Anime that you wouldn't recommend
 

I had thoughts about what anime to watch and was multi-tasking on this thought and then it occurred to me: What anime I would not ever recommend to someone?

So I wanted to know what Anime you would never want to recommend to someone and why not.

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Ooooo heres a list:

Neon Genesis Evangelion
Tokko
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer
Paranoia Agent
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena
Le Portrait de Petit Cossette
Zettai Shougeki ~Platonic Heart~

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I think it's too easy to list off the anime that I think is crap, so here are some series I've liked to some extent but would have a hard time recommending...

Rosario+Vampire
Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Trapeze
Elfen Lied

R+V is actually one of my favorite series, though blatant fanservice is blatant.
OreImo is hard to recommend because I think you need to be somewhat knowledgeable of the eroge and general cult/otaku culture to really enjoy it
Trapeze is just super off-beat and trippy
Elfen Lied for reasons anyone who's watched this series can guess

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Uraboku...

I felt more unfortunate than a porcupine in a balloon factory...

or a goose in a pillow factory...

and I had no clue what was goin on....

HEY!

WHAS GOIN ONNNNN?!

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You single handedly named two of my favorites: Cossette and Paranoia Agent. Both of them are acquired tastes. I wouldn't say don't watch, but give it a shot and if it's not to you tastes, then give up. I can see how both can be a bit jarring, but give them a chance. They're both short (Cossette being three episodes and Paranoia Agent being 13). I'll agree with you on Evangelion though. It just wasn't my thing.

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These were all of the anime I mostly hated, and therefore would not recommend to anyone-

Blood+
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Freezing
Happiness!
Koi Koi Seven
Paranoia Agent
True Tears
High School Girls
Digimon Movie 5: The Adventurer's Battle
Digimon Season 5: Savers
Gin-iro no Olynssis
Gundam Seed CE73 Stargazer
Kanokon
Mizuiro
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!
Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica (however, the second season is actually good)
Tonagura!
Seirei no Moribito
Shukufuku no Campanella

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This makes me dawn a sad face. #jinsad

I can see where people would dislike it though...tis quite drawn out.

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what you hatin on the neon genesis for i love that show but if i can think of any that i really did not like i would have to say i didnt enjoy loveless all that much but that might be for different reasons then most people would hate on it for

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I really have to ask, what's with the hate on Paranoia Agent? I'm genuinely surprised. It's always been one of those series like Cowboy Bebop that goes on the general list of "things-that-actually-defend-anime-as-an-artform-and-not-just-boob-jokes-and-giant-swords".

Anyway, the 2 series I always feel I have to go out of my way to red-flag are Higurashi no Naku Koro ni/When the Cicadas Cry and Elfen Lied.

They're both well known and notorious for their supposedly dark and gritty violence, but that's just the thing, it's all cheap uninteresting violence with poor and often irrationally schizophrenic character writing, terrible plot progression, terrible art design, and in the case of Higurashi just outright terrible art. The violence itself isn't actually anything bad enough to scare anyone away, it's just all so poorly done and ill conceived that it's not worth watching.

Both try to pitch the horror/suspence/psychological thriller angle, but neither succeeds in using anything beyond overdone cliches. The horror twists are more predictable than the sun rising in the morning and what little suspense there might be left in any given moment is usually ruined by the god awful art quality. Also I can't help but hate the "wannabe hardcore" vibe both shows ooze of like sweat oozes off a fat kid on a treadmill.

And for the record, Elfen Lied is pronounced "ɛlfɪn liːt" and NOT "ɛlfɪn laɪd" It's German for "Elf Song". I hate hearing kids calling it "Elfen L-eye-d" as in "I told a lie". Do people normally just take random guesses at how to pronounce words without stopping to wonder if it has any meaning? I could accept assuming the Lied was English if it weren't so clear that the Elfen wasn't, and once you realize that Elfen is German, I'd only hope you make the logical connection that Lied is as well.

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But Bismarck, Elfin Layed was so gritty and awesome! How could anything with so much blood and so many gratuitous shots not be cool! :durhur:

But yeah, that series was meh. And while I can understand not being a fan of Paranoia Agent, I can't really understand not recommending it to someone. Even if you don't really like it (personally I couldn't get past the first ep) you've still got to give it some credit for at least being unique.

Unfortunately I don't have a list of anime I wouldn't recommend, so I don't have much else to contribute here. While I'm more than happy to recommend shows that I like, it takes a seriously awful show for me to warn people against watching it.

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No one should ever subject themselves to Mai-Hime like I did. Id never really stuck to a solid type of series, and I never even bothered to learn all the characters names because they were always all over the place. The dub voice acting was also extremely poorly done, almost as if no one really cared about it.

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Same. I actually liked it despite how drawn-out it was.

As for series I would never recommend:

First would be, Jinki: Extend. The storyline was just to choppy and the execution just terrible. If you interested in the series, I suggest the manga instead since the Anime isn't very well-written or orchestrated.

Second, Omamori Himari. My favorite manga was pretty much butchered to the extent with it's storyline and ending. Wish the directors/producers put a little more thought into it before deciding to animate the series.

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Witch Hunter Robin, it was slow dribble I couldn't stomach and kept falling asleep through.

Also hate? On Paranoia Agent? What is this I don't even...

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I wouldn't recommend watching the Endless Eight episodes of season 2 of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. I've probably said this enough times that everyone knows this though.

There are a lot of anime that I watched 1 or 2 episodes of and just gave up on because it didn't catch my attention right away, I personally wouldn't recommend them, but some of them are well-known and beloved anime series which are probably good once you watch more than a few episodes.

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Bleach. Really, what's the point of even watching once a program has become that predictable?

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NONBELIEVER! D:<

Also... Sure Paranoia Agent was confusing at times, but it was good. And, yes. I agree with Kana on the whole "you need to watch it in its entirely to enjoy it".

Now, the only thing that tops anything else would have to be Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. Random? Yes. Stupid random? Double yes. It's just an overall stupid anime from start to where ever you drop it or to finish. I tried so hard to watch it again. The attempt failed very quickly.

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mmmmmm..........dont watch SD Gundam thats fer sure. wat else is there.... XD idk! almost all anime i watch i find pretty interesting!!! but no hatin on Evangelion =_= classic masterpiece of the previous century and this

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Your more of a trooper then I am, I never got anywhere past 5

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Haha. Rosario+Vampire is my 5th favorite anime and favorite manga (I own every manga volume that has been translated--HOWEVER, yesterday my first three volumes suffered water damage...). Everyone I've recommended it to have loved it.

I've seen many, many romance and drama anime (favorite genres, you could say), but True Tears was just horrible.

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Even though I like it a bit I wouldn't recommend Naruto, it is too long for the few good bits we have gotten.

Otherwise, I hated Gantz, Virus Buster Serge, and I would say stop after episode 2 of Trinity Blood.

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Akikan!
Dancouga Nova
Dokuro-Chan
Freezing
Green Green
Hatenko Yugi
Heroic Age
Higurashi
Kanokon
Kiddy Grade
Monochrome Factor
School Days
Potemayo
Rental Magica
Tower of Druaga
Trinity Blood
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
Zatch Bell

There are more but I try to erase their names from my memory.

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melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

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#shockzune NANI?! How can you say that about Bleach? Sure episode 200 was distrubing, but come on! Hate on another anime like Elfen Lied. Just the start of Elfen Lied is enough to make you faint or maybe scream your head off. Other than Elfen Lied, I wouldn't recommend Final Fantasy Unleashed. Sure the finishing summons maybe from the Final Fantasy games but the main characters are focused on two things: looking for missing family members or defeating someone stronger.

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heh at least its not as much as case closed its a interesting anime but man if i actually wanted to watch an anime that would take a few months to get caught up i am not interested

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Another one I can't recommended, Shuffle!

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I love this show. I recommend it everytime. I know I shouldn't, but I love it too damn much:
Kaiji.

I know everyone is like "but teh art sux and teh plot is dum were r teh swords and ♫♫♫♫" and I always end up getting butthurt and calling them a pleb, but goddamnit if it isn't an awesome show if you give a chance. So maybe it's more or less something deserving reccomendation to very few. Not everyone. Like Neon Genesis sorta.

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Umineko no Naku Koro ni.

If you tell me to "flip the chessboard" one more time, I WILL FLIP!

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Dang half these lists have some of my favs but we've all got our own tastes...

@Kyonikov- Heroic Age is a fav anime. #jinsad
@Leviathan - I actually liked Endless 8 part of Haruhi after all the negative hype.
@Zaig - blood+ another of my favs....
And don't even get me started on Evangelion...

So a few that I didn't care for,

School Days
Hyakko
HSOTD
Deadmans Wonderland
Legend of Legendary Heroes
PS&G
Parasite Dolls

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mmmm

Sekirei
and pretty much any anime where the girls just HAVE to strip for each and every fight
Inukami - Elephant.....all im gonna say
Lucky Star - Too Loli for my tastes
Paranoia Agent - this one i wouldnt say i dont recommend it but its just......confusing...
Gravitation - i just really didnt think it was very good at all and the main reason is cause its yaoi and i watched it back when i didnt know what yaoi was.....regret....
Utawaremono - did not like this at all AT ALL

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BLASPHEMY! #dragon

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i second that Zawa!

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Quit the Paranoia Agent hating, guys! You just don't understand Satoshi Kon's sense of story telling. It is possibly one of my all time favorites.

As for something I wouldn't make you watch.... Shiki.... It was like the show Six Feet Under. I was just waiting for the body of the week. Also, it took them how many episodes to come to the vampire conclusion?! I get the dramatic irony, but COME ON! It's all there in black and white! Get a clue, monk and doctor guys D:

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Son, I am disappoint.

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Not love Haruhi? But, how can anyone not love Haruhi? (I mean, how else would you meet Yuki?)

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#excuseme and I was thinking about putting Helsing on the list too but its way better than HSOTD and Deadmehs Wonderland.

and after watching enduring 24 episodes of AirGear, its on the no recommend list. I must really be in the minority on that one.

-toyNN

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Burn the non-believer!

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I can understand why you'd put it on the list, but I thought it was pretty cool.

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Here a few anime that i wouldn't recommend and why
1. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo unless you into very-very-very cheep humor stay away
2.inuyasha- Im not saying don't watch it but try finding someone who know the show and can tell you which episode you can watch because its a worst filler then Naruto and bleach put together
3.Dragon ball GT- In my O this killed Dragon-ball only watch Dragon-ball and Dragon-ball Z up to the Buu Saga unless you really like it because that when it starts getting old
I could go on with a few adult rated Anime that I know of but ill stop here with (Don't watch any in DUB) it kills the mood lol