What are some of your favorite underrated anime movies? Please

>>149764645

You say not to post Ghibli, but then you post a movie by another big studio that is loved by millions?

Questionable.


A real underrated movie is Happy Birthday: Inochi Kagayaku Toki.

>>149764764
Not nearly as big as Ghibli and I just say that because everyone knows Ghibli movies, theyre mainstream as fuck. You'd be surprised how many plebs on this board haven't even heard of The Wings of Honneamise let alone have seen it.

>>149764764
>Happy Birthday: Inochi Kagayaku Toki
I'll check it out even though it looks depressing as fuck

>>149764764
Never seen someone else mention the retard girl movie on /a/ besides me.

I would probably go Nijiiro Hotaru, Gauche the Cellist, Junkers Come Here, Shin-Chan Adult Empire underrated in western anime fanbase.

Ghibli thread?

Ghibli thread.

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This is actually underrated. Especially consider the popularity of GitS, with this being comparatively unknown despite the same director.

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>>149764645

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>>149764645
Memories Magnetic Rose. It is one of three 40 minute mini-movies in the Memories set. They are all well animated, Cannon Fodder in particular is very unique and experimental, but ultimately only Magnetic Rose is a true classic.

>>149765184
Was there another film in this franchise recently or one upcoming? I feel like I remember seeing something about that.

>>149765184
Mah nigga

>>149765287
>>149765184
Just looked into it myself, there was but a different staff, probably going to be disappointing then. Might give it a try though.

>>149765396
Oh and to make things worse its a Korean-Jap co-production. Maybe I just wont bother with You Are Umasou 2.

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Have you guys ever heard of this one?

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Dead Leaves, It's like Gainax on crack and viagra

>>149765209
Magnetic Rose is amazing.

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Time of Eve

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I think it's pretty correctly "rated" in that people call it out for its attempt at Ghibli, and it's not his strongest work, but I like Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo

>>149765540
I watched the OVA version and this was fucking boring trash.

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>>149765566
Your opinion is incorrect.

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>>149764645

A lot of these don't strike me as obscure enough to be underrated. Admittedly it is difficult to come up with obscure anime films that have worth but things like Honneamise, Magnetic Rose, Angels Egg, Dead Leaves and TIme of Eve just seem too obvious.

>>149765541
I really quite liked it too actually whilst recognising it for the same, something about the fantasy world bit and the kinds of designs it involved was just really interesting to me a whole kind of lost culture type thing.

Gotta be Ghibli for me. I don't think people appreciate Spirited Away as they really should. It's a masterpiece and a hidden gem desu

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I think most people should watch this at least a couple times.

>>149764890

You have a point, but still.

>>149764922

I thought the same and was hesitant about watching it because of that, but it ended up being fantastic and heartwarming. It's got its bips and baps here and there, but overall, it's pretty great.

>>149764964

Yeah, someone recommended it in a "broken girl anime" /wsr/ thread and I decided to check it out. Surprisingly great.

Nitaboh.

>>149765768
Nitaboh was kinda boring.

>>149764890
>You'd be surprised how many plebs on this board haven't even heard of The Wings of Honneamise
I really hope no one outside of battle shounen generals hasn't heard of that, considering it's mentioned all the fucking time.

Piano no Mori was okay.

I feel like most of the movies I know that would qualify as "underrated" are just average. (I get that that's contradictory)

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>Wings of Honneamise
Literally the greatest anime film of all time. A truly beautiful and ambitious film, tastefully done and with a good message.
>Gunbuster
>Nadia
>Evangelion
>FLCL
>Gurren Lagann
All bullshit that panders to waifufags with no standards.
What happened to Gainax?

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>>149765720
People should really watch some Frederick Back, The Man Who Planted Trees and Crac people like Miyazaki, Takahata, Yuasa have all cited his work as a big influence.

>>149765895
Oh its this post again.

>>149765914
He's a genius; Man Who Planted Trees is probably one of the greatest animated films of all time.

>>149764645

wow this board is faggy as hell

I really liked Sakasama no Patema, but apart from when it just came out no one talks about it anymore.

>>149765997
Who are we kidding though, most people here would never even give it a chance because its not made in glorious nippon.

>>149766029
I don't think a lot of those early Toei films are underrated (for the most part not rated at all) they are interesting and enjoyable and more people should watch them but mostly quite flawed. Definitely obscure for your average /a/ poster though.

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>>149766131
What's this?

>>149766177
>looking up this now
What the fuck?

>>149764964
>Junkers Come Home
Good taste. Actually have a physical copy of it.

Shin Chan movies in general are pretty good. Shame the gag dub gets more attention.

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please save my earth made me feel so melancholic. Would recommend anytime

>>149766256
I wonder if it ever would have been finished if they let Ohira make the entire film instead of swapping him out for Sato. 6 months to make 3 minutes was a bit much.

>>149766204
I think there are a lot of people on this board who are open to world animation. Not everyone of course, but there's a definite interest that I've seen from time to time. I think a lot of the early Toei Doga films are great and worth watching flaws and all, but in my opinion only Orochi and Horus are genuinely fantastic.

>>149766253
Shashinkan and Midoriko, and yes, "what the fuck" is the correct reaction.

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>>149766029

This is The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon, right? Kind of hated this movie because the main character was absolutely terrible. Animation was solid though.

>>149766131

Shashinkan is wonderful though.

>>149766374
Terrible how? I'd not say he's a good character or anything but he didn't bring the movie down for me. I love classic adventure stories, and the set pieces for this movie were fantastic. So many great scenes, I remember the first time I watched it I kept rewinding and watching certain parts over and over. Awesome soundtrack too.

>>149766372
They are definitely some of the better ones and obviously Horus is an important work in the development of Japanese animation. I did say "most" not everybody so maybe someone will take a look at it yeah.

>>149766374
Speaking of Nakamura haven't watched Harmony yet but it looks pretty disappointing.

>people posting these 15 minute shorts in a thread about movies

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>>149766590
are you bothered?

>>149766590
Think there has only been one 15 minute short posted. Midori-Ko is nearly an hour long. Shashinkan is the only really short thing.

>>149766514

I can agree that it had a lot of cool parts all throughout it, but the kid was such a brat the entire time, I couldn't handle it. He was just a major dick to every single character in the story. Sadly, it did ruin the movie for me. Thinking about it, maybe that's really the only thing I disliked about it, mostly.

>>149766548

The one that's a part of the Genocidal Organ trilogy? I watched it with a friend a month or two ago. We were both pretty disappointed. It was like a cross between Psycho-Pass and Ghost in the Shell that wasn't as cool or as interesting as either. Sadness.

>>149766765
Good taste.

>>149766757
Project Itoh yeah. It has Michael Arias and Takashi Nakamura as co-directors so I had fairly high hopes given both of their previous works but it didn't seem to amount to much.

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>>149765109
Same with the Patlabor movies. Patlabor 2 is one of my all-time favorite films, animated or otherwise.

>>149765608
i feel bad for that elephant

>>149764645
This looks super familiar, but I can't put my finger on it. halp.

>>149767072
Patlabor movies are actually good though. Angel's Egg looks interesting but is ultimately masturbatory garbage.

>>149767270
Nvm it's The Wings of Honneamise, remembered it now.

>>149765566
Glad I'm not the only one.
Fell asleep watching this shit.

>>149767285
That's a stupid opinion, anon.

>>149765540
Good choice right here. Both a strong emotional and rational take on what it means to be an intelligent and independent entity worthy of recognition. I'd argue the bots were perhaps too human, especially the older models, but still one of my favorites.

>>149765340
Garakowa is obscure? I wasn't checking the boards at all when it came out so I wouldn't know.

It was very good but too much a product of it's time, that is, trying a little too hard at making an "intricated" storyline and otaku-pandering.

I'd still recommend it over 90% of the TV shows that aired this year.

Whatever happen to that sakuga as hell Toyota sponsored movie that never got released? Like year or so back and the characters were fairly simplied and it had killer color schemes.

Also Cencoroll 2

>>149766184
I wanted to like it but it had too big flaws.

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Just because it's a Ghibli doesn't mean it isn't underrated

>>149768089
More than often when people write "underrated" they actually mean "obscure".

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>>149765209
Magnetic Rose is amazing but it isn't underrated

Cannon Fodder was cliche

Stink Bomb is underrated and it was really funny.
I couldn't stop laughing, the animation was top notch, the music kick ass and the action was over the top and ridiculous

So, Stink Bomb is my favourite anime movie (short) because I'm not pretentious to only like serious and gloomy shit

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>No Tokyo Godfathers itt
Made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Guess it's time for my first rewatch now that Christmas is rolling around.

>>149768543
>Guess it's time for my first rewatch now that Christmas is rolling around.
Good shout. I don't think its underrated though.

>>149769165
I feel like it usually gets forgotten under Kon's other work. It's not as "cool" as Perfect Blue, Paprika, or Millennium Actress but I think it's one of his best put together stories.

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Does Kaidohmaru count?

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>>149764645

>>149769165
Yeah definitely not underrated but often overlooked

>>149767072
Do you have to have seen the OVA and the TV series in order to watch the movies? That's the only thing that has kept me from watching them.

>>149770143
I haven't seen the series and love the movies so I don't think so.

>>149765914
Thank god that had english dub.

>>149770143
TV series is a separate chronology.
OVA --> 1 --> 2

>>149770223
So you do have to watch the OVA before the movies?

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>>149770143
Watch the seven episode Early Days OVA, and then watch the movies. The TV series and the New Files OVA are in a separate continuity, but are still terrific.

>>149770233
Technically

>>149765860
Never heard of it.

The Cat Returns desu

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>>149768089
I couldnt get through this one. Just felt like nothing was happening.

Also since I just watched them. Wind Rises wasn't that good, but kaguya, which I thought was just going to be artsy shit was really fucking good maybe even the best ghibli movie.

And one more thing to contribute. Just a short though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5ih1IRIRxI

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This movie deserves more praise than Akira and DYRL.

>>149773445
no

>>149766080

Ending is lovely example of aware no mono.

>>149773445
no way

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http://www.daisuki.net/us/en/anime/detail.YoyoNene.html

Up at Daisuki right now.

>>149773689
I thought this was kinda bland.

>>149764645
Spirited Away

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>>149764645

Angel's Egg
The Garden of Words

>>149774804

It was bland in the same way Nichijou was unfunny, still creative and full of awesome animation.

>>149766113
Go back to fucking Reddit where you belong please

>>149766339

The Yoko Kanno ED and lack of continuation drives that home.

>>149767072
It's surreal that GitS was actually a step down for Oshii after Patlabor 2. I guess the core messages of both films just have different lasting impacts, Patlabor's being more relevant and prescient.

Odin and Genma Taisen are not other underrated, they're reviled. But I think both films are worth checking out for how off the wall they wall they get and because they're the epitome of blowing a ton of money on a project.

>>149773445

I love it, but it's one of those button pushers for me that I can totally understand why others wouldn't get. It follows that first book like 1:1 but without a continuation it just kind of sits there as nothing but an advertisement (Bastard!!, Please Save My Earth, The Weathering Continent) Too many movies and OVAs of that era did the same thing and it's really depressing knowing that some of them will never be picked back up. Or worse, if they are they'll get Arakawaface making them unwatchable.

I dunno, was the new Arslan worth it? I just think it looks hideous.

>>149773689
Cool
reminds me, but has A Silent Voice been subbed, how long do i have to wait?

I really enjoyed Redline, I still can't believe it was hand drawn.

>>149764890
Ocean Waves is Ghibli but nobody has heard of that despite the fact that it's pretty good.

>>149764764
Nobody fucking saw Honneamise it killed Gainax dead.
A studio killing film is plenty obscure.

Nothing short of Eva's miracle would have saved Gainax. They were done.

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>>149766374
>animation was solid
Gonna have to disagree. Anything before pic related is my cutoff point the animation is simply horrific.

Belladonna at least skirts its production limitations masterfully.

>>149773689
I can't even remember if I watched this or not it was so forgettable.

most of this thread is not fucking underrated

>>149765895
>Wings of Honneamise
>Literally the greatest anime film of all time.
pleb

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>>149780299
>Gonna have to disagree. Anything before pic related is my cutoff point the animation is simply horrific.
You need to watch more

>>149780539
>not academy length
Don't you bullshit me anonymous.

>>149766256
>Shin Chan movies in general are pretty good.
Understatement. I have a very hard time trying to pick a favorite among them

>>149780299
What production limitations?

Why do people say "underrated" when they really mean "rec some obscure stuff"