Popular anime that you've dropped on purpose?
For me, it was Inuyasha. I kept hearing so many good things about it, and the fact that it was an early 2000s series, I thought it'd be a fun ride.
After 20 episodes, turns out it wasn't for me. There wasn't nearly as much action as I though there would be, considering that it was a shonen. The focus on the interpersonal relationships and other romantic elements just slowly bored me until I couldn't take it anymore lol.
Now, this isn't a jab at romance, as I absolutely love Kaguya-sama, My Dress-Up Darling was cool, and the TwiYor moments in Spy X Family are amazing(but these all have comedy to balance it). It's just that I didn't get what I was looking for in Inuyasha.
How about you? What widely popular shows have you dropped after not enjoying enough?