| Chihayafuru, Usagi Drop, Kimi to Boku and Natsume Yuujinchou. All my feels. |
SpeX said: Madoka Magica - Was expecting an average-at-best anime. Holy fuck. Kimi ga Nozomu Eien - Was left with a real bad taste in my mouth when it came to love triangle romance anime because of School Days, but this ended up being pretty good in the end. Same with Madoka. Finished it last week. Was expecting a SoL Mahou Shoujo with plenty of moe. Holy Fuck indeed. B Gata H Kei - Didn't expect it to have an actual plot or romance. Also laughed way more than I thought I would. |
| Isn't this thread just going to be Princess Tutu repeated over and over again.... I like Chu-Bra, there I said it. |
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Maffy said: Katanagatari also. I didn't plan to watch it when I stumbled upon it but after a few accidental stumbles, I decided to give it a try and I fell in love with it. It's currently in my top 5 anime. Even though every epi is around an hour, it never felt any more than 20 minutes or even less. Time flew by! I am watching it atm, when i saw it at first it was "uuh wtf it have so poor artwork and seems to be adveture like pokemons of something like that", after watching 4 episodes I think it can be next 10 on my animelist 2nd is Tasogare Otome x Amnesia I didnt expected much, after watching first episodes i got insta hooked in it. I guess its best romance ive ever saw. 3rd is Nyan Koi!, i was expecting it will be another poor harem anime, but comedy in it was freaking awsome! 4th is Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni! It was in my download folder for like 3 mouths, finally there came the day when I hadnt internet and tried this one, probably the best comedy ever saw, and have awsome storyline too! 5th is Omamori Himari, at first "another harem meh", but then "soo cool comedy ecchi romance!" 6th is Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, its the same with Omamori Himari |
| Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Thanks to that old fighting game, I thought it was something similar to Dragon Ball Z. But I have to say I was very wrong, the story is pretty better, characters are much more awesome, and part 2 is being really funny too. |
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| Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai - it looked like an unbelievably stupid harem yet it was actually done extremely right. Kokoro Connect - I was bored and just decided to watch it for the lulz. Ended up marathoning it in one sitting. Usagi Drop - The weird animation style and cliche storyline made me avoid this. But in the end, I regret not watching this earlier, such a heartwarming experience. |
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| I don't know how I would've lived had my friend not convinced me to watch Chihayafuru. The best marathon of my life. I didn't think that a sports game, especially one about cards, would be any good, but I learned not to trust myself after watching this. Clannad. I told my cousin many times that this was a stupid harem series, but I finally convinced myself to watch it. I don't think further explanation is needed. Ikoku Meiro no Croisee. I didn't think it'd be so heartwarming. I even cried at the end. Kuroko's Basketball. Same situation as Chihayafuru, except it's not as awesome. The shounen aspects still left me on the edge of my seat, though. Love, Elections, and Chocolate. I thought this was another throwaway harem series, but I ended up enjoying the political intrigue thanks to Guardian Enzo. Mitsudomoe. The funky character designs would have turned anybody else away, but it ended up being one of the funniest series I've watched, the other being Ouran. Yumeiro Patissiere. The competitions in this show make the ones in Hell's Kitchen and Iron Chef pale in comparison. |
| Azumanga Daioh - My introduction to this was a synopsis that made the show seem pretty boring, as well as a dull screenshot. When I actually got around to watching it, it turned out to be one of the funniest and most clever things I have ever seen. I hate myself for putting it off for so long. I watched it twice in 6 months, almost 3 times if you count the time I spent re watch random scenes on youtube. |
| I''m just watching Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate to added to my harem list. Doesn't have high expectation and just think it will be the usual harem show. But I'm wrong. The school politic, the character and the plot is very good. And now I'm hoping they would make OVA about Satsuki. |
 Kickstarter for Rokujouma is fully funded. Good work everyone. Lets wait for the result of our hard work together. |
| so,what anime did you feel was going to be average but got just awesome at the end? For me,its definately higurashi,didn't knew it was going to be that good after watching the 1st ep.. |
Kagami_Hiiragi said: Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money. |
shattereddreamzz said: so,what anime did you feel was going to be average but got just awesome at the end? For me,its definately higurashi,didn't knew it was going to be that good after watching the 1st ep.. I actually was hyped up for Higurashi from several people, and was expecting something awesome. But I guess the anime that ended up surprising me the most is 5 cm per second. I knew that anime was good but not great, and once I finished it, I was like "meeh it was good, I'll give it a 7." But then once I re-watched it once I started thinking about everything that was going on in that anime, i truly appreciated it more. To the extent that it is now one of my 10s. |
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| Mirai Nikki I expected something average but it ended like my top #1 anime and there are few more animes that I expected to be averages but ended a lot better this are some: Campione!, Zetsuen no Tempest, Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari, Zero no Tsukaima, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! And Kokoro Connect. PS: I just thing yesterday to create theme like this but I was tired and I leave it for other time :) |
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| In honesty, Cowboy Bebop. I went in with literally no idea what it was going to be like, I just thought the name was kind of weird. But I'd heard good stuff about it so I figured "why not". Now one of my favourites of all time. |
| Well based off the one episode any of us have been able to see http://myanimelist.net/anime/15809/Hataraku_Maou-sama! This was so much more entertaining than i was expecting |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Tiger and Bunny Too lazy to describe why because it's a long story x] |
| Madoka Magica. Really didn't expect much at first but it ended up being pretty good, in my opinion anyways. |
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| Girls und Panzer...I expected meh but it was really good. |
| well i'll say Ouran High School. I don't even know that i thought it would be an ok show. the art.... *shudder* It reeked of the sort of silliness i run away from. of course i laughed my ass off at their stupid antics and enjoyed it thoroughly edit. this doesn't really fit the question, but i'll leave it cuz OHSHC is so adorable |
| Probably Angel Beats!... I haven't read much about it and I thought it would be something lame, judging by the name (wow I'm a freaking poet). I ended up loving it. |
| The only thing you can rely on is that you can't rely on anything. |
Scrodulus said: In honesty, Cowboy Bebop. I went in with literally no idea what it was going to be like, I just thought the name was kind of weird. But I'd heard good stuff about it so I figured "why not". Now one of my favourites of all time. I hated this anime all the time, I thought it was boring and such, but at the last minute of the last episode, bam. |
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| giant robo- this series story was just great i dont want to spoil it, but lets just say its not what it seems |
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| Higurashi for me too. I tought it was going to be just killer lolis and gore. I had never been so wrong. Last weekend I watched Haibane Renmei and I loved it, I wasn't expecting it to be that good. Seto no Hanayome is another one, I tought it was going to be avarage but it became one of my favorite comedies. |
| *inserts list that no one reads nor cares about* Hi, list thread! |
| With out even thinking,Clannad. I thought it was going to be a typical rom-com series that follows the cliche romance scripts. Boy was I wrong. |
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| Gunslinger Girl. Prior to starting it, I thought they'd be fanservice filled and all that. Turned out with a lot of depth and became one of my favorite series. |
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| Black Lagoon I was postponing watching it for a long time then decided to watch for once and was surprised by all that balls to teh walls action and badassery. Naruto I was told that it's a show about ninjas Reread the op. This thread is about pleasant surprises only lol :D |
| "Then again, if she's not my sibling, there's no bling, either" - Ararararagi Koyomi |
| School days. Not so much for the ending, that was actually the one thing I saw coming but just the entire time these characters were just so completely dumb you had no idea what was going to happen. And when you think the anime can't get any more twisted, it totally does. |
| Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge. I don't know whether to call it stupid or awesome for such a random plot. Fate/Zero. I was really postponing this for a long time (around an year or so), then after I watched it I was wondering why the hell I didn't watch it sooner. MellowJello said: *inserts list that no one reads nor cares about* Hi, list thread! Well, to be honest, all the guys here are doing more than just listing, you know. |
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GenuineAnime said: With out even thinking,Clannad. I thought it was going to be a typical rom-com series that follows the cliche romance scripts. Boy was I wrong. ^This. Exactly the same, thought it would be a normal high school comedy. Boy I was wrong (bis) |
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| school days (and yes in a GOOD way... i actualy like the show) shinsekai yori madoka magica lyrical nanoha monogatari (the whole thing) usagi drop all of these i started without expecting something "wow" but dangit i did get that feeling from all of them :D think school days was bacause so many people where saying how shit it was and how "unrealistic" the characters were (yeah cheating doesn't happen in real life -_- morrons) offcourse i hated all the characters :D but at the same time i loved them all xD |
lupadim said: Scrodulus said: In honesty, Cowboy Bebop. I went in with literally no idea what it was going to be like, I just thought the name was kind of weird. But I'd heard good stuff about it so I figured "why not". Now one of my favourites of all time. I hated this anime all the time, I thought it was boring and such, but at the last minute of the last episode, bam. I honestly don't see how you could have appreciated the ending if you hated the entire series before that, but okay... |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion. I was VERY surprised that I ended up loving this despite the hype or the 'whiny' characters featured. No regrets... |
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| Usagi Drop, I saw pictures of it and I was thinking to myself that it'd be childish but was completely proven wrong. Code Geass, was never into mecha animes ever since Gundam Seed and I thought this was just going to be another one of those mecha shows. Hourou Musuko, strange visuals coupled with a weird plot, it took me several months before finally decided to pick it up and blew my mind. |
| Devilman lady. I thought it was going to be similar to the devilman tv series. Turns out to be one of the most terrifying series I've ever watched. |
| After finished Eiken. Damn! That's got to be the most mature anime I watched. Totally out of my expectation. XD |
Tavor said: Neon Genesis Evangelion. I was VERY surprised that I ended up loving this despite the hype or the 'whiny' characters featured. No regrets... I actually kind of figured you might like it going by your favorites. As for me I was surprised I actually ending up liking it as much as I did considering I pretty much hated the show my first attempt at it. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Steins;Gate It started off slow, but once I got into it, I was on the edge of my chair each episode. |
insan3soldiern said: Tavor said: Neon Genesis Evangelion. I was VERY surprised that I ended up loving this despite the hype or the 'whiny' characters featured. No regrets... I actually kind of figured you might like it going by your favorites. As for me I was surprised I actually ending up liking it as much as I did considering I pretty much hated the show my first attempt at it. Rather than hating it, I was just a tad bored with it on my first go in the first half, but eventually that changed and ended up marathoning it. Perhaps though after so many comments about people hating it because of the characters being uber annoying, I subconsciously took it as a challenge to not hate the cast...somehow that worked. Although, "ANTA BAKA" can get on your nerves after awhile :P |
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| 1.Needless - I kind of dislike too much Echi, but that anime was way to awesome to list it as a flaw. 2.Kurokami - I was expecting an bad shonen anime, but it turned out better than I expected. Surely, some bad stereotypes here and there, but it actually handed himself very well. 3.Ben-to - I thought it would be just a good Serious Business anime filled with Ecchi. I was wrong about being good, it was just excellent. Awesome fight choreography, good graphics, and now I can't even look Ben-tos as I did before watching this anime. A must try. |
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| For me, Aku no Hana... It's like planet porn in a sense that everything apart from the characters is so fucking hot. Scrodulus said: lupadim said: Scrodulus said: In honesty, Cowboy Bebop. I went in with literally no idea what it was going to be like, I just thought the name was kind of weird. But I'd heard good stuff about it so I figured "why not". Now one of my favourites of all time. I hated this anime all the time, I thought it was boring and such, but at the last minute of the last episode, bam. I honestly don't see how you could have appreciated the ending if you hated the entire series before that, but okay... And that's why he's Lupadim, and you're not. |
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| Uchuu Kyoudai, I wasn't expecting anything special at all, but then it turned out to be amazing. Inferno Cop, I wasn't expecting to get perfection, but that's exactly what I got. |
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| Kuroko no Basket-- It turned out to be fantastic even though I'm not a big fan of sports anime and I hate basketball! The characters were interesting, especially the lead, and the art was beautiful. |
LuckyFriday13 said: Kuroko no Basket-- It turned out to be fantastic even though I'm not a big fan of sports anime and I hate basketball! The characters were interesting, especially the lead, and the art was beautiful. Kuroko's got nothin on Slam Dunk. |
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