We rank the most underrated anime shows of the 2020s that deserve more love, from The Fable to Edens Zero.
I feel like the article is extremely subjective, so I figured it'd be more fun to post your own top 10 good/bads.
I'll start with mine.
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle
Dark Gathering
Ya Boy Kongming!
Great Pretender
Summertime Rendering
Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost
Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
Uncle from Another World
Digimon Adventures (2020)
Muteking the Dancing Hero
I tried thinking of anime that I'd suggest to friends who are already fairly active watchers, but for some reason or another had them slip through the cracks.
That was more my impression, but I don't follow ratings or reviews much, so wasn't sure. I just know that I rarely see it discussed, but pretty much universally positively when it is.
Not sure if its underrated but Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- was one that I didn't hear a whole lot of buzz about but is one of my favorites in the last few years!
Bang Brave Bang Bravern - Big gay robots. Hilarious show.
Skip and Loafer - Succeeds more than any anime I've seen at making the characters feel like people.
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken - Fun story about making anime.
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- - The only "robots rebel against humanity" anime I've ever liked.
ODDTAXI - An excellent story about a guy who gets wrapped up in some shady dealings he'd rather avoid.
There's been some other great stuff too of course but I wouldn't say that anything else I've seen that's been released since 2020 has been overrated underrated.
As for worst it's gonna be hard to beat The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War and Ex-Arm.
Based on the difference between average score and my rating on AniList, some of my favourite underrated anime of 2020s are (sorted from largest to smallest delta):
Bofuri is a good answer. That show was such goofy fun. Also, I am not surprised to see 100GF there. So many people will write off shows just for having a harem tag. So, when a show comes along that is the harem-iest of harems, they don't even give it a chance.
Love After World Domination - A cute romcom between the red ranger and one of the evil organization's leaders. I will always lament the early cancellation of this manga, but the anime was great as well.
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon - Most people dismissed this show based on the title, but for those that actually watched it, it was surprisingly good. Not amazing...but definitely fits the underrated moniker.
Endo and Kobayashi Live! - A villainess series that is just full of fluffy romance. If you like tsunderes, then this is right up your alley.
Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers - A series that starts with a painfully generic episode 1 before revealing in episode 2 that the actual genre of the show is romance instead of any kind of power fantasy with no harems allowed. A lot of people dropped it after just the first episode.
TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy- (and season 2) - Not sure how underrated this is, but I really enjoyed it, even as a source reader. I feel like this series has a small but dedicated fan base in the West.
Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero - This is a very silly fantasy show about a hero that has let himself go in retirement. As the show goes, it builds to some real touching, emotional stuff, but you just need to get through some fan service on the way there. Way better than I thought it was going to be.
I did not expect to love VTuber Legend as much as I have this season. I only vaugley knew about Hololive culture beforehand, but I still loved (and will love for the next couple weeks) every joke that's come out of that show.
I generally watch the first episode of every new anime (and have been since the beginning of 2020).. The Vtuber one didn't especially catch me in that time, but it's not the first to slip through the cracks. I'll give it another go.