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I've felt the sense of disappointment from watching something everyone's raving about only to find out it doesn't live up to the hype, so I feel like I understand what you're saying.
Unfortunately, a lot of anime titles outside of Japan either get horrifically edited with bad dubs or overshadowed by more popular series no matter how well-respected they were in their home country.
For example, a few months ago, I came across a series called Mawaru Penguindrum. I was pretty skeptical at first, but after realizing that it was directed by someone I admired, I decided to give it a go, and by the first episode I was hooked. The art and animation was wonderful, it had a gorgeous soundtrack, and had all sorts of quirky characters who I couldn't help but fall in love with.
Somehow, for whatever reason, it failed to gain a large audience and was looked over in favor of other mainstream, mediocre series which I thought were way more inferior.
Sometimes I come across blogs and fanart of Mawaru Penguindrum, but aside from that, it was generally rare to come across another fan, which kind of sucked because it meant that I had no one to gush about it with. \:
Keep in mind though, that popularity and quality aren't the same thing. Sometimes, popular shows are popular for reasons other than quality, so when you watch something expecting it to be well-plotted, engaging, and cleverly written, you end up being bitterly disappointed. Obviously, it can go the other way around too, with a high-quality series being surprisingly ( and sadly ) unknown. You don't need newspapers, the internet, critics, or a booming fanbase like MLP to tell you how good or clever something like the Tamagotchi! anime is. You know it's a good show already, and although it may not receive the same attention as MLP as least you and the other fans on TT are there to give it some much-deserved love, right?
Unfortunately, a lot of anime titles outside of Japan either get horrifically edited with bad dubs or overshadowed by more popular series no matter how well-respected they were in their home country.
For example, a few months ago, I came across a series called Mawaru Penguindrum. I was pretty skeptical at first, but after realizing that it was directed by someone I admired, I decided to give it a go, and by the first episode I was hooked. The art and animation was wonderful, it had a gorgeous soundtrack, and had all sorts of quirky characters who I couldn't help but fall in love with.
Somehow, for whatever reason, it failed to gain a large audience and was looked over in favor of other mainstream, mediocre series which I thought were way more inferior.
Sometimes I come across blogs and fanart of Mawaru Penguindrum, but aside from that, it was generally rare to come across another fan, which kind of sucked because it meant that I had no one to gush about it with. \:
Keep in mind though, that popularity and quality aren't the same thing. Sometimes, popular shows are popular for reasons other than quality, so when you watch something expecting it to be well-plotted, engaging, and cleverly written, you end up being bitterly disappointed. Obviously, it can go the other way around too, with a high-quality series being surprisingly ( and sadly ) unknown. You don't need newspapers, the internet, critics, or a booming fanbase like MLP to tell you how good or clever something like the Tamagotchi! anime is. You know it's a good show already, and although it may not receive the same attention as MLP as least you and the other fans on TT are there to give it some much-deserved love, right?
