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* ''[[Desert Punk (manga)|Desert Punk]]'' is very, very, funny, being one of the very few anime by [[GONZO]] to not have superfluous amounts of CG mixed with the dazzling scenery of a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Each character's personalities, although suffering from the occasional flanderization, are unique, quirky, a little bizarre (at first), and extremely over-the top, all fitting in the anti-hero categories. That's right. All of them. There is no total overarching plot in the series, yet that does not prevent each episode from having a well-thought-out script, containing off-the-wall and EXTREMELY raunchy humor to well-paced action that will completely take you by surprise once it reaches the halfway point and having a very good dub. ''Desert Punk'' is a [[Seinen]] that has a surprisingly small fanbase.

* ''[[Kanamemo]]'' is a very funny show, with great, colorful animation, fun and likeable characters, an actual romantic relationship between two girls, probably one of the best scripts ever written with ''many'' quotable moments, is somehow able to do a good job handling the the drama involving the main character, and is no doubt closest to rival (in my opinion) ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''. Yet, its still ''very underrated'' and never really got much popularity in Japan (airing on TV Tokyo, nonetheless) [[Too Good to Last|to even warrant a second season]]. Even with Crunchyroll, it still hasn't garnered much attention that it at least deserves after two years. Watching the aniem lately has become nostalgic and even made me sad for bit. If you ask me, the series at least deserves 26 episodes, not half.

* ''[[Butsu Zone]]''. A short-run manga first by Hiroyuki Takei, featuring power-armored Bodhisattvas, an interesting plotline, as well as detailed and insightful looks into Buddhism.

* ''[[Kagerou Nostalgia]]'' is an obscure manga, which thanks to [[Executive Meddling]], and sheer stupidity on the part of the publishing company (only licensing the second half, what's up with that?) has never been fully released here. This is too bad, as it's a genuinely interesting story, dealing with a group of reincarnated heroes trying to save an AU medieval Japan from their predecessors' mistakes. The series' is quite dark—the basic premise seems to have been "take a your classic shonen [[Five-Man Band]] and drop them in a [[Crapsack World]]"—and is unflinching in its portrayal of war and demonic attacks, with characters that are flawed and far from cliché. For anyone interested in reading it, here's a link to the first few volumes: http://www.mangareader.net/1477/kagerou-nostalgia.html

* ''[[Mushishi]]''. I love this anime, and it's pretty much a fresh breath from all the other animes out there... for when you just need a rest from crazy action and moe fanservice and what have you.

* ''[[Kieli]]'' is terribly obscure. It started as a light novel and was adapted into a wonderful manga. Definitely worth reading.

* ''[[Fractale]]'' is an eleven-episode sci-fi anime series that, despite having excellent characters, a well-written story, beautiful animation, and being loved by basically all who have seen it, it's so under the radar that I can't even find the full version to its opening theme.

 

* ''[[Grimjack]]'' by John Ostrander and Tim Truman, Flint Henry, Tom Mandrake, etc. If it's good enough for Roger Zelazny (a big fan, wrote the forword to the Graphic Novel) it's good enough for anybody.

* The ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Comic Book)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' manga-style comic by Tania del Rio. This could have been just a cheap gimmick by [[Archie Comics]]. Instead, Tania took the manga idea beyond the look: it had good characters, a detailed mythos, and an actual arc.

* ''[[Trinity Angels]]'', which is quirky and fun, but is often ignored by even [[VH 2]]-era Valiant fans, and is the only [[VH 2]]-originated Valiant property to not even rate an entry in [[The Other Wiki]].

 

* ''[[Son of Apophis]]''. Quite possible better than most published stories—with the exception of the very first chapter. Not very well known at all.

* ''[[A Twisted Tale]]''. A pretty decent ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''-''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' crossover. There was a small period of about three chapters where the author got skimpy, but got longer. Really needs more love.

* ''[[Sunshine And Fire]]'': a fanfiction of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' and one of the best "darker" stories out of the world while retaining all the charm and enjoyable nature.

 

* ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' is a fun, truly unique film with no proper hero character (the writers themselves admitted to focusing the entire story on [[Those Two Guys]] on purpose), gut-busting humor and a creative premise that goes sorely glossed over for absolutely no reason.

* Likewise, ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'', while chastised for being an animated musical take on a story in the Book of Exodus, and often compared to ''[[The Ten Commandments]]'' in that regard, is a truly epic movie. The songs are gorgeous to listen to, the truly spectacular animation is to die for, and it even gives little explanations for things never really touched upon originally, such as the vitriol between Moses and Ramses, and the way the Priests mimic Moses's miracles. Really, the only reason for anyone to not see this movie is because it's so dang tough to find.

* Gasper Noe's ''Enter The Void'' is a uniquely visceral and ground breaking film. It's quite disturbing to watch (as expected from Gasper) due to all its strange and sexual imagery. But from its POV scenes to the protagonists out-of-body experiences it's a film like no other. ''Enter The Void'' was Gasper Noe's dream film, but unfortunately it did very poorly financially.

 

* ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (novel)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'' is a quite under-rated series. It manages to keep the story light-hearted and serious at the same time, and has a unique plot, at least in the later books.

** Of course, since that entry was written, the [[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|film adaptations]] have come out, raising the books' profile considerably.

* Anything by [[Storm Constantine]] besides ''[[Wraeththu]]'', which is often the only work of hers that both fans and non-fans are familiar with. This is not helped by the fact that her other books tend to be difficult to find.

 

* ''[[Playmakers]]'' was a fantastic show surrounding the troubled lives of professional [[American Football]] athletes, and ESPN's first try at a scripted TV series. Think [[Mad Men]] but darker and about [[Department of Redundancy Department|American Football]]. The show demonstrated great promise, with empathetic characters, great writing, and solid acting, and garnered positive reviews and ratings. The show rivals many HBO originals with it's production value and shameless graphic content. Sadly got [[Screwed by the Network]] after the NFL pressured ESPN to cancel it, and only 12 episodes were aired.

* ''Wild World of Spike'' was a show from [[Captain Obvious|Spike]], which featured three hosts giving their thoughts on web and TV clips. The hosts were a kickboxer, a skateboarder, and a comedian who was the Butt Monkey of the show. Sometimes, they would challenge each other to recreate the clips that they saw and that would range anywhere from lifting weights with your testicles, breaking through a brick wall, and getting tased. Cancelled after one season with 14 episodes and it seems the only way to find it is through either Zune or the Spike official site.

* ''So NoTORIous'' was a [[Life Embellished]] sitcom created by Tori Spelling that aired on [[VH-1]] in 2006. Critics, who typically use Tori as their favorite punching bag, frequently praised the series, saying that the show was quite a bit [[Better Than It Sounds]], both due to it being very well put together in terms of production, and because Spelling was more than willing to make fun of herself. Adding in some supporting performances from the likes of Loni Anderson and [[Zachary Quinto]], and its short 10-episode run is definitely worth a few hours of your time.

 

* This entire section; dozens of bands who are popular and obscure don't even have a page.

* The Acro-Brats are an excellent punk band that most know from their song "Day Late Dollar Short," which is in [[Rock Band]]. They're quite talented and deserve a listen. Just look them up on Youtube.

* There is more good obscure classical music than anyone could hope to listen to in a lifetime. Here are [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aloyn3RohlPA3n_jX0w1jGIjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20110414055303AABkTbj recs of obscure pieces by famous composers], [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081121140615AAY3HeM recs of obscure pieces organized by classical genre], [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111117184125AAI4EGR recs of obscure chamber music], and [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080616083509AAE3Nj6 recs of truly obscure composers] to get you started.

 

* ''[[Gamma World]]'' was a fantastic RPG that focused more on fun rather than Byzantine rules, and was often used to test things that would later go into ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. Yet it was poorly presented and got little advertising, looking a lot worse than other games at the time. And Wizards of the Coast [[Uncanceled|brought it]] [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|back]] in December 2010.

* ''[[w:Tribe 8 (role-playing game)|Tribe 8]]'' is often-overlooked next to its publisher's mecha games ''[[Jovian Chronicles]]'' and ''[[Heavy Gear]]''.

* ''[[Alternity]]''. Has some bottlenecks in mechanics, but has its advantages too. As well as elements that were innovative (in a good way) at the time and still look good now. A remake (''[[Alternity]] 2017'') was announced.

 

* Bungie's ''[[Marathon Trilogy|Marathon]]''. What did this game bring into video games, specifically first-person shooters? Let's start with vertical aiming, Multiplayer objectives other than just kill everybody, single player objectives other than just kill everything, computer-controlled allies, idle animations for enemies, the ability to swim, dual wield, "Jump," use an in-game Radar and map, and use an alternate fire for some weapons; enemy chatter, humerous in-game dialogue, asymettrical character models, different models for players with different guns (In DOOM, all players appeared to have a gun that wasn't in the game regardless of what weapon they were actually using), vacuum areas, an [[Almost Out of Oxygen|Oxygen Bar]], and not to mention it has an incredibly in-depth plot and was the inspiration for ''[[Halo]]''. Despite all of this, people still acclaim Halo for setting the guidelines for First-person shooters, mainly for its regenerating health.

** Bungie's other games, such as ''[[Myth]]''. There are about a dozen of them. ''[[Oni]]'', ''[[Abuse]]'', ''[[Myth]]'', ''[[Marathon Trilogy|Marathon]]'', and ''[[Pathways into Darkness]]'' are all good and all brought new concepts into their genres, yet are all ignored and overshadowed by ''[[Halo]]''.

* [[Prequel (webcomic)|Prequel]] is practically a must-read for any fan of [[Elder Scrolls]], and still a pretty good idea for everyone else. The story centers on Katia, who might be the most pitiable Kadjhit in all of Cyrodiil, as she attempts to make a new life for herself, and fails. The art is surprisingly good, and the audience can submit commands for Katia to consider, which she will, ''in comic.'' Be warned, it can swing pretty heavily from lighthearted humor to bitter depression and back in an instant, but don't let that dissuade you.

 

 

* ''[[Archer]]'' is a hilarious and brilliant satirical take on all spy-fiction. Definitely needs more love.

* ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]'' had endearing characters and some truly wonderful writing. It even had the critics on it's side! There were actual reviews about ''a [[Disney]] cartoon'' that really raved about the show! Sadly, it was [[Too Good to Last]]. *Sigh*

* [[Bobby's World]] was a show on FOX Kids that has very little recognition anywhere despite its hilarity.

 

* Space programs in general. People living in space 24/7! Robots on the surface of other worlds! Yes, there are more exciting things in SF, but these things are cooler because they happen to be ''real''.

* Cryonics.