Obscure Anime Recommendations?

[Peaches_and_Mocha]

I've run out of popular anime to watch so I've been picking titles out of random to watch. Has anyone stepped out of their comfort zone to do this?


I'm recently a huge fan of romance and day in the life anime so here's a couple that I found and really enjoyed:


Honey and Clover (36 Episodes)

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Skip and Loafer (12 Episodes)

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The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again (13 Episodes)

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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (12 Episodes)

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UPDATE:

I decided to make a list with a brief synopsis of all the anime recommended in this thread.



Chihayafuru (75 Episodes)

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Do It Yourself!! (12 Episodes)

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A Place Further Than The Universe (13 Episodes)

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Sound! Euphonium (13 Episodes)

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Time of Eve (Eve no Jikan) (6 Episodes)

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BanG Dream! (39 Episodes)

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Tamako Market (12 Episodes)

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Hyouka (22 Episodes)

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Healer Girl (12 Episodes)

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Keep your hands off Eizouken! (Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!) (12 Episodes)

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Bocchi the Rock (12 Episodes)

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Barakamon (12 Episodes)

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Skull-face Bookseller Honda (Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san) (12 Episodes)

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Tatami Galaxy (11 Episodes)

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Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome)

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Ping Pong The Animation (11 Episodes)

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I'm In Love With The Villainess (Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou) (12 Episodes)

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Robotech (85 Episodes)

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Made in Abyss (25 Episodes)

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The Daily Life of the Immortal King (Xian Wang de Richang Shenguho) (27 Episodes)

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I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too (Isekai de Cheat Skill wo Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai wo mo Musou Suru: Level Up wa Jinsei wo Kaeta) (13 Episodes)

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Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi) (12 Episodes)

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The Reincarnation Of The Strongest Exorcist In Another World (Saikyou Onmyouji no Isekai Tenseiki) (13 Episodes)

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Summer Time Render (Summer Time Rendering) (25 Episodes)

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MANGA



Canis series by ZAKK

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[♥ foxe ♥]

Oooo, I have just the thing for you!

Chihayafuru is definitely a lesser known anime, but it is soooo good. Its a mix of slice of life rom and sports anime, about a traditional Japanese game called Karuta. Its very engaging, despite the premise, and super heartfelt. Deserves to be way more popular than it is.

Also (not obscure but) if you haven't watched the reboot of Fruits Basket yet, I'd also recommend that.

[TsUNaMy WaVe]

Haha say no more! I almost only watch anime that aren't under the "popular shows" umbrella.

As far as romance goes I can recommend HaruChika (well, it has some romance) and Yagate Kimi ni Naru (this one is yuri - girls love).

But I have so many lesser known SoL anime I can recommend, like:
- Do It Yourself!!
- A Place Further Than The Universe
- Sound! Euphonium
- Time of Eve
- BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
- Tamako Market
- Hyouka


Let me know if you need any more lol

[♥ Sneasel ♥]

Mhh I don't know if they are poular or not, but I really enjoyed these:

-Healer Girl
-Keep your hands off Eizouken
-A Place further than the Universe
-Bocchi the Rock
-Barakamon
-Skull-face Bookseller Honda (as a Bookseller myself, this was so funny and real)

[tulpa19]

Tatami Galaxy (and its spiritual sequel movie Night Is Short, Walk On Girl) for sure. TG is a sort of semi-romantic slice of life with a little bit of a cynical tone, following a guy in college who is disillusioned with his life but wants to confess his feelings to his crush. It's directed by Masaki Yuasa (Devilman Crybaby, Eizouken, Inu-Oh, fav anime director ever lol) and really changed my life as an artist in a big way.

Also, it's a manga and not animated, but if you're interested at all in BL romance drama I really enjoyed the Canis series by ZAKK. Super beautiful art and a pretty unique style for manga!

[Aero]

Oooo, I have just the thing for you!

Chihayafuru is definitely a lesser known anime, but it is soooo good. Its a mix of slice of life rom and sports anime, about a traditional Japanese game called Karuta. Its very engaging, despite the premise, and super heartfelt. Deserves to be way more popular than it is.

Also (not obscure but) if you haven't watched the reboot of Fruits Basket yet, I'd also recommend that.

OMG are you me we have the same taste. I've been reading Chihayafuru since I was in high school (I'm nearly 30 now!) and I finally got to read the ending and eeeeeeeeeee. Also Furuba is a yearly to bi-yearly re-read for me! I watched the rebooted anime two years ago and it was SO good. I loved all the OPs and EDs too.

Tatami Galaxy (and its spiritual sequel movie Night Is Short, Walk On Girl) for sure. TG is a sort of semi-romantic slice of life with a little bit of a cynical tone, following a guy in college who is disillusioned with his life but wants to confess his feelings to his crush. It's directed by Masaki Yuasa (Devilman Crybaby, Eizouken, Inu-Oh, fav anime director ever lol) and really changed my life as an artist in a big way.

+1 +1 +1 +1 cKers have amazing taste in anime lol. Night is Short, Walk on Girl is one of my favourite movies ever, and I've been desperately looking for a full-sized poster since I saw it. I feel it's even better than The Tatami Galaxy! Another Masaki Yuasa anime I recommend is Ping Pong The Animation. It's not too long but every character has an incredible arc if you are okay with the art!

[Peaches_and_Mocha]

Haha say no more! I almost only watch anime that aren't under the "popular shows" umbrella.

As far as romance goes I can recommend HaruChika (well, it has some romance) and Yagate Kimi ni Naru (this one is yuri - girls love).

But I have so many lesser known SoL anime I can recommend, like:
- Do It Yourself!!
- A Place Further Than The Universe
- Sound! Euphonium
- Time of Eve
- BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
- Tamako Market
- Hyouka


Let me know if you need any more lol

Thank you so much for the recommendations! I have quite the list to get through now haha

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Also, it's a manga and not animated, but if you're interested at all in BL romance drama I really enjoyed the Canis series by ZAKK. Super beautiful art and a pretty unique style for manga!

I've been interested in reading manga lately. This seems like a good place to start!

You're also really selling Tatami Galaxy for me. I think I'll start with that one!

[aymo]

I'm In Love With The Villainess

[Peaches_and_Mocha]

Oooo, I have just the thing for you!

Chihayafuru is definitely a lesser known anime, but it is soooo good. Its a mix of slice of life rom and sports anime, about a traditional Japanese game called Karuta. Its very engaging, despite the premise, and super heartfelt. Deserves to be way more popular than it is.

Also (not obscure but) if you haven't watched the reboot of Fruits Basket yet, I'd also recommend that.

I acutally did watch Fruits Baskets recently! I really liked it. I almost want to rewatch it!

[♥ lint ♥]

Idk how obscure this is but the very first anime I ever watched was one my dad actually got into when he was in his teens in the 80s called Robotech: (you need an account to see links)

It's basically Top Gun and Independence Day with jet fighters that transform. It's SO GOOD. The first season hits on so many themes and gets you really hooked because it's not gimmmicky goofy imo and is pretty serious and you really get invested in each character's life and eagerly await the conclusion of the saga to see what happens to them. There's other "sagas" after this, but I haven't watched them and tend to stick to the very first season because it's the OG season.

Also, this was supposed to be adapted into a live action movie back in the 2010s I think with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio being producers or something because they were fans, but it got stuck somewhere in trying to get the rights. Tobey was supposed to play the main character iirc.