Anime You Regret Watching, According to Fans

Every otaku, throughout their journey, has at least one, two, three, or even ten anime they regret watching. When you’re a more critical viewer, you don’t drop an anime right at the start; instead, you watch it until the end to form a solid opinion on the series.

Recently, many fans have been debating online about those anime they consider a waste of time—shows they regret ever watching. The reasons vary, from unappealing characters to shallow, dragged-out plots.

Anime You Regret Watching, According to Fans

Fans didn’t hold back when sharing their opinions about these disappointing anime. Characters, plot, animation style—practically everything was analyzed. Let’s check out some of these opinions:

• “Somehow, I managed to watch 100 episodes of Boruto, thinking it would eventually get better. I don’t know how I did it. I was a huge Naruto fan, but even so… What a waste of time.”
• “Yeah, fresh off a Naruto binge, I wanted to see more of the gang so badly I kept watching Boruto, even though people said it was boring. I made it to episode 143, I think.”

• “School Days. Why did I watch this? My scars haven’t healed yet.”
• “I found School Days when I was a kid with unrestricted internet access. Worst mistake of my life.”

• “11 Eyes. Awful plot and characters. Don’t watch it!”
• “Platinum End gets my vote for the worst ending ever. I thought it was good until the very end, but the ending was so awful that it ruined everything.”
• “Glasslip. Great animation, but nothing important happens. It’s a snoozefest. The plot is nonexistent. There’s no story worth telling, just a bunch of random beats that lead nowhere. What a waste of animation.”
• “Itazura na Kiss. The male lead was awful. Tokyo Revengers. Same reason.”

• “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure ruined my life. I can’t go a minute without thinking of JoJo. Italy? JoJo reference. Disabled people? JoJo reference. The word ‘Bizarre’? JoJo reference. The Sun? JoJo reference.”
• “I watched Edgerunners when it came out and loved it, but I wish I had done so after playing the game, once the 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty were released.”
• “Tokyo Revengers. I love the premise—a guy goes back in time to try to make things right. Cool. But I hate the execution.”
• “I regret that Tokyo Ghoul RE was ever animated.”
• “Scum’s Wish. It’s not a bad story, but I hate how it makes me feel.”
• “Big Order. The most abhorrent story I’ve ever seen.”
• “The Promised Neverland. If I had known the second season would be like that, I would’ve never watched it.”

• “Rent a Girlfriend and reading the Rent a Girlfriend manga.”
• “Redo of Healer. I like it and regret watching it at the same time.”
• “Akame Ga Kill. That ending sucks.”
• “All romance anime with sad endings. They suck, to be honest.”
• “No anime I’ve watched was so bad that I regret watching it. If I don’t like it, I just stop watching.”

• “Not the worst I’ve seen, but definitely the hardest to endure: Magia Record. It was like watching Madoka’s corpse being controlled by an inexperienced puppeteer. Uneven animation, with some good parts, especially toward the end, but basic mistakes like ‘characters looking like they’re floating when they walk.’ Like other gacha adaptations, too many characters without enough screen time to develop them, but they still expect us to remember all of them. Weak story. I hope the Madoka movie turns out well…”

These were some of the experiences these fans had with these animes. Do you agree with them? Are there any animes that you also regret having watched in their entirety?

via Reddit