9 Most Underrated Anime Movies of All Time

Children Of The Sea

Ruka is drawn towards the aquarium, where she once saw a ghost as a child. There she meets two mysterious boys, Umi and Sora. It tackles the complicated relationship between man and nature.

Millennium Actress

Filmmaker Genya Tachibana begins to shoot a documentary on a famous Japanese actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, a shy old lady. Eventually, she warms up to him and opens up about her life story.

Memories

The anime movie Memories is a collection of three anime shorts, Magnetic Rose, Stink Bomb, and Cannon Fodder. The sci-fi trilogy was released in 1995.

A Letter To Momo

Momo, a child recovering from her father's death, moves to Tokyo with her mother where she discovers a message from her father. As she finds the message, strange events start occurring in her life.

Ride Your Wave

Ride Your Wave is a fantasy-infused tale of star-crossed lovers. It has gorgeous water effects and animation. However, the core of the story is about grief and acceptance.

Steamboy

Steamboy takes place in an alternate version of 19th-century Europe. The story is about a boy named Ray who struggles to protect his grandfather's invention and his family's legacy.

Spriggan

The 1998 feature film presents a cyberpunk dystopia. Two secret organisations race to recover the ancient artefact called Noah's Arc.

Colorful

Colorful presents a tragic story about loss, anxiety and the malaise of life. It feels like a depressing anime version of a Pixar movie.

Dead Leaves

Pandy and Retro wake up with no memories of their past and set off on a crime spree. They find themselves in an infamous prison on the moon called Dead Leaves.