2010-05-21, 11:06 AM
Devil's Sunrise Wrote:Shouldn't you have seen the series to actually comment on it? I dunno.
This is one of the few problems expected. Exactly how far do you have to watch something to vote against it? Not many people go on watching something they think is bad. For example, I've actually watched 11/12 eps of Strike Witches, 27/29 eps of .Hack//sign and 8/12 of Ookami Kakushi. I thought they were all terrible and would feel comfortable voting against them. However, I've only seen 3 eps of Gintama and 2 of Hidamari Sketch before I dropped em. See what I'm getting at?
Another thing bugging me is seperating seasons because some were inferior. "Season X and Y sucked ass, but season Z was DA BOMB". It's one thing when they're completely different storylines (ie Mai-Hime/Otome, Ef A Tale Of Memories/Melodies); It's another to ignore bad seasons that add to the storyline, however poorly (ie Zero no Tsukaima, Shakugan no Shana). Same goes for ignoring fillers (Naruto, Pokemon).
And finally the biggest and most apparent problem: differences of opinion. How good is good? How bad is bad? Some anime I've seen I thought weren't good enough to be on the list, and yet someone suggests it a few posts later. Others are anime that are pretty popular, but don't meet my personal preferences so voting against them is a bit unfair. Some that are on the list that I've seen and enjoyed, but are flawed somehow (poor quality, unimpressive endings, fillers, etc), dropping them in the mediocre bin. I was under the impression this list was to help others pick anime that could be described as awesome. Ookami Kakushi is still up there despite being (agreed upon as) terrible and there are some award winners up there with 2 votes or less. The only salvation for this thread is people taking a chance and watching. And the way this thread is going, it really will be taking a chance. /rant
P.S: Props to butterfλi for shouldering this burden. Despite all my bitchin' this thread has already helped me pick out a few gems.