My friend bullied me into watching the 2011 anime and I grumbled about it being for kids for the first four seasons, while admitting it has its moments and some cool characters. Was not prepared for the total horrorshow that is season 5.
2011 style is quite kiddy. Comparing 1999 and 2011 is like a study of pre and post "moe" styles of anime. 1999 feels a lot less juvenile IMO. Although I did watch it when I was barely a teenager...
Welcome to the NHK - A black comedy about hikikomori, the anime industry, cult religions, conspiracy theories, pyramid schemes, suicide, and other topics. Not cheerful topics, but it is funny and has a lot to say.
Probably can't call it underrated, but some of Hayao Miyazaki's lesser known work is also some of my favorite.
One example is the On Your Mark [1] music video, which is possibly the only time he went into cyberpunk, and despite being a few minutes long and having no dialog it has amazing world-building and storytelling.
Future Boy Conan (Mirai Shōnen Konan) [2] is a great TV series by him that doesn't get mentioned enough IMO.
A friend made me watch Talentless Nana which had such a cool moment in episode one, I ended up watching the whole thing right after. Even started reading the manga afterwards, which was a first for me. Unfortunately saying more would kinda lessen the impact.
Not sure if it fits "anime" but the recent animation movie Mars Express is quite good, hugue GitS vibes, tho I don't recommend watching it in the original french even if you speak french like me, french dubs are horribles.
Hi all, my own
I did this little animation movie and the music alone
birds and bees
here is the link it has been censored down for general consumption but it is for adults
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[ 4.1 ms ] story [ 69.7 ms ] threadWhile the 2011 version is longer, the 1999 has some really great moments
Darker than Black (the original season 1).
Higurashi (the original version).
And 'Last Exile', that was some really cool worldbuilding.
'Scrapped Princess' would also be up there, but it unfortunately had a bit of a lackluster ending.
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
- Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed
- Kamichu! (set in Onomichi, very strong sense of place)
Robot carnival
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Anikuri 15
Animatrix
Gosic
One example is the On Your Mark [1] music video, which is possibly the only time he went into cyberpunk, and despite being a few minutes long and having no dialog it has amazing world-building and storytelling.
Future Boy Conan (Mirai Shōnen Konan) [2] is a great TV series by him that doesn't get mentioned enough IMO.
1: https://vimeo.com/394801904
2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Boy_Conan
Think I've noticed an easter-egg for the nerds. A streetsign with 'Huelsbeck 12' on it, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Huelsbeck .
Also all the keyboards which sometimes seem to come straight out of the mechanical/ergonomical keyboard maker-scene.
The giant delta-winged space shuttles going up the ramp have been impressive.
In car crash protection foam? Hrrm. Demolition Man?
Despite the good graphics just slightly above a forgettable cheeseburger, IMO.
Kaiba
Kemonozume
Chihayafuru
Akagi
Penguindrum
Jinrui
Hidamari
Joshiraku
(ymmv w.r.t. "underrated" as that's all relative, but hey)
Chibi Maruko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drPC5djKcOU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrub9MbxfiI