The world of anime always has an endless number of stories with which to amaze us and with the genres they offer there is always one or more that become favorites. However, while for some they are something that seems unoriginal to them, for others they are masterpieces and it is precisely this that fans, in a popular Japanese forum, have discussed about anime that they consider have been overrated by the community.
Japanese fans list overrated animes
As we know, there are always stories that are more popular than others and receive a lot of attention not only from fans, but also from the industry and the media. According to what can be thought of as overrated, we can say that it is a term that is commonly used to qualify in this case an anime, as a series that gets a fairly wide recognition and also enjoys a lot of popularity.
This word is used by those who consider that anime is not as great as they make it seem, because the fact that it is very popular or that it invades all the media with merchandise and collaborations, does not mean that the story is really so interesting or deep to have such an impact. Expectations are so high and sometimes it fails to live up to them or it only stands out for some minor aspects of relevance such as animation quality, designs, opening or closing themes, etc.
So here are the anime that many Japanese agree on and have listed in a popular forum as the most overrated in the industry: Shingeki no Kyojin or Attack on titan, many fans comment that their popularity was taken advantage of to keep stretching the end of the story and that it ended in a disappointing and even somewhat comical way. Others say that SPY x FAMILY and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba are just overflowing with fame. K-On! and Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu also made the list even though it has been years since they aired, but are still remembered by fans.
Angel Beats! and CLANNAD were positioned as the most overrated works and despite their success, many anime fans have not forgotten the rise and fall of Jun Maeda in Japan. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, although it did manage to give a different and dark twist to what had already been seen of magical girls, for some its story does not do justice to its popularity. Fullmetal Alchemist was not spared from being labeled as an overrated anime even though it received two adaptations.
Some classics like Cowboy Bebop and Neon Genesis Evangelion could not be missing, these have been put here because their opening theme made them extremely popular. And speaking of animation in general, the Japanese did not miss the opportunity to say that Makoto Shinkai’s works, such as Your Name and Suzume are also overrated.
Anyway, this is just the opinion of some Japanese people who do not consider these anime as outstanding, although not because they do not like them means that they are bad, judge them until you have seen them. But like any opinion and vision of the viewers, it is subjective, because each one decides or qualifies according to their individual tastes if they consider good or not to some anime, so this type of comments can become somewhat problematic. Of course, this does not prevent fans from commenting on what anime have been for them that make a lot of noise in networks, but simply are not what they expected. Let us know what other anime you would add to the list.