Anime Obscure Anime

[VampireLord1024]

Trickster

Never heard of it.

 

[daratmp+wxqvs]

Judging by the amount of seeders on various torrent websites, i'd say Kiba is pretty obscure.
I dont know how to explain the plot, from what i remember it was very disjointed, but it was also 15 years ago when i watched it (one of the first anime I ever watched) so that one might be on me.
I never forgot about it though, and still want to rewatch it. Its not based on a manga which is somewhat rare for anime.

Zed, a boy who lives in a bleak dystopian city called "Calm", is frustrated by his current situation in life; he feels that somewhere out there is a place where he can live more fully. One day, at the invitation of a mysterious wind, he dives into a space-time crevasse, leaving behind his terminally ill friend Noah. Riding on the wind, he is transported to a war-torn world where magic users called "Shard Casters" fight endlessly with each other, using spells in the form of marble-like "Shards". He is transported to a country known as Templar.
Zed undergoes countless trials in order to find out who he really is and what is most important to him.

The OST is the second best i've heard in an Anime

 

[thanonyx]

Danball Senki
Danball Senki W
Danball Senki Wars

Watch all 3 of them and if you can get the games, PLAY THEM!!!

Seriously, I need more people to nerd out about this series with.

 

[Ian Naxieas]

Inuyashiki Last Hero. It's not the greatest anime I've ever seen, but it's still really good. I watched it with a couple of friends years ago and it hasn't left my mind since, which is a lot more than I can say about most things.

 

[Eckori]

Like many others TechTV in the states brought alot of crazy anime like one of my favs Betterman! I dont know many who talk about it today

 

[Pinours007]

It remind me to continue Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go, a fun electric car racing anime

 

[Glimbo]

Ringing Bell (Chirin no Suzu / Chirin's Bell). It's a short film, about 50 minutes, from 1978. It is not a happy movie. This is a story about revenge. Yes, I'm being serious.

 

[WillowWisps]

What're some anime that you may have watched that are obscure or you at least think might be obscure?

I would like Kakyuusei, Happy Happy Clover, Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto, Fighting Foodons, maybe some more if I look at what all I've watched.

Not sure if you are into delinquents or not but I really enjoyed the anime adaption of Be-bop High School

 

[VampireLord1024]

Not sure if you are into delinquents or not but I really enjoyed the anime adaption of Be-bop High School

I know of Be-bop High School but haven't watched it, though I've watched Haven't You Heard, I'm Sakamoto? (Sakamoto desu ga?) in late 2021 and thought it was pretty good.

 

[VampireLord1024]

I'm not sure if it's really an obscure anime since I've never watched it, though I know it's been airing since 1969 and is called Sazae-san or Mrs. Sazae and supposedly has over 7,000 episodes.

 

[thanonyx]

THE KING OF BRAVES GAOGAIGAR!

 

[Taukyrie]

It's nice to see that I recognize a couple series that I've enjoyed on here.

I'll add a few that I personally enjoyed but I don't see a lot of people talking about, if any at all.

ID: Invaded, a sci-fi thriller about criminals entering the unconscious mind of criminals to solve murder cases.

Gun X Sword, an action-adventure mecha series that seems like your usual revenge plotline, but is so much more imo. (It's directed by the same director as Code Geass, but I like this and the next series I'll be listing more personally)

Back Arrow, a fantastical and insane mecha anime by the director of Code Geass and writer of Gurren Lagann. This series is insane and it's fun to watch it escalate from episode to episode. I highly recommend watching it blind for the best experience.

I do have a few other series, but these are series that you can easily find with good subtitles, or I think a decent amount of people might like.

 

[pl1sk1n]

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Inuyashiki Last Hero. It's not the greatest anime I've ever seen, but it's still really good. I watched it with a couple of friends years ago and it hasn't left my mind since, which is a lot more than I can say about most things.

"Hit me on the ground! Hit me on the ground!"

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x 1999 was pretty obscure in the west, the movie was expected to do well, and had big production values, but failed.

It had multiple other manga like Tokyo Babylon which built up to x main story, with Tokyo Babylon also released in the west during the early 90s, but not popular enough for general population to make the connections.

So, as a result, X did not stand well on it's own. And the story became convoluted and a mess, with the company seemingly wanting to rush to finish it and get it over with.. It got to the point that the anime was just boring with vague exposition dumps.

I have watched them all many times to make connections, which is why i thought for a while that it was linked to Evil Zone game, but was mistake.

This story might be the reason why i give jank a chance, thinking there might be more to find. It is interesting for sure, but only if you have the patience.

I recently managed to find them all on DVD as the VHS that had them are all moldy and it has been some time since i have seen the whole thing.

 

[Ian Naxieas]

"Hit me on the ground! Hit me on the ground!"

x 1999 was pretty obscure in the west, the movie was expected to do well, and had big production values, but failed.

Oh yeah, I remember seeing that at the video rental store. I always avoided it for shallow reasons though. I didn't like the animation style. So from the sound of it, it's not really worth it?

Ringing Bell (Chirin no Suzu / Chirin's Bell). It's a short film, about 50 minutes, from 1978. It is not a happy movie. This is a story about revenge. Yes, I'm being serious.

Oh shit, I forgot about that movie. A friend talked me into watching it with him, though I wasn't too interested based off the cover and stuff. But holy shit, that movie did not fuck around. Loved it.

 

[pl1sk1n]

Oh yeah, I remember seeing that at the video rental store. I always avoided it for shallow reasons though. I didn't like the animation style. So from the sound of it, it's not really worth it?

If you can track down some of the other linked works, it may be worth it.

The story was ahead of it's time imho, for what it was trying to do, build up a long interconnecting story with other franchisee, made harder by the limitation anime and manga in the west for the time, which was growing in popularity, but still a blossoming market at that time, which that just did not have the demand. Not sure how successful / how far they got back in japan, but it is definitely worth a dig for a person who has the time and access.

I am yet to see a youtube brake down on the story and the interconnected works. So, i guess if you like oddities, and tracking down lore, yeah it is absolutely worth it.

If you just want something to watch and be done with it, then might not be.

 

[gekiganwing]

Hyouge Mono, 39 TV episodes based on a comic that ran for 25 books. The premise sounds like a show made somewhere between the 1980s and the late 1990s. A protagonist who's already married, and who's obsessed with art and tea. A historical setting with no fantastic elements, no time travel, no dimension shifting. This was made between 2011 and 2012! It's lingered in fansub hell, never officially localized for streaming or home video.

 

[hazys]

Hyouge Mono, 39 TV episodes based on a comic that ran for 25 books. The premise sounds like a show made somewhere between the 1980s and the late 1990s. A protagonist who's already married, and who's obsessed with art and tea. A historical setting with no fantastic elements, no time travel, no dimension shifting. This was made between 2011 and 2012! It's lingered in fansub hell, never officially localized for streaming or home video.

I watched Hyouge Mono last year and loved it. It's such an interesting look at aesthetic currents in Warring States Japan, and Sasuke is such a charming protagonist. It's sad that we don't get that kind of stuff anymore.

Recently watched a bunch of late 90s/early 2000s OVAs like Blue Submarine No. 9, Battle Fairy Yukikaze, and Alien 9. Really good stuff if you look.

 

[CardcaptorEd2019]

I watched Hyouge Mono last year and loved it. It's such an interesting look at aesthetic currents in Warring States Japan, and Sasuke is such a charming protagonist. It's sad that we don't get that kind of stuff anymore.

Recently watched a bunch of late 90s/early 2000s OVAs like Blue Submarine No. 9, Battle Fairy Yukikaze, and Alien 9. Really good stuff if you look.

I enjoyed watching Alien 9. That actually reminds me of a different anime which may or may not be considered an obscure anime.
Narutaru

 

[VampireLord1024]

I'm also going to mention PetoPeto-san as well as Kamichu!, (both animes from 2005).

 

[hazys]

I enjoyed watching Alien 9. That actually reminds me of a different anime which may or may not be considered an obscure anime.
Narutaru

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Narutaru is crazy, though I've only read the manga. It's by the same author as Bokurano, which is similarly ultra-bleak, though I hear the anime changed the ending to make it a bit more uplifting.

 

[Gorse]

though I hear the anime changed the ending to make it a bit more uplifting.

It’s “uplifting” in the sense that it’s completely noncommittal and doesn’t really provide conclusive answers, because the anime staff didn’t want to write anything that would conflict with the then-still-running manga. Love the show, but I always felt a little gypped by the last episode — the manga ending is probably much preferable.

 

[CardcaptorEd2019]

It’s “uplifting” in the sense that it’s completely noncommittal and doesn’t really provide conclusive answers, because the anime staff didn’t want to write anything that would conflict with the then-still-running manga. Love the show, but I always felt a little gypped by the last episode — the manga ending is probably much preferable.

Do you know when in the manga it strays from the anime?

 

[Abecero]

An anime from my childhood, which I think is quite obscure, despite getting a like remake a few years ago, is Guru Guru.

It's a light-hearted comedic story that parodies RPG tropes and the like, if you don't mind like stupid humor/utter nonsense, it's a fun watch, heh.

Oh crap, I just found out the image I pulled to show the anime is from some trash mobile game that's probably been deleted by now. Ffs squeenix, f-off with that cancer.

 

[VampireLord1024]

I'll add Binbou Shimai Monogatari (Poor Sisters Story) as another potential obscure anime.

 

[CardcaptorEd2019]

I'll add Binbou Shimai Monogatari (Poor Sisters Story) as another potential obscure anime.

Woah, that's kinda weird! I literally first heard about this anime three days ago and you posted this yesterday

Crazy timing