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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Mon May 01, 2006 1:35 pm

Myoti wrote:Um... wouldn't that be... nonexistant? O.o


Well, meaning here in North America. How much talk of Cowboy Bebop, Inuyasha, FMA etc do you have here, vs. ...stuff that doesn't air on TV like... well, anything else^^
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Postby Myoti » Mon May 01, 2006 1:36 pm

Well, I haven't seen most of the others, so I can't really comment on those either...

Though I do wonder when anime went from being "entertainment" to... whatever "otaku" consider it... *shrugs*



Well, meaning here in North America. How much talk of Cowboy Bebop, Inuyasha, FMA etc do you have here, vs. ...stuff that doesn't air on TV like... well, anything else^^

In America, yeah, I know what you're saying.
Though I wonder sometimes, since alot of the talk we here is simply due to the fact that this is what most people (sadly) see.
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Postby tripperdan99 » Mon May 01, 2006 1:58 pm

Orenji wrote:I've honestly never heard anyone "rave" about FMA (besides my dad) XD


Overrated::::

* Full Metal Alchemist - (I saw this sometime back fansub'd before license, saw it all. Hated the premise of it.) The fact that it's popular has been a suprise to me

* Inuyasha - was sort of interesting, but never got into it

* DragonBall - (any of them) I tried to watch it, I did.

* Gundam SEED (& GSD) Was one of my Fav's but I hated what they did to it


Underrated:::::

* .hack/sign and .hack/roots - (sign is a couple of years old and is great, roots is new and now being subbed, this is a fun anime, imho) very good franchise

* Noien - mind candy anime

* Aria the Animation - (great slice of life anime, sequel Aria the Natural ok, but not as good)


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Postby skyblue » Mon May 01, 2006 6:15 pm

Very Overrated:

-Dragonball (or any other action brawler for that matter...)
-Inuyasha

Overrated:

-Fullmetal Alchemist (I love it for the crisp atmosphere, but it's a little too overated)
-FLCL (good, but not that good)

Just Right:

-Trigun

Underrated:

-Wolf's Rain

Very Underrated:
-Paranoia Agent
-Monster

Take a good look at this and tell me what you see.

To sum it up, action=overrated and drama=underrated.
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Postby Myoti » Wed May 03, 2006 5:45 pm

Azumanga Daioh.

I watched the first episode yesterday, expecting this really funny comedy. I watched the intro thinking "This is... interesting..."

Through the whole episode, I laughed...
Once. That was it. I actually even predicted alot of the jokes before they happened.

The parts with Chiyo-chan were kinda acute, but overall I wasn't that impressed.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Wed May 03, 2006 7:35 pm

Myoti wrote:Azumanga Daioh.

I watched the first episode yesterday

Thats why you didn't like it.
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Postby Arnobius » Wed May 03, 2006 9:07 pm

With some of these titles I'm seeing on the Underrated list... the older ones, you might not hear a lot of them NOW, but at the time they were new, they hyped the crap out of them: Kare Kano, Spriggan, Voices of a Distant Star, X/1999, Full Metal Panic... these were all very hyped by the anime magazines long before they came out, and continued to be hyped when they were first being released. If they no longer are hyped it's the hype wore out.
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Postby Solid Ronin » Thu May 04, 2006 12:59 pm

Overrated:

Trigun
Rurouni Kenshin
Azumanga Daioh
Getbackers (Anyone who rates this show as good...well...no)

Underrated:
Giant Robo
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Postby Steeltemplar » Thu May 04, 2006 2:24 pm

You know, given how many times Inuyasha has appeared in the "Overrated" category in this thread, I am beginning to wonder if by that virtue it loses that distinction. How can it be overrated if it is receiving criticism this widely?
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Thu May 04, 2006 2:28 pm

Steeltemplar wrote:You know, given how many times Inuyasha has appeared in the "Overrated" category in this thread, I am beginning to wonder if by that virtue it loses that distinction. How can it be overrated if it is receiving criticism this widely?



Because those of us who find it overrated are but a small percentage of everyone who has ever watched the show. There are plenty of people who think that the show is absolutely amazing, the best anime ever, etc. It may be receiving wide criticism from the few who have posted in this thread, but compared to the rest of the anime watching population, that's a pretty small number. *nodnod*
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Postby Steeltemplar » Thu May 04, 2006 2:55 pm

Radical Dreamer wrote:Because those of us who find it overrated are but a small percentage of everyone who has ever watched the show. There are plenty of people who think that the show is absolutely amazing, the best anime ever, etc. It may be receiving wide criticism from the few who have posted in this thread, but compared to the rest of the anime watching population, that's a pretty small number. *nodnod*

<shrug> To be honest, I see people trash the show all the time on this and other forums.

I suppose that maybe I am just missing the legions of fans somehow. It does seem popular.
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Postby Myoti » Thu May 04, 2006 5:55 pm

Thats why you didn't like it.

Maybe, because I really wasn't impressed with it...
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Thu May 04, 2006 8:46 pm

Myoti wrote:Maybe, because I really wasn't impressed with it...

Watch a few more. It'll grow on ya, and you'll begin to love it
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Postby Cognitive Gear » Thu May 04, 2006 9:02 pm

Over rated:

Fruits Basket (particularly by members of this site)

Under rated:

I am EXTREMELY picky about what anime I watch. Thus, I have as yet to watch a series that I had heard negative things about. Time constraints suck. So I have nothing to put here.
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Thu May 04, 2006 9:26 pm

ikimasu wrote:Over rated:

Fruits Basket (particularly by members of this site)



We just wuv our Furuba^^
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Postby tripperdan99 » Fri May 05, 2006 8:42 pm

ikimasu wrote:Over rated:

Fruits Basket (particularly by members of this site)


What determines "Overrated" and "underrated" except one's personal taste? To diverge into criticism because someone might list a title one likes (or doesn't like) or a title gets listed a bunch of times, well is weak. Expected, but weak none the less.

Just because this site might like Fruit Baskets instead of Elfen Lied doesn’t mean Fruit Baskets is over rated (now manga verses anime have a debate on the rating with FB for sure).

To me Ai Yori Aoshi was underrated. But it won’t be back in anime, so the rating it got went straight to the pocket book.

It’s almost too easy to say anything that winds up licensed and broadcast in the US is overrated and any unlicenced anime that can only be obtained through a FanSub is underrated.

I’ve revised my earlier list to reflect that thought:

OverRated:

Any licensed anime showing up for broadcast in the US


Underrated (wouldn’t dare say any unlicensed anime, some is just crap, imho)

.hack/roots
Ergo Proxy
Noein
Jigoku Shoujo
Ai Yori Aoshi

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Postby Pan Chan » Sat May 06, 2006 8:10 am

Over rated uhh...
All the Miyazaki movies
Inyuyasha
Full Metal A Thinging I forget what it is...
Naruto
Dragon ball Z

Underated... uhh..
Mink
Zoids
Digimon
Beyblade
Megaman NT Warior
Astroboy
And somemore I think but I can't remember them right now....
Whatever... lol
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Postby TheMelodyMaker » Sat May 06, 2006 9:16 am

I'd say that Hamtaro is terribly underrated. Then again, that seems to happen with anything that is sweet and cute and innocent -- so I really shouldn't be surprised. ;__; (Of course, the evidence I have is that I'm the only one that's mentioned it on this thread thus far.)
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Postby Yojimbo » Sun May 07, 2006 12:35 pm

tripperdan99 wrote:OverRated:

Any licensed anime showing up for broadcast in the US


That's a pretty broad general statement there.
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Postby Myoti » Sun May 07, 2006 2:38 pm

That's a pretty broad general statement there.

Ditto. It's a statement I'm beginning to tire of...
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Postby mitsuki lover » Tue May 09, 2006 11:51 am

Over-rated:
Cromartie High School
Gungrave,not bad really but a bit over-rated

Under-rated:
Inuyasha,I think people who say it's over-rated here are under-rating it's true worth
One Piece,it's the 4kids dub that makes everyone think it's over-rated
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Postby Kenshin17 » Tue May 09, 2006 3:58 pm

Over-rated:
Evangelion
Gundam Wing (I like it and all but its not the best Gundam)

Under-rated:
Gundam Seed
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Postby Bap » Tue May 09, 2006 4:19 pm

Overrated:
InuYasha
Cowboy Bebop

Underrated:
Kino's Journey [I need to finish watching this. xD;]
Alien Nine

Umm.. yeah. D:
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Postby rocklobster » Sat May 13, 2006 1:48 pm

Overrated: FLCL. Without a doubt.
Underrated: Please Save My Earth (manga)--those of you who haven't picked this up are missing out on a great story!
Dice--I really had high hopes for this one.
Ronin Warriors--Now that this is considered "old school", people seem to pass it up. They shouldn't.
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Postby Heart of Sword » Sat May 13, 2006 2:43 pm

Overrated: Rurouni Kenshin (I love it, but it *is* overrated.)

Underrated: Wolf's Rain!!!
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Postby GrubbTheFragger » Sat May 13, 2006 6:24 pm

Overrated Bobobobo I can't stand that show it is soooooooooo stinking weird i don't care if u like it but wow my braincells leave my head just saying the title.
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Postby gungrave » Sat May 13, 2006 6:37 pm

Overrated:DBZ and GT, FFU, Haibane Renmei

Underrated: s-CRY-ed, Orphan, Yu Yu Hakusho
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Postby Eastkun » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:35 am

Most Overrated Anime: *do not discuss* *cough* *cough*

Underrated: Wolf's Rain (Everyone should watch this show)
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Postby mitsuki lover » Sun Jun 18, 2006 1:32 pm

I would agree that Wolf's Rain and S-cry-ed are under-rated and would include
Witch Hunter Robin with them.The problem is that with the exeption of S-cry-ed
AS isn't showing these shows as much as others and so they're not getting the
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Postby WrestlingOtaku » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:58 pm

Overrated:

Naruto
Full Metal Alchemist
DBZ

Underrated:

.hack Sign
Record of Lodoss War

Just because I say there overrated doesn't exactly mean I hate them. Actually all three of those titles I like quite a bit, but everyone around me is acting like there the greatest animes of all time. While almost no one talks about .hack or Record of Lodoss War.
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