Forgotten or obscure original anime
Anime
This stack is for forgotten or obscure original anime that somehow fit the following criteria:
* Lack of contemporary interest, even if the show had some hype during its time on air.
* As far as possible, a completely finished story within one or two seasons.
* Relatively recent shows are allowed if their talk has already died after a few seasons.
* Have at least some value or interest, and not just be forgotten anime without a source.
The purpose of this stack is to introduce people to perhaps little-known, but interesting for at least one viewing of the original anime. Especially if I personally, the author of the stack, consider them interesting at least at the premise level or some moments. Therefore, I also tried to leave comments next to each anime, expressing my thoughts about the possible pros, cons, and reasons for the loss of attention to the show.
* Lack of contemporary interest, even if the show had some hype during its time on air.
* As far as possible, a completely finished story within one or two seasons.
* Relatively recent shows are allowed if their talk has already died after a few seasons.
* Have at least some value or interest, and not just be forgotten anime without a source.
The purpose of this stack is to introduce people to perhaps little-known, but interesting for at least one viewing of the original anime. Especially if I personally, the author of the stack, consider them interesting at least at the premise level or some moments. Therefore, I also tried to leave comments next to each anime, expressing my thoughts about the possible pros, cons, and reasons for the loss of attention to the show.
TV, 2021,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:7
Well animated and pretty well done action shoujo with self-insert everygirl protagonist. It could have been a pretty good adventure anime for girls, but unfortunately, the anime takes a very long time to admit to itself what kind of audience it wants to attract and eventually collapses with a very rushed ending.
TV, 2020,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:6
Pretty enjoyable 00s style shonen-ish mecha anime with lots of references to history and important artists in rock music and the related industry. It's a good show for kids if you're not going to dig deep, but it's too shallow for adults.
TV, 2020,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:7
A rather original deconstruction of post-apocalyptic adventure anime that fails to attract a lot of people due to overly bold twists at the beginning of the show and overly unusual ideas for people expecting classic post-apocalyptic action.
TV, 2019,
24 eps
Me:-
Author:-
How do you like the idea of a stealth spin-off to Cowboy Bebop, which tells about the good friendship and joint career of two Martian girls in the world of the pop industry of the future? Unfortunately, Watanabe took contemporary American pop culture too literally, and the show failed to become a timeless classic due to a large number of rather naive allusions to then-American politics and plot development, which did not live up to the hopes of the yuri shippers, nor the hopes of the Bebop fans for a greater connection with the cult show.
TV, 2020,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:8
This anime fell victim to a classic situation where the showrunner is so famous for incredible shows, many of which have long since become anime classics, that just an average or slightly above average anime was met with a lot of disappointment and complaints.
TV, 2020,
11 eps
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Author:-
Another well-made original shoujo anime, this time in the "handsome father takes care of cute daughter" genre with elements of sports. Unfortunately, like Fena, the show was quickly forgotten due to a lack of understanding of the target audience and lack of hype.
TV, 2020,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:7
Quite an interesting and original remake of various racing comedies of the late 20th century, which takes the classic plot into an equally classic "samurai and cowboys" setting. Unfortunately, even though it lacks a rushed ending or critical plot issues, the anime falls prey to the typical drop in interest after the end of the anime.
TV, 2017,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:6
Another example of a good show that could very well be a full-fledged adaptation of some romantic LN. Especially with the author of the famous "Boring Heroine" as a screenwriter. Unfortunately, the anime suffered from the classic problem of winning the wrong girl that most shippers were rooting for.
TV, 2015,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:7
Another relatively forgotten original anime by Jun Maeda. It was a pretty big hit at the time and promised to be the second Angel Beats, but the absolutely rushed and full of dubious implications last arc completely killed people's interest in it.
TV, 2018,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:8
A classic show for Mari Okada's work about the importance of mutual understanding and respect for other people's experience in relationships. An enjoyable show, but not a masterpiece, especially with an unusual visual style, so people quickly forgot about it.
TV, 2016,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:8
Another show by Mari Okada about the importance of mutual understanding and the value of personal experience. It's worth saying that out of context the show was quite interesting and even intriguing, but since the studio and writer actually turned it into a draft for future big hits like Darling in the Franxx, the show was quickly lost in time under their weight.
TV, 2016,
26 eps
Me:-
Author:9
A classic example of the original youth mecha show, which was instantly erased from people's memory after the end. At the same time, it can still be interesting for connoisseurs of the genre. Especially because of the rather classic premise with the revival of the pilot from the past to continue the fight
TV, 2015,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:7
Developing the theme of forgotten original science fiction, it's hard not to mention this show. To my surprise, like Carol and Tuesday it also vaguely resembles G-Witch due to the work show theme in a mecha-like setting, but this time we have a fairly typical straight anime romance
TV, 2016,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:6
A lot of people quite sincerely hyped this show up to a point, expecting that it could make a great anime horror...but for some reason it ended up being so flashy so bad it's a good thing the few who remember the show still one wonders if this was a deliberate parody of a bad rushed anime.
TV, 2018,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:8
How about a beautifully animated bittersweet romance with visuals from one of the top yuri illustrator in the industry today? Unfortunately, when it turned out to be non-yuri and rather vanilla, the hype almost died and the show died pretty quickly right after the finale. Although it's still a pretty sweet original romance from the anime masters, PAWORKS.
TV, 2018,
12 eps
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Author:-
A rather unusually deep and interesting sci-fi yuri created to promote the upcoming game. Unfortunately, the show was only popular in the west and was able to died quite quickly even there when said game finally came out and failed.
TV, 2021,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:6
Another original mecha in the spirit of 00s shonens. Of course, despite the rather interesting premise about the mecha journey of father and daughter and the sea of not the worst boomer vs zoomer jokes, the show can be instantly erased from memory after watching if you are not a fan of the mecha genre and grotesque anime action.
OVA, 2010,
4 eps
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Author:-
A pretty decent original CGDCT that was probably lost in time due to the rise of more hyped and expensive examples of the genre years later.
TV, 2004,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:8
A classic experimental project that embodies the idea of deconstructing "kawai" from the iconic Satoshi Kon. Obviously, such "not for everyone" anime art house was quickly forgotten outside the blogs of extreme enthusiasts.
TV, 2017,
22 eps
Me:-
Author:7
Another example of a highly ambitious and potentially masterpiece project that was shamelessly ruined by a rushed ending and disappointing development. Also, this is probably one of the best (up to a point) meta shows and Fate Zero clones I've seen.
ONA, 2020,
12 eps
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Another half-forgotten original yuri. It was a pretty good 00s quirky all-female comedy from an iconic director whose only mistake was that the show actually premiered in 2020.
TV, 2017,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:7
A funny and somewhat smart meta-comedy that was quickly forgotten due to the fact that behind the meta-humor and satire, it mostly had little plot.
TV, 2014,
24 eps
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Author:-
Another original mecha, this time from the already mentioned Mari Okada, who gradually disappeared into the ocean of human memory due to not very memorable character design and the nature of the typical "seasonal show". Still worth watching if you missed it and don't have spoilers.
Movie, 2019,
1 ep
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Author:-
Quite a well-made action about a superhero girl from the studio known for its well-animated action anime. The anime was quite warmly received and even received a spin-off manga, but subsequently quickly disappeared from people's memory. Perhaps due to the theatrical format and lack of the same hype as other popular studio titles.
