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Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

So darkgray's made his thread for the best animes of 2014. This is not that thread, this is here for us to vote on the worst of 2014. The rules (with exceptions) and formatting are totally lifted from his thread because I am unoriginal and lazy. The list is also lifted from his thread, so many thanks to Darkgray for putting in all the work.

The rules

1.) Pick 5 titles from the list below that you have watched at least three episodes of
2.) Write about why the show was bad. Was it disappointing? Was it poorly animated?
3.) Discuss choices, but keep it civil. Someone disliking something you liked isn't the end of the world.
4.) Feel free to rank things 1-5 if you want
5.) Feel free to give dishonourable mentions to other things that nearly made the list, but please differentiate these from your votes

Please note the biggest difference, you can only vote on things you've at least given the three episode test to. This is so that people think about what they've watched that's the worst as opposed to just giving me a block of votes for all the incest shows (unless you gave an incest show a 3 ep test for whatever reason). You don't have to have finished the anim though.

The list

code:
Abarenbou Rikishi!! Matsutarou (Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro)
Ai Mai Mi -Mousou Catastrophe- (s2)
Ai Tenchi Muyou!
Akame ga Kill!
Akuma no Riddle
Aldnoah Zero
Amagi Brilliant Park
Ao Haru Ride (Blue Spring Ride)
Baby Steps
Bakumatsu Rock
Barakamon
Black Bullet
Blade & Soul
Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou (The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior)
Break Blade (Broken Blade)
Buddy Complex
Captain Earth
Cardfight!! Vanguard Legion Mate-hen + Link Joker-hen
Carino Coni
Chibi Devi!
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren (Chu2 s2)
D-Frag!
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai (A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd)
Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken (I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying)
Date A Live II
Denki-gai no Honya-san
Dibetagurashi -Ahiru no Seikatsu-
DokiDoki! Precure (s10?)
Donten ni Warau (Laughing Under the Clouds)
Double Circle
DRAMAtical Murder
Duel Masters Victory V3
Escha & Logy no Atelier -Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi-
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!
Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]
Free! -Eternal Summer- (s2)
Futsuu no Joshikousei ga Locodol Yattemita
Fuuun Ishin Dai Shogun
Gaist Crusher
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun (Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun)
Gin no Saji s2 (Silver Spoon)
Girlfriend (Kari)
Glasslip
GO!GO!575
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? (Is the Order a Rabbit?)
Gokukoku no Brynhildr (Brynhildr in the Darkness)
Golden Time
Grisaia no Kajitsu -Le Fruit de la Grisaia-
Gugure! Kokkuri-san 
Gundam Build Fighters
Gundam-san
Haikyuu!!
Hajime no Ippo -Rising- (Fighting Spirit s3)
Hamatora the Animation (s1+s2)
Hanamonogatari
Hanayamata
Hi sCoool! SeHa Girls
Himegoto
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume MAX
Hitsugi no Chaika (Chaika - The Coffin Princess)
Hoozuki no Reitetsu
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Inari Konkon Koi Iroha
Inazuma Eleven GO Galaxy
Initial D Final Stage
Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de (When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace)
Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san
Isshuukan Friends (One Week Friends)
Jewelpet Happiness (s5)
Jinsei
Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken -Stardust Crusaders- (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure s2)
Kamigami no Asobi
Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara (If Her FlagBreaks)
Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki
Kenzen Robo Daimidaler
Keroro (s2)
Kill la Kill
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo R
Kingdom s2
Kiniro no Corda -Blue Sky- (s3)
Konna Watashitachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www
Koukaku Kidoutai Nyuumon Arise (Ghost in the Shell Nyuumon Arise)
Kuroko no Basket s2 (Kuroko's Basket)
Kuromajo-san ga Tooru!! (Here Comes the Black Witch)
Kuroshitsuji -Book of Circus- (Black Butler s3)
Line Town
Log Horizon
Love Live s2
Love Stage!!
M3 -Sono Kuroki Hagane-
Madan no Ou to Vanadis (Lord Marksman and Vanadis)
Magi -The Kingdom of Magic- (s2)
Mahou Sensou (Magical Warfare)
Mahou Shoujo Taisen
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (The Irregular at Magic High School)
Maido! Uruyasu Tekkin Kazoku
Majimoji Rurumo
Maken-ki Tsuu (s2)
Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to the Animation (The Comic Artist and Assistants)
Medamayaki no Kimi Itsu Tsubusu?
Meitantei Rascal
Mekaku City Actors
Meshimase Lodoss-tou Senki -Sore'tte Oishii no?-
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei (Engaged to the Unidentified)
Minarai Diva
Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen
Momo Kyun Sword
Mushishi Zoku Shou (s2)
Nagi no Asukara
Nandaka Velonica
Nisekoi
No Game No Life
Nobunaga Concerto
Nobunaga the Fool
Nobunagun
Noragami
Nourin
Onee-chan ga Kita
Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji (Wolf Girl and Balck Prince)
Ore Twintails ni Narimasu (Gonna be the Twin-Tail)
Oshiri Kajiri Mushi s2 (Bottom Biting Bug)
Persona 4 the Golden Animation
Phi Brain -Kami no Puzzle- s3
Ping Pong the Animation
Pokemon XY Special Saikyou Mega Shinka Act I+II
Pretty Rhythm -Rainbow Live- (s3)
Psycho-Pass 2
Puchimasu!! -Puchipuchi Idolmaster- (PUCHIM@S s2)
Pupa
Pupipo!
Rail Wars!
Robot Girls Z
Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?
Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin (Nanana's Buried Treasure)
Sabagebu! (Survival Game Club)
Saikin Imouto no Yousu ga Chotto Okashii'n da ga (Recently My Sister is Unusual)
Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero -Battle Spirits-
Saint Seiya Omega
Saki Zenkoku-hen (Saki: The Nationals)
Sakura Trick
Samurai Flamenco
Seikoku no Dragonar (Dragonar Academy)
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance (Blade Dance of the Elementalers)
Seitokai Yakuindomo s2
Sekai Seifuku -Bouryaku no Zvezda- (World Conquest Zvezda Plot)
Selector Infected/Spread WIXOSS
Sengoku Basara -Judge End- (s3)
Shingeki no Bahamut -Genesis- (Rage of Bahamut: Genesis)
Shirogane no Ishi Argevollen
Shounen Hollywood -Holly Stage for 49-
Sidonia no Kishi (Knights of Sidonia)
Sora no Method (Celestial Method)
Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii (The World Is Still Beautiful)
Soul Eater Not!
Space Dandy (s1+s2)
Strange+ (s1+s2)
Strike the Blood
Super Sonico the Animation
Sword Art Online II
Tales of Zestiria -Doushi no Yoake-
Tamagotchi! -Miracle Friends-
Tanken Driland -1000-nen no Mahou- (s2)
Terraformars
Tesagure! Bukatsumono Encore (s2)
Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta (The Pilot's Love Song)
Tokyo ESP
Tokyo Ghoul
Tokyo Ravens
Tonari no Seki-kun
Toriko
Trinity Seven
Tsukimonogatari
Uchuu Kyoudai (Space Brothers)
Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete (In Search of Lost Future)
Wake Up Girls!
Washimo -wasimo-
Witch Craft Works
Wizard Barristers -Benmashi Cecil-
Wooser no Sono Higurashi -Kakusei-hen- (s2)
World Fool News
Yama no Susume s2 (Encouragement of Climb)
Yami Shibai s2
Yowamushi Pedal
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru (Yuki Yuna Is a Hero)
Z/X Ignition
Zankyou no Terror (Terror in Resonance)
:siren:If you haven't done already, please take the time to vote in the Best anime thread:siren:


Results Happened

Namtab fucked around with this message at 14:28 on Jan 3, 2015

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Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

1.) Kill la kill - Excessively overhyped garbage that recycles one plot point at least three times and also has a woman finger her daughter. Trigger did not save anime.

2.) Chuu-2 S2 - I enjoyed season 1 enough to make a thread for this. It turned out to be insanely dull and an unnecessary sequel.

3.) Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? - I'm usually a sucker for shows where cute girls do nothing but this just didn't do it for me.

4.) Hamatora - Dull non-action. No consequences for anyone.

5.) Super Sonico the animation - Bad

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

I enjoyed posting excerpts from the LNs to make fun of, so I got some enjoyment out of mahouka

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Outer Science posted:

also jumping on the train to tatsuya's gulch, choo choo.

I'm tallying votes as this goes and I assume this means mahouka. I don't remember anyone's name in mahouka so tell me if I'm wrong.

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Sakurazuka posted:

And I'd say that this thread is less about being critical about anime than is is laughing at actual irredeemable poo poo like Mahouka and that dog girl shoujo one.

I'm hoping it's a bit of both. People seem to be voting for anims that they found subjectively bad which, combined with the decent discussions, is exactly what I wanted out of this thread.

I'll post either later today or tomorrow with a list of goons who I've had votes from. If you haven't voted (in a clear way) please do so at some point (but keep chatting too).

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

WickedHate posted:

So a show's bad just for depicting rape?

Usually, yes.

People who I have down as having voted:
Aers, Alder, Aleksei Vasiliev, Blitzblast, Blockhouse, Cake Attack, Cao Ni Ma, Darth Walrus, Davincie, Demicol, Genocyber, Good Listener, Harettazetta, HerpicleOmnicron5, Hivecommander, Hocus Pocus, Laplace, Mad Lupine, Metal Ray Sunshine, MonsieurChoc, Namtab, Outer Science, Paragon1, Pentyne, Sakurazuka, Silver2195, SSNeoman, Stall_19, Strong Mouse, The Monkey Man, TheCornKing, Wark Say, WickedHate, Witch Fetish, Yes_Cantaloupe, Ytlaya, ZenMasterBullshit (37 voters, not bad)

If your name is not there and you feel it should be, it's because I couldn't tell your vote apart from general discussion.

Can people please ensure that future votes are bolded to make them stand out.
Additionally if you edit your votes please post to let me know as everything prior to this post has been counted and I don't intend to look back


Wark Say, No Game No Life was not counted in your votes as you stated you'd only seen 2 episodes (plus if I'd included it you'd have voted for 6 things).


E: Interesting Stats:
1.) The current #1 worst anime has over double the votes of second place.
2.) Only 1 of the current top 10 did not have a thread in ADTRW

Namtab fucked around with this message at 00:48 on Dec 24, 2014

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

HiveCommander posted:

Namtab, what are the biggest stinkers for the year thus far? Is it too early for you to talk numbers?

There's a clear winner for worst anime it's mahouka, but all the others are very close.

I'm ending this when darkgray ends his, but I don't know when that is.


E: Legend of korra is not anime, btw.

Namtab fucked around with this message at 19:39 on Dec 25, 2014

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

DrPaper posted:

Yes it is, hth

It's gaijin filth and not fit to be discussed with real animated drawings to replace women

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Is this the worst kill la kill thread of 2014?

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

WickedHate posted:

I'd love to get into LoGH, but 110 episodes of aged animation that isn't dubbed is too much for me.

Are you trying to imply that dubs > subs?

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

I have neither watched LoGH nor molested children so your stats are all hosed up.

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

I've decided that I'm announcing the results at an arbitrary time on new year's day

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Darth Walrus posted:

There are people in this thread who have got more than five minutes into Recently, My Sister Is Unusual (though I've yet to see anyone stupid enough to have given it the three-episode test).

Your move.

I've not seen anyone post that they've watched that anim.

Certainly no votes for it so the system works.

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Darth Walrus posted:

I think there were a couple of others as well. The three-episode rule is the only reason it isn't getting votes, because who the gently caress is willing or able to sit through an hour and a half of that?

Oh yeah I was gonna take that challenge then I remembered there's a limit to what even I'm willing to absorb to make fun of for the internet for so small a bribe.

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Smoking Crow posted:

You can't just say "this anime is worse than the one you watched" and not have me watch it

When it comes to anims about incest that should be a thing he can say

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010


quote:

PsychoJosh10 months ago (edited)

I hope Dean actually watches good anime, and NOT garbage for children like Naruto or One Piece.

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

WickedHate posted:

It had interesting stuff going on. It didn't get bad till after that big battle, and also someone pointing out that in the LN the protagonist didn't care about civilian deaths.

I remain happy that it was that, and not the nationalism/incest subtones that made you hate mahouka. Then again....

WickedHate posted:

Fake incest is bullshit hoop jumping and is bad justification for incest anime. If you're going to make a creepy fetish show don't chicken out and be ashamed about it.

I guess your view wrt incest anims is "go big or go home". Cool

Namtab fucked around with this message at 18:50 on Dec 29, 2014

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Davincie posted:

op i watched every episode of samurai flamenco, its horrible please add it to my list

Just to be sure because you never bold anything, your list is currently

Log Horizon 2
Zvezda
Samurai Flamenco

Please confirm/deny

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

coathat posted:

Yall would freak the gently caress out at the poo poo people write in actual literature.

You mean manga?

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Mugticket posted:

Light novels dude. Ever heard of them?

Please read the mahouka thread to see just how much I know about light novels

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Welcome to an arbitrary time on new year's day. Time for some results.


In joint 5th place with 5 votes each: Psycho Pass Season 2 and Rail Wars

In 4th place with 6 votes: Persona 4 Golden

In joint 3rd place with 7 votes each: Sailor Moon Crystal, Sakura Trick and Wizard Barristers

In joint 2nd place with 9 votes each: Sword Art Online Season 2 and Kill La Kill

In 1st place, with a whopping 20 votes. ADTRW's choice for worst anime of 2014 is Mahouka




Overall, 65 series were voted for in the poll:

code:
Anime	Votes
Mahouka	20
Kill la Kill	9
SAO II	9
Sailor Moon Crystal	7
Sakura Trick	7
Wizard Barristers	7
Persona 4 Golden	6
Psycho Pass S2	5
Rail Wars	5
Akame ga Kill	4
Log Horizon 2	4
Nobunaga the Fool	4
Argevollen	3
Brynhilda in the Darkness	3
Chuu-2 S2	3
Fate/Stay Night UBW	3
Glasslip	3
Inou Battle	3
No Game No Life	3
Samurai Flamenco	3
Black Bullet	2
Cross Ange	2
Dokidoki Precure	2
DRAMAtical Murder	2
Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san	2
Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara	2
Magical Warfare	2
Nobunagun	2
Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji	2
Ping Pong	2
Super Sonico	2
Tokyo Ghoul	2
Zvezda	2
Akuma no Riddle	1
Aldanoah Zero	1
Buddy Complex	1
Captain Earth	1
Daimidalar	1
Denki-gai no Honya-san	1
Fate/Kaelid Liner	1
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka	1
Gundam Unicorn	1
Hamatora	1
Hanayamata	1
Jinsei	1
Jojo's Bizzare Adventure S2	1
Knights of Sidonia	1
Laughing under the clouds	1
Nanana	1
Nisekoi	1
Nourin	1
Saint Seiya Omega Season II	1
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance	1
Selector Infected Wixoss	1
Soul Eater Not	1
Terrorformars	1
The Pilot's Love Song	1
Tokyo ESP	1
Tokyo Ravens	1
Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete	1
Witch Craft Works	1
Zankyou no Terror	1
Mangaka-san	1
Fuuin Ishin Dai Shogun	1
Free S2	1
Overall I'd say this thread was a success, there's been some good posting here. I'd be interested in thoughts from you lot about whether the formatting could be improved for next year.

My personal view is:

- The requirement for a 3 ep test minimum kept the thread focused on things that people had actually watched. I'd say asking for more episodes minimum would risk losing votes due to the sunk cost fallacy, my reasoning against less is explained in the OP.

- I think giving people a maximum of 5 choices was a little high and is probably why 3 of the top 5 spots have joint "winners". I personally feel that 3 choices would have helped focus things a little.

- Allowing discussion and debate around choices was a definite success.

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Stall_19 posted:

Forget whole voting thing and just use the thread to talk about bad anime.

No

WickedHate posted:

Sounds like someone is a Wicked Hater.

lol

DrPaper posted:

Well I for one, like anime.

Same

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

SSNeoman posted:

They made an RPG which runs on nothing but breast jokes. And then they made a sequel to that.

Where can I purchase a copy

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Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Good thread. Big congrats to mahouka.

See you next year.

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