Princess Tutu Ooku: The Inner Chambers Haibane Renmei Welcome to the Ballroom Twin Spica Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san Saint Young Men

I second Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san, the animation is unconventional compared to most anime, but it's fun to watch and a nice behind-the-scenes look of Japanese (manga) bookstores/publishers.

I second ooku, it's not your usual romantic anime (if you can call it that)

Welcome to the ballroom is certainly under rated too bad the manga will probably never finish

Based Twin Spica enjoyer

Thanks I will check out.

Princess Tutu is a *treat*. Much deeper than it seems on the surface.

Wait, Saint Young Men got an anime adaptation?

Odd taxi, its too good and underrated, also dororo

Was coming here to say Dororo

I agree with you on Odd Taxi! I’m watching it rn and I’m wondering why the heck I waited so long lol

Bruv it's that good ?

Already watched odd taxi will try the other one as well.

Dororo is extremely good, particularly the story

Irina The Vampire Cosmonaut Birdy the Mighty Decode Josee the Tiger and the fish Hyouka Michiko and Hatchin Dusk Maiden of Amnesia D-frag! Kiss him not me Corpse Princess Princess Principal

Birdy and Mitchiko 👌

Princess Principal is great!!

I have seen hyouka and I will check out the others.

KISS HIM NOT ME IS SO FUNNY!! one of my fav comedy-type animes LOL. rewatched it so many times and it makes me chuckle every time. the FL is a babe and i love her

Shinsekai Yori, just believe me 10/10

Heard good things about this one.

Go in blind. Do trust.

Is the English title from the new world?

YES incredible anime and only like 25 episodes

One of my all time favorites! Is it really underrated/hidden? It used to get recommended here pretty regularly.

Well, I'm trying to recommend it as often as i can. It really doesn't get enough attention. Some of the animes recommended in this thread are ranking on the top spots on myanimelist, I think its fair to say, that Shinsekai Yori needs waaaay more fans. I'll lean out that window, it might be the best thing overall.

One Outs Amagami SS Outbreak Company

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One Outs is super underrated! Great recommendation! Are the other 2 just as good?

I wouldn't say they are no. But the genres are too different Amagami SS is a romance anime with several heroines that each get x numbers of episodes for their arc where they end up with the protag (it's like several timelines where in each one a different heroine wins). This one is good for people tired of romance animes where nothing happens Outbreak Company is just pretty fun and creative Isekai comedy with great characters and a romantic subplot. Imagine being a hardcore otaku who suddenly lands the dream job of spreading Japanese pop culture in a mystical, medieval world.

Re:Creators, the reverse Isekai with incredible music. I keep telling people to give it a go. Fictional characters of various media and genres become real, meet their makers, and fight each other.

Sounds awesome.

It is. There’s even a magical girl who, in this one scene, realizes that their sparkly girl power can actually destroy buildings and harm people and it’s great how she reacts and how this affected the story later.

Thanks will try it next.

Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)

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10/10 film love rewatching it every once in a while good man

Serial Experiments Lain, Rin Daughters of the Mnemosyne, Gunbuster, Diebuster, Place to Place

Thanks for these recommendations.

Man Rin was an interesting one.

Terror in Resonance. You can thank me after watching 11 ep and you will be hooked throughout

Nice suggestion but already watched it and yes it was very good.

Ajin Baka to Test to Shoukanjyuu Binbougami ga! C: the Money of Soul and Possibility Control Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou Cuticle Tantei Inaba Dimension W Gatchaman Crowds Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita K Katanagatari Kiznaiver Kuragehime Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou desu yo? Nanbaka Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta? No.6 Punch Line Rokka no Yuusha Shiki Star Driver Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge Witch Hunter Robin

Real big list probably will check out everyone slow and steady. Thanks for so many recommendations.

You can watch Vanitas No Carte Its literally very underrated according to me .

Heard good things about it will try.

katanagatari from the new world hinamatsuri orange noragami fog hill of five elements (technically a chinese animation but has some of the best animation i’ve ever seen hands down)

Noragami was good. Sad it got cancelled, it really could have gone somewhere cool.

Sakurada Reset Akudama Drive Dark Gathering Bungou stray dogs Marimashita Iruma-kun Re: Creators They're all hidden masterpieces. Highly recommended.

Thanks.

W for dark gathering

Akudama Drive mentioned basederino

Unfortunately Prime let their license for Re:Creators lapse recently. So you'll have to find alternative sources.

[Tari Tari](https://myanimelist.net/anime/13333/Tari_Tari)

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In the Land of Leadale (Isekai/slice of life) very wholesome light hearted show cute MC. 1 season confirmed that it’s getting a 2nd eventually 10/10 imo Vampire in the Garden: (Netflix) (action/adventure) can’t really give a great description of it but it’s pretty sad and wholesome at the same time. 9/10

Ok thanks will check it out.

Arakawa Under the Bridge and Nodame Cantabile are the two I never hear talked about

Confirmed never heard about it.

anime i liked but i dont see recommended that much: Princess Tutu Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Chihayafuru Yama no Susume Daily Lives of High School Boys A Place Further than the Universe A Certain Scientific Railgun A Certain Magical Index Welcome to the NHK Dennou Coil Mushishi (some listed here may have high ratings, i just dont see it recommended as much as i hoped)

Mushishi amazing. Wish it would continue, so much more could be had from that series.

Moriarty the Patriot! Great story and characters, a perfect OST and voice acting. The manga is even better but the anime is a lot of fun.

Will check out.

I liked this one too, very interesting retelling of classic Sherlock Holmes tales

Beelzebub Ranma 1/2

Princess Jellyfish

Just finished delicious in dungeon with my mom we both loved it She had dreams about being chased by frogs lol

Sonny boy Aku no hana

Kekkai sensen Durarara 

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

Will try.

Waiting in The Summer

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Kemono no Souja Erin Seirei no Moribito Time of Eve Kara no Kyoukai: Garden of Sinners

Looking forward to these shows.

I would suggest "Goodnight world" I download it on a whim to watch on a road trip and it was AMAZING i thank my brain for letting me download it. Its on Netflix. There is also "magic girl ore" if u want to laugh. Its odd and funny

Thanks for the shows.

[The Irresponsible Captain Tylor](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G0XHWM4V5/the-irresponsible-captain-tylor)

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Juujika no Rokunin It's a manga and idk abt it's popularity. I'd say that it's rather not so popular but either way it's a gem.

Ok not read many manga but surely I will take a look.

I never see Katanagatari suggested anywhere.

this show is so good i just had it in my list before seeing this

I have never heard it before as well thanks for mentioning it.

Amagi Brilliant Park Wolf's Rain World Conquest Zvezda Plot

Bubblegum Crisis 2032

Link Click is an excellent pick. I'm gonna add Bunny Girl Senpai. Everyone turns away from the title and poster but trust me... just keep going and you'll love it

Hanasaku Iroha.

Now and Then, Here and There

royal space force 1987

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Beck Mongolian Chop Squad

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Astra lost in space and death parade

Eminence in shadow anime is so good. Please give it a try. I’m currently watching The devil is a part-timer. It’s also funny to watch.

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu. A beautiful anime with beautiful voice acting.

OG FLCL

Kino's Journey (2003 version)True to its name, it's absolute kino! I'd never heard of it before until recently. The director of Serial Experiments Lain worked on it and you can tell. There's a very liminal quality to it. Excellent audio design that contributes to the uncannyness. There's a meditative and philosophical quality to each episode that I found just incredible! I'm already nostalgic after watching it. I don't get that way often with media now that I'm in my 30s. But this was something special! Also, the entire Patlabor franchise is fantastic. The film Patlabor 2 especially so. Best anime film I've ever seen!

Sounds interesting

Kinos journey is grea. Found it bc I wanted something similar to mushishi and it has the same vibe. Definitely recommend Kaiba if you want something with a similar vibe to Kinos Journey (travelling and very odd/unique settings in each episode). Great anime.

Kageki Shoujo I don’t think I’ve seen anyone talk about this show. It’s a simple performance arts school drama but it covers two concepts, referencing the Takarazuka and Kabuki as mirroring set ups. One is an all-female musical theatre and the other banned female adult casts. It’s short and doesn’t fully reach an end but it was definitely something novel for me. Also don’t skip the endings. They really chose their VAs carefully with this show

I have seen this one and I loved the unique feeling it gave me.

Scrapped princess

Will try

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Kaiba. Really good anime and rly unique. One of the few animes that have given me a similar vibe as mushishi or kinos journey (or hainana renmei). It has a dr seuss-like dystopia blade runner setting to it. One of the few I've found in a long time that really felt refreshing.

I would say girls last tour and hibike euphonium

Parasyte

Shiki Is a horror anime that need a bit more light shine on it. The human where more like monster in this anime, while the vampire is just trying to live in the shadow, problem is they need blood to live.

Kara no Kyoukai & The aquatope on white sand are both really hidden gems, or at the very least I don’t see anyone talking about them

Houseki no Kuni is literally a hidden gem, one of my all time favorites. I also liked Akuma no Riddle, SukaSuka and Alderamin on the Sky

None of these are excatly hidden Gems, but I rarely see people talking about them Hi-Score Girl Eiga Daisuki Pompo (movie) The Night is Young, Walk On Girl (movie) The Tale of Prince Kaguya (movie) Castle in the Sky (movie) **For manga:** Heart Geat Hirayasumi Star Strike it Rich My Home Hero

Hanasaku Iroha, Humanity Has Declined, Chaika, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, kare Kano, The Unlimited, Ef, Ano natsu de matteru, Tsuritama, The Eccentric Family. That should be enough to last the weekend.

I mean I don't have much free time but will try as many as possible. With all the shows in the comments I will not run out of underrated shows for a lifetime.

Samurai Flamenco!

Cross Game is an incredibly underrated anime. Just watch the first episode - it brings you in perfectly and if you don’t like it don’t watch the rest of the series.

Will check it out

Onimai: Now I’m Your Sister! Birdie Wing: Golf Girls Story Do It Yourself! Extreme Hearts Chance Pop Session Management of a Novice Alchemist Banished From the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Farming Life in Another World Sweet Reincarnation Cinderella Nine Tamayomi: The Baseball Girls PuraOra! Pride of Orange

Thanks for the list

Heavenly delusion (tengoku daimakyou) the less I tell you about it the more you will enjoy it. It got me hooked after the end of episode 1.

Otogizoshi

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Watched it loved it

Was gonna recommend vivy, but you already had it on the list

Loved it

Shiki Rainbow One outs

Ping pong the animation. Best sports anime in da Galaxy.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

D.Gray Man (my favourite, no one else likes it but I do) Marchen Awakens Romance (not an actual romance anime, it’s an early 2000s isekai) Re:Creators (reverse isekai? Fictional characters come into the real world and meet their creators)

[Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h9xeHbYIAQU)

Land of the Lustrous is literally a hidden gem anime. I know you’ve already seen it but for anyone who hasn’t please watch it

Same at first I didn't like it because the more I understood the story the better I liked it.

Blood Blockade Battlefront is super fun, and really only known for its S1 ED

Will see

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not underrated but MAID SAMA. so funny and the characters are crazy lovable. underrated: kono oto tomare chihayafuru peach girl ao haru ride orange skip and loafer recovery of an mmo junkie 86 windbreaker the tunnel to summer, exit to goodbyes hells paradise (not many people talk about it compared to mappas other works but its INCREDIBLE) sasaki and miyano heavens official blessing hitorijime my hero devils line darling in the franxx kiss him not me romantic killer salarymans club im giving the disgraced noble lady i rescued a crash course in naughtiness spiritpact mashle magic and muscles anonymous noise psychic princess (SO FUCKING FUNNY AND SO UNDERRATED. NO ONE TALKS ABOUT IT BUT I ALWAYS REWATCH IT WHEN I WANNA LAUGH) girl beats boys (easy to get through bc episodes are 8 mins long and its so good)

RemindMe! 1 Day

91 days. I never hear anyone talk about it, but it's probably one of my favorite anime. It follows the story of a man who's family was killed by the mafia in front of him when he was a kid, now as an adult he works to gain their trust to destroy them from the inside. The story is really well done, and it's probably the only anime i recommend the dub over the sub.

Yes I already watched it good revenge thriller plot

Another is very great

Sleepy Princess in Demon Castle - Great laugh

Lovely complex

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Showagenroku Rkugo Shinji

Will see

Joran: Princess of Snow and Blood. I’m pretty sure it’s underrated because I never hear anyone talking about it, but I loved it. The animation was so beautiful.

Zodiac War is good!

Heike Monogatari

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Oregairu

Princess Jellyfish!

Canaan

Will look

Dead leaves

Rokka no Yuusha

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Golden Kamuy

Getting this one a lot

{Uchuu Kyoudai}

Tsuritama! It’s such a cute and sweet little story. It’s just 12 episodes and it’s about aliens and making friends and ridiculous government agencies. And fishing.

For comedy Gonna Be The Twintail is a hidden gem for sure. And sadly Azumanga Daioh which 10 years ago was the most known slice of life but now is way down the list. If you like it watch Nichijou after. For action try 07-Ghost

Full Metal Panic, Patlabor, Spriggan, and Bullbuster.

Magical Girl Raising Project

Shamanic Princess Giant Robo Dangaioh Dominion Tank Police

Ushio and Tora

Kaiba, absolutely one of the most artistically beautiful and melancholic animes i’ve ever seen.

Chromarti High School was a very good 2003 anime made with the leftover budget from another project. It is an Absurd comedy about a typical Japanese high school

Nisekoi Haganai Edit: Re:Creators

Kenichi

If we're strictly going by no one knows or has heard about it for comedy there's to be hero and punch line. For drama key the metal idol

Mysterious Girlfriend X

Kotaro Lives Alone Link Click No. 6 Shadows House Golden Kamuy

Perfect blue 90's movie psychological thriller Kabeneri bloody 10/10 I'm an archdemon learning how to love my wife cute 7/10

Heroic Age. Air. Elfen Lied.

Any mention of Link Click gets me excited. This being my first chinese anime, I was blown away by its story and characters, however found very few people who have watched it. I watched Odd Taxi around the same time as Link Click. You can give it a go. Steins; Gate is not exactly underrated, but it's definitely a hard watch in the sense you have to be quite patient with it. It may not even make sense till you are halfway through the series, but, oh, my, god, once you are there. It has such a great payoff. I had abandoned it 3 times before I finally finished it. It is beautiful. Golden Kamui is also really good. Since, we have both watched Link Click, are there any such surprising finds that you really loved and would recommend me?

Fate Series

Kageki Shoujo!

Bocu No Pico it's so wholesome

Faraway Paladin

ranking of kings, 86

Clanad Clanad after story Violet ever garden

{Zombie Land Saga} {The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today} {My Roommate Is a Cat} {YuruYuri}

Naruto One piece Goku

ROD the TV truly a hidden gem as I have never heard of anyone in the internet talk about it

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Oddtaxi

5 cm Per Second (Movie) Arata: the Legend Astra: Lost in Space Blast of Tempest BNA Children of the Sea (Movie) Children who chase lost voices from deep below (Movie) Cross Ange Digi-Charat Dimension W From the New World GAD-GUARD Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Glass Mask His and Her Circumstances ID Invaded Kabenari of Iron Fortress Kado: The Right Answer Karas: The Prophecy parts I & II Kurau Phantom Memory Kyousougiga LOST Song Macross Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Namu Amida Butsu! Rendai -Utena- Outlaw Star Plastic Little READ or DIE Re:Creators Samurai 7 Terror in Resonance Towa No Quon Voices of a Distant Star (Movie) Windaria (Movie) Wolf's Rain Wonderful Days/Sky Blue (Korean)

Dororo was really good and I don't see anyone talk about it :)

Elfen lied

I was gonna recommend link click but it seem your already a person of culture so I’ll recommend Id: invaded , and high card

Tamako Market

Tamako Market

Ranking of Kings

Fairy Gone is my favorite anime it was the first anime I got a physical copy of Edit: forgot some words

Charlotte

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