The best sci-fi anime you probably never heard of

Summary

• SCI -fi anime dominates the medium, leading to unique performances that disappear into the darkness.

• Lost titles often mix science fiction with romance, drama, comedy and action genres.

• Forgotten sci-fi anime include Time eva, den-lying coil, level eAnd others.

In spite of the diversity of anime, as far as the historical, dramatic and fantasy categories are concerned, Sci -fi It still dominates the media. So Anime sci -fi Outside there is no surprise that there are a lot of great shows that are lost in the pile and disappear to unclear.

These lost anime titles are not just science, but it creates settings and story for each of them. They often overlap with other popular genres, while romance and drama are two of the most popular, but there are also titles that include comedy, action and even literary adaptations to their stories.

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Eva's time

The secret life of Androids

IN Time Eve, Rikoo Sakisaka is a teenager living in the near future, at a time when Androids and people coexist in society. However, he considers that Androids have a lower place in society and must always show their identity. His mind begins to change when he discovers that Sammy, Android, which he and his family maintains at home, acted himself.

It is not just a random, unpredictable things that would indicate a failure or poor programming. Its primary activity is to go to a mysterious café that does not discriminate between people and Androids. The popular topics of the discussion around the café are Asimov's three robotics laws and what Androids can be free to do without breaking these laws.

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Day-on-foot coil

A world of widespread reality

• Date of issue: May 12, 2007
• Production company: Madhouse
• Creator: Mitsuo ISO
• Season: 1
• Episodes: 26

Also known as “Coil – Circle of Children” Day-on-foot coil It combines folklore, legend and ancient iconography into a series that takes place in the world of widespread reality or AR. This environment is a modern everyday life in Kanazawa, a real place in Japan, known for its rich history. In the tradition of the show it is also a city well equipped with AR technology.

Twist is that there are several layers of AR practically everything and the children wore their AR glasses all their lives and do not know what the world looks without them. The story begins as innocent, but AR technology is becoming an alarming and ominous, because children using it are beginning to lose their memories.

5

Gankutsuou: Count Monte Cristo

Futuristic literary adaptation

Heritage Gankutsuou: Count Monte Cristo It is long, which begins with the adaptation of the famous novel Alexandra Dumas to the 24 episode series. It was then developed in the trilogy of novels and mangoes, which is an interesting development for SCI -Fi Anime.

The story is set in the distant future, more precisely the year 5053 and the plot is the same as the novel, but some changes in the characters are underway. “Gankutsuou” is the name of a mysterious entity that helps the main character in leakage and take over the identity of the number.

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Space Brothers

A child's dream becomes a reality

Space Brothers is not just sci -fi; It is also a comedy and a story about the upcoming age, so it is nice to have a lighter story in the genre that is often serious or scary. Mutta Nanba's saga and his younger brother Hibito begins in 2006, when both witnesses are what UFO seems to be.

Inspires them to train as astronauts when they grow up; Hibito decides to shoot at the moon while Mutta wants to visit Mars. Flash in advance for 19 years and Hibito has become a full -fledged astronaut for the Jaxa space program, while Mutta has just been admitted after years of attempt and still has to learn a lot.

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Level e

The protection of an alien prince

• Date of issue: January 11, 2011
• Production company: Pierrot, David Production
• Creator: Yoshihiro togashi
• Season: 1
• Episodes: 13

Another item from the comedy-Crossover file, Level e He follows the bizarre adventure of Prince Bak Ki El Dougra, an alien who crashed on the ground, his unpleasant but sincere bodyguards and roommates, Yukitaka Tsutsui, basketball player and former punk. Prince Baka lost memory in the accident, but it will not damage his abrasive and burst figure or his high IQ.

This is the future where extraterrestrials inhabit the Earth, and although it is common knowledge throughout the galaxy, people do not conscious about their presence, with a few exceptions. In a little modern irony, the original manga was written in the mid -90s and when anime was modified, the show environment was also updated to include improved homes.

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The voices of the distant star

Adventure that ends with hope

• Date of issue: February 2, 2002
• Production company: Comix Wave Inc.
• Creator: Makoto Shinkai
• Runtime: 25 minutes

The year is 2047 and the UN space army is devoted to war against the Tarsians, an alien species. Childhood friends Mikako Nagamine and Nobora Terao are separated when Mikako is accepted into the army and must travel to space. As the distance between them increases, the time when its messages reaches is increased by nobore.

The show combines romance and sci-fi, along with the popular sub-genre of Mecha because Mikako controls a huge robot called tracer when he fights Tarsian. The story continues for several years, and when Nobor turns 25, he joins the UN itself to travel to space, fight the aliens and save Mikako.

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Ergo proxy

Be fair, Ergo proxy He had 15 minutes of fame when she was released, but disappeared quickly and was lost in a sea of ​​other cyberpunk media. It takes place in a dystopic future where Androids are as common as everyday appliances, but then the virus begins to get them to commit terrible murders. Androids are called Authorivs and have specific roles to fill the vaulted cities that now place the human population.

The name of the show partly comes from the humanoid race called proxy, which is secretly used for government experiments. It sounds derivative, but the storyline and plot are influenced by heavy philosophical thoughts along with ancient beliefs such as Gnosticism, and therefore the series is getting old and deserves another look.