After watching two volumes of a highly melancholy, depressing anime, I’ve come to the conclusion some things just shouldn’t be made into anime, let alone get twenty six episodes.
Some anime have a point to the melancholy drama, and get to it fairly quickly, but they don’t drag it out over every episode. I don’t want to not want to get out of bed in the morning or park the car in the garage and leave the door down with the engine on after watching an anime. Lord knows it can’t all be sunshine and roses, but there’s a point when enough is too much.
Anime concepts can be anything, from mundane (Kanon) to really mundane (Prince of Tennis) to tedious and boring (Yakitate!!) to depressing beyond words (Grave of the Fireflies). So how much is too much when it comes to a concept for anime being too boring, depressing or mundane?
While we all know the list of good ideas for anime are nigh endless, the flip side is also true- a never ending supply of baaaad ideas are forever lurking, waiting to be made into crappy anime. We’ve compiled a top ten list of ideas for anime which should never, under any circumstances, EVER be made, either because they’re too depressing or too boring:
10. Ero Knitting- Purl, purl, left stitch, oh yeah!
9. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- 1, 2, 5 and 4 which plastic will cost our planet more?
8. Shopping for Flatware- The real danger was, would the store have enough for a sitting of 10?
7. Hair Cut, The Series- Dueling scissors battle for the ultimate prom night-do!
6. Pet Shelter of Horrors- Take one home today or the guilt will haunt you…forever!!!
5. Awkward Silence: I Made Out With Your Mom- How long can a man gape in surprise before the silence destroys him?
4. Tax Time- Uncle Sam knows where you live!! And you, and you, and you….
3. Paint Drying: The First Coat- As the paint dried, lives were lived.
2. Exit Poll, The Movie- Their final opinions prove nothing!
1. Hospice*
Perhaps you’ve been privy to some bad anime ideas in your lonely hours, or someone mentioned something should be made into anime and you strongly disagree. What thoughts do you have on which ideas should be avoided at all costs for the sake of anime? Do you or someone you know have a handful of bad ideas for anime you’ve been keeping to yourselves? If so this is your chance to share: What’s the worst anime concept ever?
*I highly, highly respect hospice and its caregivers. Their sacrifice makes our last days safe and comfortable, but a hospice anime? Worst. Idea. Ever.
Feel free to unburden your bad anime ideas in the comments below!
