Thread: Practically Unknown Anime

I doubt anyone has heard of Mujin Wakusei Survive. Which is a terrible thing because it's a wonderful anime. Too bad I can't find it anywhere anymore.

Originally Posted by Snake Bandage

I doubt anyone has heard of Mujin Wakusei Survive. Which is a terrible thing because it's a wonderful anime. Too bad I can't find it anywhere anymore.

well, here's part of it.

EDIT: I think this link is legal. It's not a full episode or anything and this is the only episode on megavideo, and unless I'm mistaken we can show parts of tv shows here, so long as it isn't the whole thing uploaded illegally.

Originally Posted by Snake Bandage

I doubt anyone has heard of Mujin Wakusei Survive. Which is a terrible thing because it's a wonderful anime. Too bad I can't find it anywhere anymore.

I have! Saw the first couple of episodes at a convention years ago, and never forgot about it.

That's actually where I end up finding a lot of anime that no one's ever heard of. I'll have to look though my shelf and find some of the obscure ones and see how recognized they are here.

Can we list manga as well? I've got a lot of really weird ones I could list...

@Satoshi: I've seen Doraemon, it's quite big in Japan, actually.

Originally Posted by Galactic Tomahawk

Mononoke/Hakaba Kitarou/Trapeze, all from the same studio.

I've heard of the other two, and I'm a fan of Mononoke.

Originally Posted by NyaChan

Demashitaa! PowerPuff Girls Z (yes, there's a PPG anime)

I've known about this for a while. It's been dubbed so..

Lessie... I watch a bunch of obscure anime but I have to say that Kino no Tabi (or Kino's Journey) is the best anime that's not very well-known.

It's based on a light novel series. One volume has been released here by Tokyopop, but it seems like they dropped the series a long time ago. It's a shame because it's a great series.

Originally Posted by PikaYoshi

I'm not done watching it yet, but I wasn't expecting it to have a sad ending.

I kinda was when I started watching it because it's about the French Revolution and there wasn't much happiness that came outta that. xD Someone spoiled the ending for me and I still cried even though I knew what was coming. ;-;

Originally Posted by ashfangirl

School Days(I think a few people have heard of it...)

Missed seeing this when I last posted. I know PIIIILES of people who know this series. It stirred up A LOT when it aired. For those who haven't seen the ending, go look it up on youtube. It will make you want to watch the whole series. In short, whoever it was that was making this anime, which is based on a Visual Novel/Dating Sim game, decided to take the BAD ending and animate it. BRILLIANT MOVE, NOT GONNA LIE.

Remembered another something that prolly no one knows:

THE iDOLM@STER: Xenoglossia

... yes I had to go look up the spelling. It's a horrible anime in relation the the series it's based off (THE iDOLM@STER game series), and ruins a lot of the characters defined personalities in the games... on top of the fact it's totally MECHA, and the games are girls in frilly dresses dancing and singing on stage. WAT.

I think I remember news of an Idolmaster anime.

It didn't last very long, I think.

Originally Posted by Nicoleta01

On Encore WAM (Movie channel):
Vandread

THIS. I LOVE this series.

I'm surprised it's not as well known as it should be, because the concept is great, the story and characters are intriging, and . . . I want it so badly. *saw a complete series set, with both the original and Second Stage* Gah for being broke.

I betcha no one's heard of FF:U (Final Fantasy: Unlimited) . . . I'm not even a fan of Final Fantasy, but I loved this series. (Although it was cut short . . . TT___TT;) Ooh, or Corrector Yui . . . or Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (Magical Project S)? Oh deary me, my love for magical girls and adventure . . .

Flash and Dash. Anyone seen it?

Originally Posted by SSJ_Jup81

I'm going to say...

Koala Boy Kokki
Fushigi na Koala Blinky
Mitsubachi Maaya no Bouken
Maple Town Monogatari
Mori no Youki na Kobitotachi: Belfy and Lillabit
Grimm Meisaku Gekijou
Taiyou no Ko Esteban

Okay, there ya go. All shows I watched when young. To throw folks, I didn't want to include the dub titles. =P

Mitsubachi Maaya no Bouken = Maja, the Bee
^which is one of the MOST popular children´s cartoons in German television. It is from 1970~ but is still running here, there was a GBC game and I think even a DS game some time ago.


Fushigi na Koala Blinky
^ I loved this anime as a kid. The story with the girl´s father was truely sad.

Originally Posted by Satoshi-kun

I'd also mention Dr. Slump, but with a Viz/Shonen Jump translation of the manga out, I'd think that more people would be familiar with this than would be years ago.

Oh man, Dr Slump was/is great. Still doesn't seem to be too well known.

Anyways, I've only heard of about half of the shows mentioned in this thread so far and have only seen a few. Its always good to start watching some obscure show only to find out its totally awesome. Will have to check out some of these.

Originally Posted by Raine

I think I remember news of an Idolmaster anime.

It didn't last very long, I think.

Nah, the series ran for 26 episodes and finished, just none of the actual iDOLMASTER fans liked it. :P

Eureka Seven, such an awesome, 'cutesy' kind of anime, but I've never see anyone else thats heard of it.

Originally Posted by SerenLumiere

Eureka Seven, such an awesome, 'cutesy' kind of anime, but I've never see anyone else thats heard of it.

...They used to play it on Adult Swim.