Favorite underrated anime

[SprklRnbwUncrnGO]

Not quite certain if it actually counts as underrated or not.  I don't think I watch enough to know.  But, I've been told not many really care for it.  That said, I really dug this one.

[thorien]

Claymore -is- awesome. Despite the fact that I am not a big fan of anime, I really enjoyed it. The music also is perfect.

[onivel]

Claymore is most excellent. Good choice.

[Nevermore]

The best underrated anime I've seen this year would have to be Gosick. Really good romantic mystery all nicely contained in one season.  Also blame Firewraith but check out Nyarko-San: Crawling with Love .... a really wonderful humorous take on all things Lovecraftian!

[Edge]

So just got pointed to one today by a reviewer whose opinion I agree with 99% of the time... strangely enough, normally the type who focuses on things like Star Trek and Doctor Who, SFDebris.

That being Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Basically it starts out as a fairly stereotypical "magical girl" story in the vein of Sailor Moon or the like, with Cute Animal Sidekick offering a high-school girl the chance to become a superhero and help save the world from a villainous threat. Then everything turns bizarro-world and things are very much not what they seem. Surprisingly highly recommended.

[SprklRnbwUncrnGO]

Nov 15, 2016 8:20:08 GMT -5 thorien said:

Claymore -is- awesome. Despite the fact that I am not a big fan of anime, I really enjoyed it. The music also is perfect.

That was the boat I'm in, too.  Most of the "anime-y" things that bug me, like overused time dilation or characters bursting into tears at the sight of a thumbtack that reminds them of their mother's fight with a rose garden and now that I remember that I'll give everything I have into this fight and overcome the evil with the power of unbridled friendship aaaaaah...yeah, all that.  For some reason, it didn't bug me here.  Can't put my finger on why, either.

[onivel]

Nov 15, 2016 18:54:01 GMT -5 Edge said:

So just got pointed to one today by a reviewer whose opinion I agree with 99% of the time... strangely enough, normally the type who focuses on things like Star Trek and Doctor Who, SFDebris.

That being Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Basically it starts out as a fairly stereotypical "magical girl" story in the vein of Sailor Moon or the like, with Cute Animal Sidekick offering a high-school girl the chance to become a superhero and help save the world from a villainous threat. Then everything turns bizarro-world and things are very much not what they seem. Surprisingly highly recommended.

Yes.. very much this one. Ran though the whole series a few months back with my eldest who is turning into a little otaku. 

I recently started watching a Netflix series called Ajin that I have found pretty interesting. 

I wouldn't call this next one underrated, as I think it is fairly mainstream at this point, but Durarara! is another that I found pretty interesting.

An older one that I think has flown under the radar is " The Scrapped Princess " Its hard as hell to find it anywhere, and the copies you do find are expensive. I loved the story for it. Its a single season .. 13 episodes, but it takes you on a pretty emotional ride. Yeah.. I know I mentioned this one before, but I can't mention it enough. 

[thorien]

Nov 15, 2016 20:33:27 GMT -5 SprklRnbwUncrnGO said:

Nov 15, 2016 8:20:08 GMT -5 thorien said:

Claymore -is- awesome. Despite the fact that I am not a big fan of anime, I really enjoyed it. The music also is perfect.

That was the boat I'm in, too.  Most of the "anime-y" things that bug me, like overused time dilation or characters bursting into tears at the sight of a thumbtack that reminds them of their mother's fight with a rose garden and now that I remember that I'll give everything I have into this fight and overcome the evil with the power of unbridled friendship aaaaaah...yeah, all that.  For some reason, it didn't bug me here.  Can't put my finger on why, either.

I recommend Hellsing, the original one.

[SprklRnbwUncrnGO]

Nov 16, 2016 1:35:41 GMT -5 thorien said:

Nov 15, 2016 20:33:27 GMT -5 SprklRnbwUncrnGO said:

I recommend Hellsing, the original one.

The original is great.  Ultimate was good, too.  But Hellsing Ultimate Abridged by Team 4-Star?  Oh yeah...all about it, baby.

Of course, NSFW.

[ladybug]

Don't recall it being mentioned here, but Baccano! is fantastic with a soundtrack to match. Such a good dub.

[Dismus]

I like over the top anime. So Kill La Kill is one of my favorites.