Why are lesser known anime so unknown?!

[Stripe]

Seitokai Yakuindomo, Chu-Bra!, Kampfer, B Gata H Kei........ terrible fanservicey stuff XD

[wandercrest]

D: Ohlord

you poor thing...Chu Bra /ew

[Stripe]

IT'S SO CUTE ;W;

[Captain Awesome]

Anyone seen Fafner?

[XenLár]

Never even heard of it sorry :S

Anyone heard of Kaikan Phrase? (based on the manga of the same name).

[wandercrest]

Is that Sensual Phrase? About a rock band?

[fallenstarry]

hey kinda new here soo thought i say hey 1st im a big fan of naruto and bleach etc but ive found some really cool animes like fairytale and final fantasy unlimited also kinda new at finding stuff too >.<

[The Jim]

I certainly wouldn't class Naruto, Bleach or FF: Unlimited as being unknown. I have to say I haven't really had the opportunity to watch many of the more obscure shows that get made.

[wandercrest]

Fairytale is so much win

[XenLár]

To momentarily clear up the unanswered question -

I changed the title.

As faye-san had already requested that it was changed and nothing was done about it. And faye-san is absolutely right in her understanding of a "proper" anime/manga discussion. Unless you're saying that bleach and naruto and the other popular mangas aren't "proper" animes. In which case you would have to have some serious evidence to back up that claim, or face the wrath of many. And I don't think there is such evidence.

And like faye-san said, we're taking it seriously because we want it to do well, not to be a spam forum for people's random rants.

But yosh back to the topic at hand -


You'll probably be surprised how many of us will know those lesser known favourites of yours Stripe ^^.

[`AdeRin]

Kyou Kara Maoh! - Watch it

[The Jim]

What's it about and why?

[`AdeRin]

Well here's a synopsis from MyAnimeList:
"Yuri Shibuya was living a pretty normal life. That changed the day he was dunked into a toilet after an attempt to save a classmate from a gang of bullies. Instead of just getting a good soaking, he's pulled in. The next thing he knows, he's in a world that vaguely resembles medieval Europe. If that's not odd enough, he's told that he is to be the next Maoh, just because he has black hair and black eyes. The Maoh is the King of the Mazoku, who are coexisting not-so-peacefully with the humans in this world. Much to his subjects' dismay, he's totally different from the rulers they're accustomed to. He's kind, considerate, a believer in justice, and not willing to use violence to solve conflicts. Not exactly someone they want running a country on the very brink of war. Now, Yuri has to deal with trying to become a good Maoh, while at the same time attempting to adapt to this lands' customs and culture, all in a world where the tension between the humans and Mazoku is reaching its peak."

I watched the dub of the first to seasons last year, and though it's really long and occasionally drags a little, it's really cute, and there are so many little moments that are just utterly hilarious (for example, Yuri accidentally proposing to a guy...)

[Captain Awesome]

haha i cant ever imagine a place that resembles medieval europe being called "Mazoku"

sure hes not in new zealand or something?

[`AdeRin]

"Mazoku" isn't the name of the country, it's the name of the people. And in the dub, if I recall, they're not called that anyway. Mazoku is obviously the Japanese word (In the dub I think they're just called demons).