Most overrated anime ever
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This is one of my favorite topics. Here is a list (all based off current outlook).
1. Samurai Champloo - I know many people who speak about this anime as if its the best thing since sliced bread. What a joke they are looking for a sunflower samurai and mention nothing more than that 16 (all I have to patience to watch up to) episodes into a 27 episode series.
2. Inuyasha - What can I say I personally love being outsmarted every episode by the same person over and over and over and .............
Thats the major ones at the moment.
1. Samurai Champloo - I know many people who speak about this anime as if its the best thing since sliced bread. What a joke they are looking for a sunflower samurai and mention nothing more than that 16 (all I have to patience to watch up to) episodes into a 27 episode series.
2. Inuyasha - What can I say I personally love being outsmarted every episode by the same person over and over and over and .............
Thats the major ones at the moment.
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Ah,yes. Overrated anime titles. Although some I'm about to list I like, but they really do recieve too much acclaim.
Dragonball Z (...what a waste.)
Dragonball GT (Bullshit.)
Naruto
Inuyasha (I don't like the dubbed anime or the anime that much in general. I prefer the manga)
Gundam (Had a few good series here and there.)
Sailor Moon ('Nuff said.)
Dot Hack Sign (Why do people keep recommending this to me?!)
Fruits Basket
Love Hina (Not too-too bad..)
Rurouni Kenshin (Same goes for this as Love Hina)
Nadesico
Ranma (Pretty good series, but not THAT great.)
Chobits (....)
Dragonball Z (...what a waste.)
Dragonball GT (Bullshit.)
Naruto
Inuyasha (I don't like the dubbed anime or the anime that much in general. I prefer the manga)
Gundam (Had a few good series here and there.)
Sailor Moon ('Nuff said.)
Dot Hack Sign (Why do people keep recommending this to me?!)
Fruits Basket
Love Hina (Not too-too bad..)
Rurouni Kenshin (Same goes for this as Love Hina)
Nadesico
Ranma (Pretty good series, but not THAT great.)
Chobits (....)
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28......29.....*lines up scope*....and 30...
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Well, now that that's over. I would say Dragon Ball Z is overrated, but Idon't know if it qualifies as an anime. Animes are like 20-50 episodes IMHO, not 500,000,000. And Inuyasha is getting the same way. How long does it take them to get that freakin' jewel from Naraku? I'll tell you, too long.
Whoops, must have hit his shoulder and not his heart, 'scuse me...
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Well, now that that's over. I would say Dragon Ball Z is overrated, but Idon't know if it qualifies as an anime. Animes are like 20-50 episodes IMHO, not 500,000,000. And Inuyasha is getting the same way. How long does it take them to get that freakin' jewel from Naraku? I'll tell you, too long.
Whoops, must have hit his shoulder and not his heart, 'scuse me...
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Because samurai Champloo is fucking awesome. It's not about finding the Samurai, that does happen and is amazingly and deliberatly brief. It's about the journey there.Grahf wrote: 1. Samurai Champloo - I know many people who speak about this anime as if its the best thing since sliced bread. What a joke they are looking for a sunflower samurai and mention nothing more than that 16 (all I have to patience to watch up to) episodes into a 27 episode series.
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So is Inuyasha.InsaneNoodlyGuy wrote:Because samurai Champloo is fucking awesome. It's not about finding the Samurai, that does happen and is amazingly and deliberatly brief. It's about the journey there.
Inu: Lets get the Jewel.
Kagome: Ok we sooo got this, since I could see the shards.
150+ useless episodes later
Inu: Do we have that Jewel yet?
Kagome: No but we have had good time looking for it. XD
Ummm sorry doesn't work for me.
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To be an overrated anime, it needs to be something that gets praises that it does not deserve. When I think about it this way, one anime pops into my mind right away: Gundam Seed.
Now, I'm a huge fan of gundam (seen every single series including the novels.), but for me, this is what gundam seed is like...
Corporate bastards @ Sunrise: OK, so our last couple of gundam series really flopped; Turn A, G Savior... So we need to revive our gundam fan base quick!
Money/Power-hungry ass kissers: We'll just repeat the exact same story line of the original Gundam and have really attractive characters so this time we don't take as much risks and be sure to get alot of attention! It's a get rich quick scheme!
Corporate Asshole: Alritey... sounds good..... i'mma go to Thailand and have sex with 12 yr old girls while u guys get everything together.... make sure we make alot of money from the copyrights of models, games, and DVDs ok?
Seed pisses alot of gundam veterans off simply because of unoriginality. But I guess for the lesser gundam fans out there, it doesn't matter. So to me, all the praise and acclaim that it's gotten should basically be redirected back to the original gundam.
Btw, Gundam Turn A is absolutely an underrated anime. You guys should def. watch it.
And while I'm talking about underrated, Now and Then Here and There is by for the most underrated anime ever. Its themes were extremely powerful and moving and its character development is absolutely amazing to watch.
Now, I'm a huge fan of gundam (seen every single series including the novels.), but for me, this is what gundam seed is like...
Corporate bastards @ Sunrise: OK, so our last couple of gundam series really flopped; Turn A, G Savior... So we need to revive our gundam fan base quick!
Money/Power-hungry ass kissers: We'll just repeat the exact same story line of the original Gundam and have really attractive characters so this time we don't take as much risks and be sure to get alot of attention! It's a get rich quick scheme!
Corporate Asshole: Alritey... sounds good..... i'mma go to Thailand and have sex with 12 yr old girls while u guys get everything together.... make sure we make alot of money from the copyrights of models, games, and DVDs ok?
Seed pisses alot of gundam veterans off simply because of unoriginality. But I guess for the lesser gundam fans out there, it doesn't matter. So to me, all the praise and acclaim that it's gotten should basically be redirected back to the original gundam.
Btw, Gundam Turn A is absolutely an underrated anime. You guys should def. watch it.
And while I'm talking about underrated, Now and Then Here and There is by for the most underrated anime ever. Its themes were extremely powerful and moving and its character development is absolutely amazing to watch.
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I would agree that Hack Sign is the most overrated, because everyone says it's so good, and then others are kind of pressured to say it's good as well... All it has is gread animation and trully awsome soundtrack. (with all that music did they not have enough money for the plot?!)
DBZ is overrated, but the first Dragon Ball was actually pretty good (before Goku had all that kamehameha crap, when he actually lost in some fistfights).
I also agree that GitS SAC is not a character developing anime, it's purpose is to show the society through some individuals. But I think it does a great job at that.
DBZ is overrated, but the first Dragon Ball was actually pretty good (before Goku had all that kamehameha crap, when he actually lost in some fistfights).
I also agree that GitS SAC is not a character developing anime, it's purpose is to show the society through some individuals. But I think it does a great job at that.
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In second gig they do a little bit better with the major's character. They also explain some of the other characters origins. But then again I really don't expect character development out of Gits.Volyund wrote:I also agree that GitS SAC is not a character developing anime, it's purpose is to show the society through some individuals. But I think it does a great job at that.
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I can't really come up with an overrated and at the same time interesting anime. Personally, I like Dragon Ball Z; I know that there is no long plot with unexpected turnouts or with a thoughtful and intricate development, but the fights have somehow a vertiginous rhythm that catches your attention immediately and make you feel like willing to be part of that fight (who didn't imagine himself being in the air and hitting that way they do in the back that particularly annoying guy, throwing him roughly to the floor ).
The characters have pretty much charisma and they are very expressive as well; the arrogant faces they are sometimes drawn with is just amazing (mostly after raising a new Super Saiajin state). That feeling of "now I am really powerful, you will be wish you were not born". Dragon Ball Z caught not only a big audience among those ones who didn't know what Anime is, but it has been also seen by a lot of people who were inside Anime already.
Sometimes the critics it receive are not deserved; the problem is that nowadays it's a common way for some people to feel themselves intelligents and original when criticizing something bellowing to the "mainstream". I'm not pointing at no one, there is also very often people with valid critics to it.
Sorry if I went way too much out of topic , sometimes it's normal in me unfortunately. Back on it, even though I like Dragon Ball Z, I believe Dragon Ball GT to be overrated. It's just some Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z reprise in Universal scale, some characters (Piccoro Daimaku -which I believe to be his complete name, not sure though-, but mainly Vegeta) lost their violence -a significant characteristic they had in Dragon Ball Z-, fightings lost violence as well, and it got boring. But it's popular just because it is Dragon Ball (Toriyama, we missed you ). I would save only the last 2 chapters from there, for having the single plus that the fight is a little bit "Dragon Ball Z" like animated, and that it is the closing of the whole cycle.
About an underrated Anime, I believe I pick Gasaraki. It belongs to a "historical period" with a good amount of excellent Anime (Evangelion, Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Lain). It has an interesting plot, mixing japanese traditions and mythology with nowadays society and technology; a very good opening and ending (both song and animation); animation, character design, mecha design, all of them are really good. But since it is a little bit dense, and since it's not full of those spectacular scenes made in order to easily catch audience, it's practically unknown by some people. That's my opinion at least, and I know that I'm risking myself to receive as an answer "it is a boring anime" (shrugs).
The characters have pretty much charisma and they are very expressive as well; the arrogant faces they are sometimes drawn with is just amazing (mostly after raising a new Super Saiajin state). That feeling of "now I am really powerful, you will be wish you were not born". Dragon Ball Z caught not only a big audience among those ones who didn't know what Anime is, but it has been also seen by a lot of people who were inside Anime already.
Sometimes the critics it receive are not deserved; the problem is that nowadays it's a common way for some people to feel themselves intelligents and original when criticizing something bellowing to the "mainstream". I'm not pointing at no one, there is also very often people with valid critics to it.
Sorry if I went way too much out of topic , sometimes it's normal in me unfortunately. Back on it, even though I like Dragon Ball Z, I believe Dragon Ball GT to be overrated. It's just some Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z reprise in Universal scale, some characters (Piccoro Daimaku -which I believe to be his complete name, not sure though-, but mainly Vegeta) lost their violence -a significant characteristic they had in Dragon Ball Z-, fightings lost violence as well, and it got boring. But it's popular just because it is Dragon Ball (Toriyama, we missed you ). I would save only the last 2 chapters from there, for having the single plus that the fight is a little bit "Dragon Ball Z" like animated, and that it is the closing of the whole cycle.
About an underrated Anime, I believe I pick Gasaraki. It belongs to a "historical period" with a good amount of excellent Anime (Evangelion, Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Lain). It has an interesting plot, mixing japanese traditions and mythology with nowadays society and technology; a very good opening and ending (both song and animation); animation, character design, mecha design, all of them are really good. But since it is a little bit dense, and since it's not full of those spectacular scenes made in order to easily catch audience, it's practically unknown by some people. That's my opinion at least, and I know that I'm risking myself to receive as an answer "it is a boring anime" (shrugs).
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err i saw gasaraki and there was no hint of cowboy bebop in there... its more of a political thriller in my books with mechs thrown in for an added bonus *edit* or escaflowne for that matter.... you must be smoking something that i should be smoking too
i mentioned this before but i guess no one cared to check it out... not that i care of course Giant Robo doesnt seem to be well known in the anime community for some reason... it might be because of the lack of a subtitled version but after watching this i immediately became addicted to it.. its old school, its epic and its got a very enthralling storyline behind it... its out on DVD now and i suggest you grab it or you will be missing out on an experience
i mentioned this before but i guess no one cared to check it out... not that i care of course Giant Robo doesnt seem to be well known in the anime community for some reason... it might be because of the lack of a subtitled version but after watching this i immediately became addicted to it.. its old school, its epic and its got a very enthralling storyline behind it... its out on DVD now and i suggest you grab it or you will be missing out on an experience
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I've seen somewhere already some pics of the mecha there (Giant Robo). I'm not sure if it was a magazine, a web page, or what. In any case, I will write it down. Thanks for the hint. I like a lot those old epic Animes, as well as I also like those simple Animes like Heidi, Robinson Family, Conan the boy of the future, Sherlock Dog... there is some kind of beauty and poetry in those old Animes that you can rarely find nowadays, if you can actually find it at all. Though it's true that sometimes they were really naive.
About Gasaraki... I never said that it's like CowBe or the other ones... I just said that both are contemporaneous, together with the other ones I mentioned (well, Eva and Esca actually 1 or 2 years before, I guess, but not a big difference); and the only thing in common between them that I actually mentioned was that they are all excellent Animes.
About Gasaraki... I never said that it's like CowBe or the other ones... I just said that both are contemporaneous, together with the other ones I mentioned (well, Eva and Esca actually 1 or 2 years before, I guess, but not a big difference); and the only thing in common between them that I actually mentioned was that they are all excellent Animes.
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