In a year certain to be crowded with great-looking anime ... director of cult anime classics like Kite, Mezzo Forte, and Wizard Barristers, Yasuomi Umetsu has now teamed up with studio SHAFT ...

But sometimes, the anime just doesn’t live up to expectations ... So, let’s take a look at 10 disappointing anime that made us wish we had just stuck to the manga. With Blue Lock being ...