overrated and underrated anime and manga?

[yoru_neko_223]

anyone want to complain about manga and anime that is over and under rated?

[xMadameRed]

Thank you for this thread.
I think a lot of manga/anime are under rated. A lot of people don't read things because it isn't popular. Chihayafuru is a real gem, and should be continued, but there aren't many fans of the manga so the anime might not go to season 2!
Also, Heart no Kuni no Alice and Gakuen Ouji (School Prince) are under rated, even though a lot of people check it out but they just skim. Derp herp.
and I don't think there really is over rated manga, it's just personal opinion on what you like and your preferences. Perhaps there will be some people who boast about it's "awesomeness" a little too far, but they like what they like~

[PururinEleven]

There's a lot that's underrated and a lot that's overrated. Some that come to mind are Full Metal Alchemist as overrated. Gungrave as overrated. A lot of the stuff they put on English-language TV is overrated I think.

Lucky Star is underrated. Gundam SeeD is overrate. Gundam 08th MS Team is underrated.
I could go on forever.

[Phrozen Pikachu]

PururinEleven

There's a lot that's underrated and a lot that's overrated. Some that come to mind are Full Metal Alchemist as overrated. Gungrave as overrated. A lot of the stuff they put on English-language TV is overrated I think.

Lucky Star is underrated. Gundam SeeD is overrate. Gundam 08th MS Team is underrated.
I could go on forever.

Lucky Star is underrated :/ ?

[PururinEleven]

Yeah, I think so.

[raspberrybl0od]

A really underrated manga/anime is Blood+. The whole thing in itself is awesome! Give it a go sometime if you ever get bored. c:

[yoru_neko_223]

II-WynTheWolf-II

A really underrated manga/anime is Blood+. The whole thing in itself is awesome! Give it a go sometime if you ever get bored. c:

Blood+ is one of my favorites! It is really underrated.

[raspberrybl0od]

yoru_neko_223

II-WynTheWolf-II

A really underrated manga/anime is Blood+. The whole thing in itself is awesome! Give it a go sometime if you ever get bored. c:

Blood+ is one of my favorites! It is really underrated.

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WE ARE NOW FANGIRL BUDDIES. xD
And yeah, it is. D: It kinda got lost in the sea of unknown anime.
It's so amazing! I just... I can't really describe how awesome it is.
But I've been obcessed with it for, like, 4 years, so. xD

[changeofheart98]

Naruto is way too overrated. /: I heard people in my school say it's the best anime/manga ever.

[yoru_neko_223]

changeofheart98

Naruto is way too overrated. /: I heard people in my school say it's the best anime/manga ever.

Ugh. I hate Naruto.

[Mugetsu Ookamiza]

Heat Guy J and Kemono no Souja Erin are two o the most underrated anime I can think of. I can't say the Heat Guy J manga was much good tho, as it was made after the anime. and the Kemono no Souja Erin manga may be okay, as it's a separate adaption of the original light novels but they haven't been translated beyond about a handful of chapters.

manga-wise Ushio & Tora, Devil & Devil, Inugami, and Dawn of the Arcana aren't getting near enough love, at least in North America.

overrated? Highschool of the Dead. it's just fanservice with a for the most part standard zombie fare added in. while I did enjoy the anime and what I read of the manga there's really far better zombie based stories out there and it's main claim to fame is it's the first zombie manga that did reasonably well. Cradle of Monsters, while still fairly standard as far as zombie based stories go, is shaping up to be far more interesting.

[sistine chapel candle]

vampire knight is overrated imo. 8 volumes and i couldn't take any more of it. the plot was so dry, and the characters were pretty typical.

mars and monster are both underrated as far as i can tell. i guess it's because there aren't really any flashy character designs, but the plots in both are great. mars is a great little shojo that strays from the average romance cliches, and monster is a great psych thriller.

[yoru_neko_223]

Rinkame

vampire knight is overrated imo. 8 volumes and i couldn't take any more of it. the plot was so dry, and the characters were pretty typical.

mars and monster are both underrated as far as i can tell. i guess it's because there aren't really any flashy character designs, but the plots in both are great. mars is a great little shojo that strays from the average romance cliches, and monster is a great psych thriller.

The only reason i started vampire knight was because when i read about it it said that it was horror. it really isnt much more than a japanese version of twilight.

[Cloaked Scarlet]

Really I think most of the things that are "mainstream" are overrated. x: Naruto and all that especially. But that's just my opinion- I have issues staying with obnoxiously long series. Around 100 episodes is my limit. Most times when you hear people squealing that Naruto or Bleach is the best EVAAAAAA, they're most likely just dabbling in anime for the moment (However long that moment may be). The series that air on English TV are the most accesible to them, and usually they don't know about the sites illegally hosting sub only anime. Even then it may take them a while to get into subs- if they even do at all. I've been watching subs ever since I started really getting into anime, but I'm just a freak of nature; most people aren't like that.

Also, everyone has different opinions, so it's really all up to what people's tastes are in the end.

One series that immediately comes to mind when I think of overrated anime:
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. I remember seeing all the hype about this before I actually watched it, and even then I was kinda looking at people funny. Then I went and bought the complete first season, and sat in my room and finished the entire series. I still don't see what all the "LDSKNFALKJNG;SKDMFSK!!! HARUHISM!!!!!!" was all about. I really don't. I mean, it's interesting, don't get me wrong but... O?O

As for underrated.. I don't really put myself out there too much with other anime fans other than those that I know irl (Hello, my name is Scarlet, and I'm a closet anime freak)- but even with them, they don't know 3/4 of the sharks I watch so I'm not one to speak for things that I think are underrated; they'd probably end up being more popular than I thought.

...Can I add an overrated thing that isn't technically anime? emotion_kirakira Vocaloid. I mean a lot of the songs are very good, but it isn't all that some fans make it out to be. It's an acquired taste. People pitch them so high... @_@