So, for all the anime nerds out there, what are some you've seen that are, in your mind, underrated. The ones you feel people haven't seen, or don't talk about enough. What do you recommend and why? List as many as you want...I'll go with a top 5 myself.
5. Planet of the Beast King - Short, at only 13 episodes, and has a *LOT* of twists for something with such a short total runtime. Came out the same year as Naruto in the west, 2005, so was probably just completely overshadowed.
4. Beck - Probably my second favorite anime of all time, and I feel like NO ONE'S heard of it. Maybe I'm wrong...It's a really simple premise. Sh*tty local Japanese band trying to make it big in the music industry. It's not an optimistic tale. Nor is it dark and depressing. It's just...a realistic portrayal of the local music scene.
3. Gunsmith Cats - Ok...From Realistic to *completely* over the top. This anime is from '95 and only lasted three episodes before being cancelled. A damn shame, because it's such a fun premise. Two badass cute girls who run an illegal gunshop get forced into helping a detective catch a criminal, or he rats them out about their illegal store. It's just a fun, blow 'em up, buddy cop romp with two strong females, reminiscent of something we'd see in a cheesy 80's flick.
2. The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Another throwback, from '93, this 26 episode anime is about a lazy, good for nothing, who accidentally becomes the captain of the strongest military ship in space. Or...is it? The show is so well done because you never know if he's an idiot with EXTREMELY good luck, or if he's actually a genius who just plays dumb. If you took the concept of Star Wars space battles, and made it a series, but a comedy with engaging story, you have Irresponsible Captain Tylor.
1. Suikoden: Demon Century - An anime movie that, while nothing substantial in terms of plot, is just a lot of fun. Japan is now a wasteland because an earthquake wrecked their sh*t. Place gets taken over by mobs and gangs. Girl gets kidnapped by said mob. And now her brother is going to trash walk through the post apocalyptic mafia to get her back. Just a fun movie if you like anime, and wanna watch something short that you've never seen before.
Anyway, that's my list! What about you guys!? I'm interested to hear about what you consider underrated and recommend folks watch!
5. Planet of the Beast King - Short, at only 13 episodes, and has a *LOT* of twists for something with such a short total runtime. Came out the same year as Naruto in the west, 2005, so was probably just completely overshadowed.
4. Beck - Probably my second favorite anime of all time, and I feel like NO ONE'S heard of it. Maybe I'm wrong...It's a really simple premise. Sh*tty local Japanese band trying to make it big in the music industry. It's not an optimistic tale. Nor is it dark and depressing. It's just...a realistic portrayal of the local music scene.
3. Gunsmith Cats - Ok...From Realistic to *completely* over the top. This anime is from '95 and only lasted three episodes before being cancelled. A damn shame, because it's such a fun premise. Two badass cute girls who run an illegal gunshop get forced into helping a detective catch a criminal, or he rats them out about their illegal store. It's just a fun, blow 'em up, buddy cop romp with two strong females, reminiscent of something we'd see in a cheesy 80's flick.
2. The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Another throwback, from '93, this 26 episode anime is about a lazy, good for nothing, who accidentally becomes the captain of the strongest military ship in space. Or...is it? The show is so well done because you never know if he's an idiot with EXTREMELY good luck, or if he's actually a genius who just plays dumb. If you took the concept of Star Wars space battles, and made it a series, but a comedy with engaging story, you have Irresponsible Captain Tylor.
1. Suikoden: Demon Century - An anime movie that, while nothing substantial in terms of plot, is just a lot of fun. Japan is now a wasteland because an earthquake wrecked their sh*t. Place gets taken over by mobs and gangs. Girl gets kidnapped by said mob. And now her brother is going to trash walk through the post apocalyptic mafia to get her back. Just a fun movie if you like anime, and wanna watch something short that you've never seen before.
Anyway, that's my list! What about you guys!? I'm interested to hear about what you consider underrated and recommend folks watch!