| My guess is that people who rate shows from the first episode tend to have harsher standards and if the very first episode doesn't meet those standards, they just give a low score right off the bat without giving the show time to expand and tell it's story |
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| I found the first episode of this so boring I couldn't even complete it. Whilst Hige wo Soru was somewhat entertaining. Although I haven't rated it yet. |
| I gave up on character of the week since it takes too much thinking. I'll just change my forum pfp to whoever I want every week lol. |
| Because they simply didn't like the first 2 episodes |
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| In my opinion, the first episode left a lot of questions and no answers. I’m still kind of confused on what the plot is. |
| Don’t take the scores seriously m8, MAL’s scores haven’t really meant anything for awhile now. I personally think it’s nice so far and am looking forward to how the story progresses onward. |
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| What the heck is wrong with people. This anime has me hooked and the really good shit is about to go down. |
| "Manga readers are annoying, all they do is complain or spoil the anime we discuss in an anime forum. They should really do their whining at manga forums. USERS ON MY IGNORED LIST: RayReynolds - SSL443 - Dr4kon - Nerdanimefan1992 - ToTheMountains - Fiveskies To add users to the Ignore list: (1) Go to Account settings (2) Click Forum tab and toggle down (3) Type or paste user name on entry box (4) Click Add and you're done. Problem solved, you'll never have to see someone trolling ever again because their post will be closed/collapsed. |
| this genre/kind of story isn't really popular and not a lot of people enjoy it so im guessing some of those people stumbled upon this show, tried it, and didnt end up enjoying it a lot. or just anyone lmao, they tried it and didnt enjoy it. personally i wouldn't say its a really good show but its interesting enough that its good. and its still the 2nd ep so who knows maybe some opinions might change |
| This show needs more episode (which it will have) to fully flesh out the story and the background behind why everything is happening to make people rate it higher, as The story is in a little bit of a mess without background knowledge. |
   Has a 8.60 mean score Akasaka > Other Mangakas  |
| Just popped in to say my two cents regarding the question, which I think is really understandable by the way, so thank you, OP :) Let's see if I can answer it without any toxicity. In my opinion (as someone who watched 2 episodes, and then dropped the show) the score for this series is so low is because it partakes of several of the points people have mentioned above: the fact that it's an original show, the fact that just the art design is inadequate to keep viewers interested, and (most relevantly) the fact that the storyline has problems. Now, speaking for myself, I was hyped when I read the initial synopsis, because I am a huge fan of alternate historical storylines in anime. I deeply enjoyed shows like Shounen Onmyouji, Youjo Senki, Pumpkin Scissors and Donten ni Warau , among others, for this exact reason. But I don't think I speak for just myself when I say that a lot of us anime fans, especially those who have reservations about going into the weeb spectrum, really pay attention to the storyline while trying out a new anime. More specifically, we tend to focus on the movement of the plot, the pace of the storytelling, the sense-making or world-building aspect of the story, among other things when we try out a new anime. In the case of Jouran, while the art design is 'refreshing', as mentioned by an earlier poster, and the soundscape is cool, the plot unfortunately is not coherent. There are too many jump cuts in the story, and the plot is moving by fits and starts. Let's take the most recent episode, for example. The narration accompanying it is solid too, and it creates an anticipation that we will at last find out the complete origin of Sawa/Yuki. However, at the most important moment, the scene shifts, the music changes, and it's like the thought that was forming remains unsaid. For me, at least, this was jarring to say the least. Another example of the characters not behaving true to the storyline is the final moments of episode 2, when . It's these things that turned me off the series entirely; not knowing what logic each character is following, nor having the characters follow their consistent internal logic once it's expressed, is a turn off for anyone who watches an anime expecting to be absorbed by it. That said, just because people drop a series, or rate it low, doesn't mean that they will never return to it. As for myself, I have plans to rewatch some of the shows I put in the Dropped list in the past. Threads like OP's play a big part in changing minds, so I think we shouldn't close our minds to the possibility that a lot of people could return to watch the show once a certain amount of time has passed. I know I would definitely return to this show someday. Never say never :D |
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