Moving on to the next list and no prizes for guessing that this is the worst females in a harem list.
Honorable Mentions
The One who means well but will Likely Kill you with her Cooking Type
Mizuki Himeji from Baka + Test
The Emotionless Girl who's only Facial Expression is Blank Stare Type
Nino from Arakawa Under the Bridge
The Constantly Pissed off One who takes all her Frustrations out on you Type
Akira Kogami from Lucky Star
10. The Workaholic who Chooses Career over Romance Despite being the Most Popular Girl Type
Ami Mizuno from Sailor Moon
Not that there's anything wrong with the decision only this hits harder knowing that I have been on the receiving end of this particular type of girl before.
9. The Socially Bankrupt one who expects Popularity on a Plate and then goes Crazy when Nothing Happens Type
Tomoko Kuroki from Watamote
Don't take your dating advice from dating games especially when it makes you look stoned from playing them too much, not made any easier by Tomoko's twisted take on reality.
8. The Bella Swan Wannabe Type
Yuki Cross from Vampire Knight
You're another reason why Vampires can never be cool EVER AGAIN!
7. The One who Forces you to do things for her Amusement and Destroys the World when she doesn't get her way Type
Haruhi Suzumiya from Haruhi Suzumiya
If you're going to give god a form, don't choose a form of a school girl who gets her kicks from bullying people into doing her bidding.
6. The Unstable Murderer Type
Diclonius from Elfen Lied
Any Female Character from Higurashi
Yandere Characters in General
There are some names within the two anime listed to run away from really fast, and I'm fully aware that the point of Elfen Lied is to sympathize with the Diclonius I just find it hard knowing that even when trying to help them my spine is probably going to explode in the process.
5. The Violent Tsundere Type
Houki Shinonono from Infinite Stratos
Naru Narusegawa from Love Hina
Taiga Aisaka from Toradora
At least a Yandere you can pin down to being mentally insane, Tsundere's know what they're doing and 9 times out of 10 there's no reason for the victim to be abused. Speaking of which the next two have similarities to this one.
4. The One who thinks her Title gives her the right to be a Complete Utter Bitch Type
Louise Francoise Le Blanc de la Valliere from Familiar of Zero
Louise takes Tsundere to another level and uses her title as another excuse for violence, what makes this worst is that she still ends up with Saito despite forcing him to sleep rough, making him her slave and hitting him for no reason. You know Japan there's a reason these characters aren't popular anymore.
3. The Psycho Lesbian Feminist who Hates you and Hits you for no Reason Type
Ume Shiraume from Ben-to
You can see a theme going now, while Ume has no business in a harem in the first place it still doesn't excuse her behavior towards men and equally her behavior towards women, she has some pretty sick ideas in her head and I had to purposely skip her focus episode because of it.
2. The One who takes Advantage of Your Kindness who then Dumps you for not being Good Enough to solve her emotional issues Type
Flay Allstar from Gundam Seed
The scary thing about this one is that this is the type of thing you read in gossip magazines and Jerry Springer Esque chat shows and none of them end well. While the Death of her father is a source for all of this that doesn't excuse her from playing emotional mind games with her targets and it only ends badly for her in the end.
1. The Crazy Stalker who goes too far Type
Ringo Oginome from Mawaru Penguindrum
This one takes the award for sickest individual female in anime. Ringo is obsessed with a teacher her deceased older sister was dating and is convinced by her diary and using the excuse of Destiny tries to win his heart, while the early stuff is Juvia level stalking it gets worst when she tries drugging, raping and killing him to get her way. Oh wait I forgot, the guy who made Utena did this show. Kunihiko Ikuhara you are one sick individual!
This entry was inspired by KyraChan's little debate over which is better, Pokemon or Death Note, and I argued that Death Note doesn't warrant talking about these days while Pokemon is still a talking point today but thinking over my comments, I realized that Death Note isn't the only anime like that and many anime that were popular during their initial run are barely mentioned anymore, so what happened to the anime that were once popular staples of the industry? Lets have a run down.
1. Akira & Ghost in the Shell
Akira used to be the one series other than Dragonballz that people used to say was the best but these days it's content has been done better by better shows. Equally Ghost in the Shell is highly rated but has fizzled out of form for the last five years, it doesn't help that it's a source of inspiration for The Matrix who for an icon of Sci-Fi film making hasn't budged since the Trilogy ended in 2003.
2. Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, 90s Anime in General
Cowboy Bebop is highly rated as the greatest anime of all time and it's hard to argue that case unless your Japanese because in reality it didn't do as well back home as it did in America mainly because the content is more understandable to a Western Audience, but it hasn't done much not even warranting a mention these days. Trigun has a similar problem, in fact a good portion of 90s anime that's not set in Japan are not mentioned anymore.
3. Inuyasha
Inuyasha was once the most popular anime in the world way before Shonen Jump clawed back their crown but these days a good portion of young fans won't know what Inuyasha is or have only received it's legacy which isn't a pleasant one, but there's room on another entry on why that is another time.
4. Haruhi Suzumiya & Lucky Star
Remember when Haruhiism was a trend? Not these days, the trend plummeted as quickly as it came in and poor old Lucky Star is starting to be dragged into the same pit of oblivion.
5. Full Metal Alchemist
Has been permanently disowned by the fanbase because of Brotherhood which is obnoxious and very unfair.
6. Death Note & Code Geass
With nothing left to run on the series, the actual Death Note is not as shocking these days since Madoka Magica & Attack on Titan have been argued to be better shows. Code Geass hasn't had much mention in a while either.
7. Yu-Gi-Oh
The Abridged Series has labeled the franchise an absolute joke and has practically died a sudden death.
8. Other notable mentions
Negima has stepped out of the spotlight along with Harem Shows in general.
Slice of Life shows are not popular right now.
And while Shonen Jump still runs strong, the enthusiasm for it's top four shows is dropping.
Ghibli Films are still popular but are losing momentum and might find it difficult post Miyazaki.
Endangered
Gurren Lagann: Might be outclassed by it's owner's new show Kill-La-Kill.
Gundam: Providing it avoids becoming a toy anime it should survive.
Evangelion: Running out of ideas to flog without destroying it's credibility.
Fairy Tail: Since the threat of it being cancelled it's starting to lose momentum.
Sailor Moon: It might struggle against it's new rivals seeing as Madoka Magica has changed the playing field.
Tiger & Bunny: Considering how it ended, it's hard to continue from where it is.
Soul Eater: Hanging on for dear life.
Escaped
Black Butler: Gothic fashion is still in and is still a cosplay favorite.
Ouran Host Club: Is still popular surprisingly.
Berserk: Why? It's rubbish.
Higurashi: Not as much as the others but still holding better than most.
Rurouni Kenshin: Successful thanks to a good Live Action adaption.
Anyway you get my point, a lot of shows which were so high ranking back in their day are hardly mentioned anymore. It'll take a lot of time and effort to pin point why this has happened especially to some of the best shows of all time, but seeing as I've grabbed your attention it might be time to start reviewing some heavy hitters of the industry, so expect some big name titles in my next few reviews.
