met

2y

With all the classic manga stories OP, Bleach, Dragon ball and even HXH thriving it's sad to see the legacy of Naruto being in turmoil

Smuchador

2y

db super writing is mid too tho

Tranquility

2y

alright ill say something nice about csm

i like vas like sawashiro who have that mommy energy as much as the next guy but makimas current va is fine and its better when you have the juxtaposition of her having a soft, innocent voice

flizzy

2y

You can’t really trust that list

First off the majority of anime is later seasons of anime with big fanbases (JoJo, Monogatari, Midtama) if you don’t like these anime you don’t have a reason to watch all seasons so the only ones left watching are fans so they’ll rank it high

Also when it’s a new anime like Chainsaw you can’t really know how it’s going to be off the first 2 episodes and I think most ppl just decided they’re going to like it before it came out

Just like Marvel/DC movies instantly getting a high score on IMDb before all the casual viewers watch them

My point is we all look at scores but I take them at a grain of salt I usually either watch popular anime or anime recommended by people itt

I trust peoples taste here more than thousands on MAL

TheReal212

2y

I mean the ratings do change dramatically at times on MAL. When the recent season of AOT was airing, it was the highest rating of all time on MAL and by the time it ended, it was below 9.

And while it is true that the big multi season shows get all the love, it’s not like they’re not typically the most loved shows by anime fans anyway. In the real world, shows like DBZ or Naruto are probably loved more than they are on MAL only because those are shows which transcend the medium. But MAL isn’t bias against new anime launches. Vinland Saga, Made in abyss, the Promised Neverland we’re all recent examples of season 1s which got super high ratings. And in contrast, the last 2 seasons of MHA didn’t even crack above an 8.0 rating on MAL.

flizzy

2y

MHA is underrated on MAL tho they think they’re too good for it

flizzy

2y

MHA is underrated on MAL tho they think they’re too good for it

Tranquility

2y

The only thing MAL's top 100 tells you is what the largest demographic of the site likes. MAL's top 100 will be different than 4chan's top 100. 4chan's top 100 will be different than AniFem or xxanime's top 100. And so on and so on.

If you think MAL's demographic's opinion on anime are valuable that's your prerogative, but there's a lot of people out there who don't think it is.

TheReal212

2y

I mean when it’s a site containing millions of users, most anime fans are more likely to identify with MALs top 100 than 4chan or AniFem or KTT because these are much smaller communities and likely to be more contrarian as well.

Obviously for gigantic shows like DBZ or MHA or even anime made with a huge western audience like Akira, studio Ghibli, NGE or even some of the Netflix anime, maybe MAL is not a great indicator for how the public receives them because they’re much smaller. But for a show like More than a Married Couple or Dress up Darling, MAL got hundreds of thousands or even millions of people rating those. It’s not just a demographic whereas 4chan literally is.

rano

2y

Need a gunm anime, been long overdue

TheReal212

2y

I mean when it’s a site containing millions of users, most anime fans are more likely to identify with MALs top 100 than 4chan or AniFem or KTT because these are much smaller communities and likely to be more contrarian as well.

Obviously for gigantic shows like DBZ or MHA or even anime made with a huge western audience like Akira, studio Ghibli, NGE or even some of the Netflix anime, maybe MAL is not a great indicator for how the public receives them because they’re much smaller. But for a show like More than a Married Couple or Dress up Darling, MAL got hundreds of thousands or even millions of people rating those. It’s not just a demographic whereas 4chan literally is.

Tranquility

2y

Are you serious lol. Every site has a f***ing demographic.

TheReal212

2y

You seriously think a site with millions of active users solely there for manga/anime is comparable to small ass communities like 4chan or KTT? MAL ain’t a demographic lmao. It literally has people like you or people on 4chan grouped up as tiny segments in its overall population.

Tranquility

2y

Just so I can get an idea of what I'm working with here... how small do you think 4chan actually is?

Tranquility

2y

Nonetheless, I did the homework.

MAL demographics users

4chan demographics