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Nov 16, 2023 12:50 AM
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Which Anime that you like the 1st Season but Hated the 2nd Season or Later Seasons..
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Nov 16, 2023 12:52 AM
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Not hate but disappointed, Date a live, s1 is amazing, s2 is alright, s3 is really bad, and s4 is ok, overall the light novel part for s3 and s4 is so much better than the anime adaptation.
Nov 16, 2023 12:56 AM
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tokyo revegers- s1 was great, s2 was trash but s3 is going pretty good.

tate no yuusha- similarly, s1 was great, s2 was absolute dogshit, s3 is going pretty good.

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Nov 16, 2023 12:56 AM
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Hate is a strong word but Psycho Pass 2 was a complete disappointment compared to its first season.
Nov 16, 2023 12:57 AM
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Tanoshii Muumin Ikka. That second season Tanoshii Muumin Ikka Bouken Nikki was pure crap.
Nov 16, 2023 1:05 AM
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Mushoku Tensei season 2 is garbage

Spy x family sequel is also quite disappointing compared to season one

I don’t like second season of bungo stray dogs either.
Nov 16, 2023 1:08 AM
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Happened to me today with Uma Musume. I finished s1 and it was pretty good, went to start s2 only to find they ditched the main character and replaced her with some nobody I don't care about. So I can't say I hate s2 when I've already dropped it at episode 1, but I hate the decision they made and won't participate in it.
Nov 16, 2023 1:28 AM
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The Promise Never Land season 2! no need to explain why.
Nov 16, 2023 1:34 AM
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Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun and Second season of BOFURI.
Also third season of Dog Days I just got bored with the whole thing by that point.
Nov 16, 2023 1:38 AM
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promised neverland, tokyo revengers, my hero academia
Nov 16, 2023 1:39 AM

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It's not that I hate it, I'm just disappointed by it. The first season of Mahoutsukai no Yome is a solid 8 for me, but part 1 of the 2 cour 2nd season was a 6 and part 2 is currently a 5. There was a huge drop in the quality of the plot for me when they started the academy arc. I don't care for this arc. At. All. Just my personal preference.

Kuroshitsuji though... season 1 was a 7 for me (because while episode 15 or so on were anime original I actually liked the anime original ending) while season 2 went purely anime original and dropped so bad in quality that is barely scrapped a 4 into my list. Book of Circus (a.k.a the actual season 2 that went back to manga content) was an 8 (and Book of Murder and Book of Atlantic were also 8's for me so quality did pick up if you ignore the smear of crap that is the anime original season 2). Again this is just my personal opinion. I don't expect everyone to feel the same way, but this is how I feel about it.
Nov 16, 2023 2:07 AM

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The Promised Neverland
Psycho Pass
Shield Hero
Fruits Basket
Bofuri
Gunbuster
Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai
Nov 16, 2023 2:09 AM
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"Sound! Euphonium" comes to my mind.
Nov 16, 2023 2:25 AM
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  1. Dragonball GT.
  2. I was never the fan of the Rising of the Shield Hero series but there is no reason for it to continue beyond the first season.
  3. Another anime I disliked quite a bit but found the second season more horrendous was Aldnoah.Zero; although the series became entertainingly bad in the second season, it only achieves this by undermining what promising aspects were present in the first season. Slaine in particular becomes insufferable, and to a lesser extent Inaho.
  4. Hell Girl: Fourth Twilight. A subpar cashgrab at an already finished narrative with worst animation and less refined artstyle than what was given nearly a decade earlier, missing the series most iconic feature of five minute long damnation scenes, with the latter half of the series being HD-remakes of episodes from the previous "good" seasons that amounts to a shitty new opening and nothing else.
  5. Haganai. Shitty melodrama with Yozora. I like Yozora initially for her cold and scathing disposition, but she descended into being a moody, clingy, and possessive female lead who is the sole source of any drama in the series that was noticeably absent in the first season. As a result, it is genuinely irritating to see her on screen.
  6. Oreimo's OVAs ended with Kyosuke and Kirino breaking up for some reason. What?
  7. Dragonball GT.
Nov 16, 2023 4:01 AM

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Shima_Rei said:
Which Anime that you like the 1st Season but Hated the 2nd Season or Later Seasons..

In order of wanting to bleach eyes out to mild disappointment

- Neon Genesis Evangelion
I already didn't like the series much starting from second half, but End Of Eva was the nail in the coffin

- Aa! Megami-sama!
The OG OVA was quite cute and enjoyeble, but then the sequel movie decided to go the incest rout ๐Ÿคฎ

- Psycho-Pass
An absolutely stunning show ruined by an abomination of a sequel

- Sword Gai
Not the greatest anime but s1 had an interesting premise and i quite liked the characters, s2 belongs in the toilet

- Steins;Gate
Banana slime has great writing, it's movie sequel not so much

- The Promised Neverland
Another case similar to Psycho-Pass, though there was a minimal of enjoyment in s2 for me

- Natsume Yuujinchou
s1 was cute, but with s2 just being more of the same it got too repetitive

- Da Li Si Rizhi
s1 is comedy gold, s2 is a snoozefest
Nov 16, 2023 4:27 AM

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I really enjoyed the first season The Seven Deadly Sins, but i really didn't enjoy the second season and did never bother to watch the rest. Apparently it has gotten worse since then, so i guess i'm not missing that much.
Nov 16, 2023 4:36 AM

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I thought the first season of Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken was alright, a decent 7/10, but the second season was just boring and didn't really need to exist.

And who can forget Diabolik Lovers? The first season was already garbage, but they somehow sunk even lower with the second season, which was basically a setup for an event that never ended up happening, because they stopped making seasons and OVAs. It was so bad that my 1-tier is named "Diabolik Lovers S2" in its honor.
Nov 16, 2023 4:51 AM
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Aldnoah Zero comes immediately to mind,I think it would be fine if they ended it in the first season.(or maybe added 1-2 episodes for another ending)

Psycho-Pass s2 as already mentioned was very disappointing.

It is not a 2nd season,but Gundam 00 after the series finale got a movie,which had no real reason of existing aside from its pretty visuals(it's a movie after all) and to cash in from the popularity of the series.
Nov 16, 2023 4:51 AM

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Black Lagoon
Dagashi Kashi
Kakegurui
Little Busters
Medaka Box
Nisekoi
Seikon no Qwaser
Senran Kagura

Most of the time a 2nd season or movie is not as good as the first one.
Nov 16, 2023 5:02 AM

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Kancolle: Itsuka no umi de. The start was OK, but fell off after episodes 5-6. Delays after delay, low-quality dialogue, and uninteresting plot development made me drop it.
Nov 16, 2023 5:32 AM
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I really liked the first season of Spice and Wolf but for some reason didn’t enjoy the second season as much as the first.



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Nov 16, 2023 5:34 AM

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Aldnoah Zero is the poster boy for this thread.

Anime was it's best 20000 years ago, when cavemen drew art with real depth.
Modern anime is all garbage. I miss great old days of anime.
Nov 16, 2023 6:10 AM
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One Punch Man. It was funny and original and in S2 they changed studios and it went to a generic battle shonen with endless battles despite the name.

It was the biggest drop off I have seen in any anime I have watched.
Nov 16, 2023 6:12 AM
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I just KNOW the promised neverland's gonna be here ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€
Nov 16, 2023 6:18 AM

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i wish promised neverland had a season 2 but it doesn't so i can't hate season 2 of that anime
Nov 16, 2023 6:25 AM

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Psycho-pass season 2.I wouldn't say that I hate it but it was a really weak season compare to the first season.

If I would hate a second season I would say promised neverland season 2 but it does not exist anyway
Nov 16, 2023 6:47 AM

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By far; The Promised Neverland. The worst thing I've ever seen.
Nov 16, 2023 7:36 AM

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for me its kimi ni todoke, s1 was fine i like it but s2 was very annoying/frustrating how one misunderstanding carried the whole season of 12 episodes.
Nov 16, 2023 7:43 AM

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Danmachi, still can't get past the second season, I might force myself into watching it eventually
Nov 16, 2023 7:48 AM
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aldnoah.zero-- not really a hate but the ending was kinda disappointing because I thought they could've done a lot more.

Nov 16, 2023 7:50 AM
busy week =_+

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The Promised Neverland s2
Shugo Chara Party


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CURRENT: semi-hiatus (busy)

Nov 16, 2023 8:06 AM

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Yakusoku no Neverland is the obvious choice as the only one of which I thought the second season was absolutely abominable to an extent of going so far as to actually drop it midstream and henceforth thinking of it only as a one season-series (which, by itself as a standalone/one-off series as just season one, it's still a solid 7/10).

Other series though for which I consider the second seasons a noticeable downgrade from the first, usually due to a perceived change in focus and direction the story was taken in (but sometimes could be the result of multiple additional other factors, like lower quality writing in general):

- Kemono Friends
- Black Lagoon
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Spice & Wolf
- Shadows House
- Ascendance of a Bookworm (the first season was definitely the best of all those released thus far, but the second season itself was at pretty close parity and not too discernible of a step down; the third season I found significantly worse though)
- Beastars
- 86
- By the Grace of the Gods (this would actually be the one I definitely disliked the most and have the lowest opinion of after Yakusoku no Neverland season two; also tied with Kemono Friends as the biggest decline represented by the largest dropoff in ratings given by me to two different seasons of the same series. Only Kemono Friends season one I give an 8/10 and a 5/10 to the second season, whereas By the Grace of the Gods I give a 7/10 to the first season and a 4/10 to this one. Very bland cliched writing with very uninteresting all-over-the-place focus on a bunch of different characters that all seemed just like bland unimportant undeveloped archetypes because we spend a relatively small amount of time with most of them. The most intriguing aspects of the first season, like the colorful and creative variety of different slimes and their various different abilities, and catching and raising them, as well as the relationship with Eliaria and the ducal family, was abandoned in favor of this which was like impotent static by comparison).
- Vanitas no Carte (I wasn't that crazy about the first season either)
- Rosario to Vampire (this is one of my least favorite series I've watched in its entirety, so I also don't deem the first season very good or enjoyable; it's just that the second did nothing to improve the series and only leaned further into repeating the same things which made the series tedious or unpleasant in the first season, so in that sense I judge it more harshly)

Then there are those series for which the second season may indeed be slightly worse than the first or even downright atrocious by comparison, but I'll likely never know, as these are all series which I completed the first season of in full, but for reasons which mainly come down to either not caring and being invested in the story/setting/characters themselves enough, or caring and being invested but feeling like the first season executed its wrapping up of them perfectly or near-perfectly already, I won't watch the second or any subsequent seasons of in the foreseeable future or ever:

- Steins;Gate
- Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
- Rozen Maiden
- Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica (not sure if the whole Magia Record business is considered a direct continuation-style second season or it's more like a sequel to the series or spinoff of the series, but either way, no interest or intention of watching it)
- Golden Kamuy
- Moyashimon
- Terra Formars
- Psycho Pass

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Nov 16, 2023 9:16 AM

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I'll give a curve ball and say moriarty the patriot.

I do not understand why people like s2.

It pretty much killed the show for me.

I would write why down, but the top review describes my thoughts near perfectly. so at the very least i know i'm not alone in seeing the MANY flaws that s2 brought to the series.
Nov 16, 2023 9:40 AM

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One Punch Man, Quintessential Quintuplets, and The Wire.


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Nov 16, 2023 9:43 AM
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Vinland saga.
I thought i was watching a serious and well thought story but then human punching bag fight happens...
So disappointing,
Nov 16, 2023 9:50 AM

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More of a dissapoinment than hate and it's Psycho Pass S2.
Nov 16, 2023 10:08 AM

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Mushoku Tensei.

The 1st season was really good with all those amazing music, world building and adventure.
But season 2 was meh. It was freaking spent on curing his ED!! Part 2 hasen't come yet. So let's see if part 2 will be better.
Nov 16, 2023 10:16 AM

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I recommend the 2013 Rozen Maiden since it is completely different and in my opinion better. You don't even need to watch the previous season, which doesn't follow the manga.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/18041/Rozen_Maiden_2013
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Nov 16, 2023 10:26 AM

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Swords Art Online. The second season of SAO was terrible.
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Nov 16, 2023 11:09 AM

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FLCL. First season was great. But all other seasons were extremely bad.
Nov 16, 2023 11:14 AM

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Blue Exorcist. I lapped up the first s1 but got so bored and disappointed with the direction of s2 I just couldn't be bothered anymore

I also second Dragonball GT. Loved Dragonball but I think I fell out of it during the GT period
Nov 16, 2023 11:16 AM

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Hidan No Aria. S1 was pretty enjoyable, then in season 2 they removed the mc and replaced him with some extremely annoying chick.
Nov 16, 2023 11:21 AM

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I considered myself a fan of ReZero until s2 happened. But now I actually kind of hate everything about the series.
Nov 16, 2023 11:29 AM
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Tokyo Ghoul
also: Black Butler

and a lot of the stuff that has already been mentioned
Nov 16, 2023 11:42 AM

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The Promised Neverland - Was just a horrible S2 that skipped entire arcs and the final episode was basically a slideshow.

Psycho Pass - S1 was one of the best seasons of anime I've ever watched. S2 was just a wet fart by comparison that killed any buzz around the series.

Goblin Slayer - Enjoyed S1 and the world it built, but S2 is absolutely atrocious at the moment. NOTHING is happening.

Mushoku Tensei - Took me a while to get into S1, but when it clicked, it was superb. S2's another let-down.
Nov 16, 2023 11:56 AM
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Dude, what else is there to mention when we already have Classroom of The Elite, and The Promised Neverland?
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Code Geass
Senran Kagura
Shield Hero
Nov 16, 2023 12:52 PM

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More of a dissapoinment than hate and it's Psycho Pass S2.
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More of a dissapoinment than hate and it's Psycho Pass S2.


Same here and probably Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari (The Rising of the Shield Hero) S2. I have yet to complete/finish Yakusoku no Neverland (The Promised Neverland) S2.
Nov 16, 2023 2:02 PM

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The Promised Neverland. Loved the first season, the second... not so much.


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Nov 16, 2023 2:16 PM

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I have a uncommon idea about this. I didn't like season 2 of the Higurashi series. The Gou season was even worse.
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