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Ace of Diamond (TV) Decent It's a decent anime, but I ultimately dropped it because it seemed a bit repetitive.
Aishiteruze Baby (TV) Weak Weak voice acting, very mediocre artwork, and a ridiculous story to boot. Some parts were interesting, but overall, it was pretty boring.
Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka (TV) So-so It's a typical galge harem-style anime that's a bit too bland for me.
Angel Heart (TV) Weak The dramatic events, followed by the immediate comedy was too annoying. Also, the overall story didn't interest me at all.
Another (TV) Not really good A lot of people liked this. I did too, at first, but then it started to get real boring and cliché. I quit caring about it and eventually dropped it.
Aria the Scarlet Ammo (TV) So-so I read part of the first novel and dropped it due to boredom. I thought the anime might be a bit better, but it was nothing to write home about.
Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files (OAV) Not really good If this were back in the early 80s, I would have probably loved this series. However, it just isn't grabbing my attention like the Gundam series does. I'm sure the hardcore mecha guys would love it, though.
Arpeggio of Blue Steel - Ars Nova (TV) So-so The story seems pretty decent, but I honestly cannot get over the experimental 3D graphic bullshit they're doing. I had to drop it after a few episodes because it bugged me so much.
Astarotte's Toy (TV) So-so Not really sure why I started watching this, but it didn't grab me enough to keep watching.
Asura Cryin' (TV) Not really good Seems like it tries too hard to be some quasi-Eva clone or something.
Baccano! (TV) So-so Lots of people really enjoyed this series, and I can see why, but the show just wasn't for me. I couldn't get into it for whatever reason.
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad (TV) Weak As a guitarist, I couldn't stand some of the stuff they were doing. As an anime lover, I really disliked the style of the anime. Simply put, it wasn't for me.
Black Butler (TV) Weak I can't tell if this is supposed to be a comedy, a horror, or an action anime.
Bleach (TV) Decent The filler and length are getting to me. It's not a bad series, but it's just soooo long.... I'll pick it up again when it ends (if that ever happens).
Blood-C (TV) So-so Seemed overly generic, which is surprising for something by CLAMP. Maybe I'll try it again later down the road.
Blue Drop (TV) Weak Very slow starting out. I didn't have any connections with the characters at all.
Bokurano (TV) So-so It was described as a horror psychological anime, but it just seemed to have too much teen angst in it. If I want teen angst, I'll watch Gundam. Overall, it didn't grab me in any way.
Boogiepop Phantom (TV) Weak I couldn't get into this one at all.
Casshern Sins (TV) Not really good I enjoyed the vector-esque artwork, and the story wasn't too bad at the beginning. However, it just got SOOOOOO emo and convoluted towards the end; I had to drop it before I lost my sanity. It had a lot of potential, but it just drug out too long for me.
A Certain Scientific Railgun (TV) So-so It's good if you just want to see the female characters in various situations. However, it doesn't add to the plot at all.
Chrome Shelled Regios (TV) Weak It never did anything to grab my attention.
Chu-Bra!! (TV) So-so Fan service galore, but the story is fairly weak.
Coppelion (TV) So-so The story has so much potential, but the pacing and character development is just off in so many ways.
(The) Cosmopolitan Prayers (TV) Weak Imagine staring at a blank wall. That was roughly my expression the entire time I watched this. I get the jokes; they're just not funny.
D.Gray-man (TV) Weak It's a standard supernatural story that seems like it's been done before time and time again. However, what's more is that all the humor seems forced and out of place. I might pick it back up later, but so far, it was far from impressive.
A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives (TV) Weak Another sub-par anime...
Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki! (OAV) Awful This thing's less than 45 minutes long, and I couldn't even finish it. Yes, it was that horrible.
Den-noh Coil (TV) So-so At first, it seemed like a really interesting anime. As it went on, I started to get bored of it, yet I can't seem to list a specific reason as to why. I just never clicked with the series.
Destiny of the Shrine Maiden (TV) Weak When I first saw this, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was SOOOOOOOOO typical that it wasn't even funny!
Devil May Cry (TV) Weak Boring, boring, boring! Is it just me, or are all anime based on popular action video games fairly awful?
Dog Days (TV) So-so It's an average show that has some value but not much. Worth watching if you're bored, but I don't feel like wasting my time.
Dragonaut - The Resonance (TV) Weak The CGI is very amateurish and the characters are too emo for me. If the series were shorter, I think it would be great. However, I just can't sit through 20+ episodes of this series....
Dream Eater Merry (TV) Not really good I thought the pacing worked a lot better in the manga.
ef: a tale of memories (TV) Weak It moved fairly slow considering its short amount of episodes. The artistic styling of the anime was interesting, but overall, I felt the story was a bit mundane. I might have liked the PC game better, but in the end, I just couldn't keep watching it. I found myself falling asleep every time I finished an episode.
EUREKA SEVEN AO (TV) So-so It just didn't seem to have that spark that the original had. The connecting between the two is very thin, and I wasn't exactly feeling the characters. Maybe I'll finish it later down the road.
Examurai Sengoku (TV) Awful Very weak story and animation.
Excel Saga (TV) Weak Mind-numbing, stupid comedy.
Fist of the North Star (TV) Decent Too many episodes, so the story gets to be real repetitive, but it's not a bad series.
Freezing (TV) Weak Just a basic female action guro anime. I've seen enough of these to the point where I don't waste my time if they don't grab me fairly quickly.
GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class (TV) Decent Fairly similar to Hidamari Sketch, but it's paced a touch faster. I might go ahead and finish the series, but it depends on how much time I have.
Gasaraki (TV) Weak Talk about a heavy series! It was too political for me. Very realistic if you're into that kind of stuff though.
Genji Monogatari Sennenki (TV) Weak Poor animation and too much of a romance theme.
Getbackers (TV) Weak This anime was too cliché for me to continue watching.
Ghost Hound (TV) So-so A psychological anime that takes a long time to build up. If you're into Serial Experiment Lain, Boogiebop Phantom, Texhnolyze, and the such, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. It was just too slow for me to keep going on.
(The) Girl Who Leapt Through Space (TV) Weak Didn't grab my attention
Glass Maiden (TV) So-so I didn't really find any redeeming qualities with what I saw. From the ratings, it seems quite a few people agree with me, too.
Golgo 13 (TV) Decent Golgo 13 is an awesome character, but 50 episodes is just too much, IMO.
Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun (TV) Not really good It was just cliché after cliché. Some funny moments, along with some cute voice actors, but overall, it didn't grab my attention much.
Gosick (TV) Decent It's not bad, but it's just a Sherlock Holmes ripoff with a loli tsundere main character. It would probably be more bearable if I didn't hate tsundere characters.
Gugure! Kokkuri-san (TV) Decent The show is actually alright. I just didn't really have time to complete it at the moment. I might come back to this one, despite what the category name says. Had some decent comedy going on at times.
Gundam Build Fighters (TV) Weak It's shounen commercial fluff for selling more gunpla. Should be obvious from the title alone, but I decided to give it a go anyway. Dropped it within a few episodes.
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino (TV) Weak I can't believe how much they ruined the sequel to this amazing series! First of all, the seiyuu are different. Second, the character design is different. Third, the accuracy isn't nearly as much as what the first season was like. Finally, the entire story moves slower than a snail! Probably the biggest disappointment in 08....
GUNxSWORD (TV) Awful This series was just hideous. It was like Trinity Blood, where everything was done before. However, this wasn't any good at pulling it together.
.hack//SIGN (TV) Weak It started to get very repetitive, and I was caring less and less for the characters.
Hametsu No Mars (OAV) Bad It's so bad that I couldn't get past 10 minutes of the OAV.
Hanasaku Iroha - Blossoms for Tomorrow (TV) Decent It's decent, but I'm not really into the whole quasi-Cinderella story kinda thing.
Hanaukyo Maid-tai (TV) Weak Bad voice acting, horrible artwork, and a very mediocre story.
Haruka Nogizaka's Secret: Purezza (TV) So-so A bit too much of the same from the last season. If you really liked the last season, I'm sure you'd like this.
Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You (TV) So-so Not sure what happened, really. The older stuff was great, but this just seemed to really fall flat and miss the mark for me.
Heaven's Lost Property (TV) So-so Everything has pretty much been done before. Good show if you like a plethora of panties in nearly every scene.
Hell Girl: Three Vessels (TV) Not really good The graphics during Ai's scene are wonderful, but I'm getting bored of the same thing over and over again.
Hidamari Sketch (TV) Not really good I understand where they were coming from with all the artistic shots, and I can kinda see why some people like this series, but it was just boring me to tears.
Himawari! (TV) Weak Weak story, weak animation, weak characters, etc.
Hunter × Hunter (TV 2011) So-so The whole ant thing is dragging on way too much. I had to drop it. I might pick it back up once that arc is over or something.
Ikki Tousen (TV) Weak Not even the massive fan-service could save this awful piece of trash. It would have been better if it just stuck to ero.
Intrigue in the Bakumatsu - Irohanihoheto (TV) So-so Maybe it was the history (the my knowledge lack thereof) that made me drop it. It just seemed kinda slow paced and boring.
Inuyasha (TV) Good I've seen most of this. I stopped as it got repetitive, but I was almost at the end.
(The) irregular at magic high school (TV) So-so It just didn't really grab me. I've seen similar shows before, and not a whole lot stood out.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV) Decent It's a solid anime, and the battles are well done. I'm just not a huge JoJo fan, so I didn't want to delve into this at the moment. Maybe another time.
K-ON!! (TV 2) Decent It's not that it's bad. In fact, it's almost exactly like the first season. However, I'm just real sick of the cliché moe anime of today.
Kamen no Maid Guy (TV) Weak Characters were too annoying, and the story didn't grab my attention at all.
Kasimasi - Girl Meets Girl (TV) Weak The plot was pretty horrendous. It's what ultimately lead me to stop watching.
Kemeko Deluxe! (TV) Weak Just seemed bland
Kiddy Grade (TV) Bad Probably one of the most boring and stock anime I've seen. Nice artwork, but that's about it. Even the fan service seemed extremely forced.
Kill la Kill (TV) So-so It comes to no surprise that it has that Gurren Lagann feel, but it just seems to be missing something. I got bored of it repeating the same stuff over and over again.
Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de (TV) So-so It was nice to hear Tomokazu and Yousuke together again, but the parodies just weren't funny at all. It started to get way too predictable towards the middle and end.
Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You (TV) So-so It's not bad if you're into love stories, but I don't feel it has enough merit for me to continue watching it.
Knight Hunters (TV) Bad I'm not into Shoujo stuff. I watched this one by mistake.
Kobato. (TV) So-so While it doesn't seem bad, there was nothing that kept me from continuing the series.
Koihime Musō (TV) Weak It just didn't really grab my attention. It seems fairly mediocre through and through.
Kujibiki Unbalance (TV) So-so It was a lot more fun watching it when it was part of Genshiken. I really dislike the whole "student council" nonsense, but it's not really a bad anime.
Kurozuka (TV) Weak Lots of action and blood, but it didn't really grab my attention.
Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing (TV) Decent Not nearly as good as the original, and while it was decent, I just kinda lost interest. I might continue it in the distant future, but who knows.
Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers (TV) Bad Saw this as a kid. Not that great.
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! -Heart Throb- (TV) So-so I really enjoyed the first one, but this doesn't seem like it is really advancing that much. They threw in another character, but it just seems to lose the uniqueness the first one had.
Lupin III: Part II (TV) Decent I saw this when it aired on Adult Swim, and it's what made me decide to watch the entire first season.
Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (TV) So-so I understand them wanting to be edgier and go for a more serious tone, but I feel they took too much out of what the original TV series was all about.
Macross 7 (TV) Not really good The whole singing and love story combination isn't really my forté.
Magic Knight Rayearth (TV) So-so I didn't start watching this until 2009, so it's currently a little dated. It's not bad, so I might try to finish watching it later.
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (TV) Weak Annoying characters turned this off for me.
Maid Sama! (TV) So-so There was nothing that really made it stand out from the rest of the love stories out there to really keep me going. I eventually just dropped it.
Maria Holic (TV) Decent I was hoping for more of a Strawberry Panic type of yuri, but it was closer to a regular slice of life comedy yuri. If you're looking for that, I'm sure you'll like this. I just found it a bit too repetitive to continue watching.
Maria Watches Over Us (TV) Weak Didn't grab my attention at all. I was hoping for something closer to Strawberry Panic, but a bunch of things started to annoy me about the series.
Mega Man (U.S. TV) Weak It was something to watch on TV when I was younger, but I always preferred the X series.
Metropolis (movie) Weak The awful artwork turned me off of this, along with the "feel" of the whole movie. I normally don't like anime movies though.
Minami-ke (TV) So-so It's like Ichigo Mashimaro, only a bit grown up and...not funny.
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (TV) Weak I couldn't continue watching this anymore. It was just too boring. As appealing as loli Gundam may seem, it just never struck a chord with me.
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (TV) Awful How is this a continuation of Zeta? People capturing Gundams by...throwing oranges? It's too kiddy and slapstick-ish.
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (TV) Awful I'm sorry, but I just cannot get through this anime. The script and voice acting are pretty horrible. It's like Yoshiyuki Tomino's hatred towards the merger between Sunrise and Bandai is emphasized with every progressing episode. I have a feeling he almost made this just to make the company look bad.
Monogatari Series Second Season (TV) So-so Honestly, I just kinda got bored. The cleverness and uniqueness of the story became cliché, the backstory was drawn out, and I just couldn't keep paying attention. Dropped it around episode 18.
Mōryō no Hako (TV) Weak I was hoping this could be an interesting detective-style anime, but I thought it was too slow.
My Pico (OAV) Weak I'm not sure what I was thinking. I expected this to be more of a comedy/romance kinda thing with shounen-ai. I never really watched any shounen-ai before, so I decided I should at least try a short series. I didn't expect it to be full blown porn... If you're into traps and the such, I'm sure you'll love this series. However, it was a bit too gay for me... literally.
Naruto Shippūden (TV) Decent The length is starting to make me lose interest. I'll probably pick it up again once it ends.
Needless (TV) So-so Very mediocre anime, and there are points where the animation is horrendous. That said, it probably has the best soundtrack in anime history, even if the guy does rip off Malmsteen.
Night Raid 1931 (TV) Weak I couldn't get into the story.
Oruchuban Ebichu (TV) So-so The anime was just too ridiculous. If you watch an episode, you'll know exactly what I'm referring to. I'm all for the raunchy jokes, but the constant re-use just gets real old.
Pandora Hearts (TV) Weak Just didn't get into it
Peacemaker (TV) Weak A fairly boring samurai anime.
Penguin Girl (ONA) Weak I'm normally a big fan of these kinds of parody anime. However, I couldn't get into this one at all. Everything just seemed too "done before."
Persona -trinity soul- (TV) So-so It started out very strong, but then it got flat half way through. If you really want to experience Persona, get the video games.
(The) Pet Girl of Sakurasou (TV) So-so I dropped it half way through because of the constant sexual tension and lack of any real story.
Place to Place (TV) So-so Is...there a plot? Does anything ever actually happen?
Psychic Detective Yakumo (TV) Weak I don't mind mystery detective style shows, but this really didn't grab my attention for one reason or another.
Psycho-Pass 2 (TV) So-so The first season was amazing. It had such great atmosphere and plot. This one is just...meh. It never really grabbed me, so I ended up dropping it.
Puppet Master Sakon (TV) So-so It just seemed to get more redundant and ridiculous with each case. The people into mystery-type stories might enjoy it, though.
RahXephon (TV) Weak It was a very weird anime that I just couldn't get myself into. I kept thinking it was trying too hard to be NGE....
Real Drive (TV) So-so Seemed pretty boring from the few episodes I watched.
Recently, my sister is unusual. (TV) Not really good Honestly, I barely even remember this anime, let alone why I dropped it. It's basically fluff.
Rideback (TV) So-so I saw what they were trying to do with the whole politics and ballet thing, but I just didn't care enough to finish the series.
Rosario + Vampire Capu2 (TV) Not really good They kept reusing the old jokes and scenarios from the previous series, so it got real boring to me.
Sailor Moon (TV) Weak Sorry but it's not really my thing. It doesn't help that I watched the butchered English dub version, either.
Sakura Trick (TV) Not really good Just didn't grab my attention. It's not terrible, but it seems to have a weak plot.
Sakura Wars (TV) So-so Honestly, I'd rather play the VN, but even the VN seems kinda iffy. Not terrible, but it's far from original.
Samurai Flamenco (TV) So-so It was really good at the beginning, but once the whole superhero act turned "real," I started to get bored with the thing.
Samurai Harem (TV) So-so It's not bad, but it's FAR from original.
Samurai Pizza Cats (TV) Weak Saw this as a kid. Not that great, just like Ronin Warriors.
Sands of Destruction (TV) So-so I might complete it later on, since it's fairly short, but overall, it seemed kinda boring.
Sengoku Basara - Samurai Kings (TV) Weak Seemed too ridiculous
Serial Experiments Lain (TV) So-so Very weird. I don't think those "psychological" anime are for me.
Shakugan no Shana III (Final) (TV) Weak I'm not sure what happened to the series. It was super solid when it first started out, and the second season wasn't bad, either. However, the third season was just way too boring for me to continue finishing. I think it got to be too big and involved too many characters. I tried to push through it, but I was forced to drop it due to zero interest.
Shiki (TV) So-so The anime itself isn't terrible, but given the current times, I'm just really sick of anything that has to do with vampires or anything related to them. Blame the Twilight madness, but I was just fairly bored watching it. Maybe it was the pacing?
Sketchbook ~full color'S~ (TV) Not really good Extremely slow anime. What makes it worse is that Sora seems borderline mentally handicapped.
Softenni! (TV) Decent Biggest issue I have is the ridiculous censorship that's going on with today's shows. I guess I'll catch this when it comes out on DVD.
Sohryuden - Legend of the Dragon Kings (OAV) Not really good It's very dated. Some might like it, but I felt it was too repetitive. The animation quality was haggard, and the voice acting was iffy to boot.
Sonic X (TV) So-so I watched it when I was a kid. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't nearly as good as the video games.
Sōten Kōro (TV) Weak Seriously, how many Three Kingdoms shows do we need?
Sound of the Sky (TV) So-so The entire story is very generic. Nothing really stood out to me, other than the copy of K-On's characters.
Star Driver (TV) So-so I don't think I'm as much of a mecha fan as I remember. Just didn't seem to grab me.
(The) Super Milk-chan Show (TV) Worst ever Easily the WORST show I've ever seen in my life.
Suzuka (TV) So-so Reminds me too much of the prototypical harem/eroge.
Sword Art Online II (TV) So-so This had the same issue that the latter half of SAO 1 had. It started to just get cliché and boring. I got to around episode 12 before I decided to drop it for being too damn generic. Sucks because the 1st one was pretty solid.
Tales of the Abyss (TV) Very good Very good anime. The only reason I stopped is because I wanted to play the game instead of watching the anime. I might pick it up after I finish the game.
(The) Telepathy Girl Ran (TV) Bad Not my thing
Tiger & Bunny (TV) Bad Can't believe I even tried to watch this...
To Heart (TV) Weak EXTREMELY slow. It's like nothing ever happens....
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (TV) Not really good I found it kinda boring, and the female lead character annoyed me with all that teenage angst nonsense.
Tokyo Marble Chocolate (OAV) So-so I watched this totally by accident. It's not necessarily a bad anime, but I just didn't click with it.
Turn A Gundam (TV) Weak It's...pretty weak. Maybe I'll finish it when I'm really bored, but I doubt it.
Ultraviolet: Code 044 (TV) Weak The pacing is slow, it's unoriginal, and the Neo-Tokyo thing just made me roll my eyes. Not something I'd recommend, from what I've seen.
Umineko - When They Cry (TV) Weak No clue how people can stand that constant "uuu" chant. Not as good as Higurashi, either.
Venus Versus Virus (TV) Weak Horrible script, mediocre artwork, overdone storyline, etc.
Yamibo - Darkness, the Hat, and the Travelers of the Books (TV) Weak Maybe it's too dated since I watched this in 2010, but the character designs are awful, the plot is pretty haphazard and the entire thing just seemed uninteresting to me.
You're Under Arrest: Fast & Furious (TV 2) Decent Animation quality seems to have changed quite a bit. The anime didn't grab me like the first season did. The whole soap opera thing near the end was pretty lame, too. Worth seeing for You're Under Arrest fans, but hard to recommend to the casual anime watcher.
Your Lie in April (TV) Very good Why is this in will not finish? It's a really good anime, right? Biggest issue is that it's hard for me to watch. I recommend checking it out, but it can be pretty depressing at times. Especially since it kinda hits home in a few ways.
Yowamushi Pedal (TV) So-so Started out good, but it got fairly repetitive half way through.
Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei (TV) Not really good I'm sorry, but I just can't keep watching this series. I know a lot of people love it, and it does have its funny moments, but I'm just finding it too...different (in terms of comedy).
Zombie-Loan (TV) So-so Just seemed overall mediocre.