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Sep 16, 2020 9:31 AM
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For me, it's Kowasugimasu.

I want stuff that you wouldn't expect to find on a typical MAL user's list and different than what people would typically expect from an anime. The weirder the better.
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Sep 16, 2020 9:34 AM
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Honestly I have no idea, there's a shitton of random and weird anime on my list lol
Sep 16, 2020 9:35 AM
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Born by Myself, what the fuck is that and why did I watch it?
Sep 16, 2020 9:53 AM
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This thing:
https://myanimelist.net/anime/13405/Utsu_Musume_Sayuri
or maybe Konaka's drug trip malice@doll
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Sep 16, 2020 9:54 AM
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https://myanimelist.net/anime/8928/Visions_of_Frank__Short_Films_by_Japans_Most_Audacious_Animators?q=visions%20of%20frank&cat=anime

based on american comic
no voice acting
doesnt even have a japanese title
basically indie non-standard animation
Sep 16, 2020 10:00 AM
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Excel Saga maybe?
That show is completely nuts
Sep 16, 2020 10:02 AM
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Shorts made by Takena, Nagao like Shitcom, No Littering, Maid of the Dead, etc. I don't put them on my list though since you know, it's weird.
Sep 16, 2020 10:03 AM
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This
It’s not wired or not normal, it’s just a neat music video with not a lot of MAL views.
Sep 16, 2020 12:04 PM
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For non hentai, Hensuki. This show has about every weird fetish in existence.
Sep 16, 2020 12:51 PM

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I have a couple:

The last 3 were directed by the same person, Yoji Kuri, who made a lot of these types of anime.
Sep 16, 2020 12:55 PM

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Something like 1/100 Rice Planting
Sep 16, 2020 1:21 PM

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Friends its not weird or not normal, just a forgotten gem in MAL
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Sep 16, 2020 3:06 PM

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If I were to hazard a guess, in terms of either most obscure or most different from the rest of other anime (or more accurately, just counting the known ones I've either seen or am at least aware of) in plot and writing, animation, art style, music and sound design, and just general intended audience appeal, or both, probably:

- Nami
- A Kite
- Chika Gentou Gekiga: Shoujo Tsubaki (Midori)
- Kodomo no Jikan OVA (a hentai, not associated with the TV series of the same name)
- Aku no Hana
- Angel Cop
- Earth Maiden Arjuna
- Doubutsu no Mori (The Animal Crossing film)
- Malice@Doll
- Gallery Fake
- Warau Salesman
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Sep 16, 2020 3:09 PM
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Do you mean our favorites list? Because in that case, I think Natsume's Book of Friends is kinda unusual; yes, it's well known and liked, but I haven't really seen it on anyone else's favorites list.
Sep 16, 2020 4:20 PM

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Many of those already named, plus a few more mindscrews. I'm not listing experimental shorts, this is all at least a full episode length.

  • Shounen Kenya - starting at 30 minutes the story line goes stray and never returns to normal. Plenty of WTF moments.
  • Popee the Performer - slapstick comedy so weird it earned a dementia tag.
  • gdgd Fairies - abysmal CG meets witty seiyuu for an amazing result
  • Nido to Mezamenu Komori Uta - lesser known passion project by the genius who gave us Midori, any bit as sick if not worse.
  • Dengeki Oshioki Musume Gootaman: Gootaman Tanjou-hen - Wacky mahou shoujo parody with butt fetish. Catholic girl enters religious academy and is super-powered by Buddha to fight an evil cult threatening her Hindu yuri baiting love interest.
  • Inaka Isha - Warped geometry and kafkaesque angst, the animation.
  • Kuroi Ame ni Utarete - A group of 2nd generation Hiroshima survivors' life in the late 1970s. Low social standing as petty criminals and prostitutes, discrimination, sickness. The movie is extremely bitter, frustrated, and vents it in anti-Americanism.
  • Otona Joshi no Anime Time - "Hard Slice of Life" stories about middle aged women (30-50 y/o). And well done one top of that. Probably the least supplied target demographic in all anime.
  • The Chocolate Panic Picture Show - Chaotic, plot-less, surreal music video by a young Studio Gainax. It's main motive are Africans drawn in colonial style: big lips, primitive loincloth, bald head.




Sep 16, 2020 4:28 PM
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Nami. Utsu Musume Sayuri. Pecola. Abunai Sisters.


Out of all of those, Pecola is the only good one.
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Noein I guess. It's really good but not a lot of people have seen it and those that don't really think it's THAT great.
Sep 16, 2020 11:15 PM

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Robotica Robotic I guess? but it's not really that weird just dark.
Sep 16, 2020 11:53 PM
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For me, it would probably be Detroit Metal City. There's so many things going on in that show for a death metal band anime.

Sep 17, 2020 4:18 AM
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Personally, it's school days. That show is very weird.
Sep 17, 2020 4:23 AM

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I'm sure people already mentioned it, but for me it's Utsu Musume Sayuri. It's bad




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Sep 17, 2020 4:25 AM

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Probably "Centaur no Nayami". You expect a cute, lighthearted SoL anime... and you get that partly. Until people die in WW2.
Sep 17, 2020 4:32 AM

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Guru Guru Town Hanamaru-kun. One of my childhood anime which was (strangely) aired in TV when I was 6-7 y.o., and it was so damn fun then. I have never met any other person that knows about this show at all.
Sep 17, 2020 4:37 AM

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Mine is probably Towel Story, an anime about towels.
Sep 17, 2020 4:37 AM

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Hellooo_Theeree said:
Robotica Robotic I guess? but it's not really that weird just dark.


I watched that several years ago, completely forgot about it.

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Nami. Utsu Musume Sayuri. Pecola. Abunai Sisters.


Out of all of those, Pecola is the only good one.


I used to watch Pecola on Fox Kids when i was kid, haha. Good times.

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Bloomberry said:
For non hentai, Hensuki. This show has about every weird fetish in existence.


I spot a man of culture ;) Best girl was the loli Koga, Yuika
Sep 17, 2020 4:39 AM

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Funny you mention strange shows, I came across Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey yesterday and added it to my ptw list.

Never heard of it but it looks interesting and I've heard the creator Matsumoto Leiji makes some thoughtful shows, so decided to give it a go.
Sep 17, 2020 4:43 AM

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This thing:
https://myanimelist.net/anime/13405/Utsu_Musume_Sayuri
or maybe Konaka's drug trip malice@doll


Yep, I'm not ashamed to declare I have this abomination in my list as well

AbsurdTurk said:
Do you mean our favorites list? Because in that case, I think Natsume's Book of Friends is kinda unusual; yes, it's well known and liked, but I haven't really seen it on anyone else's favorites list.

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Sep 17, 2020 5:17 AM
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Koroshiya Ichi OVA.

It would have hurt less if I didn't read the glorious manga first
Sep 17, 2020 5:25 AM

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"jojo"

Okay but a better answer is Dagashi Kashi. I found that show to be pretty weird

Sep 17, 2020 5:26 AM

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I think this question is very complicated, because most are out of the ordinary... I don't know(maybe euphoria, it's very strange)
Sep 17, 2020 5:32 AM

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I have quite a few but probably this masterpiece


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Sep 17, 2020 5:43 AM

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Kuzu no Honkai is the least normal Anime title in my list which is not suitable for audience below the age of 20.

Even for audience above the age of 20, some of them might think this is a show for perverted psychopaths.
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Sep 17, 2020 5:52 AM

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The Terada Mokei productions, no doubt. Not only due to their origin and purpose (they are basically paper-animated models for architecture projects), but they don't look like any animation ever made, they are incredibly slow and aimless with zero storytelling. The fact they are in MAL at all is quite perplexing by itself.
Sep 17, 2020 12:29 PM

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SuperWarior2012 said:
I have a couple:

The last 3 were directed by the same person, Yoji Kuri, who made a lot of these types of anime.


How does Nami count as an anime? All of it is live action.
Sep 17, 2020 12:41 PM

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Bloomberry said:
SuperWarior2012 said:
I have a couple:

The last 3 were directed by the same person, Yoji Kuri, who made a lot of these types of anime.


How does Nami count as an anime? All of it is live action.


I think fish were animated using stop-motion.
Sep 17, 2020 12:44 PM

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Probably Nami but I've seen a lot of pretty weird stuff so IDK.
Sep 17, 2020 12:54 PM

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Kagewani, probably. Aku no Hana as well.
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DV_Wolf said:
Bloomberry said:
For non hentai, Hensuki. This show has about every weird fetish in existence.


I spot a man of culture ;) Best girl was the loli Koga, Yuika
Yuika is such a best girl she makes it into my top 10 favorites!



And for my contribution to this thread:

Actually, my list has a lot of awesome crap like this.
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Kimagure Robot, short artsy anime about robots and stuff
Oruchuban Ebichu, mostly because of the art style and sex jokes
Sep 20, 2020 2:35 AM

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A few candidates:

  • Nichijou - My Ordinary Life, which possibly has the most misleading subtitle in existence.
  • Pop Team Epic, which is so crazy it may have you questioning your sanity.
  • Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life - The titular character is a yellow rabbit-like thing that is described as liking meat, money, and girls. It has three seasons and often features cameos by characters from other series.
  • Pikotaro's Lullaby La La By - A series of weird short videos by the guy that did "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen".
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Not stating the obvious like Utsu Musume Sayuri, Shitcom and No Littering, I'd say Nazo no Kanojo X is pretty weird. I mean look. It's about a guy drinking a girl's drool. Like.................................... ??!!
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Sep 20, 2020 3:22 AM

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Definitely Utsu Musume Sayuri. An absolute masterpiece.
Sep 20, 2020 3:28 AM

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anime Boruto, so far disappoints me (
Sep 20, 2020 6:36 AM
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Probably Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt. People wouldn't have guessed I watched this and absolutely like it considering that I harp about Evangelion whenever I get the chance to do so.
Sep 20, 2020 6:39 AM
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overflow.... i was tricked into watching some of it
Sep 20, 2020 6:49 AM

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Probably Sekkou Boys - I mean, casting sculpture busts as idol characters? 2016 was such a wild year for gag anime lol
Sep 20, 2020 10:59 AM

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What is your "normal" standard, it's depend on every people..
For me, least normal is like dementia genre and something like Boku no Pico..




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Nami was so complex for my weak mind.
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