What's the worst, or alternatively the cheesiest, shonen anime you've watched?

I needed an example of a bad (or just more than typically cheesy, even if it's endearing) shonen anime for something (long story), but quickly realised I can't think of any I've watched that were actually bad or too over the top (I only tend to watch things based on the reccomendation of friends, so if I haven't enjoyed one it's usually been because it's just not what I want in a show). Ik this is a longshot, but I thought I'd at least try. Particularly infamous and/or tropey ones would work well!

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MusubiKazesaru2026-01-25 10:26

Dubbed G Gundam is maximum cheese but in the best possible way. It's basically the battle shounen of Gundam.

Focaccia_Bread35732026-01-25 11:27

I came here to say this and you beat me to it!
The cheese is great, but more in a “telenovelas are great” kind of way. The fight scenes are top/bottom tier 🤣

MusubiKazesaru2026-01-25 17:35

I think the fights manage to work pretty much on vibes/aura, which is weird to say but true. There's some better ones tucked in and it's an incredible journey too.

Erick_Brimstone2026-01-25 10:41

Isekai. All the trash Isekai.

Isekai cheat magician, Isekai smartphone, Tales of wedding ring, and many more

Powerful-Walk40632026-01-25 14:08

Most isekai are based on light novels that are only divided into male and female demographics without shōnen/seinen/shōjo/josei distinctions, and when they get manga adaptations, they are usually published in seinen magazines.

UnlimitedMax772026-01-25 10:56

Tegen Anki. It’s just horrible shounen slop

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-25 11:01

After three episodes now released, Dead Account airing this season seems to be aiming to hit every trope and cliche imaginable. Who knows, it might course correct later and become innovative and / or interesting but for now it is exactly what you are asking for.

Captincorpse2026-01-25 11:10

Fairy Tail, it is absolutely full of bad cheesy shounen tropes

Ok-Perspective45422026-01-25 11:21

LOOOOOOL Yeah, the power of friendship only goes so far

SnooWoofers1862026-01-25 12:00

I actually hate the art style, I don’t know why… feels like they are like One piece’s parody, or mocking one piece art style.

Maxizag1232026-01-25 12:43

This is exactly why I love it though

Playest_42472026-01-25 11:15

In Busso Renkin One guy charges another guy with a spear so hard that they both fly to the moon.

Ipuncholdpeople2026-01-25 11:20

Gachiakuta is the trashiest shonen anime I've seen

astro420332026-01-25 12:47

You’re saying this as a pun joke right not that it’s actually bad?

Ipuncholdpeople2026-01-25 13:28

Correct. I liked it a lot

Superb-Ad57712026-01-25 13:49

Honestly everything about that show is trash.

The cities are trash, the enemies are trash, even the main character's ability is trash.

8/10

ghostpickleonastick2026-01-25 11:21

Not a *bad* anime but definitely over the top in parts, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple. One character is a grandpa who is so built that his muscles show through his yukata.

ChodechewBrownmane2026-01-25 16:52

Wasnt anybody with a nametag ripped in that show?

ghostpickleonastick2026-01-26 05:12

To varying degrees, but most of them could walk down the street and not stand out that much.

Appropriate-While6012026-01-25 11:23

Windbreaker was so corny to me, also chainsaw man. I don't get the hype of either of these shows

Zesauruss2026-01-25 14:03

shipping

[https://x.com/Read\_Wbr/status/2013636497480597540](https://x.com/Read_Wbr/status/2013636497480597540)

[https://x.com/sh1tty\_angel/status/2014042773582713089](https://x.com/sh1tty_angel/status/2014042773582713089)

[https://x.com/Seiraphyna/status/2009956740780175701/photo/1](https://x.com/Seiraphyna/status/2009956740780175701/photo/1)

Annual-Classic15202026-01-25 12:17

Is it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon? Five seasons, and the final on coming on 2027. Really enjoyed the first season but later on it becomes really generic

fallingbutslowly2026-01-25 14:54

*insert thank you meme* I thought I was going crazy, but the show went down from 8/10 to 5/10 after s1

Annual-Classic15202026-01-25 17:54

Dang dawg, I thought I was one of the few people that know this anime

ArcaneAces2026-01-25 15:59

Fairy Tail... First battle shonen that I dropped.

flatpetey2026-01-25 17:28

Cheat Skill in Another World is absolutely shameless in its wish fulfillment.

STRAWLEE2026-01-28 06:38

Eminence in Shadow. Got a recommend to it by a friend watched the first season and dropped the second. It was one of the worst things I’ve ever watched and I was surprised to find out a lot of people thought the opposite. Though none of this comes close to I parry everything. I dread every time I think back about it.