These are unpopular projects that are worth watching once you've explored the main hits.
We often notice anime that most people watch without considering the possibility of missing out on a really interesting work that wasn't lucky enough to catch the wave of popularity.
1. From the New World, 2012-2013
Distant future, the perfect town of Kamisu 66. The ecological situation is good and technology is practically nonexistent. The masters perform all the heavy physical work using telekinesis.
Additionally, a mysterious power enables the masters to protect the townspeople from threats. It is believed that supernatural abilities can be awakened through special rituals.
These rituals must be performed when the future master turns 12. Saki Watanabe and her friends are approaching this age, and they have questions about the structure of their hometown.
2. Sonny Boy, 2021
In the middle of summer break, 36 high school seniors find themselves back at school. They have a more serious problem than just being reluctant to return to school early: they find themselves in another dimension, drifting in cosmic darkness.
Their only refuge is the school building. In this new world, the students acquire supernatural abilities. Perhaps these powers will help them return home, but first, they must adapt to their new surroundings.
3. Akudama Drive, 2020
A long civil war in Japan divided the country into two camps, Kyoto and Kansai. The war ended in favor of Kyoto. As a result, Kansai becomes a colony within which order reigns beyond the control of the authorities.
It is filled with people who disagree with the new government's regime. These people are considered the main criminals and are called Akudama. The akudama wander around Osaka, and one day, they get lucky. At the request of an anonymous person, they must free a murderer before his execution.
The Akudama enthusiastically take on the task. Meanwhile, the akudama's actions make it clear to the customer that the newly formed mercenary squad is ready to do whatever he asks.
4. Hiiro no Kakera, 2012
Seventeen-year-old Tamaki has lived in Tokyo her whole life, so the idea of moving to a remote village to live with her grandmother does not please her at all. However, she doesn't have time to get bored in the village. Upon arrival, Tamaki encounters evil spirits in the forest.
A local boy named Takuma saves her from certain death. After learning what happened, Tamaki's grandmother tells her that she is the hereditary keeper of a magic sword designed to destroy demons.
After her grandmother dies, Tamaki must take on this mission herself because she is the next Tamayori Princess.