| https://myanimelist.net/anime/52991/Sousou_no_Frieren I still believe that 9,37 isn't high enough. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Kafka, Fu Xuan, Jingliu, Topaz and Huohuo. |
| It's definitely not a deep cut but I find Haibane Renmei sitting below an 8 to be pretty disagreeable. Also, Space Patrol Luluco is great (a solid 9). |
Robot Carnival - All the episodes are great, but Presence is beautiful. |
HotHamlet said: Most underrated anime you have seen? Pretty much just about any Anime that is older then MAL has actually been around and any Anime with even mild sexual content from Ecchi to Erotica. As an example, an Anime such as "Agent AIKa" has basically shaped the way panty fanservice has been used and portrayed in Japanese Anime for well over two decades now. From Hardcore Ecchi Anime to regular modern seasonal throwaways with extremely mild fanservice, I can still sometimes see hints of Noriyasu Yamauchi's influence at play. An Anime that has obviously had an extreme amount of influence in this industry deserves a much better Score than just a measly 5.95! As obnoxious as the Panty fanservice is in "Agent AIKa" for most people, the story isn't that bad and the animation is actually state of the art for it's time period as well as it's just an extremely entertaining Anime to watch simply for just the sheer eye candy of having a bunch of hilariously positioned camera angles that would only ever exist in Japanese Anime. It's my personal opinion Anime today would not be the same without people like Noriyasu Yamauchi and this is going beyond just their contribution to panty fanservice. The guy has worked as minor staff on numerous high profile projects before (most of which isn't giving him credit even on MAL) and a person like me can distinctly tell when there is an action sequence produced where it's obvious Noriyasu Yamauchi has had his finger prints all over in it's creation. The guy was a key Animator for "Project A-Ko" and even after he moved off of the further "Project A-Ko" projects you can still see his influence linger in each sequel. The guy is a legend to me when it comes to this medium and there is a reason why I think "Agent AIKa" is legendray too, simply because it's true. |
ColourWheelMay 13, 9:44 PM
| Déjà vu, I've just been in this thread before. I guess Oi! Ryouma. It's not subbed at all, so accessibility for it is pretty poor (Forget the top 1000, only 1105 members with it on their list), but from the five episodes I've seen (It's tough making good AI generated subtitles), it's really good. If it were remastered with proper subtitles, I could imagine this getting a decent amount of love that it never ended up getting here in the west. |
Daviljoe193May 13, 9:43 PM
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| quite sure that sounded funnier in your head. |
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quite sure that sounded funnier in your head.
| @MichaelJackson If you think it was supposed to be a joke, then what can I say? |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Kafka, Fu Xuan, Jingliu, Topaz and Huohuo. |
| Without a doubt, Babylon was peak and the way it's treated by MAL community is hilarious. |
| From my top 10 list: Show By Rock!! PriPara Strike Witches |
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| Either School Days or Yosuga no Sora, according to my "MAL Score vs Anime Score" stat page. They're sitting at scores of 5.52 and 6.02 respectively, but I rate both of them significantly higher than that. That said, neither of them are unknown by any means. I'd say Betterman is a serviceable example for a series that is both unheard of and underrated (as in scored lower than it should be) by watchers. Its psychological aspects are mesmerising in conception, presentation and meaning, yet they aren't beating you over the head with pitiable angst either. The focus is more apparent on the consistently emerging biotech that fuels the development of the story. Moreover, this narrative actually acts as a sort of broad metaphor for the human body itself: many of the factions and characters essentially represent the dynamic influence of pathogens, the human immune system, and genetic mutations on the body. How the story itself unfolds with Kanker, Algernon, Akamatsu, Somnium, etc., leans into this similitude to more than a nominal degree. Actually, the grainy and overly dark visuals that make it difficult to actually see what's happening on the botched DVD release are its main flaw — but the plot isn't nearly as incomprehensible as its made out to be, at least when you take the time to binge-watch it, especially when viewed from the biology/physiology analogous perspective mentioned earlier. |
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| Disregarding the ones on my list of favorites, Underrated: Samurai Flamenco. While the parts that were grounded were the most enjoyable, everything else was such an experience. Rekatively unknown: Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou. It does have 10 minute episodes, though. Both: Panda-Z: The Robonimation. It really won me over with it's conclusion. It's 5 minutes per episode, including OP and ED, has no voiced lines, and is a mecha parody. There were a few skits that were less interesting than others, for sure, but overall, it's still much better than where it's at right now. Looking specifically at shows that I can reasonnably expect a jump in score of +1, or that are nowhere near the top 1000 most popular (on MAL). |
| Douluo Dalu and Fights Break Sphere. Takes getting used to the chinese dub and CGI but if those weren't obstacles they'd be soaring in MAL |
| Brigadoon was very unique, Airmaster best martial arts anime I have seen, Scryed was a fun action story with cool characters, Blue Gender basically tells the story AOT tried to tell in 26 episodes and did it much better a decade prior. |
This dance is the pinnacle of human achievement. |
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It's definitely not a deep cut but I find Haibane Renmei sitting below an 8 to be pretty disagreeable. Also, Space Patrol Luluco is great (a solid 9).
| @YungStairwell Haibane Renmei is sooo good, its one of my favorites. i really recommend this anime to anyone |
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| Kero Kero chime, Anmitsu hime, Chou kuse ni narisou |
Gee, it sure is boring around here |
| Sonny Boy, Summertime Render, Odd Taxi, Id:invaded. |
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| I haven't watched many badly rated shows, but if I had to pick the biggest discrepancies between what I thought vs. the ratings it would probably be the Animatrix or Black Lagoon. |
| If "Shounan Bakusouzoku" had been released ten years later than it was or - the better scenario - had gotten distributed properly to an audience outside of Japan, it would be SO well liked. I just know it. |
| off the top of my head: ghost hunt, michiko to hatchin, megalo box, kekkai sensen, arslan senki and legend of the legendary heroes. nobody seems to like them as much as me lol, but I think they deserve higher ratings |
DRINK SOME WATER! FOOL!!! |
| I would say the most underrated anime I have seen is 91 Days, this anime was too good. For a 12 episode anime so much happens and it's just great every episode. Out of all the anime I have watched I would say 91 Days falls somewhere in my top 11-15 anime. Nobody really talks about 91 days and I think the anime should be talked about way more especially when talking about the best short anime. Some other anime that are underrated or not talked about enough is Ao Ashi and Yuukoku no Moriarty. Of course all the anime I have mentioned have very good ratings and a decent sized member count but I do feel as these anime should be talked about more. |
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| 1997 Berserk isnt talked ab enough tbf |
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| Probably Hyperdimension Neptunia imo... |
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1997 Berserk isnt talked ab enough tbf
| @NessieMAL Ive seen more 1997 berserk clips with millions of views than the later ones on YouTube. Maybe 10 years ago it was underrated but it’s received a lot of attention in recent years. |
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| Idk I've already watched way too many obscure/underrated anime i shouldn't have watched lol |
| Black★Rock Shooter (TV) was so ahead of its time that even its audience of 14 year old vocaloid fans was too young to understand it. Even an average adult viewer has troubles understanding it, kids definitely could not comprehend anything. @LenRea Idk I've already watched way too many obscure/underrated anime i shouldn't have watched lol No you didn't, go watch Black★Rock Shooter (TV) (and Madoka Magica to understand its influence on this gem). @bucciest If "Shounan Bakusouzoku" had been released ten years later than it was or - the better scenario - had gotten distributed properly to an audience outside of Japan, it would be SO well liked. I just know it. Exactly how I feel about Black★Rock Shooter (TV). |
Black★Rock Shooter (TV) is beyond its time arthouse fantasy/psychological drama/psychological horror/action. Should you watch it? See my review.  ⁺  ⁺  ⁼  |
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I would say the most underrated anime I have seen is 91 Days, this anime was too good. For a 12 episode anime so much happens and it's just great every episode. Out of all the anime I have watched I would say 91 Days falls somewhere in my top 11-15 anime. Nobody really talks about 91 days and I think the anime should be talked about way more especially when talking about the best short anime.
Some other anime that are underrated or not talked about enough is Ao Ashi and Yuukoku no Moriarty. Of course all the anime I have mentioned have very good ratings and a decent sized member count but I do feel as these anime should be talked about more.
Some other anime that are underrated or not talked about enough is Ao Ashi and Yuukoku no Moriarty. Of course all the anime I have mentioned have very good ratings and a decent sized member count but I do feel as these anime should be talked about more.
| @Pg13_ 91 days definitely deserves a mention, I was so invested in the outcome |
| DRINK SOME WATER! FOOL!!! |
| Probably Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation... |
| Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou, people don't understand the beauty of monster girls. :( |
| Imagine how boring this world would be without Japan - a comment at youtube |
| Skip Beat, one of the best shojo ever. You never see anyone recommend it. Nodame Cantabile, arguably the best romcom ever, hardly anyone recommend it too because not many people know about it. Mahou Sensei Negima, one of the most underrated battle shonen adventure, but this is more so for the manga. Ookiku Furikabutte, one of the best baseball anime, people have seen Cross Game, One Outs, Major and Ace of Diamond, this one is often neglected. Katekyo Hitman Reborn, one of the most fun battle shonen, really cool fighting mechanics, and has one of the best artstyle for a shonen. Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio, one of the most underrated battleship girls anime. Ajin, a show with similar vibe to Tokyo Ghoul that deserves more recognition. Has one of the best antagonist I've come across in anime. Uchouten Kazoku, when it comes to overall aesthetics and production, this is up there as one of the most pleasing anime to watch, great visuals, great soundtracks, unique setting and story. |
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@Pg13_ 91 days definitely deserves a mention, I was so invested in the outcome
| @NoelleIsSleepy I thought the voice acting in the Dub fit the story better and I liked the open ended ending; one of the better anime I've seen in 2023-2024. Angelo became one of my favorite characters by the end of the story. |
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| @APolygons2 I've been wanting to watch it for a while but when I saw reviews almost everyone said the animation was bad or that they couldn't concentrate on the story because of the animation and now I think about that and I see how stupid I was cause honestly the animation is one of the aspects I pay the least attention to unless it's super super bad. You wanted to sell it and you sold it to me, thanks bro I'm going to start it soon. |
| "Most underrated anime you have seen? shadows house |
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@APolygons2 I've been wanting to watch it for a while but when I saw reviews almost everyone said the animation was bad or that they couldn't concentrate on the story because of the animation and now I think about that and I see how stupid I was cause honestly the animation is one of the aspects I pay the least attention to unless it's super super bad.
You wanted to sell it and you sold it to me, thanks bro I'm going to start it soon.
You wanted to sell it and you sold it to me, thanks bro I'm going to start it soon.
NiceCorn said: @APolygons2 I've been wanting to watch it for a while but when I saw reviews almost everyone said the animation was bad or that they couldn't concentrate on the story because of the animation and now I think about that and I see how stupid I was cause honestly the animation is one of the aspects I pay the least attention to unless it's super super bad. Tbh even though the animation isn't super movement heavy, the show makes gold out of copper with it. The art and direction are so extremely strong, that it squeezes every possible bit of visual feast out of it's clearly lower budget. I think you'll be surprised by how incredibly good it looks despite the "bad animation". NiceCorn said: You wanted to sell it and you sold it to me, thanks bro I'm going to start it soon. I'm so glad I managed to do it. Just a heads up though, I strongly suggest rewatching the first episode at least once, specially after finishing the entire show. Just trust me on that, it has SO MUCH, detail and thought put into it, that's it's pretty much impossible to fully appreciate the pilot with one watch. |
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