Gdleen

The criteria here is simple: Anime released in any year, with under 15,000 MAL Members, and which I've rated a 6 or higher.

Now that I'm including anime from any year, I've lowered the MAL member threshold. The rating threshold remains at a 6, because sixes are still pretty good.

It is perhaps worth noting that I rate things entirely on gut feeling. It's just, "I like that, that was good, it gets a 7.", that's the whole process. I can also find enjoyment in just about anything and there's very little that bothers me.

Ascend: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9615
Descend: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/13938

Tags: Old, Obscure, Oldtaku, Retro, Underrated, Hidden Gems

Every cinema or direct to video anime film that came out in 1990.

1989: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34458
1991: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34462
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34463

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34460

Disclaimer: There are a few hentai movies, that could be counted as well:
- Angel (1990)
- Ikenai Boy: Ikasu Maruhi Hand Power (1990)
- Kyuukyoku no Chef wa Oishinbo Papa (1990)

Some of these are questionable, like Suisei no Gargantia can be argued to be fully sci-fi, but there is a feel to it that makes me include it, along with organic and archaic elements that are woven together in a way that makes this appear more fantastical than your average sci-fi. Similarly, Gankutsuou is sci-fi with advanced technology, but it's futuristic imagery is conceptualized to cohere with the elegant 19th century setting of Dumas' novel. I'm also avoiding the inclusion of more than one entry per series, so if season 1 is on here, then season 2 likely fits just as much.