>>21050235Digimon: It is an many people said inconsistent, also the main cast was too big so the show was often too chaotic because it had to spread the attention between so many characters and their Digimon. It did have some nice games like Digimon World 2003.
Yu-Gi-Oh!:
For a show based on cards I had a so many horrible side characters constantly taking distracting the main focus of the serie. The card game isn't that good when you think about it, you're spending more time reading card effects and not trying to mindfuck yourself instead of playing the card game.
Pokemon:
The Pokemon anime is more laid back compared to Digimon, it doesn't need overdesigned creatures as big as skyscrapers to be enjoyable. It had a small cast which you can easily keep track of. The games were a huge boost to the serie but even when the same style of games got underwhelming throughout the years they still sell good.