I've had more anime I went in expecting alot from and came out hating. :/
Of course, I must say
One Piece. Back when I still watched 4KidsTV, they had this point where they let you vote on what new show you wanted to see (I discovered later that the votes didn't matter -_-; ), and I went with "Mew Mew Power" (
Tokyo Mew Mew; just cuz it had catgirls Xp ).
When they ended up showing
One Piece instead, I was kinda ticked off. It was also around this time I developed this kind of hate for, how to say, "flashy", typical anime (the kind with overexpressed stuff with the wierd, flying-colored backgrounds). When I saw the main character stretching, I thought it was just another one of the wierd effects and I hated the show before even seeing it.
Then it came, and I watched the first episode. By the Kuro Arc, I was hooked (though it wasn't my "favorite" yet), and had to know more. I went online, only to discover you-know-what happened to this series, so I started checking out more on it.
The rest is history. =D
Just because some others were mentioning it, I went into NGE not expecting alot. I came out pretty much thinking the same thing. :\
Rave Master......cuz the video game was fun as heck so I kinda started watching the show.
Are you referring to the GC/PS2 one? I hated that one. Xo