#best underrated anime

[best-underrated-anime]

Best Underrated Anime Tournament Information

What kind of anime are eligible to join this competition?

Although I’m using the term “anime,” I don’t actually mean only Japanese anime. Donghua (Chinese) and Aeni (Korean) are also allowed. Any other “anime-style” series also count.

I’ve decided to use the term “anime” and not “animated show” or “animation” so that nobody will submit cartoons like Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, etc. (Not that these are underrated, but you get the point.)

Anyways, only anime that reach the following criteria is allowed to join the competition:

It is underrated. No MP 100, Ouran High School Host Club, Yuri on Ice, and whatever other anime is popular (especially if it’s popular on Tumblr).

It is a series. No movies, short films, and the like.

It is recent. There are probably a lot of underrated shows from the 80’s, 90’s, and early 2000’s, but I’d like to only include anime from 2010 onward. Why? Because I feel older anime will have an unfair advantage in being more known because they’ve existed longer.

It has at least one complete season. New anime that are currently airing and has no prior season are not allowed to join.

It’s in “anime-style.”

Note: Anime with multiple seasons will be counted as one. The year its first season was released is what will be checked to determine if it’s a recent one.

blogs that inspired this blog: @ultimate-anime-tournament @best-anime-tournament @animemusicbrackets

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#anime #donghua #aeni #animation #poll tournament #tournament #info #best underrated anime #tumblr tournament

[literallyjusttoa]

Took a lil break from drawing bc I unexpectedly got busy, but here's some doodles of a fun world where Apollo just stuck with the first thing he was the god of (shepherding) and lived on Delos with his mom instead of ascending to Olympus. Because Apollo's life would've been so much happier if he got to live with his mom as an immortal farmer. He deserves this.

#Basically what if Leto won custody in the divorce #Artemis is here too she just hunts so she spends less time on the farm #I actually think the fact that Apollo is the god of shepherds is super underrated bc it's yet another cool parallel with Artemis #Also it connects him to cows and goats and sheep and chickens #which are like the best animals in the world sry not sry #and WOLVES AND DOGS TOO #Apollo is a catboy but he is also a Dog Owner #trials of apollo #toa apollo #lester papadopoulos #sunny speaks #apollart

[nirvanaida]

code geass is underrated for so many reasons but i just wanna say it’s INSANE that there aren’t more people pointing out how good the fucking score soundtrack is. not just the ops and eds!!! genuinely nakagawa should have been given fifty bajillion awards for the shit he cooked for the backing tracks because they add so so so much to the series. stream eternal seperation and zero

#code geass #when i say cg is underrated im not saying that no one likes/talks about it #it was one of the most popular animes in the late 00s #and has had like 50 spinoff and the like #no what im saying is i think code geass is the best anime of all time #and im not even joking a little bit #the fact that it isnt considered essential watching anymore is a crime to me #honestly #it might actually be up there as one of this millenia’s best pieces of television so rar #anyways that soundtrack always makes me cry #code geass: lelouch of the rebellion #lelouch vi britannia #lelouch lamperouge #suzaku kururugi

[bestanimatedmovie]

*arrives one year late with starbucks*

Hey guys! who's ready for Revenge of the Underrated?

Thank you for your patience, we're finally starting this Sunday!

I decided I'm not including a "haven't seen both" option, as I think it will limit too much who can vote in the polls. However, I'm going to simultaneously start a series of "rate this movie" polls, that will have a haven't seen it option.

Hope we'll all have fun!

#best animated movie #revenge of the underrated

[majoringinsarcasm]

Ace Attorney reboot where everything is the same but Miles Edgeworth’s is obsessed with FNAF rather than steel Samurai. And the Steel Samurai murder cases where the costumes play a huge part are in fact the suits in fnaf.

#ace attorney #i’m so sorry #miles edgeworth #but it would be really funny who do you think his fave #FNAF #member is #he’s either a huge Bonny Stan bc he goes for the underrated one #or he loves Foxy to the grave #I know he likes SS and that’s the main so surely he would love Freddy which is probably the suit #Will Poweers would physically fit into the best #but also the idea of Will’s real face being scarier than the Foxy character #is so funny to me #OH NO THE ANIME KEYCHAINS WAIT #Miles with Foxy – Phoenix with Bonnie #spelled it wrong earlier whoops #and Larry with Chica #and I guess this means Maya would inspire Baby maybe???

[n0brainjustvibes]

I'd love to know your thoughts on pact's magic system

Inhales. Pact Thoughts... hm...

I didn't like it at first; it's much softer than what I'm used to, and Blake being a newbie to the supernatural meant that we had no clue what was going on 90% of the time. I also enjoy, just... cool flashy stuff, and pact magic seems to be misery manifest, with massive costs for small benefits besides AND you have to keep it secret. Not really up my alley. I'm afraid the June binding scene was kinda the epitome of this - it works because... Because. you Say a thing. that is the Right thing to say... Because. okay. sure i guess. no immediate result either. why did I sit in the cold with you for a chapter.

That said, it's getting better. Having some concrete cost-benefit mechanic (blood = loss of personal power = measured by tattoos, for example) helps a LOT. With that setup, the "Blake bleeds out in the cell to summon Rose" was a genuinely kickass awesome moment. Satisfying use of (soft) magic to solve an issue... well, to open paths by which the issue had a better chance of being solved.

I also like the realisation Blake and Rose themselves had recently, that Pact magic is an art rather than a science - that gives me a much better picture of how things work. World of Showmanship.

The Others all having specific weaknesses is pretty cool. I like the Others in general, they're very thematically resonant - with the "art > science" take, I wonder if they can be viewed through the "human folklore made manifest" kind of lens, like what Terry Pratchett explores a lot? I'm thinking of the Tiffany Aching books especially. Tiffany would do so well in the Otherverse.

Would love to see more interplay between the human world and the magical one. I think this is another way that Pact's magic system is getting more engaging as the book goes on. Things like goblins taking people/places that Fall Through The Cracks, and the memory of a city fire birthing a spirit... yeah!! Show me how human beliefs have real concrete impact and concrete dangers! Show me how humans and their concrete actions spawn and shape beliefs!! Tie this fantasy world into the one that matters for us! I was *this* close to inventing a fire spirit for my own city, before realising I couldn't talk about it without doxxing myself...

#pactthoughts #I'm at the end of arc 5 #I also enjoyed Pauz and his loopholes #again that's tied to real world though #animal hoarding and such #the danger was an Understandable and Predictable one (getting savaged by Creatchures) #i am also rotating the idea of dowght looking for answers after being gaslit to heck in a mental hospital #and eventually becoming a practitioner himself #in my mind #would u hate me if i read pact (underrated) and wrote fic (small market) about This Guy (shows up for .5 secs as a puppet antagonist) #pact web serial #urban fantasy really is at its best when it fully leans in to the Urban part

[ineedsomesleeptoday]

#dark gathering #anime #manga #horror anime #its the best!!! #why is it so underrated!!

[teatitty]

I'm pretty much just skimming through these mini servant arcs since I remember them pretty vividly anyway but mannnn I love it whenever we get to see Lau off the shits because sometimes his goofy persona makes you forget he's a top official in the chinese mafia

#kuroshitsuji #lau kuroshitsuji #he's such an underrated fave I'm so sad the anime cut out some of his best scenes #like in the curry arc when he had ran mao kill mina and her bf just bc he didn't like them stepping on his turf haha

[starshine-valley]

How does Haruka Kiritani feel about being THE more more jump member ever

#pjsk #project sekai #prosekai #proseka #prsk #haruka kiritani #GUYS SHE IS LITERALLY THE KANAN OF MORE MORE JUMP #LIKE BOTH DIDN’T WANT TO BE IDOLS BECAUSE OF HOW IT AFFECTED SOMEONE CLOSE TO THEM #THEY’RE ALSO BOTH BEST CHARACTER #LIKE OMG I LOVE THEM SO MUCH #HARUKA KIRITANI IS UNDERRATED I SAY UNDERRATED !!! #more more jump being my favorite unit and tugging me in the feels #i say as if i didn’t say leo/need was my favorite at some point #ANYWAYS MORE MORE JUMP EVERYONE I LOVE HARUKA KIRITANI #NEWFOUND LOVE FOR HER AFTER WATCHING THE ANIMATION !!! #she’s so silly she got her own anime girl transformation

[revon-aurora-borealis]

i made a jojo tierlist based on how attracted i am to the characters

#manga #anime #jjba #jojo's bizarre adventure #jojo no kimyou na bouken #meme #tier list #strazio is underrated #always fun to imagine being railed by dio until you remember hes a serial killer and prolly doesnt use condoms... also yaknow the whole uh. #fuck and kill shit #you ask him to a fuck marry kill game and bro will be like #fuck and kill her and then fuck and kill her and thej fuck and kill him and then fuck and kill her... #prolly wouldnt choose marry besides mariah pucci and the empress stand user #just realized thatd id prolly bave the best chemistry with almost everyone in the “hot” tier #josuke and Kakyoin are gamers and jotaro likes animals #man studies sharks AND I FUCKING LOVE SHARKS THEYRE THE BEST LITERALLY PERFECTION #THEYRE MASTERPEICES TRUE PEAK EVOLUTION BULIT PERFECTLY #edit: i thought midler had the empress tarot oops

[lemonyinks]

Me impatiently waiting for the conclusion episode of the Killer vs. Hawkins fight:

#i just want to get to the part where he cuts Hawkins arm off #it's such an underrated scene #literally one of the best scenes in all of Wano #BEEN WAITING FOR THAT TO BE ANIMATED FOR AGES #I WANT TO SEE IT SO BAD #no one gets it #i fucking love the kid pirates #they're sooooo underrated #one piece killer #massacre soldier killer #basil hawkins #one piece hawkins #one piece #one piece spoilers

[best-underrated-anime]

Best Underrated Anime Group A Round 4: To Your Eternity vs Shadows House

#A7: To Your Eternity (Fumetsu no Anata e)

Immortal being learns what it’s like to be human

#A5: Shadows House

Two girls unravel mysteries surrounding an isolated manor

Details and poll under the cut!

#A7: To Your Eternity (Fumetsu no Anata e)

Summary:

An Orb, known only as It, is cast to Earth to be observed from afar. Capable of changing forms from beings whose reflections It captures, It first becomes a rock and then, due to the rising temperature, moss.

It does not move until one snowy day, a wolf at death’s door barely crosses by. When It takes the animal’s form, It attains awareness of its consciousness and starts to wander with an unclear destination in mind. Soon, It comes across the wolf’s master—a young boy waiting for his tribe to return from a paradise abundant with fish and fruit in the south. Although the boy is lonely, he still hopes those whom he holds dear in his memories have not forgotten him and that he will reunite with them one day.

The boy wants to explore new surroundings and decides to abandon his home with It to find the paradise using the traces his tribe left behind. However, with a heavily injured body and no sight of his elder comrades, what will become of the boy?

Propaganda:

I don’t think I’ve ever watched an anime that has meant so much. It’s/Fushi’s journey from being born as nothing and without emotions, to becoming a genuine, real person who loves and cries is so special to me. The constant war he’s in between being too human and being not human at all is written so well—for him to love so much it hurts, leading him to isolate himself for years on end, for him to want to make friends, to love, but too afraid of them leaving and eventually dying to meet anyone new. For him to get so detached from life and death and the cycle it perpetuates that he loses understanding of why human life is so special—why should he save people, if they will die anyway? Why should he save them, if he can just bring them back to life, if he can just become them? The constant cycle of him learning to love again, and learning to treasure life again, only to lose it once he’s experienced death in a new and agonizing way. It’s about love, and it’s about humanity. Always.

Trigger Warnings: Animal Cruelty/Death, Child Abuse, Graphic Depictions of Cruelty/Violence/Gore, Racism, Rape/Non-Con, Self-Harm, Suicide

All TW’s apply to the protagonists, except child abuse and the racism. The world itself has hints of racism/discrimination throughout the anime, and not directly towards the protagonist. As for the rape, an antagonist attempts to rape the protagonist. There is a ton of self harm (protagonist and side characters) and blood as there is a lot of wars also happening in the anime

#A5: Shadows House

Summary:

The Shadows, characterized by their pitch-black appearance and tendency to emit soot when agitated, are a family of nobles who reside in a colossal manor deep within the mountains far from other humans. When a Shadow child is nearly of-age, they are assigned a Living Doll who acts not only as their attendant but also as their second half—the faces they could have had if not for their complexion.

Emilico is a cheerful, newly created Doll who serves a rather soft-spoken master named Kate. Despite their difference in personalities, Emilico does what she can to carry out the needs of her master. As she learns more about her role and duty, Emilico begins to meet her fellow Dolls and their respective masters and comes to know more about the purpose of her existence.

"Do not fret over trivial matters," says one of the rules by which all Dolls must abide. But how could the ever-curious Emilico do so in the face of the deep secrets that the Shadows House holds?

Propaganda:

The atmosphere of the manor is probably the most effective aspects of the story, creating a feeling of isolation and worry as Kate and Emilico try to survive in the mansion. The show starts off pretty subtle, but as it progresses it becomes more and more strange and off-putting. This series is an incredibly interesting, layered mystery, and the horror elements are excellently done.

Trigger Warnings: Child Abuse, Emotional Abuse

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If you want to criticize one of the shows above to give the one you’re rooting for an advantage, then do so constructively. I do not tolerate groundless hate or slander on this blog. If I catch you doing such a thing in the notes, be it in the tags or reblogs, I will block you.

Know one of the shows above and not satisfied with how it’s presented in this tournament? Just fill up this form with your revisions, and I’ll consider adapting those changes.

New: Starting round 5, screenshots will be included in the poll post. You can submit screenshots through the form linked above, or through here, via ask or dm.

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No NSFW or spoilery images.

Pick some good images please. Don’t send any blurry or pixelated ones.

You may send up to 9 screenshots, but not all may be used.

#anime #best underrated anime #polls #poll tournament #tournament #anime tournament #animation #group stage #group stage round 4 #tournament polls #group a #to your eternity #fumetsu no anata e #shadows house

[reggiestein]

💀i just wanted to get screenshots of his other eye showing in his sprites but theyre all so fucking sad look at him

#<:( #licorice cookie #his :( face is so underrated its like my fav expression he makes ever and its not even in his story presets #he looks a lot more scared and dorky on his overworld animations #crk #hes so pathetic i love him so smenhdhrj #poor little meow meow #hes so funny #i love that its implied u pick him up by his feet like why #the staff had so much fun w him #imo hes the best character if were talking about memorability and actual character design and not just good looking design but idk #none of u are ready for how licorice would be the best cookie to adapt to a cartoon

[lepurcinus]

It is curious to consider that unlike other social animals rabbits are not really managed by "leaders" or a guide.

The dominant ones just take the right to better resources, place, breeding site, food, mates, etc. But each rabbit simply does what it wants and lives almost on its own, ok some require companionship, but some even live almost alone in places where there are enough resources to subsist.

I mean, even to be considered a social animal (Yes, they still are social, bc still search for company naturally) rabbits do not differ much from the rest of their solitary relatives.

I think Pikas are the lagomorphs with the most complex social structure, but I need to read more about that btw.

#rabbit #hare #animal #lagomorphs #leporids #lepur stupid thoughts #As far as I know #females are the ones that get along best with each other as they are formed by families. #“pikas are fucking underrated and im tired of being the only one who says that”

[bestanimatedmovie]

Welcome to Bestanimatedmovie!

Current tournament: Revenge of the Underrated, Rate this movie

Previous tournament: Tumblr's Favorite Animated Movie, The Nimona Tournament

#best animated movie #master post #the nimona tournament #tumblr's favorite #revenge of the underrated #rate this movie

[j-ellyfish]

Poll's over, the right answer was The Sword in the Stone :D But Lilo&Stitch is a close second, I absolutely loved it as a child and I still do! Lilo is one of the few female characters I ever related to in my childhood and I still believe she's a great example of an amazingly written little girl character. I also really like Robin Hood, The Jungle Book and Alice in Wonderland. Zootopia is possibly my favorite 3D-era Disney movie although in general I no longer enjoy Disney productions much. Inside Out has a very nice concept and I liked some of the jokes and teary moments, but overall I can't say I adored it.

Pinocchio is a personal pet peeve of mine and I dislike it a lot, not even having watched it in my childhood makes me have nostalgia for it// Frozen, welp, I find it very boring, I couldn't even watch it to the end, I'm sorry.

As for Sleeping Beauty, I love its aesthetic but I'm true neutral when it comes to the story itself.

#arguably I haven't watched many recent animated movies #and by that I mean that I have watched very little from Frozen onwards #yes it has been a while lol #never been head over heels for Disney stuff even as a kid but yeah #anyways Sword in the Stone is SO UNDERRATED isn't it? D: but imo it's SO GOOD!! #first of all because there's no classic Good Guys Vs Bady-Bad Villain stuff - like yeah there's Madam Mim but she comes off more as a sort #of old rival/friend to Merlin than a real treat they act like an old frenemies couple more than anything else #((they kinda got those fruk vibes don't they lol)) #no stereotyped or weirdly progressive princess on sight not forced love story - like yeah there's that squirrel girl and that's PEAK #LOVE EDUCATION FROM DISNEY if you ask me - #PLUS ARCHIMEDES IS THE BEST MASCOT IN THE HISTORY OF ANY WESTERN PRODUCTION FITE ME #and Arthur is a lovely protagonist I relate and I hug #me as a little girl in a world of movies about stereotypical princesses pointing at the scrawny boy: that one I relate to that one #also the whole thing about Merlin transforming himself and Arthur into various animals to teach him about life is so painfully nostalgic #AND ARCHIMEDES BEING THE TSUNDERE HE IS FINALLY SHOWING THAT HE CARES AND SAVING ARTHUR'S ASS AND THEN GOING 'HUH NO #I JUST DID IT BECAUSE YOU'RE STUPID NOT BECAUSE I'VE GROWN TO CARE ABOUT YOU YOU IDIOT!' #anyways ye I love this movie #ary spoke