In a recent discussion on Reddit, users debated a topic that resonated deeply in the community: “What anime would you never recommend to anyone?”. This type of questioning not only reveals individual preferences, but also opens the door to discussions about the reasons why certain animes may be considered not recommended, even for the most enthusiastic of the medium.

The answers were diversebut most participants mentioned aspects related to narrative quality, plot complexity or even the emotional intensity of certain stories. The debate revolved around personal experiences and how these can influence the perception of a series.

Furthermore, the controversy surrounding certain series was also a point of discussion. Anime that has been criticized for its content or that has created divisions in the community may be avoided in recommendations, as the risk of it not being well received is high. The subjective nature of what each person considers “recommended” plays a central role in these debates, highlighting that what is loved by some may be hated by others.

Ultimately, the debate made it clear that recommending an anime is a complex decision. and very personal, which goes beyond simply appreciating a series. Take into account the tastes, sensitivities and previous experiences of the person receiving the recommendation. It is essential to avoid recommending something that may not please or even cause discomfort to the person.

• «Personally, I would never recommend it. Rent a girlfriend nobody, because it's a big waste of time».
• «Gushing over magical girls… I love anime, but yes… Recommending is difficult».
• «Monogatari. It's a great series. But I don't recommend it to anyone because you have to pay A LOT of attention and because of the infamous ecchi scenes.».
• «My life as an Inukai dog».
• «Wonderful Egg Priority for me because i don't like to get people's hopes up only for the anime, plot and characters to turn out to be a disaster and a huge waste of time».
• «I would say Yosuga no Sora. The plot is good. But the incest is heavy and probably not for a casual fan of romance and stuff.».
• «It all depends on what the person I'm recommending is looking for; there's no one thing I would recommend to anyone because there's always a chance it will fit what they're looking for. If someone wants a messy romance anime that ends up being a waste of time, thenRent a girlfriend Wouldn't that be a perfect option in your opinion?».
• «Made in the AbyssIt's a great program that I never recommend to anyone».
• «Probably One piece. I started it last summer, just finished Dressrosa, and enjoyed most of my time with it. But it's too long and time-consuming to recommend to people I know now.».
• «Isekai SmartphoneIt's trash, but it's my trash».
• «Lucky Star. It requires more than a cursory knowledge of the Japanese entertainment industry of a very specific period. I imagine new viewers simply wouldn't understand».
• «Yes, Rent a girlfriend It's not an anime or manga that I would recommend to anyone. It's been 8 years since the first chapter and they're still nowhere near getting together, and the protagonist blushes when he sees her, as if they had just met.».
• «Probably just Nanatsu no Taizai. I can't remember seeing anything so bad that I wouldn't recommend it.».
• «Chained Soldierbecause then people will know I saw that shit».
• «I would NEVER recommend it How Not to Summon a Demon Lordnever, never».
• «Kamfer. It's terribly written, poorly animated, the premise is insane, and you have to watch a bunch of hard-to-find OVAs just to get what you could call a coherent ending. I watched it in college under the premise that it was a stupid action show with genre-bending ecchi shenanigans and none of that happened, they lied to me. Don't fall into the same trap I did. I've seen horribly bad shows that are so bad they're good, this isn't one of those, just don't watch it.».
• «Anything too ecchi, because I don't want to admit to people that I saw it and/or liked it enough to recommend it.».
• «Curator's Redo. Don't look for it».
• «The study behind Gangster it went bankrupt in the middle, so the anime doesn't have a proper ending and just stops. It's not a bad anime by any means, but I personally wouldn't want to watch an unfinished show.».
• «Tales of Zestiria, the Cross tries to adapt a 40 hour game into an 8 hour anime, and turned the entire story into a confusing mess in the process. Better play the game».
• «The series Monogatari. My second favorite anime of all time, but… but… you just can't recommend it».
• «Food Wars. If you can't get through the first episode, you won't make it.».
• «banana fishIt was so good but it will probably break you into a million pieces».
• «Hitman Reborn. It has a special place in my heart and it was a great anime. But I feel like with the pacing standards of modern anime, most people wouldn't have the patience to sit through the first 20 episodes and all the filler episodes after that. And even if they did, I feel like the payoff isn't worth it for most people.».
• «I couldn't take it narutomaybe it was funny at the time, but I didn't find "sexy no-jitsu" or whatever it's called funny the first time, much less the other times they used it too much. I couldn't even get past the first season.».
• «Darling in the Franxx».
• «Mushoku Tensei».
• «I know this will get me in trouble. I would never recommend it. Hunter x Hunter any One piece».
• «Attack on Titanbecause if they watch it it will be difficult for them to enjoy any other anime afterwards».

Source: reddit