| https://myanimelist.net/anime/2740/Monkey_Turn?q=turn You can even find anime about speed boat. It still surprise me that niche like that have anime and there are no badminton anime yet. |
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| Moyashimon first season and first couple of episodes for second season at least was about microorganisms and their functions/usages such as bacteria fermentation |
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| Just this season, we got introduced to the first Ballroom dancing anime - Ballroom e Youkoso. Then there's Hanasaku Iroha which is about the Japanese ryokan (traditional Inn) industry. Fune wo Amu which is about dictionaries. There are a lot of those anime which might be about a certain hobby or profession. Something found only in a medium like anime. |
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MechKingKillbot said: Damn, just blasting Moyashimon season two like that hehMoyashimon first season and first couple of episodes for second season at least was about microorganisms and their functions/usages such as bacteria fermentation Moyashimon is probably the most oddly specific though. |
| Is story about Space Cowboy considered as an oddly specific anime? |
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| I don't think there is one. There's a shitton of equally odd and/or specific topics that have anime made about them. |
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| Well there's Cheer Danshi about male cheerleading... And Keijo!!! About... Fucking... Ass battles... |
| Space brothers is about the space industry specifically NASA and the fictional JAXA. Nope it doesnt have mechans and stuff. Its all about rockets and space. |
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| If you think anime covers a lot of weird topics, you should take a look at the manga section. There you will find things like... - Apnea diving ("Glaucos") - The adult movie industry ("18 Rin") - Italian cooking ("Bambino!" and "Bambino! Secondo") And my personal favorite... - Crime scene cleanup service industry ("Kurosagi Shitai Takuhaibin") |
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| Isn't there an anime about a girl who thinks she has a weird vagina? That one always strikes me as a weirdly specific topic :') |
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ladamesansmerci said: Isn't there an anime about a girl who thinks she has a weird vagina? That one always strikes me as a weirdly specific topic :') Could it be that you mean "B-gata H-kei"? |
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| Chihayafuru (Karuta) was the first one that came to mind. |
| I got one. Takoyaki Mantoman. How's that for specific? |
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| Anime about ballroom dancing and quiz bowl came out just this season alone, so yes, there is pretty much anime about every topic. |
| It depends on whether you like food or just the sweet stuff, or bikes versus bicycles versus cars. There's something for everybody. :-] |
| Moyashimon hands down. There's also: Chihayafuru (about competitive karuta) Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (about rakugo) 3 Gatsu No Lion (about shogi) Fune wo Amu (creating a Japanese dictionary) Gin no Saji (about agricultural studies) Hanasaku Iroha (Inn keeping and chores) Hoozuki no Reitetsu (Hell's company administration) |
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| There are a lot, but Tsuritama came to mind. It's about fishing. |
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gghelis said: So, today I've learnt there is an anime about... diving. Not explore-the-sea diving, but sports diving. https://myanimelist.net/anime/34543/ I thought to myself, well, that's kinda weird choice of a topic. Diving is not exactly the most popular sports, is it? How does one come up with such an idea? 1) So what? There are anime about totally fictional sports. Like, there is an anime about some flying-shoes tag sport, an anime about tank battles sport, an anime about a sport where girls beat each other with their asses... 2) Frankly, I suspect the author just likes some aspect of reality (like diving, or cooking, or whatever), and he/she makes a manga about it. With so many different authors, it results in impressive coverage. 3) Most writers are writers, that's why you'll see a lot of anime about making the work's original medium. Other activities don't get coverage that is so complete. 4) If you're looking for an unusual choice of topic, I'd mention Chuu-bra. It's an anime about female underwear. That isn't played for sexy. |
| Well, Arakawa Under the Bridge is about the daily lives of a bunch of really bizarre homeless people living under a bridge...so there's that. |
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| Tsuritama = Fishing (+alien fish) YoI = Figure Skating competitive sport (international level) |
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| Let's not forget every card game anime out there that exist just to sell cards. And those bazillion other anime that try to sell some other toys. And then you went and bought those toys and was disappointed because it looked cooler on TV. If you have longed to watch an anime about dogs killing each other and take down some bears look no further. Ehta said: There are a lot, but Tsuritama came to mind. It's about fishing. Shicchi said: Tsuritama = Fishing (+alien fish) YoI = Figure Skating competitive sport (international level) Tsuritama isn't the only anime or even the first to focus on fishing. There was a shounen manga Tsurikichi Sanpei in the 70's about fishing and it was adapted in to 109 episodes long anime series in the 80's. There's also one fishing manga that has a long running live movie series adaptation. Maneki-Mew said: The most disturbing thing is that's Studio Hibari. You know, they made Nausicaä and Kiki's Delivery Service back then with Miyazaki. Wtf what happened? What is this madness!? Can't blame them if they're short on money, but I'd guess trying to target people with some niche fetish isn't the best way to get some cash. |
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| There's more than one anime about diving. This one is better: https://myanimelist.net/anime/31771/Amanchu |
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| an anime about lesbian bears https://myanimelist.net/anime/26165/Yuri_Kuma_Arashi |
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OyAlinDesu said: Akikan - an anime about a boy who's girlfriend is a can of soda or something among these lines. There are much more , i just can't remember ghem right now . Just what have you made me feel like watching for the lolz... Seems like the nonsense I'd enjoy. urpoutta said: I fucking sat through the whole 49 minutes of this just to torture my soul And also this And at this time I realized I feel nothing anymore and I'm just empty human being The fact that you sat through all 3 of them deserves some plaudit. |
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| Ginban Kaliedoscope - figure skating, definitely much better than YoI, at least I didn't have to mute the volume while watching certain obnoxious performers with their even more obnoxious music. Chihayafuru - Karuta Kabuki-bu - Kabuki Yakitate!! Japan - about baking bread La Corda D'oro Primo Passo - classical music. As someone who knows nothing about classical music, I found this more easy to understand as the MC was a complete beginner too (with a little magic of course!). Nodame Cantabile most probably is better, KimiUso was pretty good too. Hikaru no Go - About Go Shion no Ou & 3-gatsu no lion - Shougi Gi(a)rish number & Rec- voice acting Kaze Tachinu - About an Engineer building airplanes Atom the beginning - researchers making a robot that has emotions Tegamibachi - about delivering letters, kind of like a postman but it's set in a fantasy world and they are called letter bees there. Capeta - cart racing There's also Black Jack which is about a doctor and Skip Beat which focuses on being an actor, but those are pretty common fields I suppose(?) |
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| Tsuritama - an anime about fishing (kind of) Hanasaku Iroha - an anime about working at a Japanese inn (or onsen place thingy) Dagashi Kashi - an anime about people who talk about japanese "retro" candy and the list goes on... |
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| Taishou Yakyuu Musume is about young feminist Japanese girls playing baseball in 1925 in order to try to prove to their parents that females aren't mere objects. Romeo no Aoi Sora is about chimney sweep climbing boys (not a job that we even have anymore) Gochiusa is set in a coffee shop, although it's not like that's what people are watching it for. Tiger and Bunny is about a middle aged professional super hero who has to deal with his age turning him into more of a sidekick. |
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| Im not sure if counting an entire sport as "oddly specific" as the OP says, but if anyone here knows of either a Track and Field, Cross Country, or Marathon-running (or Ultra-Marathon) anime, PLEASE let me know. I have been searching for years! |
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gghelis said: So, today I've learnt there is an anime about... diving. Not explore-the-sea diving, but sports diving. https://myanimelist.net/anime/34543/ I thought to myself, well, that's kinda weird choice of a topic. Diving is not exactly the most popular sports, is it? How does one come up with such an idea? Again, there's "Barakamon", where the protagonis is a calligrapher. There's "Gin no Saji" about agricultural stuff. There's "Shirobako", which is about anime production. "Bakuman" about drawing and publishing manga. Looks like there's literally an anime about anything. I'm just curious, what are other animes with such oddly specific topics? The flying chickens of the river of sunflowers. It is a great anime watch it, youll be retarde.... I mean amazed at the resualts ! You find it very moroni... I mean pleasant! |
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GuyWRunningShirt said: Im not sure if counting an entire sport as "oddly specific" as the OP says, but if anyone here knows of either a Track and Field, Cross Country, or Marathon-running (or Ultra-Marathon) anime, PLEASE let me know. I have been searching for years! The closest I have found regarding running is Suzuka. There are quite a few anime that characters who run track and field but it isn't the central focus. If you want a list of those, hmu. OT: Seikon no Qwaser is about a group of people known as "Qwasers" who have special powers that are fueled off breast milk. Then there's Yakitate Japan, which is solely about baking bread. |
GuyWRunningShirt said: Im not sure if counting an entire sport as "oddly specific" as the OP says, but if anyone here knows of either a Track and Field, Cross Country, or Marathon-running (or Ultra-Marathon) anime, PLEASE let me know. I have been searching for years! Maybe this one ? https://myanimelist.net/anime/31559/Prince_of_Stride__Alternative It's about a (fictional) form of competitive relay parkour. Also technically Suzuka, but that's more of a romance show with token sport subplots. |
Ehta said: There are a lot, but Tsuritama came to mind. It's about fishing. Shicchi said: Tsuritama = Fishing (+alien fish) nicoyaasawa said: Why is everyone saying Tsuritama? How are you guys defining 'oddly specific'? While fishing is the central point of the show, it serves more as a backdrop for the setting of Enoshima and the idea of coping with social anxiety. Plus there's an entire sci-fi alien plotline that's completely disregarded if you just call it the fishing anime, idk. Even then, fishing as a hobby is quite common especially in Japan.Tsuritama - an anime about fishing (kind of) I'd interpret 'oddly specific' shows as pandering to an extremely niche interest or hobby. Take for example Two Car from next season which is about motorcycle sidecar racing. That's so specific that I don't think most people even knew it was a thing. |
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