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Infamous anime episodes
- Thread starter TissueBox
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DBZ
- Goku going Super Saiyan for the first time
- Trunks' debut
- Gohan going SS for the first time
Yu Yu Hakusho
- Yusuke breaking the Spirit Cuffs
I had no clue what I was getting myself into when I started that show. Completely blew my mind when that happened.
- Goku going Super Saiyan for the first time
- Trunks' debut
- Gohan going SS for the first time
Yu Yu Hakusho
- Yusuke breaking the Spirit Cuffs
I had no clue what I was getting myself into when I started that show. Completely blew my mind when that happened.
they've been said, but that gurren lagann episode
also endless eight-
wrecked me. goddamn that was rough.
also endless eight-
going back now, it's not so bad, but as it was coming out, i mean jesus. it's weird, because it didn't seem necessarily lazy- the animation was different, i think there were a few different voice lines - and it couldn't be the writing as there were plenty of novels to draw on, i think? i can't figure out the reasoning for it. at least they made up for it by giving us Disappearance.
NESpowerhouse
Perhaps he's wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane.
Does the climax of the Rebellion movie that was a sequel to this series count as being infamous? Because that fucking shook me.
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Episode 8 of Shinsekai Yori is infamous due to it having an
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Episode 4 of Gurren Lagann
Imperfected
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I think it would instantly catapult to the top of this list, and by leaps and bounds.
So, I can understand why they don't want to dive over that cliff. It doesn't really hurt that Miura doesn't seem particularly interested in following up on the themes and character arc he developed during that story anymore, either.
SoundPulse
Banned
The thing about Endless Eight is that it was resolved in like 30-40 pages in the novel. I don't believe there was anything official said about the reason it happened the way it did, but I'd imagine it had to do with the decision to make Disappearance a full movie. Disappearance was probably originally intended to be the final arc of the new episodes, and when that changed, Kyoani were left with a chunk of episodes to fill and not a lot of content to fill it with that doesn't require Disappearance to happen first.
I can't say I hate it now, as in retrospect there was a lot of effort put into Endless Eight, but it sure was a fine way to destroy your fanbase's good will.
It counts if it its famous for negative reasons. Rebellion might count because I know that movie is somwhat polarizing but I wouldn't say it the best example. If it generates controversy it probably is a good example.
Shinsekai Yori is a really good one. I was fine with the idea behind what they were doing but it certainly felt out of place. It blindsided me and I don't think the show built up to it enough. Although as you stated they clearly dropped some lore breadcrumbs for people so it should't have been that big of a fucking deal if you go back and watch for things. Homophobia though was a major driving force that caused some people to drop the show.
This examples are the exact opposite of what the OP is looking for. Like Goku turning SSJ isn't infamous. That was well received. That made you, the watcher, feel good. Its a famous moment in anime history.
Mister Wolf
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Alexander DeLarge
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Came here to post this.
It's both.
Imperfected
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I think generally the understanding is that "infamous episodes" exist in generally good series; if a series is bad the episodes aren't going to be infamous because there's no expectation of quality to begin with.
Endless Eight is definitely what I was thinking of when I saw this thread title. And the original Berserk finale and episode 4 of Gurren-Lagann yeah. And that Nisemonogatari toothbrush scene yeesh.
The first episode of Cross Ange and the 10th episode of Valvrave the Liberator had pretty controversial and poorly executed uses of sexual assault (though the Cross Ange
is not as bad IMO, despite being more graphic... At least it had a purpose and made sense in the story).
The finale of the second season of Gundam: Iron Blood Orphans making the entire series pointless is pretty infuriating and pissed off a lot of people I know.
There was also an episode of the original Mobile Suit Gundam, "Cucuruz Doan's Island," that was so bad that it was declared non-canon. All the off-model stills from that episode though, I love them.
The first episode of Cross Ange and the 10th episode of Valvrave the Liberator had pretty controversial and poorly executed uses of sexual assault (though the Cross Ange
"cavity search"
The finale of the second season of Gundam: Iron Blood Orphans making the entire series pointless is pretty infuriating and pissed off a lot of people I know.
There was also an episode of the original Mobile Suit Gundam, "Cucuruz Doan's Island," that was so bad that it was declared non-canon. All the off-model stills from that episode though, I love them.
I legit cannot remember what went on in Haruhi Suzumiya as a whole at this point in my life, but wow, Endless Eight was precious time I can never get back.
where's the gif from and what happens in it?
That shit was insane and one of the most-talked episodes in recent memory. Also, the final two episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Mister Wolf
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If I were Ed or Al I would have killed him on the spot.
Doesn't always have to be. Like School Days for example, the last episode is very infamous despite the anime being complete crap. Sometimes an episode is just so out there that it gets recognition even the show itself isn't really worth watching.
I don't see how this counts, it's just people not really liking the ending imo. I mean, it makes perfect sense in hindsight that the series would conclude like that, that there wasn't gonna be some miraculous happy ending. It would be cute if such a thing happened, but the way the series ended was completely realistic.
Re:Zero
Basically that giant creature, a character that the protagonist knows, decapitates said protagonist. The episode was just bleak af
The show in general makes the protagonist suffer a lot, but that episode I suppose you could say was a stand out. Not really infamous though.
The show in general makes the protagonist suffer a lot, but that episode I suppose you could say was a stand out. Not really infamous though.
Well, a lot of these can also be "bad deed" like the FMA and Berserk examples, or just anything where things really fuck up in a shocking way that merits highlighting (and a lot of the later part of Evangelion has that though I would put BOTH versions of Episodes 25 and 26 there for being... well, both depending on your view.)
EDIT: Though for personal examples I definitely consider Episodes 18 and 19 of Evangelion that for me, especially as that's the point where shit gets real and even being spoiled on what happens couldn't prepare me for seeing it.
There's a difference between a tragic ending and a pointless ending. It's the difference between IBO and say Zeta Gundam. It's the idea that the way the story ended up made everything before that pointless.
Some more
- Oreimo ending episode managed to simultaneously wreck all ships, choose the most controversial ship, and then wuss out and back out of it at the last minute. Couldn't get into the show myself but people were salty.
- People were salty about Soul Eater ending episode IIRC
If we are including manga
- Usagi Drop
Its from Re;Zero. You are better off watching/experiencing it yourself.
It also is a bad example and does not meet the definition of infamous as it was very well received and probably the best part of the whole anime.
- Oreimo ending episode managed to simultaneously wreck all ships, choose the most controversial ship, and then wuss out and back out of it at the last minute. Couldn't get into the show myself but people were salty.
- People were salty about Soul Eater ending episode IIRC
If we are including manga
- Usagi Drop
Its from Re;Zero. You are better off watching/experiencing it yourself.
It also is a bad example and does not meet the definition of infamous as it was very well received and probably the best part of the whole anime.
I disagree completely, but to each their own.
SoundPulse
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boredandlazy
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Toothbrush.
God yes, that's another good example. Though I saw that shit coming and bailed from the moment Kuroneko broke up with Kyosuke.
Yeah haha if you want a better example of an infamous creative decision in Re:Zero it'd have to be like
Subaru ditching Rem
It's not like something even has to be bad by some objective measure to be infamous, it just has to be notably poorly received, so I'm not sure what your point even is. If I saw more of a mixed reaction to this I wouldn't mention it, but I didn't.
michaelius
Banned
I was like - what's the big deal why am I even watching this and then goes the megaton.
Zantetsuken
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Misread the OP. My apologies it's late lol
I guess Endless Eight for me. I'm surprised that could get through a group of people, but I'm glad it did.
What show is this?
What show is this?
Uh, I quoted you saying that you thought the ending made the series pointless. That's what I was saying I disagreed with in that last post.
Dempsey Roll. The first one against Ponchai. Not sure if this gif is him or not though. lol
Okay, now this is definitely not infamous lol
Your personal feelings about the ending don't change how it was generally received. I mean I could have an incomplete picture too sure, but that doesn't seem to be what you're saying.
On this we agree, lol. What the hell.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
What? I said I disagree, but to each their own. What else more is there to say lol
MaximumSpider
Banned
the anime version of this was so garbagethe first real death in One Piece (spoilers from the Summit War Saga)
GKSilKamina
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Narutaru
This a thousand times. The show's not exactly happy (despite that really cute and peppy opening song), but this episode is super fucked up compared to the others.
I'm not arguing about whether the ending was pointless, really. I'm arguing this point:
You said it shouldn't count as infamous because you thought it made sense/wasn't pointless. The latter doesn't prove the former, only a generally positive consensus about the episode would do so. There may be one? Just not from my interactions and what I've read, so I doubt it. If that wasn't what you were trying to say, then I guess there's just a miscommunication here.
Hell I'd have mentioned a way worse version of invalidating the plot that IMO crossed the line into sheer tastelessness (the anime ending for Chrono Crusade and Aion
bragging about how he didn't just actually win anyway, but also was responsible for a bunch of real world tragedies like the Holocaust
My english is apparently not good enough. I thought infamous meant something along the lines of "controversial" or what has caused some furor. My example with the final two EVA episodes still stands, though.
If I have to think about another example then I think about the final episode of last season's KADO: The Right Answer. It was a great show that was partly ruined by a very stupid twist near the end, but it had a chance of redemption. Well, that final episode made the show explode into a fiery car crash. Seriously, look up discussions about the show and almost everyone will tell you how the final episode has turned everything to utter shit.
Rawr Its Ry
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Neon Genesis Evangelion TV Show Finale.
EoE is up there too lol.
It doesnt bother me at all but its ridiculous how TRIGGRED people get over this episode of FMA.
You monster.
Infamous, not Famous.
Bang.
IdreamofHIME
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Always good to see Dictionary fans triggered when people use modern interpretation of words rather than some shitty dusty version of it.