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Anyone have one or two anime that they watched and were surprised it wasn’t more popular? (lemmy.nz)

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So recently I had an anime watch party and we were browsing anime to watch and I came across Pluto. Admittedly I’m only 2 episodes in but so far it’s SO solid. And I’m just surprised I had never heard of it and it came out 3 years ago. Especially since it’s a reimagining of Astroboy and everyone’s heard of that…

Another one I had surprisingly never heard of but so far seems solid is Level E written by Yoshihiro Togashi. My favorite anime is YYH and I loved HxH so how come I hadn’t heard of Level E until now? Again, only 2 episodes in but seems legitimately good and it’s by a wildly successful creator.

What’s an anime you didn’t expect much of because it seems lesser known, but turns out to be very good? I mean like, not only do u like it but ur surprised the general public - casual anime fans aren’t aware of it.

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[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago

Yu Yu Hakusho, maybe? I got into it originally because I confused it for Bleach, which was super popular at the time. Loved it more than Bleach. Though I do see it brought up a lot more now a days than back when it originally aired, which I chalk up to being overshadowed a bit by Bleach. They're very similar.

[-] amnesiaftw@ani.social 1 points 2 months ago

YYH was my favorite anime until AoT came out. When it first released it was crazy popular. Then Toonami brought it back and it was successful. But you’re correct that it was overshadowed by the big 3.

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Deadman Wonderland

What the hell happened? They even had an original OST for the intro in English. Studio Manglobe wanted this to go places....and It just. Failed.

[-] botanicangular@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Beserk memorial edition the 13 episodes so good

[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

Saving... I'm going to try Pluto.

[-] catalyst@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I made the mistake of trying to watch Pluto very soon after reading the series for the first time. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a masterpiece. But I got through two episodes and felt like the adaptation was so 1:1 that I did not feel like I was gaining anything new. It also felt kinda slow to me for some reason. Anyway, probably would enjoy it more if I try again in a few years.

Two shows I adore that I don’t think got a ton of attention are Rock is a Lady’s Modesty and Akiba Maid War.

[-] Unboxious@ani.social 1 points 2 months ago

Akiba Maid War suffered in the west from only being on Hidive. That site barely even functions.

[-] catalyst@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

This is true, Hidive is terrible. Like I’m not opposed to competition in the streaming market but the Hidive app is incredibly broken.

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[-] bossjack@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Vivy Fluorite Eye's Song

Stumbled upon it in ~2023 while I was away from my PC, nothing on my phone, and borrowing the family TV and their Netflix. A real hidden gem.

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 months ago

"One Punch Man" and "Vash the Stampede" (Trigun?).

[-] Anivia@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

One punch man is extremely popular, what are you talking about

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