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(C&P thread from MAL)
It's always interesting to read peoples views on this topic, so yeah - the thread has a place on even dead forums.
Here are some of my posts on the subject:
It's always interesting to read peoples views on this topic, so yeah - the thread has a place on even dead forums.
Here are some of my posts on the subject:
#1 said:The most recent, most over-rated anime? Eden. It started decently - in rom-com style - and then slowly started to make less and less sense, until it got to a point where an episode seemed to be missing and the dialogue in one of the episodes episode was more confusing than anything. I failed to see what's supposed to be special about it, and I dropped it.
It seems like all the MAL fantards pick one anime to jump on and score 10/10 every so often, and this time around it was Eden that got the 10-10-10-10-10-10-10 treatment.
Looking further back into the past, TTGL is easily the most over-rated anime known to man.
DO THE IMPOSSIBLE, SEE THE INVISIBLE, ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWA!!!
"It changed my life; it made me into more of a man. After watching the series, I believed I could do anything!" - TTGL tard #1
"Before watching, I'd never had the guts to ask a girl out. After watching, I did. I now have a son, and I called him Kamina the Second." TTGL tard #2
"It's quite simply the best anime out there, better than even Naruto." - TTGL tard #3
"I liked it - it was a fairly enjoyable ride - but it was simplistic and had one of the worst endings ever. The amount of retards who give it 10/10 cause me a lot of mental pain." - God
#2 said:...oh, and for me, the Maison Ikkoku anime isn't under-rated. It's vastly inferior to the manga, ruined by filler ******* up the pacing of an already slow series.
In terms of under-rated series, I've recently watched Phoenix and Niea 7, typing up reviews of both. Phoenix has an average of 7.40, with 200 people with it on their lists - I rated it 8.5/10. Niea 7 has an average of 7.20/10, with something like 1200 people having it on their lists - I rated it 8.5/10. They're both unloved gems.
#3 said:Anyway, Code Geass R2. It pains me that a trainwreck is rated higher than the first series, which is worthy of a 10/10 score. I don't get the logic behind that. I can only assume that most people on the planet are dumbfucks
#4 said:If you wanted to pick at my post, you should've aimed for my #1 manga choice. My third 'quote' is an easy target.
I see no shame in rating Death Note 10/10. It's the best anime adaptation I've ever seen, Madhouse caring about the source material and trying to fix the many problems the second half of the story as best they could. They focused on the best part of the story, sped through or skipped the worst parts, used various animation techniques to make certain parts more exciting and, in my opinion, Death Note has the best soundtrack in existence. There's also the small matter of my favourite JP voice acting performance being included in Death Note.
I started watching Death Note at random just after it started airing. The read-up sounded very interesting and as soon as I started it I loved it. The gloomy depiction of our real world - not some random fantasy setting - and the inclusion of some supernatural elements that blended in well did it for me right from the get-go. What I'm trying to say is that it wasn't the hype that made me start it; it was the story. And the efforts of Madhouse made me love it.
I'm not someone who gives many 10/10 scores. I think I've only given nine animes 10/10, and I'm yet to give a manga top marks. I have excellent taste and I'm a harsh judge, taking into consideration all of the flaws - not just giving top marks for enjoyment alone. In short, if I give something a high rating, it's because it deserves a high rating.
Most TTGL fans, on the other hand, are stupid and let their emotions rather than their heads guide them. That's why most people don't respect it or its fans. It's a simple series aimed at simple people. Good for watching every one in awhile but lacking the depth that makes LotGH a worthy #1 anime contender.
#5 said:Just had a look through my list to see if my ratings match-up with the average ratings.
Now and Then, Here and There: With a rating of under 8/10 on MAL and me having given it 10/10, NaTHaT is one of the most under-rated in my book. I view it as the best 13 episode series in existence - it had no filler slowong it down, told a tragic story without holding back and got more emotion out of me than most.
ADV are re-releasing the series on DVD soon. Get it.
Macross Zero: Macross Zero is, and probably always will be, in the shadow of the other Macross OVA series - Macross Plus. Zero is newer and looks unlikely to ever get released outside of Japan because of Macross/Robotech issues, which is a damn shame.
I went into it randomly after watching Plus, not expecting too much. But I ended up seeing a beautiful series - in terms of both visuals and story - and I rank it higher than Plus. Seeing it rated around the same as NatHaT displeases me.
Noein: Has an average of 8/10. I rate it 9.5/10. It has the best blend of sci-fi and slice of life I've seen to date, so I don't think 8/10 reflects the quality of the series. Even after rewatching it, I still think highly of it.
Manga give the series away in a full-size box set. I imported it for something like £15-£17. While it was a great buy for me, something is wrong with them selling such an excellent series for less than the cheapo Funimation sets.
FFVII Last Order: I find it baffling that Last Order is rated less (7.63) than the steaming pile of turd known as Advent Children. Last Order was animated by Madhouse, covers the best part of the games story, moves at a very fast pace because of it only lasting 20 minutes, made me love Zack... yet it's nowhere near as highly rated as the CG cash-in!? That ain't right.
Koi Kaze: "An incest story that's executed very well, with no hentai content? Gotta rate that low, like. I prefer my series with T&A and as brainless as possible." - An average MAL person.
Berserk: TTGL gets 9/10, while an animated adaptation of the best part of the #1 ranked manga gets a score of 8.2/10. That makes a whole lot of sense, doesn't it?
Naruto: A score of 7.6/10 doesn't reflect the quality of the best part of the manga, which was covered between episodes 1-135. I can understand the awful fillers resulting in its low rating, but it still pains me think that there are idiots out there who rate Shippuuden - one of the worst adaptations I've seen - higher than the first series.
Rumiko Takahashi Anthology Like Phoenix and Niea 7, this series is both under-rated and under-watched. Most of the short stories are entertaining and amusing - it's a very charming little series. I rated it 9/10 at one point, before deciding 8/10 is more fair... It doesn't derserve a rating much lower than 8/10, in my opinion.
