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00:10Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the anime series that were
00:16dropped, despite the potential for more story or with more material to adapt.
00:21We won't be including any shows that got proper reboots.
00:25No Game, No Life In a time when isekai anime are everywhere,
00:39it's shocking that one as original as this never got a season 2.
00:51Step siblings Sora and Shiro are an unbeatable gaming team who are transported to a world
00:57where everything is decided by games.
01:00With nothing but their wits, this duo planned to climb to the top of their new world's hierarchy,
01:06despite humans being regarded as the weakest of the world's races.
01:10The mind games and unexpected reversals at play are incredibly entertaining.
01:25Some of these games still live in our heads rent-free over a decade later, not to mention
01:29that killer soundtrack.
01:38Sure we got a prequel film, but a life with no game, no life, is no life at all.
01:449.
01:45Yuri on Ice!
01:47Sports anime often have trouble maintaining their popularity, particularly if they're anime
01:53originals.
01:54Yuri on Ice sees a young Japanese figure skater competing with a Russian skater who shares
02:00his eponymous name, while at the same time deepening his relationship with his coach Victor.
02:06The series made a big mark when it debuted, thanks to its beautiful animation and depiction
02:20of gay romance, both of which everyone was happy to see more of.
02:25But the planned film never materialized, nor did a season 2.
02:36Yuri on Ice was born to make history, and while it already has, we'd love to see it make more.
02:42It may not have been one of the big three, but Reborn was still one of the most popular
02:56shounen series of the 2000s.
02:59The story follows Tsuna Sawara, a Japanese high schooler told that he's the heir to an
03:13Italian mafia gang.
03:16Initially hesitant and cowardly, Tsuna, under the guidance of the infant hitman Reborn, creates
03:22a crew of his own that battles against powerful rivals with supernatural abilities.
03:35Unfortunately, the anime ended without adapting the manga's last two arcs that would have given
03:41fans some much-needed closure and answers.
03:44Even fans' dying will modes weren't enough to save it.
03:55Number 7.
03:56Eyeshield 21
03:58Another sports anime that ended before its time.
04:01Eyeshield 21 is about Sena, the high school boy who reluctantly joins his school's American
04:07football team, the Devil Beds.
04:15Despite his initial reservations, he soon becomes the team's star running back.
04:20He even has to protect his identity with the titular Eyeshield, pretending to be the team's
04:26assistant so other teams won't try to recruit him.
04:35Although the series did increase the popularity of the sport in Japan, it wasn't enough to
04:40stop the show from being cancelled, and the Devil Beds never even made it to the Christmas
04:45Bowl.
04:50Number 6.
04:53Dripters
04:54What if various historical figures were dropped into a fantasy world and forced to battle to
04:59save it?
05:00Such is the fantastic premise devised by Hellsing creator Hirano Kota.
05:06The mash-up of larger-than-life figures from history makes for some surprising, bloody and
05:16often hilarious interactions, both among the famous faces and with the fantasy races they
05:22meet.
05:29While the second season was promised and a few OVAs were released on DVD, a full-blown season
05:352 seems unlikely given the manga's sporadic release schedule.
05:39We have our fingers crossed for more OVAs though.
05:49Number 5.
05:50Hajime no Ippo
05:52When it comes to boxing anime, Hajime no Ippo is easily the champion.
06:08The series follows the titular Ippo, a teenage boxer, on his journey to become the best.
06:15Along the way, Ippo's peers and rivals get plenty of development too, with their fights
06:19getting equal attention.
06:22And yet, despite the show's quality, only about half of Hajime no Ippo has been adapted
06:35on screen.
06:36To put that into perspective, when the manga started, the Berlin Wall was still standing.
06:41While some deaths among the main cast and some poor sales may have hurt chances of the anime
06:47continuing, we're hoping it can punch above its weight class to get a continuation.
07:02Number 4.
07:03Kaiji
07:04When the eponymous Kaiji finds himself saddled with a death, he finds himself embroiled in
07:09the world of high-stakes gambling.
07:21Each game he gets involved with masterfully ratchets up the tension and stakes to the point
07:26where you'll be chewing your fingernails with worry yourself.
07:39Kaiji is another anime whose source material has been running for a long time.
07:44Yet, despite the ample material available and a few spin-offs getting anime of their own,
07:49this series has yet to get another season.
07:52Who do we have to make a wager with to ensure it does?
08:06Number 3.
08:07Outlaw Star
08:08This underrated space western classic may not have achieved the same success as contemporaries
08:13like Cowboy Bebop or even Trigun, but it's still a quality show.
08:26The adventures of Gene Starwind and the rest of the crew of the Outlaw Star featured plenty
08:30of humor and flair.
08:42Despite the manga continuing and there even being a spin-off anime, Outlaw Star tragically
08:47wasn't popular enough in Japan to earn it a follow-up.
08:51So, despite that tease at the end of the series, we'll probably never see any more adventures.
09:05Why this absolute gem of an anime wasn't a bigger hit, we'll never know.
09:20The series follows simultaneous plots of a group of criminals ne'er-do-wells and immortals
09:27aboard a train bound for New York City, and flashbacks to a mafia conflict with more immortals
09:34in the Big Apple.
09:39Sure, the non-linear narrative can take some getting used to, but each and every character
09:44in this ensemble is entertaining in their own way, and they all bounce off each other like
09:49they're from the films of Quentin Tarantino or Guy Ritchie.
09:53Even the dub is great.
09:55And with the light novels and manga still running, it's not like there isn't more material.
10:01If you want to stay alive, you'll do exactly as you're told.
10:04Yeah, you're stretching about that, kid.
10:07Ah, Jacuzzi!
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10:27Berserk
10:28Look, we know there's been Berserk anime after this one, but let's be honest, they
10:33don't measure up.
10:34They don't even feel like the same show.
10:42A few skipped elements aside, this is still the best adaptation of the dark fantasy masterpiece
10:48we've gotten so far, and it only covers the first two arcs.
11:03It may be decades old at this point, but it perfectly captures the tragic, grim atmosphere
11:09of the life of Guts.
11:11The battles are epic, the music is profoundly moving, and the ending still gives us nightmares.
11:17We can only envy the world where the anime continued with this production team, and hope that
11:33our world gets the continuation or reboot Berserk deserves someday.
11:38Is there an anime deserted by its creators that we left out?
11:52Don't forsake us, share your favourites in those comments below.
11:56Go on, don't be shy.
11:57Go on, don't be shy.
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