| Fate/Zero - I really didn't know anything other than it's like a battle royal which was a pretty overdone premise at the time for me. Rent-a-girlfriend - I don't watch harems at all, and very little ecchi, and this show became my favorite guilty pleasure. |
Nothing's new under the sun and that's OK. |
| -Grisaia Series: My first intention was to come for the harem and ecchiness of the show. I ended up forgetting that, and then liked almost the entire character's backstory -Parasyte: Thought it's gonna be my usual jumpscarey kind of anime, but boi oh boi it's more than that. -Golden Time: When I watched it, I was looking for a wholesome romcom anime. I mean yeah, the first half is wholesome, but damn... what I found on the second half, made me cry like hell. An instant favorite. Didn't expect that (also, the romance here is sweet, so that's a plus) |
  "ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ, ɪᴛ'ꜱ ʙᴀʀʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɴᴏ ᴅᴏᴏʀ..." -Aigis |
| Steins Gate. If it wasn't for someone on this site who convinced me to pick it up again, I would never have finished it. |
| Mononoke : I knew it had a unique art style which was why I actually started it but I'm blown away by the storytelling , characters and directing more than the art style itself . Best horror anime I've ever seen . AOT : Despite its general reputation about it , I thought I wouldn't really like it since I'm not a huge fan of battle shounen but its great , especially the final 2 seasons . 5 centimeters per second : Thought of watching it since Your name was made by the same person but I didn't expect it to hit close to home . |
shoelacewaxMar 26, 2021 11:16 AM
| For me it was Kaguya Sama(A Master Piece) and Madoka Magika for its dark nature(The Ending song from ep 3 fucking slaps |
| i'd have to go with bakuman and school days. really unexpected but i enjoyed both of them a lot FateMadMan said: For me it was Kaguya Sama(A Master Piece) and Madoka Magika for its dark nature(The Ending song from ep 3 fucking slaps u are a beautiful human being comedy anime typically sucks ass and i was surprised too |
 ㅤ ﾠㅤ join the ﾠHayasaka club => ㅤㅤㅤㅤ  |
| Jujutsu Kaisen, Honestly from the surface, synopsis and the looks of the cover it looks like another generic boring shounen with kinda mediocre story and animation but oh my it far surpassed my expectation, it's pretty enjoyable show with great animation, decent plots, and nice power system ^.^ |
 (っ◔◡◔)っ 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓪 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓭𝓪𝔂 ♥ |
| Yuru Camp, I never thought camping can be this fun. |
| Attack on Titan. Expected it to be really overhyped, and thought it’d just be all about fighting titans 24/7. Ended up being my favourite anime with Eren being my favourite character LOOOL |
| The first one that came to mind is Re:zero. Land of the lustrous and Berserk are another example. |
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| Most recently, Shield Hero. Isekai for me is mostly mindless fun, but I really got into Naofumi's character arc, and the main cast chemistry together is jus top notch. Kemono no Souja Erin did have an interesting premise, but I'm not sure if I was thinking it¡d be a 10/10. Bubuki Buranki and Book of Bantorra also come to mind. |
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| Rent a girlfriend and food wars I never thought i’ll like these anime but damn these were very good |
| i didnt think id like how to raise a boring girlfriend as much as i did. it was a fun watch, albeit its not a very good show |
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| 3 Gatsu No Lion. First season almost bored me to death. I wasn't a fan of the slow pacing and shoji tournaments. But I kept watching it. The slice of life moments with the Kawamotos are wholesome and a delight to watch. Second season blew me way and I liked it a lot. |
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| When I first encountered [url=https://myanimelist.net/anime/33012/Island?q=Island&cat=anime]Island,[/i] I merely thought that it was just another CGDCT anime. Oh how wrong I was. It's now my most favorite anime ever. |
| Rent a Girlfriend and Kill la Kill.. |
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| ouran: i thought it was a stupid shojo. your name: i used to think it was overrated. kaguyasama (season2): i truly didnt like the first season but the 2nd is funny. |
| Angel Beats, the second half of it really made me enjoy it. |
| There are lots of them but here's the recent two: 1. Love Live! School Idol Project (I never expected to like an idol anime so much but I was so wrong.) 2. Long Riders! (MC and her character deveploment really made this anime for me.) |
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| More recently — I totally didn’t expect to like Mushoku Tensei, hearing about its bad rep & all & I’m not big on isekai. But all my friends told me it was really good so I gave it a go. Went into it half-expecting it to be trash but wow, I fucking LOVED it. The overarching themes & nuances were so good, not forgetting the art, the music. Loved it!!!! |
 ꕤ but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ꕤ |
| ouran host club: thought it was gonna be some cliche shoujo reverse harem shit. enjoyed it way more than i expected, one of my comfort shows now lol haikyuu: first sports anime that i watched more than 5 episodes of so i was quite surprised on how much i was invested in the show wotakoi: started this show with 0 expectations lol. the tittle made me want to watch it even less but i saw a clip of the op so i wanted to give it a try. one of my favorite romcoms now |
| I always knew I'd like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but I imagined it wouldn't quite live up to the hype. I was so wrong. It's now my favorite anime series. Ninja Nonsense sounded like it would be the kind of comedy I find cringeworthy, but it's one of the funniest anime I've seen. Free! had a lot more depth than I was expecting. I'm not really big on sports series so I was surprised about how invested I was for the characters. I literally had no idea what A Place Further Than the Universe was about, only that it was really popular when it was airing. The insert songs were really catchy and I cried for hours after one particular episode. I went into School-Live! blind. If you've seen the show, you probably know why I wasn't expecting much throughout most of the first episode... Ended up being the saddest TV show I've ever seen |
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| The big ones I can think of right now is... (all interchangeable) 1. Hoshiai no Sora 2. March Comes in Like a Lion 3. Non Non Biyori 4. Clannad Afterstory 5. Evangelion |
Elmerper5 said: Angel Beats, the second half of it really made me enjoy it. Same. After the singing girl's backstory, it just went downhill afterwards (in a good way) |
| tensura i don't watch isekai much so i watch it |
yarweJun 6, 2021 4:44 AM
| Madoka Magica: Me watching this the first time was an on-the-spot decision. "Do I like sparkly things?" Oh boy you're in for a ride of a lifetime. And thus, this show shaped present me a lot, including my interest in magical girls, similarly sparkly things, and Homura Akemi. Princess Tutu: Was a mere side gig when I decided to binge Attack on Titan (anime) back September last year. But then I decided to watch it that one time I woke up at 3 AM and found it to be a soothing experience. Plus it has one of my favorite endings (not ED, the ending) of any anime. It also felt like I discovered iyashikei before I discovered iyashikei. Akudama Drive: Studio Pierrot? Oh no. Oh interesting, the guys from Danganronpa are doing the show. And it's cyberpunk. Fine... I'm in. Oh boy does the show ooze with action and STYLE. Gochiusa: It's just slice of life. But it satiates me in its own way I can't describe. Maybe the cafe setting? Cute girls? Inori Minase? All in all, the anime became my gateway drug into SoL in general, especially of the cute-girls-doing-cute-things kind. Honorable mentions: Chihayafuru, parts of Monogatari Series, Pui Pui Molcar, and Tropical-Rouge! Precure. |
  "Come to Kamihama City. In this town, magical girls are saved." · Ui Tamaki · |
| Kill la Kill: Clothing that gives power? Crap... Midori no Hibi: Just read the synopsis. |
| I honestly thought that One Piece would only have one good arc and then have some mediocre, but it was actually the opposite and it ended up in my top 2 |
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| Shinsekai Yori, Baccano, Madoka Magica, & Ping Pong the Animation. These were surprisingly really good anime imo |
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