Thursday, August 30, 2012

Ten Most Overrated Manga

Ten Most Overrated Manga



We have been discussing the most popular anime and only recently we discussed the most underrated manga series. Well, we are back with the ten most overrated manga series as well. Just so you know, by overrated I do not mean that these manga are bad, in fact, I read almost half of what’s mentioned underneath but we believe they deserve lesser attention than what they get. The plot summaries are provided for your convenience in case you are not familiar with a particular manga (ANN) and the ranking is based on opinions. If your favorite manga is included in here, please don’t feel bad because a few of mine are mentioned. Enjoy the read and your comments are welcome.


10. NARUTO


Naruto - Ten Most Overrated Manga

Naruto - Ten Most Overrated Manga



Before Naruto’s birth, a great demon fox had attacked the Hidden Leaf Village. A man known as the 4th Hokage sealed the demon inside the newly born Naruto, causing him to unknowingly grow up detested by his fellow villagers. Despite his lack of talent in many areas of ninjutsu, Naruto strives for only one goal: to gain the title of Hokage, the strongest ninja in his village. Desiring the respect he never received, Naruto works towards his dream with fellow friends Sasuke and Sakura and mentor Kakashi as they go through many trials and battles that come with being a ninja.


9. DEATHNOTE


Death Note - Ten Most Overrated Manga

Death Note - Ten Most Overrated Manga



Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects–and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal… or his life?


8. VAMPIRE KNIGHT


Vampire Knight - Ten Most Overrated Manga

Vampire Knight - Ten Most Overrated Manga



Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, there to protect the Day Class from the Academy’s dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires.


7. BLEACH


Bleach - Ten Most Overrated Manga

Bleach - Ten Most Overrated Manga



Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability does not change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits and, along with Rukia–who is slowly regaining her powers–it is Ichigos job to protect the innocent from Hollows and help the spirits themselves find peace.


6. ONE PIECE


One Piece - Ten Most Overrated Manga

One Piece - Ten Most Overrated Manga



Seeking to be the greatest pirate in the world, young Monkey D. Luffy, endowed with stretching powers from the legendary Gomu Gomu Devil’s fruit, travels towards the Grand Line in search of One Piece, the greatest treasure in the world. Along with this ever increasing crew members, he faces many challenges and adventures in the seas of the world having made enemies and friends wherever he goes.


5. BABY & ME


Baby & Me - Ten Most Overrated Manga

Baby & Me - Ten Most Overrated Manga



Takuya is a normal Japanese elementary student whose mother died not very long ago, leaving him alone with his father and his baby brother Minoru. But his father is a busy man, and Takuya has to look after Minoru. Because of this responsibility that would normally never burden a child of his age, Takuya sometimes resents his fate and his baby brother… but his love for Minoru gives him the strength to carry on.


4. INUYASHA


Inu Yasha - Ten Most Overrated Manga

Inu Yasha - Ten Most Overrated Manga



Kagome is a modern Japanese high school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she’s pulled out of her own time and into another! There, in Japan’s ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular the dog-like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or Jewel of Four Souls; But demons beware, the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power.


3. PRINCESS AI


Princess Ai - Ten Most Overrated Manga

Princess Ai - Ten Most Overrated Manga



Take an amazing journey with a mysterious young woman searching for identity and salvation in this world and beyond. Ai finds herself in lost on the cold hard streets of Tokyo. She must piece together clues about herself and the secret of the heart shaped box she carries.


2. SAND LAND


Sand Land - Ten Most Overrated Manga

Sand Land - Ten Most Overrated Manga



The world is a desolate wasteland called SandLand, inhabited by humans and demons. Water costs a lot of money so the people of SandLand thirst constantly. An old sheriff asks Beezlebub to help find the elusive Phantom Lake. Along with Thief, they go head to head with the king’s army and discover the truth behind many mysteries.


1. VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE


Vision of Escaflowne - Ten Most Overrated Manga

Vision of Escaflowne - Ten Most Overrated Manga



Hitomi Hoshino, a 16-year-old high school student with an interest in mysticism, experiences strange dreams at night. A mysterious temple, a tremendous jewel, a shadowy prince; the images trouble her, and a strange incantation keeps echoing in her mind. One day – during a simple fortune telling at school – Hitomi feels a magical pull, and in a shocking moment she is pulled from her body. She wakes up in a strange world where the Earth hangs in the sky and a headstrong prince asks her to power his god, the deity Escaflowne.



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