Overated/underated anime's

At least in America, I think Legend of the Galactic Heroes is supremely underrated. I am consistently surprised to meet people who haven't heard of it, even though it was a pretty big deal in Japan (to my knowledge, it hasn't been officially localized, which is probably a large contributing factor). To anyone who hasn't seen it: I know the name sounds cheesy, but Legend is one of the most sophisticated and spectacular things I've ever seen, and I cannot recommend it enough.

Like many others, I am also quite partial to Monster, and I find it strange that a show with such intelligent writing and excellent production values manages to elude the mainstream. It seems to be picking up popularity as of late, though, and I suspect it won't remain strictly "underground" forever.

Undoubtedly, I think that Evangelion is the most overrated anime. The creators of the show itself acknowledge that all the religious "imagery" and literary references that were squeezed into its production were done so arbitrarily and for no reason other than to make the show seem cool. Really, the show is a great big bowl of bullshit--nothing about it is intended to actually mean anything. It's a dysfunctional exercise in postmodern deconstruction, and its supposed depth is simply pretense inflated to bursting point.

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