Top 5 the Most Underrated Anime Series Posted Nov 5, 2021

Some things get more fans and followers than the others, and we can state this while talking about anything. For example A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay is as terrifying as Stephen King's horror stories. Or football matches at https://20bet.com/el have a lot more fans than horse racing, even though both of these sports are entertaining. The same thing is with anime series. Not all of them get as popular as Sailor Moon. But some of them are even more breathtaking. Want to prove it. Then watch one of these series.

UN-GO (2011)

The Japanese love to take classic works of literature and remake them in their own way. Even though the writer Sakaguchi Ango is little known outside of Japan, familiarity with his detective novels is not necessary to enjoy this series. It's essentially a collection of detective stories, the quality of which we leave to the die-hard fans of the genre to judge. Much more interesting here is the world and the characters.

The action takes place in the half-destroyed post-war Japan of the future. Shining skyscrapers here neighbors with bombed-out roads and moss-covered empty houses, and among the slums you can scurry androids. The protagonist, detective Shinjiro Yuki, is an outcast with a bad reputation among his colleagues and is followed by a mysterious girl, Inga.

Zetsuen no Tempest (2012)

A year before the events began, a high school student named Mahino had his younger sister murdered, but the police were unable to find the perpetrator. Then he vowed to punish the murderer himself and disappeared, leaving his friend Yoshino, who had an uneasy relationship with both twins. When Yeshino arrives at the girl's grave, he meets his friend again - and then an endless series of events begins, involving clans of magicians and secret organizations, and at stake is not just personal revenge, but the fate of the world.

ReLIFE (2016)

Many adults have wondered what they would do if they could go back to their youth. That's exactly what ReLife is about. According to the story, a drug capable of temporarily rejuvenating a person was invented in Japan. It is used to fight the increasing number of NEETs by offering them an opportunity to go back to their school years and thus change their outlook on life, but under the condition of constant surveillance and keeping their participation in this program secret.

It is easy to pick on such a plot and start asking uncomfortable questions, and the propaganda against the problem of recluse, which is already relevant to the Japanese today, is obvious here. But all this is only a convention, necessary for a strong emotional story. A thirty-year-old man with a melancholy outlook on life finds himself among young guys and girls whose lives are filled with positivity, drama, and dreams. With his experience, he helps them solve their problems, but he also learns from their lives.

Ballroom e Youkoso (2017)

The magic of Japanese animation makes watching sports series interesting even for those who are not particularly interested in sports. And if numerous similar titles about basketball, cycling and other things passed me by, Yuri on Ice and Ballroom e Youkoso were unexpected exceptions. Except that the first one gained insane popularity, while this one was completely undeservedly left in the shadows. All in all, this is another story of how athletes achieve results through hard work, sweat and blood. What makes this story special is that the main character starts dancing quite late, and it's a harsh reminder to him with every step.

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (2003)

At first glance, this is a typical early-twentieth-century romantic anime. But behind the standard drawings and descriptions is one of the most dramatic love triangles of the genre. The two main characters are as stereotypical as the plot. The quiet and modest Haruka is in love with the protagonist Takayuki. Her friend Mitsuki finds out and tries to help her by hiding her own feelings. Sounds pretty standard, doesn't it? But further events change everything so much that it is simply impossible to talk about them before watching it.

The main character finds himself in such a difficult situation that you sink your teeth into not his behavior, but the fact that you yourself do not know what the right thing to do in his place would have been. It's an amazing case when an uncomplicated story at first resonates so strongly.