What’s an anime everyone told you you’d love, but you absolutely didn’t?

I’m a big Gintama fan, so people kept recommending Grand Blue to me for the comedy. I watched it expecting something similar, and sadly I found it painfully unfunny and cringe.

Curious to know if others had a similar experience with an anime everyone swears you’ll love.

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MirrorRepulsive432026-01-26 23:20

AOT
Blue exorcist
My hero acadamia

bocchibunn2026-01-26 23:32

Blue Exorcist was a let down!

No_Name0_02026-01-26 23:21

Oregairu. Thought s1 was decent but got way too melodramatic by middle of s2 iirc. Also not a fan of love triangles and that seemed to be a major plot point

ActualRound76992026-01-26 23:22

Hmmm, Haikyuu I suppose. My friend tried to sell me and I thought it was obnoxious ass from the first episode. But ai also don’t like sports so that’s why.

He also tried to sell me on Dragonball anything and Solo Leveling, but I don’t like male power fantasy in anime so neither have ever appealed to me to even give it an episode of my attention. Idk if these count though.

PurpleNova972026-01-26 23:23

Clannad

Your lie in April

Dangers in my heart

Nekko_XO2026-01-27 00:39

Where did you stop at in Clannad?

( your lie in April I agree was kinda alright )

PurpleNova972026-01-27 00:43

I saw all of it. Granted it was spaced out I almost gave up after the first season cuz it bored the hell out of me. Then I saw a lot of people say afterstory was better. Same effect basically except with some sad stuff
And the side plot that had been nagging me cuz I was like why the fuck does this keep popping up until the very end but I didn’t enjoy it

Your lie in April pissed me off

Nekko_XO2026-01-27 04:51

Oh I see

First season 1 is definitely slow and aimless

Almost like SOL

But 2nd season is where it gets really good, or rather from the end of S1 onwards

Conceptually it’s not a masterpiece of originality but the execution of the characters and how well realized they were just made it so gripping

Especially Nagisa’s parents

There’s a really wholesome melancholic and beautiful atmosphere to the show

It felt innocent but dark

The family themes and adolescence journey just really connected with me

Maybe you weren’t in right headspace for it, or it just doesn’t resonate with you

I will say, I waited for a time where I felt mentally free if that makes sense

Like I wanted a show that sapped all my emotions so I’m sure that helped the show a lot

I do agree with the sub plot being just “???”

It felt disjointed and confusing with no subtle hints or nods to give you a chance of understanding it even a lil

And even when the “big thing” happened with the sub plot I was just left confused..

Happy that it happened but confused

PurpleNova972026-01-27 04:59

No yeah I don’t think it had to do with headspace but considering how irritated I was with the first season I waited months before I saw the second with a clear mind willing to give it another chance. I started to watch the first episode after the first season and I immediately said nope. I will say about halfway through it was slightly more gripping. I don’t love harems but some are okay.
Another part. They look like bugs. Like im sorry and the hair pieces with the eye size make it look like antennae. Nagisa also sounds like a child and it was off putting.

I think it branched off into too many things.
Cuz the Mc struggled with his family and helps all these girls with their own issues
Okay he settled on nagisa
And then it’s about life and family etc but no it’s actually inter-dimensional. And then there was that episode where a dude was like actually a cat. Idk it had its moments but I was really disappointed.

At the very least they made the at subplot mean SOMETHING but at the same time it’s just symbolism but I don’t remember if it really explained why that was even really there? Kinda? Idk

I’ve seen so many romance animes now so I know what speaks to me and what doesn’t and these just weren’t it

I can respect some people love it - I am not one of them

Uma-apreciator2026-01-26 23:25

Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity The animation is great and I like the Waguri design but the anime is just " sumimasen sumimasen sumimasen sumimasen sumimasen..."

Nihilus882026-01-27 00:04

By episode 2 they've apologized to each other on 8 different occasions or something like that. Unwatchable

Uma-apreciator2026-01-27 00:54

I had to strive to finish this anime

ClemFire2026-01-27 00:22

I don’t dislike Fragrant Flower but at least for me it couldn’t compare to CloverWorks other two summer shows of Dress-Up S2 and Bunny Girl S2 and this is coming from a huge romance enjoyer

According-Count-24792026-01-26 23:26

I watched similar animes with the cliche isekai hero format but among all of them I really loved Cautious Hero because it absolutely blindsided me when I first watched it, it's pretty short I'd say but a very fun one. ( I really like how they approached the ending). Also friends kept recommending Mushoku tensei but I don't like rudeus lol

AmethystItalian2026-01-26 23:27

Look Back come to mind first, KareKano also another to include a show

facelessman972026-01-26 23:31

Evangelion, stiens gate, jojo. Just ain’t for me i guess.

An-di2026-01-26 23:32

The monogatari series

Best-Special78822026-01-26 23:54

it's incredibly not for everybody.

ConceptWeird40262026-01-26 23:33

One Piece

Theperfectool2026-01-26 23:39

This and jojo are doa for me also. Just can’t get next to the style or story at all.

KagakuNinja2026-01-26 23:34

Love how people downvote opinions they don't like...

Black Clover, Attack On Titan, Re: Zero, Code Geass

Swimming-Elk67402026-01-26 23:34

The favorite show of whoever is reading this comment.

tiny_nova2026-01-27 01:13

How dare you! That show is peak

Paulrusu2026-01-26 23:40

Apothecary Diaries

Chadzuma2026-01-26 23:40

Angel Beats had some good moments but overall it was mid and I can't believe people try to act like it's some god tier show

blakeavon2026-01-26 23:41

JJK Shibuya Arc and the rest of it. The animation may be god tier but the Shibuya arc was boring, I kept waiting for some actual brilliant storytelling or deeper lore but it never arrived. The most boring thing I have ever scene.

ComfortableNinja882026-01-26 23:41

Code Geass feels like a desperate attempt of an edgy teen at creating the best anime ever made

WoodenRocketShip2026-01-26 23:42

Unpopular opinion, but 86. I only watched part 1 so maybe things get fixed in part 2, but for now I really just can't say I enjoyed what I've seen with the characters and the story. Sidelining what was going on with the war in order to focus on these very basic and boring characters just did not work for me.

I've heard the show gets more into the war in part 2, and I'm sure I'll get to it someday and maybe change my opinion, but me not giving a shit about these LN archetypes is going to be really hard to overcome. I actively didn't give a shit when any of the 86 died.

Local_Pickle_47172026-01-27 15:37

Agreed, I think Part 2 is an improvement, but it also starts wanking the 86s and then the battle they get into is boring, especially its conclusion.

Jangowuzhere2026-01-26 23:42

Black Clover

I kept hearing that this is better than My Hero Academia, but I disagree completely. I find the action a lot more janky and the character interactions repetitive and annoying.

inhumanehuman2026-01-26 23:46

Gurren Lagann. Just didnt like it.

Takerial2026-01-26 23:47

Cyberpunk.

It was visually impressive, but I was completely unable to connect or care about any of the characters.

IncandescentWallaby2026-01-27 00:09

Same. I wondered if I missed out by not playing the game. Were these characters supposed to mean something to me at all?

Aside from the main girl, I don’t care for any of the characters. David was about as uninteresting as they came and I felt nothing him.

Takerial2026-01-27 04:00

If you have to play a game to get invested in the characters, that's a failing.

I also think that the anime is set prior to the game anyways, so I doubt playing it would have changed my opinion.

I think the only character that I felt bad about what happened was David's Mom. And in a way, I feel like that made David that much more unlikeable.

SuspiciousWedding8352026-01-26 23:54

Tensei slime

Madoka Magica

Lycoris Recoil

Isekai_Dreamer2026-01-26 23:57

cyberpunk, one piece, march comes like a lion

PotatoJim922026-01-26 23:58

My friends thought I would like Jojo and JJK.

My friends were incredibly wrong.

VoidEmbracedWitch2026-01-26 23:59

Surprisingly difficult question. At least in the groups I hang out with, there are few situations where *everyone* is bad at estimating me. Probably the last time was with Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu and that one hurt me because I like its story, its way of presenting rakugo, etc... in theory. In practice, it just doesn't emotionally resonate with me.

Downtown-Fail-63202026-01-27 00:05

love is war and blue exorcist

GCB19862026-01-27 00:07

I'll preface this by saying I did enjoy it well enough to finish but just wasn't blown away by it..Attack on Titan

Dinoswarleaf2026-01-27 00:09

I was hyped to finally watch FMA:B but it felt like generic slop imo outside of Mustang, Alph, and the twist at the end

TheNorseFrog2026-01-27 00:10

JoJo. Just felt too dark? Or at least gross, wacky. And I love wacky. There was just something unnerving about it idk. I watched up until the guy uses his veins as tendons or smth lol.

Cyberpunk - depressing.

JJK s1 just didn't hit me. I barely remember anything from it.

Nekko_XO2026-01-27 00:36

As a JJK fan: Shibuya arc

It did have pretty mixed reception amongst anime viewers which pleased me to know that I’m not crazy.

Coming off of hidden inventory ( which I thought was INCREDIBLE👌), this arc was just dudes throwing each other around for 18 episodes straight and that’s it

SleepyDragon782026-01-27 00:55

Gurren Lagenn. I tried, I really tried, but the main character drove me absolutely nuts.

TodorokiPokemonFan2026-01-27 01:59

Only watched it until the second arc. Hunter X Hunter. I understand how it influenced the shounen genre, but I really don't get why it's so loved.

Aksudiigkr2026-01-27 03:32

Frieren. I couldn’t get into it at all when I tried three episodes

Bikerider422026-01-27 04:40

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. In my opinion it’s just a very well polished shounen series. I was told that I would love it even as a non-shonen fan, but I have to disagree with that after finishing the series.