Anime reached a peak in the 90s and early 2000s that seems extremely difficult to surpass, even for series reboots that can't quite hold a candle to their originality. Points for the effort aside, there are also cases when a reboot ends up causing more harm than good with the franchise.
On that note, here are six Reboots of classic series that completely ruined the franchise. With poor animations and even worse sound and character designs, these series caused great controversy among their die-hard fans.
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Digimon Adventure 02 (2000)
They tried to innovate, and they completely blew it
After 54 incredible episodes, Digimon Adventure The story of the chosen eight children and their Digimon partners ended with a golden brooch. And in the year 2000 a new set of chosen children and two reboots from previous castings were released. was the story labeled as lackingDespite the new 'armor evolution' they carry their own weight (and are basically the only interesting thing in the series).
Later, the introduction of Jogress Digi Evolution also pumped it up, but the pacing was absurdly slow and boring, and the filler episodes were so bad that fans thought it was the end of the franchise. Fortunately, a few years later, they forcibly acquired Digimon Tamers, which basically refloated the sinking franchise after that absurd failure. Perhaps, that was the only saving grace in all the mess Black War GreymonOne of the best Digimon characters in the series.
shaman king
It was a good idea, but the pacing was too rushed
shaman king was and is one of the greatest anime of all time, although it had its flaws (like other great shonen Fullmetal Alchemist). And when a reboot was announced for 2021, fans were excited. But trying to cover all the volumes of the manga in a few episodes was the biggest mistake they could have made.
A rush of speed destroyed it completelyAnd the animation, design, and other aspects of the nostalgic 2001 series were completely erased. In the end, the cure was worse than the disease, and shaman king was burdened by the hasty development.
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Sorcerer Staber Orphan
Look what they did to my poor boy!
A Awful, poorly animated, and frankly, a complete disaster of a reboot. It lacks the charisma, character-centric story, and incredible soundtrack of its original version. along with A disgusting Manhwa version, Sorcerer Staber Orphan The anime received a reboot.
Sorcerer Staber OrphanThe reboot is just a succession of battle scenes Funny bad creature design (Especially Bloody August, which looks like a green wyvern instead of a monstrous dragon). Again, motion, character voices, animation: Everything is a complete messAnd apparently trying to put two and two together is a complete waste of time. They really ruined it.
Knights of the Zodiac
An aberration of nature, it had never seen the light of day
Not a true fan Saint Seiya Avoid taking a single look at it and growling in disgust. The essence of what made Kurumada's work the most iconic and greatest shonen series is completely absent from this production. Unsurprisingly, the fan score for this CGI-produced animation was brutally low.
The voice acting is as weak as it gets, and even if they had considered the original actors for the job, there's no certainty that it could have improved. The facial expressions are stiff and awkward, so much so that we may venture to call this series. 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' of modern anime.
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Rurouni Kenshin (2023)
A decent effort, but absolutely lacking compared to the original
Rurouni Kensin (Also known as Samurai-X) is one of the most iconic shonen series in the history of anime. Created by the controversial Nobuhiro Watsuki, this anime saw a lot of action and changed hands on more than one occasion until it was finally brought back by Liden Films (also in charge of the hated Berserk reboot).
At this point, Kenshin fans begin to believe that the series is cursed, as this reboot has done nothing but rekindle the flames of anger among its most die-hard fans, who believe that despite the colorful visuals and upgraded quality, the battle scenes and character designs are completely flawed and lifeless. The pacing is an absolute nightmare, and the lack of original soundtracks makes it hurt so deeply and personally. To add insult to injury, the toned-down Kensen lacks charm in more ways than one, Transforming the memory of the legendary and charismatic ronin into a tragic joke.
Berserk 2016
Winner of the “Worst Reboots of All Time” Award: By a Wide Margin
with Stiff animations like a statueand an even Worse camera use than inside the room movieThe Berserk Even the reboot from 2016 can't compare to its 1997 original. Considered by fans and experts as one of the worst reboots of all time, the series was the final nail in the coffin of an already dying franchise.
For reasons we cannot understand, some thought it did some good (even if it was bad), and kept it. Berserk On the lips of fans again, rekindling audience interest for this classic. Be that as it may, nothing good has come of it. Although the manga series was continued (by some) after Kentaro Miura's death (except by his close friend Kouji Mori), this was due to audience interest in the manga rather than the anime. After this failure there is less chance to get solid animation for Berserk. but We will always have the originalSo there is a silver lining.
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