History RuinedFOREVER / AnimeAndManga

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Most commonly Sasuke [[SpotlightStealingSquad being the focus of an entire arc]] (especially the part about [[spoiler:[[ShockingSwerve Itachi being a good guy]]]]). Honestly, it has such an UnpleasableFanbase you can find someone that thinks the series JumpedTheShark at any moment, usually in the form of "(Character X) [[OutOfFocus hasn't done anything in months]], it's ruined!" Additionally, there's also a segment of the fandom that has said the TimeSkip was when they stopped liking it, [[SelectiveObliviousness even if most of what they're complaining about didn't happen until quite a while after or had been happening for a while before the time skip itself]] and they more or less seem to just be trying to focus their scorn on something important.

** Special mention should probably also go to [[spoiler:Yammy's {{Reveal}} as the 0 Espada]], which tended to be viewed by many fans as a) wall-bangingly [[AssPull stupid]], b) hilarious, c) [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome awesome]], or d) some combination of the above.

* In ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'', many fans assumed for a long time that BigBad Z-One was actually Yusei, from the future. What happened when his true identity as an imposter was revealed? Pure rage, at least from American fans. '''"Sacrilege! Ruined forever!"''' (Of course, the thing is, no character on the show or any of the show's writers had ever actually made the claim even once up to then that he was Yusei. Fans had just assumed, like the case with Bruno, that it was an badly-kept secret that was ''intentionally'' badly kept.) What the FanDumb fans might as well have said was, "We don't care how often writers do it, how ''dare'' you lead us on with a red herring and then give us an ending that surprised us?" and "Why should the series have a happy ending where [[StatusQuoIsGod the status quo is preserved]] and the hero remains heroic?" and "How could you think of [[ItsAllAboutMe making the canon source conflict with our fanfics?]]" And so on. These fans never assumed that the creators were going for the ending they didn't expect.

* What's this? A male gender in a ''Anime/LoveLive'' world? MY IDEALISTIC PERSONAL HEADCANON OF THEIR WORLD AS AN ULTIMATELY FEMALE DOMINANT PLANET IS OFFICIALLY RUINED!!!111

* Apparently Season 2 of ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'' is ruined forever because [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly1hQrGlaoU they used CGI to animate it]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI1JTLkSZr0 instead of using the classic style]]. Never mind the fact that they managed to find the majority of the original voice actors from the original, that they are able to do a "season 2" with the original premise, instead of doing a complete reboot like many TheEighties cartoons have got (you know, like ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats'', ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'', ''WesternAnimation/SheRa'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|1987}}'', they were able to keep the same musical atmosphere of the show, except for updating the instruments and cleaning up the background, and that everyone looks almost virtually like they did in 1982.

* Apparently Season 2 of ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'' is ruined forever because [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly1hQrGlaoU they used CGI to animate it]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI1JTLkSZr0 instead of using the classic style]]. Never mind the fact that they managed to find the majority of the original voice actors from the original, that they are able to do a "season 2" with the original premise, instead of doing a complete reboot like many TheEighties cartoons have got (you know, like ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats'', ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'', ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|1987}}'', they were able to keep the same musical atmosphere of the show, except for updating the instruments and cleaning up the background, and that everyone looks almost virtually like they did in 1982.

* ''Manga/FairyTail'': The first timeskip, up until the [[GrowingTheBeard Tartaros arc]]. While the Grand Magic Games was fairly well-received for the first three-and-a-half days (mostly because Fairy Tail wasn't absolutely dominating everyone yet), the fourth day soured reception as Natsu defeating Sting and Rogue through ThePowerOfFriendship. After this point, Fairy Tail would be portrayed as [[InvincibleHero completely invincible]] to the point where many stopped seeing any potential for conflict, ending with Sting's [[NeverLiveItDown infamous]] surrender. The Dragon War was more positively received, but many felt that it ended too suddenly when the Eclipse Gate's destruction prevented all the events that caused the War from ever happening. The Sun Village arc received criticism for spiking the {{Fanservice}} to unprecedented heights, ending on a HotSpringsEpisode that Hiro actually apologized for just when the story was getting into Tartaros (and then there were those who just couldn't care about what was largely a BreatherEpisode).

** This has perhaps become even more pronounced in the last arc due to such revelations as [[spoiler:Masaki Kurosaki being a Quincy, Retsu Unohana being revealed as an unrepentent bloodthirsty psychopath who dies just for the sake of making Kenpachi Zaraki stronger, and the true nature of Zangetsu.]] Because these developments fundamentally alter perception of the characters, some of the fans who dislike them say that their enjoyment of the earlier parts of the series has been irrevocably tainted. And that's not getting into the ever present debates on whether these developments make sense, could have used a better build up or are just straight up [[AssPull ass-pulls]].

* In general, parts of the online fandom of any given anime tend to say that ''any'' anime that gets [[SubbingVersusDubbing dubbed into English]] (no matter how faithfully), is "ruined" just… ''because'', despite the fact that no one's ever going to force them to actually ''listen'' to the English audio.

* According to older [[AmericansHateTingle Western]] fans, anime '''in general''' has been ruined thanks to {{Lolicon|AndShotacon}}s demanding more {{Moe}} and/or [[YaoiFangirl Yaoi Fangirls]] demanding [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys more]] [[BishonenJumpSyndrome Bishonen]]...Which causes some UnfortunateImplications being that [[GirlShowGhetto feminity automatically ruins a series]].

** As an example: Even though the modern Creator/StudioGhibli dubs are pretty well-respected, there remain some so-called "[[FanDumb true fans]]" who insist on hating them simply because Disney produces them, and they object to any change to the dialogue ([[Anime/CastleInTheSky or music]]) that may have been done to these films, stating that these movies have therefore been destroyed – an argument which is totally fatuous considering that Ghibli themselves (and sometimes Miyazaki) give their approval to these dubs at every stage. If they don't think their works are ruined, who are such "fans" to say otherwise?

*** Speaking of that one… Disney let the younger siblings of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers voice-act Ponyo and Sousuke (respectively) in the English dub of ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea''? Cue building nerdrage via PeripheryHatedom by proxy, months before the dub ever saw the light of day.

** Having the replacement arc for Team Plasma ''follow'' the TournamentArc? Stuffing all your {{Filler}} in the last 5 months of the generation? I'm not too sure about this…

* Many people complain over the Viz re-releases of ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'' for various reasons, the most legitimate complaint being that there seem to be [[NoExportForYou no plans to release the third gen story arcs]] until/unless the Ruby/Sapphire remakes come out, leaving out about 15 volumes worth of material out that will inevitably cause massive plot holes and spoilers in the currently on-going Diamond/Pearl arc.
** The Ruby/Sapphire chapter is finally released, but the above still applies as it'll never catch up to prevent the spoilers.

* What's this? A male gender in a ''Anime/LoveLive'' world? MY IDEALISTIC PERSONAL HEADCANON OF THEIR WORLD AS FEMALE DOMINANT IS OFFICIALLY RUINED!!1

** Some Team Rocket fans claimed the trio was ruined FOREVER!! when Jessie and James were given black uniforms and a serious promotion, along with a new serious-business attitude. In reality, they were made badass and much more awesome, though the change didn't last for the whole arc.

* Whats this? A male gender in a ''Anime/LoveLive'' world? MY IDEALISTIC PERSONAL CANON OF THEIR WORLD AS FEMALE DOMINANT IS RUINED!!1

* The ''Anime/PrettyCure'' fandom is apparently the DistaffCounterpart of the ''Transformers'' fandom or something, judging by the InternetBackdraft that occurs every time the premise of the next series is revealed without fail, complete with one subset that everything needs to go back to the way it was in [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure 2004]]. When your fandom complains about ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'' for being an AlternateContinuity, then complains about ''[[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Yes! Pretty Cure 5GoGo!]]'' for ''not'' being an AlternateContinuity. And then you have ''Anime/PrettyCureAllStars New Stage'', due to the fact that the movie focuses more on the original character introduced in the movie and the [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure current]] and [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure previous]] teams than [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure the]] [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar whole]] [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 seven]] [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure teams]] [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure combined]]. Sheesh...

* According to older [[AmericansHateTingle Western]] fans, anime '''in general''' has been ruined thanks to {{Lolicon}}s demanding more {{Moe}} and/or [[YaoiFangirl Yaoi Fangirls]] demanding [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys more]] [[BishonenJumpSyndrome Bishonen]]...Which causes some UnfortunateImplications being that [[GirlShowGhetto feminity automatically ruins a series]].

** Unfortunately, Touma has a working relationship with Subaru… oh shit…
** Some argue that ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' ruined the series forever, particularly by [[DemotedToExtra drastically reducing certain characters' screentime]], [[PutOnABus if not writing them out entirely]] (Particularly [[RomanticRunnerUp Yuuno]]).
** It should also be noted that fans of the [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Nanoha/Fate pairing]] who RAGE at having a male protagonist in the ''Force'' manga actually ''adore'' and ''worship'' [=StrikerS=] for making the heroines [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship share a bed]], have six-year-old [[CloneJesus Vivio]] [[HasTwoMommies call both of them 'mama']] and, thanks to the [[AudioAdaptation sound stages]], be called 'The Takamachi Family'. Not to mention that they are very glad about the [[PutOnABus the almost-disappearance]] of [[RomanticRunnerUp Yuuno]].

** [[FurryFandom Furries]] [[{{Rule34}} ruined]] [[MemeticMutation Digimon]].

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'' was [[WhamEpisode such a shift in demeanor]] from the much darker ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]]'' that much of the fandom [[FanonDisContinuity would prefer not to think it happened.]]

** Depending on who you ask, ''00'' was either ruined forever in its first season (''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' with Gundams), in its second season (the ''Zeta Gundam'' rehash) or in its movie (the bastard child of ''Char's Counterattack'' and ''StarTrekFirstContact''). To summarize, ''00'' was ruined forever because it either 1.) diverted from traditional ''Gundam'' storytelling, 2.) reverted to traditional ''Gundam'' storytelling or 3.) [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking was invaded by an army of T-1000s]]. And then there's the crowd who found ''00'''s writing shoddy throughout...

* After seeing just ONE episode of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Kira'' (the newest OVA), many of the fans are saying this.
** The episode in question was about 90% sexual fanservice and isn't even canon.

* According to older [[AmericansHateTingle Western]] fans, anime '''in general''' has been ruined thanks to {{Lolicon}}s demanding more {{Moe}} and/or [[YaoiFangirl Yaoi Fangirls]] demanding [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys more]] [[BishonenJumSyndrome Bishonen]]...Which causes some UnfortunateImplications being that [[GirlShowGhetto feminity automatically ruins a series]].

* The English dub for ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' uses "OMNI-DIRECTIONAL GEAR" instead of "3-D MANEUVER GEAR"? RUINED FOREVER!!!1

* The dub used "OMNI-DIRECTIONAL GEAR" instead of [[Manga/AttackOnTitan "3-D MANEUVER GEAR"?]] RUINED FOREVER!!!1

* Many fans of ''Manga/DeathNote'' felt that this moment occurred with [[spoiler: the death of L, about halfway through the series]]. Many of those fans that were forgiving of ''that'' moment tended to be less forgiving of the appearances of [[ReplacementScrappy Mello and/or Near]].

* According to older [[AmericansHateTingle Western]] fans, anime '''in general''' has been ruined thanks to {{Lolicon}}s demanding more {{Moe}} and/or [[YaoiFangirl Yaoi Fangirls]] demanding [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys more]] [[BishounenJump Bishounen]]...Which causes some UnfortunateImplications being that [[GirlShowGhetto feminity automatically ruins a series]].

** Some Team Rocket fans claimed the trio was ruined FOREVER!! when Jessie and James were given black uniforms and a serious promotion, along with a new serious-business attitude. In reality, they were made {{Badass}} and much more awesome, though the change didn't last for the whole arc.

* Oh cool, [[SarcasmMode FINALLY]] there will be a [=LatAm=] dub for ''Anime/DragonBallZKai''. Oh wait… there were economic issues? Half of the original [[VoiceActor VAs]] refused to dub? [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks THEY WERE REPLACED BY COMPLETE STRANGERS?! INCLUDING THE SINGER?!!]]

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* Some sections of the ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' fanbase tend to think every new and irritating bit in TheAnimeOfTheGame (which there is admittedly quite a lot of) has Ruined the series FOREVER. Particularly cutting out all the real-world parts of [=EP4=] after [[spoiler:George and Jessica kill each other]] to give more time to the Meta-World sequences and backstory for a somewhat CreatorsPet-ified Ange.