You need to give these a chance if you dropped them too early.
A lot of the time, anime has a great premiere and then nosedives heavily. Sometimes, the sequel seasons turn into disasters (and sometimes they don’t — it can go either way).
What doesn’t happen very often, however, is the anime improving after an unimpressive or outright bad first episode. That said, there are cases of that as well — here are some of them.
Gintama’s first two episodes are entirely anime-original. They are decently funny if you’re already familiar with the series’ humor. They showcase pretty much all of the characters and the gags related to them.
However, if you go into the anime blind, you’d be incredibly confused. Not only is there no introduction, but you also have no idea who any of the characters are — and the jokes will go over your head. It’s understandable why Gintama fans tell newcomers to skip these episodes and come back to them later.
Black Clover is one of the examples of a series that actually improves on its flaws as it goes. The first episode was notoriously panned by the viewers. The common complaints included how generic the setup is, as well as Asta’s voice actor’s performance.
Both aspects would go on to get better in the series. Black Clover executes a lot of its tropes fairly well once you get out of the shaky first arcs. Asta gets less annoying, and his seiyuu gains experience — by the time BC ended, it was actually considered a good modern shounen.
The Dangers in My Heart
The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) might be one of the most adorable modern romcoms, but its first episodes are… somewhat questionable. They scared off a lot of viewers, which is a shame, as the anime is actually really good.
The main complaint is the protagonist, Kyoutarou. He’s extremely edgy and cringy at first. This gets toned down heavily later — by the second season, the anime is considered one of the best in its genre.
Part 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken) isn’t bad on its own. It’s a fairly competent shounen series about a victorian gentleman battling his foe, and it spawned a couple of memes by itself.
However, Part 1 of JoJo suffers from being overshadowed by later parts. There’s only so much you can do without Stands, the trademark power system of JoJo. Regardless, the later parts are built upon the first one, and if you are already enjoying the series in its first episodes, it only gets better later.
Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
The first episodes of Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro (Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san) give the anime a bad reputation. After all, what Nagatoro does to her senpai in them is basically bullying.
The later episodes tone it down — and thankfully so, as the start of the anime is just hard to watch.
You need to give these a chance if you dropped them too early.
A lot of the time, anime has a great premiere and then nosedives heavily. Sometimes, the sequel seasons turn into disasters (and sometimes they don’t — it can go either way).
What doesn’t happen very often, however, is the anime improving after an unimpressive or outright bad first episode. That said, there are cases of that as well — here are some of them.
Gintama’s first two episodes are entirely anime-original. They are decently funny if you’re already familiar with the series’ humor. They showcase pretty much all of the characters and the gags related to them.
However, if you go into the anime blind, you’d be incredibly confused. Not only is there no introduction, but you also have no idea who any of the characters are — and the jokes will go over your head. It’s understandable why Gintama fans tell newcomers to skip these episodes and come back to them later.
Black Clover is one of the examples of a series that actually improves on its flaws as it goes. The first episode was notoriously panned by the viewers. The common complaints included how generic the setup is, as well as Asta’s voice actor’s performance.
Both aspects would go on to get better in the series. Black Clover executes a lot of its tropes fairly well once you get out of the shaky first arcs. Asta gets less annoying, and his seiyuu gains experience — by the time BC ended, it was actually considered a good modern shounen.
The Dangers in My Heart
The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) might be one of the most adorable modern romcoms, but its first episodes are… somewhat questionable. They scared off a lot of viewers, which is a shame, as the anime is actually really good.
The main complaint is the protagonist, Kyoutarou. He’s extremely edgy and cringy at first. This gets toned down heavily later — by the second season, the anime is considered one of the best in its genre.
Part 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken) isn’t bad on its own. It’s a fairly competent shounen series about a victorian gentleman battling his foe, and it spawned a couple of memes by itself.
However, Part 1 of JoJo suffers from being overshadowed by later parts. There’s only so much you can do without Stands, the trademark power system of JoJo. Regardless, the later parts are built upon the first one, and if you are already enjoying the series in its first episodes, it only gets better later.
Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
The first episodes of Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro (Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san) give the anime a bad reputation. After all, what Nagatoro does to her senpai in them is basically bullying.
The later episodes tone it down — and thankfully so, as the start of the anime is just hard to watch.
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