Why does it have such a low rating?

Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms

Jan 30, 3:19 PM

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Why do people say it’s fine when it’s not fine, it’s great. I love the comedy in this show, but why do people brush it off when it’s so good. To be fair, I am watching the dub so maybe that has something to do with it, but I actually enjoy watching it.

Jan 30, 3:24 PM

Ejwows

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Idk i think it’s really good, the fan service can be rough at times but I think overall the show is very sweet.

Jan 30, 3:32 PM

Unknown_Guy100

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Idk....for me it's like 7.3 or 7.4 out of 10.....(Not a big fan of this genre) but still I think rating should be higher ..

Why are the ratings so low.....is it that bad.... because personally I am enjoying the show....it's fun... Action is good and all but I love the charecter interactions...

Jan 30, 3:36 PM

rohan121

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Ecchi scares away most casuals and female audience. Also, the male lead is not a full on pretty boy though I like his looks.

Mal score=mass appeal to all demographics

Many anime aim for a niche demographic instead.

I love the ecchi which is why I picked up this anime.

Jan 30, 3:44 PM

juancachq

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i think it's because of the production quality, although i like it, some scenes feel kinda off imo and the op makes it very repetitive with mona's introduction.

other than that romance has become very popular so people feel it's very generic.

Jan 30, 4:15 PM

TheMageDalamar

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only amatures care about lame ass ratings. pros know ratings are bull on MAL and we watch what we want and don't care what other people think

Jan 30, 5:17 PM

Unknown_Guy100

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TheMageDalamar said:
only amatures care about lame ass ratings. pros know ratings are bull on MAL and we watch what we want and don't care what other people think

So true.....I mean 100 Girlfriends has 8+ rating....on Mal....😂...
It's rigged....

Unknown_Guy100Jan 30, 5:22 PM

Why are the ratings so low.....is it that bad.... because personally I am enjoying the show....it's fun... Action is good and all but I love the charecter interactions...

Jan 30, 7:05 PM

CheliosX

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Well, for most people, myself included, it's cause of Mona. She's basically an annoying slut and makes things very awkward. I am only sticking around to see more of my best girl Minami Shirahama plus as a manga reader, my love for this story decreased since it's slowly becoming Rent A Whatever 3.0.
I'll still watch the anime (dub) ofc since some of my fav VAs are voicing the characters. The manga? Still reading cause of the cute girls and good art.
Another reason most people don't like it is cause Medaka is being charmed by Mona's cuteness easily which is a huge turn off for them. They wanted him to be the same but not get phased by her cuteness and charms until later in the story, you dig? That's how I felt about a year ago as well but I'm used to it all already.

Jan 30, 7:18 PM

Moppit

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I liked it when it was just Mona and Medaka. In the manga, I quit caring as much when the rest of the harem was introduced. I'm assuming the same will happen with the show.

Jan 30, 7:48 PM

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electric_angel

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People watching a genre they know they don’t enjoy, rating it low, then leaving without an explanation.
That’s why you literally can’t trust MAL scores, people on here refuse to acknowledge that not everything has to appeal to them.

Jan 30, 8:06 PM

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Kenpachi_91

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It’s not terrible (as of now) but it’s definitely due to Kawai’s antics. I still plan on finishing up this anime though. I’m waiting for the next episode with Shounan.

Jan 30, 9:01 PM

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The reasons I gave it three stars were because

1. Mona is seriously irritating. Who in their right mind would just pull out their buns to a classmate just because she wants him to like her? It's borderline slutty honestly. There are times she does show regret or shame for showing too much skin so it's a bit bearable. She would probably go defiling herself just because a guy doesn't fawn over her like the rest of her class and the people around her

2. The guys of the classroom are degenerates beyond help. The two guys who do rebuke Medaka only do so because he doesn't treat Mona nicely.

Also the opening is bad.

Jan 30, 9:29 PM

#13

MKIkawa

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Jul 2022

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It's average at best. The manga is way better and it's also not even that good

Jan 30, 11:22 PM

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yuppies001

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Nov 2024

It is sort of bad since the whole time she just chasing and like that boring can’t she not be that obv like if everyone was looking they prob know she likes him

Jan 31, 12:26 AM

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jindrys

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May 2024

the anime is bad, if you think it's good you don't know what a good romance anime is. 6/10 at max. There is no reason to put it higher other than personal bias or if you are a gooner that enjoys ecchi and does not care about natural interactions.

Jan 31, 1:04 AM

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Akinamaster86

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Feb 2024

It's boring, all over the place, MC are unlikeable and AI probably write portion of it.

Jan 31, 4:02 AM

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Buckshot_

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rohan121 said:
Ecchi scares away most casuals and female audience. Also, the male lead is not a full on pretty boy though I like his looks.

Mal score=mass appeal to all demographics

Many anime aim for a niche demographic instead.

I love the ecchi which is why I picked up this anime.

BRO WHAT ECCHI?? (character lim)

Jan 31, 4:13 AM

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unlucky_dok

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Dec 2024

lemme tell u this in one sentence:it is kinda mid

Jan 31, 4:58 AM

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RodNas92

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Nov 2024

Honestly until now I think this is just a mid anime, theres way better anime than this, even in the same genre. Also I cant like Mona, shes annoying and always thinks shes the queen bee... I hate that kind of person. As for Kuroiwa, I like him, sure I know he is falling for Mona's appeal, but he has a really good self control

Jan 31, 6:09 AM

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ZinniaSkylark

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Jan 2025

funny how both "low rating" threads on this page are on anime with bumpkin accents

ZinniaSkylarkJan 31, 6:15 AM

Jan 31, 7:31 AM

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silversurfeer

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Maybe this will be a hot take but i have a some

considering how i view the manga they took the wrong approach in choosing the art style for the anime, the reason we can believe that mona is the “queen bee” is if they make the world not as colorful as they make it out to be. A good example is kokomi from saiki k, the art for the show is very muted as in wont make you reduce the brightness of your screen. But when they draw kokomi is very detailed and accompanied the character emotions well, i believe if they do a sakamoto days or spy x family art it would be better (but what do i know🤷‍♂️)

Secondly is the limited animation and direction , its giving me the angel next door vibe as in its very clunky and it seems they failed to fill in the gaps between adapted panel which make the punchline or the emotional moments felt off.

Overall it’s still worth watching as the character development is really good imo

Jan 31, 8:40 AM

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rohan121

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Reply to Buckshot_

BRO WHAT ECCHI?? (character lim)

@Buckshot_
- Mona ripping her shirt exposing cleavage
- Mona jumping over a water puttle exposing her panties and also bending over doing that
- bunnygirl Mona outfit in a closet pressing against the mc
- Mona falling on top of mc with cleavage exposed
Ect

Jan 31, 9:03 AM

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Buckshot_

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@rohan121 IM REALLY REALLY SORRY. I COMMENTED THAT THINKING THIS WAS ANOTHER ANIME

Jan 31, 9:16 AM

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zombecca

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May 2024

i think "most of the audience" fits better for this. i'm a girl myself and i really don't mind H when it's good. while i don't really like it when it's way too much like in HOTD, this anime barely feels like H at all

Jan 31, 12:08 PM

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Nirinbo

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Sep 2018

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It is penalized for being basically ecchi, but the biggest issue is the below average animation. "Manga panels with colors" are almost always rated below 7.00, nothing unusual here.

Jan 31, 6:29 PM

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SRASinister

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It reminds of Teruhashi from Saiki K mixed with B Gata H Kei but less fun. This one is harder for me to get into since the male lead has the personality of a wet blanket in the anime so far.

My Karma ran over your Dogma

Feb 1, 2:11 AM

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For me it dropped in value as soon as MC's reasons were revealed as religious. Also last EP where everybody pressures MC to be nice to her while she behaves like whore whole time, it's just annoying.

So instead of cool MC who will deny girl who had everything until then because of her looks and has to change gradually if she wants to interact with MC, we have MC who can barely hold it together and has to calm his mind because religion... Bleh.

Feb 1, 3:44 AM

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itmeh_anime

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Mar 2021

no Progression......

Feb 1, 10:37 AM

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MadanielFL

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Or maybe because people are tired of Crunchyroll and their woke bs, threfore any anime they are involved with is shit.

Feb 1, 11:21 AM

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rohan121

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Or maybe because people are tired of Crunchyroll and their woke bs, threfore any anime they are involved with is shit.

@MadanielFL
I did not even know this was associated with crunchyroll directly. Given the recent news that is might be a possibility (though I would not consider Kuroiwa woke at all). I notice mass review bombing more nowadays with multiple anime this and last season.

Feb 1, 11:30 AM

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MadanielFL

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rohan121 said:
I did not even know this was associated with crunchyroll directly. Given the recent news that is might be a possibility (though I would not consider Kuroiwa woke at all). I notice mass review bombing more nowadays with multiple anime this and last season.

Well yeah, Kuroiwa is one of the many anime this season that Crunchyroll has helped produce.

Feb 3, 11:16 AM

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This series doesn’t really do it’s own genre well. The jokes don’t land and are annoying, the romance is repetitive and you know that there will be little to no progression with it in Season 2 and I heard from manga readers that it gets really bad later on in the manga with certain arcs. The MC is boring as hell and the main girl isn’t even that good compared to other “waifu” shows.

Basic cookie cutter “romance” show.

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Feb 3, 11:21 AM

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Unknown_Guy100 said:

TheMageDalamar said:
only amatures care about lame ass ratings. pros know ratings are bull on MAL and we watch what we want and don't care what other people think

So true.....I mean 100 Girlfriends has 8+ rating....on Mal....😂...
It's rigged....

Some young people don’t have developed taste buds yet. You’ll get there soon kiddo.

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Feb 3, 11:28 AM

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Yuri_Niji said:

Unknown_Guy100 said:

So true.....I mean 100 Girlfriends has 8+ rating....on Mal....😂...
It's rigged....

Some young people don’t have developed taste buds yet. You’ll get there soon kiddo.

😂Don't know about that....ya I am just 18....but man....your profile sure is something....

Why are the ratings so low.....is it that bad.... because personally I am enjoying the show....it's fun... Action is good and all but I love the charecter interactions...

Feb 4, 7:45 AM

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Iranai_Sonsai

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Because the animation is mediocre, and the story is basically a rip-off of B gata H kei (Yamada's First Time).

Feb 4, 9:03 AM

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StallionXD

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Plot is about "the perfect girl" (like always, sexy, cute, funny) trying to seduce a guy in every way possible, yet he simply does not give a fuck.
Bro must be gay as fuck.
Trash anime.

Sorry if my english is bad (っ˘▽˘)っ~~~
Btw, cry about it.

Feb 4, 10:38 AM

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TsumugiSan

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The low rating is partly due to the overall quality of the episodes direction. The repetitive introduction of Mona waking up every day has already become tiresome, and moments like the ending of episode 3 also contribute to this negative evaluation. Additionally, viewers who enjoy animes with more elaborate plots may find this work frustrating, as its premise is quite simple, the characters follow clichéd archetypes, and the main focus is on Mona teasing the protagonist.

Feb 9, 6:11 AM

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Gantz613-EXIT

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Why does the sun come up?

Feb 10, 9:06 PM

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only amatures care about lame ass ratings. pros know ratings are bull on MAL and we watch what we want and don't care what other people think

@TheMageDalamar ya pero nos guiamos con las calificaciones en mal para saber si el anime es bueno o no

Feb 12, 1:42 AM

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Reply to Unknown_Guy100

TheMageDalamar said:
only amatures care about lame ass ratings. pros know ratings are bull on MAL and we watch what we want and don't care what other people think

So true.....I mean 100 Girlfriends has 8+ rating....on Mal....😂...
It's rigged....

@Unknown_Guy100 I do think that its deserved for once. 100 Girlfriends is a high quality ecchi show, which rarely get made any more, usually ecchi only gets about the budget that this show had at best.

As for OP, as you can see in this thread, while I think its good, there are obviously 2 conflicting bases that both have one thing they don't like about the show, even though those 2 things are sort of the whole point of the show (the fact that she is a narcissist and the fan service factor are both key ingredients). This one thing they hate completely overpowers any other rationale they might have had and so they both rate it poorly. Its lower than it should be for people that are ok with the themes. Its as usual a bunch of bitter old people who are unable to have fun any more, since they correlate everything that happens in an anime with their perspective of real life and how they think real life and therefore an anime should be made. Same kind of people that think video games with guns = violence, they are just too stupid to look in the mirror LOL

Feb 12, 2:40 AM

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Unknown_Guy100

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niconiconii27 said:
@Unknown_Guy100 I do think that its deserved for once. 100 Girlfriends is a high quality ecchi show, which rarely get made any more, usually ecchi only gets about the budget that this show had at best.

As for OP, as you can see in this thread, while I think its good, there are obviously 2 conflicting bases that both have one thing they don't like about the show, even though those 2 things are sort of the whole point of the show (the fact that she is a narcissist and the fan service factor are both key ingredients). This one thing they hate completely overpowers any other rationale they might have had and so they both rate it poorly. Its lower than it should be for people that are ok with the themes. Its as usual a bunch of bitter old people who are unable to have fun any more, since they correlate everything that happens in an anime with their perspective of real life and how they think real life and therefore an anime should be made. Same kind of people that think video games with guns = violence, they are just too stupid to look in the mirror LOL

😂well I did watch 100 Girlfriends season 1 and honestly I liked it at that time ..but idk man what changed in 1year that I just wasn't able to watch it .... without getting irritated...

And the medaka anime....i think it's light hearted and funny, but in recent episodes it felt a bit generic....romance...but there is still some interesting prospect to it ....uk the Mc can't have a love interest and I am interested to see that what will happen if his family finds out.... about all this ...

Why are the ratings so low.....is it that bad.... because personally I am enjoying the show....it's fun... Action is good and all but I love the charecter interactions...

Feb 20, 4:20 AM

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High score is a good measurement of a good anime. This one isnt, but can be enjoyable to the fan of the genre.

I actually watch this anime. But skipping all the scenes except all Mona fan service scenes. If dialogues, skip and wait for the next interesting Mona scene.

Feb 20, 4:36 AM

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SgtBateMan

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Because it's an apparent copy-pasta of B-gata H-kei and the creator forgot to add Ecchi, characterisation, dynamic, etc. And I have yet mentioned the production value.

SgtBateManFeb 20, 4:42 AM

Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody. Help! You know I need someone. Helpppppp!

Feb 25, 9:08 PM

#44

Ruxify

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Because this show is entirely about simping over some annoying bitch of a character. She's conceited to the max and every other character just feeds into it. I was hoping that maybe the male MC would actually, unlike everyone else, genuinely dislike her... BUT NO. IT'S JUST SOME STUPID CRAP ABOUT IT BEING AGAINST HIS RELIGION. WHAT??? Pure, utter garbage and total waste of the animators' time and energy. 2/10 and only because the animation isn't total garbage like the writing.

Mar 6, 1:43 PM

#45

CarbonMD

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I think it's a very enjoyable and cute show. Not annoying.

Mar 10, 1:58 PM

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animelatonina

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If anyone wants a funny anime about a girl that everyone loves, I suggest "Good Luck Girl".

If anyone wants a ecchi anime about a girl tempting a boy, I recommend "B-Gata H-Kei".

"Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms" is one joke and this is a poorly executed joke again and again.

Mar 31, 11:38 AM

#47

CarbonMD

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I watched Japanese dub. Enjoyed it very much. Maybe a lot of people feel "above it".

9/10

May 17, 12:51 PM

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FZREMAKE

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Yeah its kind of surprising how low the rating and the popularity is since the manga is quite popular. The animation isnt the best but its still an enjoyable romcom that I loved to watch.

If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.

May 17, 3:39 PM

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velicianna1996

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Jan 2022

There's nothing good about this anime, I've wasted my time. The characters are so cringe and the comedy is so awful. I'm a fan of romcom but this one is dissapointing.

Jul 31, 1:21 PM

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Sunnya05

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Mar 2021

If you don’t like this genre or not a target audience for this anime; shouldn’t you not watch it? It’s waste of your time and you will guarantee to give it a bad score.

I enjoyed the anime, it’s a fun comedy romance anime

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