Anime Fans Confess Which Popular Series Didn’t Meet the Hype for Them in An Animated Discussion

We've all been in this situation: it seems like everyone around you is obsessed with a particular anime. One of your friends has, within a week of finishing the series, erected a small shrine of figurines and keychains to a side character that has a total of five minutes of screen time. Another friend has started cosplaying the main character and posting thirst traps on TikTok. Your buddies keep blasting the OST and singing along in mumbled Japanese whenever you hang out. Reviews on Crunchyroll and MyAnimeList are raving; Reddit posts and discussions are flooding your homepage.

So, one day, you finally get around to watching it. And you're excited. I mean, it ticks all the boxes for things you're usually in to, but as you make your way from episode to episode, it starts to feel like a chore. At some point, it dawns on you, with a sinking feeling, that you're not vibing with it and haven't for at least two arcs. If you're a real trooper (or you hate it so much that you want to be able to properly trash talk it), you might actually make it to the end. Read below to find out which anime series disappointed Redditors and had them questioning the taste of whoever suggested it.