| For me, the main example is Platinum End by Obata and Ohba. Death Note was the series that got me into anime and manga in the first place, I loved it, I was even obsessed with. So I read Bakuman and liked it too even though it was completely different. I even read and enjoyed Obata's work with another author All You Need is Kill. I jumped to read the first chapters of Platinum End when it released. But I immediately thought it was a weak rip off of Mirai Nikki and I didn't even like that series. No admiration for the duo was enough to keep me reading it. Another minor examples would be Ansatsu Kyoushitsu and Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi from Matsui Yuusei. They didn't really disappoint me like PE did, but every new series is more lacking in my eyes compared to Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro. I loved that series for its rough art and the kind of horror/gruesome approach. I did like Ansatsu Kyoushitsu, I even liked it a lot, but the cleaner art isn't as charming and my impression was that he was starting to conform to shounen stereotypes and toning himself down. Maybe an exaggeration, but that's how I felt while reading it. Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi didn't even catch my attention. I read the first chapters, but I didn't feel very motivated to keep reading. It isn't that those two are worse than MTNN, but they aren't what I wanted from him. |
| Bakuman is incredibly disappointing. Maison Ikkoku, by Rumiko Takahashi Tokyo Babylon, by CLAMP Osamu Tezuka Jungle Emperor Pippy-chan Apollo's Song Buddha |
| その目だれの目？ |
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Bakuman is incredibly disappointing.
Maison Ikkoku, by Rumiko Takahashi
Tokyo Babylon, by CLAMP
Osamu Tezuka
Jungle Emperor
Pippy-chan
Apollo's Song
Buddha
Maison Ikkoku, by Rumiko Takahashi
Tokyo Babylon, by CLAMP
Osamu Tezuka
Jungle Emperor
Pippy-chan
Apollo's Song
Buddha
| @Lucifrost The more I think about it, the more I think that I should have been disappointed at Bakuman, but I just wasn't. Maybe it was because I was new to anime/manga at the time, but I just separated it from Death Note and enjoyed the romanticized view of the backstage. (And I will always appreciate the validation it gave me of my opinion on how Death Note should have ended). |
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@Lucifrost The more I think about it, the more I think that I should have been disappointed at Bakuman, but I just wasn't. Maybe it was because I was new to anime/manga at the time, but I just separated it from Death Note and enjoyed the romanticized view of the backstage. (And I will always appreciate the validation it gave me of my opinion on how Death Note should have ended).
| @Sen1793 I just think Ohba's strength lies in writing supernatural thrillers, and his weakness is writing characters. Yeah... |
| その目だれの目？ |
| Ema Toyama - Watashi ni XX Shinsai I've followed the mangaka since debut and consistently liked her works - just cute romance with art I really liked. Her 3rd one (Koko ni Iro yo!) was my favorite, and then her 4th manga in the same magazine (Nakayoshi, manga for younger girls) is Watashi ni XX Shinasai that really changed the tone into something more spicy and I didn't like it. |
| X by CLAMP. It was so shallow and pointless that I was hoping once the OVA actually came out it would make up for the manga, sadly that was not the case. I think I might have actually been worse. |
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| I like most Kyousuke Motomi stuff, but Beast Master was pretty disappointing iirc |
The siren of a flightless bird Quietly destroying its cage Dance, until tonight, with a raised voice- For I don't want to lose hope! -Utsuro wo Aogu, Vivid BAS SQUAD |
| Oshi no ko, not a fan of aka but I liked kaguya sama, so I was expecting Onk to be same given how much praise it gets. |
| It happens enough if you read multiple works of a single creator where it's bound that there'll be misses, but my prominent examples would be not liking "Nausicaa" as much as I thought I would given how much of a fan I am of Hayao Miyazaki's films. Also, I don't worship the ground Araki walks on like some Jojo fans, but I do like the series and am in the minority of not thinking "Steel Ball Run" is the best thing ever. "Jojolion" also fell flat for me, but that one hurt more because I started it thinking I was really going to like it. |
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