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(#16) Noragami
Noragami feels empty as if it doesn't have any real reason to exist. Its most interesting (and only) draw is its world of gods and roots in Japanese mythology. There's not much of a story to follow, and just when viewers think Noragami is going in one direction, the narrative shifts focus and explores another idea. It all makes for a dizzying experience, to say the least.
The majority of this show's popularity can assumedly be attributed to its cute, albeit generic cast, and nothing much in the way of its sophistication.
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(#7) Future Diary
- Tomokazu Seki, Akira Ishida, Yuki Matsuoka, Norio Wakamoto, Natsuko Kuwatani, Yukana, Takaya Hashi, Eri Sendai, Hiromi Konno, Minoru Shiraishi, Masahiko Tanaka, Asami Sanada, Hirokazu Hiramatsu, Jin Domon, Makoto Ishii, Misuzu Togashi, Yoshihisa Kawahara, Mai Aizawa, Tomosa Murata, Manami Honda
From the outset, Future Diary has no idea where it's going. After an excellent first episode, everything just seems to go in haphazard directions, with things like psychotic characters, mature themes, and shock value thrown in just for the sake of attracting as many people as possible.
There's very little depth to be found in Future Diary and very little space to breathe, as new situations arise back to back and very little explanation is given for any of it. It winds up being a pool of discombobulated pieces, lost in the crazy haze it desperately created for attention. It's a surprise that more viewers haven't discovered how shallow the show really is.
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(#2) Sword Art Online
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Bryce Papenbrook
Sword Art Online fans may claim that the show breaks the mold when it comes to adventure anime – but does it really? Taking place in a virtual reality world, a premise touched upon numerous times before in anime like Log Horizon and .hack, this show really doesn't offer much in the vein of novelty.
Though the production quality is great, what lies underneath is a sloppy narrative that resorts overly sexualized female characters and so much deus ex machina that it's hard to keep track. Sword Art Online feels significantly mismanaged as a consequence, thereby questioning its rise to fame in the first place.
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(#11) Attack on Titan
- Marina Inoue, Yuki Kaji, Josh Grelle
Though Attack on Titan is a great gateway for non-anime fans, it struggles in handling critical areas outside of that – specifically, character development. Protagonist Eren continuously makes the same mistakes, Armin reiterates what was already known, and the mystery of the basement is constantly brushed aside for the sake of killing more titans.
Attack on Titan feels as though it takes two steps forward only to take three steps back as the series unfolds. If fans of the show haven't noticed these fallacies yet, they'd best take a look again.
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(#13) Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Minami Takahashi, Maaya Uchida, Ai Kayano
An example of another missed opportunity can be found in Food Wars. With a premise that relies so heavily on its characters, one would think that the show would offer some progression for each of its main personages.
Instead, Food Wars figuratively throws as much spaghetti as it can on the wall, only to have none of it stick, as each one of the many characters introduced fail to really establish him or herself as a truly meaningful ally or enemy. Throw in the overused ecchi animations and Food Wars winds up being served undercooked.
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(#4) Dragon Ball Z
- Sean Schemmel, Christopher Sabat, Doc Harris
Like Pokémon and Naruto – among plenty others – Dragon Ball Z is one of anime's greatest gateways. These shows are responsible for the conversion of many current anime fans, and, as such, deserve a special place in the medium's history. However, to say that these titles are the greatest anime of all time is certainly up for debate.
Dragon Ball Z, while incredibly influential, represents some of the major flaws still prevalent in it's respective genre: incredibly long fight sequences, overuse of exposition, and static characters, just to name a few. Still hailed as one of the greatest anime of all time, perhaps fans are letting their nostalgia get the better of them.
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With the development of modern media technology, more and more well-made animations with exquisite pictures are launched. But popularity is not always commensurate with the quality, and there are indeed animes that are overrated, even if some of them have won international awards. In terms of action, character image, and music, there are a lot of praiseworthy animations but arouse widespread discussion.
Overrated animes do not necessarily mean that their quality is poor, when their advantages fall short of their popularity, these works will be regarded as excessive hype. This also does not mean you wasted time watching them, here are 16 overrated animes that won awards.
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