It’s Officially The End Of An Era For Anime

One of the biggest shifts in the anime world is the decline of long-running series. Anime are now much more likely to be produced in shorter, seasonal blocks, which helps maintain quality and prevents burnout for the animators. It’s becoming unusual for a show to reach even 50 episodes in a row, and this trend is expected to become even more pronounced after 2025, potentially ending the era of very long anime series.

7 Classic TV Shows With Criminally Low Rotten Tomatoes Scores

TV shows often run for several seasons, and Rotten Tomatoes calculates their overall score by averaging positive reviews from all those seasons. Because review opinions can change a lot from season to season, some shows don’t have a single overall critic score, even if they do have an audience score. This scoring system can cause some variation in the scores you’ll see on this list, but every show here has surprisingly low ratings.