Overated/underated anime's

Originally Posted by Foshi

Are you talking about the Gantz anime or manga? If it's the anime then I don't know how you can say it's overrated when so many of the manga fans bash it to death. I actually liked the anime and found it very engaging. Only real negative were the final few episodes which just seemed super rushed.

Could you explain what's so great about the Gantz anime? I don't mean that to sound accusing, but I've just never understood it. I remember watching the first 13 episodes with my brother and it was laughably bad in almost every way possible. The dialogue was ridiculous (ie the girl asking to stay at the main character's apartment by asking if they allowed pets) and there were so many pointlessly long pauses that the action wasn't engaging at all.

Yet despite Gantz being one of the worst series I've ever seen, most people seem to tout it as being incredible and edgey.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Oh woops. I didn't check the posting dates beyond the July 11th one, and didn't realize that had revived the thread after 2 years. Guess I won't be getting an answer on Gantz.

I've always thought that Escaflowne was a pretty overrated anime as well. Sure the mechs and airships are spiffy, but the plot has way too many ridiculous twists. They may have been cool in practice, but the idea of "enhanced luck soldiers" remains one of the silliest weapons I've ever heard of. Then of course there was the ending that made no sense at all and was essentially sad for the sake of being sad, and rendered half the show pointless. I didn't hate the series, but it certainly doesn't deserve all the praise it receives.

There's nowhere I can't reach.