In the first half of Fall 2024, several anime began to stand out on MyAnimeList, though not always for positive reasons. Some series, despite accumulating high viewer counts, also saw a significant number of drops on the platform, as users decided whether to continue watching each title this season.
This is understandable, as most fans follow the well-known “four-episode rule,” a practice that suggests waiting until the fourth episode to make a final decision about whether to continue or abandon a show.
The “four-episode rule” has become an unofficial guideline within the anime community, especially on tracking platforms like MyAnimeList. The logic behind this rule is simple: generally, an anime will introduce its premise, initial plot developments, and main characters within the first four episodes. By this point, many fans feel they have enough information to determine whether a series will continue to hold their interest or if they should move on to another show.
This practice, consistently observed with each new anime season, has a significant impact on the drop statistics of popular titles.
In simpler terms, if viewers watch the first four episodes of an anime but find it unengaging enough to continue, that’s when the term “drop” comes into play.
Here are the rankings of the most dropped anime for Fall 2024:
- Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Season 2 – 971 drops
- Negative Positive Angler – 989 drops
- Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms – 1,043 drops
- Nina the Starry Bride – 1,045 drops
- A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! – 1,214 drops
- If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student – 1,296 drops
- I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History – 1,377 drops
- Good Bye, Dragon Life – 1,395 drops
- The Most Notorious “Talker” Runs the World’s Greatest Clan – 1,410 drops
- Demon Lord, Retry! R – 1,414 drops
- Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii – 1,420 drops
- Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister – 1,431 drops
- The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest – 1,432 drops
- 365 Days to the Wedding – 1,434 drops
- Let This Grieving Soul Retire – 1,503 drops
- Dandadan – 1,584 drops
- Loner Life in Another World – 1,972 drops
- You are Ms. Servant – 2,050 drops
- Blue Lock Season 2 – 2,272 drops
- Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror – 6,333 drops
On a positive note, a dropped anime doesn’t always carry a negative connotation. It also presents an opportunity for viewers to seek out and discover new works that may better align with their current tastes.