underated anime

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Originally posted by Naojiro But Gigantor has ZERO continuity. ZERO. Not exactly a bad thing, however.

But there were often continuing storylines. And Gigantor's abilities remained fairly consistent throughout. (Sometimes his size would shift though)

Now look at Superfriends:
Superman: "By rubbing my hands together with superspeed I can open a hole in the space-time continuum."

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Originally posted by MightyFau quote: Originally posted by Naojiro But Gigantor has ZERO continuity. ZERO. Not exactly a bad thing, however. But there were often continuing storylines. And Gigantor's abilities remained fairly consistent throughout. (Sometimes his size would shift though) Now look at Superfriends: Superman: "By rubbing my hands together with superspeed I can open a hole in the space-time continuum."

Yeah, that's Superman and the Superfriends for you.
Peace.

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Originally posted by MightyFau quote: Originally posted by Naojiro But Gigantor has ZERO continuity. ZERO. Not exactly a bad thing, however. (Sometimes his size would shift though) ."

"Bigger than big taller than tall" is a pretty vauge descriptor

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Originally posted by Asirt AIR - AIR started out as a visual novel which was very popular. It later became an animated series with a side story and motion picture after that. A lot of people who have seen this series on the Internet will say that AIR has the best story ever told in under 12 episodes. Although I do agree with them to some extent, I also think it's the most underrated anime I've come across. AIR is still released only in Japan, and may not see an US release. That is because there isn't much of an audience here in the US. However, fansubs are currently available on the Internet (just click on my banner to start downloading), and it's a series that you may not understand watching it for the first time. Similar to a few other series, AIR requires you to have an open mind, and think beyond the main story. With an emotional story, excellent music, memorable characters, and beautiful animation, it surprises me that very few have heard of AIR. Then again, I can see why it's an underrated anime: because not enough people are into series like this. Overall, give it a try and see if it was worth the experience. I definitely won't forget this series.

I actually took you up on this suggestion, watching all twelve episodes in a span of two days (watched the first four yesterday, and the last eight today--going to watch the two summer specials early next week). And...I have to say, that was one of the most beautiful anime I have ever seen. It even made me cry, and that is no small feat.

So...most underrated? I cannot really say, because I am blissfully unaware of its popularity overseas, but...I know it would be underrated here in America. It was such a beautiful anime, though, so I very strongly second Asirt's recommendation.

Other underrated anime...most of the anime that have already been listed in this thread, actually. I cannot think of any to add off the top of my head at the current moment.

[Looks at post date] How could I have missed this?

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I actually took you up on this suggestion, watching all twelve episodes in a span of two days (watched the first four yesterday, and the last eight today--going to watch the two summer specials early next week). And...I have to say, that was one of the most beautiful anime I have ever seen. It even made me cry, and that is no small feat.

It's good to hear that you actually enjoyed AIR, Fallen Phoenix. I saw the series (including the recap and AIR IN SUMMER) in about a week (2-3 episodes a day) the first time around, and I enjoyed every moment of it. If you liked the Summer arc, AIR IN SUMMER should be able to fill in any holes the series may have left, but it also focuses more on the relationships with the three characters as well, so I hope you enjoy the special.

By the way, it seems we both have the same favorite character that we like.

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So...most underrated? I cannot really say, because I am blissfully unaware of its popularity overseas, but...I know it would be underrated here in America. It was such a beautiful anime, though, so I very strongly second Asirt's recommendation.

When I was writing that post at the time, I was referring to an audience in the US. Even in it's current fansub format, it's still not as popular as say, Bleach or Naruto (before it got licensed). I only know little about how well it did in Japan. The only things I know is that the series got a late night time slot (at about 11:00 PM), and that the series was made for the people who played the visual novel. Even then, I could be wrong, so take that with a grain of salt.

Perhaps I did go a little overboard when I said it was the most underrated anime series. In my eyes it is, but that's my biased opinion, but I will say that it is an underrated series here in the US. Hope that clear things for you and others who were wondering about that.

I also agree with others who said Serial Experiments Lain was underrated. I can't believe I forgot to mention that.