| Not really my sort of thing▲▼ | Comment▲▼ |
| Ai Yori Aoshi (TV) | Too much fanservice. |
| Black Lagoon (TV) | Sounds too action-oriented. |
| Burst Angel (TV) | Sounds too comedic. |
| Ceres, Celestial Legend (TV) | Too much of a fantasy element. |
| Claymore (TV) | As above. |
| Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (TV) | Mecha without any romance. |
| Cowboy Bebop (TV) | Bang. |
| Divergence Eve (TV) | Sounds too comedic. |
| Eat-Man (TV) | Strange concept |
| El-Hazard: The Magnificent World (OAV) | Sounds too comedic. |
| Ergo Proxy (TV) | Sounds too scary. |
| Fantastic Children (TV) | Too much of a fantasy element. |
| Fullmetal Alchemist (TV) | Too much of a fantasy element. |
| Gakuen Alice (TV) | Magical Girls. |
| Gantz (TV) | Sounds too scary. |
| Genshiken (TV) | Sounds too uneventful. |
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV) | I don't like multiple canons. |
| Grave of the Fireflies (movie) | Made by the same person who made Pom Poko. |
| Gungrave (TV) | Sounds too action-oriented. |
| Honey and Clover (TV) | Sounds too uneventful. |
| Honey and Clover II (TV) | As above. |
| Kaleido Star (TV) | Gymnastics theme. |
| Karas (OAV) | Too much of a fantasy element. |
| Kiddy Grade (TV) | Sounds uninspired. |
| Kino's Journey (TV) | The motorcycle can talk. |
| Looking for the Full Moon (TV) | Shoujo. |
| Love Hina (TV) | Harem. |
| Madlax (TV) | Girls with guns. |
| Mushi-Shi (TV) | Too much of a fantasy element. |
| My-HiME (TV) | As above. |
| NANA (TV) | Shoujo. |
| Nodame Cantabile (TV) | Musical theme. |
| Noir (TV) | Girls with guns. |
| Paradise Kiss (TV) | Fashion theme. |
| Patlabor The Mobile Police (OAV 1/1988) | Sounds too comedic. |
| Perfect Blue (movie) | Sounds too scary. |
| Popotan (TV) | Harem. |
| Revolutionary Girl Utena (TV) | Shoujo. |
| Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (OAV) | Samurai. |
| Sakura Wars (OAV) | Sounds uninspired. |
| Shakugan no Shana (TV) | Too much of a fantasy element. |
| Simoun (TV) | Yuri. Gender switching. Religious theme. |
| (The) Slayers (TV) | Sounds too comedic. |
| Sword of the Stranger (movie) | Samurai. |
| Tenchi Muyo! (OAV 1/1992) | Sounds too comedic. |
| Texhnolyze (TV) | Sounds too scary. |
| (The) Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye (TV) | Sounds too action-oriented. |
| Tokyo Godfathers (movie) | Strange concept. |
| Trigun (TV) | Sounds too action-oriented. |
| (The) Twelve Kingdoms (TV) | Too much of a fantasy element. |
| Utawarerumono (TV) | As above. |
| (The) Vision of Escaflowne (TV) | As above. |
| Welcome to the NHK (TV) | Sounds too comedic. |
| Whisper of the Heart (movie) | It's romance, but also Miyazaki. |
| Witch Hunter Robin (TV) | Too much of a fantasy element. |