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Oct 14, 7:31 AM
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So basically what is your rare anime that is a hidden gem and what is your rare anime that is a trash.
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Too many to mention, but:

Hidden gem: Frame Arms Girl

Hidden trash: Di Gi Charat Summer Special 2000



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Ganbare Genki is my hidden gem, easily.

And hidden trash... hm... I guess it's still Chou Kuse ni Narisou. I have no idea how long I spent trying to torrent this specific anime, just to witness the most cheaply animated trash I've ever seen, barring Twinkle Nora Rock Me!.
Daviljoe193Oct 14, 7:41 AM
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Really enjoyed watching https://myanimelist.net/anime/57663/Kui_Cheng_Shoufu_Cong_Youxi_Kaishi despite its lack of popularity in the west. I bet there's a lot more decent chinese anime that fly under everyone's radar.

Hidden trash, well let's just say I watch a lot of them. Just sort my list by rating and look at shit I rated 1 or 2. There's a good reason my average score is barely above 3.
Oct 14, 8:17 AM
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A Traveller's Diary is my favorite collection of shorts, and Glass Mask is the most obscure of my favorites.

Senjuushi is my hidden trash, with this dating sim as a close second... But there are any more.
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Really enjoyed watching https://myanimelist.net/anime/57663/Kui_Cheng_Shoufu_Cong_Youxi_Kaishi despite its lack of popularity in the west. I bet there's a lot more decent chinese anime that fly under everyone's radar.

Hidden trash, well let's just say I watch a lot of them. Just sort my list by rating and look at shit I rated 1 or 2. There's a good reason my average score is barely above 3.
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there is no such thing as chinese anime only chinese animation aka donghua
Oct 14, 8:55 AM
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I have only seen the most popular ones

Le me

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@BigBoyAdvance

there is no such thing as chinese anime only chinese animation aka donghua
@JoeChip
"akshually, there is no such things as chinese animation, only chinese animation ☝️🤓"

That's why back in the days we used the superior "japanimation" term :p
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Hidden gem: Kita e.: Diamond Dust Drops
Because the atmosphere is nice and it gives off early 2000s vibes. Plus it's set in Hokkaido, and I like Hokkaido. But I would not say it's actually super amazing.

A super amazing fantasy anime imo is: Mahou Senshi Louie
Whenever the big D&D anime "Record of Lodoss War" is mentioned, this show is sometimes also mentioned. It's set in the same world but it's a lot more lighthearted and comedic.


Hidden Trash:
Platonic Chain
An early 3d anime. It's not complete garbage, but in my opinion it's difficult to watch it as a person in 2024. Though I will say, there are nice 2000s futurism vibes in it. So, for a niche group of people, it's intriguing. But for most people, it'll be trash.
ow + nw = 90-2000s


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@JoeChip
"akshually, there is no such things as chinese animation, only chinese animation ☝️🤓"

That's why back in the days we used the superior "japanimation" term :p
@Deathko

I hope acting retarded on forums makes your ulcer better, otherwise you just sound like a retarded edgelord.
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@Deathko

I hope acting retarded on forums makes your ulcer better, otherwise you just sound like a retarded edgelord.
@JoeChip The lack of self-awareness and humor is priceless 😂
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@JoeChip The lack of self-awareness and humor is priceless 😂
@Deathko

Sure thing, dat edgelord with ulcer, keep acting your "muh smartass" routine.
Oct 14, 9:18 AM
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@BigBoyAdvance

there is no such thing as chinese anime only chinese animation aka donghua
>arguing about semantics
peak idiocy there m8 kekw
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>arguing about semantics
peak idiocy there m8 kekw
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Thanks for proving you are so grannatically illiterate and dumb you do not what semantics really is and use it as an argument to defend your mistake.
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@JoeChip Live footage of me playing with your switches:



My ulcer is gone for good now, thank you😂
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Oct 14, 9:24 AM
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@BigBoyAdvance

Thanks for proving you are so grannatically illiterate and dumb you do not what semantics really is and use it as an argument to defend your mistake.
enlighten us then how my usage of the word semantics was wrong, also enlighten us about the important distinction between chinese anime and chinese animation
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@JoeChip Live footage of me playing with your switches:



My ulcer is gone for good now, thank you😂
@Deathko

Hey if coping makes your immature edgelord act and fragile ego feel better, by all means keep doing it.
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@Deathko

Hey if coping makes your immature edgelord act and fragile ego feel better, by all means keep doing it.
@JoeChip Oh dw, you answering is all the permission I need :p



>Me playing you like a fiddle. Every note is angeru 😡

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@JoeChip Oh dw, you answering is all the permission I need :p



>Me playing you like a fiddle. Every note is angeru 😡

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Projecting and denying your immature stupidity. I love it , please keep doing it by all means.
Oct 14, 9:33 AM

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That anime is... Well, 32k members isn't thaaaaaat bad, but it still deserves more. Especially since we adults don't get much shows to watch. Crazy and touching story about 40yo japanese salaryman going through midlife crisis and starting to play guitar again.

https://myanimelist.net/anime/1025/Kachou_Ouji
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@Deathko

Projecting and denying your immature stupidity. I love it , please keep doing it by all means.
@JoeChip Are you going to answer BigBoyAdvance's legitimate questions, or will you keep deflecting because you know you're wrong and hope being an aggressive jerk will save you from losing face?

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Oct 14, 9:41 AM
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@JoeChip Are you going to answer BigBoyAdvance's legitimate questions, or will you keep deflecting because you know you're wrong and hope being an aggressive jerk will save you from losing face?

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It's not the first time JoeChip has been acting this way. I'm 50% split between him being an unfunny troll and 50% on him being a legitimate unlikeable nerd.
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@JoeChip Are you going to answer BigBoyAdvance's legitimate questions, or will you keep deflecting because you know you're wrong and hope being an aggressive jerk will save you from losing face?

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@Deathko

Aww, how kawaii and unexpected you back up the other edgelord , you two edgy boys shoıuld get a room and start making an edgy child already.
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Rare gem
Moetan
Softenni

Rare trash
Isuca
Alderamin of the sky
Oct 14, 5:16 PM

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Hidden Gem

Steam Detective
Ghost Sweeper Mikamo


Hidden Trash

Suzuka (annoy main female lead)

Oct 14, 8:01 PM

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Hidden gems for me would be Video Girl Ai and Venus Wars. They're from decades ago and I rarely hear people talk about them, but I really enjoyed both.

Hidden trash describes pretty much anything made before the 1950s-1960s. They're just too primitive for my taste. Same thing with fully 3D anime, especially from the 1990s-2000s when 3D animation was in its infancy.
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Yuri Kuma Arashi would have to be my hidden gem.

I don't think I've ever watched a rare thing that I disliked. Normally I go off the synopsis, and if I'm not interested, I don't watch it. If I am, chances are I end up actually liking it in the end.

MAL says my most unpopular disliked anime are Märchen Mädchen, D4DJ First Mix and Kokuhaku. Even then, those were all 5/10 so yeah lol.
Oct 15, 2:03 AM
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Dead dead demon's dededede destruction, somehow made by Inio Asano and isn't talked about nearly as much as Solanin and Punpun, the anime suffered because crunchyroll did everything so the adaptation won't succeed
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Gem: https://myanimelist.net/anime/1082/Hikari_to_Mizu_no_Daphne
I don't get why the characters dress the way they do, but the show is great.
Trash: https://myanimelist.net/anime/17513/Diabolik_Lovers
I am commuting a sin just by mentioning this.
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Hidden gem: Hanada Shounen-shi

Hidden trash: Under Ninja (idk if you can call it hidden, but it's definitely trash besides the banger op)
Oct 15, 7:14 PM
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Ganbare Genki is my hidden gem, easily.

And hidden trash... hm... I guess it's still Chou Kuse ni Narisou. I have no idea how long I spent trying to torrent this specific anime, just to witness the most cheaply animated trash I've ever seen, barring Twinkle Nora Rock Me!.
Daviljoe193 said:
And hidden trash... hm... I guess it's still Chou Kuse ni Narisou. I have no idea how long I spent trying to torrent this specific anime, just to witness the most cheaply animated trash I've ever seen, barring Twinkle Nora Rock Me!.


Huh, I thought Chou kuse ni narisou was fun from what I’ve seen. Maybe it gets worse, idk, but I had a fun time with the earlier episodes, maybe because I thought the music was good idk. Scared of twinkle Nora though

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Hidden gems: Irresponsible captain Tylor and Future boy Conan
Hidden trash: DNA2, PPGZ
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hidden gem = kaiji

hidden trash - detective is already dead
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Daviljoe193 said:
And hidden trash... hm... I guess it's still Chou Kuse ni Narisou. I have no idea how long I spent trying to torrent this specific anime, just to witness the most cheaply animated trash I've ever seen, barring Twinkle Nora Rock Me!.


Huh, I thought Chou kuse ni narisou was fun from what I’ve seen. Maybe it gets worse, idk, but I had a fun time with the earlier episodes, maybe because I thought the music was good idk. Scared of twinkle Nora though

Ot:

Hidden gems: Irresponsible captain Tylor and Future boy Conan
Hidden trash: DNA2, PPGZ
@AverageRiceFan I also like Chou Kuse ni narisou it reminds me of Goldfish Warning,maybe because of the comedy is not for everyone and the anime quality on low quality I wish someone enchance a little bit and complete sub that will be fine.
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Hidden Gem: Six Hearts Princess
Hidden Trash: The Last Night, Good Night Pharrell remix that somehow counts on this site. I dropped out of a six-minute video.
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@AverageRiceFan I also like Chou Kuse ni narisou it reminds me of Goldfish Warning,maybe because of the comedy is not for everyone and the anime quality on low quality I wish someone enchance a little bit and complete sub that will be fine.
@Kirika_Madeleine @AverageRiceFan Kinda odd for us to have differing opinions here, given our generally strong overlap everywhere else. I don't really remember much about my first watchthrough anymore, outside of the comedy not landing for me at all, the voice acting being grating, and the animation really not showing the best of what the '90s is known for.

Though I'm dead serious with the torrent time, which I think was like a month and a half to three months to get anything out the borderline dead torrent on Nyaa, and a very unlucky laptop having to be sitting there patiently waiting the whole month plus, waiting for literally anybody to send even a few kilobytes of it. Potentially me dealing with the deadest torrent I've ever successfully torrented had an effect on my expectations. 🙄
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Hidden gem half broken music box, taishou basketball girls, Cinderella nine,

Hidden trash mushoku Tenshi
Oct 17, 6:34 AM

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Gems: Selection Project has the fewest members of all my 10s. I've seen it called an Idoly Pride ripoff, and while it does reuse a few plot points and character archetypes, I think SelePro is just vastly better.

Healer Girl and Scorching Ping Pong Girls are also rather overlooked - both solid 9s for me.

Trash: Hate to mention a few earlier commenters' gems, but I couldn't stand Hanada Shounen-shi and Yuri Kuma Arashi. I've only ever dropped 3 shows, and those are 2 of them.
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I will not tell you such confidential information on here...ok just joking. I have no hidden gem nor any hidden trash. That is why I cannot answer your question.
Oct 17, 6:12 PM
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Abunai Sisters fits both options. It is simultaneously the worst thing I've ever seen, and a blessing from the heavens at the same time.
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You're missing something if you think hidden trash works counter to hidden gem
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Hidden Gem: Aria series.

Hidden Trash: Dark Cat.
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