Most Polarizing Anime/Manga you were a fan of?

Though it's not too widely seen, lots of people hated Geneshaft, saying it was a badly written Evangelion ripoff with plot holes everywhere, but many also loved it, saying it was very well written, intelligent, and unique. Personally, I hold the latter opinion.

I believe Geneshaft was relatively interesting, particularly in terms of the unusual sci-fi setting and the gender politics involved, but it also felt like the story and characters needed twice as many episodes to fully come across. While I certainly didn't hate it, some scenes did occasionally feel boring or confusing along the way. Perhaps the basic concept would have worked better as a spin-off/side story to an existing series, if they weren't going to use more than 13 episodes, though I guess that would mean losing some of its uniqueness.

edited 22nd Jul '12 12:12:08 AM by Madonis

Cardcaptor Sakura is one of the most saccharine animes made. The plot is slow moving and harbored half the time by romantic sub plots, and a lot of the cast have Mary Sue qualities. At the same time however, it's part of it's charm, and I end up prefering it over it's toned down Cardcaptors dub.

The title character herself is the love child of a puppy and a kitten rolling around in a bag of sugar. But she has enough warmth and personality in her that she is rather endearing than just sickly, and it's hard to be disgusted by a character that makes you go "awwww" every two minutes.

The romance overwelms the plot and obviously it's "love triumphs in all forms" can be quite a controversy, but it's implemented in a manner that it kinda works. The main couple felt a bit rushed since Sakura had so little time to develop her own feelings for Syaoran, but everyone adored when it finally happened.

More complaint threads. Stop it.