| For me, it was any sports anime. I thought because I hated sports irl that I’d hate sports anime, but now I love it! What’s yours? You can name a title or even an entire genre. |
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| Tensura and Tokyo revengers first come to mind, I ended up enjoying them a lot more than I originally thought. |
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| SAO S1 was a bit meh, S2 and GGO I didn't like all that much, but OS and all of Alicization were really enjoyable |
| I would say Demon Slayer The premise itself was so vile that I was reluctant until I descried some of it's redeemable facets such as saccharine characters and sumptuous aesthetics |
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| Anime in general falls under that category. Although I still only enjoy a rather small percentage of it. |
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| Full Moon o Sagashite. I would never know i would end up loving a idol show, and i hate most idol shows. |
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| Didn't think I'd ever enjoy an Imaishi anime but then I watched Kill la Kill. |
| The first one that comes to mind is probably Texhnolyze. I wouldn't say I thought I hate it but I didn't expect to love it to the extent I did. |
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| I wasn't expecting to hate Oregairu. I just thought that I'd find it somewhat boring and slow. So, I thought I'd only last a season. Much to my surprise, I ended up loving it. |
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| Hanako. I was sure I was going to drop it. And it became my favorite manga. |
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| I remember back in 2016 after I watched KareKano, I was recommended to watch Marmalade Boy. I saw on its synopsis that it was like a soap opera anime and I thought I will hate it because I don't like soap operas or telenovelas. I ended up enjoying it very much and binged watch all 76 episodes in like 3 days. It might be because of its good characterization of its characters where in live action soap operas it typically sucks. |
| https://myanimelist.net/anime/3342/Mnemosyne__Mnemosyne_no_Musume-tachi I didn't think I would like this because of Yuri (I usually avoid shows which are focused on this and yaoi. I also avoid shows with such MCs). But it was damn good, the sexuality also made sense as it was tied to the plot so this show was a surprise. Same goes with Shin Sekai Yori, I unfairly judged it mid season and now it sits at a pretty high place on my list. Now I was not sure about Ergo Proxy because of the poster and episode 2-3 wasn't able to pull me in but I loved the show overall. That made me dive into Texhnolyze which I wasn't liking it mid-season but wow, that ending was great (and melancholic). I'm really liking the current season of Dr. Stone considering I gave S2 a 4/10. |
Dickegrobe said: Can I also do it the other way round? Barakamon (manga). Loved the comedy and everything right away, but That's only for the manga; the anime ended much sooner. That’s interesting! This comment makes me want to read the manga now. I’m actually kind of obsessed with Handa Sensei. I love characters who suffer from excessive pessimism for some reason. I’d love to see how the manga differs. |
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| Sports for me too, Haikyuu to be precise |
| If I think I am not going to like it, I will not watch it to begin with. My backlog of shows is infinitely long already. |
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| no cases like this at the moment, I usually skip stuff that I think I wouldn't enjoy |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. I was put off by the artstyle and hype. I was hooked around the time Speedwagon first showed up. |
| Onimai! along with My Dress Up Darling. Ended up being a huge fan of the latter because of how absurdly cute it is. |
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| Darling in the FranXX, I really wasn't expecting it to be one of the rare examples of a series copying EVA that actually came out well. |
| Spy x Family - I don't like kids and hate a setting where two people are forced to be together while they use a child to ship them but on watching Spy x Family I found Anya to be super cute and there is no (forced) romance between Loid and Yor (at least not so far in the anime, haven't read the manga) Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting - Again I don't like kids and I hate anime involving yakuza, gangs or any sort of delinquents but it turned out to be so wholesome and enjoyable. |
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| Lucky star and Fate I thought I would hate their cast, they all grew up on me man |
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| Nagatoro. Not the anime but the manga. I was pretty sure I was gonna hate Nagatoro by chap. 9 or so, but it was the other way around! Now I love this manga, the characters and their interactions. I didn't imagine it was gonna be that wholesome. The premise of "the girl that bullies her senpai" is remarkably shortsighted. Didn't like that much the anime adaptation, tho... |
  Mi música chiptune (auténtica, no fakebit) / My chiptune music (real, no fakebit)YouTube Battle of the Bits SoundCloud |
| Berserk. Thought it would just be a violent power fantasy but ended up being so much more |
| Land of the Lustrous was basically the first truly good CGI anime back when I rightfully hated CGI in anime since it was generally eye-bleeding bad. It to this day remains one of the better series I've come across. The only reason I gave it a chance was because some of the reviews praised the story. The visuals turned out to be quite stunning, particularly for its time. |
| Madoka Magica comes to mind. I originally thought it was a typical Magical girl show, but ended up being more than just that. |
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Dickegrobe said: I assume you're already reading Uramichi Oniisan? It's less SOL and more comedy with a boatload of darkish sarcasm; highly depressive mc (in the best way possible, however wrong and cruel that may sound). Seriously, it's a riot! At chapter 50-something now and still going strong. Maybe, but just maybe, also try Wave, Listen to me. No over-the-top pessimism, but the mc is still wonderfully fucked up in a way that you just cannot look away. Mostly realistic setting and a rather adult feel to it. There is also quite a bit of dark shit in it, but overall it's a fun read. There is an anime that covers the earlier chapters, it's also good. I definitely check this out. It sounds great and 50 chapters is pretty short. |
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Muhammad13xx said: ThorLL said: If I think I am not going to like it, I will not watch it to begin with. My backlog of shows is infinitely long already. No i usually listen to rating and my brother in this matter For ex anime i drop at first but later watch due to other reasons was Clannad Aot Your lie in April Oshi noko One punch man Etc I got skeptical of other peoples recommendations after Eva. People recommended it heavily to me, but I ended up dropping it. |
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| Mob Psycho is actually pretty good. Not as good as the shounen fanboys say. it especially falls off when it gets to the part when it's all about DBZ style battles... but still. |
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| Kuzu no Honkai, more because everyone trash on it. After watching the anime and read the manga I realized people were just unsatisfied and offended by characters being basically scum (it's indeed Scum's Wish after all). It's a drama about the twisted side of love and desire, and characters and their interactions are so genuine and interesting that I couldn't help but feel bad about it and love everything at the same time. It really is a good drama and a well written story. |
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| Girlfriend, Girlfriend unironically. I honestly enjoyed it and found it entertaining but for a different reason. |
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Artifiyings said: Same. I watched it because a friend couldn't shut up about it so I was like fuck it. Madoka Magica comes to mind. I originally thought it was a typical Magical girl show, but ended up being more than just that. And it's good. |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| Kitagawa Marin the bisque doll at first I thought it's just going to be another waifu-fan service empty anime. turns out the romance is very enjoyable. you can feel the moe gap and the characters are fun to watch |
| if you want good story, read novel. if you want good graphic, read manga. anime is beyond that. |
| Baka Test looked like another one of those drab rom-coms at first glance. It wasn't (at least not for me), and I'm glad I decided to watch it; absolutely enjoyed it. |
 
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| I thought that "Space Dandy" wouldn't be my thing, but then the second season came along and really proved me wrong. Wish I was proven wrong more often. |
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| Who tf goes into an anime not expecting to like it??? Theres better use of your time. I can understand movies since they are an hour or so of relatively higher quality than mass productions, but shows that can easily go 5 hours+? Jesus. |
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| Hate's not at all the right word for it, but I had went in to the Doubutsu no Mori movie not expecting much out of it, but I ended up enjoying it a lot more than I expected. Really cute film, I should give it a rewatch at some point. |
| Hate is a strong word but I didn't expect to like CGDCT shows that much but I've really enjoyed the ones I've seen. |
| haikyuu, volleyball seems uninteresting to me but it was enjoyable. well, the first 3 seasons at least. jojo's part 4 because of the weird color palette, which isn't a new thing of course. ended up being my favorite part. konosuba and re;zero s1, because isekai. mob psycho because weird art style. odd taxi because anthropomorphic. |
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