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  • Oct 21, 2022
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    met

    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

    db super writing is mid too tho

  • Oct 21, 2022
    Smuchador

    db super writing is mid too tho

    Tbh I enjoy the Super era. It's fun and isn't too confusing unlike Naruto

  • Oct 21, 2022
    Tranquility

    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

    yeah lowkey that’s pretty much how i imagined her sounding when i read the manga anyways

  • Oct 21, 2022
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    flizzy

    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

    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.

  • Oct 21, 2022
  • Oct 21, 2022
    TheReal212

    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.

    Yeah that’s because the MHA seasons suck tho

  • Oct 21, 2022
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    MHA is underrated on MAL tho they think they’re too good for it

  • Oct 21, 2022
    flizzy

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

    New season got a good rating. Honestly I do find most of the time that the MAL ratings are pretty accurate. Like s4 and 5 genuinely bored the s*** outta me for major stretches. I did really enjoy the first half of s4 but it was a slog after that

  • rano 🇧🇷
    Oct 21, 2022
    flizzy

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

  • rano 🇧🇷
    Oct 21, 2022
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    Need a gunm anime, been long overdue

  • Oct 21, 2022
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    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.

  • Oct 21, 2022
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    Tranquility

    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.

    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.

  • Oct 21, 2022
    TheReal212

    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.

    Tbh MAL's top list has yet to fail me as far as checking for new shows to watch.

  • hayabusa 🌐
    Oct 21, 2022
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    rano

    Need a gunm anime, been long overdue

    honestly surprised there isnt one outside of that ova, the first alita manga is mad good

  • Oct 21, 2022
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    TheReal212

    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.

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

  • Oct 21, 2022
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    Tranquility

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

    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.

  • Oct 21, 2022
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    TheReal212

    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.

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

  • Oct 21, 2022
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    Nonetheless, I did the homework.

    MAL demographics users

    4chan demographics

  • Oct 21, 2022
    Tranquility

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

    the anime community? Probably in the thousands at most. If you were to go on their site, even gigantic anime like One Piece or Gundam only has a few hundred replies to its threads

  • Oct 21, 2022
    Tranquility

    Nonetheless, I did the homework.

    MAL demographics users

    4chan demographics

    I would gather more men watch anime than women too. Those demographics you're pulling probably capture the demographics of anime watchers in general. Manga is far bigger than anime in Japan too so I wouldn't be surprised if the biggest consumer of anime at this point is the USA

  • Oct 21, 2022

    jesus christ

  • Oct 21, 2022

    im just not gonna bother interacting with anyone until ive seen their anilist

  • Oct 21, 2022
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    i need rent a gf season 4 to save this thread

  • Oct 21, 2022

    worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/anime-popularity-by-country

    In the United States, approximately 72 percent of people watch anime regularly. This means that the United States has a greater number of total people who watch anime shows than Japan, but Japan has a higher percentage of its population that watches anime overall.