| Not angry because I found it, but angry because it was so hidden/ unknown and it took literally a random whim to try it. And it's the second time this has happened, the first time was with Koi Kaze and now Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha. The latter is the best thing I saw all year, so looking at its MAL page and it has a 7.29 score and only 27k community members makes me just... Furious, you know? Not angry because "lol MAL shit taste" or anything, but angry because it makes me realize there are TONS of great anime I'm probably missing because nobody are talking about them/ rating them highly enough to be noticeable. Question time: Have you ever watched an anime you knew nothing about on a whim, and it got into your top 20%? And if yes, did the fact that you never heard about it make you worry about all the other amazing anime you might be missing because nobody are talking about them? |
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| Yes, I remember back when I watched dubbed anime only, it was hard enough to find anime in English back then because there were only a select few sites that would have links to them. So I used youtube and .. Vizeo? Vimeo? I can't remember the site's name, anyway I used those two main ones to watch anime back then. There was a group who had uploaded anime under secret names on youtube as to not get flagged by those who would want to take them down, and one guy had this one series uploaded called Shakugan no Shana, I watched it and instantly fell in love with it. It's easily one of my top series even now. |
| Never happened to me If you can enjoy unpopular anime then you should give a try to all of them |
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tragedydesu said: Never happened to me If you can enjoy unpopular anime then you should give a try to all of them That more often leads to burns than good times though. I've watched maybe 150 anime I dug deeeeeeep for or picked randomly myself, and only found a lot of mediocrity, some outright insulting, and a few gems. And two huge favourites in Kokoro Connect and Nichijou. |
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| House of five leaves. Though It's a hipster anime that can only appeal to a niche audience but it's one of the best take on the historical genre. It's somewhat underrated. Not really, even without other people's suggestion I used to spend lots of time trying to find something good but good anime are rare and most anime are shit. |
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| Imagine how I feel when I watch some great series or movie from the 70s or 80s that has 200-500 members instead of 27k. If I got furious every time I'd get a heart attack sooner rather than later. Personally it just makes me optimistic that for years to come I'll still have gems to watch and discover while others quit the medium with less than 100 completed because they couldn't be bothered to look at anything outside the top 200 and the newest season. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| I find those all the time. And I'm not worried about it because I like to be surprised. That's how you find hidden gems. ^_^ |
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| Yama no Susume, Shigofumi, and Taisho Yakyuu Musume are some good examples. A lot of the anime I watch I found out about through random sources. I've found out about anime through gifs and random Google searches that have been really great. I found out about Ore Twintails by searching up the word "twintails" on google. It's now one of my favourite anime. You know that "90% of everything is shit" thing? Well when taking "X% of everything is shit" into account, X will stay relatively uniform for the top 20% of anything by popularity. Even some anime with fewer than 10k members are actually better than anime in the top 100 most popular, especially when considering that School Days is in the top 100 (sometimes, anyway). |
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Red_Tuesday said: tragedydesu said: Never happened to me If you can enjoy unpopular anime then you should give a try to all of them That more often leads to burns than good times though. I've watched maybe 150 anime I dug deeeeeeep for or picked randomly myself, and only found a lot of mediocrity, some outright insulting, and a few gems. And two huge favourites in Kokoro Connect and Nichijou. i think nichijou and Kokoro Connect are popular enough but the anime you mentioned is really unpopular and have low score by mal standards so if you think is great then is really a hidden gem for you |
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Red_Tuesday said: The latter is the best thing I saw all year, so looking at its MAL page and it has a 7.29 score and only 27k community members makes me just... Furious, you know? Not angry because "lol MAL shit taste" or anything, but angry because it makes me realize there are TONS of great anime I'm probably missing because nobody are talking about them/ rating them highly enough to be noticeable. The solution is obv to search for anime not based on people talking about them, popularity, or rating.. such as tvtropes, creator(studio, mangaka, director,..) and seasonal charts Red_Tuesday said: Depends on what do you mean by 'nothing'. I always know the name of the anime, and most of the times the poster too... and maybe synopsis.. so i guess the asnwer is no. But if you mean just those (maybe not synopsis), and not the popular opinion, then there are tons. Also, most of the seasonals i pick are based on name/poster/synopsis, rather than people talking about them.Question time: Have you ever watched an anime you knew nothing about on a whim, and it got into your top 20%? And if yes, did the fact that you never heard about it make you worry about all the other amazing anime you might be missing because nobody are talking about them? To list my 10s i started with knowing just the name, then i have Chocotto Sister (most interesting name i did not knew from the list of 2006 anime), We Without Wings (another one with interesting name, don't recall where i saw it first), and Piano (doing random searches on animeadvice and this one's name seemed deceptively simple). I'd have even more if i counted interesting synopsises, familiar authors, or 9's, but these were the one i rated highest in which i went most blindly. |
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| I am angry because... Nah., I am not angry. Probably before, but not anymore. I am smart enough to choose anime that fit my taste right now. |
EsperApr 27, 2016 1:06 PM
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| I get angry because of this too. Reason is that I believe producers should get credit for producing such masterpieces so they can carry on the good work but if they remain unpopular I don't feel good about it. |
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| Oh my god, I felt the exact same way about Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha. It's one of my all time favourites, and I try to recommend it to people whenever I get the chance. I'm so upset that not many people have seen it. (Psst, if you liked Inari Konkon, you should give Gingitsune a try) |
| I feel like Chobits is underrated But I'm not angry about it |
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| No, I feel lucky. I could possibly find some other hidden gems at random. Nothing for me to get angry about. |
| It has happened to me a lot, in my case, I dont get angry but happy for finding a great anime that I can enjoy. |
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| Koi kaze is disturbing. Not because of the topic of incest, but because for some reason they decided to make the male a fully grown man with a beard and the female to look like a middle school girl. It is that pedophilia that made me drop it. And to answer your question, Itazura Na kiss. It pisses me off that it is ranked so low. That show is my second favorite romance anime of all time. |
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| i watched this anime called Ace wo Nerae it's an old Madhouse anime (the first season coming out in 1973-74) about tennis and here on mal only 3,302 people have seen it i laughed at how old it was and how cheesy some things were in the beginning but after a while i just got used to it and watched it for what it really was and I really enjoyed it a lot i can't find the second season besides the first 2 episodes ANYWHERE and i'm still sad about that |
TarDonkie said: i watched this anime called Ace wo Nerae it's an old Madhouse anime (the first season coming out in 1973-74) about tennis and here on mal only 3,302 people have seen it i laughed at how old it was and how cheesy some things were in the beginning but after a while i just got used to it and watched it for what it really was and I really enjoyed it a lot i can't find the second season besides the first 2 episodes ANYWHERE and i'm still sad about that Well, at least someone has started subbing the second season, a while ago there weren't even 2 episodes out. But yeah, the lack of subs for the sequel is why I'm still waiting to watch that show. Most of the other Dezaki stuff from the 70s is fully subbed by now. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| It hasn't happened to me yet and I'm pretty sure it will, but the opposite has, I have seen many "great" anime which in my opinion were overrated and totally shit, and I dont know what to think, the world has gone nuts or am I an idiot for not liking them? |
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Pullman said: yeah, the last update was around january this year I thinkTarDonkie said: i watched this anime called Ace wo Nerae it's an old Madhouse anime (the first season coming out in 1973-74) about tennis and here on mal only 3,302 people have seen it i laughed at how old it was and how cheesy some things were in the beginning but after a while i just got used to it and watched it for what it really was and I really enjoyed it a lot i can't find the second season besides the first 2 episodes ANYWHERE and i'm still sad about that Well, at least someone has started subbing the second season, a while ago there weren't even 2 episodes out. But yeah, the lack of subs for the sequel is why I'm still waiting to watch that show. Most of the other Dezaki stuff from the 70s is fully subbed by now. |
| instead i'm happy if it's hidden, so that it will decrease the hater To Aru Kagaku no Railgun is a hidden gem to me that even i want to buy the manga in japanese language version and To aru Majutsu no Index in japanese language (there is no english translation) even tho i don't really know japanese language and that makes me want to learn japanese language. |
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Kyoma87 said: Koi kaze is disturbing. Not because of the topic of incest, but because for some reason they decided to make the male a fully grown man with a beard and the female to look like a middle school girl. It is that pedophilia that made me drop it. And to answer your question, Itazura Na kiss. It pisses me off that it is ranked so low. That show is my second favorite romance anime of all time. Really? I'm sold, thanks for the "recomendation". |
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cherryblossom519 said: Since I'm pretty new to anime, I haven't really seen much unpopular anime, but I'd like to. Who knows what good stuff is out there ans not being talked about? How about http://myanimelist.net/anime/2029/Sirius_no_Densetsu |
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Red_Tuesday said: Not angry because I found it, but angry because it was so hidden/ unknown and it took literally a random whim to try it. And it's the second time this has happened, the first time was with Koi Kaze and now Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha. [/i] The Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha anime is pretty decent and probably compared to some other anime a little underrated but i think it is still okay. After i completed the anime, i started reading the manga and it's great, also better than the anime. (don't wanna say the anime is bad) But still, i am surprised, that i can't really find any fanart regarding that one. Also can't understand why i never heard of it when it is pretty good. Now to your question: Can't think of any at the moment but still, i wouldn't get angry, just happy to find a gem for myself. |
| I like anime, games and music. |
| Yeah, some of the things I've watched completely blind have blown me away. I don't get angry about finding such buried treasure though. |
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
| The only one I can think of off the top of my head is Zegapain, really great mecha romance series. |
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| I feel this less like anime and more with manga. There are so many cool mangas I've found that have only been translated to the 3rd chapter because the scanlation team dropped it because not enough people were getting into it. I cri |
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Punkero said: Kyoma87 said: Koi kaze is disturbing. Not because of the topic of incest, but because for some reason they decided to make the male a fully grown man with a beard and the female to look like a middle school girl. It is that pedophilia that made me drop it. And to answer your question, Itazura Na kiss. It pisses me off that it is ranked so low. That show is my second favorite romance anime of all time. Really? I'm sold, thanks for the "recomendation". That's the spirit!!! OT: I love watching hole in the wall anime. The problem is that since they're hole in the wall anime, it takes me a while to just realize they exist. There's probably tons of great anime out there I'll never see just because I haven't come across them yet. |
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| Um, I think that the only anime I've watched without knowing nothing about it (not counting stuff when I was just starting) is Book of Bantorra. That was amazing, but I felt more lucky than angry. At this point I'm used to looking for anime myself instead of going off from what people are talking about, because 90% of anime are either not talked about or, if they were at some point, quickly forgotten. |
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| no because Ive pretty much seen or at least heard of everything thats amazing out there |
 Freddy Nicholas said: have control, be yourself, god is dead |
| But unpopular anime aren't good anime. |
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| Nope, I'm a newfag and a filthy casual so I'm probably not even gonna try any such shows. At least not for now. However I am glad that I watched WataMote.. |
| Yes, White Album 2. Literally found it by scrolling through Crunchyroll and randomly selecting a show to watch. One of the best series I've ever seen, both in the high-school genre and the romance genre, if you ask me. Also the most well-executed love triangle I've seen in an anime. EDIT: And yes, finding series like that makes me worry that there are a lot of undiscovered gems that I've never even heard of. But I just trust that if I keep doing good research when I go to find a new show to watch, I'll eventually find most of them. |
| Even though it's mean score is 7.29 that doesn't mean it can't be anyone's favourite, all that means is that it's one of the favourite anime of less people in comparison to shows that are rated 9.00. |
 hiSets Last FM Anime List Manga List Clue no. 2: Somewhere in one of the pictures in my forum signature. |
| I agree, I was searching through supernatural anime (because it's one of my favorite genres) and came across Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha and the description sounded interesting and cover art looked nice and I love Foxes/Kitsunes so I decided to give it a try. Now it's one of my favorite animes and I finished it in 3 days (I probably would have finished it in one day but I had school so I didn't have the time to.) I like to look through each genre that I like every once in a while to see if there's any really underrated shows that I might like. There's also a anime I like a lot called "Shinreigari: Ghost Hound" which is also really underrated. I think "Gingitsune" might be similar to Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha but I haven't gotten around to watching it yet. |
| You're right OP, but what makes me more sad than angry is because I missed that opportunity to talk with other people watching it the moment it was aired. If the series is obscure or old it means you'll probably would never be able to discuss it with anyone anymore. |
| The most important things in life is the people that you care about |
| Pfff. That's nothing new. Reason why these types of shows are underrated is because a majority of the watchers are extremely casual that revolves around 3-4 genres. There is nothing to be angry about that. You just have to live with it. Looking at other people's list is mostly a better way to search for good shows imo. |
azzuRe said: You're right OP, but what makes me more sad than angry is because I missed that opportunity to talk with other people watching it the moment it was aired. If the series is obscure or old it means you'll probably would never be able to discuss it with anyone anymore. Now that we've got notifications, your chances are probably a little better now. |
MattKitsune96 said: I agree, I was searching through supernatural anime (because it's one of my favorite genres) and came across Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha and the description sounded interesting and cover art looked nice and I love Foxes/Kitsunes so I decided to give it a try. Now it's one of my favorite animes and I finished it in 3 days (I probably would have finished it in one day but I had school so I didn't have the time to.) I like to look through each genre that I like every once in a while to see if there's any really underrated shows that I might like. There's also a anime I like a lot called "Shinreigari: Ghost Hound" which is also really underrated. I think "Gingitsune" might be similar to Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha but I haven't gotten around to watching it yet. Gingitsune is kinda closer to Natsume Yuujinchou whereas Inari Konkon is kinda close to Hotarubi no Mori e/ KamisamaHajimemashita. |
BeBackinaSec said: MattKitsune96 said: I agree, I was searching through supernatural anime (because it's one of my favorite genres) and came across Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha and the description sounded interesting and cover art looked nice and I love Foxes/Kitsunes so I decided to give it a try. Now it's one of my favorite animes and I finished it in 3 days (I probably would have finished it in one day but I had school so I didn't have the time to.) I like to look through each genre that I like every once in a while to see if there's any really underrated shows that I might like. There's also a anime I like a lot called "Shinreigari: Ghost Hound" which is also really underrated. I think "Gingitsune" might be similar to Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha but I haven't gotten around to watching it yet. Gingitsune is kinda closer to Natsume Yuujinchou whereas Inari Konkon is kinda close to Hotarubi no Mori e/ KamisamaHajimemashita. Okay thanks, I've been planning to watch Natsume Yuujinchou sometime to, Hotarubi no Mori e is great as well. I will probably watch Kamisama Hajimemashita sometime to. |
MattKitsune96Apr 27, 2016 11:11 PM
| I tend to find amines no one heard about. |
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| I have watched some unknown animes out of curiosity, but I never get angry because people didn't watch them enough. That's too hotblooded for me. |
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