# 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?

*By YPB Team · Published July 30, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/which-anime-has-the-most-disappointing-second-half*

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## Current results (3 votes)

1. **The Promised Neverland** — 100% (3 votes · score 1000/1000)
   A season one in the MyAnimeList top 100 followed by a season two rated 5.43, which skipped an entire arc.
2. **Sword Art Online** — 0% (0 votes · score 692/1000)
   An opening arc that defined a genre, followed by a second arc most fans would rather not discuss.
3. **Berserk (2016)** — 0% (0 votes · score 503/1000)
   A long-awaited return to the manga, undone by animation choices fans still complain about.
4. **Wonder Egg Priority** — 0% (0 votes · score 435/1000)
   A visually acclaimed original whose delayed final episode undid much of the goodwill.
5. **Terra Formars** — 0% (0 votes · score 435/1000)
   A brutal, well-received first run followed by sequels that lost both pacing and censorship battles.
6. **Guilty Crown** — 0% (0 votes · score 435/1000)
   A stylish, heavily promoted original that could not hold its plot together past the halfway mark.
7. **Akame ga Kill** — 0% (0 votes · score 356/1000)
   An adaptation that ran past its source material and invented an ending of its own.
8. **The Seven Deadly Sins** — 0% (0 votes · score 356/1000)
   A well-animated debut followed by sequel seasons whose production quality visibly collapsed.
9. **Death Note** — 0% (0 votes · score 261/1000)
   The thriller that loses its central duel at the midpoint and has to rebuild around two replacements.
10. **Tokyo Ghoul** — 0% (0 votes · score 261/1000)
   A first season adapted with care and a second that diverged from the manga and lost readers.
11. **Aldnoah.Zero** — 0% (0 votes · score 261/1000)
   A mecha original with two seasons of steadily diminishing returns and an abrupt resolution.
12. **Attack on Titan** — 0% (0 votes · score 145/1000)
   A decade-long build to a finale that split its own fanbase down the middle.
13. **Darling in the Franxx** — 0% (0 votes · score 145/1000)
   A grounded character drama that swerved into cosmic science fiction in its closing episodes.
14. **Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress** — 0% (0 votes · score 145/1000)
   A strong opening from the Attack on Titan director that unravelled in its back half.

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