ended up enjoying each new season less and less. I think season 3 part 2 doesn't deserve to be ranked in the top 300, much less fucking top 5. *facepalm* It's the fanboys (ahem...and fangirls) skewing the data. Most of those who wouldn't enjoy it as much haven't bothered watching that far. That said, Attack On Titan has my absolute favorite anime soundtrack. I mean what's your point? Or the point of these threads in general? Like are we going to discuss AOT the flaws, merits or are we going to use terms like overrated? People inflate ratings all the time on this website. AOT's fanboys aren't as bad as FMAB's (who downvote anything that comes into potentially dethroning it) on this site. Though I guess you think it is worth the hype. I definitely don't think Kimetsu no Yaiba should be as high as it is over anime like Mushishi but who cares. It's my personal preference. MAL is inflated by hype and AOT has a lot of hype as does many shows on this site who place highly. That's why you always have to consider age, viewership etc when thinking about a MAL score. I am up for actual discussion on AOT but there isn't really any to be had if this is all that is going to be said. |
BilboBaggins365Dec 4, 2019 8:20 PM
| I would lie if I said I don't like SNK, at least to the shiganshina arc. I'm really hating manga right now, I'm considering dropping it, but I think there are still some interesting plots and characters. But yeah, I think it is pretty overrated too. |
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| Ah yes . The "I dont understand why everyone likes this show " thread . We get one every month . Nothing to see here. But to answer your question though . People enjoy different things and if you didnt like it theres nothing wrong in that. |
| I feel the same about Vinland Saga. Each to their own. |
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Kaiser-chan said: I feel the same about Vinland Saga. Each to their own. I'm honestly on the same boat right now. At this point in the anime I feel like Thorfinn is holding back my interest more than anything. I'm probably gonna read ahead after the season is over to understand the hype more. |
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Jus1294 said: Kaiser-chan said: I feel the same about Vinland Saga. Each to their own. I'm honestly on the same boat right now. At this point in the anime I feel like Thorfinn is holding back my interest more than anything. I'm probably gonna read ahead after the season is over to understand the hype more. I hear the series goes slice of life after this, and that Thorfinn gets a lot of character development, I am interested in that to say the least. |
| Because people get the hype from the production values, not the story itself. People like the animation going crazy and Levi going Sonic, or Erwin going Suicidal. The series is good an entertaining for me, but it is not perfect. Does it affect my enjoyment? Nope, not at all. Do I want to read the manga? Not really, I rather watch the anime. |
| Ok so most people got the wrong impression by this thread, i didnt make it to shit on Attack on Titan. Hell ive even given it a reasonably good score. I just wanted to know why it appealed to people so much. Pretty much just wanted to see what people from the other side of the discussion can say (reasonably of course) TolkienFan365 said: If I said I don't like FLCL (since it's in your favourites) how are you going to respond? I have said nothing about why I dislike it. What are we going to discuss? Hey man thats perfectly fine, like honestly i just wanted to know what appeals to the fandom so much to an extreme degree deg said: its not a battle shonen where plot armor is so common (unless its this one main character in later seasons as the sole exception not dying from falling on the sky lol) the messages that the world is cruel yet beautiful or freedom is worth fighting for even at the cost of taking away others freedom is so good to think about especially politically in real world right now so its more hard fantasy or more realistic kind of fiction and we rarely see that on battle shonen or action shonen in general Thank you, this was exactly what i was looking for. |
infinite_xzz said: Ah yes . The "I dont understand why everyone likes this show " thread . We get one every month . Nothing to see here. But to answer your question though . People enjoy different things and if you didnt like it theres nothing wrong in that. Look dude, no disrespect but you got the wrong idea, i aint trying to bash SNK, hell i given gave it a pretty good rating. Just wanted to know what appeals to the people about this show, cus i honestly dont get why people keep calling it flawless keragamming said: You don't have to like it, we ain't forcing you. Im not saying i dont like it, i do actually, but i dont understand why its praised so much. Thats why i made this thread to get to know peoples opinion on it |
Wharf said: You can literally make one of these threads for any half-popular anime(and people DO). It's all just a matter of opinion, and personal preference. You might think the show is overrated while others might consider it God's gift to mankind(jk). Like the other user said, I can literally pick an anime from your list and make a similar thread. I know you can, and i understand most of them, hell most of the shows i really like are pretty generic. Its just that i dont really understand the reasoning behind why people keep calling this show perfect. No hate towards it, kinda like it myself, but just dont understand all the endless love and hype. |
| If you want to know why you can read the reviews, of which there are many. Really... What is the point of this thread? |
| Not everything will be for everyone. It wasn't my thing either. I've tried it many times, but can never get past episode 3 by the time potato-girl shows up |
| And I don't get the hype behind Hunter X Hunter nor comprehend how anybody could be a fan of Gon so I guess we're both in a similar boat. Yeah its good but not really i still dont get the endless dick sucking this series gets. Or something like that. Btw the reason AoT is so good is great story, music, animation and the thing that pushes it over the edge from really good to one of the greatest shows ever is Mikasa (+Levi). If you for some reason don't like her, there's your problem. SadMadoka said: I think season 3 part 2 doesn't deserve to be ranked in the top 300, much less fucking top 5. *facepalm* It's the fanboys (ahem...and fangirls) skewing the data. No actually it's the 2290 Gintama/Steins;Gate/HxH fanboys/trolls/bots giving it a 1/10 that are skewing the data and preventing it from being higher. People just can't help sabotaging another show just so their preferred one might be higher on the list. It's sad and pathetic. |
vegeta8639Dec 4, 2019 10:13 PM
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| It's because of beautiful soundtrack, beautiful animation, and most important ingredient, shonen hype. Anything with a combination of the 3 makes it to the top, for example, KnY. None of them are bad by any means, but not better than the shows rated below them either. It's all about publicity, hype and fandom. Makes me wonder how 3-gatsu no Lion 2nd Season hasn't been spammed with scores of 1 given it has relatively small number of members. |
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| I liked the lowest rated Aot season the most but I liked the highest rated Aot season part the least. For me 8.42>8.47>8.49>9.07. Don't know what's wrong with me. |
| "I think I wanted to attack something. Like betraying people or hurting people. And, well, it's not exactly nice, but hurting the readers too... In all honestly, I feel that's what I really wanted to do. For me, as a reader, when I think, "this manga will remain in my heart," it means, for example, it phenomenally hurt me: It's those kinds of experiences I'm after." - Pajime Hisayama (My favourite hurting author). |
| It is okay to hate mainstream shows. I like aot alot. But still I hate some mainstream anime like Fairy Tail and Seven Deadly Sins. I don't understand why they are popular. |
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| Oh, a good place to rant about AoT. Count me in. My opinion is more or less the same but I can see clearly why people'd hype it. It's one of very rare shows which I think it's not overrated even tho it's definitely not my favorite. It's still much better than those mass-produced trope-filled shounen battles like Hero Academia. And it's also one of very rare shows where anime is better than manga. I still can't tell who is who when reading manga because its artstyle sucks and all characters seem like one person. The first problem for me with AoT is mostly characters. Now I don't want to use the term "one-dimensional" because I don't have clear grasp of its meaning. But all characters seem lifeless. They act like they must act like that because plot demands. And the author's lack of love for his characters and overuse of shock value to kill them off for no particular reason. Like: > "Oh, such badasses from Recon Corps first introduced?" > "A girl who's an obviously suitable ship to Levi?" > Yep, let's fucking kill them all because I need to show how merciless Female Titan is! (Only to get crystallized and be forgotten forever) >> "This badass has a game-breaking nose?" >> No worries. Let him be killed like a stray dog on the roadside by Beast Titan-sama who can even speak! The only death that's kinda meaningful to me is Erwin's. Altho I'm pretty sure he can still write the next development without his death. The second problem mostly concerns with manga's current development so I'll put it all in spoiler tab just in case. But these are just nitpicking and overall it's a very decent show, especially the anime. If it doesn't have split seasons, I can see why people'll say this is one of the best anime ever made. AoT is still my trump card to corrupt persuade normies into liking anime or to kick off loudmouths from their high horses who think anime is for kids. Anime is getting popular in my country thanks to AoT and I have my gratitude and respect for it. |
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R1NG0 said: I've been following AoT since it first started, but i never really enjoyed it as much as everyone else did. Not that i think its bad, yeah its good not the second coming of anime jesus most people think. Even the newest season, all i felt was "yeah its good but not really i still dont get the endless dick sucking this series gets" Do i just have shit taste? cus i think this show is overrated Edit: so people got the wrong impression by this, my fault for phrasing it like this. I just wanted to know what appeals to the fandom about this show that they praise it to high heaven and the newest season has a 9+ rating. Well, I don't think it's 10/10 god's gift to man material either, I have a few issues with it, but the story is sufficiently entertaining and the music is top notch. |
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| It was this new and exciting thing at the time, but I feel like most (if not all) of the hype for it has died off by now. It's not 2013 anymore. Personally, I remember really liking a lot of the first and second seasons in that, leap out of desk chair, pumping my fists kinda way, but sometime between 2017 and 2018 my love for it just kinda faded, I guess. I never bothered to watch Season 3 and I don't think I ever will. It's a thing from my childhood, and that's where it stays |
| i dunno too man, but a concept of heavily fortified city being hit by a super big being back in 2013 is pretty wack. before everything turn to, how should i say.... political. i though the final boss will be a big ass titan hiding in wilderness or something. the one that makes it interesting for me back then is how big the handicap between human and titan is, so much despair, and it makes a great thriller |
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| It's hard to answer that question if you give not real criticism to elaborate on it. The story is just that good. |
| Its ok lol, even I dont get the hype behind shows like Bunny Girl Senpai or Slime either |
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| Everyone has different opinions. Just because you don’t like something, doesn’t mean everyone else won’t like it. AoT has excellent writing and foreshadowing. The current manga arcs which haven’t been adapted yet are insanely good. Ever since season 3, from when just Titan killing and action took a backseat, the world-building and writing has been getting better and better. And saying something is overrated is dumb. Using that word as an argument means you don’t have anything to say. Art is subjective. |
| @R1NG0 What I am trying to get at is that saying x show sucks is overrated doesn't do much to actually spark discussion. All you are going to get is that "no it isn't" or your response "people like different things". So we are just on repeat. Much better to just simply listen to your issues and then I give a response to those issues. There is more meaningful dialogue there. |
TolkienFan365 said: I mean what's your point? Or the point of these threads in general? Like are we going to discuss AOT the flaws, merits or are we going to use terms like overrated? People inflate ratings all the time on this website. AOT's fanboys aren't as bad as FMAB's (who downvote anything that comes into potentially dethroning it) on this site. Though I guess you think it is worth the hype. I definitely don't think Kimetsu no Yaiba should be as high as it is over anime like Mushishi but who cares. It's my personal preference. MAL is inflated by hype and AOT has a lot of hype as does many shows on this site who place highly. That's why you always have to consider age, viewership etc when thinking about a MAL score. I am up for actual discussion on AOT but there isn't really any to be had if this is all that is going to be said. Precisely. It's not worth discussing as far as I am concerned because, although I did watch it all, I simply do not care for it. I have better things to do. I was just chiming in for the OP and showing him another person who feels similarly. Zeckrin said: I'd expect no less from someone who thinks Mirai Nikki is a good series lol Mirai Nikki is a hundred times better than mainstream generic trash like Attack On Titan. Zeckrin said: There's hardly any "skewing the data", there's a bit of an overhyped factor like half the series on this site, but it was overall just that well received by most people. vegeta8639 said: No actually it's the 2290 Gintama/Steins;Gate/HxH fanboys/trolls/bots giving it a 1/10 that are skewing the data and preventing it from being higher. People just can't help sabotaging another show just so their preferred one might be higher on the list. It's sad and pathetic. Wishful thinking without a shred of evidence. I already explained why the data is skewed: most of the people who would not like it so much have not bothered watching as far as season 3 part 2. It's an obvious fact. It's only ranked so high because so many long-time fans scored it highly, plus they were hyped for this part of the story. I would wager that another reason for AOT's general popularity is because a sizable portion of the fanbase are teenagers. I may have been able to enjoy it more if I was a few decades younger... |
SmugSatokoDec 5, 2019 1:40 AM
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BlakexEkalb said: silversaint said: i dont get the hype of -insert mainstream anime you hate here- either "I don't get the hype of "Arifureta" either". Arifureta isn’t even that bad. Isekai Cheat Magician and Fire Force are 100X worse and are bottom of the barrel trash. |
R1NG0 said: I've been following AoT since it first started, but i never really enjoyed it as much as everyone else did. Not that i think its bad, yeah its good not the second coming of anime jesus most people think. Even the newest season, all i felt was "yeah its good but not really i still dont get the endless dick sucking this series gets" Do i just have shit taste? cus i think this show is overrated Edit: so people got the wrong impression by this, my fault for phrasing it like this. I just wanted to know what appeals to the fandom about this show that they praise it to high heaven and the newest season has a 9+ rating. I guess it's because: - It's fresh and bring something new and original to the currently stale anime industry (titans, and the way they fought using the 3DMG. It looks cool, new and just nice to look at animated) - It has a very good start that hook people up in a way that it doesn't hold back in presenting the dire-ness of humanity facing possible extinction due to an unknown invincible threat. While the post-apocalyptic setting and humanity vs extinction is nothing new (I think most mecha anime has this theme), the way it presented is pretty fresh in a way how humanity has no advanced technology to fight back against the threat, no robots or techie military force. - The thrill almost always presented thickly and palpable in every action packed episodes - It also has good production value I guess As for me personally, who likes this kind of story (survival-action), is really glad and grateful to have AOT because there are not many anime with this kind of genre that is not mecha. If you have recommendation of anime similar to AOT, please do tell me! |
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| I'm not a big fan either but I can tell you why it appealed to me so much. Gore and excellent animation were both missing for YEARS when it started. Everything got taken over by moe shows, there wasn't anything with violence and a lot of people were hungry for this kind of stuff. It happened. it was about a guy angry at the world, with some weird tech who wanted revenge on some strange unknown enemy. It was all bleak, everyone kept dying. It was survival horror in anime format. During the training arc, every character behaved like normal soldiers would, it was profane and dumb. The same kind of stuff that game of thrones convos are made of. The soundtrack is incredibly well done thankfully, the art was gorgeous and the animation was mindblowing at parts. There you have it, that's the appeal for me. Then the female titan arc happened, they were chasing a single titan on horseback in daylight as if it was a romantic beach scene and the whole thing took a nosedive. Then everyone and everything was titans. From then on the only thing the show had for me were the constant twists. Oh, the 1st opening is one of the best ever created. I'm still watching, I just can't force myself to care about anything after the 1st arc. |
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lavah said: Are you just going to pretend like that there aren't people who did not enjoy the series until it got to the s3p2 and call it a sequel effect? There are other anime series with their sequels having lower score. For example Food Wars s4, it has the lowest score among all the seasons. At this rate you'd think only the fans watched it so if only the fans stick with it for so long how come it has such a low score?? Yes aot fans were hyped for this part of the story, cause this part concludes the entire era perfectly. So doesn't it mean that it's actually good that's why it got hyped and now it has a score over 9? Moreover this season has more favorites than s2 and s3p2. That explains that a lot of people who weren't too crazy for this series loved this season I'm not pretending anything. But even if there are a small group of people who did not enjoy the anime until the latest part, that doesn't change the fact that the high score is primarily due to the fans who stuck with it rather than the people who stopped caring about the anime long ago. I fail to see what's "actually good" about it. I thought it was laughable garbage that only the oblivious would like. (And far inferior to any of the prior seasons, which didn't impress me either.) To each their own, I suppose. Maybe you'll be able to see its mediocrity when you're twice your age like I am. As for favorites, that proves nothing. Many could have removed one title from the anime from their favorites and replaced it with the new title. |
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| I like Attack on Titan. For me, the only thing that drags down my enjoyment of it are the characters, with none of them being likeable. |
| Instead of answering, I am curious about what you think is an anime that does deserve such high praise. |
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