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I am the type person who see anime based on ranked in
[MyAnimeList](https://myanimelist.net/) but now i am getting confused.

**Example :**

[Darling in the
FranXX](https://myanimelist.net/anime/35849/Darling_in_the_FranXX) The anime
aired in Jan 13, 2018 to Jul 7, 2018 and the anime really got hyped especially
with this [character](https://myanimelist.net/character/155679/Zero_Two).
First episode aired I watched it until ep 5, when I dropped it. The story, the
development character and I question, why this anime so cliche but get high
ranking in that time?

And before that _Darling in the FranXX_ aired this anime show [Imouto sae
Ireba Ii](https://myanimelist.net/anime/35413/Imouto_sae_Ireba_Ii). Aired in
Oct 8, 2017 to Dec 24, 2017. Even this anime had the title meaning _A Sister's
All You Need_ but it doesn't really do with _Siscon_ at all. Story about
writer and their life and they have this special
[character](https://myanimelist.net/character/125799/Nayuta_Kani) too and
guess what? This anime got really low ranked at the time.

My question is, does _MyAnimeList_ really do a good job? Or should you just
watch what you like?


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Is MyAnimeList still good ranking site for anime?


**This is based on my opinion and my experience with MAL**

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## **Ranking**

**_Mentioning for the sake of context:_** One of the main function of MAL is a
platform for anime viewers to come together to share their knowledge, reviews,
opinions, recommendations etc., and also to keep track of a list of animes
that they've watched. The site doesn't do anything by itself, as the rankings
are community-driven. Thus, lets say for an anime, 4 people ranked it 10, and
1 ranked it 1, it would come to an average of 8.2 (In mathematical context,
this should be a subjective answer as this average doesn't really makes much
sense, it should be something like an outlier, thus, for this case, using
median would be more accurate to say that most people think this anime is a
masterpiece).

**Anime scoring & individuals taste:** Now, as @кяαzєя♦ mentioned, everyone
has their own taste in anime. Thus, there will naturally be some people giving
high scores to certain anime, while others giving it average to low scores.
However, this still doesn't really answer the question very clearly. If you
notice, why are some of the worst animes out there still greater than a score
of 5? (The middle point between 1 (worst) and 10 (best))

**Different definition of "average" ranked anime:** As an example, personally,
I'm one of the MAL'ers that will give the LOWEST ranking to (IMO) WORST anime
a 5. The only reason is because (Once again, IMO) I personally feel that to
me, despite the mathematical context, 7 is the "average" ranking, 5 is the
"worst" ranking, and "10" is the best ranking. The main reason is because when
I watch something, and I think "Meh, it's alright", giving it a 5 makes me
feel very uncomfortable, like it still has so much more ways to go (6 -> 7 ->
8 -> 9 -> 10). Thus, I re-scaled my own ranking for this, and adjusted it
accordingly to my preference.

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## Anime names and its inconsistency to its content/plot

Honestly, I think the example you gave is actually intended by the original
author/producer (I have not done research in this. However, just taking a look
in the reviews of that anime, I interpreted it as it is a titled _made_ to be
misleading intentionally).

Thus, at least for the example you provided, it shouldn't be MAL's fault.

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## Conclusion

IMO, MAL does a good job at what it is, a platform for anime viewers to
interact and manage their list. However, if you're going to take
recommendations, I still think MAL is a good source, because as a community,
most (but not all) the recommendations are still pretty good. However, knowing
that everyone has different taste in anime, every recommendation/review should
be taken with a grain of salt.

_(Though, of course, you should just watch what you like. MAL just helps you
by providing the potential titles you may like)_


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