Which anime has the most disappointing second half?

Openings that defined a genre and back halves fans still argue about - rushed adaptations, invented endings and production collapses. Where do you stand?

1

The Promised Neverland

A season one in the MyAnimeList top 100 followed by a season two rated 5.43, which skipped an entire arc.

1000pts

2

Sword Art Online

An opening arc that defined a genre, followed by a second arc most fans would rather not discuss.

692pts

3

Berserk (2016)

A long-awaited return to the manga, undone by animation choices fans still complain about.

503pts

4

Wonder Egg Priority

A visually acclaimed original whose delayed final episode undid much of the goodwill.

435pts

5

Terra Formars

A brutal, well-received first run followed by sequels that lost both pacing and censorship battles.

435pts

6

Guilty Crown

A stylish, heavily promoted original that could not hold its plot together past the halfway mark.

435pts

7

Akame ga Kill

An adaptation that ran past its source material and invented an ending of its own.

356pts

8

The Seven Deadly Sins

A well-animated debut followed by sequel seasons whose production quality visibly collapsed.

356pts

9

Death Note

The thriller that loses its central duel at the midpoint and has to rebuild around two replacements.

261pts

10

Tokyo Ghoul

A first season adapted with care and a second that diverged from the manga and lost readers.

261pts

11

Aldnoah.Zero

A mecha original with two seasons of steadily diminishing returns and an abrupt resolution.

261pts

12

Attack on Titan

A decade-long build to a finale that split its own fanbase down the middle.

145pts

13

Darling in the Franxx

A grounded character drama that swerved into cosmic science fiction in its closing episodes.

145pts

14

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress

A strong opening from the Attack on Titan director that unravelled in its back half.

145pts