top 20 most underrated/overrated anime

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compare tastes of Tastes of Asian anime fans to that of the western fan

for example Sazane san is Underrated in the west while in japan[ it the same way Maroko Chan is] is a family anime that is ok to watch if your aged 3 to 83 as it and you wont be looked upon strangely

while in the west stuff like these anime wont ever be big and will be Forever underrated

 

[KingRanger]

compare tastes of Tastes of Asian anime fans to that of the western fan

for example Sazane san is Underrated in the west while in japan[ it the same way Maroko Chan is] is a family anime that is ok to watch if your aged 3 to 83 as it and you wont be looked upon strangely

while in the west stuff like these anime wont ever be big and will be Forever underrated

Over and under rated is an opinion. Please stop making statements like you know for certain.

 

[bigone]

Over and under rated is an opinion. Please stop making statements like you know for certain.

how many people do you know who have watched at least half of Sazane nintama or Doraemon so im stating from experience

 

[KouAidou]

how many people do you know who have watched at least half of Sazane nintama or Doraemon so im stating from experience

You're forgetting the other half of over/underrated, though: is it something people should have seen? Is there any reason why people from any given country should care about the legacy slice-of-life shows of any other country?

I mean, by your logic I could say that Sazae-san is TOTALLY OVERRATED in Japan because everybody watches it. But Sazae-san is an extremely important part of the culture and the cultural zeitgeist, so that would be a stupid thing to say.

 

[bigone]

You're forgetting the other half of over/underrated, though: is it something people should have seen? Is there any reason why people from any given country should care about the legacy slice-of-life shows of any other country?

I mean, by your logic I could say that Sazae-san is TOTALLY OVERRATED in Japan because everybody watches it. But Sazae-san is an extremely important part of the culture and the cultural zeitgeist, so that would be a stupid thing to say.

id say thats part true bur True SOL anime like Sazae are never going to catch on in the west Lucky Star/azumanga for example a lot of Western anime fans found Boring

but that fails to say why Doraemon has never been Licensed when stuff like Conan or most of Lupin has the only 2 lupins that are not licensed are the First tv series and the 15 minute Pilot Movie

 

[KouAidou]

but that fails to say why Doraemon has never been Licensed when stuff like Conan or most of Lupin has the only 2 lupins that are not licensed are the First tv series and the 15 minute Pilot Movie

In case you aren't aware, Conan bombed horribly over here. That should tell you all you need to know re: American companies trying to license exceptionally long-running and high-profile legacy series.

Seriously, just because something tickles the zeitgeist of Japan doesn't mean it will do the same in America. For instance, Gundam Wing may not be considered any great shakes in Japan, but I don't think you realize how special and amazing it felt to Americans in the early 2000s when it came out. It basically hit us in the same place that MS Gundam hit you back in the late 70s. After that itch was scratched, what did most people need MS Gundam for, except as a historical curiosity?

You need to accept that due to timing and trends, our cultures are just going to value different things, and that's okay.

 

[Matrixbeast]

In case you aren't aware, Conan bombed horribly over here. That should tell you all you need to know re: American companies trying to license exceptionally long-running and high-profile legacy series.

Seriously, just because something tickles the zeitgeist of Japan doesn't mean it will do the same in America. For instance, Gundam Wing may not be considered any great shakes in Japan, but I don't think you realize how special and amazing it felt to Americans in the early 2000s when it came out. It basically hit us in the same place that MS Gundam hit you back in the late 70s. After that itch was scratched, what did most people need MS Gundam for, except as a historical curiosity?

You need to accept that due to timing and trends, our cultures are just going to value different things, and that's okay.

That right there is the smartest thing to come from this thread.

 

[bigone]

In case you aren't aware, Conan bombed horribly over here. That should tell you all you need to know re: American companies trying to license exceptionally long-running and high-profile legacy series.

Seriously, just because something tickles the zeitgeist of Japan doesn't mean it will do the same in America. For instance, Gundam Wing may not be considered any great shakes in Japan, but I don't think you realize how special and amazing it felt to Americans in the early 2000s when it came out. It basically hit us in the same place that MS Gundam hit you back in the late 70s. After that itch was scratched, what did most people need MS Gundam for, except as a historical curiosity?

You need to accept that due to timing and trends, our cultures are just going to value different things, and that's okay.

so they licensed Saiyuki witch is so Asian that i beggers belief talk of Legacy how many people who have watched Saiyuki have read Saiyuki [Journey to the west] or out of the legions who watched Samurai 7 [anime] watched Seven Samurai that failing Legacy not Failling to License a long Running Anime

i expect culture Differences for example when i lived in the US for 3 Years in my last years of High School they had not heard of Gundam yet one day a the local comic store there was a cosplay event and went as Char full Zeon{red Comet] Char and No one new who i was shocked like the whole how can you Not Know how the red Comet is

 

[Matrixbeast]

so they licensed Saiyuki witch is so Asian that i beggers belief talk of Legacy how many people who have watched Saiyuki have read Saiyuki [Journey to the west] or out of the legions who watched Samurai 7 [anime] watched Seven Samurai that failing Legacy not Failling to License a long Running Anime

i expect culture Differences for example when i lived in the US for 3 Years in my last years of High School they had not heard of Gundam yet one day a the local comic store there was a cosplay event and went as Char full Zeon{red Comet] Char and No one new who i was shocked like the whole how can you Not Know how the red Comet is

I can seriously say that I don't understand that first paragraph...

Anyway, just because you think highly of something doesn't mean that everyone will know it, love it, and such. Like I know Gundam and all, but because I've never seen 00, I can't name anyone from that series, even if they cosplay as them.

 

[KouAidou]

so they licensed Saiyuki witch is so Asian that i beggers belief talk of Legacy how many people who have watched Saiyuki have read Saiyuki [Journey to the west] or out of the legions who watched Samurai 7 [anime] watched Seven Samurai that failing Legacy not Failling to License a long Running Anime

You seem to be misunderstanding my terminology. When I say "legacy" I'm talking about the series itself, not what it's based on.

Doraemon is a series with like 1000+ episodes in its lifetime. They can always make more of it because it has clout. It's a thing people grew up on in Japan, and they'll always want more of it. Even when the latest incarnation is formulaic and dated-looking and not especially good, people will watch it because it's Doraemon and it's familiar and it's nostalgic.

Because it's so important to the Japanese people, the licensing costs are going to be very high. Bringing Doraemon over the the US would be a massive investment, so any licensing company would be insane to do it if they couldn't expect a reasonable return.

With a property like Doraemon, that return is far from guaranteed. Unlike the Japanese, people in the US are not going to watch it just because it's Doreamon. It's not especially important to anyone over here. So why would anyone pay the ridiculously high licensing fees to acquire the property when they could license something that is simultaneously cheaper and more appealing to current trends in the American market? Especially after similar properties (Conan and Lupin) failed miserably?

i expect culture Differences for example when i lived in the US for 3 Years in my last years of High School they had not heard of Gundam yet one day a the local comic store there was a cosplay event and went as Char full Zeon{red Comet] Char and No one new who i was shocked like the whole how can you Not Know how the red Comet is

You seem to have learned that cultural differences exist, but not that they're okay. This is what I'm trying to emphasize: they are okay.

I mean, I'm sorry that nobody recognized your Char costume, but you should have realized going into it that the property was obscure in the US and that people weren't going to know what it was.

You can scold people all you want, but that show is just never going to mean the same thing to an American that it does to you.