Most of us here have been watching this trash (anime) for longer than we can remember. I think we can all agree that its quality can... fluctuate a bit. You have good seasons, that reinforce what you like about the medium... and you have seasons that just seem to insult your patience and intelligence. The fall season of 2004; case in point. These were bad times for me. I just didn't seem to find anything genuinely interesting to watch.

I suppose I had just reached a point in my anime career where the feelings of 'sameness' and 'trying to be cool but weren't' actually meant something to me. The one show that epitomized this for me was Bakeratsu no Tenshi. It was the first time I couldn't JUST WATCH something because it was animated. I worried that I may be outgrowing one of my favorite past times, as I skipped many shows that season, plagued by a fear that it (anime) just didn't appeal to me anymore. Thankfully, other shows before and after have reignited my interest, and I'm sure not all of the line up from that season was that bad.

So that is my personal mini-darkage. Please, share with us a memorably bad season that maybe made you reconsider a new hobby? Example shows would be nice, too (if for no other reason than to start conversation).