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Which anime has the most disappointing second half?

By YPB Team

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 — ranked #11
    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 — ranked #22
    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) — ranked #33
    Berserk (2016)
    A long-awaited return to the manga, undone by animation choices fans still complain about.
    503pts
  4. Wonder Egg Priority — ranked #44
    Wonder Egg Priority
    A visually acclaimed original whose delayed final episode undid much of the goodwill.
    435pts
  5. Terra Formars — ranked #55
    Terra Formars
    A brutal, well-received first run followed by sequels that lost both pacing and censorship battles.
    435pts
  6. Guilty Crown — ranked #66
    Guilty Crown
    A stylish, heavily promoted original that could not hold its plot together past the halfway mark.
    435pts
  7. Akame ga Kill — ranked #77
    Akame ga Kill
    An adaptation that ran past its source material and invented an ending of its own.
    356pts
  8. The Seven Deadly Sins — ranked #88
    The Seven Deadly Sins
    A well-animated debut followed by sequel seasons whose production quality visibly collapsed.
    356pts
  9. Death Note — ranked #99
    Death Note
    The thriller that loses its central duel at the midpoint and has to rebuild around two replacements.
    261pts
  10. Tokyo Ghoul — ranked #1010
    Tokyo Ghoul
    A first season adapted with care and a second that diverged from the manga and lost readers.
    261pts
  11. Aldnoah.Zero — ranked #1111
    Aldnoah.Zero
    A mecha original with two seasons of steadily diminishing returns and an abrupt resolution.
    261pts
  12. Attack on Titan — ranked #1212
    Attack on Titan
    A decade-long build to a finale that split its own fanbase down the middle.
    0pts
  13. Darling in the Franxx — ranked #1313
    Darling in the Franxx
    A grounded character drama that swerved into cosmic science fiction in its closing episodes.
    0pts
  14. Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress — ranked #1414
    Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
    A strong opening from the Attack on Titan director that unravelled in its back half.
    0pts

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Comments

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