Top 10 Anime that are Underestimated at First Glance
Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Shaft and Aniplex, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, written by Gen Urobuchi, music by Yuki Kajiura, opening sang by ClariS, ending by Kalafina (sometimes by the seiyuus) and original characters by Ume Aoki. At first glance, I dismissed this series as not worth watching since it looks like a typical magical girl anime show, a genre that I have never been into. But then I saw how much MLPFan liked it, how TwilightKitsune watched it and praised it, and I saw how many people said that it was actually a dark show, so I decided to give it a try and it was definitely worth it. Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a truly brilliant psychological anime with a deep and gripping story, with amazing characters and really good animation.
When I first watched this anime, I thought it would just another boring Magical Girl anime. I'm so glad I was wrong. This anime completely blew my mind.
Looks like your ordinary cute lil magical girl anime. why would anyone watch this little girl princess crap? MAJOR SPOILER ALERT
watches episode 3
character literately gets their head bitten off. oh...
Cute and charming but it grabs your attention after it reveals its true nature during episode 3
Princess Tutu is a Japanese magical girl anime series created by Ikuko Itoh in 2002 for animation studio Hal Film Maker. Inspired by ballet and fairy tales, particularly The Ugly Duckling and Swan Lake, the story follows a duck who is transformed into the mythical ballerina Princess Tutu in order to save the shattered heart of a storybook prince come to life . ...read more. Similar to Puella Magi Madoka Magica, I thought that this show looked really boring, but from what I've heard till now it seems to be a dark psychological anime despite its cutesy appearance, much like the former. Definitely gonna give it a try some time.
People literally don't want to watch this anime because of it's name and how girly it is. It's actually an anime that's really dark when it comes to the story. Don't let the cutesy ballet concept fool you.
Kill la Kill is an anime television series produced by Trigger. In Kill la Kill, Ryuko Matoi transfers to a new high school in order to find her father's murderer. Blatant fan service appeal but it surprisingly had an incredible plot and characters that you can get attached to.
Yuri!!! on Ice is a sports anime television series about figure skating. The anime was produced by MAPPA, directed by Sayo Yamamoto and written by Mitsurō Kubo. This anime got my whole siblings screaming except for my little brother and sister and big brother.We all screamed through the top of our lungs because of this graceful anime.My sister and I wanted to have a season 2 but all of us still don't know yet if there is.I'm still pretty happy that reactions in youtube when they watched this all of them were screaming so loudly I can't stop laughing.Still this anime is always in my heart even though my sister showed this to me but we both felt happy about this.PLEASE SAYO! MAKE SEASON 2!
Everyone thinks this is your generic sports anime, while it actually isn't.
One of the best anime's of all time
Also known as "Detective Conan," this anime series first aired in Japan in 1996 and is based on a manga by Gosho Aoyama. It revolves around a teenage detective who is transformed into a child while investigating a mysterious organization. The series has a large number of episodes and is popular for its whodunit mysteries. Case Closed is one of the most popular anime / manga series in my country, and I've known about it since I was a kid. I've read quite a lot of this and it's pretty good. One of my favourites.
People stray away from this anime because of how many episodes it has, but a lot of people say it's very good regardless.
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gainax, as well as a series of tie-in media developed around it. The series ran from October to December 2010 on BS Nittele.
People find this anime to be exactly like you typical generic Harem anime but it actually isn't.
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is a Japanese anime television series directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, with screenplay written by Masaki Tsuzuki, and produced by Seven Arcs.
I expected a generic "kids" anime that was mildly spooky. But the show itself is actually intriguing, suspenseful, and interesting. I reccomend giving it a watch! The episodes are short too so you can probably finish this show in a week!
Love Live! School Idol Project is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine, music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise.
Beastars (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion from September 2016 to October 2020, with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon volumes. The story takes place in a world of modern, civilized, anthropomorphic animals with a cultural divide between carnivores and herbivores. The series takes its name from the in-universe title of Beastar, an individual of great talent, service, and notoriety. The manga is licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media. ...read more. It often gets dismissed for being a "furry" anime. But it's way more than that.
Made in Abyss (Japanese: メイドインアビス, Hepburn: Meido in Abisu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihito Tsukushi. It has been serialized online in Takeshobo's digital publication Web Comic Gamma since 2012 and has been collected into ten tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation, produced by Kinema Citrus, aired from July to September 2017. A sequel... read more If you thought this was gonna be a "cute" adventure anime, boy how wrong you are!
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (Japanese: 探偵オペラ ミルキィホームズ, Hepburn: Tantei Opera Mirukii Hōmuzu, lit. "Detective Opera Milky Holmes") is a Japanese anime series based on the internet radio drama of the same name, created by Bushiroad. The series combines elements of comedy and mystery... read more From the cover art looks like it's gonna be a generic moe anime but the show itself mostly relies on weirdness.
Love Live! Sunshine!! is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine, music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise.
Lucky star is an anime that first aired (april 8th, 2007 to September 16th, 2007) in Japan. The anime follows the daily lives of Konata Izumi, Kagami and Tsukasa hiiragi, and Miyuki Takura. The show is best known for the cute "moe" characters. The target audience is shouen.
Attack on Titan, also known as Shingeki no Kyojin in Japanese, created by Hajime Isayama, is one of the most popular Japanese anime series to be released. It was first watched in Japan during 2013 and was dubbed in English to be watched in America in 2014. It is best known for its emotional moments, apocalyptic setting, and its dramatic story line, and action packed scenes. Underestimated? Seriously, after watching the first episode, I find it impossible anyone would underestimate this
I don't think there's anyone underestimating it... It looks like some brilliant show ( which it definitely is ).
I can't believe I actually overestimated this anime. I was actually wanting to watch it based on reviews but when I watched the real deal, then everything about it turned into a mess.
In a top ten list in my country, the character named Rem coming from this anime has beaten a character that has quicky risen to one of the top spots in my favourites list, Osamu Dazai from Bungou Stray Dogs. Ironically it seems like thetoptens community generally hates this Rem.
Should I watch this anime? Everyone on MAL loves it but everyone here hates it. I don't know what to think anymore!
No guys, it actually sucks. Believe me. I've watched it.
K-ON! (けいおん!, literally 'Light Music') is a Japanese slice of life and comedy four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. It was serialized from 2007 to 2012, and there are six volumes to the manga in total. Kyoto Animation produced the anime adaptation, which aired over 2009 and 2010, over two seasons of 12 and 24 episodes respectively, with many extras, bonus shorts, and even a feature length film, which premiered in 2011.
AOTU World (Chinese: 凹凸世界, pinyin: Āotú Shìjiè) is a Chinese CGI-animated series created by 7DOC, based on the web manhua of the same name.