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Underrated anime thread #2077
| >Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
>underrated
wat
| Dude like seven people watched that show because it wasn't shonen lmao
But I'd love to be in your alternate universe where people talk about it
| >>407114 I mean, if 7 people watch a show and all give it 5 stars then that's a 100% rating. That means it's highly rated, not underrated. What you mean is obscure anime
I think Fate/Apocrypha is an underrated anime. A lot of people give it and say it's shit, but I really enjoyed it and I think people hate on it too much
| Asobi Asobase
| If anything, most anime is kinda shit and therefore overrated. So any underrated anime is actually rated correctly.
| Tekkonkinkreet
Mononoke
They're so fucking gorgeous and well made
| Denpa Tekia na Kanojo
| *Teki
| Rakugo and mahoujin guru guru both underrated but good
| Did you g/u/rls know? Flip Flappers was pretty good
| Sao?
| >>407996 I mean, it is fair for the undeserved popularity that it got too.
If SAO had the same flaw, but wasn't that popular, no one will bats an eye and just throw it into the "generic battle harem" anime.
| >>408069 SAO is basically another Isekai show, we already have a lot of those.
Then you get your teen OP main character, that no woman can resist. Which are common traits for anime protagonist.
Also look at the characters, you get your tsunderes, loli, and pink haired girl. Those are like the staple of generic anime staff.
Throw fight scene here and there, throw incest and harem love story, add in some echii scenes, bad guys always lose and you get your formula to generic anime.
| I'll give you that SAO was far ahead of the curve on the VRMMO craze, especially considering how long it idled between being written & actual publication. Tmk the only series of any significance that presages it is .hack.
| Haibane Renmei is a pretty underrated slice of life imo
| >>408110
Was so fucking good. That show was quite comfy, yet also deep. ABe's stuff is pretty good in general.
| >>408106 again, if it wasn't that popular, no matter how bad it is, no one will really trash it. Just take a look at End Ride, that show is terrible, but you don't see as much hate towards it because no one watches it, and therefore no one "make or force" other people to watch it.
Most people that hate SAO probably checked it out because it was recommended/got a high rating and when they see it doesn't deserve the praise, they'll be baffled at how much people like it.
| >>408107 that's the thing, you don't have to be completely original to deserve the praise. If you do your thing well, everyone will praise you for it.
Unfortunately, the only thing that SAO does right is become a teenage boy wish fulfillment. There're long videos breaking down how SAO failed to portray an MMORPG, how the power level between characters are flawed, how the pacing is bad, how the VR head gear defy logic, etc. It simply failed at too many aspects.
| Last exile
| Dimension w
| >>408218 again, back to my popularity point.
The target demographics for the show is people that just want entertainment and able to turn of their brain while watching. It got popular and eventually reached people who can't buy half of the game's and plot's logic, it is watched by people who are no longer teen and therefore the teen wish fulfillment means nothing for them.
If it stayed at its targeted viewers, no one will hate it because they are in there for the entertainment
| Benis
| >>408334
Oh okej, so basically anything that becomes popular will at one point get undeserved shit...
| >>408437 yes, just look at attack on titan.
Not saying all of them will, though. Something like cowboy bebop and madoka got really popular but not as much hate. People that watch and don't like then mostly complain about how the fans hyped it too much. They don't feel the need to be so hostile towards the show, maybe because those shows aren't as flawed.
| >>408163
To be fair that MMO was never intended as a game that would be subject to rating schemes & critique, it was inteded to be a 'New World' sort of scenario, so balance wasn't a concern. Rather, I'd say it was probably set up in the hope that there would be a couple folks who could stand toe to toe with the admin.
Not that there's any redemption in that for the myriad faults of characterization, realism, pacing, etc etc.
| >>408448 I can see that, MMO world is so much alluring than getting hit by a truck and sent into another dimention; however, as the show goes on, it became the identity/synonymous with the name SAO.
After the first online game is finished, they jump to the elf-thing online, and the gungale online. Some people might pardon the first mishap, or attempt to grab games attention, but after the 3rd online game and it is still has the same broken mechanics, you can't look past it anymore
| Iirc the first book was made for a competition, so yeah, it had time limit and the author's lack of research is understandable.
But the book that contains gungale story wasn't written for competition anymore. He could have redeemed himself by researching and have a better understanding towards shooter games and its tourneys. but no, it's still as broken from game mechanic stand point. It just shows that there wasn't the effort to do it right to begin with.
| I'll look into why GGO is broken... Can't think of anything yet... Plus those other games are basically born from the same system. So it does make sense they carry on with the same flaws, and glowing-yellow-eyed cheats... Fanservice in so many more ways than just ecchi...
| >>408535 this is just what I remember on top of my head, cut me some slack if there're mistakes
- Kirito char is a girl because the game randomize your avatar (no MMO will do this lol) but then Kirito and Shinon's char looks just like their IRL self.
- The scene where Shinon jumps out from a building and managed to dodge most bullets from the gatling gun
- Sniper is broken because their first shot can't be detected
| >>408535
- The shooting mechanics is flawed, your bullets will hit randomly inside the circle. Yes, it's random, no competitive FPS will do this.
Yes, the game Valkyria Chronicles does have similar mechanics, but it's not a competitive game. Just try playing it yourself, the game becomes very frustrating mid to late game because the hit is RNG based.
| >>408535
- After how many people died in the first arc because of playing an online game with VR head gear, why would anyone still play this game? Why would the government allow this?
Disclaimer: I haven't watch the new GGO anime, idk if some of this issues are explained in the spin-off anime.
| >>408541
Hum. That actually is a thing. You just don't see the circle cause it ain't displayed.
Also it's not true for CSGO for example. The bullet has an area where it will land, but it won't be dead center 100% even if not moving crouching etc... I also know it's like that for the Halo games (despite scoping making weaps incredibly more accurate).
I do know some games felt like they had zero base dispersion, like AssaultCube's sniper iirc...
| I'm so sorry for derailing tho... Should I make a thread about that?
| >>408656 well, like I said, I have never played halo, but are the circle can go so big that it covers half of the screen? I mean in GGO we got a scene in which almost point black shots misses because it got so big.
| welp, wrong thread, sorry
| From the same mangaka as Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu comes an even more underrated manga/anime(11 eps),Fune wo Amu(The Great Passage).It tackles some serious topics in an intelligent,but lighthearted way,and is likely widely unknown because of its nature.While being moderately mature but still filled with relatable and humorous moments,it could easily be seen as josei,as all the characters are adults,and similar to sgrs,it's rather slow-paced.I would highly recommend this one!
| .Hack//sign
| Flying Witch. I cant find a character I don't like. Comfey AF.
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| What are some anime you think are super underrated?
My go to for recent animes is Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
It's a really interesting drama series and it really feels complete which is nice