• isyasad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    Christmas in January is probably one of my favorite movies ever, but it only has a 5.57 on MAL. It’s only 46 minutes and it’s the most densely good anime I’ve ever seen. As in like, it’s the best anime ever per-minute.

    If you have a MAL account, you can plug in your username to anime.plus and you can view a bunch of stats including what your biggest score differences are. Here’s everything that I have rated around +2 points higher than the average score:

    Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (2009)	10	7.24	+2.76
Paniponi Dash!	10	7.44	+2.56
1-gatsu ni wa Christmas	8	5.57	+2.43
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou	10	7.60	+2.40
Gamers!	9	6.72	+2.28
B-gata H-kei	9	6.82	+2.18
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu	10	7.82	+2.18
Hibike! Euphonium	10	8.03	+1.97

    All of these I would say are quite underrated, though Kare Kano and Hibike! Euphonium are pretty well-renowned. Haruhi is also very popular.

  • fpslem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    5 days ago

    Mushi-shi, a delightful and thoughtful show with a good “monster of the week” formula.

    In a similar vein, Kino’s Journey.

    Serei no moribito (Guardian of the Sacred Spirit) might be my favorite, though. I like the character of Balsa and the mentoring role she takes over the young prince.

  • Unboxious@ani.socialEnglish
    7·
    5 days ago

    Bang Brave Bangern! is the gayest, and probably the most fun anime I’ve ever seen. Even the year it came out I didn’t see very many people talking about it, so shoutout to the Mother’s Basement youtube channel for making me aware of its existence.

    Golden Kamuy is also excellent, but a lot of people got (understandably) turned off by how bad the bears looked in the first couple of episodes. They were rendered in 3d and composited in really poorly. It was not great. And tbh while the rest of the show doesn’t have anything that bad later on the animation never really becomes what I’d call “great”. That said, if you want to watch a bunch of crazy dudes kill each other over some gold in Taisho-era Hokkaido this show is an incredible time.

    • isyasad@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      The first season of Golden Kamuy was amazing but I took a break after the first episode or two of the second season and totally forgot the plot. It’s pretty dense and has a lot of characters so it’s easy to forget exactly what was going on last.

      I gotta get back into it at some point

    • molave@reddthat.comOPEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Golden Kamuy’s S3 is an absolutely banger watch.

      spoiler

      I love seeing Hijikata in any show. Old Hijikata is just as badass as ever and I wished he lived that long.

      • Unboxious@ani.socialEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        I was very amused seeing him and the other old guy he hangs out with, since I mostly knew them from Gintama!

  • wietach@ani.socialEnglish
    4·
    5 days ago

    Tonari no Yokai-san, a slice-of-life drama with mythological elements about supernatural beings and humans peacefully co-existing in the modern world. It’s sad, and beautiful, and heartwarming; one of my favourite shows of 2024. People who liked Natsume’s Book of Friends might enjoy this one as well.

  • missingno@fedia.io
    4·
    5 days ago

    The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife was the most adorable show I watched all year. I’m a sucker for positive representation.

  • TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    4·
    5 days ago

    I really liked Akudama Drive.

    Anime original, and it’s only one cour, so easy to just watch in one or two sittings.

  • OmegaSunkey@ani.socialEnglish
    3·
    5 days ago

    Metallic Rouge

    so underrated director and whoknowswhoelse decided to give 12 chapters to a 24+ chapter plotline.

    sobbing

  • tacosanonymous@mander.xyzEnglish
    3·
    5 days ago

    Idk if it’s underrated but I never meet anyone, in person that likes Sgt Frog. That shit slapped and the English dub localized the jokes making it an absolute treasure.

    • wietach@ani.socialEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Not only it is funny with perfect comedic timing but it also has one of the best direction for a show on a small budget that makes moving pngs work in its favour. OP and ED are fun. It’s an endearing show.

      • Endmaker@ani.socialEnglish
        1·
        5 days ago

        that makes moving pngs work in its favour

        I actually enjoyed the limited animation.

        It never felt like the studio cheaped out on animation. Rather, it seemed like an intentional artistic, stylistic choice (even if their actual goal was to save money).