6 Underrated Anime Shows That Were Released At The Wrong Time
All that something needs to catch on is to be in the right place at the right time. Godzilla wasn’t the first nor only monster movie back in 1954, yet it ended up creating a franchise that’s been going on for nearly 70 years. The long-awaited Lord of the Rings film adaptation finally came after 40+ years of failed projects in 2001, and since then the fantasy genre has dominated all screens big and small.
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But not everything hits that sweet timing spot. Either they miss out on a trend by a couple of years, or they just don’t catch on until someone dusts it off years later and sees their true value. It applies to films, TV shows, and anime among other media. Check out these shows for example. These are some underrated anime that might’ve done better if they were released in other eras.
The Japanese title is much less of a mouthful than the English one (Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet). The show is about a mech pilot who gets knocked out of his sci-fi setting via wormhole to a strange, primitive planet called Earth. Not only does he have to adjust to the Earthlings’ odd customs and language, but they also have to get used to him and ‘Chamber’- his AI-run ‘Machine Caliber’ (mech).
Taking the mech out of its comfort zone to an old-fashioned one is unique, and the show itself got okay reviews. But the likes of Neon Genesis Evangelion and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann raised the bar in both seriousness and yuks. Nowadays, giant robot anime needs something more than the joy of mechs to get widespread appeal. Thus, Gargantia’s simpler premise and hook may have had better luck in the genre’s 1980s heyday than today.
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