Notable anime that fell off the radar

Is there any notable and/or good anime you've watched that fell off in terms of exposure. Like an anime series or franchise that had a sizeable following but slipped out of the public eye. First one that comes to mind for me is Yo-kai Watch. It had a decent start and following but it's fall was gradual. FR, the anime's latter half is so maligned by fans. Mostly because the studio behind it was run by low-key morons. It says a lot when you reboot twice in a span of less than a decade. A close second is The Seven Deadly Sins. And in third is either the Shaman King franchise or Tokyo Revengers.

But what are your thoughts? Is there an anime series or franchise that was notable once but has fallen off the radar to you. Say anime from the last 10 years or fewer. Be honest about your choice(s).

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Far_Jellyfish39972026-01-17 23:41

Speed racer

Inside-Battle-4482026-01-17 23:43

Log Horizon
Fire Force

musicsoccer2026-01-18 01:32

Pretty sure the author of log horizon did something bad but idr what

TheBiggestNose2026-01-18 01:47

I think it was tax evasion

Kinghero8902026-01-18 02:55

could have been worse.

ZhuTeLun2026-01-18 04:16

Damn must be hard counting taxes then

Komorebi_LJP2026-01-18 03:18

tax evasion in 2015, but the anime did get a 3rd season in 2021 so that doesnt seem to be the issue.

HoloandMaiFan2026-01-18 07:47

Log Horizon because the author got caught up with tax evasion and then later at some point just stopped writing more content for Log Horizon, the anime as already adopted everything so it seems like it will never be finished

Twigling2026-01-17 23:48

Land of the Lustrous (Houseki no Kuni) - in the West, because it was relegated to streaming on HiDive and Amazon, it sadly didn't pick up the viewers that it would had if it had been on Crunchyroll. Nevertheless it was still pretty popular when it aired in 2017, it had a lot of critical acclaim and sold pretty well on Blu-ray.

It did a lot better in Japan, particularly with Blu-ray sales.

It's not often mentioned these days and has definitely fallen off the radar, partly because it's not on any subscription streaming services any more (but it can still be purchased digitally and on Blu-ray).

Unfortunately there hasn't been a season 2 yet, even though there is a demand for it amongst its followers. The only way to complete the story right now is to read the 108 chapter manga, which was completed in 2024 (the anime adapts material up until around chapter 30).

The single anime season that we have is fantastic, it's a shame that the production committee won't reach into their deep pockets and commission another season from Studio Orange.

Komorebi_LJP2026-01-18 00:09

Well it probably also has fallen off exactly because it didnt get a second season and the manga has ended. There just isnt really much to say about it at this point.

BlazeOfGlory722026-01-18 02:25

It’s such a shame that Land of the Lustrous never got a continuation past season 1. I genuinely believe if they completed the adaptation with the same quality of the first season, it would go down as one of the all time great anime.

Komorebi_LJP2026-01-18 03:15

In some ways I think the anime is a better experience as well, people might disagree but Lustrous is one of the few manga where I sometimes cant tell what is just happening with the way its drawn, nor can distinct which character is which

Enjoying_A_Meal2026-01-18 04:09

yea that animation studio knew the assignment.

Sickey3452026-01-18 04:21

While I can agree the anime is definitely better due to how each character is a different colour, the manga is amazing at using shading to convey everyone differences. I find identifying the action and each character is a lot easier than something like AoT.

Pankosmanko2026-01-18 04:03

I’ve watched Lustrous like six times. I want a second season so much

BalecIThink2026-01-17 23:57

Recently I'd say Summer Time Rendering. Excellent horror anime that unfortunately is only available on Disney / Hulu and with a rather poorly done dub that limited how many people got to experience it.

Kuramhan2026-01-18 00:42

I liked the first half of that one a lot more than the second half. It's still pretty great, but I feel like it could have been a favorite if it didn't genre swap half way through.

MozartDaniel2026-01-18 04:07

I'd say calling it horror is a stretch. It's quite good either way.

the561king2026-01-18 00:02

The saga of Tanya the evil, and the legend of the galactic heroes

0rangy2026-01-18 00:24

S2 of Youjo Senki confirmed for this year

ODST_Parker2026-01-18 01:47

At least she got exposure through Isekai Quartet. That's how I found out about the show. Went there from Re:ZERO and Konosuba, discovered Tanya and Overlord. Tanya in particular was like stumbling upon a diamond.

whistlar2026-01-18 02:18

How bad are the nazi vibes from Tanya?

ODST_Parker2026-01-18 02:49

Well it's WWI, first of all. Wrong comparison.

Secondly, none at all. It's a reincarnated Japanese businessman, what exactly do you expect?

IceSmiley2026-01-18 01:51

I wouldn't say that about Legend of the Galactic Heroes. It's one of the best known anime from the 80s, a lot of people would be hard pressed to name a lot of other shows from that time

TheDTroupe2026-01-18 00:06

Magi. Granted if the anime finished then it’d get talked about more.

prestonpiggy2026-01-18 03:25

well they did a small reboot if I remember correctly and it did not sell well. I would love to see more but it's hard to resurrect anime for audience that is old as itself.

KingSammyJ12026-01-18 05:11

i did not hear of this

thebigautismo2026-01-18 06:52

Magi is great

13-Penguins2026-01-18 00:12

Wonder Egg Priority, it had a strong start and was gearing up to potentially be the next big “dark magical girl” series, but the production issues started showing halfway through, and the end soured everyone’s good will towards it.

1998tweety2026-01-18 05:28

You know this show was really hated (along with The Promised Neverland S2) cause they're always mentioned even when the question doesn't apply to them.

CaptainFalco3112026-01-18 06:53

I don't think WEP was ever really on the radar but I will always seize the opportunity to talk about how the first eight episodes were a generational phenomenon in the making and the last episodes threw all of that into the bottom of the ocean

SpiritHistorical71692026-01-18 00:17

Looking back, it’s kind of crazy Hitman Reborn had 300+ episodes and a huge cultural footprint in Japan, but you never hear anyone talk about it anymore.

MrCyberKing2026-01-18 02:27

Hopefully it'll get a resurgence in the future with a new anime series. I haven't watched it in ages, but recall it was quite solid and definitely felt like it should have been more popular worldwide than it ended up being.

SpiritHistorical71692026-01-18 03:28

The Mafia Rings Tournament is legitimately one of the best tournament arcs in an anime ever. It’s just a shame for the series it occurs so early in its run.

Dead_Halloween2026-01-18 02:41

I rarely saw discussion of it when it was popular. I found odd that it always close to the "big three" in the popularity charts, but I rarely saw people talk about it.

deedeekei2026-01-18 04:44

Good point actually, it was actually really interesting and even the later arcs wasn't that bad from my memories, but yeah never hear any convos around it nowadays

Knee_High_Cat_Beef2026-01-18 05:04

I think about it once in awhile when I watch Psycho-Pass.

mothknight2026-01-18 05:07

This was a big anime of my childhood, it's cool. It is surprising I don't see people talk about it since it was pretty successful.

I guess that's just how it is when you you're a completed shonen with nothing coming out for it. But maybe this year there will be.

dthx27102026-01-18 05:18

It was really such a hit! Vongola rings were being sold everywhere during its peak lol

Coincidentally I'm actually rewatching it right now to fuel my nostalgia, with the recent announcement of the new reborn anniversary project

Komorebi_LJP2026-01-18 00:17

Dr. Stone definitely when it comes to notable, first season was quite popular, but it feels like in the following seasons way less people talked about it

Jusenkyo_52026-01-18 00:36

Season 2 was a little rough, I unfortunately put it on hold around episode 6 or 7.

whistlar2026-01-18 02:15

Yeah. I never noticed that on first viewing. But oof, that was not a fun rewatch.

Season 2 was a slog. Especially when those three went to the capital undercover. Just felt like terrible filler and dragged like hell.

Season 3 was just infuriating. Zeno and Stanley opening fire blindly was never explained clearly. Just outright hostility to the only surviving humans? Zeno wants to be this dictator but has no interest in finding out anything about them? Not very elegant, dipshit. Just a terrible villain.

Mitsuyan_2026-01-18 06:13

Stone is still very notable here, pushed heavily on Netflix and in bookshops in the West, and of course its AOTY win in the biggest Japanese public vote a few weeks ago

Clean-Cupcakes2026-01-18 00:20

Aggretsuko and Beastars used to be really popular around 2018-2020, but you don't hear much about them now.

Zeallfnonex2026-01-18 00:51

Beastars went from fairly grounded to *way* off the rails in season 2. I rather liked season 1, but the plot of season 2 was a series of ??? decisions

SaltOnToast2026-01-18 01:13

As me and my friend put it. Eveyone became batman for some reason. Legoshi became batman, Louis became mafia batman, then we added state sponsored horse batman and threw in a joker for good measure.

I can't even remember the rabbit girls name because she has so little screentime she's basically not even a character because we needed to add another batman.

prestonpiggy2026-01-18 03:29

I watch these series to sleep and Beastars is so much talking I would need to be fully awake to read subtitles.

taveren32026-01-18 03:06

Aggretsko ended a few years ago

thajugganuat2026-01-18 04:17

> Aggretsko

The relationship aspect of it was terrible. Killed any enjoyment of the show.

BiskyBreb-07112026-01-18 00:33

Mirai Nikki, it’s a how not to write a death game story. It had promising characters, world building, plot points, and so forth. I think it started off really strong, even having a hint of horror to the mystery around Yuki realizing the severity he ended up with his Future Diary that led him to becoming a victim of the death game and the god behind it, had it start off so strong. At first I thought the story would explore the horrors of being a victim under a exploitive situation such as that…only later does it do a weird 180 with its main cast, including Yuki by having him develop Stockholm Syndrome for Yuno- which I do think worked on paper but in execution their twisted romance feels inconsistent in terms of Yuki’s Arc and from what I remember ends up being his motive to become the next god? Which is…okay???

I feel like tonally it put the series in a weird place by at first introducing stakes, only to flip things around by contradicting its characters and even the lore…hell Minene, a character I found the most interesting becomes rather flanderized once she becomes a demi-god? I mean her development imo was the most consistent out of the cast but I am not a fan of how pandered her Arc ends with her living in a parallel universe later on.

Which by the way did I mention that the actual ending to the show MADE NO SENSE AT ALL THAT I LITERALLY JUST LOOKED IT IT TO REMEMBER BECAUSE IT WAS THAT FUCKING BAD!!! Don’t believe me? Look it up for yourself, it’s genuinely baffling.

It’s also really funny that there is an OVA that is essentially the “real” ending yet it undermines a lot of what happened before, especially with what they did to Minene and they completely retcon the god…but hey it’s a parallel universe, so I can’t complain too much but honestly I found the OVA ending really cheesy because Yuki and Yuno both becomes gods now, which is whatever I guess.

My overall preface is that it’s kind of a waste of time because the show barely does anything good with its plot later on and frustrates you by completely turning the main characters into annoying assholes, which could’ve worked to be more compelling to serve the narrative but to me it came off as forced and discombobulated and I also hate to say this but the only thing people know the show for is the fact that Yuno Gasai is a Yandere…mind you the whole narrative ends up centering around her, so I can’t blame anyone remembering Mirai Nikki mainly for that because the whole thing just fell flat in the end by wasting itself completely.

Ace-Of-Diamonds62026-01-18 01:16

👐WRONG. Great anime. High stakes. Un-guessable plot twist. Absolute masterpiece.
You must be… blind as a bat….dumb as a rock 👐

BiskyBreb-07112026-01-18 01:23

Why yes I am blind, I have to wear these things called glasses. I think you need to get your eyes checked and get some too my guy /sarc LOL

InspiroHymm2026-01-18 00:56

Haruhi Suzumiya. Was close to a tier 1B franchise in the 2010s, even got a fanmade MUGEN fighting character etc., now barely talked about (just like King of Fighters)

Another one is Noragami, falling steadily since the anime aired

SauronSauroff2026-01-18 04:24

The endless loop ruined haruhi sadly. It's somewhat on brand with the theme, but actually watching it was painful.

firestorm192026-01-18 07:18

It sounds cool in theory, but agony to actually experience. Source: me who watched endless eight

ijiolokae2026-01-18 15:22

the fact that they didn't even reuse the same episode, but re animated all loops from scratch, with different outfit and angles.

Carrehzkitten2026-01-18 05:33

Came here to post Haruhi too. It was EVERYWHERE back in the day and now it's just.... *disappeared* (I'll show myself out).

To a slightly lesser extent, Lucky Star and K-On! too. Super popular in their time, but I can't remember the last time I saw anyone post about K-On!. Lucky Star at least gets some mileage still from memes, I guess

Iloveahrisears2026-01-18 09:19

For all the people saying that Haruhi disappeared I still people very very regularly talk about it on various Discord communities and on /a/. It also very recently had several music videos released with the characters singing.

I wonder what people mean when they say it's disappeared?

SubmissiveDinosaur2026-01-18 01:00

Watamote after never getting a second season

PlantainRepulsive4772026-01-18 07:05

Such a shame. It kinda popularized that archetype of anime girls, and the manga is actually pretty good. Especially at around chapter 90 when the series changes quite significantly.

_Fun_Employed_2026-01-18 01:14

The Promised Neverland, super hype first season, second completely shot itself in the foot.

whistlar2026-01-18 02:17

I keep wanting to try season one. But the hate on season two puts me off immediately. Plus the cover art on it makes it seem super depressing. And the name makes me think Peter Pan, which feels like such a boring subject.

So without spoilers, what did they fuck up?

Demoliscio2026-01-18 02:29

Season 1 was great, Season 2 - last episode was ok, the last episode of season 2 told the whole remaining story (\~130 chapters) in 20 minutes, I strongly believe it was done on purpose to ruin the anime since it wasn't getting renewed for a third season.

My advice, watch season 1 because it's really good, then read the manga, it's very well done and a fun read

Falsus2026-01-18 02:58

> So without spoilers, what did they fuck up?

Basically the manga had a pretty disliked final arc and ending so the author said they would ''fix'' it in the anime and did so by skipping what for many readers was the best arc of the whole story to the mediocre final arc and ending that was made even worse in the anime.

PinboardWizard2026-01-18 03:23

As someone who never read the manga and never bothered watching season 2, I'd totally recommend watching just season 1. Season 1 has a satisfying ending anyway. It is nothing like Peter Pan.

y-c-c2026-01-18 05:12

Season one really tells a standalone-enough story that you don't *have* to watch season 2. It's obvious the story continues, but it's also a point that you could stop. I would recommend just watching season 1 and that's it. The show has nothing to do with Peter Pan really. The main characters are kids though so there are some marginal tangential similarities. (Edit: It's also not super depressing)

The thing about Promised Neverland is that season 1 adapted the first arc in the manga, which was the best and most unique arc and what got people reading it to begin with. After that, the manga progressively got worse and formulaic. It went from having an interesting premise with provocative themes etc to feeling more like a shounen and character developments went all over the place. It went from great to good to "just ok" in the end. The first arc and the premise was just so good that a lot of people felt compelled to finish it. I think the author probably over-extended due to the popularity of the series which is too bad.

The anime season 2 aired after the manga finished, and they kind of promised to fix some issues with the manga which implied some changes to the story. Instead, it skipped most of the 2nd arc (which was still good in the manga) and jumped all over the place with poor developments, and then speed ran through the end where the last episode eventually contained a slideshow that glossed over the last part of the manga and then just called it a day. It was just… bad and kind of nonsensical.

Mormanades2026-01-18 03:39

Apparently manga ending was awful so whether it went anime original or followed the Manga, it was doomed for failure after continuing past season 1.

Same story with devil is a part timer.

y-c-c2026-01-18 05:21

I consider the manga to have had a slow decline from great to "just ok" in the end. It still wasn't terrible. Just a bit formulaic and very much a missed opportunity since people expected more from it.

The anime season 2 was just plain terrible.

azurekaito152026-01-18 05:31

Devil is a part timer is hataraku maou right. This is the number 1 example of story that you should not do surprise twist or subvert the expectation.

Being a harem ending will be better than whatever people got for the ending.

This also probably one of the ln that somehow manage to kill it audience both domestic and global with it ending.

frezz2026-01-18 04:53

I wonder what the staff were thinking when they produced that..its so obviously a bad idea it felt kinda spiteful. Maybe the mangaka pissed someone off

Dreaming_Dreams2026-01-18 05:04

first time i’d ever watched a anime adaption of a manga i was a fan of before the anime released and i’ve never been so disappointed in my life

Afraid_Evidence_61422026-01-18 01:19

Ao no Exorcist

It was quite popular in season 1 and 2

After that, yeah, I barely know about season 3

seweholmes2026-01-18 06:03

But it already got two parts!! (S3) And it was sooooo good. I think it is more popular in Japan tho

Adaphion2026-01-18 08:08

I never watched season 2 for the longest time because I was unaware that they pulled a Fullmetal Alchemist with season 1 (aka, they outpaced the manga and then diverged and wrote their own story)

I thought "why the hell would I watch season 2? They defeated Satan. That was the entire premise, what more could they have. It's gotta be some stupid shit. No thanks"

It wasn't until S4 was releasing that I was like "okay, what's going on? ***Clearly*** I missed something."

And then I looked it up and found out they pulled a FMA and then binged S2-4 as far as it was released, and then watched the last parts of S4, and then S5 as they released.

ObiSkies2026-01-18 01:30

* Psycho-Pass
* Parasyte
* Black Butler
* Blue Exorcist
* Owari no Seraph
* Heavenly Delusion

And thanks to painful sequels: ~~Promised Neverland, Tokyo Ghoul, Tower of God~~

Komorebi_LJP2026-01-18 05:32

surprised a new season for Delusion hasnt been announced yet tbh

Mccmangus2026-01-18 01:41

Space Dandy

No_Durian_69872026-01-18 03:55

More Dandy would be lit

TheBiggestNose2026-01-18 01:47

Noragami.

Still one of my favourites, but its just kinda gone and all talk of a S3 has been dead silent.

I guess its cus s2 left on a point that could work as an ending, but it makes me sad that its not got any relevance these days

Americanbydefault2026-01-18 03:43

The ending (of the manga) got super rushed due to the illness of the authors and just really fell flat

MaikeruGo2026-01-18 04:57

I swear, these authors are living some particularly stressful lives since it's pretty easy to name a bunch of other series where illness/hospitization of the author sidelined a popular series for a long time/permanently.

Stepsis242026-01-18 06:19

It’s because being a manga author is insanely demanding. Most authors work insane hours barely get any sleep and have the stress of their livelihoods being at risk if they mess up.

totallyverifiedit2026-01-18 08:51

Hearing this argument made me realize how huch of a powerhouse oda is. Really glad they started giving him scheduled breaks a couple of years ago cuz HOLY SHIT doing this for 20+ years must be be fkin' exhausting

Enjoying_A_Meal2026-01-18 04:08

that op was a banger.

firestorm192026-01-18 07:14

Oral cigarettes I believe was the band

Buckhum2026-01-18 08:20

[Kyoran Hey Kids!! is definitely up there among the all time greats.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oFTHxkOzjE)

The-Choo-Choo-Shoe2026-01-18 02:04

Shows mostly fall off because they just don't release new episodes, waiting 4 years between seasons to get 12 episodes I end up just not caring anymore.

Haikyuu!!
Magi
Noragami
Overlord

Odanobuneko2026-01-18 02:04

Drifters, i can’t believe we’re coming up to ten years

Enjoying_A_Meal2026-01-18 04:11

Just give me the feeling, push my motor every day...

mokochan0132026-01-18 05:48

Nah nah na nah nah nah nah nanananana

Castformer2026-01-18 07:02

I was so lost on the plot but really enjoyed the show.

ChairForceOne2026-01-18 07:40

Oh yeah, that show was wild. A fun reverse isekai. The plot was a bit scattered, but I really enjoyed it. Art and stuff was killer.

I'm guessing it either didn't do well, or ran out of source material? That was also still when a lot of anime was just there to promote the source material. Lots of single season bangers.

deamonsunset2026-01-18 10:37

The manga fell off so hard in popularity that for a while (and maybe stil now?) new chapters only got proper fan translations into Russian, not even English.

PossessionDue93812026-01-18 02:25

Zom100, really strong first episode but the long hiatus and a weak second half of the season led to its popularity falling.

KawaiiNeko8282026-01-18 02:52

Tbh that's the case for most animes out there. Once an anime is finished and no new content is being made, it will slowly fade away as time goes on. And with the fact that there are around 50 animes per season nowadays, people have plenty of choices to fill the void. Give it 5 more years and you will rarely find any discussions about Attack on Titan, I believe.

In my case, I started watching anime in 2021, so I will mostly list animes around that time:

- Ya Boy Kongming: Massive hit in spring 2022 with a very catchy OP, but now I don't even see it in anime recommendation
- Ranking of Kings: You would see this anime everywhere when it was aired, highly rated but it's been a while since I last heard its name, at least in reddit
- My Happy Marriage: At least in this sub the discussion thread for season 1 has a lot of engagement, but the number for season 2 is... quite saddening

SifTheAbyss2026-01-18 03:36

Koumei was almost 4 years ago? 💀

Takingtheehobbits2026-01-18 03:12

Black lagoon maybe?

No_Durian_69872026-01-18 03:57

Nah. I still see/hear people talk about it a lot

YeHeed22026-01-18 06:39

Manga is still going too

synthetic-decay2026-01-18 03:22

i loved seraph of the end. beautiful world and character design.

Komorebi_LJP2026-01-18 03:24

One I just thought of is Beck, back in the day it was recommended quite frequently but no one talks about it anymore.

Acceptable_Paper_8362026-01-18 03:51

Zom100 and Uncle from another world
I gotta blame the delays

Xepherya2026-01-18 05:34

Zom100 was definitely affected by all the episodes that were delayed

GC_Man2026-01-18 03:54

Could just be me, but Spy x Family. First 2 seasons were so great, and it was super popular all over social media, but i heard nothing about S3.

BnJova2026-01-18 05:37

I read the manga before the show came out.

And I think about the posts about people complaining about the pacing of the story. With some arguing "that's how slice of life pacing is".

I stopped reading it awhile ago, but it hasn't really processed much from the main plot. It's a ton of backstory and more characters.

Like rental girlfriend is comedically slow, but spy family feels the same pacing wise imo.

manquistador2026-01-18 05:53

I don't think progression is supposed to happen in SpyxFamily.

Timebear172026-01-18 06:21

I think the issue is that since Spy x Family is inherently a slice-of-life series about the characters and comedy, the main plot will always take a backseat. If progression of the main plot actually happened frequently and the family ended up uncovering their identities with Loid becoming a family man, that would be the conclusion of the series. So I really doubt the mangaka would be in any rush to push the plot forward tbh

ThatCreepyBaer2026-01-18 06:27

In this day and age, that kind of thing is just normal honestly. If a series doesn't have any big spectacle or something special or notable to make it stand out or something, it will simply fall out of the limelight.

It's not like the series isn't doing well, far from it I believe, but it's slice of life. The fact that season 2 was that popular and discussed was already a surprise.

epichigh2026-01-18 03:58

tenchi muyo was everywhere at one point. it doesn't come up at all anymore even in conversations about the era

manquistador2026-01-18 05:55

I always die a bit inside when Ryouko doesn't get nominated in best girl.

mightyenan02026-01-18 07:22

It didn't really help itself becoming 4 separate continuities and even more spin-offs. And the newest OVAs were mostly people sitting in a circle and talking about a spin-off from a decade prior.

Mammoth_Apartment_822026-01-18 04:08

A excepcional BUNGO STRAY DOGS

RemoKe_2026-01-18 04:17

Astra lost in space

It has good rating, yet i dont see people talk about it that much.

ericferrel2026-01-18 04:19

Yaiba: Samurai Legend came out last year, a remake of an old unfinished series called Yaiba.

It had prob top 5 best animation and fight scenes in anime of 2025 but no one I've seen has ever talked about it. It had an old Dragon Ball/Yu Yu Hakusho Saturday morning cartoon vibe to it, was really freaking good.

ratherthanme2026-01-18 04:23

Even before SAO, even before Mushoku Tensei, there was Zero No Tsukaima/Familiar of Zero. It was THE isekai harem power fantasy. That series codified a lot of the tropes common in modern isekai slop. And it was actually fun. Isekai existed before Zero No Tsukaima, but the isekai we know today was blueprinted from it.

SpectralCozmo2026-01-18 04:37

I was so salty when I read that the guy had died before ending his work

TheRedMiko2026-01-18 06:30

It's terrible, but at least the last couple volumes were able to be released due to him entrusting his notes and the overall ending of the series before he passed.

dthx27102026-01-18 05:20

Saito was such a gigachad man... End of second season

Also their opening songs were awesome

HaouRex2026-01-18 04:34

Chiramune.

Kitchen-Roll-66682026-01-18 04:37

Ranking of kings. Ascendance of a Bookworm.

exiledexiled2026-01-18 04:44

Summertime rendering, there was a lot of hype for its release but it was hidden by Disney plus and you can’t watch it anywhere else legally

_Charlitos_Way2026-01-18 04:46

Darker than Black

Cool_Human822026-01-18 09:14

I rewatched it recently, still held up. Good show

Exolve7082026-01-18 10:33

Watched the first season for the first time a month ago, really liked it. [The vibes are unmatched](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1dsm-jvEmQ), but I'm not sure if today's audience would be up for a slower, mostly episodic show like this.

It deserves a special shoutout for being one of the very few shows I've seen that doesn't have any exposition despite having a fair bit of fictional elements and slowly dripfeeds you information via context clues up until the end instead.

hugsoverdrugs2026-01-18 05:04

Drifters was insanely good and had super Hellsing vibes and didn’t get a second season… Btooom was also really good and the same happened. Gangsta. Also had an amazing first season and nothing afterwards… I have a serious love/hate relationship with anime…

RCTD-2612026-01-18 05:05

>Like an anime series or franchise that had a sizeable following but slipped out of the public eye

Jojo part 6: Stone Ocean

IDK what the hell Netflix is thinking to release the finale into 3 parts with long time gap between each parts

Uselesscrabb2026-01-18 05:09

I just rewatched season 1 of Toilet Bound Hanako Kun to prep for the second season. Wow, the engagement is much less for both the spinoff and second season! Still love the anime, it's gorgeous.

koal822026-01-18 05:12

s14will2026-01-18 05:15

Aldnoah zero and psycho pass
Season 2 for both fell off pretty hard with a rushed story.

Tho psycho pass came back with the movie and kind of fell off again with a new cast

Carrehzkitten2026-01-18 05:34

I didn't watch it, but I remember when Hetalia was everywhere, it was huge! Can't even recall the last time I saw anything about it though.

Sleepyassjoe2026-01-18 05:51

darling in the franxx

SchrodingerWeeb2026-01-18 05:53

Shokugeki no Soma for me, it never really recovered after introducing the Noirs but i remember during the third plate almost everyone was talking/watching the show

gilfordtan2026-01-18 06:15

D.Gray-man

Used_rugs4202026-01-18 06:21

Devilman crybaby was pretty popular when it came out but I feel like I never see it talked about anymore. Which is too bad because that is a generational show

YeHeed22026-01-18 06:38

Havent heard anything about "No Game No Life" in a good several years.

Also i know its still going but like "Is it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon" is on season 4 or something somehow

Admirable-Lock-21232026-01-18 06:50

I came to say Slayers

Ramongsh2026-01-18 09:16

Lina my goddess!

pineapple_bushes2026-01-18 06:51

Aldnoah.zero

Rigter_Avi2026-01-18 07:00

Katanagatari

lemstry2026-01-18 07:16

Tower of God. Insane potential ruined by Crunchyroll's incompetence

ThetaGrim2026-01-18 07:17

D Gray Man

Funkytowel3602026-01-18 07:25

Darling in the Franxx. At the time of airing it was considered the best mecha anime of 2010's, the one anime that would rejuvenate the genre. Could not stick the landing, had a bad ending and now i never hear of franxx.

lawofbalance2026-01-18 07:30

Toriko for sure

Sir_Grindalot2026-01-18 08:15

Tokyo Ghoul. The first seasons were fantastic and every anime expo was packed with TG merch and cosplayers. Then it deep dived into oblivion following some questionable direction/production choices that made it unwatchable.

MasuMora2026-01-18 08:45

Blood Blockade Battlefront (Kekkai Sensen)

Had a fun 2 seasons. They didnt even pretend to have anything close to an overarching plot in season 2, but man I'd love to kick back and watch more wacky hijinks in Hellsalem's Lot.