@Gekko135:
What I watched: Neon Genesis Evangelion
What I expected: A sci-fi mech anime with rich characters, deep plot with symbolism, and psychological issues
What I got: all of the above, yet the entirety of the cast is infuriating and unlikeable to the point of a LOT.
This. Also…
What I watched: Rebuild of Evangelion
What I expected: Neon Genesis Evangelion with prettier graphics.
What I got: A sci-fi mech anime with rich characters, deep plot with symbolism, and psychological issues.
What I watched: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
What I expected: Mindless awesomeness.
What I got: Mindless awesomeness.
What I watched: So-Ra-No-Wo-To
What I expected: Military K-On! (Aka mindless entertainment.)
What I got: A solid story that actually had some soul to it… And some of the most gorgeous background-art I have ever seen.
What I watched: Umineko no Naku Koro ni
What I expected: Higurashi v2. (aka a suspenseful mystery-story.)
What I got: A never-ending chain of random events that got increasingly stupid to the point where it got completely impossible to take anything seriously after a while.
What I watched: Ookami Kakushi
What I expected: Same as what I expected from Umineko.
What I got: A cheap Higurashi-knockoff. (Which still makes it far better than Umineko, mind you.)
What I watched: World Destruction
What I expected: …What anyone would expect from a series with that title.
What I got: FILLER! And nothing else.