Name your overrated anime
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I'm not a big fan of Naruto. Or Dragonball Z really. Or even Dragonball. Heck, any in that universe. And I used to like Bleach, but it's wearing on me now.
Let's start off with Dragonball and the others in that universe. Maybe it's because I didn't watch it as a young child, but I just don't see much in it. I mean, it's good for a laugh here and there, but I've met people who practically swear it is the best thing ever put on TV. And I just wonder how? The fights go on forever, the plot is predictable as all get out, the characters are just sort of meh...and I think what really gets me is the whole "I've reached the end of my power. I can't get anymore powerful *insert new, stronger villian here* Oh, just kidding, I found even more power" formula it lives on. And I just generally hate Goku. Such an idiot. Yes, I know, that's the point, but he just grates on my nerves after three episodes, which is about all I can watch in a month.
This is why Bleach is losing me. It has the "Dragonball Z" effect. You know, the long, long fights, the constantly reaching their end but finding new power when a stronger enemy comes along. The characters are good enough really, and I did like it in the beginning, but after they rescued Rukia just to have freakin' Orihime get stolen, forcing them to go back and rescue another female all over again, I just got bored and kept thinking "Haven't I seen this before?"
And Naruto. I just...I don't know why it's so popular. I hate Naruto himself, Sakura's a cookie-cutter female, and Sasuke's the emo whiny prick. I liked Kakashi though. He was pretty cool. But I can't even read the manga anymore, you know, to avoid fillers. I just don't like it. I never loved it, but I tolerated it (it was in Shonen Jump), but there just came a point when I decided it wasn't worth my time.
Edit: Oh yeah! I was just reminded of Fooly Cooly. Freakin' hate that show too. I've seen the whole thing and just hated every minute of it, but thought that I should see it to the end because it was short and I might've possibly been stuck in a house with a friend who forced me to watch it. I tried, I really did but...gheez I hate it.
Let's start off with Dragonball and the others in that universe. Maybe it's because I didn't watch it as a young child, but I just don't see much in it. I mean, it's good for a laugh here and there, but I've met people who practically swear it is the best thing ever put on TV. And I just wonder how? The fights go on forever, the plot is predictable as all get out, the characters are just sort of meh...and I think what really gets me is the whole "I've reached the end of my power. I can't get anymore powerful *insert new, stronger villian here* Oh, just kidding, I found even more power" formula it lives on. And I just generally hate Goku. Such an idiot. Yes, I know, that's the point, but he just grates on my nerves after three episodes, which is about all I can watch in a month.
This is why Bleach is losing me. It has the "Dragonball Z" effect. You know, the long, long fights, the constantly reaching their end but finding new power when a stronger enemy comes along. The characters are good enough really, and I did like it in the beginning, but after they rescued Rukia just to have freakin' Orihime get stolen, forcing them to go back and rescue another female all over again, I just got bored and kept thinking "Haven't I seen this before?"
And Naruto. I just...I don't know why it's so popular. I hate Naruto himself, Sakura's a cookie-cutter female, and Sasuke's the emo whiny prick. I liked Kakashi though. He was pretty cool. But I can't even read the manga anymore, you know, to avoid fillers. I just don't like it. I never loved it, but I tolerated it (it was in Shonen Jump), but there just came a point when I decided it wasn't worth my time.
Edit: Oh yeah! I was just reminded of Fooly Cooly. Freakin' hate that show too. I've seen the whole thing and just hated every minute of it, but thought that I should see it to the end because it was short and I might've possibly been stuck in a house with a friend who forced me to watch it. I tried, I really did but...gheez I hate it.
I'm going to brave the wall of fire here and say I liked that anime.thespyisdead said:
Then again, I've always held the concept that repeated trends (in this case apparently school kids with super powers) can have good in that they are to people who haven't experienced them what the original greats were to those who loath the trend followers. So, as I've watched a small handful of anime, this is unique to me, and I love it.
One Piece, Cowboy Bebop, D.Gray man, 07-ghost(that one's truly terrible), and.. yeah, that's about it. Oh, and it's funny how most of the people saying that Death Note is overrated, are mostly pissed-off because (spoiler alert) L dies and gets replaced by a kid and a teenager (to be honest, that kind of pissed me off too, but that still wasn't enough for me to diminish the tremendous atmosphere it had build-up to that point, and not to mention its well-developed, relatable characters). And to the 'gentlemen' claiming that it's an anime for 12 year olds... Why? And how, more precisely? Yeah, you could enjoy it if you were 12... You know, if you could understand all the SYMBOLYSM and all the METAPHORES...
Oh sorry I forgot to mention: DOT FUCKING HACK! That was just so... corny and moral and cheesy and... and just ahhh boring!
Oh sorry I forgot to mention: DOT FUCKING HACK! That was just so... corny and moral and cheesy and... and just ahhh boring!
Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball, the list goes on. The only reason I still read Naruto and Bleach is because of the time I've put into them
Now, now, let's not be hasty. You need to be put on trial first.AdeptaSororitas said:
I would like to submit Death Note. Especially the second half, but before that it was still as pretentious as hell and it had a tendency of brutally killing any characters you might give a damn about. Plus, if it didn't exist there would be that many less psychopathic idiots on the internet who preach straight out of Light's handbook and go about, in their own incompetent way, establishing some sort of "kill any and all criminals" agenda, which really boils down to "anyone I don't like". Or at least, it should, since that's what THEIR SO CALLED HERO DID.
Damn, I hate that show.
i did not specificly say i disliked it, nor did i say that i liked it. i really have not decide for my self yet whether i like it or not, so i can't effectively say, whether it's rated at the right level or overrated...binnsyboy said:
ps 1st opening and endng FTW
EDIT: contradiction is FUN
Filler is when an anime gets too far ahead of the manga. The anime producers decide that, in order to keep interest up, they'll create a whole new storyline seperate from the manga. Fillers USUALLY don't advance the overall plot at all, and are often subpar. This is not always the case as there are exceptions, but they are widely disliked for this reason. When the manga is far enough ahead, the anime concludes its filler session and then continues on with the original, intended storyline.DarkRyter said:
The point was that Naruto is riddled with filler, so if I liked Naruto but hated filler, I would be able to read the manga and not have to deal with that sort of trash. However, I can't even like the storyline without pointless BS.
No sir, I didn't like Death Note not because of the plot twist, that part was actually interesting to me.n00beffect said:
No, what I HATED about Death Note, was that you knew where it was going from episode 1, and it was 37 episodes long. They dragged it out with a brutally boring, uneventful pace. If the show was 16 episodes, I would've loved it. But no, it was too freakin' long, and I got the point of the show right off the bat. The ending? It was great. The plot twists? Blew my mind. The premise? Pretty cool. The pacing? Horrendous and dragged out.
Lucky Star.
Because it pales in comparison to Azumanga Daioh and yet it feels like Lucky Star has far more memes about it scattered across Youtube.
I'm not going to say Akira is overrated, albeit I didn't like the movie at all. For me Akira had way too much stuff crammed into it. And all of it was done in a really graphic animation that was completely distasteful for me, which was probably the biggest factor. And that I can't really factor into my level of "overrated" estimation. Some people like it, some people hate it. To me Akira is like Koyaanisqatsi, it's like an experience more than like a message given.
Because it pales in comparison to Azumanga Daioh and yet it feels like Lucky Star has far more memes about it scattered across Youtube.
I'm not going to say Akira is overrated, albeit I didn't like the movie at all. For me Akira had way too much stuff crammed into it. And all of it was done in a really graphic animation that was completely distasteful for me, which was probably the biggest factor. And that I can't really factor into my level of "overrated" estimation. Some people like it, some people hate it. To me Akira is like Koyaanisqatsi, it's like an experience more than like a message given.
i have to agree with you on the predictability of death note. i think that is what ruined it for me
Brotherhood was filled with too many aesops and speeches. I see it as the happier ending also but the main reason is the father character and homunculi play more as bosses and shonen fights take place and even father gets aesopped at by the "truth" character at the end about "you bad, that is why u failed u look down on humans u no hav friends blah blah blah"AdeptaSororitas said:
I love the original though.