Watching once gives you the thrill of discovery but rewatching reveals the quiet architecture behind the spectacle.

For most anime fans, the conversation around anime’s sci-fi genre typically begins and ends with the genre’s influential names: Akira, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost In The Shell — classic late 90s masterpieces.

While there are plenty of sci-fi anime series that garnered attention and critical acclaim in both modern years and decades past, there are just as many great shows that slipped through the cracks.