Overated/underated anime's

Underrated: I rarely ever hear anyone talk about Mushishi or Noein.

-Every episode of Mushishi is something different. It really gets into the lives of the various characters and makes the viewer care about them. Not to mention incredible music and a unique premise.

-Noein is underrated for similar reasons. I think a lot of people were turned off by Noein's animation style, but that style fits into the mood and action of the series perfectly.

Overrated: Ghost in the Shell(the movie, SAC, and 2nd GIG)

-Incredible animation and very good music production aren't everything. Having an understandable storyline that doesn't need a dictionary is just as important. While the actual plot of the show is quite good I'm lost as to why the characters are so underdeveloped. Even so I still consider the television series a favorite, but it's not one of the best anime ever.

Overrated/Underrated: Neon Genesis Evangelion

-While the show is massively popular and one of the most successful anime shows on DVD it generally gets a bad rap by the "hardcore anime fans." It seems those who first watched it near it's initial release time are fans; while those who saw it after the fanfare dislike it. Personally, I find it to be a great anime with a thought provoking storyline and deep characters. At the same time I do not think that it deserves to be held up on a pedastal as the greatest ever. Nothing is the greatest ever in any form of entertainment. If the viewer related to the characters and appreciated the complex and at times unneeded philisophical refrences then they most likely love Eva. If they didn't they think it's garbage.

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Originally Posted by Erisu Kimu

I think Gantz is overrated or at least highly exaggerated. I think Infinite Ryvius is underrated, but maybe it's too obscure. The same can be said about Gungrave, although people know the game.

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.

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Originally Posted by Sakabadger

I wonder if you can really call stuff like Naruto or DBZ overrated (all the time). Sure, there are hordes of narutards and bleachtards and ssj4gogetatrunks, but there are also (seemingly) equal amounts of anti-fans. It may just be that the anti-fans are more vocal in their opinions, but I just really don't see much unadulterated praise for these series.

Then, I'll praise them for giving me and incredible childhood full of thought. DB, DBZ, YYH, and RK filled my mind with wonderous thoughts and kept me anticipating the next episode on Toonami. At the time, I loved all of these shows and thought nothing could be better. I'm older, wiser, more intellectually independant now and can't watch shows like this anymore; Naruto, and Bleach are just boring, repetitative, and filler controlled. But, for the kids these shows are great.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.