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* Hear now the tale of ''[[Elfen Lied]]'', a show that was so drenched in blood and nudity that ''even in Japan'' it could only air on satellite TV. It was cancelled after one season... and purely by word of mouth, nearly every anime club in America heard about it and it became one of the top-selling anime of 2005, much to everyone's surprise (but too late to get it [[Uncancelled]] in Japan).
* Hear now the tale of ''[[Elfen Lied]]'', a show that was so drenched in blood and nudity that ''even in Japan'' it could only air on satellite TV. It was cancelled after one season... and purely by word of mouth, nearly every anime club in America heard about it and it became one of the top-selling anime of 2005, much to everyone's surprise (but too late to get it [[Uncancelled]] in Japan).
* ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]''. According to [https://web.archive.org/web/20131003180305/http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-2299.html a 2013 article], T&B was an unexpected success in both ratings and DVD/BD sales — and this has put a lot of pressure on Sunrise's next projects.
* ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]''. According to [https://web.archive.org/web/20131003180305/http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-2299.html a 2013 article], T&B was an unexpected success in both ratings and DVD/BD sales — and this has put a lot of pressure on Sunrise's next projects.
* ''[[Shingeki no Kyojin]]''. The mangaka originally sent the manuscript to [[Shonen Jump]], but was rejected. Then, he proceed to sent it to Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, an monthly offshoot of Weekly Shonen Magazine. It was a new mag with their only real hit being [[xxxHolic]], which wasn't even the original mag where it was published, it was just being moved there in 2010 from Young Magazine, a seinen magazine. Now, the manga is one of the best selling shounen manga in Japan, surpassing Bleach. [http://www.animenewsnetwork.cc/news/2011-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume/2011 See here.]
* ''[[Shingeki no Kyojin]]''. The mangaka originally sent the manuscript to [[Shonen Jump]], but was rejected. Then, he proceeded to send it to Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, a monthly offshoot of Weekly Shonen Magazine. It was a new mag with their only real hit being ''[[xxxHolic]]'', which wasn't even the original mag where it was published, it was just being moved there in 2010 from Young Magazine, a seinen magazine. Now, the manga is one of the best selling shounen manga in Japan, surpassing Bleach. [http://www.animenewsnetwork.cc/news/2011-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume/2011 See here.]
* ''[[Girls und Panzer]]'', despite its very niche themes, managed to become an breakthrough hit in Japan, selling over 25.000 Bluerays there alone.
* ''[[Girls und Panzer]]'', despite its very niche themes, managed to become a breakthrough hit in Japan, selling over 25.000 Bluerays there alone.
* It's easy to forget, but ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' wasn't really hyped or expected when it was first released in 2011 (and in fact during pre-production they got one episode less than was they were originally assigned). As the episodes unfold a pĺot that went into [[Ontological Mystery]] and the [[Deconstruction]] of Magical Girl tropes, the interest went increasing until it became the most popular anime on that year. Nowadays, it's a full franchise with several spin-offs.
* It's easy to forget, but ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' wasn't really hyped or expected when it was first released in 2011 (and in fact during pre-production they got one episode less than was they were originally assigned). As the episodes unfold a pĺot that went into [[Ontological Mystery]] and the [[Deconstruction]] of Magical Girl tropes, the interest went increasing until it became the most popular anime on that year. Nowadays, it's a full franchise with several spin-offs.
* The animated adaptation of ''[[School-Live!]]'' became ''the'' hit anime of Summer 2015, despite not being particularly hyped or promoted, mostly due to its unusual and deceptive premise. The success of the anime actually helped to promote its manga outside Japan, getting into the lists of bestsellers.
* The animated adaptation of ''[[School-Live!]]'' became ''the'' hit anime of Summer 2015, despite not being particularly hyped or promoted, mostly due to its unusual and deceptive premise. The success of the anime actually helped to promote its manga outside Japan, getting into the lists of bestsellers.
* ''[[Yuri!!! on Ice]]'' became the most popular anime of the Fall season of 2016 in both Japan and the west, specially after the seventh episode aired {{Spoiler|and both the [[Yaoi Fangirl]] and the LGBT fanbase realized that the [[Ship Tease]] between [[Queer Romance|the protagonist and his coach]] weren't mere a quirk of [[Teasing Creator]]s directing towards a "[[Bait and Switch Lesbians|no homo lol]]" ending but the actual [[Official Couple]] of the series}}. If you watched it on simulcast in [[Crunchyroll]] you could see its popularity increase in real time by just going to the site's home page, where week by week ''YoI''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s promotions were slowly displacing the ones for ''[[Keijo!!!!!!!!]]'', the series the site was initially hyping for that season.
* ''[[Yuri!!! on Ice]]'' became the most popular anime of the Fall season of 2016 in both Japan and the west, especially after the seventh episode aired {{Spoiler|and both the [[Yaoi Fangirl]] and the LGBT fanbase realized that the [[Ship Tease]] between [[Queer Romance|the protagonist and his coach]] wasn't merely a quirk of [[Teasing Creator]]s directing towards a "[[Bait and Switch Lesbians|no homo lol]]" ending but the actual [[Official Couple]] of the series}}. If you watched it on simulcast in [[Crunchyroll]] you could see its popularity increase in real-time by just going to the site's home page, where week by week ''YoI''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s promotions were slowly displacing the ones for ''[[Keijo!!!!!!!!]]'', the series the site was initially hyping for that season.
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' began in 2003 as a webcomic, and was relatively unknown for several years, slowly building its fanbase. When its animated adaptation was announced, it wasn't expected to be successful, mostly because a small scandal over the probable presence of the [[Moe Anthropomorphism|a certain country character]]. It quickly became one of the most popular franchises of the late part of the [[Turn of the Millennium]], and to this day still has an strong presence online.
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' began in 2003 as a webcomic, and was relatively unknown for several years, slowly building its fanbase. When its animated adaptation was announced, it wasn't expected to be successful, mostly because of a small scandal over the probable presence of the [[Moe Anthropomorphism|a certain country character]]. It quickly became one of the most popular franchises of the late part of the [[Turn of the Millennium]], and to this day still has a strong presence online.
* ''[[My Hero Academia]]'' become unexpectedly popular, surprising even its author, given that he has two previous series cut short and the one-shot the series was based in wasn't originally well received. In the West, it got both the benefit of the Superhero craze and the empty niche ''[[Naruto]]'' left after it finalized its serialization.
* ''[[My Hero Academia]]'' become unexpectedly popular, surprising even its author, given that he has two previous series cut short and the one-shot the series was based in wasn't originally well received. In the West, it got both the benefit of the Superhero craze and the empty niche ''[[Naruto]]'' left after it finalized its serialization.


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