| Basically, a topic to suggest anime that have been labeled as a bad series for quite possibly the wrong reasons, yet may be worth watching. First write the title of the anime, then explain why this anime is underrated, and why it may actually be worth watching. Anime: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Reason: YGO is a true hidden gem among anime. If not for 4kids pathetic dub and the heavy commerical card game among, yes, children, the anime would most likely have the respect it deserves. The dub is not an accurate representation of the Japanese series, and when watching the Japanese version you should forget everything about the card game in real life. Many label it a cheap cash-in anime to sell cards. Wrong. The manga with the card games came out far before the cards were even in production. It's true even the Japanese version deals with friendship and trusting your cards, but hardly to the extent of the abysmal dub with all the "hearts of the cards and the power of friendship" jibberish. I have nothing but positive things to say about the Japanese version. Characters are likeable, voices are excellent, duels are actually exciting, you can easily get emotionally engaged in the plot, the original soundtrack is fantastic, the most amazing villains I have ever seen (Yami Marik is quite frankly THE best villain ever), fillers are actually really good (Virtual world arc, Doma Orchalos), and finally, OP and EDs are excellent. Say what you want about GX, but DM is a hidden gem among anime, taunted by a bad reputation due to 4kids and the CCG. Your turn. |
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| Kaiji - not many people want to watch it though because of the art style Gintama - probably the funniest anime I've seen, although it's getting more popular lately which is great. |
| D.N.Angel- basically no one has really has heard of the anime, and the people that have seen it thought it wasn't really good. To me it was top 10 worthy, but I guess not at the moment. |
| Interesting how this club didn't have a similar thread already made but since anime is such a broad subject, probably more topics will come up sooner or later and if an overrated thread is made, possibly might consider combining the 2 anyway Last Exile - Seems to me like this one is underrated, well, at least unpopular since people who watch it tend to like it. This show is great in my opinion |
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| Man, one of the more underrated shows has to be Utawarerumono. Not very popular and people knocked it down from 8 to the high 7s when it definitely deserves to be around 8.5-9. It only has 2 votes for it on the essential list. What's up with that? It's got everything you want in an anime.
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tigerz said: Utawarerumono. Meh, not really, but that's only my opinion. There aren't that many underrated shows here on MAL, actually - everything tends to be overrated. Some might be not as popular as they deserve to be, but I wouldn't say underrated. The only ones I can think of are Hataraki Man and Tenjou Tenge, the latter one not even underrated since so many people have watched it. |
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| Mahoraba~Heartful Days~ It is a great anime with awesome characters and a great storyline. It only has a 7.67 rating even though I think it is one of the best comedy/romance anime. |
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| Hmm... it'd have to be... (my ratings) Arashi no Yoru ni (10) Angelic Layer (8) BoBoBo-Bo Bo-Bobo (10) Bokurano (9) Ginga Densetsu Weed (8) Moyashimon (8) Out of all of them, though, Arashi's definately the most underrated. It has an absolute beautiful storyline that no one will give a chance. |
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| RahXephon Im gonna have to go with RahXephon as well. Usually it gets butchered because of people comparing it to Evangelion but if you can watch it without that in mind, its comes out to be a really great story. |
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georgi said: tigerz said: Utawarerumono. Meh, not really, but that's only my opinion. There aren't that many underrated shows here on MAL, actually - everything tends to be overrated. Some might be not as popular as they deserve to be, but I wouldn't say underrated. The only ones I can think of are Hataraki Man and Tenjou Tenge, the latter one not even underrated since so many people have watched it. I agree. I remember that when Clannad first came out, it was already in the top 30 or something. Clannad does have it strengths but I don't think it's THAT good. Underrated anime, I'll say Bartender. A lot of people don't watch it because they think it's boring, but I actually think it's very well made. From the story to the animation to the music, everything is top-notch. |
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| The Big O. I was actually inspired to re-watch it today. It's one of my favorite anime from back in the day. Ah, the nostalgia. |
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| Underrated? I shall list them: Simoun Top wo Nerae! Ashita no Joe Renkin San-kyuu Magical? Pokaan Yoshinaga-san'chi no Gargoyle Uta Kata Moyashimon Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~ Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still To Heart Mokke Binchou-tan Riding Bean (best car chases in anime) Barefoot Gen Shion no Ou Ichigo Mashimaro Flanders no Inu (movie) Dragon Half Rental Magica High School Girls Kokoro Toshokan Last Exile Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru Patlabor Kamisama Kazoku El Cazador de la Bruja Potemayo Real Drive Himitsu: Top Secret Ghost Hound Twin Spica I can name more, but that should be plenty... for now. |
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| I think Dragonball Z is really underrated I know people will dis agree but i know this show is old has some crappy fillers but in my opinion i don't think anime would be as successful as it is today for this show |
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tranny said: RahXephon Im gonna have to go with RahXephon as well. Usually it gets butchered because of people comparing it to Evangelion but if you can watch it without that in mind, its comes out to be a really great story. Benj-san said: Cromartie High School Enough said. These two. Also... Girls Bravo, simply because everyone watches the sub, and hence miss out on the amazing dub. Seriously it is a show where you MUST watch the dub instead of the sub. Toradora is also underrated in my eyes. It's an excellent show, and I assume most rate it down due to the tsundere factor, which is dumb. Oh, and Millennium Actress is waaaay underrated. The best anime movie I've seen. |
bluesunset92 said: Mahoraba~Heartful Days~ It is a great anime with awesome characters and a great storyline. It only has a 7.67 rating even though I think it is one of the best comedy/romance anime. This is sad because it's true. Given that there are thousands of people voting on series every day, and that for each person that likes a series there is another who doesn't and two who think it mediocre, a score of 7.67 should be absolutely marvelous, somewhere in the absolute top layer. The fact that it isn't means that there actually aren't underrated series on MAL, only overrated. That said, there are quite a few shows that are not so much underrated as they are underappreciated, or appreciated for the wrong reasons. Many of the shows I'd mention have already been listed. Mahoraba is certainly on the top of that list, as it is one of the most original comedies to come out in the past few years, and one of the very few that doesn't try to be comical by using sexual innuendo, blatant rampages or gender issues overly much. Simoun is another that seems to be completely overlooked by most (though loved by many who have actually seen the whole of it), even though it has one of the most original background settings in anime and uses this setting to very good effect to explain both the story and the actions of many of the characters. Of shows that haven't been already been mentioned the two that top my list would be Zipang, for its somewhat conventional but very well executed take on time travel and its repercussions, and Hundred Stories/Requiem from the Darkness, the unconventional art style of which actually enhances the horror stories told (in some ways far better than Mononoke could) while being accompanied by one of the more unusual soundtracks in the genre. As for appreciated for the wrong reasons, again Simoun could be named, the yuri elements of which tend to take over many a discussion, while the main strength of the show is the background. My favourite in this genre, however, would be School Days. Both story and characters have been loved and loathed for the drama portrayed, the flatness of character and the utter ridiculousness of what is going on, but people fail to see that what is shown is actually nothing but a reductio ad absurdum of many of the standard, yet utterly ridiculous, elements of nearly all harem shows or romcoms, leading these elements to what should be their logical endpoint. Hating the hormone- and libido-infested characters and motivations in School Days should have you hating almost every single piece set in a high school environment. |
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santetjan said: This is sad because it's true. Given that there are thousands of people voting on series every day, and that for each person that likes a series there is another who doesn't and two who think it mediocre, a score of 7.67 should be absolutely marvelous, somewhere in the absolute top layer. The fact that it isn't means that there actually aren't underrated series on MAL, only overrated. Good Point. I hadn't thought about it like that. |
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| Hitohira, definitely. It's not the best anime in the world, but I really liked it, and I never hear about it -o-. Also, Shion no Ou, Tenshi na Konamaiki, Hyakko (big time) and Hatenkou Yuugi/ Dazzle (Yeah, the manga is better, but the anime is really good for only 10 episodes) |
| Mushishi Monster Kaiba Kino's Journey Denno Coil These are amazing series that more people really need to see. I still consider some of the highest rated series on this site (Mushishi and Monster) to be underrated~ Simply because they aren't more talked about~ |
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| I think Mushrambo is underrated. It has something that other shounen anime doesn't have: emotion. Other thing to point out to is Nijuu Mensou no Musume. Once again a nice anime from Bones. Don't forget Aya Hirano as well. |
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| minami-ke... well not really, since it's already rated fairly high but that's all i can think of, sorry. (damn you myanimelist members for giving everything such high scores.) Many people take the animation for granted i believe. Theres not much that's artistic, but the few technical bits were done well (camera angle shifting and quick movements), and i also quite liked the way the characters were drawn/designed. The comedy suited me, as there were some parts where the humour worked on the viewer's assumptions, as opposed to revealing the whole joke. JeremyC said: Mushishi Monster Kaiba Kino's Journey Denno Coil These are amazing series that more people really need to see. I still consider some of the highest rated series on this site (Mushishi and Monster) to be underrated~ Simply because they aren't more talked about~ U mean they're not very popular, as opposed to underrated =/ personally, all those shows r rated pretty high. I don't think monster, dennou coil or kaiba is popular either, but these 3 didn't hit the spot for me. I thought dennou coil sucked =/, and kaiba/monster to be "fair". I would consider them to b overrated. Mushishi was great though, and i haven't seen kino's journey |
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| nah dx you must be high bro. I'm only 11 eps in on Monster but it's already amazing. And Kaiba...well I find a lot of people can't get past the weird artwork and unique (and also weird) storyline, but to me it was excellent. At least me and dx both agree on Mushishi. ;D But I wouldn't consider it underrated, nor Monster. Underrated doesn't refer to the popularity of the series in a direct sense - it refers to the rating of an anime. Monster and Mushishi are in the top 15, definitely not underrated. It's interesting comparing MALs top anime to anidb's top anime. Denno Coil is ranked 25 or something on anidb, but here it's about 85. And like Ouran High School Host Club is 17 here but 60 something on anidb. |
| tbh, a lot of people bash death note and say monster is better as a psychological anime... but death note sure does a lot better than monster in conveying the thoughts of the characters. Monster introduces a lot of twisted logic that takes truckloads of effort to get ur mind across, if the logic even makes sense at all. Whereas in death note, all the character's actions made sense... up until when light gives the other guy the death note that is. (lunge: hmmm, i have become doctor tohma. I keep on going on about johanne. So where would i be. OH YEAH! i would be next to this old rich guy that i have no relation with supposing that this johanne person is actually myself.) Kaiba's artwork (i felt) was just bad. People say it was artistic but in my mind those people were either just fans of the show or just wanted to look intelligent by making people think they're seeing something that others can't see that really isnt there. The story is great... is what i would say if i could get my head around the conclusion, hence i would just leave the story at "good". After i finished watching it, i pretty much liked the stories before the main storyline more (chronica and the old lady and vanilla and whatnot). |
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dxthegreat said: tbh, a lot of people bash death note and say monster is better as a psychological anime... but death note sure does a lot better than monster in conveying the thoughts of the characters. Monster introduces a lot of twisted logic that takes truckloads of effort to get ur mind across, if the logic even makes sense at all. Whereas in death note, all the character's actions made sense... up until when light gives the other guy the death note that is. (lunge: hmmm, i have become doctor tohma. I keep on going on about johanne. So where would i be. OH YEAH! i would be next to this old rich guy that i have no relation with supposing that this johanne person is actually myself.) Kaiba's artwork (i felt) was just bad. People say it was artistic but in my mind those people were either just fans of the show or just wanted to look intelligent by making people think they're seeing something that others can't see that really isnt there. The story is great... is what i would say if i could get my head around the conclusion, hence i would just leave the story at "good". After i finished watching it, i pretty much liked the stories before the main storyline more (chronica and the old lady and vanilla and whatnot). Well I haven't seen enough of Monster to compare it to Death Note, but at the moment I seriously can't see that many similarities between the two anyway. Like, Death Note is not as serious (i mean death note is serious, but it looks like a nice sunny day next to monster) and less realistic (in terms of characters). However as you say dx, the insight into the characters in DN is much more. But then again, from what I gather so far, Monster is only focusing on Tenma, and hence only delves into his thoughts. And SO far in Monster everything is making complete sense...though as I said I can't say whether it will continue to. And with Kaiba I don't fall into the category of "looking intelligent" or "fans of the show". I like the show, but it's definitely not one of my favourites. The art to me was very creative and it suited the whole style of the show. It wasn't necessarily attractive like other new anime, however it did its job well. |
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| Saikano: the heaviest drama I've seen that appearantly didn't fell well with some viewers |
| Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora only 6 eps but i thought it was pretty decent =) |
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| kaiba mindgame flcl monster berserk terra e legend of the galactic heroes hmmm? |
iidonno said: Bokura Ga ita an excellent slice of life anime a really nice light drama one of it's best points are that the characters are easy to relate to, you can understand what they did and for what reason it shows the ups and downs of their relationship perfectly and gives a nice glimpse of the support characters reactions it made me start reading manga again(well this and Nana <3) major downside is the anime has a great ending however it was fairly easy to notice a cliffhanger, and a really strong one at that luckily enough the manga picks it up perfectly : D, you don't even have to read up on the manga before getting to where you are in the anime, it follows it almost entirely word for word i highly recommend this anime to anyone who likes slice of life anime : P definitely... i completely agree~ =D |
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LegnaArix said: Black Cat If you've watched or read it you'll know why. If you are referring to THIS - Black Cat Then I have to vehemently disagree with you. It isn't a bad anime, but it's just too cliche - at least as someone who plays a lot of RPG's. |
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| Princess Tutu Its one of my all time favorite shows but isn't that well known, probably because of the title. At first glace it looks like a magical girl anime involving dancing and ballet but quickly turns down the path of a dark and twisted take on fairy tales. It has lots of fun moments, and plenty of tragic ones too, with great animation and even the dub was amazing. Go watch it! |
| Horus, Prince of the Sun. Superb movie. |
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| I have to say that I hear very little about Tokyo Majin but really like it. |
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| Mouryou no Hako , not many people know or care about this anime, but I find it exceptionally good and quite intellectually and psychologically challenging. Berserk - bah, people simply ignore older anime series, they think that just because they are old they suck. Urusei Yatsura - for the same reason stated above. Aoi Bungaku Series - some brilliant adaptations of japanese stories and novels, yet people who are not very familiar with japanese culture don't understand these stories at all. Blue Gender - the characters were surprisingly complex and realistic. Ayashi no Ceres - I cried my eyes out watching this one. Moshidora - this series isn't particularly exciting or funny, in fact it has it's own sad moments. However, is one of the few series that can actually teach you something useful in life. Real drive OMG, I don't even know where to begin. This series is simply marvelous : a relaxing yet interesting and original storyline, a brilliant ost and some awesome graphics. And beautiful yet very realistically drawn characters ( they are not stick-skin figures yet they manage to be way more cute than your average anime girl) Vampire princess Miyu - kind of like a vampire version of Jigoku Shoujo, only that is much older. |
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