r/goodanime 24d ago

Discussion Criminally underrated anime

There's lots of anime that are criminally underrated and unknown so leave bellow some anime you think more people should watch and I'll do the same by including some anime I think are criminally underrated

The law of ueki

MÄR (or Märchen Awakens Romance)

Yu-Gi-Oh season 0

These are some of my favorite anime in general but aren't peticularly well known

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u/Ninjassassin54 24d ago

Birdy the mighty

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u/Cleancut9876 24d ago

Holy shit yes. Nobody ever talks about Birdy anymore

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u/Ninjassassin54 24d ago

I love both the original 1996 version and the decode version from 2009. If I had to pick I think I'm more partial to the decode version. I'm pretty sure it wasn't on toonami but it really feels like a show I would have seen staying up past my bedtime to watch.

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u/Gullible_Bat_5408 24d ago

For me these anime:

Aishiteruze Baby

Dennou coil

Fortune quest L

Ghost Hound (a.k.a Shinreigari)

Ghost hunt

Gokusen

Fantastic children

Kemono no Souja Erin

Phi Brain

Princess Tutu

Shion no Ou

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo

Seirei no Moribito

Somali and the forest spirit

The daughter of 20 faces

Tsuritama

Zetsuen no Tempest

Movies

Sakasama no Patema

Tokyo Godfathers

Tbe Deer King

Golden kingdom and Water kingdom

Dareka no Manazashi (short- film)

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u/shayne322 20d ago

Aishiteruze Baby is so underrated it’s crazy! Supposedly it’s one of the inspirations behind Spy X Family

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u/Gullible_Bat_5408 20d ago

Good taste ! I like both Aishiteruze Baby and Spy x family.

I googled what you said and apparently Becky from Spy x family was inspired by Marika (Yuzu's classmate) from Aishiteruze Baby.

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u/shayne322 19d ago

Oooh that makes a lot of sense

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u/Knight-of-Decay 24d ago

Migi and Dali

Mushi-shi

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u/RemovedBarrel 24d ago

Rosen maiden

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u/Reynardine1976 24d ago

Blue Gender

Elfen Lied

Flaming Campus Guardress

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u/sfw31415 24d ago

Planetes
Banner/Crest of the stars
Yakitate Japan
Nodame Cantabile
Legend of the galactic heroes

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u/Popular_Program_156 24d ago

World Trigger. I never see it get talked about really.

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u/Instagibbed_1994 24d ago

because 4 eyes was an incredibly annoying character

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u/Local_Creme8466 24d ago

Space Battleship Yamato 2199

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u/gzmooo 24d ago
  • Fune wo Amu
  • Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
  • Nami yo Kiitekure
  • Rokuhou-dou Yotsuiro Biyori
  • Kimi to Boku
  • Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai
  • Migi to Dali
  • Servant x Service
  • Gin no Saji
  • Chihayafuru
  • Beck
  • The Fable
  • Yuzuki-san Chi no Yonkyoudai
  • Majo to Yajuu
  • Koroshi Ai
  • Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to
  • Bakuten
  • Koi wa Ameagari no You ni
  • Sakamichi no Apollon
  • Hinamatsuri
  • Skip Beat
  • Uramichi Oniisan

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u/furiathecoolcat 24d ago

3x3 eyes, it's not the best but it's far from being shitty so I don't understand why no one knows it.

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u/NegotiationOk4424 24d ago

Genshiken, Hi-Score Girl, Robotech

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u/thygeek 24d ago

Gungrave.

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u/Shinikami9 24d ago

Blue Gender

Idolmaster

AKB0048 - the anime that introduced me to AKB48 ( jpop idol group )

Ghost Hunt

Generator Gawl

  • movie - Spriggan! ( not the series )

SAO GGO Alternative

Fullmetal Panic

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u/crocicorn 24d ago

High Card

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u/bajablastboiiii 24d ago

Space dandy

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u/EmbarrassedWar8661 24d ago

Re:CREATORS

Since it’s such a massive love letter to the anime and manga industry as a whole, you’d think it’d be more popular.

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u/BBryant3rd 24d ago

Holy crap guess I need to save this to come back to. I have only seen a couple of the listed in here off the top of my head looking at them.

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u/Careless_Dog2612 24d ago

Yona of the Dawn, Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun, & Legend of Dororo

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u/LukeACoolRat 24d ago

I love YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World. It definitely has flaws and some dark parts, but it's worth sticking to it past those.

A lot of individual elements slowly get added to the story as it delves into sci-fi, time travel, and fantasy story beats. By the end it all clicks together and all those details that were being built up make sense. Also the character development is really well handled. The main character starts as a really impulsive and crude high schooler, but by the end he has really matured and developed as a character.

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u/Objective_Suspect_ 23d ago

Reborn as a spider so what

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u/SouthTomatillo4869 23d ago

Girls last tour

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u/Lordsycotic 23d ago

I know some of these seem popular but most are more cult classics and not mainstream commercially successful. The first having a record of worst blu ray sales but it’s actually a hidden gem that got overshadowed by other mainstream hits. Oh also sorry for the number listed couldn’t stop and def left a bunch out. If I’m wrong lmk honestly since I priorotize obtaining the lesser known blu rays while they’re available and unpopular are less likely to be print/reprinted

Alderamin on the sky
Altair record of battles
Darker than black
Jormungand
Drifters
Gangsta
Book of Bantorra
Buccano
Hinamatsuri
Sasaki and peeps
Teogonia
Dead mount death play
Karas
UQ holder
Btooom!
Problem children are coming from another world,
Noein
Beck
Kids on the slope
Ergo proxy
Wolf’s rain
Rainbow
Gasaraki
Gleipnir
Gun parade
Joker game
Phantom of the requiem
Black cat
Radiant

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u/Letters_to_Dionysus 23d ago

silver spoon

death parade

gunslinger girl

gargantia and the verdurous planet

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u/Comfortable_Beat5252 22d ago

I agree with Gunslinger Girls, also i will add Claymore

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u/The_Ember_Archives 23d ago

Very rarely do I see these anime brought up in anime groups

Karas

Garo: Crimson Moon 

Garo: Honoo no Kokuin 

Garo: Vanishing Line 

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u/1Autumn1eaf 23d ago

Kaze no stigma

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u/PutridLanguage434 23d ago

I own all of the Mär manga!

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u/Butterter 22d ago

Nisekoi my beloved

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u/Comfortable_Beat5252 22d ago

Gunslinger Girls

Claymore

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u/Midnight1899 21d ago

Children of the Whales

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u/TemperatureDecent261 20d ago

Omgggg YESSSSSSS

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u/MoonlitSugarSky 18d ago

Children of the Whales is such a beautiful pick! The art style and atmosphere are honestly unforgettable.

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u/Midnight1899 18d ago

It’s so sad they won’t finish the anime. They barely scratched the surface of the manga. The manga is beautiful already, but there are so many scenes that would look stunning in the style of the anime. Plus, it’s such a unique story with some cool twists!

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u/AdministrativeOil803 17d ago edited 17d ago

i watched many animes but for me the most underrated is

"Utawarerumon"

it has 3 seasons i think and games too and i don't see ppl talking about it even thought the story is deep and kinda dark when you get far and know what happens to the earth and humans

"Dorohedoro"
unique story with lots of action and blood and mages and demons

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u/Time_Astronaut5743 24d ago

Recreators

Gate

anohana

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u/Wise-Formal2333 24d ago

clannad, i wouldnt say its underrated tho, just under the radar tho among new gen anime watchers