I’ll start, Deadman wonderland, I remember watching it when I was just a teen, it was wonderfully gory, had sex appeal, an interesting premise, all the things a young guy likes. But I got to I think the third episode and I was like “what happened?” The action totally fell off, no character development was happening, it was just boring.
This sticks out to me since I have such a high suspension of disbelief so I like pretty much all media, the fact that this made teenage me stop watching a series midway just shows how much I didn’t like it compared to the start.
What about y’all, what series let you down?
Bleach falls off so hard after the Soul Society arc. The pacing slows down to a complete crawl and practically every subsequent arc just recycles the same tropes and patterns over and over with the occasional shocking moment or two.
Genesis of Aquarion had a strong concept but the execution increasingly fell flat for me as it went on.
Guilty Crown had a very strong start but the finale was so forgettable I fully forgot what happened in the last 3 episodes within about a week.
Mirai Nikki has a very strong start, a mediocre middle section, and a finish that would have been incredible if it made any sense with the show up until that point. The twist itself does work, but the emotional journey of the main characters is done in a way that’s more edgy than it is relatable.
Darker Than Black is probably the biggest example of this. The dub helps fix some of the plot holes, but basically the showrunner who had the shows bible left the production about halfway thru season 1, so everything else after that point was the rest of the writers room just winging it, and it only kinda works, with the S1 finale being mediocre after such a great first few episodes. Season 2 is fully awful IMO.
God I found guilty frown after finishing code geass leaving me wanting. I was so bored I didn’t finish
Edit: I just realized I had a typo in Crown. It fits so I’m leaving it
I watched it as it was coming out. Just kept hoping they would turn it around or unveil that the bland parts were actually all careful setup for some masterful twist. Nope, it’s just bland.