Definitely Gankutsuou or the Count of Monte Cristo. Let's take one of the most famous revenge stories from french literature but have the director do the sort of drugs that result in something like the DeLorean from Back to the Future. The result is setting it in the year 3,000, where France is a space spanning empire and the Count himself is possessed by a space demon after getting betrayed by his crew. It's a slow revenge build up story driven by an idiot protagonist, but it's really good.
Jormungand's second season kinda sucks with the whole "crash the sky" plot. I didn't much care for it.
I also plan on rewatching Twelve Kingdoms sometime soon. This was isekai a decade before the genre even existed and it's good. A schoolgirl meets her Kirin and is transported back. She has the magic sword to learn the language but her friends that got sucked in too don't. Imagine being Isekaied without knowing the language or having access to modern technology. I also wanna rewatch Dennou Coil and Moribito at some point.
Obscure Sci-fi would be Z.O.E Dolores, I. Half the series is just trying to get from Earth to Mars while the family is being chased by authorities. Decent English dub. And if you haven't seen Yamato, you should.
The original Count has a much better storyline than Gankutsuou. I checked out early but on reviewing the plot and ending later, I'm glad I got out early.
Definitely Gankutsuou or the Count of Monte Cristo. Let's take one of the most famous revenge stories from french literature but have the director do the sort of drugs that result in something like the DeLorean from Back to the Future. The result is setting it in the year 3,000, where France is a space spanning empire and the Count himself is possessed by a space demon after getting betrayed by his crew. It's a slow revenge build up story driven by an idiot protagonist, but it's really good.
Jormungand's second season kinda sucks with the whole "crash the sky" plot. I didn't much care for it.
I also plan on rewatching Twelve Kingdoms sometime soon. This was isekai a decade before the genre even existed and it's good. A schoolgirl meets her Kirin and is transported back. She has the magic sword to learn the language but her friends that got sucked in too don't. Imagine being Isekaied without knowing the language or having access to modern technology. I also wanna rewatch Dennou Coil and Moribito at some point.
Obscure Sci-fi would be Z.O.E Dolores, I. Half the series is just trying to get from Earth to Mars while the family is being chased by authorities. Decent English dub. And if you haven't seen Yamato, you should.
The original Count has a much better storyline than Gankutsuou. I checked out early but on reviewing the plot and ending later, I'm glad I got out early.
Holy shit, I thought I was the only one who watched Dennou Coil. It sits in that weird design space adjacent to Digimon and .Hack.