10 Anime Shows That Were So Awful I Had To “Drop” It

The main character’s transported to another world, with some pink-haired Tsundere who whips and abuses him.

Over and over again.

The way I think about it is: Imagine ending up in a country that speaks a different language.

And then some weird pink haired girl starts whipping and abusing you for her own pleasure. Because she’s jealous of other girls who “like” you.

And you, like a helpless child, “accept” this form of abuse and end up falling in love with this crazy girl.

That’s what “The Familiar Of Zero” is in a nutshell.

It goes from “physical abuse” to “oh I love you” from 0 to 60 seconds.

Worst example of a “Tsundere” anime, ever.

3. Dog & Scissors

A disturbed girl who’s sexually attracted to a talking dog? I bet you’ve never heard of a plot like THAT before.

Until now… And it’s the truth.

The main character has a “thing” for the other protagonist who goes from a human to a “dog”. And she develops a fetish for it.

The comedy is centered around her weird, perverted and “strange” sexual desire for torturing dogs.

I don’t know who created this series, but it’s one of the worst anime I’ve ever seen that I had the pleasure of dropping like a hot cup of tea.

4. Heavens Memo Pad

As curious as the anime is, the sheer boredom would have gave me a slow death.

It’s about an Otaku girl who does nothing but barricade herself in a room… Surfing the internet and solving mysteries (like murder cases).

I usually love mystery series. I like the “atmosphere” in a lot of these types of anime. But Heavens Memopad, as interesting as it seems, is painfully slow and “lacks” something.

It’s like eating rice plain without curry, seasoning, or a special something that makes the meal “complete”.

Heavens Memopad is the rice without any curry. It has potential, but it fails to reach it because it’s not appealing enough to blow you away or make you curious to bear with it.

5. Magical Shopping Arcade

This anime looks like so much fun on the surface. And I’m sure it is.

In fact – I watched a lot of it and found that out for myself. I guess this anime is an Isekai of sorts.

They end up in another wacky world. Far from their original surroundings. And even though the anime characters designs are different, and the backgrounds in general, it feels too bland.

I don’t know what the anime was trying to tell me, so I dropped it before it had the chance.

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6. B: The Beginning

Except for the main characters cool hair style and “seemingly interesting” personality, I can’t say this anime was too spectacular.

I love the Afro and his distinctive style in general (protagonist), but what the F is style without purpose or a good story to tell?

It’s a lot like Psycho Pass for its attempt at “depth”, action and overall atmosphere. But like many anime that take cues from OG’s in the game, it didn’t quite cut it for me.

A little too bland. It needed more seasoning for my tastes.

7. Btooom!

Btooom! has a lot of promise in the beginning. It’s like its own version of SAO, without the obvious “gaming” atmosphere, characteristics and elements.

But the main downfall of this anime is the overuse of violence “just” to make a point.

The rape scene in the first few episodes, and the badly done action. Plus the bloody battles that follow is one of many examples.

This anime is a jumbled mess thrown together, with nothing unique that makes it stand out.

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8. Campione

Even though this isn’t as bad as others on this list (or other Ecchi I’ve watched), there’s still nothing great about it.

Campione starts out with the main protagonist “suddenly” getting supernatural powers… Equal to a king. Or a God.

Which is then followed by a “kiss” and all the other cliches you’d expect from this type of Ecchi.

It feels like another “Isekai” that seems interesting, but doesn’t give you anything in return to keep you curious.

Just another bland “anime’s sake.

As someone who loves the Fate Series, I hope future shows don’t follow the pattern of Fate Extra.

I don’t know what I got into after I hit PLAY. All I know is I was hoping for more than the anime delivered to me.

If you’ve ever watched an anime where the plot, story, and characters don’t seem to “fit” or make any real sense, you’ll know how I felt watching Fate Extra.

It’s a jigsaw with only half the pieces put together. Or even less. And even though it tried its best to “make something” of the missing jigsaw pieces, it was doomed to fail from the beginning.

This is the worst Fate Series I’ve ever seen. Let’s hope this trend doesn’t continue.

Think of this as “a zombie guy dressed as a magical girl with special powers”.

The main character is dressed up like Madoka Magica… Except he’s a zombie and looks like an idiot.

That’s a part of the anime’s selling point. It’s supposed to be stupid, dumb, daft and nonsensical.

Some anime fans love it for those reasons. But as for me – it’s the reason I dropped it.

I felt like it was trying too hard to stand out and do something crazy. And all I ended up with is a “crazy” disappointment.