In the "buried treasure" category, for me, lives Yokohama Kaidashi KikÅ ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama_Kaidashi_Kikou ).
It is SF (the lead is a robot/android), with occasional fantastic elements in the manga. Stunning animation and scenery.
It will not appeal to everyone. I love it dearly, but I know that a lot of people will go "Huh?". Mainly because of two things: 1/ The creator never tells you anything. You get to see the immediate environment - and that's it. No explanation of the massive de-population, no reason given for the sea levels... 2/ It is a 'slice of life' story. You are following a character who is discovering her wider world. Some would say "Nothing happens".
4 OAVs exist, all created by a DJ and her friends as a vanity project, following on from numerous radio plays of the manga. 14 volumes + 1 coda of the manga complete the tale.
No fan-service per-se, although in the manga there is a character who does not wear clothes. But then, the Misago is ... something other than human anyway.
Scanlations of the manga at: http://ykk.misago.org/ and http://www.cafealpha.org/
The anime has been fansubbed, and can be found in the usual sorts of places.
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It is SF (the lead is a robot/android), with occasional fantastic elements in the manga. Stunning animation and scenery.
It will not appeal to everyone. I love it dearly, but I know that a lot of people will go "Huh?". Mainly because of two things:
1/ The creator never tells you anything. You get to see the immediate environment - and that's it. No explanation of the massive de-population, no reason given for the sea levels...
2/ It is a 'slice of life' story. You are following a character who is discovering her wider world. Some would say "Nothing happens".
4 OAVs exist, all created by a DJ and her friends as a vanity project, following on from numerous radio plays of the manga. 14 volumes + 1 coda of the manga complete the tale.
No fan-service per-se, although in the manga there is a character who does not wear clothes. But then, the Misago is ... something other than human anyway.
Scanlations of the manga at: http://ykk.misago.org/ and http://www.cafealpha.org/
The anime has been fansubbed, and can be found in the usual sorts of places.