Anime you thought you won't like all that much, but ended up being one of the best things you ever saw
| Probably every anime i've ever watched... All it takes is a dodgy PV/review/synopis to shake my confidence. Although notable exceptions are Clannad and Girls und Panzer. |
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| I never thought I would like Slice of Life anime, but Toradora! and Boku Wa Tomodachi Ga Sukunai are two of my favorite anime now. |
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| Uchouten kazoku. I want into this show with no expectations, and just a weird thought of what that description was supposed to be mean. But it turned out to be one of my most favorites of the last few years Same with Mushibugyou. I figured it was going to be another one of those dull Fanservice ridden shows that had zero to no plot at all. But it ended up being pretty fantastic Older shows like Samurai 7 had the same impact on me. The 3d Looks awfull, and the art wasn't really there. But the story and setting was just marvelous. Absolutely loved that series. forthelolz said: Liinah said: Katekyo Hitman Reborn, i started watching after i saw one of the characters, Chrome & i thought she was awesome. Then, when i started to watch the show, the first twenty episodes were bleeeh, but i didn't give up. After that, i started loving it <3 ^^ this except it took me three tries until I got past the first few eps. Same boat here, except i still haven't given it another chance. I've tried 4 times now, but i simply cannot get into it... I hear allot of good things about it, but the first bunch of episodes feel like such a drag. |
CaptainMahoganyOct 11, 2013 1:32 PM
| School Rumble I saw the first episode and I wasn't hooked enough. It felt boring what with it having a biker and a couple of school girls and it being 25 episodes long. It was too much to start with. But after watching two more episodes into it, I started to really notice the genius in the comedy, characters, and the plot. |
| "touch my Waifu and I will end you" |
Dave-Brooks714 said: School Rumble I saw the first episode and I wasn't hooked enough. It felt boring what with it having a biker and a couple of school girls and it being 25 episodes long. It was too much to start with. But after watching two more episodes into it, I started to really notice the genius in the comedy, characters, and the plot. Yes! School rumble ended up being a really pleasant surprise! Harima was a great character |
| Angel Beats, first anime to make my feels go crazy. |
| Ka-pe / Roo-ra |
| 100% Code Geass. The art style put me off, but eventually I decided to give it a go and it was one of the best Anime decisions of my life. |
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| Blue Exorcist and Bleach. They were both anime that were recommended to me by friends, but I kind of hesitated. Neither of them sounded like something I'd like, but I ran out of things to watch and ended up watching them...and I actually really enjoyed it! |
| The most recent anime I can think of are Uchuu Kyoudai and NGE. Uchuu Kyoudai having a rather boring synopsis and lame cover picture and NGE being mecha. |
| Attack on Titan. I honestly thought it was the most stupid sounding anime ever. I don't usually judge a book by its cover, but I am human. I make mistakes and lie to myself everyday. |
| Air. I thought I would like it as much as Kanon 2006 but I did. In fact, maybe a little than Kanon 2006 (I HAVE A THING FOR UNDER-APPRECIATED STUFF, DON'T HURT ME!!! ;A;.) And Garzey's Wing. I thought I was gonna HATE it like I hated Eiken but it's so bad...that' it's beutiful. (I'm sure that this doesn't count to some people. :P) |
| Toradora, It's the reason why i started watching SoL and romance. |
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| Clannad ~After Story~ and Code Geass, I guess. ;) |
| Yu-gi-oh 'season 0', was the last one i watched. I won't say ''one of the best things i ever saw'' because was not it; but i really thought i wouldn't like it and in the end i did, despite being so much different from the Duel Monsters series i totally changed my mind. In fact now i wish the Duel Monsters was a bit more similar to this season 0. |
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| Girls Und Panzer. It was recommended to me and I thought "ok, cute girls doing cute things...in tanks? What?" . But the technical aspects were done really well and the battles were just freaking cool! The characters weren't bad and there wasn't as much fan service as I expected too. Overall it was really fun. |
| From this season, definitely Diamond no Ace, it's got that feel I had with the Prince of Tennis manga. |
SubPyroFlow said: Clannad ~After Story~ and Code Geass, I guess. ;) Hey Pyro - Clannad is on my list. I've been told if you like Toradora!, you'll like Clannad. |
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| Steins;Gate I even watched it in English dub and loved it. It was so different compared to the other anime I have completed, and there is nothing like it. |
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| There are alot. Oda nobunaga no yabou and Dantalian no shoka are the most recent ones |
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| Baccano!! I wasn't a huge fan of Durarara!!, so I didn't expect Baccano!! to be to my likings, but I completely loved it. One of the most entertaining shows I've ever seen. |
| Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! and Summer Wars |
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| While I did think I'd like Shinsekai Yori quite a bit, never in my wildest dreams did I think that it would become my favorite, dropping Code Geass and Death Note from their position, which they held for 5 years. Now I dream of another anime, an anime that can top even SSY, but hard to see anything that can top it. Hell, I'll be glad if there'll be anything that can top Usagi Drop, which is my fifth top favorite. ImAFairyTailMage said: For me, it was Persona 4: The Animation. That was one of the best freaking anime I have ever seen. I would say the same, but I expected it to rock when I first began watching. Too bad, I finally got a good start with the game and my fucking PS2 decided to go for an eternal sleep. Time to buy a new one, not gonna cost much, after all. |
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| Hachimitsu to Clover. It was what got me into romance anime. |
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| 'One of the best ones I saw' is not what I would call it, but Uchouten Kazoku was a great example I didn't expect much of which turned out to be my favorite of the season. Before that GirlPan is probably worth mentioning too, as is Maou-sama. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Every anime I've ever watched lol |
| Steins;gate Shiki Yuru Yuri Monogatari series Kiniro mosaic Hyouka edit: Haruhi Suzumiya as well Started all of those titles with little to no expectations, in fact I postponed them for so long... needless to say I was pleasantly surprised. |
InfatuateOct 16, 2013 9:23 AM
 I don't watch as much anime as before... |
| Shinsekai Yori Baccano! Darker Than Black Pandora Hearts Durarara!! |
| Just finished Steins;Gate I wasn't really into the plot, dropping the anime around episode 18, BUT I PICKED IT UP AGAIN AND OMG IT WAS AWESOME one of the best endings ever |
Zelot120 said: Just finished Steins;Gate I wasn't really into the plot, dropping the anime around episode 18, BUT I PICKED IT UP AGAIN AND OMG IT WAS AWESOME one of the best endings ever That's a weird place to drop it. |
| After thinking The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was merely ok I was pretty skeptical about Wolf Children. Wouldn't say it's one of my favourites, but I did feel it was pretty great. |
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| Not sure if I've already mentioned this, but I went into Btooom thinking it'd be terrible. |
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| Samurai Champloo |
| Newbie Blogger: http://animetaru.wordpress.com/ You know it's funny how freedom can make us feel contained Yeah When the muscles in our legs aren't used to all the walking... |
| Haibane Renmei - Cover showed some happy angel looking girl. Not exactly my normal cup of tea. Ended up as 1 of the only 2 10s I've rated. |
| None. I pretty much only watch anime that I know I will most likely like. It's a mistake on my part; I should try to be more open. |
| Fight Club > Anime Scott Pilgrim > Manga Death Cab for Cutie > Yuki Kajura "Who'd you rather be? The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?" MY REVIEWS! READ THEM. http://myanimelist.net/profile/StillSwingin007/reviews |
| code geass r1, psycho pass, darker than black, attack on titan- i thought i would just watch these for time pass and didn't expect much since they were really hyped up but they ended up being great entertainers blast of tempest- i'm not grouping this with the other shows since this wasn't hyped that much but it was a great mystery. this anime has a lot going for it |
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