Surfsup

Surfsup

Cowabunga
Feb 1, 2023
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When it comes to anime, most people would say their favorite is either One Piece or Naruto, but I'm interested in hearing about more obscure anime that no one talks about. Personally mine is Death Note, which is pretty ironic, but that could change! :)
 
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Rocinante

Rocinante

My name is Lucifer, please take my hand
Aug 26, 2022
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Anime: Legend of the Galactic Heroes or Yu Yu Hakusho
Manga: Eternal Sabbath or 20th Century Boys
 
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Constantly Sleepy Catgirl
Dec 28, 2022
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To be honest, I'm not sure what really qualifies as "obscure". My 3 favorites are Cardcaptor Sakura, Black Butler, and Hunter X Hunter, but those are all very mainstream, so I'll list off 10 that I love that I don't really see people talk much about.

Hourou Musuko
Stop!! Hibari-kun!
Super Lovers
Happy Sugar Life
Gakuen Alice
Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!
Love Stage!!
Maria†Holic
Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
Nekopara
 
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Surfsup

Cowabunga
Feb 1, 2023
14
To be honest, I'm not sure what really qualifies as "obscure". My 3 favorites are Cardcaptor Sakura, Black Butler, and Hunter X Hunter, but those are all very mainstream, so I'll list off 10 that I love that I don't really see people talk much about.

Hourou Musuko
Stop!! Hibari-kun!
Super Lovers
Happy Sugar Life
Gakuen Alice
Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!
Love Stage!!
Maria†Holic
Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
Nekopara
Haven't heard any of those except Happy Sugar Life (currently watching!) but I'll definitely check them out :)
 
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Constantly Sleepy Catgirl
Dec 28, 2022
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Haven't heard any of those except Happy Sugar Life (currently watching!) but I'll definitely check them out :)
I just recently rewatched Happy Sugar Life, and I bought all the volumes of the manga that are available in English. The only one to not get an English release yet is vol 11, which is a non-canon collection of extras, so I have the full story in my library.
 
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CTB Dream

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Sep 17, 2022
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bijou

bijou

meow meow meow
Jan 23, 2023
173
kuzu no honkai is my favourite!

i read more yuri-romance manga nowadays though like:
bloom into you, whisper me a love song, and one that hits home for me is my lesbian experience with loneliness.
To be honest, I'm not sure what really qualifies as "obscure". My 3 favorites are Cardcaptor Sakura, Black Butler, and Hunter X Hunter, but those are all very mainstream, so I'll list off 10 that I love that I don't really see people talk much about.

Hourou Musuko
Stop!! Hibari-kun!
Super Lovers
Happy Sugar Life
Gakuen Alice
Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!
Love Stage!!
Maria†Holic
Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
Nekopara
omg i forgot about super lovers...
 
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borderline-feline

Constantly Sleepy Catgirl
Dec 28, 2022
644
omg i forgot about super lovers...
Not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting anyone to recognize Super Lovers. I really enjoy BL (yaoi) a lot, but I've been trying to look into more GL (yuri) lately. I recently bought a GL manga called My Cute Little Kitten, but I haven't read it yet.

Hourou Musuko actually has a bi trans girl as its protagonist, and she ends up dating her older sister's friend. There's one scene where Anna (girlfriend) tells Nitori (protag) that she's fine with being considered a lesbian because she just loves Nitori, which I thought was really cute and wholesome. Hourou Musuko hits close to home for me, for obvious reasons.

Also, this may just be my brainrot, but is your username in reference to the main heroine of Tottoko Hamtarou?
 
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bennydiazapine

bennydiazapine

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Dec 4, 2022
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Future Diaries for non main stream Anime,

Beserk is my all time favorite.
 
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Sparr0w

Sparr0w

please feed my pfp crumbs they are begging u
Jan 24, 2023
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i will always reccomend the claymore manga - my library has it so i dont know how ""obscure"" it is, but whatever lol.

its basically about a bunch of girls mixed with monster flesh that go around killing monsters, focused on the weakest girl. i will warn that the young kid the protag picks up becomes her love interest by the end of the series??? its rlly fucking weird.

its already completed, long enough to enjoy but short enough to finish (27 volumes if i remember correctly), and the monster designs are really fucking cool.

i thinkkk you can probably find a translation on mangadex? ill have to go check and reread it while im there LOL (edit: first 5 chapters then a skip to chapter 50 of 200... maybe go find a diff website lol)
 
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bijou

bijou

meow meow meow
Jan 23, 2023
173
Also, this may just be my brainrot, but is your username in reference to the main heroine of Tottoko Hamtarou?

ah no it's not >.< but i know the anime/manga you're talking about! i just speak some french and it means "jewel"
 
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Comfydant

Comfydant

Member
Jan 24, 2023
26
talentless nana and happy sugar life.
 
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catowice

catowice

I'm not from katowice!
Jun 17, 2022
55
Etotama!

I know, it's not Onimai ._. That one I only like the manga, there are well-hidden meanings, and the anime strays too much into the fanservice territory
 
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Flameboyant

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Jan 23, 2023
43
Princess tutu, especially season 2
 
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GeneralPanda199

GeneralPanda199

Member
Feb 1, 2023
5
Personally i like watching the K-On anime. I haven't finished all the episodes yet but it looks great. Also not sure if it's considered mainstream or not but i absolutely loved Demon Slayer anime along with the movie (Rest in peace Rengoku). And i also used to be (and still kinda am) a fan of Hetalia :D.
 
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borderline-feline

Constantly Sleepy Catgirl
Dec 28, 2022
644
Etotama!

I know, it's not Onimai ._. That one I only like the manga, there are well-hidden meanings, and the anime strays too much into the fanservice territory
Maybe I'm just desensitized, but I've been keeping up with Onimai and haven't seen much fanservice at all. My only gripe is that they keep showing gameplay from a bad fighting game when there are plenty of good fighting games that they could've picked (or they could've just chosen to not include any gameplay at all).
 
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catowice

I'm not from katowice!
Jun 17, 2022
55
Maybe I'm just desensitized, but I've been keeping up with Onimai and haven't seen much fanservice at all. My only gripe is that they keep showing gameplay from a bad fighting game when there are plenty of good fighting games that they could've picked (or they could've just chosen to not include any gameplay at all).
Maybe I'm misdefining "fanservice", or there are other things I just simply find better in the reading format. It definitely ranks high on my fav manga list.

Etotama still my favorite anime though! ;_; Sorry, and that one doesn't have a manga as well
 
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borderline-feline

Constantly Sleepy Catgirl
Dec 28, 2022
644
Maybe I'm misdefining "fanservice", or there are other things I just simply find better in the reading format. It definitely ranks high on my fav manga list.

Etotama still my favorite anime though! ;_; Sorry, and that one doesn't have a manga as well
To be fair, "fanservice" is a term that can mean a lot of different things, but people mainly use it to refer to more sexualized content. I don't really view the nudity in Onimai as being particularly sexual, even though it is clear that the series definitely appeals to a lolicon audience.

I also personally enjoy sexualized content in the media that I consume, and you don't need to apologize, though I'm not certain what you were apologizing for.

I'm not particularly familiar with Etotama, but I know it has something to do with the Chinese zodiac, so my first thought is that it could have some similarities to Fruits Basket.
 
Surfsup

Surfsup

Cowabunga
Feb 1, 2023
14
Personally i like watching the K-On anime. I haven't finished all the episodes yet but it looks great. Also not sure if it's considered mainstream or not but i absolutely loved Demon Slayer anime along with the movie (Rest in peace Rengoku). And i also used to be (and still kinda am) a fan of Hetalia :D.
Ooo, K-On is on my watchlist, I heard it's good. Demon Slayer is actually pretty mainstream though, especially with the second season out heh. Very good series nonetheless (yes, rip Rengoku). Haven't heard of Hetalia though, definitely will look into it!
 
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SeeminglyFine

Mixing pills with potions under the smoke alas
Jan 2, 2022
83
Aoi bungaku- no longer human(first 4 episodes)
 
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circuspeanut

circuspeanut

biggest clown
Jan 24, 2023
9
currently watching welcome to the nhk cuz its relateable >>;
all time fav is pretty main stream but evangelion is peak
most obscure favs though are ginga densetsu weed, angelic layer, and super milk chan!
 
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GeneralPanda199

GeneralPanda199

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Feb 1, 2023
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Ooo, K-On is on my watchlist, I heard it's good. Demon Slayer is actually pretty mainstream though, especially with the second season out heh. Very good series nonetheless (yes, rip Rengoku). Haven't heard of Hetalia though, definitely will look into it!

Personally i usually only consider animes to be mainstream if they are enough well knowned to be liked by non-weebs, like how i always knew people in the past that weren't into anime but still liked Dragon Ball or another famous anime lol.

Oh and for Hetalia is basically anime that personifies countries into anime characters using mostly stereotypes, sometimes mixed with a bit of History Lessons. It's pretty fun to watch even tho each episode is only like 5 minutes each :ahhha:
 
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Constantly Sleepy Catgirl
Dec 28, 2022
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currently watching welcome to the nhk cuz its relateable >>;
all time fav is pretty main stream but evangelion is peak
most obscure favs though are ginga densetsu weed, angelic layer, and super milk chan!
If you like Welcome to the NHK, then I think there's a good chance that you might like Watamote. A lot of people say it's really cringey, but I think it's a result of people relating to Kuroki Tomoko more than they're willing to admit.
 
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circuspeanut

biggest clown
Jan 24, 2023
9
If you like Welcome to the NHK, then I think there's a good chance that you might like Watamote. A lot of people say it's really cringey, but I think it's a result of people relating to Kuroki Tomoko more than they're willing to admit.
ngl im scared to watch it because i know i'll relate to the mc LMAO
 
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Constantly Sleepy Catgirl
Dec 28, 2022
644
ngl im scared to watch it because i know i'll relate to the mc LMAO
Honestly, I was in that same boat before I watched it. Tomoko is the most realistic representation of a person who sucks at social interaction I've ever seen in media, yet people just argue over Komi and Bocchi while ignoring the queen just because Tomoko is an awkward fujoshi who at any given moment, has not showered in months.
 
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Surfsup

Cowabunga
Feb 1, 2023
14
Personally i usually only consider animes to be mainstream if they are enough well knowned to be liked by non-weebs, like how i always knew people in the past that weren't into anime but still liked Dragon Ball or another famous anime lol.

Oh and for Hetalia is basically anime that personifies countries into anime characters using mostly stereotypes, sometimes mixed with a bit of History Lessons. It's pretty fun to watch even tho each episode is only like 5 minutes each :ahhha:
That actually sounds entertaining lol, I don't mind short anime, as long as it's good :))
 
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Zegers

Enlightened
Dec 15, 2021
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welcome to the nhk cuz its relateable
NHK is very interesting even if you are not into anime, its about isolation (very increasing nowadays) depression, anxiety, lack of perspective and purpose, lack of a support network, its genuine, but sometimes you don't have a couple of friends to uphold you.

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ExtraItem

Too Tired To Try
Feb 3, 2023
7
One of my favourites was Magi, a little because of the nostalgia I get from it. Best moments of my life were me waiting for new volumes of it to come out. Currently reading Bungou Stray Dogs which I don't know whether that's mainstream or not I don't really keep up with anime and what is popular that much anymore.
 
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Skathon

Skathon

"...scarred underneath, and I'm falling..."
Oct 29, 2018
590
Monster, Golden Kamuy (the manga is far better, however), B: The Beginning, Wolf's Rain, Cat Soup.
 
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anx_out

Anx
Feb 9, 2023
15
Bungou stray dogs, Durarara, and (well, the more mainstream one) Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood are my all time top three. if you've seen them, i guess you can tell i have a specific taste; i love large interconnected casts and plotlines, and urban fantasy
 

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