| I'm looking for some of the most unpopular and underrated shows in the anime genre. Preferably something that is complex and thought provoking. If it's super popular, it's not a hidden gem. Something that you enjoyed a lot and feel like should be more highly rated. Something that only a few anime chosen ones know about. It would take too much time to go through my list and check to see which ones I haven't seen, so you probably shouldn't lol. Just go for it with some of your top rated hidden gems! |
| Kara no Kyoukai movie series. |
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| Cross Game Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin Sakamichi no Apollon Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku-hen these are basically 5 of the best anime ive ever seen. especially Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is very thought provoking. but all of these arent really popular |
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aznboizzzx said: I consider Major to be the best sports anime. It's not thought provoking at all. Not sure if that's considered popular. Haikyuuu!, Cross Game and Ping Pong are the best sport anime. |
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| I recommend you to give a look in this club Hidden Gems of Anime Galaxy__ said: aznboizzzx said: I consider Major to be the best sports anime. It's not thought provoking at all. Not sure if that's considered popular. Haikyuuu!, Cross Game and Ping Pong are the best sport anime. You spelled Ashita no Joe wrong. |
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your mean score is 8.83 and you gave SAO a 10 so your opinion is invalid |
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Johnnyd3rp said: I recommend you to give a look in this club Hidden Gems of Anime You spelled Ashita no Joe wrong. still in my PTW list so cant really judge that |
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| I second what @Johnnyd3rp said about Ashita no Joe, it really is the best sports anime and a hidden gem overshadowed by its more popular counterpart Hajime no Ippo. Also try Kaleido Star, another underrated sports anime that's more on the lighthearted side. It's also the source of my forum set. If you want a whole collection of underrated masterpieces, however, you should try those in the World Masterpiece Theater collection. They're basically retellings of classic novels and children stories in anime form, with most of them having around 10k completed members or less. My personal favorite WMT show is Les Miserables: Shoujo Cosette. |
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| Here are a few shows from the past five years or so that were underappreciated. I'd call them "gems" rather than "masterpieces." For me, that title of honor is accorded to very few shows like Monster, Mononoke, and Dennou Coil. Fune wo Amu ("The Great Passage") - Licensed by Netflix but not shown weekly so it never developed a following; Kuromukuro suffered a simlar fate. Little Witch Academia (TV) is in the same boat now. Junketsu no Maria ("Maria, the Virgin Witch") Flip Flappers Gatchaman Crowds and Gatchaman Crowds Insight Uchouten Kazoku AKB0048 Tsuritama Thunderbolt Fantasy uses elaborate puppetry so it isn't really animated. Nevertheless it is definitely worth a look. The script was written by Gen Urobuchi, the author of Madoka Magica, with character designs by figurine manufacturer The Good Smile Company. and voicings by well-known Japanese seiyuu. A few older shows that rarely get mentioned here: Noein Oh! Edo Rocket Kurenai Saiunkoku Monogatari Moyashimon |
SeijiSenseiMar 28, 2017 7:34 AM
| Flip Flappers was kind of a hidden gem (though it did gain popularity over time at least) |
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This one me too it baffles me with its low number of viewers. It is recent, had not that much competition in its season?, it looks good, it has action, good pacing, is nicely mysterious for 7 or 8 episodes, ... baffling. Alas, OP already saw it. ------------------- Generally I am often puzzled by low numbers of viewers, either absolute or in comparison. Anno Hideaki has been put in the "favourite persons" by almost 8,000 accounts, yet eg. Birth has been watched by only 1,200 members. (Not that I'd call it a masterpiece, but it is certainly, errm, good enough to while away some time.) Others with surprisingly low numbers in "completed" : Aku no Hana - ~40,000 Figure 17 : 2,500 Windy Tales : 2,600 Future Boy Conan - I would have thought that with Miyazaki involved it'd have an audience greater than not even 8,000. and many more ------------ Weeeeell, anyways, the only ones I want to recommend to 3xTripple here are : Vandread - a fun shounen, speedy action SciFi anime, with some comedy, and no spoonfeeding. Not a masterpiece, but good enough, in some ways surprising, and not really ecchi outside the ED. (it still bears that tag). For an anime like that, with that premise, only 42k "completed" to me is once again baffling. And maybe Birth - as much as it isn't a masterpiece it is good enough to watch it. Whenever you feel like filling 80 minutes with some uncomplicated anime. ---------------- It would take too much time to go through my list and check to see which ones I haven't seen, so you probably shouldn't lol. Not that much actually, unless we have loong lists ourselves. Try that "[number] Shared" link on anyone else's profile, in the "Affinity to You" area. |
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| Show that I rated high and having a low amount of member (lower than 40k): OVA/Movie Tenshi no Tamago - 38,721 members - 10 Flanders no Inu - 9,173 members - 8 Short Serie Yami Shibai - 36,892 members - 8 Short Animation/Music Mudai - 1,520 members - 9 Inaka Isha - 10,539 members - 8 Furiko - 9,574 members - 8 Shui Naodai - 906 members - 8 |
"People who don't see that anime has changed are either wearing "glasses" or watching only a certain type (and or era) of anime" "Having a low mean score doesn't necessarily mean one doesn't enjoy anime. Rating system is not a school grading system." "Elitist is people who think he is superior than others. Not necessarily ones who insulting/critisizing your favorite anime or people who enjoy a certain type of anime" "Fanboy is people who translating "your favorite anime is shit" into "you are shit". "Being a fanboy is an indication of elitism" |
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I think Fuujin Monogatari ("Windy Tales") suffers from a number of problems. First, it's old by contemporary anime standards, airing back in 2004-2005. Second, it is a slow-moving slice-of-life story about middle-school girls. Finally it has very unusual character designs which often turn off viewers looking for the standard "moe" designs we see today.  It's a lovely show to look at, though, once you accept the character models. |
| Shigofumi Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma Toaru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku |
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| So many great options, thanks guys! LOLLL Too funny. Thanks everybody for all of the great recommendations! I am legitimately surprised by how many of these I haven't seen: Kara no Kyokai (stopped after movie one because it was painstakingly slow). Cross Game Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin Sakamichi no Apollon Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku-hen ef: a tale of memories Ashita no Joe Hi no ame ga furu Uchouten Kazoku AKB0048 Tsuritama Oh! Edo Rocket Kurenai Saiunkoku Monogatari Moyashimon Sword of the Stranger Mononoke Aku no Hana Figure 17 Windy Tales Birth Vandread Future Boy Conan Tenshi no Tamago Flanders no Inu Serial experiments lain (I tried this before and really just could not get past the slow first episode) Shigofumi Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma Toaru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku SeijiSensei said: You should've seen my face when I saw the picture you posted LOL.I think Fuujin Monogatari ("Windy Tales") suffers from a number of problems. First, it's old by contemporary anime standards, airing back in 2004-2005. Second, it is a slow-moving slice-of-life story about middle-school girls. Finally it has very unusual character designs which often turn off viewers looking for the standard "moe" designs we see today. It's a lovely show to look at, though, once you accept the character models. Thanks again all! Now I just have to figure out which order to watch them in... |
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3xTripple said: I'm looking for some of the most unpopular and underrated shows in the anime genre. Preferably something that is complex and thought provoking. If it's super popular, it's not a hidden gem. Something that you enjoyed a lot and feel like should be more highly rated. Something that only a few anime chosen ones know about. It would take too much time to go through my list and check to see which ones I haven't seen, so you probably shouldn't lol. Just go for it with some of your top rated hidden gems! the only one's comes to minds is "seikishi monogatari" mc is OP and dumb but he never loss in good condition fights if your willing to know what i mean is |
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| You don't appear to have seen Legend of the Galactic Heroes, so, that. Other good things: Armor Hunter Mellowlink (spinoff of VOTOMs, but is standalone) Flag Freedom Key the Metal Idol Kuuchuu Buranko Rose of Versailles Silent Mobius Simoun Tekkaman Blade (Japanese series, not Teknoman) Terra e... (TV series) Tetsujin 28-go (2004 series) |
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