Hanazuki YouTube Ratings?

File: Hanazuki Ratings.png (48KB, 844x444px) Image search: [Google]

48KB, 844x444px

Hey /co/. So I've found myself struggling with a bit of a mystery here. I'm a fan of Friendship is Magic and today I decided, very much on a whim, to look up what Dave Polsky had gotten up to since he stopped writing for that show. Through that, I discovered Hanazuki. Having watched up to episode seven, I've come to the conclusion that it's neither terrible 'nor God's gift to mankind.

But here's what I don't understand. Every single episode of the show has been uploaded to YouTube by Hasbro's official YouTube account... and all of then have _terrible_ ratings by YouTube standards, generally ranging from about 20% to 30% disapproval... Here are the steps I have taken to try and find out why:

1: Reading the comments. Nope, almost all of them are positive. But hey, maybe Hasbro prunes negative comments from their videos. That would make sense.
2: Checking its IMDB score. Nope, it's 8.9/10.
3: Checking what 4chan has been saying about it. Nope, archived Hanazuki threads from here in /co/ seem mostly positive as well.
4: In desperation, typing "Hanazuki sucks" into Google. Nothing.

So yeah, I'm at a loss here. Can someone explain this to me?

Pic related: Three of the more egregious examples, including episode 7 which is the first episode that attempts to seriously advance the plot. And yet it's among the worst-rated. I'm utterly baffled.