hehe that's pretty funny. For me it was the more unique style of OP that made me watch it. No one had recommended it too me. The soccer special had just been released and i downloaded it. And the two things that made me watch it was the art and the strange powers some people had.

But i can't really understand how the art can make you not read/watch it even if you don't like it. If the story is good and unique then the crappy art just goes away. Let's take HxH for example. I thought that one had poor art but since i was recommended it i decided to keep watching a few episodes more. And after i managed to watch through the slow start and came to the action part i was hooked. And today it's one of my favorite animes. The same with Berserk. I didn't think much of the art. But damn the anime and manga was awesome. And today i just love the style and art of Berserk. It's so fit the series.

I'm a person the usually get discouraged from watching if it's bad art/style/design. But if i for some reason start to watch it and the story is good the art don't bother me one bit.