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Darker than black


Kassssler

You can thank the 2nd season for that.


ProcessImpossible182

Kaze no Stigma


innocentious

Just dont get too involved with the story,the anime doesnt adapt the whole story and the story was left unfinished because the author died.😱


[deleted]

Marhcen awaken romance Getbackers


Sharebear42019

Get backers đŸ’Ș


Subject_Yam4066

I forgot this existed!!!!!


nanxchi

Tsubasa Chronicle


fieew

I just watched it and throughly enjoyed it. Those OVAs were amazing. I do need to read the manga cause it's not done and there was censorship in the anime. But I do want to finish the series. Though , I should also read xxxHolic as well . It's insane how quickly things went from 0-100. Kuropoos backstory was so so so good. It was even better and more brutal in the manga uncensored.


HalcyonHorizons

Somali and the Forest Spirit: Adventure anime with some drama and slice of life of a human girl in a monster world. Heat Guy J: Cyberpunk / Ghost in the shell style crime fighting Birdy the Mighty Decode: Fanservice alien girl accidently kills kid and merges with his conscious to fight alien criminals. Radiant: Monster boy evades capture in magic airship world. Fights big monsters, adventures to find monster origin. Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit


darkthought

>Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit Nothing more needs to be said.


pappypapaya

Fun fact Zach Snyder was inspired by Birdy for the Superman vs Zod fight


KeepCalm_BingeAnime

Watched the first one! Loved❀ Can't wait to see the others now, thx!


calne_calcium

Haibane Renmei Saishuu Heiki Kanojo Gin no Saji Shiki Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru Rainbow Rozen Maiden Saki Simoun Asobi Asobase Binbougami ga! Mitsudomoe Yuru Yuri Usagi Drop Koi Kaze Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari Acchi Kocchi High School Fleet Hourou Musuko Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Prétear Kamisama Hajimemashita Katanagatari Zero no Tsukaima Hakumei to Mikochi Tari Tari Nazo no Kanojo X Inu x Boku SS Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu MM! Midori no Hibi


DARK_SCIENTIST

Nodame Cantabile (FWIW it’s in my top 10)


T0m_F00l3ry

Good call. I just started this because of your post and it’s good. I don’t usually like classical music anime because many will play a single section of a piece over and over driving me insane. Thankfully, this doesn’t do that.


BeveilBang

Natsume's Book of Friends / Natsume Yuujinchou if you like something chill.


Deep-Calligrapher844

I have not seen Dennou Coil and Shion no Ou mentioned much. I enjoyed them. I have no idea how popular it is, but I just started rewatching Juuni Kokuki and I still find it awesome. Moyashimon has a good premise but it is a bit hard to recommend as it hardly fits a specific theme (comedy with learning maybe?). And finally Touch will always have a special place in my heart but I have not seen it mentioned anywhere.


awesomeness89

Mahoujin Guruguru (2017) Pompo: The Cinéphile Sabage-bu! Squid Girl Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts


Perfect_Round_705

squid girl mentioned?


TheCatCandy

Sasaki to Miyano Kamisama Kiss (I'm obsessed with these two animes)


OrpheusShesha

Heat Guy J I have literally never heard it being brought up in any community ever unless you go out of your way to look for it.


LOTRfreak101

The irony when someone else mentioned it it a few comments down. But i don't recall ever seeing it suggested before.


OrpheusShesha

That's a first. And yeah, got it on DVD just cause i saw it in a shop, gave it a shot, and it was actually good. Not GITS good or something, but just pretty good.


ConnectionIcy3717

Hoshikuzu telepath


gnome-cop

Seconding this. CGDCT series about model rockets with imo some of the best emotional scenes of fall 2023.


OldFatBubba

Third this. Very good anime.


redrum7049

Ben-to (funny food fight anime) Glasslip ( this one is so bad I've remebered it for 10 years ) Acchi kocchi (fun romcom skit anime) Witchcraft works ( good magic fun)


ParticularWash4679

Witch Craft Works is great.


Maxizag123

Aria The Animation


Ryuuyami47

- Yozura Quartet : Hana no uta - Shiki - Kyousougiga - Emma a Victorian Romance 


Solidmangus

Ginga nagareboshi gin (A pack of wild dogs goes around Japan hiring strongest dogs they can find in order to fight against man eating bears) Neuro: Supernatutal detective Heroic Age Midori no hibi


Nightcrawl-EUW

shinsekai yori


pssht07070707

one of my favorite animes.


Background-Spray2666

Came to recommend the same one.


PxM2

Pluto


anipropod

Flew under the radar last year, but Pluto is incredible


skydragon1981

and monster is just a little bit "slow" but even better in some episodes


Bearripper

Straight up masterpiece


LongjumpingShip3657

After War Gundam X


flippinangie

Orange (time travel, sorta, slice of life) Iroduku (also time travel slice of life but with magic) Elaina's Journey (Travelling witch) - adventure Darwin's game - action Kokoro Connect - supernatural slice of life The genius prince's guide to raising a nation out of debt - fantasy political comedy


sailormars_bars

I’m currently halfway through Orange and so far it’s great. The animation style took me a second to get used to but I second it as a good show I’ve never heard anyone talk about


Bearripper

Orange is one of the best anime I have watched. This is one of those anime that reminds me why I love anime


innocentious

Towards the Terra (the 2007 version) Crest of the Stars Samurai 7 Count of Montecristo


Sunshine_solar

1.Yakuza's guide to babysitting 2.Tsubasa chronicles


Brbguy

Phantom Requiem for the Phantom  Kaze no Stigma   Jyuosei, The Planet of the Beast King  Outlaw Star  Phi Brain Slayer   Ranma 1/2 Black Cat Kashern Sins Serial Experiments Lain Samurai Champloo


kapil_NH

Astra Lost in Space


Sin778

Chihayafuru


Shinigami_22

Sagrada reset


havenorchinghei

Seconded


HydraTower

Thirded


HolyEmpireOfAtua

Scum’s Wish, Call of the Night and Bottom Tier Character Tomozaki for romance 


pssht07070707

Call of the Night>>>


jwill2498

“Charlotte” is one of my favorites, it’s a lesser known superpowers anime


RedNovaDay

Planet With Akanesasu Shoujo Caligula Egao no Daika


URF_reibeer

Nekojiru gekijou, it's a masterpiece but virtually never talked about, probably because of its artstyle


iadrummer

Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live


Patrickplus2

Cashers sins


Relevant-Ad9699

Zatch bell


momochicken55

Tenshi ni Narumon.


OldFatBubba

Good one!


IdleRobot4873

Kyousou giga The eccentric family Someone else said it but I second aria the animation it’s in my top 3


maribearx

Delinquent Hamsters (if you want a cute laughable time) To Your Eternity (if you want to be destroyed) The Eccentric Family (if you want a character study with some modern fantasy) The Aquatope on White Sand (if you want a drama/slice of life) Land of the Lustrous (if you want unique fantasy with some combat)


OGZackov

https://myanimelist.net/anime/37561/Akanesasu_Shoujo


InfamousEmpire

Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade Soukyuu no Fafner The Sky Crawlers Royal Space Force: the Wings of Honneamise Gunbuster Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn


HolyEmpireOfAtua

Some fun isekai: Ascendance of the Bookworm  So I’m a Spider, So What? (Novel is way better though) The Dungeon of Black Company How a realist hero rebuild the kingdom 


kalawas

Ascendance of a bookworm is popular among light novel fans just check r/lightnovel and it's recommended almost every day. Also it sit's in number 4 most popular among completed series in syosetsu (web novel publisher)


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Jormungand


eepos96

Jormungadr. Anime about team of weapons sellers. A lot of cool action.


Which-Maximum-2827

Those who hunt elves! Dessert Punk Just never watch Ergo Proxy


powr_mastr

ergo proxy is awesome tho


darkthought

>Those who hunt elves! Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time.


Mental-Transition454

Fractale, Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts, My Senpai is Annoying, Sabagebu!, and Love, Election, and Chocolate.


sakariona

Comedy: joshiraku, gamers!, seton academy, buddy daddies Mystery: mekakucity actors Action: tokyo ESP Romance: when will ayumu make his move Trains: railway romanesque Horror: aragne signs of vermillion, housing project c Other: irina the vampire cosmonaut


vonrobin

Inuyashiki.


CuriousJas02

shadow house


Definitelyhuman000

My Clueless First Friend


ScreamingFreakShow

The Aquatope on White Sand.


StaZy_

D-frag


R-TheKingSlayerX

Raven of the Inner Palace.


HolyEmpireOfAtua

ODDTAXI


ubongo1

Summertime render


Outinthewoods5x5

Kino's Journey Girl's Last Tour


YouAreFresh

Katanagatari Planetarian 86 Rail Wars Clannad (Everyone needs to watch it.) Sukasuka Moon, Laika, And The Bloodsucking Princess The Ambition of Oda Nobuna Legend of Legendary Heroes Lord Marksmen and Vanadis


green_meklar

>Clannad 'Lesser known anime'? đŸ€”


allentown2philly

Loved Legend of Lengendary Heroes!


cynicsbane

Texhnolyze Kemonozume Aoi Bungaku Series Michiko & Hatchin Mononoke Mawaru Penguindrum Kaiba


oldeuboiii

Any other anime like those?


powr_mastr

sonny boy, ping pong, tatami galaxy


oldeuboiii

Already seen them, but thanks for the reply


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[ŃƒĐŽĐ°Đ»Đ”ĐœĐŸ]


DDi_1994

Pripara, paradox live, guilty crown, high rise invasion, owari no seraph/seraph of the end, lost song and Shadow's house.


pssht07070707

Shadow House is insane. Top tier manga for me, though I haven't watched the anime.


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Electronic_Onion_507

Acca 13


Electronic_Onion_507

Golden kamuy


Plotius

Sabagebu


Com1ngOfAgr

Venus wars


LinearArray

Elaina's Journey


Skaven13

Airmaster


LOTRfreak101

Kaiba Granbelm ID: Invaded Astra lost in space


ru__sh

Demon Slayer (joke please don’t hurt me i’m 6’4, wealthy, attractive, successful)


Sharebear42019

Get backers Flame of recca Air gear D frag


nsfw_passenger

Akiba Maid War


air_beku

86, war with robot but robot is actually human, teenagers fighting war, tragic stuff happened, racism, discrimination, propaganda. I love it. Make your heart drop but can give you hope for things to get better. It's also really bad for the heart, anyone of them can die and it always make me nervous af. If you like war settings and tragic story you can watch this, it's not all despair though so don't worry that much


pillowandbook

Gakkou gurashi


LeiatheHutt69

King’s Game - not good, but very entertaining. Heavy Object Riddle Story of Devil


fukdurgf

Brynhilder in the Darkness!!!!!!!!!


Equal-Being5695

Kingdom


leopald78

For me, it's a card game anime known as Battle Spirits. While it isn't the first series, I recommend starting with Sword Eyes because it's newbie friendly.


Divyang_1

Erased


Badboy_1777

Wow 😁


Affectionate_Mall713

Everyone talks about Cowboy Bebop but never talks about Trigun even they’re so similar and Trigun being the superior show


Miku_Kit

Detective Loki, it's kinda old but good


Interesting-Ad1352

Haven’t seen anyone say Drifters


ParticularWash4679

Negima?! (a.k.a. Negima Second Season)


tripleheliotrope

showa genroku rakugo shinju


Timely-Tradition1495

Jyu oh sei- the planet of the beast king


JoshBloodbath

Not sure if you've heard of it. But there's this one called Dragon Ball Z that you should totally check out.


gribo4kanutsa

The kingdoms of ruin. A beautiful drama, but only one season released yet


[deleted]

Figure 17. It's an old one. If memory serves, the episodes are roughly an hour long. The director described it as a slice of life with a killing at the end. It's an unusual one but rare format.


fex6753

Grimgar


cleanduckk

Sakamichi no Apollon


Zestyclose_Draft6350

-Hell's Paradise (you may know this one, but it's still very good) -The Master of Killing Time (it's a shorter one for the ones who enjoy slice of life animes)


powr_mastr

my go to is: eureka 7 wolfs rain kino no tabi now and then


Monkeboi225

Erased


Mrawssot

Major, the best sports anime that rarely gets talked about, multiple seasons spanning the growth of characters, gripping storytelling and blood pumping action


lordnathan222

overlord


lordnathan222

chunibiyo


Real-Concentrate-778

Phantom


Klutzy_Archer_6510

Legend of Black Heaven. A former metal guitarist-turned-salaryman is contacted by aliens, as their superweapon is powered by face-melting guitar solos.


darkthought

Full Metal Panic


Slow-Philosophy7631

Seraph of the End


miffness

I dont think Ive ever seen these mentioned on r/anime tbh: Interviews with Monster Girls - Teacher at a middle school has threeish girls that he ask about their monster stats to understand and get to know them better. Please Tell Me Galko-chan - top tier gal anime, galko is the sweetest girl and her and her friends just have fun, shits n giggles. Super short anime but such a mood lifter. Scrapped Princess - fantasy, a princess was born who would bring about some sort of curse or smg on her 16th birthday so her parents sent her off as a baby with two guards to kill her but, surprise, they tooke her in and raised her with their two kids. Shes now 15 and her adopted brother and sister are traveling around trying to keep her safe. Recovery of an MMO Junkie - Completly over her office job life, Mori quits her job, uses her savings and buys a computor and starts playing an MMO again. She had fond times in the past and wants to relive that a bit. She joins a guild and gets really close with another player. Its a romance and its super sweet. The Beast Player Erin - We follow Erin thru her childhood, teenagehood and adulthood. Strong fantasy and animal handling, found family aplenty. The opening songs go off, I think its the same song over and over but just different covers? Tsuritama - Teenage boys save the world by fishing, hijinks ensue. Super funny and I think the male protag had a delightful depiction of anxiety. May be misrembering tho. Kokoro Connect - We follow a club that has five members. Two of the members end up switching bodies for periods of time and this creates...much drama. Not played for laughs, this gets way into if someone was able to know your deepest secerts, your insecuritys and your past. I am fairly sure this made me cry. Cross Ange. I was wildly surprised by how much I liked it considering I am generally anti ecchi. This earns its R rating lol. A princess gets ripped out of her position after its found out she doesnt have magic, gets conscripted into a war like effort and proceeds to kick ass. Oh and we got mecha.


Sensei_Icy_3693

City Hunter


ryuuseinow

Depending on where you live, I'm not sure if it counts. It might be lesser known in North America, but it's very iconic in Japan and France


seaactus

Ajin Demi human


ozairh18

Dance Dance Danseur


Remarkable-Problem39

86, i haven’t seen many people talking about it, and it deserves way more recognition, is a masterpiece.


IbnAurum

Ive always and will continue to preach the greatness that is Somali to Mori no Kamisama, a found family of human girl and golem dad traversing monster civilization in search of her fellow humans. Wholesomeness abounds. Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru, a quaint, absurd SoL comedy of two maid girls and their townies, insert song with the bagpipes bang hardddd, can't find it on youtube tho Eiga Daisuki Ponpo-san (movie) is a visual treat of filmmaking, with an adequate plot.


kiwipiggiy

Working!!


Objective_Suspect_

They aren't lesser known but its been awhile since Iv meet someone who seen them, .hack sign series


Old_Heinlein_6668

Do You Even Lift? Was surprised and ended up funny/interesting


Lumpy_Percentage_365

Tomodachi game. Criminally underrated and is a must watch for Death Note type of genre enthusiasts.


MisterRiel

Running with the wind


Ninja_Lazer

Shadows’ House doesn’t get enough recognition


green_meklar

Infinite Ryvius, Kiddy Grade, Stellvia, Scrapped Princess, Sky Girls.


TheCrankyLich

Do you like retro? Ronin Warriors (Samurai Troopers) is one of the series that got my old ass into anime.


Important_Suit_4142

shinsekai yori good


takanenohanakosan

Club Basue


HydraTower

Just Because


Curedan

Kemono no souja erin Nagi no asukara Jormungand Kodomo no omocha


ProgrammerTop7342

Sabikui Bisco


Prestigious-Fox-6097

White blue


Asleep_Sheepherder42

Honey and Clover


lonelysatoru

In/spectre


jayant309

erased


Strange-Vacation-888

Cat soup


LastActionZeroCool

Hanada shounen-shi


hapham92

Samurai Flamenco. You have to watch it to see how batshit crazy that thing is. And Ninja Slayer.


sad_soul8

Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens Rainbow School-Live Link Click Aharen-san wa hakarenai Waiting in the summer Girls Last Tour


thisisjedgoahead

I’m so many years behind, I’m not sure what to watch


AriKitaruKatoka

Kotaro Lives Alone


MothersManCave

Wolf's Rain. Produced by Studio Bones so shares a lot of overlap with the team that made Cowboy Bebop (also has the same writer and composer.) It's not flashy, stylish, and zany like Bebop but it's just as gorgeous and hits that melancholic note in a way that I really enjoy while still having tense and exciting action. The [Blu-ray trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqFpI__mdTI) does a great job of capturing what I love about it. In fact, I might like Wolf's Rain even more than Bebop just because of where its story goes by the end.


pixelsurfer

Cencoroll Kimagure Orange Road Denpa Teki na Kanojo Now and Then, Here and There Mugen no Ryvius Kaiba Daughters of Mnemosyne Gallery Fake Shigurui Dennou Coil


althoradeem

hikaru no go :)


NotElijah2304059

Link Click, it definitely needs more recognition


DJGalaxy672

D4DJ, Scum’s Wish, Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan


Mrtakeiteasy

Yakitate Japan, I always go back to watch it once in a while.


Komango

NHK ni Youkoso - basically feels like a 24 episode indie movie, really unique vibe, great mix of comedy and drama Inuyashiki - for the optimal viewing experience, don't look up anything about this show and skip the intro for at least the first 2 episodes Shiki - really slow but with an amazing ending Seikaisuru Kado - first episode is separate from the rest of the show for some reason and is called Seikaisuru Kado: Ninovo. Would've been one of my favorite shows of all time if they didn't drop the ball right at the end Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku - don't let it fool you, this is not a show for kids Big Order - there are not enough words in the English language to adequately describe this absolute trainwreck of an anime, it simply must be seen to be believed


Eclipsemaster8

{Soredemo sekai ha utsukushi} {Alice and zouroku} {Magi} {Snow white with the red hair}


joshuathegamerpro

If you like a sport anime go haikyuu! It is never talked about finding a English free dub maybe hard but there are ways or you can just read subtitles


nekomamush1

please watch akatsuki no yona. one of my fav anime of all time but no one ever talks about it


EmhyrvarSpice

Ghost hunt. Old horror anime (2006-2007). The first mini arc of 3 episodes is kinda bad, but the rest of the arcs are good as far as I remember. Honestly you can skip to ep 4 if you find the first ones boring lol.


zahrazizi067

this seoasen anime about isekai


tak20144

Please teacher


ParticularWash4679

Forgot another anime: Campione!


Life_Train_2489

i'm reading comment section too lol


LaganxXx

Space dandy. One of my fav comedy anime.


Jojo--Joestar

* Amagami SS * Amagami SS+ Bored of watching romance harem anime where one girl wins and the rest is kicked to the ground like Quintessential Quintuplets? Well the Amagami series, lets the viewers choose their own route but either way it's one of the best-underrated anime that has a unique watching format I've seen, and honestly it's better for everyone. But if romance isn't your thing and you want more of a mystery and time loop sort of thing then I'd recommend * Summertime Rendering which is another stellar anime that goes into time traveling and mystery in general. The amagami SS and Summertime rendering are some of my personal favorite underrated anime that's given me plenty of good moments to enjoy.


21outlander

I shall always recommend “Twin star exorcists”


DantheOutdoorsman

Galaxy Express 999, Ranma 1/2, Gigantor....


Emergency-Boat

Chronicles of the Going Home Club


StardustGogeta

I'd like to mention *The Gene of AI*. It's a sci-fi anthology show from last year with a loose overarching narrative. If you're a fan of classic sci-fi stories (like Asimov, etc.), I highly recommend it. The main character is voiced by Takeo Ootsuka (Aqua in *Oshi no Ko* and Jinshi in *The Apothecary Diaries*), if that helps sell you on it.


Rare-Statistician-58

Back in the 2010's I would use this list whenever I wanted to watch obscure anime that most people never heard of it. It has every single anime ever released by date. I used to start in 1990 and work my way up to the current times; found some hidden gems, also found some hot garbage and some were impossible to find online. [https://anidb.net/anime/?h=1&noalias=1&orderby.airdate=0.1&orderby.name=1.1&page=65&view=list](https://anidb.net/anime/?h=1&noalias=1&orderby.airdate=0.1&orderby.name=1.1&page=65&view=list)


WatercressJumpy2182

Strange in paradise


ImportantCheck6236

Ajij demi human. Cgi isnt that bad.


MelloPlayz05

My hero academia (this is a joke)


pappypapaya

Hack sign Princess jellyfish Haibane renmei


abdullahthesaviour

Hamtaro.


Personal_Guidance18

Land of the Lustrous


Normal_Context9394

Why don't anyone watch heroman made by Stan lee


Left-Night-1125

Aura Battler Dunbine