Underrated shows and films with less than 1000 watchers
This list is made for shows and films that are underrated and haven't gotten enough viewers. Some people (myself included) only watch shows with a high number of ratings, views, and starring popular actors. Because of that, it can be hard to find shows to watch that don't rank highly or are popular. I’ve watched shows that I stumbled upon with low ratings and viewers and thoroughly enjoyed them.
Please add shows that you enjoyed, deserve more praise, and have under 1,000 watchers*. This list's purpose is to help and encourage people to find shows that are underrated, underappreciated, and under recommended. Please add shows that are easy to find with English sub, as the purpose of this list is to encourage MDL users to enjoy shows that deserve more recognition. Feel free to comment on why you added a show and why people should check it out.
*I will be checking and if a show has more than 1000 watchers at the time of being added, I will remove it from this list. On desktop, watchers are shown under ratings.
Ruth May 16, 2022
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![Joshi Kousei no Mudazukai]()
Sawatari, nicknamed Waseda, is the homeroom teacher of class 1-2 of Sainotama High, a girls' school. His students are a bunch of hilarious weirdos: "Baka", the not-so-bright tomboy who nevertheless surprises, time ...more -
![Tabikurage Tantei Nikki]()
Depicts a detective who takes on a request for what he is looking for while wandering in a camper. (Source: News Yahoo) -
![Shichinin no Hisho]()
Toto Bank President Ichihara is in a hotel suite romancing his secretary Nana when he suddenly loses consciousness. Four women arrive to perform CPR, but their efforts to save him are in ...more -
![Voice]()
A childhood accident left Irin with a unique ability for frequency and sound, which most people cannot decipher. Her skills were tested when she took an emergency call at the precinct and ...more -
![Ultra Q]()
Ultra Q can be described as a half-hour Toho kaiju film. Although series creator Eiji Tsuburaya intended this series to be more like The Twilight Zone and focus less on the monsters, ...more -
![The Leaking Bookstore]()
Our story begins with Administrative Prosecutor Lin, who has just been put in charge of a case that appears to be a suicide. Most curiously, the crime scene has many features in ...more -
![FAKE MOTION: Takkyu no Osho]()
A sports youth drama about table tennis. -
![Iribito]()
Naho is the deputy curator of the art gallery established by her grandfather, an avid art collector. Naho's husband is the managing director at a different art gallery in Ginza which his ...more -
![Dung Duang Haruetai]()
Three neighboring kingdoms share a common border where all three meet, called the Tripoint. Mountainous Kasik, in the north, is the wealthiest and most powerful but lacks a sea route, which is ...more -
![All Quiet in Peking]()
The drama is set during 1948 during an economically difficult time. -
![Korean Peninsula]()
Seo Myung Joon is a South Korean scientist who falls in love with North Korean scientist Im Jin Jae while developing an alternative energy source together. But when Myung Joon unexpectedly becomes ...more -
![Kura]()
Kura is a vivid portrait of life in a Sake brewing family in northern Niigata prefecture from the Meiji to Showa eras, based on the award winning novel of the same title ...more -
![The Attorney Is the Devil]()
Mikoshiba Reiji is an attorney who will do anything to win with his unscrupulous ability. Kusakabe Yoko is a clerk who gets a job at his office. By accident, Yoko discovers that ...more -
![The Last Breakthrough]()
Dr. Albert Wong Fu Fun joins "Life Force", an international medical humanitarian organization, to carry out the unfulfilled wish of his deceased girlfriend, Ha Hiu Tung. He also set up "Lung Sing ...more -
![Aquarium Girl]()
Shima Yuka works as an OL at a large general trading company. Suddenly, she is transferred from her office to an aquarium that is affiliated with her company. She now works as ...more -
![Suugaku Joshi Gakuen]()
The story, developed with the cooperation of the International Mathematical Olympiad in Japan, is set at a specialized math school full of “suugaku joshi” (“math girls”). Naturally, the show will incorporate various ...more -
![Cutie Honey: The Live]()
A live-action TV remake of the popular manga by Go Nagai, "Cutie Honey: The Live" premiered on TV Tokyo on October 2, 2007. Starring gravure idol Mikie Hara as Honey, the series ...more -
![Bad Guys]()
A detective returns from suspension and pulls together an unorthodox special investigation team in order to capture a serial killer. (Source: Netflix) -
![Suparburoot Jorm Jon: Duang Jai Kabot]()
"Suparburoot Jorm Jon" is a series about twins that got raised separately, one being a loyal soldier and the other one a trashy mouth bandit. Lieutenant Pasu, a soldier from Thailand must ...more -
![Cheers to Me]()
An ordinary single woman who enjoys cooking and dining alone in the evenings, Ra Yeo Joo is an editor at a publishing house where she’s worked for the past ten years, while ...more -
![Hatsumori Bemars]()
The park of Hatsumori, where Nanase and her friends grew, is in danger of being erased. Will it and its memories survive? Its future will be decided on a softball competition. (Source: ...more -
![Hail to the Princess]()
In the matriarchal kingdom of Liulian, facing both internal and external challenges, the royal counselor proclaimed, "The world will perish if six daughters are born." Coincidentally, General Gu gave birth to six ...more -
![The Fish Tale]()
Elementary school student Mibou’s daily revolves around his love for fish. He looks at fish every day, draws them every day, and eats them every day. His father is worried about Mibou, ...more -
![Mirai Sentai Timeranger]()
In the 30th century, time travel becomes illegal after a time paradox crisis. The Time Protection Department is established to watch for and stop time crimes. Four new enlistee cadets of the ...more -
![Nang Rai]()
The love story of a superstar nang rai (female antagonist) in the entertainment business, although she is a superstar, her real story is very different. Her love is separated by status as ...more -
![One Night Morning]()
A story of eight different couples with fleeting, delicate relationships and their “simple breakfast” as if to make up for what is lacking in body and soul after spending a night together, ...more -
![The Gutter]()
A story that revolves around the complicated relationship between four people who share a past 20 years ago in Belgium. Due to poverty, Thomas had to work a lot when he was ...more -
![Goldfish on the Seaside]()
Hana is an 18-year-old girl who lives in a foster home. At the age of 18, she is about to leave the facility. Then, an 8-year-old girl, Harumi, enters the foster home. ...more -
![Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso]()
Odagiri Kyoko is a flashy clairvoyant TV personality who has celebrities and politicians as clients. Yet in reality she is just a regular girl with no special power. She conducts solid detective ...more -
![Hotarugusa]()
Nana is a servant of the Kazahaya family, She is from a samurai family. Her father was about to reveal wrongdoings within the domain but had to commit ritual suicide for a ...more -
![Summer, Bus]()
In the everyday life of the bus, the world still hopes to find warmth. -
![Ultraman R/B]()
Katsumi and his brother Isami, a college student, were working at their father's select shop, when they suddenly encountered an unknown gigantic organism; a monster had appeared on the street. Using the ...more -
![Sego-don]()
Segodon follows the life of the historical figure Takamori Saigo. He was born the first son of a lower-class samurai. He was exiled two times and went through three marriages. Takamori Saigo ...more -
![And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool]()
A story of four girls who released 400 goldfishes into a school pool. -
![Kamen Rider ZO]()
Several years after being subjugated to an inhumane experiment, Masaru Asou wakes up in a forest, hearing the cries of an unknown voice to protect Hiroshi Mochizuki, the son of the scientist ...more -
![Shinya no Damekoi Zukan]()
Madoka Koga, who maintains her fierce attitude from her delinquent days but is still a virgin; Chiyo Fukuma, a woman who treats shoujo manga as bibles for romance; and Sawako Chidori, a ...more -
![Bread and Soup and Cat Weather]()
Akiko lives with her mother, but suddenly her mother passes away. Since then she quits her editing job and takes over her mother's small restaurant. At the restaurant there's only two items ...more -
![B-Class Cultural Heritage]()
It was supposed to be just another day for a skater boy Akira, but as it turned out.... just not quite the usual. Little did he know he was stepping on a ...more -
![Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger]()
In the Hayate Way's Ninja Academy, three pupils are not exactly fitting in. But because their sensei believes they have potential he regularly spends the morning personally and rigorously training them. While ...more -
![Forensic JD]()
Set in a fictional city, a story about solving crime through forensic science leads to a serial murder case from 20 years ago. While assisting the police in their investigation and trying ...more -
![Chouriki Sentai Ohranger]()
Six hundred million years ago, Pangaea created a robot named Bacchushund, who turned on his creators. The King Ranger defeated Bacchushund and banished him from Earth. In the year 1999, Bacchushund returned ...more -
![Koisuru Hahatachi]()
"Mothers in Love" follows the lives of three mothers who have sons that attend the same school. Ishiwatari An lived with her husband and son. Her husband worked at a travel agency, ...more -
![Tokyo Seimenjo]()
With the motto, “Quick, cheap, and delicious” Tokyo Seimenjo has been serving affordable, delectable udon to customers since the day their doors first opened. With a steady flow of customers and more ...more -
![Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]()
Four hundred years ago, the ninja and the Youkai had a great war. The legendary Sarutobi Sasuke and other four ninja sealed the Youkai Commander Nurarihyon and all his Youkai's energies away ...more -
![Batsuichi ga Moteru nante Kiitemasen]()
Kazuha Ono is divorced at the age of 35 due to her husband's affair. Despite this, she is trying to live positively but is conscious of other people’s remarks regarding her age ...more -
![Suika]()
34-year-old Motoko, an employee at a credit union, is stunned when she learns her best friend and co-worker, Mariko, has embezzled 300 million yen and disappeared. Motoko, still un-married, lives at home ...more -
![Shin Ultraman]()
New Ultraman, Shinji Kaminaga, a man who could transform into a building-sized hero when various creatures threatened his city. (Source: IMDb) -
![Bio Homme]()
Talks about the healing period of agricultural horticulture therapy. Oh Won Ye a horticultural therapist called Leon meets Shin Bo Eun a regional officer who is diligent in duty to give him ...more -
![Pension Metsa]()
Tenko runs a pension alone. It is located in a forest in Nagano, that is full of the Japanese larch tree. She interacts with her guests, who come from all walks of ...more -
![Mars: Zero no Kakumei]()
Mishima Zero is a 19-year-old mysterious transfer student who gathers a bunch of "failed" high school students to "destroy the world with him". Zero has a unique appearance and charismatic charm that ...more -
![Ultraman Ginga]()
All of the Ultramen and monsters have been turned into figures known as Spark Dolls and became scattered throughout the universe. A young man named Hikaru Raido finds an item called the ...more -
![Cutie Honey]()
Kisaragi Honey is a cheerful and attractive young woman working at Tachibana Trading Corporation. She is a habitual latecomer at the office, and other workers take advantage of her by imposing their ...more -
![Seigi no Se]()
For the past 2 years, Prosecutor Takemura Ririko has worked in the Yokohama District Public Prosecutor’s Office. Ririko, who is a hard worker and has a strong sense of justice, is not ...more -
![Tokyo Dokushin Danshi]()
Ishibashi Taro is 38 years old, single and works for a big bank. Miyoshi Reiya is 37 years old, divorced and works as a dentist. Iwakura Kazuhiko is 45 years old, single ...more -
![Shin Kamen Rider]()
College student and motorcycle enthusiast Takeshi Hongo is abducted by the evil organization Sustainable Happiness Organization with Computational Knowledge Embedded Remodeling, otherwise known as "Shocker", and converted into Batta Augment-01 as part ...more -
![Futmalls.com]()
Investigation into a series of strange cases leads police Zhao Xu Zhen to a mysterious website called "Futmalls.com," which claims to be from the future. Customers can buy anything from the site, ...more -
![Miss Shampoo]()
In a hair salon in an alley, apprentice Fen practices day and night in the hope of becoming a fully-fledged hairdresser soon. On a stormy night, Tai, a wounded gang boss, rushes ...more -
![Genkai Danchi]()
Ayamecho Complex is a public housing complex that was built in the suburbs of Tokyo in the 1970s. Back then, it was a lively place and a desirable address for people. But ...more
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