| What constitutes something “hidden” is subjective, but I figure anything under 150k members to be unknown to most, the number of members also would be affected by what year it came out. I could be wrong about that, though. My choice would be Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuite Iru (Run with the wind). It came out in Fall of 2018, yet remains as more of a cult favorite than a regular name. I don’t really watch sports anime, but I was really impressed with the characters and writing. |
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| I also agree with Run With the Wind, watched it when it aired and was one of my favourites of the season. I wish Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju was more well known because everything about it is stunning and is so gripping. One of the best anime I've seen I think. |
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| If I had to chose 3 Buzzer Beater Scrapped Princess Doreiku the Animation |
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| Nodame Cantabile should be much more appreciated as a romantic SoL. It deserves the "classical music anime" title much more than Your Lie in April. The main problem is the animation, which is low-budget so in concerts ends up relying on still-shots and... oh god, awful CGI instruments. To compensate for that, however, the story is entertaining and the characters feel like they could be real people. They're all average individually but somehow end up with a good chemistry. If you're into classical music and SoL, you should give it a try. PS: It's also one of the few shows where the main characters aren't high-schoolers. They start in college and working from the 2nd season onwards. PS2: It's also one of the very few anime that is set in Europe (from the second season onwards). |
jubblymeg said: I also agree with Run With the Wind, watched it when it aired and was one of my favourites of the season. I wish Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju was more well known because everything about it is stunning and is so gripping. One of the best anime I've seen I think. I’ve had that on my plan to watch list for a while now, I’ll make sure to try it out soon! have_a_starfish said: Nodame Cantabile should be much more appreciated as a romantic SoL. It deserves the "classical music anime" title much more than Your Lie in April. The main problem is the animation, which is low-budget so in concerts ends up relying on still-shots and... oh god, awful CGI instruments. To compensate for that, however, the story is entertaining and the characters feel like they could be real people. They're all average individually but somehow end up with a good chemistry. If you're into classical music and SoL, you should give it a try. PS: It's also one of the few shows where the main characters aren't high-schoolers. They start in college and working from the 2nd season onwards. PS2: It's also one of the very few anime that is set in Europe (from the second season onwards). Interesting take, I liked Shigatsu, but it felt lacking sometimes like its representation of depression was kind of off target to me, but the animation is brilliant. I look forward to watching Nodame, adult characters are usually much more interesting Mod Edit: Merged duplicated posts; please use the edit button. |
DeadlyRavenMay 19, 2020 2:32 PM
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| I think that Spice and Wolf deserves more attention than it gets. The mind games that the characters go through to win their economic desires are awesome. |
| “It is my perception that a true friend never relies on another's dream. A person with the potential to be my true friend must be able to find his reason for life without my help. And, he would have to put his heart and soul into protecting his dream. He would never hesitate to fight for his dream, even against me.” I'm level  on mal-badges. View my badges. |
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| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Fireball Charming (2011!) It has 7000 "Members" on MAL D: It´s a 3D short (13 episodes, 2 minutes each) anime about a robot duchess named Drossel. She makes this show! (her Japanese VA is amazing haha) It´s partially a comedy, so be "warned" Also. 2011 Drossel design - best design. |
IljaKorhonenMay 18, 2020 2:00 PM
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| Yup, Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteru is great. My pick would be Hoozuki no Reitatsu. |
| Well not 3-gatsu no Lion. This thing is already popular and overrated enough. |
| Lol what? That series is one of the most popular as of recent years. And one of the most overrated too. |
| Mahoujin Guruguru (15 000 viewers) is the definition of a hidden gem (for me). It's one of the funniest parody anime I've seen, if not the funniest anime I've seen. It's largely overlooked for its artsyle, which is a shame, because its simply hilarious. 3-Gatsu no Lion SHOULD be more popular, but that doesn't mean its a hidden gem. Many people already know how perfect it is, me included. |
| Beatless Aishiteruze Baby Hyouge Mono Ie Naki Ko Remy Kodomo no Jikan Gallery Fake Aku no Hana Hakumei to Mikochi Warau Salesman Houkago Saikoro Club Petshop of Horrors Subete ga F ni Naru Zipang |
| I´d say Kemonozume or maybe Kyousogiga or Shoujo Suumatsu Ryokou although i´m not pretty sure about this one being unknow |
| Hoshiai no Sora. It came out a little less than a year ago and not enough people watch that shit. It's so good |
| Fans of Angel Beats or Clannad should definitely check out Little Busters. |
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| Shit, my plan to watch list is not going to appreciate me making this thread. Thank you to everyone that replies, though |
Thigh-CrusaderMay 18, 2020 2:37 PM
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| Hikaru no Go Days Giant Killing Kono Oto Tomare One Outs GATE Outbreak Company |
| A lone warrior surviving hundreds of battles, when it comes to losing, I'm the strongest. |
WatchTillTandava said: Beatless Aishiteruze Baby Hyouge Mono Ie Naki Ko Remy Kodomo no Jikan Gallery Fake Aku no Hana Hakumei to Mikochi Warau Salesman Houkago Saikoro Club Petshop of Horrors Subete ga F ni Naru Zipang Aishiteruze Baby is something worth wacthing and Subete ga F ni Naru I thougt was more popular(only 123k) ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka Fune wo Amu Hatsukoi Limited Juuni Kokuki Kingdom Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau Kuromukuro One Outs Piano no Mori (TV) Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 Uchuu Kyoudai This series are below 125k on MAL. |
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| Mononoke is pretty underrated. It came out like 2007-2008, and it has about 175k followers. |
| Taimanin Asagi. It's the greatest anime in existence and everybody NEEDS to check it out. |
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| Yurikuma Arashi for sure, it's so underated and it does put off lots of people, but it kinda gives Utena a run for its money |
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qtcherry said: I think that there are two animes that need more talk about in the anime community and that would be Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood and Hunter x Hunter need to be talked about more, i watched a little of brotherhood and wow holy yummy anime. Hunter is good, talk about it please, Gon goes Black btw Whats so good about HxH? Why is so popular? |
Thigh-Crusader said: This. Nodame season 1 is one of the best adult romantic comedies in anime whereas Your Lie in April is cheesy, emotionally manipulative teenager bait (I hate it with a passion). Which is no surprise, the former is Seinen and the latter is Shounen - and it shows extremely strong. My problem with Nodame was that a very strong first season is followed by fairly mediocre sequels, only towards the end it recovers a bit.have_a_starfish said: Interesting take, I liked Shigatsu, but it felt lacking sometimes like its representation of depression was kind of off target to me, but the animation is brilliant. I look forward to watching Nodame, adult characters are usually much more interestingNodame Cantabile should be much more appreciated as a romantic SoL. It deserves the "classical music anime" title much more than Your Lie in April. @Thigh-Crusader romance for of adults isn't this rare in anime, the whole Josei genre is pretty much about that. Check out stuff like Nana, Hachimitsu to Clover, Ookami to Koushinryou, Kuragehime, Sakamichi no Apollon and so on. |
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| The aika series (agent,zero and r-16) and ikkitousen If you can handle fanservice you maybe will like them since they have an actual good and interesting story and plot and fun characters and the fights are great |
| I found it difficult to find a show with 8.00+ score and less than 150k members, so I picked these from my list. (10/10) Sora yori mo Tooi Basho with 267k members, year 2018. (9/10) Tsuki ga Kirei with 278k members, year 2017. (9/10) Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara with 181k members, year 2018. (9/10) Yuru Camp△ with 233k members, year 2018. (8/10) Yesterday wo Utatte with 117k members, year 2020, currently airing. * The scores in front of the show title are the score I gave. |
| Tsuritama is criminally underwatched. |
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| def white album 2, that show is super underrated and deserves way more credit for the level of execution and subtle nuances in the actual adaptation very well done show |
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| Some Stupid people doesnt understand the meaning of "Hidden" gem Not all of you will enjoy these, IT IS Hidden Gem because its not mainstream https://myanimelist.net/anime/1462/Memories (1995) Popularity #1622 https://myanimelist.net/anime/33263/Kubikiri_Cycle__Aoiro_Savant_to_Zaregototsukai (2017) Popularity #1674 https://myanimelist.net/anime/34368/Vatican_Kiseki_Chousakan (2017) Popularity #2350 |
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| This is not anime but I just recently read this manga in one sitting, I thought it was really well done and it felt very realistic, every characters felt alive, it addressed real world problem everyone can relate to, and offered good arguments and counterarguments, food for thought, as well as wholesome and angsty scenes. https://myanimelist.net/manga/103942/Ao_no_Flag?q=ao%20no |
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qtcherry said: I think that there are two animes that need more talk about in the anime community and that would be Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood and Hunter x Hunter need to be talked about more, i watched a little of brotherhood and wow holy yummy anime. Hunter is good, talk about it please, Gon goes Black btw Neither of those are even close to being hidden gems, though. FMA: Brotherhood has 1,781,825 members on MAL, and HxH (2011) has 1.200.000 |
| +1 for Gin no Saji, +1 Zetsuen no Tempest Some other underrated gems: 1. Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou is so wholesome, I love it. Plus, I learned more life lessons watching this than in any bible study class. 2. Banana Fish is a wonderful watch. I don't think you can go wrong with this one. 3. Paradise Kiss has a realistic romance with an interesting premise. More people should try this instead of the typical high school drivel. |
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| Miru Tights. Yes it only appeals to certain people, but it's score is waaay too low as it is rn, it's genuinely good and gets shit on by people who aren't into tights. |
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| Sketchbook: Full Color's. Slow-paced slice of life may not be for everyone, but even among fans of the genre I think this one is too often forgotten or ignored. It may be because it looks like a low budget version of Aria (same studio, and with cross-references), but in terms of characters, humor and script it's top notch. The music is amazing. Not to mention it was one of Kana Hanazawa's first jobs. |
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inim said: @Thigh-Crusader romance for of adults isn't this rare in anime, the whole Josei genre is pretty much about that. Check out stuff like Nana, Hachimitsu to Clover, Ookami to Koushinryou, Kuragehime, Sakamichi no Apollon and so on. Thank you for the suggestions, I’m looking forward to Hachimitsu and Sakamichi. Love interests with actual chemistry will be nice 810Teams said: I found it difficult to find a show with 8.00+ score and less than 150k members, so I picked these from my list. (10/10) Sora yori mo Tooi Basho with 267k members, year 2018. (9/10) Tsuki ga Kirei with 278k members, year 2017. (9/10) Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara with 181k members, year 2018. (9/10) Yuru Camp△ with 233k members, year 2018. (8/10) Yesterday wo Utatte with 117k members, year 2020, currently airing. * The scores in front of the show title are the score I gave. I’ve been enjoying Yesterday who Utatte more than I thought I would at the start of the season, though I didn’t really know what it was. It’s kind of surreal to see some of my own problems in an anime, but that’s probably why I like it. People will appreciate it in time, I think Shiekai said: def white album 2, that show is super underrated and deserves way more credit for the level of execution and subtle nuances in the actual adaptation very well done show You probably get this question a lot, but should I watch White Album before I watch 2? KorhalChild said: Neither of those are even close to being hidden gems, though. FMA: Brotherhood has 1,781,825 members on MAL, and HxH (2011) has 1.200.000 I think it was supposed to be a joke? I don’t really know Mod Edit: Merged duplicated posts; please use the edit button. |
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