Venture beyond the mainstream anime landscape as Andrew and Jordan unearth spectacular series that never received their rightful recognition. These forgotten treasures offer uniquely compelling stories, unforgettable characters, and fresh perspectives that deserve a second chance with today's viewers.

The hosts kick off with exciting news about a real-life Hunter's Exam event recreating the famous challenge from Hunter x Hunter, complete with endurance trials and combat tests. Their enthusiasm for attending this fan-created experience showcases the beautiful intersection between anime fandom and reality.

Diving into their main topic, the duo explores four criminally underrated anime series. Claymore stands out with its all-female cast of monster hunters navigating a medieval world where they must incorporate monster flesh to gain powers—at the cost of their humanity. Trinity Blood offers a fresh spin on vampire mythology through a post-apocalyptic cold war between humans and vampires, featuring a priest with a deadly secret. Gangsta delivers a gritty crime drama with enhanced humans called "Twilights" and notably features a deaf protagonist, bringing rare disability representation to anime. Completing the collection is Dead Mount Death Play, a reverse isekai that follows a necromancer's adventures in our world's criminal underworld.

The episode wraps with a passionate debate about the perfect gateway anime for newcomers to the medium, with Psycho-Pass emerging as the top recommendation for its realistic setting and familiar police procedural format that helps ease non-anime fans into the medium.

Leave us a review on your podcast platform and share your favorite anime—perhaps it's an underrated gem we missed! See you in the next realm as we explore anime tropes we love and hate.

🎵 Music Credits:

Intro: Visions – Adv3n7ur35, Ian Locke

Outro: Nakusita Kakera – Ian Post

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