Anime that surprised me despite their outward appearance/synopsis (not in any particular order)
Anime that I have misjudged…
1.) Silver Spoon (Gin no Saji)
aka the show about farming
My thought going into this show:
“Why the fuck would anyone watch an anime about farming?”
“I’m only watching this because the author of FMA created this… but I doubt it’s going to be any good.”
My thoughts after watching:
“Fucking hilarious. I laughed so hard in this show more than anything I’ve seen in a while.”
“You don’t even need to like agriculture- or know a single thing about it to enjoy this show.”
“The character development and all the characters in general are fantastic”
aka the 24 episode anime about a NEET-stalker-hikikomori, his otaku kouhai, and a depressed teenage girl
My thought going into this show:
"I’ll watch it later- seems boring”
My thoughts after watching:
“This show has some of the best dark humor- seriously- a masterpiece. ”
“T an adventure that seems like an epic journey to those who seem to live in a small world, removed from society. ”
“Conspiracy. Conspiracy. Conspiracy.”
3.) Ping Pong: The Animation
aka… the show… about pingpong with the weird art
My thought going into this show:
“Why ping pong out of all the sports- ping pong is like the least interesting sport”
"Strange art. I can’t get used to watching this”
(I pushed this show off for like about a year now)
My thoughts after watching:
“If you haven’t watched this you’re missing out- this show barley has anything to do with ping pong. Just watch this amv and you’ll see > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYzk0YjOZ0w
"The visuals are fantastic. I like how this studio took the risk to stand out like this. They made a good choice in making the art this way- it seems a bit more realistic and ‘closer to home’”
aka the gay swimming anime/ fan-service crap
My thought going into this show:
"As a girl… I like this kind of stuff but I’m not sure if this is worth the time.”
My thoughts after watching:
“It’s more than just a gay swimming anime. It has fanservice- and it does live up to it’s nickname as the ‘gay swimming anime’ -but that’s just the humor in this show- ”
"Sure this show got more hype than it probably deserved- however- this show is also not all about swimming”
"Good message- deeper plot than first glance”
aka one knows this show, that one historic show with the weird art that no one watches
My thought going into this show:
"I’m bored out of my mind- but this will make me even more bored.”
“not interested in Japanese history
My thoughts after watching:
"It’s not your traditional ‘realistic Japanese history drama’
“I found this show in a corner, the bottom of the stack beneath all of the great shows out this season- and it turned out to be the most interesting/ unique.”
"This is one of the best WRITTEN shows of all time- even in eng subs I can tell that the dialogue was thought out carefully ( but not tooo carefully )”
"It’s funny! The main character is quirky and clumsy.” “The Op/Ed is great- I have it on my ipod”
These five anime are one of the most unique and best shows I’ve ever seen in my whole life.
If there is a lesson gained from this- It’s to never be afraid to try something new
Because you never know… you might just come across a gem and you wouldn’t even know it.
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