| Off the top of my head, "20th Century Boys" and "Jojolion" had me invested when I first started them, but by the time I finished those series, they had lost steam for me and I wasn't as enthusiastic of a reader, which somehow feels worse to me than if I had not liked a series from the beginning and continued not liking it. In terms of anime series, "Ranking of Kings" had a promising start and then I finished it not caring for it at all and am not going to bother watching more of it. (To a lesser degree, I guess "Wonder Egg Priority" would count. Not that I was super into the series in the first place, but I thought I would at least finish it liking it more than I didn't.) EDIT: I predict that "Bunny Drop" will be mentioned elsewhere in this thread at some point. 2ND EDIT: Have been thinking about this topic more and other examples came to my mind:
3RD EDIT: God damn. How could I forget about JJK????? It's one of the series that had me thinking about this topic in the first place. I liked it well enough up until a certain arc and then I kept trying to hang on afterwards before taking a break from reading it, and now what I've been hearing about the developments in the story has me wondering if I should even bother to finish it at all. |
bucciestSep 20, 2023 8:55 PM
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| Hmmmm will go with stuff which I have recently finished [this year] and by pointing them here it doesn't mean they are bad, they just felt worse for me in the 2nd half: Hell's Paradise, Dead mount dead play [the "2nd" part arrived very quickly], skip to loafer, my home hero, ningen fushi, blue lock, kaina, revenger, That's all what I can think of right now. |
| Akatsuki no Yona Rebuild of Evangelion Oshi no Ko Spy x Family Jigokuraku Isekai Ojisan Deaimon The God of High School Top wo Nerae 2! Diebuster Sankarea Shiroi Suna no Aquatope Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo Fumetsu no Anata e Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Digimon Adventure tri. Digimon Tamers |
| Ousama ranking is a big one thete is AOT S4 P2, magia record season 2 if we allow singular seasons. there is to your eternity, but i was slowly loosing interest even in the first half. the second half (the island arc) actually killed the show for me though. even with how great the last episode was i have still yet to watch s2. |
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| The first one that came to my mind was SAO. The first half is enjoyable, but it just goes downhill during the 2nd half. The second season has the same pattern, but it's been made even worse than during the first season. |
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 "You fought to the end. You survived. That's why you're here now. I think that's something you should be more proud of." - Vladilena Milizé |
| AOT was fun until season 3 but then I lost interest in it. JoJolion too as you said, although that was more because there was a 2 year gap as I picked it up again and by that time I had forgotten most of it. Hell Girl was fun at beginning, horrible in the middle, amazing at the end. |
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| Naruto (that long filler hell that lasted like 60-70 episodes or so at the end of the series). Naruto Shippuden started off well then fell apart after the Pain arc. |
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| 5-toubun no Hanayome I liked the first season, but not the sequels. |
| Ousama Ranking, Wonder Egg Priority, Kado: The Right Answer, Shangri-La, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Great Pretender, The Day I Became a God, Charlotte... Too many of those. Granted, some are better than others, I still think most of those shows are okay in spite of their second halves, but stuff like Kado, Charlotte, The Day I Became a God and Shangri-La really devolve into trainwrecks as they go on. |
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| -akame ga kill -attack on titan, i liked final season but part 2 i didnt like it as much comparing it to the other seasons. -code geass s2, although i did like the ending -lovely complex -lycoris recoil, the ending was kinda underwhelming imo -Welcome to the N.H.K. |
| Shigofumi. It dropped the ball after Episode 6 when it elevated some of the blandest high school students I've seen in my time to main character status. At this point, the story itself also stopped focusing on its strong premise, which was Fumika delivering the letters from the dead to unhinged people. |
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| Manga: Shingeki no Kyojin and Tokyo Revengers. Anime: Appare Ranman Banana Fish Hunter x Hunter Wonder Egg Priority |
| Imagine how boring this world would be without Japan - a comment at youtube |
| The Megumin anime, I thought it would atleast be funny like the main series, but it wasn't. 1st and 2nd episode were alright, then went into world building and "look how much development she got" in a series that you honestly don't care if the world or characters are well written or fleshed out. |
| "Well, she's flatter than a pancake" -Mimi Alpacas |
| I'm kinda surprised more people haven't said Death Note, that's like the perfect example. |
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| A good example for me is Ousama ranking, I quite like the first half but the second half is really disappointing. |
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| Planetes and Vinland Saga. Same mangaka so it makes sense. Attack on titan and DeathNote obviously. Darling in the Franxx. |
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| JoJolion was fun tho... (Yes, I'm JoJolion fan) Anyway Death Note quite obvious. I don't dislike it. I still had fun but there's significant drop in enjoyment compare to first half. SnK s4 p2, thinking back, yea it quite sucks compare to first half which is great. Fumetsu no Anata e was good but man.. it really got very boring. Especially the island arc. I do watch 1ep of s2 and yea still doesn't hit the same. |
| To Your Eternity came to my mind first. |
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| vinland, insomniacs, bunny girl senpai, tokyo revengers, bleach, re;zero, made in abyss, jigokuraku anime only, kaiju no.8 manga and zom 100. |
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| Fumetsu no Anata e (I'm sad to say) Shokugeki no Souma Bungou stray dogs (it's a shame, since it's pretty) Mairimashita! Iruma-kun (a little bit) Majutsushi Orphen Hagure Tabi |
| My hero academia. I enjoyed the first few season so much but it fell off really bad. Even the final arc in manga is feeling a bit of a drag. |
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| My Hero Academia - loved the second and third season, fourth season onwards got boring Bungou Stray Dogs - still somewhat of an entertaining watch but ever since S4 the constant death fakeouts have gotten annoying Ousama Ranking - had so much potential, but lost my interest after MC became OP Food Wars - liked it up until the third season then everything started to feel repetitive Summertime Render - liked it up until ep 15 then the nonstop fighting bored me The Promised Neverland - well obviously S2 sucked compared to S1 but also for the manga, it turned dumb after the Goldy Pond arc Fruits Basket - I love S2, but the final season was a disappointment To Your Eternity - got boring after Gugu's arc |
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| Anime The empire of corpses Zankyou no terror Babylon Game of laplace Psycho pass season 2 Manga King of thorn Good night world Bloody Monday Route end Shounen shoujo I still find the first 2 entries from each list fun to watch/read despite their weaker 2nd half the rest tho not so much |
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5-toubun no Hanayome
I liked the first season, but not the sequels.
I liked the first season, but not the sequels.
| Some shows already mentioned: Wonder Egg Priority - How a show can have an 11/10 first episode and then just completely waste it... Quintessential Quintuplets - I liked the first season since I thought it was an enjoyable harem comedy. I did not like the direction of season 2 and the movie where it relied very awkwardly on its concept of trying to build parasocial relationships between the girls and the viewer. Attack On Titan - I disliked the direction this story took after season 1 - my favorite part of it all was the mystery and the horror. Although I still enjoyed it, once all those questions were answered it felt like Isayama didn't know where to take the story. -Rebuild of Evangelion/Diebuster - I felt like these reimaginings had a lot of potential to do their own thing, and in some ways they succeeded, but they both copped out by the end and just recreated the same self-indulgent weirdness from the end of NGE. Some things not mentioned yet: Bunny Girl Senpai - Well I guess with season 2 coming, I may have to revise this opinion later. But for now, I liked everything in this story a little less after the opening arc. It almost felt like the big conclusion happened way too early and the rest of the story just got tacked on after that. My Life As A Villainess - Season 1 was popcorn fun, season 2 was just a cash grab Nisekoi - As soon as I watched the first minute of season 2, I realized that what I liked so much about this series wasn't the series itself, but Akiyuki Shinbou's direction Flip Flappers - I thought this was a 9 or a 10 up until its sloppily rushed ending. We can only hope one day there is a tell-all interview where it's revealed why the main writer just left after epusode 7 or 8, since it coincides directly with its drop in quality Mushoku Tensei - I liked the beginning of this show where it felt like it leaned into its unique concept a lot more, but after Rudeus & Friends left on their adventure, I lost interest in the story because it just turned into a generic fantasy adventure tale Assassination Classroom - Really, really fun concept with good execution, though the wheels started to fall off a little bit even in season 1. By season 2, it was apparent the author was stretching the content with lots of filler. I also was not a fan of the change for the melodramatic, either. The Promised Neverland - Haha, lol, lmao even |
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bucciest said: EDIT: I predict that "Bunny Drop" will be mentioned elsewhere in this thread at some point LMAO if this doesnt get mentioned i've lost all faith in the anime comunity Anyways, my list:
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DigiCatSep 20, 2023 9:19 AM
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JoJolion was fun tho... (Yes, I'm JoJolion fan)
Anyway Death Note quite obvious. I don't dislike it. I still had fun but there's significant drop in enjoyment compare to first half. SnK s4 p2, thinking back, yea it quite sucks compare to first half which is great. Fumetsu no Anata e was good but man.. it really got very boring. Especially the island arc. I do watch 1ep of s2 and yea still doesn't hit the same.
Anyway Death Note quite obvious. I don't dislike it. I still had fun but there's significant drop in enjoyment compare to first half. SnK s4 p2, thinking back, yea it quite sucks compare to first half which is great. Fumetsu no Anata e was good but man.. it really got very boring. Especially the island arc. I do watch 1ep of s2 and yea still doesn't hit the same.
| @LuluThetka Yeah, "Jojolion" was fun. The beginning had me thinking it'd become one of my favorite Jojo parts, which is why it stung when I started to realize that that wasn't going to be the case. |
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bucciest said:
EDIT: I predict that "Bunny Drop" will be mentioned elsewhere in this thread at some point
EDIT: I predict that "Bunny Drop" will be mentioned elsewhere in this thread at some point
LMAO if this doesnt get mentioned i've lost all faith in the anime comunity
Anyways, my list:
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Full Metal Panic Invisible Victory
- Black Rock Shooter
- Noir
- Majutsushi Orphen
- Heavenly Delusion
- Darker Than Black
- Digimon Adventure 2020
- Higurashi
- High-Rise Invasion
- Mushibugyo
- Visions Of Escaflowne
- Devilman Crybaby
- Fire Force
- Hellsing Ultimate
- No Game No Life
- Saiki K
- Servamp
- Vampire In The Garden
| @DigiCat Surprisingly, "Bunny Drop" hasn't been brought up aside from our mentions of it, but I'm thinking that might have to do with this thread being responded to by newer anime fans who aren't familiar with that series. |
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The Megumin anime, I thought it would atleast be funny like the main series, but it wasn't. 1st and 2nd episode were alright, then went into world building and "look how much development she got" in a series that you honestly don't care if the world or characters are well written or fleshed out.
| @Tropisch This. I was very disappointed with the Megumin spin off I didn't even watch half of the show. I guess Kazuma and the rest of his party really are carrying the show. |
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| Unfortunately, Demon Slayer manga... I don't even consider myself a fan of the series anymore, I became so disillusioned. It's not a case of hating the series now, I'm just... apathetic. It's a real shame because the art is gorgeous and the character designs are wonderful. But I couldn't stand the final arcs. |
RubideaSep 20, 2023 9:09 PM
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| @DigiCat Darker than Black's second half felt like a complete joke. The main guy, one of the most infamous people in the show, becomes a homeless bum on purpose? That's not even mentioning the powers weren't as cool, the girl has a gun as her power lmao. |
| "Well, she's flatter than a pancake" -Mimi Alpacas |
Maybe "Ergo Proxy". It was quite understandable at first, then it went "what is going on". I watched it long time ago though. But still I completed watching it due to Pino. |
| Death Note and Monster are always the answer. |
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| The Promised Neverland lol. Also Attack on Titan later half.. towards the ending. Ousama Ranking later half was also a huge let down. |
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| Deadman Wonderland is my most notable one I think, I disliked the way it handled the second half so much I went to buy the manga physically, as it was still being published. Another obvious one would be Attack on Titan, with the horrible pacing of the first season especially, everything in the second cour just feels a little off. |
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