Anime/Manga Anime series that got better over time

Which are some anime series (you've watched) that started slow and had some rather boring first few episodes, or even a boring first season, but got better over the seasons?

Honestly none spring to mind. It's generally more likely to be the other way around.

jojo comes to mind. honestly, joseph saved the early parts of jojo for me. it was uphill from there :)

Black Clover definitely fits this list. You just need to get through episode 14 and it is an uphill ride from there. It is an amazing show. MHA is the opposite though, it got worse.

Yeah I was going to say most got worse as time went on.

I think Noragami was one that got better as time went on. Sure it got a bit cliche at points but the character development definitely made the series a lot better in the long run.

I honestly can't think of any just skimming through my list that actually got substantially better - as in, 2 or more points higher of a score - over its course. Most stuff starts out strong trying to catch you in and falters afterward.

Actually, wait, I think Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou fits the bill. Though that might just be me getting more used to its style.

Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood ?

Yo, Steins;Gate definitely got better after the first 10 eps or more. It was very slice-of-lify at the start and then suddenly BOOM action and suspense!

adventure said:

Yo, Steins;Gate definitely got better after the first 10 eps or more. It was very slice-of-lify at the start and then suddenly BOOM action and suspense!

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I feel like I'm in the minority when it comes to loving the first half of Steins;Gate

Anyways, for me it'd be FMA Brotherhood and Mob Psycho. Ironically, both of those are my favorite anime. Brotherhood's start rushed over important stuff at a pace that the rest of the show thankfully does not follow, purely because a lot of it was recap of the original series.

Mob Psycho was weird and off-putting to me at first. The characters seemed strange, the art style reminded me of something I'd see on Adult Swim in not a good way, and I didn't really know where the show was going. Meanwhile by episodes 4&5 I became so hooked and in love with every single thing about the show, even the things I previously didn't like.


Also honorable mention to Naruto. The start of the show was unbelievably cheesy and cringy. I mean, it didn't ever stop being cheesy and cringy, but it certainly redeems itself by excelling in so many other areas

Naruto had charm in the early arcs, completely lost that later on.

For real though, JoJo. It develops from a generic shonen (that's only 26 episodes hallelujah) to something with its own style.

Naruto had charm in the early arcs, completely lost that later on.

Decibel575 said:

Black Clover definitely fits this list. You just need to get through episode 14 and it is an uphill ride from there. It is an amazing show. MHA is the opposite though, it got worse.

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True, i support your oppinion...

Clannad. Initially I found it to be a tad odd and some of the characters I found to be portrayed quite strangely. The plot didn't make sense up to me until mid-way through the series.

I'm surprised nobody brought up One Piece.
I mean, I'm not caught up with it but it did really improve from the beginning arcs.

I thought Iron Blooded Orphans got better as it went on! Also agree about One Piece, Oda's work has definitely improved as the story progressed.

Meyling said:

I'm surprised nobody brought up One Piece.
I mean, I'm not caught up with it but it did really improve from the beginning arcs.

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Fairy said:

I thought Iron Blooded Orphans got better as it went on! Also agree about One Piece, Oda's work has definitely improved as the story progressed.

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That's odd. Mind you that I'm not quite through the Doflamingo arc yet, but I largely have felt that One Piece was better before the time skip. It's interesting that our opinions here differ so drastically.

gimmepie said:

That's odd. Mind you that I'm not quite through the Doflamingo arc yet, but I largely have felt that One Piece was better before the time skip. It's interesting that our opinions here differ so drastically.

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I mean, I prefer pre-timeskip as well, but I still think that OP got better as time went on.
Like Romance Dawn VS. Impel Down.
Also I'm still on Punk Hazard so I'm further behind lol

Fairy said:

I thought Iron Blooded Orphans got better as it went on! Also agree about One Piece, Oda's work has definitely improved as the story progressed.

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I disagree on Iron Blooded Orphans as it got to a point where I just felt like it wasn't worth watching because it was ticking me off so much.

Really? I felt like the characters got so much more complex as the story went on. Different strokes, I suppose. ヽ( ´¬`)ノ

Same with One Piece. Kuro and Syrup Island, and much of early One Piece I found to be poorly paced and not terribly engaging. Glad I stuck it out though!