Random Underrated Shonen Anime You Should Check Out (15 items)

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  (#4) Ushio & Tora

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  Even though he's the son of a temple priest, middle school student Ushio Aotsuki doesn't have much interest in spiritual matters. But when he finds a youkai sealed in his basement demanding to be released, he suddenly has to care. At first, he refuses to remove the spear keeping Tora in place, but after yokai attack his town, he finds that he needs Tora's help. Thus begins the unusual and uneasy partnership between a powerful yokai and a reluctant human.
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  (#14) Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation

  Muhyo is an expert in spiritual law who helps bring justice to ghosts, spirits, and other supernatural creatures. Roji is his not-always-useful assistant. Together, the two of them solve cases. The series starts out episodic and light-hearted, but hints at something darker and more complex later on. 
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  (#8) The Law of Ueki

  • TV Program

  The Law of Ueki follows a group of contestants seeking to earn the title of Celestial King. While plenty of anime echo this premise, this series is unique because of how bizarre everybody's powers are. There's a character who can turn garbage into trees. There's a character who can make another person become infatuated with glasses - but only if they perform a bizarre pose first.

  These inventive powers are what makes this show stand out, but it's also just a solid action series that's worth your time even if you don't go for the weird stuff.
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  (#9) Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

  Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka's life is dull and aimless, until a chance encounter with a boy named Ryuusuke "Ray" Minami. Ray is a guitarist with band experience, and he introduces Koyuki to the world of Western Rock. Enamored by the genre, Koyuki takes up guitar himself. Along with Ray's little sister Maho and some other talented members, they aim to create the greatest rock band the world has ever seen. 
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  (#13) Yakitate!! Japan

  • Comic Book Series

  If you love the more popular Food Wars but are looking for something a little more wholesome, you might like Yakitate!! Japan. Despite hailing from a family that favors more tradional Japanese foods like rice and miso, Kazuma Azuma has been obsessed with bread ever since he was a little boy. As a teenager, he moves to Tokyo to compete for a spot at Pantasia, the most prestigious bakery in the country. There, he hopes to use his creativity and his special "solar hands" ability to create a bread that defines Japan.
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  (#7) Hikaru no Go

  • TV Program

  When Hikaru Shindou finds an old Go board in his grandfather's attic, he's suddenly possessed by a ghost named Sai. Sai was once a professional Go player, and now he wants to use Hikaru to continue on his quest for the perfect game. Not only is this a charming series in its own right, the manga is actually one of the earlier works of Takeshi Obata, the artist behind the far more popular shonen series, Death Note.

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